Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-9-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 13-9 Box Score

 

CF F. Perez 1/5, BB, 3 K

DH B. Scales 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (5), 2 K, HBP

LF L. Montanez 2/6, R, 2B (1), 2 K

1B B. LaHair 2/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (1), HR (2)

3B M. Smith 2/5, 2 R, 2 K

2B S. Moore 3/4, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B (1), HR (1)

RF T. Wright 0/5, 2 K, E (1, fielding)

C C. Robinson 2/4, BB, RBI

SS J. Mota 2/5, RBI, 2B (1)

SP R. Coello 4 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 3 HR, 5-3 GO-FO

RP J. Muyco 3 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 HR, HBP, 5-3 GO-FO

RP J. Berg 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 12-4 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, 2 R, SB (1)

SS/2B R. Flaherty 2/5, R, RBI, K

2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, 2B (2), CS (1)

RF M. Spencer 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (2), K

1B R. Ridling 0/3, BB

C S. Clevenger 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (1), K

PH N. Samson 0/0, HBP

SS M. Gonzalez 0/1

SP A. Cabrera 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, WP, 4-1 GO-FO

RP HW Chen 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 7-3 Box Score

 

CF E. Crawford 1/3, BB, R, K, 2 SB (2)

SS L. Watkins 0/3, BB, R, K

3B M. Cerda 0/4, R, 2 K

1B J. Bour 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), K

DH W. Castillo 2/3, BB, R, RBI

LF M. Burgess 0/4, K

RF N. Perez 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (2), K

C C. Noble 0/3, 2 K

SP A. Kurcz 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, 5-5 GO-FO

RP DE Rhee 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1-7 GO-FO

RP J. Beliveau .1 perfect, 1 K

 

Peoria lost 12-9 in the 12th Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP, SB (1)

RF R. Silva 1/5, R, Assist (3B)

3B G. Rohan 2/6, RBI, K

LF DJ Fitzgerald 0/5, R, K, HBP, SB (1)

C M. Gibbs 2/5, BB, R, K, SB (1), PB (1)

2B E. Soto 1/6, K

SS A. Alcantara 1/5, R, RBI, K, E (1, fielding)

DH P. LePage 3/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (2), PO (1)

SP R. Lopez 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, HBP, 4-4 GO-FO

RP B. Shafer 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP, 1-2 GO-FO

RP D. Beeler 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 7-3 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 1-3

[ctcf]

What's the story with this LePage guy who is having quite a walk-filled start to the year?

[ctcf]

Also, am I the only one who constantly associates Kurcz and Szczur because of their names?

[Rob]

Also, am I the only one who constantly associates Kurcz and Szczur because of their names?

 

Yes.

 

It may be in part because I can never remember how to spell Szczur.

[CubsWin]

In the 12th now, Peoria trailing 12-9. Sczzur is not injured, has gone 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 driven in, a walk and a stolen base so far. Pierre LePage continues his hot start going 3-for-4 with another double, 2 runs, 1 batted in and his 4th walk in 3 games against no strikeouts. He's seeing it, right now.

 

Robinson Lopez's rocky spring carried over into his first start. 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER. Good news? No walks. Dallas Beeler impressed with 4 strong innings giving up 3 hits, 1 run (earned), no walks and a strikeout.

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Robert Coello (2010 at Portland & Pawtucket: 7-6, 3.86 ERA, 107.1 IP, 130 K, 44 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Alberto Cabrera (2010 at Tennessee & Daytona: 7-9, 4.24 ERA, 136 IP, 125 K, 50 BB)

Daytona: RHP Aaron Kurcz (2010 at Boise & Mesa: 2-1, 1.98 ERA, 27.1 IP, 48 K, 11 BB)

Peoria: RHP Robinson Lopez (2010 at Rome & Peoria: 4-8, 4.19 ERA, 103 IP, 76 K, 52 BB)

[craig]

What's the story with this LePage guy who is having quite a walk-filled start to the year?

 

I think LePage may be a one-tool player. He's 5'8". Fast for college but won't steal in pros, not powerful, not a rocket arm, and I assume he's nothing special defensively either (although I hope he turns out to be OK.) So in the easy-to-scout four categories, I suspect he's pretty unlikely.

 

He hit .345 last year at Boise, but in his 3 years at UConn he basically hit a fairly consistent .340 or so there too. Good, but not extraordinary in college. (In the Big East, Pittsburgh had a team average of over .360...). He was 3rd-team all conference, again not exceptional.

 

Both in college and at Boise, he struck out very little. So my guess is that if he has one tool that's average or better, it's the hitting/contact tool. Fortunately, the hitting/contact tool is the most important one there is.

 

Last year, he didn't walk much at all. If he's going to make it as a contact guy, he's either going to need to hit for extraordinary average or else supplement his BA with some OBP. Or both.

 

So I'm glad to see him taking some pitches. I think the contact gift is the least subject to level.

 

I think that's got to be the hope.

[craig]

In the 12th now, Peoria trailing 12-9. Sczzur is not injured, has gone 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 driven in, a walk and a stolen base so far. Pierre LePage continues his hot start going 3-for-4 with another double, 2 runs, 1 batted in and his 4th walk in 3 games against no strikeouts. He's seeing it, right now.

