Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-3-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 9-4 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R, Assist (3B)

2B S. Moore 2/5, R, 5 RBI, 2 2B (14)

LF L. Montanez 1/3, BB, 2 R, HBP

1B B. LaHair 1/2, 3 BB, 1 R, K

RF B. Snyder 3/5, 3 RBI, 2 2B (24), 2 K

C S. Clevenger 1/3, BB, R, RBI

3B R. Flaherty 0/4, BB, K

SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (8)

SP C. Rusin 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 8-1 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

RP A. Cabrera 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, WP, 0-1 GO-FO

RP J. Berg 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO

RP B. Parker 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score

 

CF JH Ha 2/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), HBP

PR N. Samson 0/0, R

3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2B (21)

1B M. Spencer 0/3, BB

DH N. Perez 1/4, RBI

SS J. Lake 2/4, R, SB (11), 2 E (15, fielding, throw)

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 5-4 GO-FO

RP O. Martinez 0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB

RP M. Hatley 2 perfect, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 4-3 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/5, R, K, SB (5)

2B L. Watkins 1/3, 2 BB, R

DH E. Crawford 1/3, BB, 2 K

1B J. Bour 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (25), K

RF M. Burgess 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (15), 2 K

3B M. Cerda 0/2

LF A. Abreu 2/4, K, Assist (Home)

C C. Noble 0/4, K

SS E. Soto 1/4, K

SP J. Antigua 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR, 3-7 GO-FO

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

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

 

Peoria won 5-2 Box Score

 

CF T. Easterling 1/3, BB, 2 R, SB (3)

2B R. Silva 1/3, K

3B D. Geiger 0/1, R, 2 RBI, K, HBP

1B R. Jones 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (19), 2 K

C M. Gibbs 1/4, 2 K

LF J. Morelli 0/4, K

DH B. Klafczynski 1/4, R, K

SP M. Del Valle 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 4-4 GO-FO

RP L. Liria 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-4 GO-FO

 

Boise won 3-2 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 0/4, K, CS (3)

LF PC Chen 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 SB (13)

C R. Lopez 2/3, BB, R, RBI, CS (2), PB (2)

1B P. Hoilman 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (11), K

RF R. Golden 1/4, 2B (7), K, E (5, fielding)

CF O. Zapata 1/2, BB, K, CS (1)

3B W. Contreras 0/3

SS W. Darvill 0/3, K

SP B. Wells 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, Balk, 10-3 GO-FO

RP K. Burke 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 4-1 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 9-0 Box Score

 

CF D. Martin 3/5, 2 R, RBI, 2 3B (2)

2B/SS M. Hernandez 2/4, 4 RBI, 2B (10), 3B (4), K

SS G. Amaya 0/3, 2 K

DH DY Kim 0/5, K

C N. Rosario 1/4, BB, R, K

LF E. Gonzalez 3/5, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), K

RF KM Na 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (4), 3B (1)

SP J. Pugliese 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 4-2 GO-FO

RP JY Kim 3.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-4 GO-FO

RP R. Diplan 1 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 PPD

 

DSL Cubs 2 Suspended

 

OVERALL: 6-0!

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Chris Rusin (1-1, 3.44 ERA, 18.2 IP, 12 K, 3 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (1-2, 7.53 ERA, 14.1 IP, 8 K, 3 BB)

Daytona: LHP Jeffry Antigua (2-1, 2.40 ERA, 48.2 IP, 50 K, 10 BB)

Peoria: LHP Frank Del Valle (0-2, 5.23 ERA, 20.2 IP, 14 K, 7 BB)

Boise: RHP Yao-Lin Wang (3-2, 2.27 ERA, 43.2 IP, 46 K, 12 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP James Pugliese (1-1, 5.01 ERA, 23.1 IP, 18 K, 7 BB)

[Guest]

Jin-Young Kim demoted from Boise to Mesa. Jesus Morelli up from Boise to Peoria.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Really liking Wang's K:BB ratio. Would someone mind giving a quick scouting report on him? How projectable is he? Where might he rank among the Cubs' pitching prospects at this point? Thanks guys.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Really liking Wang

[Guest]

Jin-Young Kim demoted from Boise to Mesa. Jesus Morelli up from Boise to Peoria.

