Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-30-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 8-6 Box Score

 

RF F. Perez 1/5, R, K, SB (9)

LF T. Colvin 1/5, 2 K

2B M. Smith 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (12), K

1B B. LaHair 1/5, R, K

C W. Castillo 1/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (3), 2 K

3B S. Moore 2/4, R, 2B (7), 2 K

SS J. Mota 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 3B (1)

CF M. Camp 2/4, RBI, SB (2)

DH C. Robinson 0/3, BB, RBI

SP R. Ortiz 8 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR, 7-8 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB

RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

 

Tennessee lost 4-3 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/4, 3 K

3B J. Vitters 0/4, K, 2 E (13, throw, fielding)

2B R. Flaherty 0/2, 2 BB, K

LF M. Spencer 0/4, K

1B R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K

RF N. Perez 2/4, R, 2B (5), K

SS M. Gonzalez 1/2, BB

PH S. Clevenger 0/1, K

SP B. Raley 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10-4 GO-FO

RP K. Smit 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1-1 GO-FO

RP K. Rhoderick 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona with the day off.

 

Peoria lost 7-5 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), HR (2)

2B P. LePage 0/5

3B G. Rohan 1/5, RBI, K

1B R. Jones 2/5, R, E (4, fielding)

C M. Gibbs 2/4, BB

DH R. Cuneo 4/5, RBI, 2 2B (2)

SS A. Alcantara 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (6), 3B (2), K

SP C. Greathouse 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 BB, 6 K, WP, 2-0 GO-FO

RP B. Shafer 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO

RP R. Lopez 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 7-0 Box Score

 

SS F. Sanchez 1/4, BB, R, K

RF J. Baez 2/4, BB, R, 4 RBI, HR (1), K, E (1, throw)

1B G. Jimenez 0/3, BB, K

C H. Suarez 0/1, 3 BB, R

SP G. Abreu 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-5 GO-FO

RP Y. Morel 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 2-4 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won a rain-shortened game 4-1 Box Score

 

SS C. Penalver 1/3, BB, SB (2)

3B J. Candelario 1/3, R

C W. Petit 1/3, RBI, 2B (1), K

2B A. Gonzalez 2/2, BB, 2 RBI, SB (2), CS (1)

RF E. Mercedes 0/3, K

 

OVERALL: 3-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Ramon Ortiz (2-2, 4.73 ERA, 53.1 IP, 54 K, 12 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Brooks Raley (2-3, 5.91 ERA, 42.2 IP, 26 K, 23 BB)

Peoria: LHP Cam Greathouse (3-3, 3.76 ERA, 40.2 IP, 37 K, 32 BB)

[Little Slide Rooter]

With all the guys being brought up lately, I'm surprised there havnt been any corresponding moves. This would be a great opportunity to move around some guys like Flaherty, Sspencer, Ridling, Bour, Lake, and Crawford. Obviously not all, but some.

[CubsWin]

With all the guys being brought up lately, I'm surprised there havnt been any corresponding moves. This would be a great opportunity to move around some guys like Flaherty, Sspencer, Ridling, Bour, Lake, and Crawford. Obviously not all, but some.

Well, Lake was just promoted. And if they'd have asked me, I would've promoted Flaherty over LeMaheiu. He's two years older and plays the same positions Baker does.

[Guest]

Agreed, I would have called up Flahery over LeMahieu.

 

Cam Greathouse was nearly unhittable today. His control, on the other hand...2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 6 BB, 6 K, 72 pitches, 35 strikes.

[TruffleShuffle]

lol @ cam greathouse's line: 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 6 bb, 6 k. he's now walked 38 batters in 43 innings (and 29 bb in 25 ip in may) after walking 11 in 44.1 ip last year. wtf

[CubsWin]

lol @ cam greathouse's line: 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 6 bb, 6 k. he's now walked 38 batters in 43 innings (and 29 bb in 25 ip in may) after walking 11 in 44.1 ip last year. wtf

I was just thinking about the same thing. The only positive explanation I could come up with was maybe he's working on a new pitch. After all, especially at the lower levels, the minors is for development more than performance. Other than that, it's possible he's just not...not good.

[CubsWin]

More XBHs from Szczur today. A double. His 10th. Alcantara with a 2B and a 3B. He, like a lot of young dominican players, struggles with plate discipline, but when you keep in mind that he's just 19 and will be all season, he remains intriguing.

[Guest]

lol @ cam greathouse's line: 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 6 bb, 6 k. he's now walked 38 batters in 43 innings (and 29 bb in 25 ip in may) after walking 11 in 44.1 ip last year. wtf

I was just thinking about the same thing. The only positive explanation I could come up with was maybe he's working on a new pitch. After all, especially at the lower levels, the minors is for development more than performance. Other than that, it's possible he's just not...not good.

 

His control has been the big question since he was drafted and he's facing a tougher level of competition than Boise last season.

[Guest]

More XBHs from Szczur today. A double. His 10th. Alcantara with a 2B and a 3B. He, like a lot of young dominican players, struggles with plate discipline, but when you keep in mind that he's just 19 and will be all season, he remains intriguing.

 

Even more XBHs for Szczur - he just hit HR #2.

[CubsWin]

More XBHs from Szczur today. A double. His 10th. Alcantara with a 2B and a 3B. He, like a lot of young dominican players, struggles with plate discipline, but when you keep in mind that he's just 19 and will be all season, he remains intriguing.

 

Even more XBHs for Szczur - he just hit HR #2.

Yes!

[CubsWin]

lol @ cam greathouse's line: 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 6 bb, 6 k. he's now walked 38 batters in 43 innings (and 29 bb in 25 ip in may) after walking 11 in 44.1 ip last year. wtf

I was just thinking about the same thing. The only positive explanation I could come up with was maybe he's working on a new pitch. After all, especially at the lower levels, the minors is for development more than performance. Other than that, it's possible he's just not...not good.

 

His control has been the big question since he was drafted and he's facing a tougher level of competition than Boise last season.

So then as Chevy Chase told Rodney Dangerfield, "You're not...you're not good".

 

Though if he was able to refine his mechanics such that his delivery is consistently repeatable, then he might be good.

[Little Slide Rooter]

More XBHs from Szczur today. A double. His 10th. Alcantara with a 2B and a 3B. He, like a lot of young dominican players, struggles with plate discipline, but when you keep in mind that he's just 19 and will be all season, he remains intriguing.

 

Even more XBHs for Szczur - he just hit HR #2.

Yes!

I like Matt Szczur.

[davell]

I'm going to throw this out there, but I think Szczur is going to wind up somewhere in the top 100 next season. Callis loves him, as it is. And if he moves to Daytona and does anything like he's doing in Peoria, we've got ourselves a very well thought of prospect with him for sure.

[Guest]

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2011/05/30/geiger-blast-nets-cubs-split-salt-river-fields

 

Geiger hits a grand slam, Wilson Contreras and Dong-Yub Kim hit triples, RHP Luis Liria continues to rack up the strikeouts and LHP Willengton Cruz got rocked.