Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-8-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 2-1 Box Score

 

Tennessee won 9-8 Box Score

 

Daytona won 11-0 Box Score

 

Kane County won 7-0 Box Score

 

Boise won 7-5 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs had the day off

 

DSL Cubs suspended in the 5th inning Box Score

 

OVERALL: 5-0

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Kyle Hendricks (at AA Tennessee: 126.1 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.85 FIP, 101 K, 26 BB) - AAA debut

Tennessee: RHP Eduardo Figueroa (5 IP, 3.60 FIP, 1.80 ERA, 2 K, 2 BB)

Daytona: RHP Pierce Johnson (31 IP, 3.36 FIP, 2.90 ERA, 28 K, 12 BB)

Kane County: RHP Starling Peralta (8 IP, 3.58 FIP, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 5 BB)

Boise: RHP Paul Blackburn (29 IP, 3.17 FIP, 3.41 ERA, 28 K, 13 BB)

[BeerHere]

I realize I'm just being lazy, but could we add WHIP to the stats for the expected starters?

[Guest]

I realize I'm just being lazy, but could we add WHIP to the stats for the expected starters?

 

meh. just look at FIP if you want to be lazy.

 

beyond that, if you want to be less lazy, K/BB, K/9, BB/9

[Guest]

Boise Hawks Radio Blog[/url]"]Second-baseman Danny Lockhart has been sent to Boise from AAA Iowa; former Hawks pitcher Jose Rosario has been sent to Boise from Class-A Kane County; former Hawks pitcher Jose Arias joins Boise from Class-A Kane County; pitcher Rob Zastryzny has been promoted to Class-A Kane County; and catcher Cael Brockmeyer has been promoted to AAA Iowa.

 

Great to see Arias out of the complex league on rehab. He had a monster fall at Instructs before getting hurt a week or so into the season at Kane County.

[ctcf]

Daytona Cubs @daytonacubs

The Cubs & Threshers are in a little delay to let a storm pass on by after last night's mess. Stay tuned for a start time. Anyone surprised?

 

http://i.imgur.com/OXRyO73.jpg

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://i.imgur.com/kF9htgZ.jpg

[Guest]

@jimcallisBA: That's his ultimate ceiling, yes. More likely tops out as a No. 4 SP. @frankhutch89: what is hendricks projected upside? No 3? #Cubs

 

@harrypav: Hendricks looked very Hendricks-like. 90 mph, on the edges with movement. Throws across his body a wee bit.

[RammyFanny]

Follows up the 1-2-3 1st with a 1-2-3 2nd, but two balls were hit pretty hard that inning.

[Guest]

Alcantara back in the lineup, 2 for 2 with a SB thus far.

[Brian]

Vogelbomb #17

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Alcantara back in the lineup, 2 for 2 with a SB thus far.

 

I wonder if there've been any studies about days off to try to break slumps.

[ScrubMD]

The only explanation is that Hendricks is the next Greg Maddux and scouts will study him for the next 20 years trying to figure out what they missed.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I want to point out that in the ever-so-smallest, most meaningless of samples, Mike Olt appears to have stopped striking out. I probably just jinxed it, though.

[ctcf]

Kyle Hendricks is the freaking man.

[rawaction]

Pierce Johnson throwing well after the month layoff. Now with 13 Ks in his last 8 innings.

[ctcf]

Hendricks thru 6 on 69 pitches.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I want to point out that in the ever-so-smallest, most meaningless of samples, Mike Olt appears to have stopped striking out. I probably just jinxed it, though.

 

Great, now if he could start hitting HRs.

[TruffleShuffle]

bryant home run.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Get his ass to KC so he has a chance to start in Daytona next year.

 

edit: F, forgot about Candelario.

[TruffleShuffle]

Get his ass to KC so he has a chance to start in Daytona next year.

 

edit: F, forgot about Candelario.

 

i would say that bryant will probably start in daytona next year regardless of where he plays the rest of this season. although candelario's presence does make things a little more complicated. candelario should move up a level and bryant is too advanced for the low minors. maybe they do a platoon where one plays 3b and the other plays 1b or corner OF. wouldn't surprise me if bryant could handle AA right now, frankly.

 

in other news, all the tennessee hitters have reached base safely except for baez. :( he's 0-4 but at least he hasn't struck out (2 ground outs, 2 fly outs)

[ctcf]

Hendricks final line for his AAA debut: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 9/3 GO/FO on 89 pitches.

[rawaction]

Pierce Johnson's final line: 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 er, 3bbs, 6ks

 

Baez 0-4, but no Ks. Did fly out with the bases loaded, no outs earlier in the game.

[TruffleShuffle]

i like hendricks. seems pretty efficient. i see that his ground out/fly out ratio went from 1.03 in 2011 (n limited action, mostly pitching relief), to 1.46 in 2012, to 1.80 this year. wonder if that's something he's been working on. hopefully he gets a legitimate shot at the 5th starter role in spring training next year.

[rawaction]

Get his ass to KC so he has a chance to start in Daytona next year.

 

edit: F, forgot about Candelario.

 

i would say that bryant will probably start in daytona next year regardless of where he plays the rest of this season. although candelario's presence does make things a little more complicated. candelario should move up a level and bryant is too advanced for the low minors. maybe they do a platoon where one plays 3b and the other plays 1b or corner OF. wouldn't surprise me if bryant could handle AA right now, frankly.

 

in other news, all the tennessee hitters have reached base safely except for baez. :( he's 0-4 but at least he hasn't struck out (2 ground outs, 2 fly outs)

Daytona has the DH. They could alternate 3B and DH. Maybe some 1b (Jeimer) and OF (Bryant) also. I'd guess both will start at Daytona, with the goal of Bryant forcing a promotion after a couple months at most.