Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-11-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 4-1 Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 1/4, HBP, E (3, fielding)

LF B. Jackson 2/5, 2B (3), 2 RBI, K

RF B. Bogusevic 0/4, BB, 2 K

1B J. Vitters 1/5, R, 2B (1), 2 K

CF S. Sappelt 2/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K

3B I. Stewart 0/3, BB, 2 K

SP G. Moscoso 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 4-6 GO-FO, 106-71 pitches-strikes, E (1, pickoff); batting: 0/2, K

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

 

Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB (12)

DH R. Torreyes 1/3, 2B (4), BB

SS A. Alcantara 1/3, RBI, PO

RF R. Silva 0/4, K, outfield assist at first base

3B C. Villanueva 3/4, 2 2B (9), RBI

SP M. Garza 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 5-3 GO-FO, 66-40 pitches-strikes - rehab

RP M. Loosen 4 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 0-3 GO-FO, 82-47 pitches-strikes

RP M. Hatley 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona's suspended game from 5/10 PPD - Rain

 

Daytona (game two) Cancelled - Rain

 

Kane County won 7-4 Box Score

 

LF PC Chen 2/5, 2B (4)

2B G. Amaya 1/5, 2 RBI, 2 K

1B D. Vogelbach 1/4, R, 2B (5_, BB

3B J. Candelario 1/5, R

DH R. Shoulders 0/4, BB, 2 K

C W. Contreras 3/5, 2 R, 2B (4), HR (4), 2 RBI, SB (3)

RF B. Rademacher 1/4, R, BB, outfield assist at second base

CF O. Zapta 0/2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (6)

SP M. Heesch 6 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8-3 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-0

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Guillermo Moscoso (9 IP, 5.42 FIP, 3.00 ERA, 9 K, 4 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Matt Garza - rehab

Daytona (game two): RHP Zack Cates (26.2 IP, 3.28 FIP, 4.73 ERA, 25 K, 12 BB)

Kane County: LHP Michael Heesch (26.1 IP, 2.78 FIP, 3.08 ERA, 24 K, 6 BB)

[illiniguy]

Both Daytona games canceled. The Florida state league sucks.

[davell]

Both Daytona games canceled. The Florida state league sucks.

Move the [expletive] out of the damn league ASAP.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

And it's not even the rainy season.

[illiniguy]

Both Daytona games canceled. The Florida state league sucks.

Move the [expletive] out of the damn league ASAP.

I would have preferred this to leaving Peoria.

[illiniguy]

And it's not even the rainy season.

It's field condition related. How do these minor league teams all have such crappy fields?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

They can't move to the Carolina League for another 2 years, I believe.

[illiniguy]

They can't move to the Carolina League for another 2 years, I believe.

Well that needs to happen the second they can.

[Guest]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

[Guest]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

 

How many innings is he slated to go today? One more rehab start and then a call up?

[davell]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

 

How many innings is he slated to go today? One more rehab start and then a call up?

70-75 pitches. They were hoping he'd get 5 innings in, but he's at 57 pitches thru 3.

[davell]

Hit his pitch count one out into the 4th. My guess is he'll need 2 more rehab starts. Or they'll give him 2 more anyway, to maybe give them a bit more time to evaluate the current logjam.

[Guest]

Willson Contreras HR.

[Little Slide Rooter]

What are the chances that Garza's traded before being activated?

[Guest]

What are the chances that Garza's traded before being activated?

 

Exceedingly slim because his trade value is incredibly low right now.

[SABR Gamer]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

 

So are you saying he was topping out at 95-96, or that the gun had him at 88-89?

[Guest]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

 

So are you saying he was topping out at 95-96, or that the gun had him at 88-89?

95-96.

[SABR Gamer]

Garza topping out at 92. The Smokies' Twitter account says their stadium gun is 3-4 mph slow...

 

So are you saying he was topping out at 95-96, or that the gun had him at 88-89?

95-96.

 

Damn, I hope that's true.

[Guest]

5/9 and 5/10 in extended: http://www.thecubreporter.com/05102013/cubs-bats-alive-well-wind-not-so-much-jack

 

5/11 in extended: http://www.thecubreporter.com/05112013/other-baez-helps-cubs-sweep-giants-fitch-park#more

 

Jeffrey Baez just killing it. Almora got back in the lineup for the weekly intrasquad game - Arizona Phil had suggested it was after he had a nasty slide in his first rehab game. Alexander Santana, James Pugliese and Paul Blackburn had solid starts.

[davell]

By the way, Daytona has only had 3 rainouts this year? Seems like a lot more. Doesn't change my mind they need to move out of the FSL. KC has had 6 rain/snow outs already, although I think thats more of an aberration.

 

 

By the way, am I the only one on the Contreras bandwagon at this point?

[Guest]

By the way, Daytona has only had 3 rainouts this year? Seems like a lot more. Doesn't change my mind they need to move out of the FSL. KC has had 6 rain/snow outs already, although I think thats more of an aberration.

 

 

By the way, am I the only one on the Contreras bandwagon at this point?

 

No, you're not but he definitely needs to keep this up since it's still fewer than 100 PA (thankfully he'll play a lot more with Chadd Krist up to Daytona). While the improvement in power has been great, I think the improvement in plate discipline has been the biggest thing for him. 4.6 BB% in 2011, 4.1 BB% last year but this year, a 10.7 BB%.