Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-8-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa with an off day

 

Tennessee lost 1-0 Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 2/4, K, SB (2)

2B M. Gonzalez 2/3, K, HBP

LF R. Flaherty 0/4

1B R. Ridling 0/4

CF M. Spencer 1/4, K

DH J. Vitters 1/4, K

RF N. Perez 1/4, K

C L. Flores 1/3

3B N. Samson 0/3

SP R. Coello 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 6-8 GO-FO

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

RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO

RP C. Carpenter 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 4-0 Box Score

 

LF E. Crawford 0/4, 3 K

2B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, K, E (7, fielding)

CF JH Ha 0/4, K

DH J. Bour 0/3, BB, 2 K

C/1B M. Brenly 0/3

RF M. Burgess 0/2, BB, Assist (Home)

3B D. Harrington 0/1, BB, K

PH R. Silva 0/1

SP A. Kurcz 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, 3-1 GO-FO

RP J. Antigua 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GO-FO

RP E. Figueroa 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO

RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 10-9 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 4/5, R, 4 RBI, CS (3)

1B R. Cuneo 1/5, RBI, 3B (1), 2 K

DH R. Jones 0/4, 2 K, HBP

3B B. May 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (1), K

2B P. LePage 1/4, R, 2B (13), K

C S. Burruel 1/3, BB, 2 RBI, PB (3)

LF KM Na 4/4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (3), PO (1B), E (4, throw)

SP G. Hicks 5 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 4-7 GO-FO

RP SM Jung 2 perfect, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO

RP B. Shafer 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 won Game 1 of their DH 4-3 Box Score

 

RF J. Baez 0/2, BB, R, K, SB (5)

SS F. Sanchez 0/3, 3 K, E (3, fielding)

C H. Suarez 0/2, BB, K

1B G. Jimenez 0/2, BB, 2 K, E (1, throw)

RP W. Eusebio 3 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 4-3 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 won Game 2 of their DH 4-2 Box Score

 

CF/RF J. Baez 1/3, BB, SB (6), CS (1), Assist (Home)

SS F. Sanchez 1/3, K

1B X. Batista 1/3, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), K

SP A. Santana 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HBP, 6-0 GO-FO

RP A. Colinas 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 9-6 Box Score

 

SS A. Gonzalez 0/4, R, K, E (5, fielding)

DH C. Penalver 0/2, BB, R

3B J. Candelario 3/4, 2 RBI, 2B (2), K, CS (2)

RF D. Arcila 0/4, 2 K, E (1, fielding)

C W. Petit 1/4, R, K

2B J. Ortega 1/2, BB, RBI, 2B (1), K

RP P. Araujo 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 4-5 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 2-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Tennessee: RHP Roberto Coello (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5 IP, 5 K, 0 BB; Tenn & Iowa: 3-6, 7.59 ERA, 53.1 IP, 46 K, 24 BB)

Daytona: RHP Aaron Kurcz (3-1, 3.24 ERA, 41.2 IP, 38 K, 21 BB)

Peoria: LHP Graham Hicks (1-2, 2.33 ERA, 38.2 IP, 27 K, 13 BB)

[thefranchise]

Is there a reason Kurcz is starting? He was damn good out of the pen last year.

[Guest]

Is there a reason Kurcz is starting? He was damn good out of the pen last year.

Because if he can be damn good as a starter it would be more valuable. And even if he can't, he gets more innings for development this way.

[Bruno7481]

Does anyone watch game on MiLB.tv? Does it only mainly broadcast AAA games?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Szczuzuzr 3-3, all singles. Nothing else to speak of on the farm so far this evening.

[Rob]

Szczuzuzr 3-3, all singles. Nothing else to speak of on the farm so far this evening.

 

4-4

[Guest]

Does anyone watch game on MiLB.tv? Does it only mainly broadcast AAA games?

 

I don't use it, but from what I've heard you can get most AAA games, some AA games, and scattered games at levels below that. I don't think the picture quality is up to the standard of MLB.tv, but not unusably bad or anything. That's second hand though, like I said I haven't used it.

[Illini Iceman]

Is there a reason Kurcz is starting? He was damn good out of the pen last year.

Because if he can be damn good as a starter it would be more valuable. And even if he can't, he gets more innings for development this way.

 

A better question is why is Robert Coello still starting.

[toonsterwu]

my guess would be that too many guys have been pushed up from A+ already (Struck/Whitenack as starters, some pen arms), and there really aren't that many other options to turn to, so Coello's around to fill a system arm role. Wouldn't surprise me if he was pushed aside at some point, when other bumps start happening. That said, outside of Rosscup, hard for me to see who could get the bump to AA, so maybe Coello sticks around as a starter for a bit.

[Guest]

Szczuzuzr 3-3, all singles. Nothing else to speak of on the farm so far this evening.

 

Really strong game for Kyung-Min Na at Peoria too.

 

And so did Jeimer Candelario for the DSL Cubs 2.

[thefranchise]

Jeimer Candelario from DSL Cubs 2 is off to a good start so far. Really liking the walks.

[jersey cubs fan]

Really strong game for Kyung-Min Na at Peoria too

 

Saw that, then saw his line.

.277/.365/.323

 

A LF with 15 singles and 3 doubles and a relatively high number of strikeouts, 18. Still only 19 though. What's his story?

[toonsterwu]

Na's playing LF because they want to give Szczur time in CF. While Na might be the better defensive CF, Szczur has the higher overall upside, so he'll likely get priority in development (and Szczur's a good defensive CF in his own right). Speedy, undersized high bonus kid from South Korea. AzPhil has indicated that he's been developing a better line drive stroke.

[Guest]

Really strong game for Kyung-Min Na at Peoria too

 

Saw that, then saw his line.

.277/.365/.323

 

A LF with 15 singles and 3 doubles and a relatively high number of strikeouts, 18. Still only 19 though. What's his story?

 

He signed out of Korea a few years ago for a big bonus ($750k). He's one of the fastest guys in the system and walks a ton. When he signed, the reports said he was scrawny and small and his power numbers seem to bear that out. His strikeouts are perplexingly high for such a lack of power. He only plays LF because Szczur is around, he's considered the best defensive CF in the system.

[CP_414]

Any idea why Szczur isn't in Daytona yet? A college player with his stats in Peoria indicate he needs tougher competition.

[Guest]

Any idea why Szczur isn't in Daytona yet? A college player with his stats in Peoria indicate he needs tougher competition.

 

He's still more raw than the average college draftee because of his football commitment. Even then, his patience and power aren't out of this world good, and CF is a deep deep position in the system, so giving him more than 175 PA's before promoting him isn't the worst idea. His time definitely seems to be coming though.

[KingCubsFan]

Any idea why Szczur isn't in Daytona yet? A college player with his stats in Peoria indicate he needs tougher competition.

Ha and Jackson. My guess is once Jackson gets going, he'll move up to AAA, followed by Ha to AA and Szczur to Daytona.