2010 Instructional League

[craig]

TOONSTER: The Cubs have brought Ben Wells along slowly for reasons previously mentioned, ...

 

Cal or others, do you know what was mentioned for wells? Just general caution stuff with any HS pitcher? Or something else?

 

He signed two months ago, so you'd think he's have as much time to have his arm loosened up as the next guy in instrux.

[Guest]

TOONSTER: The Cubs have brought Ben Wells along slowly for reasons previously mentioned, ...

 

Cal or others, do you know what was mentioned for wells? Just general caution stuff with any HS pitcher? Or something else?

 

He signed two months ago, so you'd think he's have as much time to have his arm loosened up as the next guy in instrux.

 

AZ Phil said it's because he hadn't pitched much since the spring. While he signed 2 months ago, he didn't report right away - I believe he arrived in time for Instructs.

[craig]

Thanks for note on Wells, Cal. Makes sense.

 

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2010/10/11/cub-pitchers-mine-gold-arizona-ball-fields

 

...and 19-year old long & lanky (6’4 180) RHP Starlin Peralta (considered one of the top two pitching prospects on this year’s DSL Cubs #1 squad) retired all eight men he faced, striking out five of them.

 

If Peralta is one of the top two DSL guys, do we know what the other guy is?

 

And can you or anybody summarize any scouting comments from Phil on the DSL kids?

 

I recall the following, but I'm not sure if I missed some:

SS Marco Hernandez. Slap hitter at present, Phil didn't seem especially impressed.

3B Contreras: slow.

Delbin Arcila: modest arm/speed suggest LF/1B

Zapata: Shorter and stockier than your normal CFer, but has good speed.

Peralta: tall and lanky, one of two better pitchers from DSL1.

 

Any other tidbits?

[davell]

Amaury Paulino is the other pitcher from the DSL that made the trip to instructs, so maybe Phil means him? I'm not thinking Phil would know too much about any of the DSL guys who aren't in Arizona, but I could be wrong. As far as your reports, I think you got basically everything Phil has said about these guys to date.

[Guest]

Amaury Paulino is the other pitcher from the DSL that made the trip to instructs, so maybe Phil means him? I'm not thinking Phil would know too much about any of the DSL guys who aren't in Arizona, but I could be wrong. As far as your reports, I think you got basically everything Phil has said about these guys to date.

 

Paulino or Willengton Cruz probably fit the bill. If it was Paulino, I'm surprised AZ Phil didn't mention him because Paulino came in right after Peralta that day.

[craig]

Paulino or Willengton Cruz probably fit the bill. If it was Paulino, I'm surprised AZ Phil didn't mention him because Paulino came in right after Peralta that day.

 

Good points. Cruz is interesting, being lefty, and having improved dramatically from last year. Went from 24BB/21K/22IP to 59/32/52, and a 6'2" lefty might have some projection. Paulino lists as a 6'1" righty.

 

Augusto Colinas might be another name to consider. 37K/10BB/42IP as a 17-year-old lefty. This was his first summer. He got assigned straight to the stronger DSL1 team, and was given/earned 42 innings, quite a bit for a 1st-year guy. Peralta and Paulino, by contrast, both started on the lower DSL2 team despite being older and having experience.

 

Luis Villalba is another 17-year-old lefty who went straight to DSL1 and got 52 innings, although his K/BB weren't as impressive as for Colinas.

 

Both Colinas and Villalba are lefties, and both are from Venez. Colinas lists as 6'0", Villalba at 6'2", so perhaps in the long run Villalba might be the more projectible, who knows.

 

Another guy of some possible interest, although doubtful, is Ramon Garcia, who pitched the season at 18. He had a 0.97 ERA in 46 IP, with 0 HR and only 7 walks. Probably not a guy, because this was his 3rd year in DSL so he should have been more than eligible to come over for instrux, and with only 30K/46 innings he seems doubtful. But I recall being very interested in him in 2008 when he had 45K/13BB/51IP at age 16, and seemed like a guy they signed very young and were pushing. doesn't appear to have advanced much since, though.

[Outshined_One]

Apparently, Instructs end Saturday. Lots of updates!

 

10/13

 

ubs 2010 2nd round pick Reggie Golden left the game with what appeared to be either lower back spasms or a right oblique strain.

 

10/14

 

10/15

 

18-year old Korean RHP Jin-Yeong Kim got the start for the Cubs today, his first since being removed from a game last week after suffering a leg cramp. Kim retired the side 1-2-3 in both his first and third innings of work, but he allowed two runs in the 2nd inning, the first run scoring on a lead-off solo HR by Gabe Jacobo, and the second on a single, a stolen base, and another single.

 

Hard-throwing ex-3B (now RHP) Charles Thomas worked a 1-2-3 4th inning (P-4, 3-U, and F-7), and then RHP Tarlandus Mitchell threw two no run/no hit innings. Aaron Kurcz pitched the 7th & 8th, striking out four, and allowing one run on one hit (a lead-off pop fly double in the 8th that Oliver Zapata lost in the sun, followed by two ground outs).

 

Fantastic news about Kim only having a leg cramp.

[CubsWin]

Here are the final stats. Link

[CubsWin]

This is all extremely small sample size, but of the under 20 crowd...

 

Gioskar Amaya did okay. Hak-Ju Lee, Reggie Golden, Jae-Hoon Ha and Oliver Zapata all put up respectable numbers.

 

Of the pitchers...

 

Aaron Kurcz put up great numbers. Dominant numbers. He's looking like the fast riser of the bunch. Matt Loosen and Jeff Lorick did well. Of the under 20 crowd, Robinson Lopez, Austin Reed, Starlin Peralta and Ben Wells intrigued. Jin-Yeong Kim got hit around a bit, but he threw strikes. He struck out 12 and walked 1 in 10 IP.