Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-30-12

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa PPD

 

Tennessee lost 6-4 Box Score

 

Daytona won 6-5 Box Score

 

Peoria lost 10-1 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 1-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Jay Jackson (6.43 ERA, 5.69 FIP, 42 IP, 34 K, 22 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Dallas Beeler (3.93 ERA, 4.10 FIP, 55 IP, 26 K, 16 BB)

Daytona: LHP Frank Del Valle (4.09 ERA, 4.83 FIP, 33 IP, 26 K, 7 BB)

Peoria: RHP Starling Peralta (2.25 ERA, 3.02 FIP, 4 IP, 2 K, 1 BB)

[Guest]

Ben Wells hasn't pitched since May 20th, when he had possibly his best pro outing to date. He isn't on the Peoria DL and I can't find anything about any possible injury online.

[rawaction]

Ben Wells hasn't pitched since May 20th, when he had possibly his best pro outing to date. He isn't on the Peoria DL and I can't find anything about any possible injury online.

 

He was on the DL earlier for blisters. Maybe there's something going on there again, but they didn't DL him. There's also a possibility that he is in the bullpen now and maybe he's just been passed over for more shorter relievers, as all his relief outings were 4+ innings. Starters have been going deeper into games for Peoria recently. Of course, that still doesn't explain why Wells is not starting in the first place.

[Guest]

Ben Wells hasn't pitched since May 20th, when he had possibly his best pro outing to date. He isn't on the Peoria DL and I can't find anything about any possible injury online.

 

He was on the DL earlier for blisters. Maybe there's something going on there again, but they didn't DL him. There's also a possibility that he is in the bullpen now and maybe he's just been passed over for more shorter relievers, as all his relief outings were 4+ innings. Starters have been going deeper into games for Peoria recently. Of course, that still doesn't explain why Wells is not starting in the first place.

He was piggybacking with Burke (they would switch off as starters) but lost that gig when he went on the DL. He had been piggybacking with Concepcion since returning from the DL.

[Guest]

Well that solves that: Ben Wells is starting for Peoria.

[Vinestal]

Well that solves that: Ben Wells is starting for Peoria.

He got 2 Ks in the first

[davell]

Iowa's rained out. Baez was HBP and scored for Peoria.

[rawaction]

Well that solves that: Ben Wells is starting for Peoria.

He got 2 Ks in the first

 

Pitch count has gotta be up there. 14 batters faced thru 3. 4 hits and 1 walk. But 4 Ks and only 1 unearned run (his own throwing error).

[Guest]

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2012/05/30/rally-dooms-cubs-fitch-park

 

Trey Martin hit a triple and Dan Vogelbach hit a double and triple.

[Guest]

Well that solves that: Ben Wells is starting for Peoria.

He got 2 Ks in the first

 

Pitch count has gotta be up there. 14 batters faced thru 3. 4 hits and 1 walk. But 4 Ks and only 1 unearned run (his own throwing error).

 

He ended up going 3.1 and left a couple guys on base. Starling Peralta came in and got out of the jam without surrendering any runs.. I guess these two will be piggybacking.

 

Wells final line: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5-1 GO-O, 2 errors

[Guest]

Rizzo is supposed to be in the lineup tomorrow. We can all breathe.

 

 

First baseman Anthony Rizzo is expected to be back in the lineup Thursday after Iowa's game at Omaha was rained out on Wednesday night.

 

Rizzo suffered a right wrist injuring during Sunday night's game in Memphis, and was removed in the sixth inning. He sat out the next game, then has an off day.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-mcleod-rizzo-in-finishing-stages-in-iowa-20120530,0,6953193.story

 

 

 

 

McLeod said Rizzo is in the "finishing stages" of his stay at Iowa.

 

"It's deja vu, because we went through the exact same thing last year," McLeod said, referring to Rizzo's stint in San Diego. "What I'm more happy about is not the numbers he's been putting up, but the development. He has been working on some things mechanically, on his approach, on his day-to-day routine... He's got a routine that's working, and obviously he's been really successful.

 

"And I think because he went through what he went through last year, with the anticipation in San Diego and the struggles once he got up, it's made him a better player. Mentally, he's much stronger coming out of that. I think he's in his finishing stages now, and it shouldn't be too long before he's up here. I think he'll be a better player for going through that last year."

[davell]

Junior Lake HR

[pitchcs]

http://www.thecubreporter.com/2012/05/30/rally-dooms-cubs-fitch-park

 

Trey Martin hit a triple and Dan Vogelbach hit a double and triple.

 

 

:shock:

 

Vogelburner?

[Guest]

Dan Vogelbach hit a ... triple.

Did an outfielder die?

[toonsterwu]

Well that solves that: Ben Wells is starting for Peoria.

