Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-26-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/5, R

LF L. Montanez 2/5, RBI, 2B (6), K, CS (2)

RF B. Snyder 1/4, RBI, 2 K

1B B. LaHair 2/4, 2B (8), K

C W. Castillo 0/4, 2 K

3B S. Moore 0/3, BB, 2 K

2B B. Scales 0/4

SS M. Camp 0/3, BB, R, K

P J. Jackson 3/3, R, 2 2B (2)

PH M. Ramirez 0/0, BB

SP J. Jackson 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 8-7 GO-FO

RP S. Maine 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO

RP J. Gaub .1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP

 

Tennessee won 6-1 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/4, K

PH J. Vitters 1/1

2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 2/5, R, SB (3)

SS R. Flaherty 3/5, 2 R, 2 K, 2B (4)

RF M. Spencer 4/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (6), 3B (1)

1B/LF R. Ridling 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (4)

C S. Clevenger 1/5, R, RBI

PH/2B N. Samson 1/2

SP T. McNutt 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 7-0 GO-FO

RP L. Sommer 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

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

RP D. Cales 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona with an off day.

 

Peoria won 10-1 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/6, RBI, 2B (3), K

RF R. Silva 0/6, 4 K

3B G. Rohan 3/5, 2B (9)

1B R. Jones 1/5, R, 2B (1), K

C M. Gibbs 2/3, 2 BB, 3 R, 2B (3)

2B E. Soto 1/3, 3 R, 2 HBP

LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 K, HBP

SS A. Alcantara 2/5, 4 RBI, 2B (3)

SP A. Kirk 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 7-2 GO-FO

RP B. Shafer 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO

RP J. Antigua 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 2-1

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Jay Jackson (1-0, 3.60 ERA, 5 IP, 4 K, 1 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Trey McNutt (0-1, 2.70 ERA, 6.2 IP, 6 K, 3 BB)

Peoria: LHP Austin Kirk (1-1, 2.25 ERA, 12 IP, 12 K, 6 BB)

[ctcf]

That's about as good as it gets.

[nick23]

I just got back from the Iowa game. I caught the first 4 innings. Jay Jackson looked pretty good. Mostly fastball/slider. Some of those sliders could've been changeups i guess. Fast ball was between 84-89, I didn't notice it touch 90 once. His offspead pitch was 78/79. I would say the gun was possibly slow but some guy named Lance Lynn for the Redbirds hit 90 a couple of times. He had only given up 1 hit when i left but that Redbirds line-up is pretty awful. Freddy Bynum is hitting clean-up for god's sake.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Jays only thrown 70 pitches through 6 innings, so he's been very efficient. 0R 3H 1BB 1K

[ctcf]

Final line for Jay: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB.

 

That was on 89 pitches, 50 of which were strikes. 8-7 GO/FO ratio.

[scarey]

I just got back from the Iowa game. I caught the first 4 innings. Jay Jackson looked pretty good. Mostly fastball/slider. Some of those sliders could've been changeups i guess. Fast ball was between 84-89, I didn't notice it touch 90 once. His offspead pitch was 78/79. I would say the gun was possibly slow but some guy named Lance Lynn for the Redbirds hit 90 a couple of times. He had only given up 1 hit when i left but that Redbirds line-up is pretty awful. Freddy Bynum is hitting clean-up for god's sake.

 

I heard second hand from a friend in Memphis that the radio commentators said Jackson was throwing 91-93 mph throughout his outing.

[nick23]

I just got back from the Iowa game. I caught the first 4 innings. Jay Jackson looked pretty good. Mostly fastball/slider. Some of those sliders could've been changeups i guess. Fast ball was between 84-89, I didn't notice it touch 90 once. His offspead pitch was 78/79. I would say the gun was possibly slow but some guy named Lance Lynn for the Redbirds hit 90 a couple of times. He had only given up 1 hit when i left but that Redbirds line-up is pretty awful. Freddy Bynum is hitting clean-up for god's sake.

 

I heard second hand from a friend in Memphis that the radio commentators said Jackson was throwing 91-93 mph throughout his outing.

They would've had to have been looking at a different gun. I never saw the stadium gun hit 90. At least not in the first 4 innings. I hope it's true though.

[scarey]

I just got back from the Iowa game. I caught the first 4 innings. Jay Jackson looked pretty good. Mostly fastball/slider. Some of those sliders could've been changeups i guess. Fast ball was between 84-89, I didn't notice it touch 90 once. His offspead pitch was 78/79. I would say the gun was possibly slow but some guy named Lance Lynn for the Redbirds hit 90 a couple of times. He had only given up 1 hit when i left but that Redbirds line-up is pretty awful. Freddy Bynum is hitting clean-up for god's sake.

