Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-9-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won game one, 1-0 (7 innings) Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 0/4, 2 K

2B M. Tolbert 2/3, R, HR (1), RBI

1B A. Rizzo 1/3, K

3B J. Vitters 1/3,

RF D. Sappelt 2/2, BB

SP B. Raley 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, CG, 12-1 GO-FO, 90-59 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/2, BB, K

 

Iowa lost game two, 3-2 (7 innings) Box Score

 

CF D. Sappelt 0/4, 2 K

1B A. Rizzo 1/4, K

SS L. Valbuena 1/3, R, 2B (16), RBI

3B J. Vitters 12, RBI, BB, K

RF T. Wright 2/3, 2B (10), K

SP E. Caridad 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 6-0 GO-FO, 57-33 pitches-strikes; batting: 1/1

RP S. Maine 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

 

Tennessee won 6-4 Box Score

 

CF JH Ha 0.5

2B L. Watkins 0/3, BB, 2 K

C W. Castillo 0/0, R, 3 BB

1B R. Ridling 1/4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI

RF M. Burgess 2/4, R, K

C M. Brenly 2/2, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI

SP D. Beeler 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 8-4 GO-FO, 81-46 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/1

RP J. Antigua 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO

RP F. Batista 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 4-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 7-0 Box Score

 

SS A. Alcantara 1/4, 2 K, SB (16)

2B R. Torreyes 1/4, 2 K, E (5, throw)

CF R. Silva 1/3

C M. Gibbs 0/3, K

SP F. Del Valle 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, 5-2 GO-FO

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

 

Peoria won 4-1 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 1/2, R, 3 BB, K, SB (15)

CF PC Chen 1/5, R

DH A. Giansanti 3/5, CS (2)

1B P. Hoilman 2/5, R, 2B (19), RBI

3B W. Darvill 2/4, 2B (5)

SS J. Baez 0/3, R, BB, 2 K, SB (4)

SP K. Burke 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, 5-5 GO-FO

RP L. Liria 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 19-2 Box Score

 

SS F. Sanchez 0/2, K

1B-P R. Alcala 2/4, RBI

3B A. Paula 0/4, K, E (4, throw)

C L. Gonzalez 0/1, R, 3 BB

RF E. Mercedes 2/4, HR (2), RBI, K

SP C. Severino 3 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 4-2 GO-FO

RP H. Mercado 1.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR, 3 WP, 3-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 3-2 Box Score

 

LF R. Marcon 2/4, 3B (1), RBI, K

SS L. Acosta 0/3, 2 BB, 3 K

3B M. Malave 0/4, K

1B D. Arcila 1/4

SP A. Reyes 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 9-4 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa (game one): LHP Brooks Raley (6.00 ERA, 5.80 FIP, 15 IP, 14 K, 6 BB)

Iowa (game two): RHP Esmailin Caridad (5.02 ERA, 5.16 FIP, 23,1 IP, 20 K, 12 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Dallas Beeler (4.15 ERA, 4.34 FIP, 65 IP, 28 K, 21 BB)

Daytona: LHP Frank Del Valle (4.36 ERA, 5.11 FIP, 43.1 IP, 31 K, 10 BB)

Peoria: LHP Kyler Burke (2.37 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 60.2 IP, 39 K, 20 BB)

[ctcf]

Iowa is playing an evil version of themselves that all have goatees.

[Named After Maddux]

I cannot even imagine the damage Rizzo could do against the Iowa pitching staff.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Very ho-hum pitching day.

[SouthSideRyan]

Dallas Beeler has just careened off a cliff

[davell]

Well, it looks like the suckitude from the majors is trickling down today. Acosta went 0-3 , 3k's. Did walk twice. Malave 0-4 1k. Brett is 0-3, 2k's. Torreyes is 0-2, 2k's.

[Little Slide Rooter]

On the plus side, through 4 IP, Burke has 5 K and goose eggs make up the rest of his line.

[Guest]

6 strikeouts through 5 for Burke. 61-39 pitches-strikes.

[Guest]

Not good:

 

"@peoriachiefs: RHP Ben Wells officially put on the Disabled List today with a right elbow strain (muscle). His turn in the rotation goes to Peralta tmw."

[El Duderino]

Well, Kyler Burke pitched the game of his life. That's something.

[davell]

Maybe they want to reward Kyler by letting him pitch in the ASG and if so, I'm fine with it. As long as he's booked on the next flight to Daytona, as soon as he's done pitching.

[davell]

Vitters and Baez each have a walk. I wish I didn't feel like that's worth posting.

[toonsterwu]

Not good:

 

"@peoriachiefs: RHP Ben Wells officially put on the Disabled List today with a right elbow strain (muscle). His turn in the rotation goes to Peralta tmw."

 

oy, the hits keep coming. That just doesn't sound good at all. Half worry that the next time we'll be hearing about Ben Wells will be a year from now (roughly).

[toonsterwu]

Maybe they want to reward Kyler by letting him pitch in the ASG and if so, I'm fine with it. As long as he's booked on the next flight to Daytona, as soon as he's done pitching.

 

What I really want to know is what Kyler was throwing. There's been several times this year where he's reportedly been a high 80's/low 90's guy as a starter.

 

I agree that he should be up from Peoria (even though the stats at firstinning seem to suggest some luck for him) because of his age and length of service. What I'm not sure on is whether or not I would prefer him in Daytona as a starter ... or Tennessee in the pen. If he's more of a high 80's/low 90's guy as a starter, I'm not so sure I wouldn't fast-track him to the AA pen and see if he can ramp up the fastball again. Now, if those reports are off, and he's comfortably in the low 90's as a starter, then send him to Daytona as a starter and develop him that way for now.

[Guest]

Not good:

 

"@peoriachiefs: RHP Ben Wells officially put on the Disabled List today with a right elbow strain (muscle). His turn in the rotation goes to Peralta tmw."

 

oy, the hits keep coming. That just doesn't sound good at all. Half worry that the next time we'll be hearing about Ben Wells will be a year from now (roughly).

 

Yeah. A year after the most promising minor league starter (Whitenack) had to have TJS, it looks like we will see a repeat this year with Wells.