Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-20-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 10-7 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 2/4, R, HR (13), 2 RBI, K, CS (5), E (3, fielding)

2B A. Cardenas 2/4, 2 R, 2 2B (17), K

3B J. Vitters 2/4, R, 2B (29), RBI

1B B. Lalli 2/3, 2 RBI, BB

RF D. Sappelt 0/3

SP C. Rusin 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 5-2 GO-FO, 100-58 pitches-strikes; hitting: 1/2, RBI

RP E. Caridad 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 4-1 in a shortened 8 inning game Box Score

 

SS J. Lake 1/4, 3 K

2B L. Watkins 1/4, R, 2B (11), 2 K

CF JH Ha 1/3, K, HBP

1B J. Bour 2/4, RBI, K

SP DE Rhee 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP, HR, 10-4 GO-FO, 75-48 pitches-strikes; hitting: 0/1, BB, K

RP T. McNutt 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 12-8 Box Score

 

LF J. Andreoli 0/4, R, BB, 2 K

2B R. Torreyes 2/5, R, 2B (17), RBI, SB (11)

DH M. Szczur 0/4, R, RBI, BB

1B R. Ridling 2/4, 2 R, 2 2B (11), K, E (5, fielding)

CF R. Silva 4/5, 2 R, 3B (10), 2 RBI, K, outfield assist at second base

SS T. Saunders 1/4, BB, K

SP R. Whitenack 0+ IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K - faced 7 batters

RP F. Del Valle 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 6-3 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 9-6 in 11 innings Box Score

 

LF-CF PC Chen 3/6, R, 2B (10), 2 RBI, 2 K, CS (9)

CF T. Easterling 2/3, R, 2B (17), HR (4), RBI, BB, 2 SB (18), 2 E (6, fielding, fielding)

2B Z. DeVoss 0/1, RBI, K, 2 E (19, throw, fielding)

SS Ja. Baez 1/6, R, 2 K, SB (18), E (12, throw)

3B-1B D. Geiger 2/5, 2 R, HR (9), RBI, K

DH C. Krist 0/1, BB, K, CS (1), PO (1) - ejected in 4th inning

PH-DH B. Rademacher 2/2, 2 R, RBI, BB

SP M. Jensen 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, 5-5 GO-FO

RP J. Berg 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5-1 GO-FO

RP J. Antigua 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Boise lost 7-2 Box Score

 

CF T. Martin 0/3, 2 K, HBP

2B G. Amaya 1/4

SS S. Bruno 0/4, 2 K, 2 E (11, throw, throw)

3B J. Candelario 1/2, 2 BB, E (10, throw)

RF W. Contreras 0/4, K

DH M. Hernandez 0/3, R, BB, SB (2)

1B R. Shoulders 4/4, R, 2B (7), HR (5), 2 RBI

SP F. Peña 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 8-2 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

RP M. Hamann 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO

RP W. Cruz 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs had the day off

 

DSL Cubs 1 were suspended, up 3-2 in the 4th inning Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 4-3 Box Score

 

2B B. Flete 1/4, R, 2 K, SB (3), CS (5), E (14, fielding)

3B M. Malave 1/4

SS L. Acosta 0/4, 2 K, SB (6)

LF R. Marcano 2/4, R, 2 2B (7), 2 K

SP D. Torrez 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 9-3 GO-FO, 2 E (2, pickoff, pickoff)

 

OVERALL: 1-5

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Chris Rusin (4.55 ERA, 5.43 FIP, 99 IP, 58 K, 38 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Dae-Eun Rhee (5.21 ERA, 5.33 FIP, 95 IP, 50 K, 37 BB)

Daytona: RHP Rob Whitenack (6.25 ERA, 5.30 FIP, 31.2 IP, 20 K, 13 BB)

Peoria: RHP Michael Jensen (3.53 FIP, 3.84 ERA, 102 IP, 81 K, 32 BB)

Boise: RHP Felix Peña (2.91 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 21.2 IP, 14 K, 9 BB)

[El Duderino]

why does jorge soler not have a bref page?

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=soler-000jor

 

because you failed google

[El Duderino]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=soler-000jor

 

because you failed google

 

do you get a result by putting his name in on bref? weird

[El Duderino]

what's the story on Carlos Martinez-Pumarino? http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=624003

[Guest]

what's the story on Carlos Martinez-Pumarino? http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=624003

 

Signed for $250,000 last year - another Cuban defector.

 

Here's BA's report from when he signed last year:

 

Martinez, 20, pitched on youth and junior national teams in Cuba as a teenager, then joined Serie Nacional to play for Industriales. He pitched his final season in Cuba in 2009-10, when he had a 5.48 ERA in 23 innings with more walks (23) than strikeouts (19) working out of the bullpen. At 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Martinez has a thick frame and a low 90s fastball. Every once in a while Martinez flashes an average curveball, but most scouts said it's usually a below-average, slurvy offering. His changeup shows occasional fade but is also below-average.

