Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-11-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa had the day off

 

Tennessee PPD - Rain

 

Daytona won 7-2 Box Score

 

DH A. Alcantara 0/4, R, BB, K

SS R. Torreyes 2/4, R, 3B (3), RBI, K

CF M. Szczur 2/4, 2 R, 2 2B (18), RBI, SB (29)

3B M. Cerda 1/3, RBI, BB, E (1, throw)

LF J. Andreoli 1/3, 2B (12), RBI, BB, K

SP K. Burke 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5-5 GO-FO

RP J. Lorick 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

 

Peoria won 1-0 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 0/2, 2 BB, K

CF T. Easterling 0/4

3B D. Geiger 0/3, K, E (12, fielding)

SS Ja. Baez 1/3, R, HR (7), RBI

RF O. Zapata 1/3, 2B (6)

LF PC Chen 1/3, SB (19)

SP S. Peralta 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, WP, 10-5 GO-FO, 86-59 pitches-strikes

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

 

Boise won 5-1 Box Score

 

2B G. Amaya 0/4, K

3B S. Bruno 1/4, R

DH J. Candelario 0/4, 3 K

C W. Contreras 2/3, R, 3B (1), RBI

SS M. Hernandez 1/3, R, 2 K

1B R. Shoulders 1/3, R, HR (3), RBI, K

CF T. Martin 2/3, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K, outfield assist

SP J. Arias 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 3-6 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 4-2 Box Score

 

CF S. Dunston 0/4, K

2B D. Lockhart 3/3, R, 2B (3), BB

3B T. Saunders 0/4, R, K, CS (1)

1B D. Vogelbach 2/4, R, 2B (8), HR (4), 3 RBI, K, SB (1)

SS C. Penalver 0/3, 2 K

C N. Rosario 0/2, BB, K, PB (2)

SP L. Castillo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO

RP T. Lang 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO - pro debut

RP C. Hoffner 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-0 GO-FO - pro debut

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 9-4 Box Score

 

CF Je. Baez 1/3, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB (20)

1B R. Alcala 3/5, 3 R, 2B (8), HR (3), 3 RBI, K, SB (4)

3B M. Rico 2/5, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K, E (4, throw)

SP J. Paulino 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 3-5 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 13-3 Box Score

 

CF R. Caro 1/5, 2 R, 2B (3), 2 RBI, K, SB (8)

3B M. Malave 3/5, 2 R, 2B (6), RBI, E (6, fielding)

LF S. Ubiera 4/4, 2 R, RBI

SS L. Acosta 1/4, R, K

2B A. Gonzalez 2/3, RBI

SP P. Araujo 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4-4 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 6-0!

 

PCL All-Stars won 3-0 Box Score

 

3B J. Vitters 0/1, BB, K

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Tennessee: LHP Zach Rosscup (at Peoria: 0.00 ERA, 0.03 FIP, 7.1 IP, 12 K, 0 BB)

Daytona: LHP Kyler Burke (3.86 ERA, 4.56 FIP, 14 IP, 12 K, 9 BB)

Peoria: RHP Starling Peralta (3.75 ERA, 5.61 FIP, 36 IP, 20 K, 14 BB)

Boise: RHP Jose Arias (3.04 ERA, 2.26 FIP, 13.2 IP, 13 K, 1 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Ethan Elias (3.86 ERA, 3.90 FIP, 9.1 IP, 7 K, 2 BB)

 

AAA All-Star Game: 3B Josh Vitters

[ctcf]

I wonder if we'll see Soler in AZ this week.

[Cubswin11]

Is the AAA all star game on TV (MLBN) anywhere?

[ctcf]

Is the AAA all star game on TV (MLBN) anywhere?

 

AAA All-Star Game: PCL All-Stars at IL All-Stars, 6:00 PM - TV: MLB Network

[jersey cubs fan]

Is the AAA all star game on TV (MLBN) anywhere?

 

you answered your own question

[Guest]

Shawon Dunston Jr implying he's been demoted on his Twitter page.

[jersey cubs fan]

How many Dunstons are there?

[Guest]

Stupid auto-correct.

[CUBZ99]

Wow, the Boise OFers have had a tough time on offense so far this season. Dunston, Kim, Batista and Martin (SSS) are all hitting near or under .200. Rademacher is the only OF that has been raking since his promotion to Boise.