 

I heard second hand from a friend in Memphis that the radio commentators said Jackson was throwing 91-93 mph throughout his outing.

They would've had to have been looking at a different gun. I never saw the stadium gun hit 90. At least not in the first 4 innings. I hope it's true though.

 

Do they display the stadium gun on the scoreboard or something?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Brett Jacksons mini slump is saddening me.

[ctcf]

Brett Jacksons mini slump is saddening me.

 

Same. It's been a bit rough.

[nick23]

I just got back from the Iowa game. I caught the first 4 innings. Jay Jackson looked pretty good. Mostly fastball/slider. Some of those sliders could've been changeups i guess. Fast ball was between 84-89, I didn't notice it touch 90 once. His offspead pitch was 78/79. I would say the gun was possibly slow but some guy named Lance Lynn for the Redbirds hit 90 a couple of times. He had only given up 1 hit when i left but that Redbirds line-up is pretty awful. Freddy Bynum is hitting clean-up for god's sake.

 

I heard second hand from a friend in Memphis that the radio commentators said Jackson was throwing 91-93 mph throughout his outing.

They would've had to have been looking at a different gun. I never saw the stadium gun hit 90. At least not in the first 4 innings. I hope it's true though.

 

Do they display the stadium gun on the scoreboard or something?

The outfield wall.

[TruffleShuffle]

mediocre outing from mcnutt and very good outing from kirk.

 

micah gibbs has been miles better than he was last year.

[craig]

...

micah gibbs has been miles better than he was last year.

 

.520 OBP. Crazy.

 

Alcantara is at .309. He's gotten two hits in five of his last six games, I think.

AzPhil has kind of raved about his arm and his SS range, although in past I think he's been pretty errorific. When a gifted defensive SS is hitting .300 in full-season as a teenager, that's worth keeping an eye on.

[mike2482]

What is the story on Rebel Ridling? He seems to be having a pretty good year, but I never see anyone mention him. I admit to being a little ignorant as far as the minor leagues go, but I am trying to learn.

[toonsterwu]

Rebel's a big powerful guy, with plenty of raw power. Enough athleticism to not be a mess in LF, but really, when he plays LF, that's more to try and expand his opportunities, and less an acknowledgement of his ability out there (IMO). He does bring a decent approach to the plate. If he can keep this up, he'll push himself forward. Last couple of years, though, his isolated power numbers have been very mediocre for a guy with raw power.

 

craig - I agree, Arismendy's gotten on a bit of a roll lately with the bat and considering the paucity of talent in the lower levels positionally, he does stand out quite a bit.

 

I am very intrigued with Jay Jackson's numbers (pitching wise, although the 3/3 looks nice). I think he's actually got more ground outs than fly outs on the year (by a few). I wonder if they finally got his mechanics worked out a bit, allowing him to get some more sink. Always had decent arm action, but never fully utilized the body. Of course, this may just be an early season fluke.

 

I actually think McNutt's start looks ... solid. 7/0 GO/FO.

 

For all the talk about LeMahieu adding power because of added muscle mass, my question/comment has always been that his swing plane is as big an issue. There's a bit more power, but nothing to get too excited over so far. That said, if he can stick at 2nd, I don't think the power will be that big an issue.

 

With many of the older corner guys in AAA hitting well, and the young guys (relatively) at AA, Matt Spencer may get lost in the mix, but I still wouldn't mind seeing him get a look in Iowa at some point this year, being "groomed" as a potential corner backup type. He really had a decent-solid year in AA last year.

[Guest]

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2011/04/26/angels-fly-away-shutout-fitch-park

 

Hunter Ackerman with a good game. As did Ben Wells. Kyler Burke and Charles Thomas threw live BP on the side as did the rehabbing Larry Suarez.

[CubsWin]

...

micah gibbs has been miles better than he was last year.

 

.520 OBP. Crazy.

