Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-30-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 5-4 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 9-6 (13 innings) Box Score

 

Daytona lost 5-2 Box Score

 

Kane County won 4-2 Box Score

 

Boise won 5-3 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs lost 8-0 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs lost 3-2 (12 innings) Box Score

 

VSL Cubs won 9-5 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 3-5

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Yoanner Negrin (71 IP, 2.95 FIP, 4.69 ERA, 80 K, 25 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Yeiper Castillo (45.2 IP, 3.44 FIP, 3.74 ERA, 47 K, 20 BB)

Daytona: RHP Zach Cates (95.2 IP, 3.54 FIP, 4.33 ERA, 69 K, 39 BB)

Kane County: RHP Justin Amlung (50 IP, 4.44 FIP, 4.68 ERA, 42 K, 24 BB)

Boise: LHP Rob Zastryzny (10 IP, 2.30 FIP, 0.90 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP Daury Torrez (23 IP, 2.37 FIP, 3.52 ERA, 22 K, 4 BB)

[RammyFanny]

Boise Hawks Radio ‏@BoiseHawksRadio 44m

 

Four roster moves will be made later today...including a pair of players promoted... look for the news shortly

Bryant to KC maybe?

[RammyFanny]

Cubs’ fourth-round pick, pitcher Tyler Skulina, and outfielder, Jose Dore, will join the Cougars this evening, while two former Hawks, pitcher Juan Paniagua and outfielder Kevin Encarnacion, return to Boise.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Really hoping this is just the results of a weird season for Paniagua, and he'll be fine next year with a normal spring.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I wonder why not Zastryzny as well, as he's been just as impressive as Skulina.

[Cubswin11]

I wonder why not Zastryzny as well, as he's been just as impressive as Skulina.

Yeah. Maybe the fact he was scheduled to start tonight and they didn't want him to get bumped back a day(s) making his next start in KC and/or didn't have guys to start in Boise tonight? IDK, just some guesses.

[Guest]

I wonder why not Zastryzny as well, as he's been just as impressive as Skulina.

 

Skulina's arm is more stretched out as his most recent outing was 3 innings. Zaztrysny's max is 2 innings.

[RammyFanny]

I'm going to steal this post from PSD, but I thought it was pretty solid:

 

Just something that popped into my head as I was looking through the MLB box scores, but what do you think about a Pedro Alvarez - Javier Baez comp. (hitting-wise only)? They just seem to have a lot of similarities in their numbers. Right now Alvarez is at: .244/.306/.503/.809 with a 8.0 BB% and 32.4 K% -- on pace for 42 HRs this year. If Baez could put up numbers similar to those at SS or 2B, I'd think that'd be super valuable.

 

Obviously you hope he can get the K's down as he adjusts and all, but it seemed like a decent comparison.

[KingCubsFan]

I'm going to steal this post from PSD, but I thought it was pretty solid:

 

Just something that popped into my head as I was looking through the MLB box scores, but what do you think about a Pedro Alvarez - Javier Baez comp. (hitting-wise only)? They just seem to have a lot of similarities in their numbers. Right now Alvarez is at: .244/.306/.503/.809 with a 8.0 BB% and 32.4 K% -- on pace for 42 HRs this year. If Baez could put up numbers similar to those at SS or 2B, I'd think that'd be super valuable.

 

Obviously you hope he can get the K's down as he adjusts and all, but it seemed like a decent comparison.

I'd take it. The question is whether Baez would go through similar struggles to Alvarez when he comes up to the majors.

[imb]

obviously #notascout but alvarez seems to me like a guy with a big slow lumbering swing, not like baez at all

[ctcf]

I'm going to steal this post from PSD, but I thought it was pretty solid:

 

Just something that popped into my head as I was looking through the MLB box scores, but what do you think about a Pedro Alvarez - Javier Baez comp. (hitting-wise only)? They just seem to have a lot of similarities in their numbers. Right now Alvarez is at: .244/.306/.503/.809 with a 8.0 BB% and 32.4 K% -- on pace for 42 HRs this year. If Baez could put up numbers similar to those at SS or 2B, I'd think that'd be super valuable.

 

Obviously you hope he can get the K's down as he adjusts and all, but it seemed like a decent comparison.

I'd take it. The question is whether Baez would go through similar struggles to Alvarez when he comes up to the majors.

 

He does usually take a while to adjust to a new level.

[Clem Fandango]

obviously #notascout but alvarez seems to me like a guy with a big slow lumbering swing, not like baez at all

 

Also he's a massive chunk beast

[Cubswin11]

I think Carlos Gomez with more pop and less steals is a decent offensive comp/projection for Baez

[rawaction]

obviously #notascout but alvarez seems to me like a guy with a big slow lumbering swing, not like baez at all

Alvarez bat speed is fine. I don't like the comparison because Baez has a significant speed advantage and should have a higher BABIP, more doubles and a hit for a higher avg. Plus Baez's BB rate is already similar to Alvarez's. I think Alvarez is a good comp if Baez doesn't develop any more than he is now....then he still will have the speed advantage.

[rawaction]

I'm going to steal this post from PSD, but I thought it was pretty solid:

 

Just something that popped into my head as I was looking through the MLB box scores, but what do you think about a Pedro Alvarez - Javier Baez comp. (hitting-wise only)? They just seem to have a lot of similarities in their numbers. Right now Alvarez is at: .244/.306/.503/.809 with a 8.0 BB% and 32.4 K% -- on pace for 42 HRs this year. If Baez could put up numbers similar to those at SS or 2B, I'd think that'd be super valuable.

 

Obviously you hope he can get the K's down as he adjusts and all, but it seemed like a decent comparison.

I'd take it. The question is whether Baez would go through similar struggles to Alvarez when he comes up to the majors.

 

He does usually take a while to adjust to a new level.

 

100-150 PAs is a while?

[Guest]

Baez walked on 4 pitches, stole 2nd, and scored on a Bour double in his first PA.

[imb]

pretty sure baez BB% is more than 10% the last month

[TruffleShuffle]

speaking of people drawing walks, vogelbach has been walking a crap-ton lately. 11 in his last 10 games.

[Elrhino]

Javy and Arismendy wearing 1935 Knoxville Giants throwbacks tonight....

 

[Guest]

pretty sure baez BB% is more than 10% the last month

 

10% exactly, 211 PAs

 

EDIT: Whoops, that's the last 2 months. Last month, 11% 100 PA

[Elrhino]

Looks like we barely missed another Javy Bomb (which would have put him at .900+ OPS at AA) with a warning track fly out at the wall.

[Warpticon]

pretty sure baez BB% is more than 10% the last month

 

10% exactly, 211 PAs

 

EDIT: Whoops, that's the last 2 months. Last month, 11% 100 PA

 

Even better.

 

Villanueva has the rare 0-2 with 2 RBI night so far. Alcantara 2-4 with a double and a k.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Rosscup with 3 K in 1.2 IP. I like Rosscup.

[Warpticon]

Almora BB/K by month:

 

May: 2/4

June: 3/14

July: 11/10

 

Vogelbach:

 

April: 7/12

May: 14/25

June: 14/17

July: 16/12