Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-15-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 4-0 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 4-2 Box Score

 

Daytona won game one 3-2 (7 innings) Box Score

 

Daytona lost game two 1-0 (9 innings) Box Score

 

Peoria lost 5-1 Box Score

 

Boise lost 13-5 Box Score

 

2B G. Amaya 2/4, K, CS (5)

CF A. Almora 2/5, R, HR (1), RBI - Boise debut

3B J. Candelario 1/4, K

DH D. Vogelbach 1/3, R, K, HBP

SS M. Hernandez 1/3, RBI, BB, PO

C W. Contreras 1/3, R, BB, K

1B R. Shoulders 1/4, R, HR (8), 3 RBI, K

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

RP H. Ackerman 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 3-2 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 3-1 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-2 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 5-4 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 3-6

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Chris Rusin (4.81 ERA, 5.38 FIP, 127.1 IP, 83 K, 49 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Nick Struck (3.64 ERA, 3.90 FIP, 131 IP, 102 K, 37 BB)

Daytona (game one): RHP PJ Francescon (3.75 ERA, 4.35 FIP, 72 IP, 46 K, 22 BB)

Daytona (game two): TBA

Peoria: LHP Jeffry Antigua (2.33 ERA, 4.22 FIP, 19.1 IP, 20 K, 6 BB)

Boise: RHP Ian Dickson (5.40 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 45 IP, 38 K, 20 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Duane Underwood (20.30 ERA, 17.00 FIP, 1.1 IP, 1 K, 2 BB)

[JockJones]

90-100% chance of precipitation in Daytona tonight from 7-9 PM.

[ctcf]

I wonder what it would take to convince the Carolina league to add another team...

[El Duderino]

@daytonacubs

 

Good to go (for now) for tonight's 5:00 doubleheader in Lakeland. Here is the Cubs starting lineup for game 1:... http://fb.me/1C8X1nU5h

[rawaction]

Baez 0-3 with 2 KS. 2-25, with 10Ks in Daytona. Of course he's been there about 3 weeks and this is his 7th game.

[Proven Veteran]

Baez 0-3 with 2 KS. 2-25, with 10Ks in Daytona. Of course he's been there about 3 weeks and this is his 7th game.

Cubs should have sold high.

[El Duderino]

Torreyes 2/4 with a double, just drove in go-ahead run.

 

Baez flies out to track.

[rawaction]

NO Soler for Peoria tonight.

[El Duderino]

Almora batting second.

[Gilby]

Amaya, Almora, Candelario, and Vogelbach is a sweet 1-4 offensively.

[El Duderino]

Hawks are facing Chris Stratton, Giants 1st-round pick this year.

[rawaction]

How do we feel about Junior Lake's 2012 season? On one hand, a .770 OPS is nothing to write home about. On the other, he's 16th in the league in OPS and he's the 2nd youngest player in the top 20 in OPS in the Southern League, and he's a full year younger than everyone in the top 20 other than Matt Davidson and his teammate, Logan Watkins (8 months younger). Top 10 in batting average, top 10 in SLG. Walk rate is improved on last year, power is in line with last year. I don't know if he can make another trip to the AFL this fall, but that would ideal.

[davell]

I look at it as decent. Disappointing after his initial start. But he's young, so it's definitely still feasible to hope for a breakout from him.

[El Duderino]

ALMORA HOMER.

[ctcf]

Sounded like a no-doubter.

[Gilby]

Yeah, there is still some hope and intrigue there, but those K/BB rates without a real good hit tool doesn't make me real excited about him at the moment. It's also important to remember he's not a SS, and might even be able to handle the left side of the infield. It's quite possible he's a RFer.

 

This is for Lake, obviously. Not Almora.

[El Duderino]

Rock Shoulders with a BOMB.

[ctcf]

I wish Rock's numbers were better.

[ctcf]

Almora now 2/3 after a single.

[El Duderino]

They're bringing in the lefty for Vogelbach, ha.

 

WTF, he got hit in the back of the head and just ran down to first like it was nothing.

[El Duderino]

Almora ran into the wall trying to make a catch in center, trainers are out. [expletive] me.

 

He's staying in, phew.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Does anyone know what Nick Struck throws and what type of stuff he has? I'm not getting what's keeping him at AA at this point, especially with the impending Rule 5 protection decision.

[El Duderino]

Some kid in LF just made an unreal catch on Almora, robbing him of a double.

[Little Slide Rooter]

NO Soler for Peoria tonight.

 

@KevinCapie: #Chiefs mgr Kopitzke on no Soler Wednesday: "He's got a little something. Hopefully he'll be back tomorrow."

 

A little something?