Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-23-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 2-1 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 1/3, BB, K, CS (6)

3B A. Cardenas 0/3, BB, K

1B G. Rohan 0/4, 2 K

LF D. Sappelt 2/4, 2B (26), RBI

RF J. Adduci 1/3, 2B (9), SB (6)

SP R. Rowland-Smith 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HBP, 2-6 GO-FO, 100-68 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/1, K

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

RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

 

Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score

 

LF R. Silva 1/5, R, 2 K, outfield assist at third base

2B L. Watkins 1/3, R, HBP, SB (27)

CF JH Ha 1/3, 2B (24), 2 RBI, K, HBP

1B J. Bour 2/4, R, 2B (35), RBI, K

SS J. Lake 1/2, 2B (25), 2 RBI, 2 BB

SP A. Kirk 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 1-5 GO-FO, 87-46 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/1

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

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

 

Daytona lost 3-0 Box Score

 

CF J. Andreoli 1/4, K, SB (52)

2B R. Torreyes 1/3, BB, E (11, missed catch)

3B C. Villanuvea 0/4, 2 K

SS Ja. Baez 0/3, BB, K, CS (2)

1B M. Gibbs 0/3, 3 K

SP R. Whitenack 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP, 4-3 GO-FO

RP K. Burke 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-5 GO-FO

 

Peoria won 6-1 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 3/4, R, HR (6), RBI, HBP, PO

CF PC Chen 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (32)

3B D. Gieger 1/5, 2 K

RF J. Soler 1/4, 2B (3), RBI, K

C C. Krist 1/4, R, 2B (12), 3 K

SS T. Saunders 0/3, K

SP M. Jensen 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP, WP, 8-4 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff)

RP J. Berg 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-4 GO-FO

 

Boise won 11-5 Box Score

 

2B S. Bruno 2/5, 2b (16), BB, K

SS M. Hernandez 1/5, 3B (4), BB, 2 K

3B J. Candelario 0/6, 2 K

1B D. Vogelbach 2/5, 2 R, 2B (7), BB, K, E (2, fielding)

C W. Contreras 3/5, 3 R, RBI, K

CF A. Almora 4/5, 3 R, 2 RBI

DH R. Shoulders 1/4, R, RBI, BB, K

LF T. Martin 3/3, R, 3 RBI, BB, HBP

SP H. Simpson 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, WP, 5-2 GO-FO

RP B. Smith 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 14-9 (10 innings) Box Score

 

CF S. Dunston 2/6, 2 R, 2B (4), RBI, BB, SB (4)

SS C. Penalver 1/5, 2 R, BB, K

C J. Marra 3/5, R, 3 2B (10), 2 RBI

2B D. Bote 2/5, 2 R, 2B (7), 2 RBI, SB (5), E (8, throw)

DH T. Gretzky 2/5, R, 2 RBI, K

LF Y. Balaguert 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K

SP D. Maples 1.2 IP, 0 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, K, 2 WP, 4-0 GO-FO

RP JC Paniagua 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO - Cubs debut

RP C. Martin 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K - the classic 4 strikeout inning

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 14-1 Box Score

 

SS F. Sanchez 1/4, R, 2 K

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

RP E. Martinez 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP, 7-3 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 8-7 (10 innings) Box Score

 

2B-SS B. Flete 4/5, 3 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB, 2 E (21, fielding, fielding)

3B M. Malave 0/5, 3 K

SS L. Acosta 0/1

SP A. Reyes 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP, 5-7 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 5-3

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Yoanner Negrin (2.25 ERA, 3.69 FIP, 4 IP, 3 K, 2 BB)

Tennessee: LHP Austin Kirk (1.50 ERA, 5.52 FIP, 6 IP, 4 K, 3 BB)

Daytona: RHP Robert Whitenack (6.15 ERA, 5.21 FIP, 48.1 IP, 29 K, 27 BB)

Peoria: RHP Michael Jensen (3.56 ERA, 3.47 FIP, 134 IP, 111 K, 40 BB)

Boise: RHP Hayden Simpson (5.15 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 36.2 IP, 40 K, 17 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Dillon Maples (1.17 ERA, 4.82 FIP, 7.2 IP, 10 K, 5 BB)

[Guest]

Boise's magic number is 4.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

What's a Yoanner?

[Gilby]

After Soler's first 10 games at Peoria he's at: .341/.386/.537/.932. That is accompanied by some very nice peripherals - 3 K's and 3 BB's in 44 PA.

