Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-29-12

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central)

 

Iowa lost 3-0 Box Score

 

CF T. Campana 0/4, 2 K

2B A. Cardenas 1/4, 2B (21)

1B G. Rohan 1/4, K

RF D. Sappelt 1/4, K, CS (6)

C A. Recker 1/3, 2B (8), BB, K

SP R. Rowland-Smith 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 4-4 GO-FO, 75-49 pitches-strikes; hitting: 0/2, K; E (3, throw)

RP J. Jackson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO

RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee had the day off

 

Daytona won game one 4-1 (7 innings) Box Score

 

CF J. Andreoli 1/3, K, CS (19)

2B R. Torreyes 0/3

3B C. Villanueva 2/3, 2 R, HR (4), RBI

SS Ja. Baez 1/2, R, BB

C M. Gibbs 0/2, 2 K

SP PJ Francescon 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 7-5 GO-FO

RP AJ Morris 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost game two 3-1 (8 innings) Box Score

 

CF J. Andreoli 1/3, 2B (16), BB

2B R. Torreyes 0/4

DH C. Villanuvea 0/2, BB, PO

SS Ja. Baez 1/3, SB (4)

C R. Lopez 1/3, pickoff at first base

SP F. Del Valle 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 4-4 GO-FO

RP R. Searle 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Peoria lost 9-5 Box Score

 

2B Z. DeVoss 1/3, 2 R, 2 BB, E (28, fielding)

CF PC Chen 0/4, BB, 2 K

3B D. Geiger 1/3, R, BB, K

RF J. Soler 2/3, 2 R, RBI

DH C. Krist 1/3, 3B (1), RBI, BB

SS T. Saunders 0/4, K

LF B. Rademacher 1/4, K

SP YL Wang 4 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, 8-1 GO-FO, 86-55 pitches-strikes

 

Boise won 9-5 Box Score

 

2B G. Amaya 0/5, R, 2 K, SB (14)

3B S. Bruno 2/3, RBI, 2 BB, PO

DH J. Candelario 0/3, RBI, BB, K

1B D. Vogelbach 1/3, 2 R, HR (10), RBI, 2 BB

C W. Contreras 0/4, PB (8)

CF A. Almora 2/4, 2 R, 2B (6)

SS M. Hernandez 1/3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB (8)

RF R. Shoulders 2/4, R, 2B (10), 2 RBI, 2 K

LF T. Martin 1/2, R, 2B (5), RBI, BB, PO

SP T. Scott 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 7-3 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

RP M. Heesch 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs had the day off

 

OVERALL: 2-3

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (4.09 ERA, 4.68 FIP, 72.2 IP, 60 K, 39 BB)

Daytona (game one): RHP PJ Francescon (3.92 ERA, 4.38 FIP, 78 IP, 50 K, 23 BB)

Daytona (game two): LHP Frank Del Valle (3.34 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 94.1 IP, 78 K, 28 BB)

Peoria: RHP Yao-Lin Wang (3.28 ERA, 3.56 FIP, 74 IP, 78 K, 25 BB)

Boise: RHP Tayler Scott (2.27 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 67.1 IP, 42 K, 27 BB)

[illiniguy]

Baez rbi triple.

[Little Slide Rooter]

And Villanueva with an HR.

[Guest]

Baez rbi triple.

:D

[El Duderino]

@BoiseHawksRadio

 

.@BoiseHawks @MinorLeagues Stephen Bruno is 2-for-3 bringing his NWL leading average to .355 Not to mention his 19-game hitting streak.

[El Duderino]

Almora just missed a homer to dead center.

[Guest]

vogelbach HR and 2 walks

[Little Slide Rooter]

@Kevin_Goldstein: Little guy with some skills. Not toolsy, but good baseball player. RT @Duderino_Abides: @Kevin_Goldstein How interesting is Stephen Bruno?

 

That's pretty huge praise from KG. The usual response would be something along the lines of "not much of a prospect."

[El Duderino]

That was the best way I could think of to form a question for KG. I didn't get a smartass or snarky response, so success.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Also, he probably doesn't get many Bruno questions, and he's at his snarkiest in regards to players he gets bombarded about, IE Lake, Szczur, Vogelbach.

[Quakers]

Shoulders in the outfield? :-o

 

I would have liked to see how he handled that.

[Guest]

Shoulders in the outfield? :-o

 

I would have liked to see how he handled that.

It's not the first time this season. With Vogelbach also playing 1B and Amaya, Bruno, Hernandez and Candelario all having to play somewhere amongst 2B, SS and 3B, one DH spot isn't enough to fit everyone in the lineup.

[toonsterwu]

@BoiseHawksRadio

 

.@BoiseHawks @MinorLeagues Stephen Bruno is 2-for-3 bringing his NWL leading average to .355 Not to mention his 19-game hitting streak.

 

I tend to think he can hit for a tad more pop, but the biggest positive was that after a slow start on the walk front, he showed better discipline down the stretch. I tend to think that the fact that he had to be UVA's number 3 hitter led him to be a bit more swing happy early on, and I think he adjusted.

 

I'm a big, big fan, but obviously, there's some risk there. I hope they give him a chance to settle in at a position, rather than developing him as a utility guy. I could see him become a very good, top of the order 2nd baseman option.

 

In all honesty,though, his NWL numbers don't mean that much. He should dominate that level offensively. He really should've gone up to Peoria at some point, IMO (his Wahoo teammate, Chris Taylor, got called up to the MWL and Bruno is a far better offensive player than Taylor, IMO).