Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-28-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 6-2 Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 1/4, K

RF B. Bogusevic 0/3, 2 K

CF B. Jackson 1/3, R, 2B (6), BB, K, CS (4), PO

LF D. Sappelt 0/4, R, K

SP C. Rusin 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 9-2 GO-FO, 97-72 pitches-strikes; batting: 1/3, RBI

RP E. Sanchez 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 3-2 Box Score

 

2B R. Torreyes 0/3

DH A. Alcantara 1/4, R, HR (8), RBI, K

CF R. Silva 0/4, K, outfield assist at home

3B C. Villanueva 2/4, R, 2B (16), 3B (1)

SP K. Hendricks 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 9-1 GO-FO, 104-65 pitches-strikes

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

 

Daytona won 6-4 (11 innings) on a walk-off Javier Baez HR Box Score

 

CF Z. DeVoss 1/3, RBI, 2 BB, CS (6)

LF J. Andreoli 2/5, R

SS Ja. Baez 2/6, , HR (7), 2 RBI, K, E (24, throw) - walk-off HR

RF J. Soler 1/5, K, outfield assist at third base

1B D. Geiger 0/4, BB, 2 K

C C. Krist 1/4, 2B (5), RBI, K, HBP, PO

2B T. Saunders 0/3, 2 BB, 2 K

SP A. Kirk 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 5-3 GO-FO

RP A. Reed 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 2-3 GO-FO

RP L. Suarez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO - 2013 season debut

 

Kane County lost 7-5 (5 innings, completed early due to rain) Box Score

 

LF PC Chen 1/3, 3B (2), 2 RBI

2B G. Amaya 1/1, R, 2B (11), 2 BB

1B D. Vogelbach 1/3, R, HR (7), 3 RBI, 2 K

3B J. Candelario 0/3

RF R. Shoulders 0/2, BB, K

C W. Contreras 0/2, BB, K, E (8, throw)

SS M. Hernandez 0/3, K

CF O. Zapata 2/3, 2 R, K

SP D. Maples 3+ IP, 4 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HR, 3-0 GO-FO

RP L. Castillo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO

 

VSL Cubs lost 6-5 (12 innings) Box Score

 

SS B. Flete 1/6, BB, SB (3)

CF R. Marcano 0/5, BB, 2 K, outfield assist at second base

DH A. Calero 2/6, R, 2B (6), 2 K, CS (1)

3B R. Alcala 3/6, R, 2B (2), 2 RBI

LF M. Hodwalker 0/4, 2 K

SP V. Garcia 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 5-4 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Chris Rusin (58 IP, 3.92 FIP, 3.88 ERA, 29 K, 14 BB)

Temmessee: RHP Kyle Hendricks (51.2 IP, 2.72 FIP, 2.44 ERA, 42 K, 11 BB)

Daytona: LHP Austin Kirk (43 IP, 5.15 FIP, 5.23 ERA, 32 K, 18 BB)

Kane County: RHP Dillon Maples (13.2 IP, 3.13 FIP, 6.59 ERA, 11 K, 4 BB)

[ctcf]

Here's hoping Hendricks can keep it rolling

[CubsWin]

Here's hoping Dillon Maples can bounce back.

[UMFan83]

Keith Law updated his top 25 prospects (and 5 more he considered). Soler jumped up from 42 to 21 since the preseason. Baez is nowhere to be seen

 

http://m.espn.go.com/mlb/story?storyId=9315120

 

Edit: Since its insider here is the blurb about Soler:

 

21. Jorge Soler, OF | Chicago Cubs (age 21)

Current level: High Class A (Daytona)

Preseason ranking: 42

 

The power is already showing up thanks to Soler's tremendous bat speed, and he's drawn more walks (18 in 173 PAs) than I would have guessed given how long he had gone without facing live pitching before last summer. He's been only fair in right field and his arm has looked average, both disappointments relative to what I saw from him last year.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Law wasn't high on Baez even before the season, no surprise he's not there.

[Cubswin11]

Reggie Golden promoted to Kane County, I kind of forgot he was a thing, according to a poster on PSD

[Guest]

If true, that's good news. He's been hitting well down in extended.

[Guest]

It's official. Bijan Rademacher to the DL with a knee injury.

[Guest]

Josh Vitters to the DL, sprained rib muscle.

[ctcf]

Awesome.

 

EDIT: That was of course in response to the Golden news.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

Josh Vitters to the DL, sprained rib muscle.

 

Damn Jersey for using that "removed fork from back" joke a few weeks ago.

[davell]

Alcantara HR #8

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Maples got rocked pretty hard to raise his ERA to 9.18.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Maples got rocked pretty hard to raise his ERA to 9.18.

[davell]

Hendricks went 6.2, gave up 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned, 2 walks, and K'd 6. Thought he may have been done after 6, line would have been 6 4 1 1 1 5, if he had been taken out.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Vogelbomb.

[davell]

Vogelbomb.

 

I think its time to see a power streak out of him.

[Guest]

Keith Law updated his top 25 prospects (and 5 more he considered). Soler jumped up from 42 to 21 since the preseason. Baez is nowhere to be seen

 

http://m.espn.go.com/mlb/story?storyId=9315120

 

Edit: Since its insider here is the blurb about Soler:

 

21. Jorge Soler, OF | Chicago Cubs (age 21)

Current level: High Class A (Daytona)

Preseason ranking: 42

 

The power is already showing up thanks to Soler's tremendous bat speed, and he's drawn more walks (18 in 173 PAs) than I would have guessed given how long he had gone without facing live pitching before last summer. He's been only fair in right field and his arm has looked average, both disappointments relative to what I saw from him last year.

As if on cue, Soler threw out a baserunner at third tonight.

[Cubswin11]

Walk-off JavyBomb!?! :yahoo:

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Walk-off JavyBomb!?! :yahoo:

 

Extra-inning walk-off JavyBomb!

[Bryants Disco Ball]

When people express concern about Javy it's all about the walks and K's, correct? Because when I look at his slugging numbers - seven homers, 12 doubles, four triples - there seems to be a lot to like.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

When people express concern about Javy it's all about the walks and K's, correct? Because when I look at his slugging numbers - seven homers, 12 doubles, four triples - there seems to be a lot to like.

 

Sure, there's a lot to like.

 

But a .305 OBP and .778 OPS (going into tonight) doesn't exactly scream "elite prospect." The Ks are the biggest problem, of course.

[Cubswin11]

When people express concern about Javy it's all about the walks and K's, correct? Because when I look at his slugging numbers - seven homers, 12 doubles, four triples - there seems to be a lot to like.

His alarming k% and bb% are nothing to scoff at but, mostly, yes.

 

He also committed either his 24th or 26th error tonight and while using errors to judge defensive abilities (especially in the low-mid minors with a young guy) isn't usually smart that's a really large number.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I couldn't care less about the errors, his bat will play anywhere and he's a good enough athlete to play 3B or even a corner OF in the worst case scenario. Raise the walk rate and cut the K rate and he'll be fine.