 

I wonder if the demotion means that Soler is headed to Boise. Also, Almora will have no problem finding playing time with Boise if that is where they send him.

[Guest]

I wonder who Rosscup is replacing in the Tennessee rotation. McNutt seems the logical choice, moving him to the pen. Or maybe Struck is moving up to Iowa?

[Guest]

Wow, the Boise OFers have had a tough time on offense so far this season. Dunston, Kim, Batista and Martin (SSS) are all hitting near or under .200. Rademacher is the only OF that has been raking since his promotion to Boise.

 

I wonder if the demotion means that Soler is headed to Boise. Also, Almora will have no problem finding playing time with Boise if that is where they send him.

 

I suspect Almora will be in Mesa through the rest of the AZL season, then he can go up to Boise for the final week of their season.

[Guest]

C Chadd Krist up from Boise to Peoria. First '12 draftee to get to full season ball. Justin Berg continues his rehab, going from Mesa to Peoria. Gerardo Concepcion to the Peoria DL thanks to the virus he has that forced him to miss his last start.

[ctcf]

Good for Krist. It's certainly a deserved promotion.

[StarlinOnYou]

Dunston has certainly been a flop thus far. Not surprised he was demoted.

[craig]

Wow, the Boise OFers have had a tough time on offense so far this season. Dunston, Kim, Batista and Martin (SSS) are all hitting near or under .200. Rademacher is the only OF that has been raking since his promotion to Boise.

 

I wonder if the demotion means that Soler is headed to Boise. Also, Almora will have no problem finding playing time with Boise if that is where they send him.

 

That's probably undesirable even in Rademacher's case. I'd read that a lot of scouts thought his chances were better as a LHP (hit 95) than as a hitter. He's hitting .406, but no walks and only 3 of his hits for XB. It might be that hitting for high average will just extend his career a utility OFer in the minors, and delay his conversion to pitching.

[craig]

Interesting that Rosscup is starting. He's been a rather effective pitcher as a pro. His career ERA is 2.45, with 134K/34BB. A K/BB of 3.94 is pretty nice, no? He's allowed only 4 HR in his career, and IIRC 2 or 3 of those came when he was pitching hurt last year, right before he got shut down. 134K/143 IP, but if you substract his draft summer, he's had more K's than IP.

 

Obviously tiny sample (143 innings total), all in A-ball or below, and I have no idea how serious his injury was. Was it TJ? But if he was to suddenly start reproducing at AA the success he had in his 7 Peoria innings or that he showed pre-injury, he might justify some interest.

 

OK, now I've jinxed him, he'll probably give up 2HR and get shelled.

[Guest]

Dunston has certainly been a flop thus far. Not surprised he was demoted.

Again, it appears to be interpretation of his tweets and no real confirmation yet.

[Quakers]

Dunston has certainly been a flop thus far. Not surprised he was demoted.

Again, it appears to be interpretation of his tweets and no real confirmation yet.

 

From what I saw of Dunston, I would not label him as a flop. He was rushed, but I think that he is still someone to keep an eye on. Be patient.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Dunston has certainly been a flop thus far. Not surprised he was demoted.

Again, it appears to be interpretation of his tweets and no real confirmation yet.

 

From what I saw of Dunston, I would not label him as a flop. He was rushed, but I think that he is still someone to keep an eye on. Be patient.

 

That and the fact that he's 19.

[Named After Maddux]

On my phone, but according to Almora he's rooming with Soler in Arizona. That's pretty cool. Who knows maybe they're bring them up together initially to get him acclimated.

[El Duderino]

albert almora ‏@albertalmora

 

Please follow my new roommate @jorgesoler24 let's get him to 1000 followers!!!! ‪#beast

[jersey cubs fan]

On my phone, but according to Almora he's rooming with Soler in Arizona. That's pretty cool. Who knows maybe they're bring them up together initially to get him acclimated.

 

well we know which room will have the high class hookers.

[Clem Fandango]

I smell a sitcom

[Guest]

Dunston to Mesa official:

 

@BoiseHawksRadio: Roster moves today Chad Krist to Peoria, Shawon Dunston to Mesa, Carlos Escobar from Mesa to Boise