Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-8-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Score

 

Iowa won 8-6 Box Score

 

CF D. Sappelt 0/4, RBI, BB, CS (1)

RF B. Bogusevic 2/5, 2 R, 2B (10), HR (2), RBI, BB, 2 K

3B J. Vitters 1/5, RBI, K, SB (1)

SP B. Loux 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 6-1 GO-FO, 87-58 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/1

RP B. Parker 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 12-11 (14 innings) Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/7, R, HBP

DH R. Torreyes 1/6, R, RBI, K, HBP

2B A. Alcantara 2/5, 2 R, 2B (4), RBI, 2 BB

RF R. Silva 2/7, R, HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 K

3B C. Villanueva 1/7, 3 K, 2 E (6, fielding, fielding)

C R. Lopez 3/5, 2 R, 2B (6), RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, E (2, throw)

SP D. Beeler 4.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 9-2 GO-FO, 91-54 pitches-strikes

RP K. Fujikawa 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-2 GO-FO - rehab

RP Z. Rosscup 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO

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

 

Daytona lost 6-5 (10 innings) Box Score

 

LF J. Andreoli 0/5, 2 K

3B T. Saunders 2/5, 2 R, 3B (2), 2 K

SS Ja. Baez 1/5, 3 K

RF J. Soler 3/4, 2 R, 2 2B (7), HR (5), 2 RBI, BB

1B D. Geiger 1/5, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB (2)

DH B. Carhart 0/5, K

CF Z. DeVoss 0/3, RBI, BB

SP A. Kirk 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR, 4-3 GO-FO

RP L. Liria 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 0-4 GO-FO

 

Kane County lost 4-0 Box Score

 

2B G. Amaya 0/4, K

1B D. Vogelbach 1/4, 2B (4)

3B J. Candelario 0/4, E (7, fielding)

DH R. Shoulders 1/4, 3 K

C W. Contreras 0/3, BB, 2 K

RF B. Rademacher 2/3, BB

SS M. Hernandez 1/3

SP P. Johnson 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3-3 GO-FO

RP J. Amlung 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R< 1 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 1-3

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Barret Loux (15.2 IP, 4.73 FIP, 5.74 ERA, 16 K, 10 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Dallas Beeler (38 IP, 4.25 FIP, 2.61 ERA, 22 K, 10 BB)

Daytona: LHP Austin Kirk (29 IP, 4.61 FIP, 4.03 ERA, 22 K, 11 BB)

Kane County: RHP Pierce Johnson (24.2 IP, 2.39 FIP, 2.92 ERA, 25 K, 7 BB)

[Guest]

First inning Baez K.

 

Second inning Soler double.

[Guest]

Now a Soler HR.

 

And Baez struck out again.

[davell]

Great for Soler. I think Javy needs a day or two off.

[Guest]

That's 4 XBHs in Soler's last 9 at bats.

[Guest]

Great for Soler. I think Javy needs a day or two off.

 

Really? He hit a HR just yesterday and didn't strike out.

[davell]

Great for Soler. I think Javy needs a day or two off.

 

Really? He hit a HR just yesterday and didn't strike out.

He's been K'ing a ton though recently. Wasn't the day before yesterday 3 out of 4? I just figure it couldn't hurt.

[BeerHere]

Soler is now 3-3 with 2 doubles and a homer

Baez has 3 K's

[Guest]

All three strikeouts were of the swinging variety.

[Guest]

That brings Soler's OPS up to .938. It also puts him fifth in the FSL.

 

Again, this can't be emphasized enough, told ya Kyle.

[Guest]

All three strikeouts were of the swinging variety.

I hope the struggles convince him to refine his approach.

 

And that he's capable of doing so.

[BeerHere]

All three strikeouts were of the swinging variety.

It should be mentioned too that 8 DCubs have struck out through 7 so some credit should be given to the St. Lucie staff.

[Cubswin11]

I really would like to know if Baez is struggling vs. one kind of pitch and/or location or if he's just hacking at everything. I hope it's the former and he can work on it but I fear it's the latter with his free swinging style and he's probably just hacking at all sorts of pitches and locations with 2 strikes.

[BeerHere]

Ugh...Saunders has struck out 26 times in 76 AB's (34%). By way of comparison, Brett Jackson has struck out in 24 of 64 AB's (38%). Edited May 8, 2013 by BeerHere

[Little Slide Rooter]

And Beeler joins Jokisch and Loosen as the latest Tennesse pitcher coming off a string of great starts to get rocked.

[Cubswin11]

Ugh...Saunders has struck out 26 times in 76 AB's.

Never bought him last year during his mini-hot streaks. Had crzay BABIP's at all levels and had k% above 20% at both A levels he was at including it going up by 5% with a promotion.

[BeerHere]

Ugh...Saunders has struck out 26 times in 76 AB's.

Had crzay BABIP's at all levels and had k% above 20% at both A levels he was at including it going up by 5% with a promotion.

I understand your point, but....that sentence.....headache gave me it did.

[Guest]

And Beeler joins Jokisch and Loosen as the latest Tennesse pitcher coming off a string of great starts to get rocked.

 

At least with Loosen, one can hope he was just off kilter after coming in to relieve Garza last time out.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That brings Soler's OPS up to .938. It also puts him fifth in the FSL.

 

Again, this can't be emphasized enough, told ya Kyle.

 

So awesome.

[ctcf]

I feel like I haven't seen Brett in the lineup lately. Is he hurt again?

 

Also, have there been any early reports on how Vitters has looked so far?

[Little Slide Rooter]

I feel like I haven't seen Brett in the lineup lately. Is he hurt again?

 

Also, have there been any early reports on how Vitters has looked so far?

 

I think they finally DLd Brett due to the foot thing that had been bothering him.

[ctcf]

Also, is it just me or is Geiger having a surprisingly solid year?

[Guest]

Also, is it just me or is Geiger having a surprisingly solid year?

 

It's nice that he's matched his Peoria performance, but considering that he's a 1B now(and not a particularly good one), it's hard to get too excited.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is their any available insight as to whether there's something in particular that Christian Villanueva's struggling with or if he's just been plain awful?