Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-18-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 13-10 Box Score

 

CF F. Perez 2/6, R, 2B (9), 2 RBI

LF T. Colvin 1/6, R, 2B (7)

C W. Castillo 3/5, 2 R, 2B (7), HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 K

3B M. Smith 4/5, R, 2B (14), RBI, K

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 1+ IP, 9 H, 11 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP, WP, 0-0 GO-FO, 55-32 pitches-strikes - faced 11 batters in the 2nd and all 11 batters scored

RP M. Mateo 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 0-0 GO-FO, 23-14 pitches-strikes

RP S. Maine 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO, 41-20 pitches-strikes

RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO, 16-9 pitches-strikes

 

Tennessee lost 5-3 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 1/4, 3 K

SS J. Lake 1/4, 2 K

1B-3B R. Flaherty 0/3, R, BB

C B. Lalli 2/4, R, 2B (8), RBI

3B J. Vitters 1/3, 2B (17), RBI

2B M. Camp 2/4, R, 2B (1), K

RF N. Perez 1/4, R, 2B (8), RBI, K, E (1, throw)

SP D. Beeler 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HBP, 6-2 GO-FO, 98-61 pitches-strikes

RP J. Serrano 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 1-4 GO-FO, 50-27 pitches-strikes - AA debut

 

Daytona is on its All Star Break; the FSL North beat the FSL South 5-3 Box Score

 

3B M. Cerda 1/2, R, 2B (1), RBI

C M. Brenly 2/2, R, RBI

DH J. Bour 1/4, 2B (1), K - won the FSL Home Run Derby

CF E. Crawford 0/4, K

RP A. Kurcz 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

RP F. Batista 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 6-1 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 1/4, R, HR (5), RBI

2B P. LePage 0/4, 2 K

C M. Gibbs 1/4

1B R. Cuneo 0/3

SS E. Soto 1/2, BB

SP A. Kirk 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6-4 GO-FO, balk

RP M. Loosen 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Boise won 10-2 Box Score

 

CF PC Chen 2/4, R, BB, K, SB (1)

SS W. Darvill 1/3, R, 2B (2), 2 RBI, 2 BB, K

3B W. Contreras 0/5, R, RBI, 2 K

1B P. Hoilman 0/2, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K

RF R. Golden 2/4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, SB (1)

LF B. Klafczynski 2/5, RBI, K

SP YL Wang 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 4-3 GO-FO

RP C. Thomas 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 2-1 Box Score

 

SS F. Sanchez 0/2, K

2B J. Montesino 1/2, 3B (1), K

CF J. Baez 0/4, K, PO

SP A. Santana 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HBP, 9-3 GO-FO

RP L. Padron 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won game one 3-1 (7 innings) Box Score

 

SS C. Penalver 1/2, BB, 2 CS (6), PO

3B J. Candelario 1/3

RF D. Arcila 0/1, 2 K, PO

2B A. Gonzalez 1/2, K, SB (5), E (11, fielding)

SP V. Garcia 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, WP, 8-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won game two 3-0 (7 innings) Box Score

 

SS C. Penalver 1/3

3B J. Candelario 0/2, BB

1B D. Arcila 1/3, R, HR (1), RBI

RF D. Figueroa 1/2, R, HR (2), RBI, BB, K

SP P. Araujo 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 8-2 GO-FO

DH A. Gonzalez 0/2

 

OVERALL: 4-3

[Outshined_One]

For those of you interested in listening to or watching the FSL All Star Game, click here for info.

 

Justin Bour will be in the HR Derby, which starts at 4:45 PM Central.

 

Also, things are going to be kind of hectic for me this weekend, so I'm getting the next few threads up now in case I don't have much time later.

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Austin Bibbens-Dirkx (3-3, 6.79 ERA, 62.1 IP, 42 K, 19 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Dallas Beeler (1-1, 3.27 ERA, 11 IP, 7 K, 1 BB; overall: 2-2, 2.36 ERA, 45.2 IP, 35 K, 6 BB)

Peoria: LHP Austin Kirk (4-2, 1.79 ERA, 70.1 IP, 60 K, 15 BB)

Boise: RHP Yao-Lin Wang (2010 at Boise & Mesa: 1-3, 4.06 ERA, 31 IP, 29 K, 13 BB)

[Little Slide Rooter]

Anyone know if McNutts due back anytime soon?

[Guest]

Justin Bour wins the FSL Home Run Derby.

[TruffleShuffle]

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2011_06_18_danrok_dblrok_1

 

my favorite line of the year... 7 runs on 2 hits. (12 walks in the game)

 

in cub-related news, vitters has an rbi double. beeler has given up 5 hits and 3 runs in 3 innings, but also has 5 k's and 0 bb. i like him quite a bit - nice late-round find by the cubs.

[CubsWin]

Justin Bour wins the FSL Home Run Derby.

Wow.

 

He could be another late round find himself.

[TruffleShuffle]

szczur has his 5th hr.

 

austin kirk got knocked around in the third inning, allowing 6 runs. his line: 5 ip, 8 h, 6 er, 0 bb, 3 k. he allowed 7 singles and a double so at least they weren't teeing off long balls on him.