 

Robinson Lopez's rocky spring carried over into his first start. 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER. Good news? No walks. Dallas Beeler impressed with 4 strong innings giving up 3 hits, 1 run (earned), no walks and a strikeout.

 

Nice to see Szczur playing and getting some hits. He's another guy, likely to be a contact hitter, hopefully he'll eventually end up with some power to at least some degree. But it would help if he took some walks and boosted his OBP, too. Also every scouting report always mentions his speed first, but he hardly stole at all last year or in college. I've assume he probably never will be a big-league basestealer. But if he did learn how to steal, and be able to do that both efficiently and with some volume, that would also be nice.

 

Cabrera going for Tenn.

 

Utility Flaherty is playing SS tonight!

 

1-2-3 first for Kurcz.

 

Arizona Phil's guy Alcantara is off to a rather poor start for Peoria.

[chopsx9]

Where is Reggie Golden?

[ctcf]

Thanks, craig!

[TruffleShuffle]

Where is Reggie Golden?

 

i assume he's just playing short season ball since he showed up fat and out of shape.

[ctcf]

BJax 1-1 with a SB and BB

[Guest]

Where is Reggie Golden?

 

i assume he's just playing short season ball since he showed up fat and out of shape.

 

Yeah, he's in extended spring training.

[TruffleShuffle]

kurcz pitched pretty well but they left him in too long and he gave up a 3 run homer with 2 outs in the 5th inning.

[ctcf]

Kinda surprised they gave Vitters an off-day already.

[Vinestal]

Where is Reggie Golden?

 

Dunkin Donuts

[imb]

Where is Reggie Golden?

 

Dunkin Donuts

 

To be fair, it's for a face-to-face meeting with hendry

[TruffleShuffle]

coello got drilled. the i-cobs have allowed 3 home runs to chris davis.

[BeerHere]

Vitters?

[Rob]

coello got drilled. the i-cobs have allowed 3 home runs to chris davis.

 

I read coello as coolio and had a moment of pure surprise and rage that the cubs were giving him a shot.

 

I need to get more sleep.

[ctcf]

Vitters?

 

Apparently had a day off.

[craig]

Vitters has been 3B-1B-off.

 

Flaherty has been LF-off-SS.

 

Interesting.

 

Question: Can anybody find out or figure out or share what's up with Rhee? According to the box score and the recap, he pitched 3.2 effective innings tonight (4K/1walk, 2 singles, although very fly-ball oriented, if that's bad....). 3.2 seems too long for a guy who is just scheduled to pitch relief on their roster. But then if I'm reading things right he came out with two outs in the 9th, nobody on base, and a 4-run lead.

 

Possible explanations:

1. The box score/game record is wrong. (Like when they had Whitenack going 7 innings, or even 8...)

2. He got injured. If so, doesn't anybody know anything or able to find out?

3. He is piggy-backing and they are trying to stretch him out. So he hit his count at 3.2 and they pulled him, but he hadn't at 3 innings so they wanted him to get those exta two batters.

 

If he's pigging and is maxed after 14 hitters faced, then he's well behind the three starters, each of whom has gone a full five, and with some more barerunners involved. Or else he had some massive pitch counts and was running a lot of foul-offs tonight. If he's hitting his limit after 3+, why is he behind the others? Must have had some injury or setback, if that's the case. Hopefully nothing meaningful then, and hopefully it was a pitch count thing tonight rather than a fresh injury.

[Guest]

Question: Can anybody find out or figure out or share what's up with Rhee? According to the box score and the recap, he pitched 3.2 effective innings tonight (4K/1walk, 2 singles, although very fly-ball oriented, if that's bad....). 3.2 seems too long for a guy who is just scheduled to pitch relief on their roster. But then if I'm reading things right he came out with two outs in the 9th, nobody on base, and a 4-run lead.

 

Possible explanations:

1. The box score/game record is wrong. (Like when they had Whitenack going 7 innings, or even 8...)

2. He got injured. If so, doesn't anybody know anything or able to find out?

3. He is piggy-backing and they are trying to stretch him out. So he hit his count at 3.2 and they pulled him, but he hadn't at 3 innings so they wanted him to get those exta two batters.

 

If he's pigging and is maxed after 14 hitters faced, then he's well behind the three starters, each of whom has gone a full five, and with some more barerunners involved. Or else he had some massive pitch counts and was running a lot of foul-offs tonight. If he's hitting his limit after 3+, why is he behind the others? Must have had some injury or setback, if that's the case. Hopefully nothing meaningful then, and hopefully it was a pitch count thing tonight rather than a fresh injury.

 

Rhee got a blister:

 

DaytonaCubs.com[/url]"]Rhee worked into the ninth inning, but with two outs and a two ball no strike count on Vucinich, he had to be removed from the game because of a blister on his pitching hand. LHP Jeff Beliveau retired Vucinich via a swinging strike out to end the game.

[ctcf]

So I guess they are stretching him out?

[Guest]

He's piggybacking.