 

Corresponding moves:

 

CF Oliver Zapata and RHP Jean Sandoval were promoted from Mesa to Boise.

[Guest]

While BoiseHawks.com has Yao-Lin Wang as the starter today, it should be Ben Wells' turn in the rotation. Hope he's not hurt.

[Guest]

Marco Hernandez and Kyung-Min Na both have a double and a triple. Trey Martin has 2 triples. And Mesa is still in the 4th inning, up 9-0.

 

ETA: While the box score says Dong-Yub Kim relieved James Pugliese in the 4th, I'm guessing it's actually Jin-Young Kim.

[toonsterwu]

Mildly surprised that Zapata got the bump. That said, he's the outfielder playing the best right now.

 

The last reports I have on Yao-lin Wang goes something like -

 

throws 92-94 with decent late breaking action on the fastball, average slider, below average change. There isn't much projection in him - his body likely won't get bigger (good weight that is). Reminds me somewhat of former Indians farmhand Sung-Wei Tseng.

 

A couple posters elsewhere are quite high on him. I hope like heck that he succeeds as a starter, but he's fairly down on my list right now, through no fault of his own. Starling Peralta and Ben Wells (took me awhile to find his fangraphs page, as they had it as Sterling) have significantly higher ceiling. Luis Liria and Willengton Cruz arguably have higher ceilings, and are arguably close in polish to what Wang is right now. Cruz is the rare lefty in the system that has more than mid-end of the rotation potential, if his body matures and he adds velo.

 

That would push Wang outside of the top 20 for me. I'm not sold I would put him top 30, but I haven't really worked a list past 20 in a thought-out fashion.

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(took me awhile to find his fangraphs page, as they had it as Sterling)

 

Thank you for this.

[Guest]

Tom Ricketts is expected to join the Peoria broadcast today in the 3rd inning.

 

@KevinCapie: Ricketts: "We want to be known as a team that drafts and develops players better than the other teams." #Cubs

[Guest]

While BoiseHawks.com has Yao-Lin Wang as the starter today, it should be Ben Wells' turn in the rotation. Hope he's not hurt.

 

Ben Wells is indeed getting the start tonight.

[Outshined_One]

Jin-Young Kim demoted from Boise to Mesa. Jesus Morelli up from Boise to Peoria.

 

Corresponding moves:

 

CF Oliver Zapata and RHP Jean Sandoval were promoted from Mesa to Boise.

 

Zapata's one of those guys I like a lot, although I do have to wonder what his upside is considering he's listed at 5'9, 180 pounds. He showed some speed and power down in Mesa, plus his IsoD was an excellent .129, to go with a 15/24 K/BB ratio. He's done quite well for himself as an 18 year old.

[Guest]

Quite a day for centerfielders.

 

Jackson 2/3 with an OF assist

 

Ha 2/3 with a 2B

 

Szczur 2/5 with a SB and K

 

Easterling 1/3 with a SB and BB

[Guest]

Looks like Alberto Cabrera is coming out of the pen for Iowa and is racking up the strikeouts. Rusin started: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 8-1 GO-FO.

 

Vitters 1/4 with a double.

 

Antigua: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.

 

Del Valle: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Liria: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.

 

Odd but effective outing for Ben Wells: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10-3 GO-FO.

 

Jin-Yeong Kim strong in his Mesa debut: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.

[CubsWin]

Kyler Burke seems to be figuring things out in Boise. Over the last month he's pitched 21 innings allowing 14 hits, 5 earned runs with 16 Ks and just 5 walks. Dude's 23, so I'd like to have him see Peoria before the season's out. Of course, he's a lefty, so he'll be able to pitch until his early 40s whether he's any good or not...