Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-21-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central)

 

Iowa won game one of their doubleheader 5-4 (7 innings) Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 2/3, 2B (12), HR (6), RBI, K

RF B. Bogusevic 0/3

LF D. Sappelt 2/3, 2B (9), 3B (3), RBI

3B J. Lake 1/3, R, HR (1), RBI, K, E (7, throw)

CF B. Jackson 2/3, 2B (7), RBI, K, CS (5)

SP G. Moscoso 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 9-2 GO-FO, 106-66 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/1, K

RP M. Bowden 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

Iowa won game two 9-6 (7 innings) Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 2/4, R, 2B (13), HR (7)

C S. Clevenger 0/2, R, 2 BB, K - rehab

3B J. Lake 3/4, 3 R, 2B (6), HR (2), 3 RBI, CS (2)

PH D. Sappelt 0/1

SP J. Antigua 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3-3 GO-FO; batting: 0/2, 2 K

RP M. Hatley 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 8-7 Box Score

 

RF M. Szczur 2/5, 2B (15), RBI

SS A. Alcantara 2/5, R, HR (10), RBI, E (21, fielding)

CF JH Ha 1/4, R, 3 K, SB (8)

3B C. Villanueva 1/5, 2 R, 4 K, E (13, throw)

2B R. Torreyes 1/3, R, 3B (3), HBP

SP 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 9-4 GO-FO, 82-42 pitches-strikes; batting: 1/2, 2 RBI

RP Y. Castillo 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 4-0 GO-FO

RP Z. Rosscup 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 3-1 Box Score

 

LF Z. DeVoss 0/3, BB

DH Ja. Baez 0/3, R, 2 K, HBP

1B D. Geiger 1/4, 2B (17), RBI, K

C C. Krist 0/4, K

2B W. Darvill 0/3, BB, 3 K

SS T. Saunders 0/3, 3 K, E (5, fielding)

CF PC Chen 1/2, BB, SB (1)

SP B. Wells 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 9-5 GO-FO

 

Kane County lost 4-2 Box Score

 

RF B. Rademacher 1/4, BB, K, outfield assist at third base

CF A. Almora 0/3, K - pulled for not running a flyout

1B D. Vogelbach 1/4

3B J. Candelario 0/3, BB, 2 K

DH R. Shoulders 0/3, BB, K

SS M. Hernandez 0/3, R, BB, E (16, missed catch)

LF R. Golden 1/4, R, 2 K

2B G. Amaya 2/4, 2B (13), RBI, K, E (12, fielding)

SP T. Scott 5 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 7-3 GO-FO

RP L. Castillo 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 3-4 GO-FO

 

Boise won 4-1 Box Score

 

DH J. Hannemann 1/5, 2B (1), K - pro debut

SS C. Penalver 1/4, K

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

RF Y. Balaguert 1/3, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, K

C C. Brockmeyer 1/4, 2B (1) - pro debut

3B J. Dore 0/4, K

2B D. Bote 0/4, 2 K

LF S. Dunston 1/4, K

SP P. Blackburn 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 10-0 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

RP C. Martinez-Pumarino 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 4-0 GO-FO

RP M. Hamann 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 6-4 Box Score

 

CF Je. Baez 0/3, BB, 2 K, SB (1), outfield assist at home

LF K. Brown 1/5, SB (1) - pro debut

DH J. Hodges 0/4, R, 3 K, SB (1)

3B G. Papaccio 2/4, E (1, fielding)

2B Z. Blair 2/2, R, RBI, 2 BB, CS (1)

SS F. Sanchez 1/4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 K

1B M. Malave 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), 3B (1), 2 K

C E. Castillo 2/4, R, 2B (1), 2 RBI, K

SP J. Diaz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

RP C. Gutierrez 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB,1 K, 6-0 GO-FO - rehab

RP D. Torrez 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4-2 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs won 3-1 Box Score

 

SS F. De La Rosa 1/4, 2 K

CF J. Emeterio 0/2, R, BB, SB (12)

DH A. Gonzalez 0/2, BB

LF R. Caro 0/1, RBI

SP F. Figueroa 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 4-5 GO-FO

RP H. Perez 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5-1 GO-FO

 

VSL Cubs lost 8-2 Box Score

 

SS B. Flete 1/4, K

DH R. Alcala 1/4, 2B (7), K

RF R. Marcano 1/4, K

1B J. Pereda 1/4, K

PH-3B M. Hodwalker 0/3, BB, CS (3), 3 E (3, throw, throw, fielding)

SP M. Vides 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-0 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 5-4

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa (game one): RHP Guillermo Moscoso (51.2 IP, 4.67 FIP, 4.88 ERA, 58 K, 24 BB)

