Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-27-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Score

 

Iowa won 5-1 Box Score

 

RF D. Sappelt 2/4, BB, K

1B. A. Rizzo 1/3, 2B (12), 2 RBI, K - left game in the 6th inning due to right wrist soreness after swing and miss

3B J. Vitters 2/5

CF B. Jackson 1/5, R, K

SP C. Volstad 7 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 8-2 GO-FO, 79-55 pitches-strikes

RP C. Marmol 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 19-11 GO-FO

 

Tennessee had the day off.

 

Daytona cancelled - rain

 

Peoria lost 3-2 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 1/4, R, 2B (8), 2 K, E (8, fielding)

CF T. Easterling 3/4, R, 2B (7), 3B (2), RBI, 2 SB (11)

3B W. Darvill 0/4, 2 K

DH Y. Balaguert 0/4

SS M. Hernandez 1/4

LF PC Chen 0/4, E (3, fielding)

SP M. Jensen 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO

RP YL Wang 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 1-1

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Chris Volstad (6.00 ERA, 4.86 FIP, 6 IP, 6 K, 2 BB)

Daytona: RHP Robert Whitenack (2011 at Tennessee: 2.39 ERA, 3.49 FIP, 37.2 IP, 22 K, 13 BB) - 2012 debut following Tommy John surgery

Peoria: RHP Michael Jensen (2.92 ERA, 3.66 FIP, 49.1 IP, 35 K, 16 BB)

 

And there's this:

 

@javy23baez - Peoria here i come!! :))

[mookie]

Go Baez Go!! Please don't pull a Vitters.

[ctcf]

Pretty damn intriguing day around the system. Good luck to Whitenack and Baez!

[Guest]

Does anyone know if Baez is actually in Peoria and in their lineup today?

[El Duderino]

Does anyone know if Baez is actually in Peoria and in their lineup today?

 

No. He'll be in tomorrow.

[Guest]

Does anyone know if Baez is actually in Peoria and in their lineup today?

 

He probably is in Peoria by now but he isn't in the lineup. Marco Hernandez is the starting shortstop today.

[sporrer17]

Apparently Anthony Giansanti is giving catcher a try. It'd be more interesting if he were younger or if he was a better hitter, but it can't hurt to see.

[Guest]

Jensen has been dynamite today: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K.

 

Hernandez is 1/2 and up to .213!

[ctcf]

Jensen must really want to get to Florida

[Guest]

Did anyone realize Rizzo was hitting lefties THIS well?

 

.327 BA/.377 OBP/.592 SLG (in just 53 PA)

[CubsInNC]

Apparently Anthony Giansanti is giving catcher a try. It'd be more interesting if he were younger or if he was a better hitter, but it can't hurt to see.

 

Dunno details about the pitch and/or jump of the runners trying to steal, but he caught 2 stealing today.

[ctcf]

Did anyone realize Rizzo was hitting lefties THIS well?

 

.327 BA/.377 OBP/.592 SLG (in just 53 PA)

 

Wow. That was supposed to be one of his few remaining weak spots.

[El Duderino]

Did anyone realize Rizzo was hitting lefties THIS well?

 

.327 BA/.377 OBP/.592 SLG (in just 53 PA)

 

pfft, Brett Jackson has a 1340 OPS against lefties.

[ctcf]

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

RT @KevinCapie: Now it's officially official: Baez will be with #Chiefs tomorrow. Marco Hernandez being sent to extended spring.

[El Duderino]

KG expects good, not great numbers from Baez. Not sure what that means, but there it is.

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

RT @KevinCapie: Now it's officially official: Baez will be with #Chiefs tomorrow. Marco Hernandez being sent to extended spring.

 

Tough break for Marco seeing as he's been .312/.349/.442 in 77 May at bats (which is 1 more AB than he had in April). Hopefully he tears up Boise.

[davell]

Damnit. Oh well, Marco should be fine. Sucks he's being sent down now that he's playing well though.

[Guest]

@Kevin_Goldstein Ok, real Cubs news. RHP Dillon Maples had elbow soreness, is on throwing program, and on pace to be ready when short-season leagues begin.

[ctcf]

Daytona game is postponed.

[rawaction]

Iowa up 2-0 after 1, thanks to a Rizzo 2-run double down the LF line. Vitters with a somewhat deep FB to RF moved Rizzo to 3rd, Jackson grounded out to 1B.

[illiniguy]

I really don't like that Marco is being sent down after rebounding from that awful start.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

To play Devil's Advocate...they could want to work on aspects...maybe his swing, most likely his body....throw some weight on him, work on mechanics...mostly I think it might have to do with working on him physically (just a wild guess, nothing to back it)....I mean a kid that young in his pre-AA or even High A days, is it really an issue? There's work to be done even outside of game experience, and he'll most likely be allowed to climb the ladder again anyway.

 

Sucks...it's annoying even, but if its to help him out in the long run then I have no problem with it even with his May.

[rawaction]

Rizzo strikes out looking with the bases loaded and 1 out in the 4th. Vitters popped out to end the inning.

[El Duderino]

Why was Rizzo just PH for? the hell?

 

Iowa Cubs ‏@IowaCubs

 

We have no further information on Rizzo. FWIW: All transactions involving Iowa Cubs players are always announced first in Chicago.

 

Iowa Cubs ‏@IowaCubs

 

Radio report: Rizzo leaves Iowa Cubs dugout, heads to clubhouse.

 

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Edited May 28, 2012 by El Duderino