[toonsterwu]

I remember the ... interesting ... scouting report that Phil Rogers had on Carlos Martinez this spring.

 

Carlos Martinez. Arguably the greatest diamond in the rough in this crowd, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound right-hander was overmatching hitters with a mid-90s fastball and polished changeup in camp games. He will move fast if he can sustain that performance.

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-01/sports/ct-spt-0402-rogers-baseball--20120402_1_cuban-prospects-fitch-park-oneri-fleita/2

 

He still seems pretty excited about him:

 

http://sulia.com/channel/baseball/f/e982cbd3-3779-44dc-9e72-14bdc94f77cf/?source=twitter

 

 

Phil Rogers

 

I've written a little about Cuban right-hander Carlos Martinez, who I saw pitch in spring training. The Cubs have finally turned him loose in the Arizona League, and he's been excellent in four of his five outings. Martinez, who is now identified as Martinez-Pumarino, threw 3 scoreless innings yesterday, allowing 1 hit and strikeout out 4, in a game that was probably more notable as the pro debut for compensation-round pick Paul Blackburn, a high-schooler from California. Martinez-Pumarino has a 1.65 ERA and a .193 OBA after 16 1-3 innings in rookie ball. He seems like a good candidate to be moved to a full-season team like Peoria or Daytona before long.

5 days ago

[El Duderino]

i was going to say he sounds like good relief prospect at least, but if Phil Rogers likes him I'm not so sure

[toonsterwu]

Ha ...

 

Random Guess - I wouldn't be surprised if what BA terms as a changeup with occasional fade is able to make raw bats look foolish, which could explain why Rogers thought it was so good.

[El Duderino]

Whitenack was crushed, didn't record an out. 6 runs, 5 earned. Edited July 20, 2012 by El Duderino

[CubsInNC]

Geiger first pitch HR in the 2nd. To left, wind blowing in from center about 6mph.

[CubsInNC]

Baez a great grab at short, very late bad high hop, almost in the grass, and reacted and got the putout with ease

[CubsInNC]

Easterling 2-2 a 2B and HR

[CubsInNC]

3 nights, 3 separate horribly blown calls by the same ump, 3 long discussions from Kopitzke...

[CubsInNC]

Easterlings bat may play at higher levels, but he's made 3 errors/bad plays in CF in 2 nights

[craig]

...

Carlos Martinez. Arguably the greatest diamond in the rough in this crowd, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound right-hander was overmatching hitters with a mid-90s fastball and polished changeup in camp games. He will move fast if he can sustain that performance.

....

 

I knew the original report that cal shared, the low-90's fastball plus otherwise bad/blah offspeed. But I'd not seen the Rogers eye-ball report, so thanks for sharing that. I know Phil doesn't get a lot of respect, and for good reason. But if he saw mid-90's, he saw mid-90's. And if he was seeing gobs of kids and Martinez stood out above the others, I see no reason to belittle that. And 13K/2BB/2H/11P are some rather nice numbers lately.

 

Anyway, I'm encouraged to read that there may be noteworthy velocity in the big guy.

[Guest]

3 nights, 3 separate horribly blown calls by the same ump, 3 long discussions from Kopitzke...

 

@nbaliva so very thankful we dont get these umpires again the rest of the season. And yes i just went through the rest of the schedule.

 

@PeoChiefsGame Krist walks, then POCS to end 4th then got ejected by the umpire (Clay Park) not even involved in the play. Park tossed Villone last night

[Guest]

...

Carlos Martinez. Arguably the greatest diamond in the rough in this crowd, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound right-hander was overmatching hitters with a mid-90s fastball and polished changeup in camp games. He will move fast if he can sustain that performance.

....

 

I knew the original report that cal shared, the low-90's fastball plus otherwise bad/blah offspeed. But I'd not seen the Rogers eye-ball report, so thanks for sharing that. I know Phil doesn't get a lot of respect, and for good reason. But if he saw mid-90's, he saw mid-90's. And if he was seeing gobs of kids and Martinez stood out above the others, I see no reason to belittle that. And 13K/2BB/2H/11P are some rather nice numbers lately.

 

Anyway, I'm encouraged to read that there may be noteworthy velocity in the big guy.

 

Arizona Phil didn't have as glowing a report, saying he had low 90s velocity but it was enough to beat up on rookie ball hitters.

[CubsInNC]

Easterling a violet collision with the wall and his head/neck. Staying in the game.

[Guest]

Is the wall okay?

[Vinestal]

Easterling a violet collision with the wall and his head/neck. Staying in the game.

So he looks like an Umpa lumpa now?

[CubsInNC]

His glasses put a few holes in the plastic cover, and I'm pretty sure he made a crater....

[Rizzo Smash]

Brett Jackson leads off with a HR

[CubsInNC]

Baez with a bad jump off 2nd, still stole 3rd