Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-4-13 (Opening Day)

[Guest]

Brett wound up with 2 K's in 5 PA. So, what K% is acceptable at this point, before we think he's got a legit shot at being our longterm CFer? 20% in AAA, is my target, I think.......

If he got it to 20%, I'd be pretty optimistic about his future. If he can get it down below 25%, I'll be hopeful.

 

If he can't get it down to 25% in his third exposure to AAA...it would be a bad sign.

[davell]

Brett wound up with 2 K's in 5 PA. So, what K% is acceptable at this point, before we think he's got a legit shot at being our longterm CFer? 20% in AAA, is my target, I think.......

If he got it to 20%, I'd be pretty optimistic about his future. If he can get it down below 25%, I'll be hopeful.

 

If he can't get it down to 25% in his third exposure to AAA...it would be a bad sign.

I'll even agree on the 2nd part. Unfortunately, I definitely agree on the 3rd part as well. Tangled, he was at 29.8% in 11 and 33.8% in 12 at Iowa.

[A New Era]

[davell]

Any reason Vitters didn't play?

[toonsterwu]

Whoa, missed a busy day. Random thoughts:

 

- Thankfully, it's only one day.

 

- I think Brett Jackson's K rate needs to be in that 23-28% range to get a shot at consistent PT in the bigs.

 

- It's just one game, so I could care less about it as it pertains to this game, but I am curious how Watkins' K rate looks at the end of the year. He dropped his K rate by roughly 3% from his Daytona year.

 

- Found it curious that Ha got CF over Szczur, particularly since there's been some debate in the past year on how good his defense really was. Curious how that plays out over the season.

 

- Best part of tonight, for me was not just the offensive numbers that Szczur/Alcantara put up, but the fact that they had 0 strikeouts. I keep thinking, in the back of my mind, that Szczur may force himself into AAA sooner than later, and perhaps end up surpassing Jackson in getting a call-up (of course, the addition of stopgaps like Sweeney makes that a tough thing to really bet on).

 

- Overall, this has to be considered a fairly solid start of the year for Wells, particularly since he got hurt last year. Curious what the velocity numbers were. Doesn't seem like he was on top form, but only 1 XBH.

 

- It seems likely that Torreyes will be given the AA slot when he's healthy. Still, if Bruno hits well enough ... I still believe Bruno has a bit more pop in that bat than he showed last year. Bruno at 2nd and Saunders at 3rd mildly catches an eye because Bruno is probably the better option at 3rd between the two, which may be an indication of how they value Bruno (or it might not ... tis just one day).

 

- Why isn't Brian Smith in the piggyback group to start the year? He's got the velocity and 2 pitches to at least be worth seeing what he can offer as a stretched out arm? Granted, he might sneak into the rotation later in the year, but just curious.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Arguello has some first-hand impressions of the Kane County game: http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/04/minor-league-recap-alcantara-hrs-candelario-vogelbach-contreras-impress-at-kane-county/