Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-18-12

[Guest]

I think Larry Suarez already sealed his fate and will be cut this offseason. Definitely agree this was his make or break season and he broke.

 

Thanks for all your posts today!

[CubsInNC]

No problem. We're at the games the next 2 nights as well. Wife's taking some pics and video on Friday, when we've got the seats unobstructed by the netting behind the plate.

[Guest]

No problem. We're at the games the next 2 nights as well. Wife's taking some pics and video on Friday, when we've got the seats unobstructed by the netting behind the plate.

 

Awesome. Friday should be interesting with Michael Jensen.

[toonsterwu]

Austin Reed hit triple digits in the bottom of the ninth!

 

Do you think that was real, or a gun fluke? Did Reed "look" that fast? Did he have several other mid-upper 90's clocks? Or eight 90-94's and then 100?

 

The Rosario readings, sitting 91-94, didn't sound particularly out of line.

 

Reed's still only 20. Blah stats (lots of walks, lots of HR's, lots of hits, WHIP 1.5). But if he's extremely fast, who knows with time.

 

 

I'm guessing he has a 2 seamer and a 4 seamer? He had one he threw 91-93, and one that was consistently 94-96, hitting 97 a couple of times, and a low 80's off speed pitch. he really needed the K, and reared back. It did look like he put a little more into it than the times he'd throw 97.

 

I don't know that the gun was the most accurate, but based on prior experience, it's fairly close. I wasn't in a position to go sit behind Wang, Cates, Antigua, and I think Jensen taking turns manning the gun.

 

More notes...

 

Easterling is fearless on the basepath, stealing 3rd, and getting caught stealing 2nd (bad jump, after 4 straight p/o attempts)

Zapata placed a suicide squeeze perfectly down the 3B side in the no mans land between the P and 3B.

 

Both Rosario and Reed had very wild throws to first on what would have been close pickoff attempts.

 

Geiger K'd 3 times, and appeared to be very slow thru the box with his hands. But when he got his hit, he took a 91mph fb down, and pulled it just inside the 3B line.

 

Suarez, as the closer... make or break time for Larry?

 

Krist will probably get tomorrow off. He took a hard shot in the 10th on a play at the plate, and 2 pitches later, took a foul off the cup. He was woozy from the first hit, and really looked in discomfort after the second.

 

The Chiefs lost the game, but the umpiring was definitely in favor of the home whitecaps. There were a couple of horrible calls ending chiefs rallies or starting whitecaps rallies.

 

I had reports of Reed in the mid-upper 90's a few weeks back, so if it's off, it's not off by much. He seems to be going with the harder fastball more this year, but that's more based on anecdotal ... guesses. If he gets consistent, he has very good late inning potential.

 

Had mixed reports on Geiger's swing last year, and the way you make it sound, he has more work to do.

 

Should add - have a good time!

[CubsInNC]

Going over my notes, noticed I forgot the pitchers. Rosario was 92-93 on the fb. McDonald is a very soft tossing lefty. Mid 80s for the fb, low 70s on the offspeed. Liria was consistently 92-94.

[Guest]

Yesterday's Mesa game: http://www.thecubreporter.com/2012/07/19/cubs-whitewash-dodgers-hohokam-park

[Little Slide Rooter]

No reason to put too much into one game, but the 0-6 with 4K was certainly a kick in the balls to us Vitters enthusiasts.

[Guest]

No reason to put too much into one game, but the 0-6 with 4K was certainly a kick in the balls to us Vitters enthusiasts.

#-o