Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-27-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 5-0 Box Score

 

Tennessee won 6-3 Box Score

 

Daytona won 6-0 Box Score

 

Kane County lost 4-1 Box Score

 

Boise lost 3-1 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs won 7-1 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs won 16-0 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs won 12-4 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 6-2

[RammyFanny]

ChicagoCubsOnline ‏@TheCCO 23m

 

RT @BoiseHawksRadio @KrisBryant_23 with the deepest out you'll ever see. 400 feet at the wall.

This has got to be some sort of record. He could easily have like 6 homers right now.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

ChicagoCubsOnline ‏@TheCCO 23m

 

RT @BoiseHawksRadio @KrisBryant_23 with the deepest out you'll ever see. 400 feet at the wall.

This has got to be some sort of record. He could easily have like 6 homers right now.

 

Seriously, wtf.

[Guest]

Matt Loosen promoted to AA. Austin Kirk goes on the Tennessee DL.

 

Chang-Yong Lim promoted to AAA. Wish he could take Zack Rosscup with him.

[Illini Iceman]

ChicagoCubsOnline ‏@TheCCO 23m

 

RT @BoiseHawksRadio @KrisBryant_23 with the deepest out you'll ever see. 400 feet at the wall.

This has got to be some sort of record. He could easily have like 6 homers right now.

 

Seriously, wtf.

 

One more biscuit for breakfast...

[tspain]

Chris Archer beat the Yankees 1-0 with a 2 hit shutout with 6 K's for his 6th win of the season. Good to see one of our former Cubbies have success. If Hak Lee if puts it together, they could make the Garza trade look better from Tampa's viewpoint.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Chris Archer beat the Yankees 1-0 with a 2 hit shutout with 6 K's for his 6th win of the season. Good to see one of our former Cubbies have success. If Hak Lee if puts it together, they could make the Garza trade look better from Tampa's viewpoint.

 

If 2 of Rosscup, Olt, and Edwards pan out, it all evens out. Not that Garza himself wasn't damn good for parts of 3 seasons.

[ctcf]

Vogelbomb #15 and Almora BB

[Guest]

Chris Archer beat the Yankees 1-0 with a 2 hit shutout with 6 K's for his 6th win of the season. Good to see one of our former Cubbies have success. If Hak Lee if puts it together, they could make the Garza trade look better from Tampa's viewpoint.

The only thing Lee will be putting together any time soon is his ACL.

[ctcf]

Javy BB, but also another 2 Ks...

[MWV]

Baez with 2 BB (and 2 K). Just waiting on that third true outcome...

[imb]

This is pretty wishful, but you gotta think that when a guy with Baez's ability with the bat is making a conscious decision to see more pitches, he's going to see more BB and Ks until he gets comfortable at it.

 

Now, the Almora patience is just flat out fun to see.

[ctcf]

Seriously though, who did Hendricks piss off?

[MWV]

This is pretty wishful, but you gotta think that when a guy with Baez's ability with the bat is making a conscious decision to see more pitches, he's going to see more BB and Ks until he gets comfortable at it.

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that Javy will better acclimate to this level of pitching and his K% will stabilize in the 20's. I realize he's a few games worth of PA over the statistical stabilization threshold for K rate; I guess I'm willing to cut him a little slack as it seems clear he is actively refining his plate approach (age level, etc.).

[Little Slide Rooter]

Kyle Hendricks demands buzz!

[Guest]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I don't know much about his stuff, but he does lead the Southern League in ERA, 2nd in WHIP, and 10th in K's.

 

On a side note, the recently promoted Albert Cabrera lead the Soutnern League with 107 Ks. In 2nd, with 102; that would be Eric Jokisch. Wouldn't have guessed that.

[Guest]

I don't know much about his stuff, but he does lead the Southern League in ERA, 2nd in WHIP, and 10th in K's.

 

On a side note, the recently promoted Albert Cabrera lead the Soutnern League with 107 Ks. In 2nd, with 102; that would be Eric Jokisch. Wouldn't have guessed that.

 

I don't think his fastball exceeds 89mph often.

[Guest]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

 

Maddux got by on command and sink for a long time. Not saying Hendricks is Maddux, but it can be done.

[Guest]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

 

Maddux got by on command and sink for a long time. Not saying Hendricks is Maddux, but it can be done.

 

Yeah. He'll just have to prove it to me at this point I guess.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

 

Maddux got by on command and sink for a long time. Not saying Hendricks is Maddux, but it can be done.

 

Can we have one @#%#@$# discussion about a player's obvious flaws without referring to the one HOF player in a century who got by despite that flaw? Every soft-tosser, Maddux. Every small pitcher, Pedro.

 

Besides the fact that Maddux worked in the low 90s and could touch 94 in his prime.

 

/petpeeverant

[Guest]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

 

Maddux got by on command and sink for a long time. Not saying Hendricks is Maddux, but it can be done.

 

Can we have one @#%#@$# discussion about a player's obvious flaws without referring to the one HOF player in a century who got by despite that flaw? Every soft-tosser, Maddux. Every small pitcher, Pedro.

 

Besides the fact that Maddux worked in the low 90s and could touch 94 in his prime.

 

/petpeeverant

 

Yeah, but later on he got by mostly in the high 80s and wasn't performing like a HOFer. I'm pretty sure that's the Maddux he was referring to.

 

That said, I didn't jump on it because he at least threw the disclaimer in, even though I agree that it is silly to bring up.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It's totally just a pet peeve of mind. Sets me off every time.

[Guest]

His stuff is too meh for me to get excited.

 

Maddux got by on command and sink for a long time. Not saying Hendricks is Maddux, but it can be done.

 

Can we have one @#%#@$# discussion about a player's obvious flaws without referring to the one HOF player in a century who got by despite that flaw? Every soft-tosser, Maddux. Every small pitcher, Pedro.

 

Besides the fact that Maddux worked in the low 90s and could touch 94 in his prime.

 

/petpeeverant

 

settle down, nerdlinger.

 

i thought i was pretty clear that it wasn't a comparison, just an example.

[Guest]

for the record, there are a lot of guys out there who have made livings on command and sink, maddux is simply the most obvious one i could think of off the top of my head.