He got 2 Ks in the first

 

Pitch count has gotta be up there. 14 batters faced thru 3. 4 hits and 1 walk. But 4 Ks and only 1 unearned run (his own throwing error).

 

He ended up going 3.1 and left a couple guys on base. Starling Peralta came in and got out of the jam without surrendering any runs.. I guess these two will be piggybacking.

 

Wells final line: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5-1 GO-O, 2 errors

 

If they are piggybacking, that makes Concepcion either a full starter, or do they create a 2nd piggyback? But there aren't that many candidates to go piggybacking ... maybe Yao-lin Wang. Reed seems unlikely to move to a piggyback, Suarez isn't doing that, and Liria probably isn't. That would leave a lefty like Cervenka (McDonald seems slated for the pen) or maybe Felix Pena. Actually, thinking about the names, I guess this means Concepcion is likely a full starter in Peoria.

[Guest]

Baez struck out in his second PA

[El Duderino]

Baez struck out in his second PA

 

He made his first error as well.

[toonsterwu]

Geesh, I stop following the game for a second, and Peralta got tagged. Guess the control problems he had last year are still there. Granted, looks like Javier Baez's error really hampered things, but still. ouch.

[Guest]

Dan Vogelbach hit a ... triple.

Did an outfielder die?

 

Per Arizona Phil's recaps, he's hit a surprising number of triples between fall instructs and extended spring training. I believe Phil said he looks pretty athletic for his size.

[Guest]

Geesh, I stop following the game for a second, and Peralta got tagged. Guess the control problems he had last year are still there. Granted, looks like Javier Baez's error really hampered things, but still. ouch.

 

He actually walked 2 in his first inning of work too. Some really rough control issues tonight.

[toonsterwu]

Geesh, I stop following the game for a second, and Peralta got tagged. Guess the control problems he had last year are still there. Granted, looks like Javier Baez's error really hampered things, but still. ouch.

 

He actually walked 2 in his first inning of work too. Some really rough control issues tonight.

 

Was it really only a couple years ago when there was some relatively hope on the group of young arms coming through XST? Man ... so many have fallen and can't get up. Reed and Liria are in the pen, Jin Yeong Kim is toiling away in XST still, Cruz is demoted to XST, Paulino ... heck, I don't remember what's going on with him right now (injury?), and Peralta seems to, along with Wells, the last ones standing with a legitimate shot of developing into a starter, and Peralta comes with his heavy bag of control woes. Heck, some people even had hope on Su-min Jung. And for some reason, I thought Marcos Perez and Jean Sandoval were mildly intriguing, but for the life of me, I can't remember why right now.

 

Granted, it's not like I expected all these guys to develop into intriguing arms ... but I had hoped a few of them would be interesting into, say, High A. Of course, Rosario wasn't really on the radar until late last year, so he's been a nice surprise, and I guess Jose Arias is next man up.

 

Seems like so long ago ...

[toonsterwu]

On the bright side, Daytona has rallied (for now), and Alcantara/Szczur both keep producing offensively. Had been a bit worried about the slightly declining BB rate for Szczur in May (granted, his K rate fell a bit as well, and realistically, probably just SSS, but after last year with Szczur, I get antsy when I look at his numbers, I guess), so the two walks tonight are nice to see.

[toonsterwu]

Michael Burgess has had an oddly intriguing season (intriguing doesn't equal exciting, though). Since seeing him a couple years back, I've never had that much faith ... and realistically, I still doubt that he reaches any meaningful roles in the bigs. That said, he's really brought the K rate down (12.5% in May, but 15.4% on the season). Of course, that's paired with a significant power drop from him. What I find intriguing is that he's pounding 55% GB's these days, a significant spike for him. Without having seen that much, sounds like he's working on some serious swing/approach adjustments. Can he bring that power up?

 

Marcus Hatley still, IMO, gets a bit lost amidst Cubs prospects. He's putting together a fairly strong season, and while I like Cabrera a tick better overall, Hatley may deserve a look earlier (that said, whether or not he gets it is another question, as Cabrera does have the 40 man spot). With our superbly horrid pen this year, I really wouldn't mind seeing Hatley get a look later in the year (he's already older, at 24).

[Little Slide Rooter]

I like Hatley to, but when it comes to relief prospects, unless they have closer stuff are going to tend to not get the attention of other prospects. Especially in Hatley's case where there are two prospects in his pen that are more intriguing than he, being Rhoderick, and Cabrera who you mentioned. This being said, I wouldn't mind seeing Beliveau, Hatley, Cabrera, and Rhoderick in the 2013 pen along with Russell and Dolis. I've liked what I've seen in Parker too. Even Coleman's been pretty good in his time there, though he simply doesn't seem to have the stuff of the others.