Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-27-13

[Guest]

My analysis of the Kane County game:

 

Rock Shoulders is pretty bad at 1B. I don't know where he's usually played in college/minors, but he just didn't seem used to 1B. He came off the bag twice for pretty decent throws, one of them he was still able to make the tag. He seemed athletic enough that if he can improve his footwork, etc. he could play passable 1B. All the balls that came to him were pretty routine, but he handled them fine.

 

Contreras just took over for Vogelbach at DH and never played the field.

 

Not sure what happened with Vogelbach. I was sitting behind the home dugout so I could see into KC's. I was just getting back to my seat for his 2nd AB, so maybe I missed something there, but I just saw him hanging out in the dugout the rest of the game, and he seemed fine. But the 2 times he did bat, he seemed in a different league than all the other hitters, both teams. There was a distinct difference in his bat speed, etc. I have no scouting experience or anything close to it, so I'm not sure how really to describe it, but you could just see a big difference between him and everyone else in the game.

 

As I'm sure everyone knows, Candelario has a fantastic eye. I don't think he ever really made solid contact, which was disappointing, but I was really impressed with his patience.

 

Thanks!

[Guest]

Maples pitched again in EXST today. 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R (earned), 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP. 50 pitches (31 strikes).

 

In an intrasquad game on 4/22 Maples went 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 48 pitches (30 strikes).

 

Here's the link: http://www.thecubreporter.com/04272013/eric-aybar-helps-rally-angels-past-cubs-diablo-park

[Little Slide Rooter]

A handful of walks, but otherwise not a very good night on the farm.

[Guest]

Baez's average slowly creeping up. .253 now.

[Guest]

yeah, he and Soler are 8 points apart in OPS

[ctcf]

yeah, he and Soler are 8 points apart in OPS

 

Solar has been having himself quite the mini-slump.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

yeah, he and Soler are 8 points apart in OPS

 

Which I think shows the limitations of MiLB OPS. Soler's start says much more promising things than Baez's so far.