 

Granted it's not even high-A, but that is more contact than I was expecting. When discussing his triple slash/upside, what were some of the predictions on batting avg?

[KingCubsFan]

After Soler's first 10 games at Peoria he's at: .341/.386/.537/.932. That is accompanied by some very nice peripherals - 3 K's and 3 BB's in 44 PA.

 

Granted it's not even high-A, but that is more contact than I was expecting. When discussing his triple slash/upside, what were some of the predictions on batting avg?

IIRC, people thought he had a pretty good hit tool. I think the expectation was that he would hit for a pretty good average (.270-.290).

[El Duderino]

Goldstein mentioned that he had a short stroke for a power hitter. Not be as much swing and miss as people assumed.

[El Duderino]

On another note: http://www.bleachernation.com/2012/08/23/cubs-doing-a-little-big-brothering-in-the-minor-league-system/

[Cubswin11]

On another note: http://www.bleachernation.com/2012/08/23/cubs-doing-a-little-big-brothering-in-the-minor-league-system/

That's awesome (and seems like a logical thing for every team to have given it's pretty simple/easy/accesible technology that is needed to install to have the ability to watch all your teams these days) and seems like something every other team (or most teams) probably had installed in their minor league systems/stadiums years ago.

[davell]

Kiley McDaniel just tweeted the only person in the world with faster hands than Javy Baez is @araabMUZIK.

[rawaction]

Good news, Daytona played baseball today. Bad news, the Cubs got 1-hit over the last 8 1/3 of the game. To be fair, the Cubs only allowed 3 singles themselves in the final 8 1/3. But Whitenack had already given up 3 runs (2 unearned) by that point. Baez 0-3, with a walk and a K. Villanueva was 0-4 with 2 Ks. Torreyes with a hit and a walk.

 

Soler with an RBI double in 4ABs for Peoria. 11 RBIs in 11 games for him. Jensen has only allowed an unearned run on 2 hits (0 BBs) and 5 Ks in 7 innings so far.

 

Lake with 2 walks for Tennessee.

[davell]

It sounds like they're shutting Jensen down for the season, as he hit 140 IP.

[Guest]

After Soler's first 10 games at Peoria he's at: .341/.386/.537/.932. That is accompanied by some very nice peripherals - 3 K's and 3 BB's in 44 PA.

 

and those strikeouts were in the same game. he only struck out in 1 of his first 10 games in peoria.

[Guest]

It sounds like they're shutting Jensen down for the season, as he hit 140 IP.

I believe that's the innings limit for pitchers in their first full season in the system.

[Warpticon]

Kiley McDaniel just tweeted the only person in the world with faster hands than Javy Baez is @araabMUZIK.

 

....wow.

[rawaction]

After Soler's first 10 games at Peoria he's at: .341/.386/.537/.932. That is accompanied by some very nice peripherals - 3 K's and 3 BB's in 44 PA.

 

and those strikeouts were in the same game. he only struck out in 1 of his first 10 games in peoria.

 

Didn't realize that. Pretty crazy. He struck out in 11 of his 14 games in Arizona.

[Guest]

my god, maples

[El Duderino]

Any thoughts on Willson Contreras? Dude is on fire. Any word on how his conversion to C has gone?

[davell]

I think they were surprised at how easy he transitioned back.

[El Duderino]

Jeimer Candelario is in his second brutal stretch of the year. 0/18.

 

Almora 3/3 with 2 doubles.

[Cubswin11]

my god, maples

?? Details

[El Duderino]

my god, maples

?? Details

 

Stryker Trahan grounds out to first baseman Anthony Giansanti.

Justin Bianco walks.

With Phildrick Llewellyn batting, wild pitch by Dillon Maples, Justin Bianco to 2nd.

Phildrick Llewellyn walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Dillon Maples. Justin Bianco to 3rd.

With Ryan Fuller batting, Justin Bianco steals (5) home. Phildrick Llewellyn steals (4) 2nd base. Phildrick Llewellyn advances to 3rd. Throwing error by second baseman David Bote.

Ryan Fuller strikes out swinging.

Damion Smith walks.

William Castillo walks. Damion Smith to 2nd.

Pitching Change: Loiger Padron replaces Dillon Maples.

[Guest]

nice game for almora.

[CubsWin]

Justin Marra is off to a good start. I know he was an overslot from last year's draft. He's 19. How's his defense?

[davell]

Justin Marra is off to a good start. I know he was an overslot from last year's draft. He's 19. How's his defense?

Bad, but potential to be OK, if I remember correctly.