Iowa (game two): TBA

Tennessee: RHP Kyle Hendricks (78.1 IP, 2.55 FIP, 2.07 ERA, 64 K, 16 BB)

Daytona: RHP Ben Wells (67.2 IP, 4.37 FIP, 3.99 ERA, 43 K, 26 BB)

Kane County: RHP Tayler Scott (67.2 IP, 4.03 FIP, 3.86 ERA, 35 K, 28 BB)

Boise: RHP Paul Blackburn (5 IP, 0.00 FIP, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, 0 BB)

[Guest]

http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs-talk/cubs-minor-league-roundup-johnson-soler-vitters

 

In hopes of keeping his innings down, McLeod said the Cubs are going to slot Johnson at the back end of the Daytona rotation, while also utilizing the minor-league All-Star break. Johnson doesn't figure to notch his first High-A start until the middle of next week.

 

That's worded poorly, but he's referring to the MWL all-star break, which combined with slotting him at the end of the Daytona rotation after the promotion won't have him pitch til next week, giving him ~10 days between starts.

[Guest]

Junior Lake HR.

[rawaction]

Junior Lake HR.

 

Off to wonderful start. HR is nice to see as he cooled off a lot since his first week and a half of the season. Though he's hitting .333 in his last 11 (including today), all his hits were singles with only 1 BB and 9Ks. Started with 5 doubles, 3 BBs, and only 2 Ks in his first 25 ABs.

[GammonsPocketTweets]

What's Lakes BABIP?

[rawaction]

What's Lakes BABIP?

 

A very sustainable .480 or so.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

HR Alcantara.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Sean Burroughs is on the team that the Smokies are playing. And I checked, it is that Sean Burroughs. It seems so long ago that he was a thing.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hendricks didn't have it tonight.

[Guest]

Almora replaced in CF...

[GammonsPocketTweets]

Hannemann w/ a double in his 1st AB for Boise.

[Guest]

almora hurt again?

[Guest]

@WayneRandazzo: Albert Almora left tonight's @KCCougars game after his 5th-inning at-bat. Still no word on why he came out. #Cubs

[Little Slide Rooter]

@WayneRandazzo: Albert Almora left tonight's @KCCougars game after his 5th-inning at-bat. Still no word on why he came out. #Cubs

 

Ugh, why is that that if the most middling of big leaguers has a hang nail, it's plastered all over Twitter within 10 minutes, but in the minors, a top prospect can be pulled from a game and it can be days before we know why?

[TruffleShuffle]

@WayneRandazzo: Albert Almora left tonight's @KCCougars game after his 5th-inning at-bat. Still no word on why he came out. #Cubs

 

Ugh, why is that that if the most middling of big leaguers has a hang nail, it's plastered all over Twitter within 10 minutes, but in the minors, a top prospect can be pulled from a game and it can be days before we know why?

 

Is this a rhetorical question or do you seriously not know the answer?

[davell]

Lake with 2 homers tonight.

[davell]

Paul Blackburn: 5IP 3H 1R 0ER 1W 4K with a 10-0 GB/FB ratio. Two starts? Screw it. I'm starting the bandwagon.

[TruffleShuffle]

Paul Blackburn: 5IP 3H 1R 0ER 1W 4K with a 10-0 GB/FB ratio. Two starts? Screw it. I'm starting the bandwagon.

 

if he just runs over the NWL, i'll be a little disappointed that he didn't play full season ball considering his reputation of being very polished.

[TruffleShuffle]

HR Alcantara.

 

there really hasn't been much buzz about him. but a middle infielder with the 6th best OPS in a double-A league, at age 21, is pretty damn notable.

[ChiCubsFan]

Paul Blackburn: 5IP 3H 1R 0ER 1W 4K with a 10-0 GB/FB ratio. Two starts? Screw it. I'm starting the bandwagon.

 

I'm on board. Mostly due to our lack of quality pitching prospects.

[CubsWin]

HR Alcantara.

 

there really hasn't been much buzz about him. but a middle infielder with the 6th best OPS in a double-A league, at age 21, is pretty damn notable.

I agree. But I've been hearing some buzz out there about him. Somebody said he was in his top 100 recently, I forget who though. Some respected expert type...

[Guest]

Lake with 2 homers tonight.

68 AB must not be enough to get SCS in a lather about his .397 BA and 1.006 OPS.

[imb]

Lake with 2 homers tonight.

68 AB must not be enough to get SCS in a lather about his .397 BA and 1.006 OPS.

 

wait till he's 28

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

HR Alcantara.

 

there really hasn't been much buzz about him. but a middle infielder with the 6th best OPS in a double-A league, at age 21, is pretty damn notable.

 

Prospect guys hate middle infielders unless they are sure to stick at short. Which AA has very little chance of at the moment.