Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-11-11

[Outshined_One]

The I-Cubs' twitter feed just posted that Brett Jackson and Ryan Flaherty have been promoted to Iowa.

 

Augie Ojeda reportedly has been released.

 

I just posted this in it's own thread (I didn't see any info on it here yet). I believe it deserves one, but if not--ditch it and discuss this news here. Thanks.

 

Didn't see your post when I put this up. Looks like the I-Cubs retweeting this is effectively confirmation of the link you posted, though.

[TruffleShuffle]

dsl cubs 2 threw a combined no hitter. almost a perfect game actually - the 9th inning reliever walked someone and penalver made an error somewhere along the way

[ctcf]

Wow Easterling sure has enjoyed his start in the AZL. What are the odds he gets bumped to Boise by the end of the season?

[craig]

A regular poster at other board went to the last couple of Smokies games. (Or maybe it was yesterday and Saturday?)

 

Had some other interesting comments about the games and players, but two that I'll pass on: Said Dolis got up to 95, but totally wild.

 

Said that Beeler maxed at 91 yesterday, but said he had a nice little breaking ball. Both disappointing and encouraging, I guess. I htought I'd heard talk about Beeler being faster, and being a big guy I'd hoped he was a really good fastball guy with a breaking ball undeveloped, but that if he later developed a good breaking ball he might be really good. But if he already has a pretty respectable breaking ball, that's good. But if he's really an 87-89 guy who tops out at 91 once in a while, that's perhaps not quite as promising.

 

Poster also said that in the two games, Vitters has looked great and has smashed a couple of balls on the button in each game that went for outs. Also said he's even made a couple of really good plays at 3rd. This poster is not a Vitters ripper, he likes him a lot, so much so that he believes he'll hit enough to be a success at 1B. But in past he's been totally hopeless about his 3B defense, which is also why he's so strongly in favor of putting Vitters at 1B. But he liked some Vitters defense this weekend.