Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-25-12

[Outshined_One]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central)

 

Iowa won 2-1 Box Score

 

Tennessee 4-3 Box Score

 

Daytona lost 2-1 Box Score

 

Peoria won 3-1 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 3-1

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Rodrigo Lopez (1.35 ERA, 2.55 FIP, 20 IP, 17 K, 7 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Eric Jokisch (at Daytona: 3.48 ERA, 3.29 FIP, 54.1 IP, 52 K, 16 BB) - 2012 Tennessee debut

Daytona: LHP Austin Kirk (2.68 ERA, 3.09 FIP, 53.2 IP, 29 K, 13 BB)

Peoria: RHP Starling Peralta (2011 at Mesa & Peoria: 5.27 ERA, 4.55 FIP, 70 IP, 58 K, 28 BB) - 2012 debut

[pitchcs]

Jokisch went to NW, right?

 

What's he rated in the system approx? Top 25?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Jokisch went to NW, right?

 

What's he rated in the system approx? Top 25?

 

To me, there's just a bunch of these guys througout the entire system that project to be back end starters, spot starters, or long relievers and it's tough to sort them out as far as the rankings go.

 

To name a few, Rusin, Raley, Beeler, Struck, Jokisch, Loosen, and Kirk may all be very different pitchers, but they seem like any one of them could very well fill the type of role that Randy Wells or Casey Coleman have the past few years in the next 2-4. Even Rhee hasn't done much to distance himself from the pack.

 

This being said, while I don't follow other team's fringe prospects, I'll assume that everyone has a handfull of these guys scattered throughout their system.

[Guest]

Jokisch went to NW, right?

 

What's he rated in the system approx? Top 25?

 

Yeah, he went to Northwestern.

 

I'd say he's top 40 or 50 but not necessarily top 25. He's got a better profile than, say, Austin Kirk or Brooks Raley (better 2nd and 3rd offerings than those two) but that doesn't mean too much.

[iowahawkeyes89]

Do we know if Javier Baez has been moved to Peoria yet? Havent seen AZ Phil or anyone on TCR say a word about it.

[Guest]

Do we know if Javier Baez has been moved to Peoria yet? Havent seen AZ Phil or anyone on TCR say a word about it.

 

No, it was just Phil Rogers saying a move was close.

 

RHP Felix Pena and OF Yasiel Balaguert are up at Peoria from Extended Spring Training.

 

RHP Robert Whitenack has officially been placed on Daytona's roster. LHP Jeff Lorick and C Taylor Davis have been promoted from Peoria to Daytona while C Sergio Burruel was promoted from Extended to Daytona.

 

RHP Ty'Relle Harris has been promoted from Daytona to Tennessee. RHP Casey Weathers was placed on Tennessee's DL.

[El Duderino]

Rizzo not in the lineup tonight.

[otis89]

Rizzo not in the lineup tonight.

 

Has he had a day off all season?

[El Duderino]

Iowa Cubs ‏@IowaCubs

 

@Duderino_Abides He's just getting a day off

[rawaction]

Rodrigo Lopez got hurt during warmups. Jay Jackson had to take over.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Jae Hoon Ha hit a HR.

[Guest]

Nice season debut for Peralta: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 65-42 pitches-strikes.

[ctcf]

Jae Hoon Ha hit a HR.

 

Again?

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Jae Hoon Ha hit a HR.

 

Again?

 

Relative to today, no. Relative to the rest of his life, yes.

[ctcf]

I kinda want Rhoderick to move up to Iowa soon.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Jay Jackson 5 IP 5 K 2 B 1 ER. Perhaps he's found a niche as a fill in starter when the scheduled guy is pulled after one pitch.

[El Duderino]

Brett Jackson 0/2, SF, BB, K

 

He walked against a lefty in his last AB, which made me notice that his OPS against lefties this year is like 1.200. :-k

[iowahawkeyes89]

Vitters with a hit and a walk

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Vitters with a hit and a walk

 

He can still pull off a Travis Fryman career, right? Right guys?