When following Gibbs last season in Boise, he started out terribly at the plate. (.096/.165/.108 in 91 July plate appearances.) But he really turned it on for the last half of his games. (.339/.387/.411 in August and .333/.500/.556 in September in a combined 74 plate appearances.) I chalked it up to the adjustment to wooden bats, or to pro ball or just simple chance (his BABIP was .125 in July, .431 the rest of the way). Whereas, I doubt Micah is this good offensively, I think he will maintain production closer to what we are seeing now than what we saw overall last season.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Gordon Wittmeir is on Mully and Hanley, and he says we might be seeing Jay Jackson "by the end of the weekend"

[BeerHere]

Gordon Wittmeir is on Mully and Hanley, and he says we might be seeing Jay Jackson "by the end of the weekend"

Why is it that everyone here can predict how yesterday's start was going to go by noon, yet the Cubs seem confident right up to the 4th inning and yet another homer given up by Russell, before finally pulling the plug? Seriously, who didn't see another bad start coming? I understand that no team expects to lose 40% of their rotation on the same day but continuing to throw Russell out there is inexcusable.

 

So [expletive] sick of yet another shitty team.

[CubColtPacer]

Gordon Wittmeir is on Mully and Hanley, and he says we might be seeing Jay Jackson "by the end of the weekend"

Why is it that everyone here can predict how yesterday's start was going to go by noon, yet the Cubs seem confident right up to the 4th inning and yet another homer given up by Russell, before finally pulling the plug? Seriously, who didn't see another bad start coming? I understand that no team expects to lose 40% of their rotation on the same day but continuing to throw Russell out there is inexcusable.

 

So [expletive] sick of yet another [expletive] team.

 

It wasn't that they were expecting Russell to turn it around but more of the fact that they didn't feel anybody else was ready yet. After the last Russell start, they had articles that pretty much said that they were looking around desperately to try to find anybody who could pitch last night. Once they didn't find anybody, they went back to Russell.

[pitchcs]

Ha, so Kyler Burke is a pitcher now? Couldn't see that one coming...... :roll:

[BeerHere]

Gordon Wittmeir is on Mully and Hanley, and he says we might be seeing Jay Jackson "by the end of the weekend"

Why is it that everyone here can predict how yesterday's start was going to go by noon, yet the Cubs seem confident right up to the 4th inning and yet another homer given up by Russell, before finally pulling the plug? Seriously, who didn't see another bad start coming? I understand that no team expects to lose 40% of their rotation on the same day but continuing to throw Russell out there is inexcusable.

 

So [expletive] sick of yet another [expletive] team.

 

It wasn't that they were expecting Russell to turn it around but more of the fact that they didn't feel anybody else was ready yet. After the last Russell start, they had articles that pretty much said that they were looking around desperately to try to find anybody who could pitch last night. Once they didn't find anybody, they went back to Russell.

I guess you could say that they had Coleman and Jackson as the next in line in case someone in the rotation went down. It was unfortunate that Jackson had some trouble to start the season and like I said, no team can expect to easily handle 2 starters going down on the same day early in the season.

 

Watch Russell become a headcase who can't get anyone out now....

[apete6]

Final line for Jay: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB.

 

That was on 89 pitches, 50 of which were strikes. 8-7 GO/FO ratio.

 

Ha, also 3-3 with 2 2B. Maybe he can bat 3rd when he starts for the Cubs this weekend.

[CubColtPacer]

Gordon Wittmeir is on Mully and Hanley, and he says we might be seeing Jay Jackson "by the end of the weekend"

Why is it that everyone here can predict how yesterday's start was going to go by noon, yet the Cubs seem confident right up to the 4th inning and yet another homer given up by Russell, before finally pulling the plug? Seriously, who didn't see another bad start coming? I understand that no team expects to lose 40% of their rotation on the same day but continuing to throw Russell out there is inexcusable.

 

So [expletive] sick of yet another [expletive] team.

 

It wasn't that they were expecting Russell to turn it around but more of the fact that they didn't feel anybody else was ready yet. After the last Russell start, they had articles that pretty much said that they were looking around desperately to try to find anybody who could pitch last night. Once they didn't find anybody, they went back to Russell.

I guess you could say that they had Coleman and Jackson as the next in line in case someone in the rotation went down. It was unfortunate that Jackson had some trouble to start the season and like I said, no team can expect to easily handle 2 starters going down on the same day early in the season.

 

Watch Russell become a headcase who can't get anyone out now....

 

I think also they were expecting one of Silva or Wellemeyer to be throwing in the minor leagues. Instead, Silva refused and Wellemeyer got hurt with Jackson also getting hurt. The Cubs could have sent Cashner and/or Mateo to the minor leagues and kept Silva. They took the chance to rely on the young guys and unfortunately it has burned them badly. If this happened in June they would probably would have starters ready to go but in April it's tough.