[Guest]

Wes Darvill is starting at shortstop for Boise today despite Brad Zapenas, a defensive-oriented SS, being in the lineup (Zapenas is playing at 2B).

[Guest]

Justin Bour wins the FSL Home Run Derby.

 

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110618&content_id=20686552&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

 

Bour hit 9 in the first round and 9 in the second round, beating out Brad Glenn by 1.

[Guest]

Between Daytona and now Peoria, Matt Loosen has 17 Ks in 10.2 IP.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Box Scores

 

Tennessee won 5-3 Box Score

 

 

Ya sure about that :-k

 

And when was JY Serrano promoted to Tennessee?

[Guest]

Yao-Lin Wang - 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 4-2 GO-FO

[Guest]

Box Scores

 

Tennessee won 5-3 Box Score

 

 

Ya sure about that :-k

 

And when was JY Serrano promoted to Tennessee?

 

Today, with Ty'Relle Harris going on the DL after getting hurt in that hit-and-run accident.

[Guest]

Wes Darvill just missed a home run and has to settle for a 2-run double. The Hawks have scored 5 thus far in the 5th and have hit around. Reggie Golden with 2 singles in the inning.

 

ETA: Now 8 runs in the 5th.

[craig]

Wellington Castillo is hotter than anything. I'm sure there have been hot prospects before, but other than that week Vitters had in Peoria, I'm not sure I can remember many or any as blazing as Castillo has been. He's up in the .330's now average-wise at Iowa, and has 9 HR's in 30-some games at Iowa.

 

He'll still be 24 when next season starts, so he's not a fossil. Given his physical tools for defense and throwing, I think he's got some value if he can hit.

[Guest]

Yao-Lin Wang's final line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 4-3 GO-FO. Charles Thomas now in.

[TruffleShuffle]

Yao-Lin Wang's final line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 4-3 GO-FO. Charles Thomas now in.

 

nice to see him pitch well, because he sucked last year, and a lot of our far east pitching signees have been flops.

[Guest]

Austin Bibens-Dirkx faced 11 batters in the 2nd inning. All 11 batters scored.

[Guest]

Age         Geo Soto                    Castillo
21     .271/.355/.401/.756  (AA)   .287/.337/.383/.720  (A+/AA)
22     .253/.357/.342/.699  (AAA)  .232/.275/.386/.661  (AA)
23     .272/.353/.386/.739  (AAA)  .255/.317/.498/.815  (AAA)
24     .353/.424/.652/1.076 (AAA)  .333/.385/.640/1.025 (AAA)

[davell]

Just curious, but am I the only one relatively surprised that Szczur has 5 homers already this year? I didn't think he'd get that many all season, even hearing how he had power potential down the line.

 

I'm actually starting to think he has more upside than Brett possibly.(not a knock on Brett either, since I can see a .350 OBP type who is near 20-20 every year with him) Can Szczur become a slightly better average hitter, with less walks(but a decent amount) less K's, close to the same power with more speed than Brett? Part of me is starting to think this may be the case and we could very well have a VERY exciting OF in mid 2013 or so.......

[TruffleShuffle]

Austin Bibens-Dirkx faced 11 batters in the 2nd inning. All 11 batters scored.

 

iowa's pitching is comically bad. their team ERA will be just a shade under 7.00 after this game.

[Guest]

Just curious, but am I the only one relatively surprised that Szczur has 5 homers already this year? I didn't think he'd get that many all season, even hearing how he had power potential down the line.

 

I'm actually starting to think he has more upside than Brett possibly.(not a knock on Brett either, since I can see a .350 OBP type who is near 20-20 every year with him) Can Szczur become a slightly better average hitter, with less walks(but a decent amount) less K's, close to the same power with more speed than Brett? Part of me is starting to think this may be the case and we could very well have a VERY exciting OF in mid 2013 or so.......

 

That's all in the last 6 weeks or so too. Since May 1 he's been a ~.335/.370/.490/.860 hitter with 5 HR, 11/13 BB/K, and 13/17 SB in about 160 PA's.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm actually starting to think he has more upside than Brett possibly.(not a knock on Brett either, since I can see a .350 OBP type who is near 20-20 every year with him) Can Szczur become a slightly better average hitter, with less walks(but a decent amount) less K's, close to the same power with more speed than Brett? Part of me is starting to think this may be the case and we could very well have a VERY exciting OF in mid 2013 or so.......

 

he probably does have more upside than jackson. i don't think jackson's strength was really his upside but rather than he's a become a pretty good bet to become an above-average CF. but he's not as fast as szczur and he certainly is going to strike out more frequently, which will hold down his batting average.

[Guest]

I don't think there's any question Szczur has a higher ceiling than Jackson now but that's partly because Brett Jackson doesn't have the potential to do anything great. Ceiling-wise, Szczur has the advantage in terms of pure hitting and contact ability, base stealing, CF defense and speed/athleticism. Jackson has the advantage in terms of patience (but Szczur has displayed a good plan at the plate) and power but given how far Szczur has already come this season and how much power he has displayed in BP, it isn't hard to imagine him having a higher ceiling in terms of power.