Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-15-13

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 9-1 Box Score

 

Tennessee won 4-3 Box Score

 

Daytona lost 4-2 Box Score

 

Kane County won 1-0 Box Score

 

Boise won 8-3 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs won 9-7 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs won 3-2 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 5-2

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: LHP Brooks Raley (120.1 IP, 4.16 FIP, 4.34 ERA, 78 K, 41 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Nick Struck (4 IP, 5.20 FIP, 9.00 ERA, 2 K, 4 BB)

Daytona: RHP CJ Edwards (9.2 IP, 2.58 FIP, 2.79 ERA, 17 K, 5 BB)

Kane County: RHP Tyler Skulina (4.1 IP, 3.43 FIP, 10.38 ERA, 4 K, 3 BB) followed by LHP Rob Zastryzny (3 IP, 3.53 FIP, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 1 BB)

Boise: RHP Dillon Maples (23 IP, 2.68 FIP, 1.17 ERA, 21 K, 7 BB)

AZL Cubs: RHP David Garner (9.1 IP, 2.34 FIP, 6.75 ERA, 10 K, 3 BB)

[UMFan83]

Scattered T-Storms in the forecast for Daytona Beach tonight

[rawaction]

Scattered T-Storms in the forecast for Daytona Beach tonight

 

Well they did play like 3 days in a row.

[sneakypower]

Javy Baez's first 37 G of the year

162 G pace: .243/.275/.459, 92 R, 36 2B, 27 HR, 97 RBI, 14 SB, 22 BB: 202 K

 

Javy Baez's 76 G since then

162 G pace: .295/.370/.600, 135 R, 45 2B, 50 HR, 148 RBI, 32 SB, 62 BB: 169 K

 

 

or, if you'd prefer full-season...

 

162 G pace: .278/.339/.553, 121 R, 42 2B, 42 HR, 131 RBI, 26 SB, 49 BB: 180 K

 

Edited August 15, 2013 by sneakypower

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy Baez's 76 G since then

162 G pace: .295/.370/.600, 135 R, 45 2B, 50 HR, 148 RBI, 32 SB, 62 BB: 169 K

 

I want him in the lineup for the majority of next year. Plus the playoffs.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Scattered T-Storms in the forecast for Daytona Beach tonight

 

Well they did play like 3 days in a row.

 

With two double-headers. Minor miracle.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

More fun Baez facts:

 

146 players have had at least 100 PAs in the Southern League this season. Baez is 2nd in OPS (behind Yasiel Puig) and 146th in age.

[Guest]

More fun Baez facts:

 

146 players have had at least 100 PAs in the Southern League this season. Baez is 2nd in OPS (behind Yasiel Puig) and 146th in age.

 

I want him to be a superstar so freaking bad. I'm so jealous of Angel fans getting to have Trout.

 

Just let Baez be half as good and a complete [expletive] bad ass and I'll be happy.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

More fun Baez facts:

 

146 players have had at least 100 PAs in the Southern League this season. Baez is 2nd in OPS (behind Yasiel Puig) and 146th in age.

 

I want him to be a superstar so freaking bad. I'm so jealous of Angel fans getting to have Trout.

 

Just let Baez be half as good and a complete [expletive] bad ass and I'll be happy.

 

If he's going to be a superstar, this is what it would look like. Getting promoted to AA and just doing whatever the @#$% he wants.

 

I keep coming back to Giancarlo Stanton.

 

In his first stint at AA, 10 months younger than Baez, Stanton put up: .231/311/455 with a 29% K rate and a 9.1% BB rate

 

He got sent back to AA the next season, put up an unholy OPS of nearly 1.200, got promoted straight to the majors and hit 22 HRs in 100 games there.

 

I'm probably fooling myself focusing on a comp like that, but hot dang, what Baez is doing is something else.

[Guest]

We get Baez and Bryant, there will plenty of buzz around those guys when they come up at the same time.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Mike Olt is 0-for-2 with 2 Ks. It's kind of mean to leave him in AAA at this point.

[Elrhino]

Mike Olt is 0-for-2 with 2 Ks. It's kind of mean to leave him in AAA at this point.

 

August OPS split < .600 definitely doesn't inspire confidence that the eye surgery fixed everything (or anything).

[Cubswin11]

Vitters>Olt

[davell]

Vitters>Olt

I'll take that bet going forward and not think twice.

[Guest]

We need to hire Manny as Iowa's hitting coach.

[Elrhino]

I don't think either Vitters or Olt will ever be MLB starters as 3B (aside from the fact that I think Baez ultimately ends up there in short order next year). I can envision a backup multi-position utility bench righty role for Vitters because of his hit tool. I just don't see any MLB role for Olt. His glove isn't going to provide much value when it's not on the field. Pinch 3B glove? What is he going to bring to the table that Villanueva can't?

[Guest]

Didn't even realize it was Edwards/Skulina/Zastryzny/Maples day

[jersey cubs fan]

ESZM

[ScrubMD]

Vitters>Olt

 

Villanueva>Vitters>Olt

 

If only Vitters could stop breaking all his [expletive].

[Guest]

ESZM

 

that almost works

[Cubswin11]

Vitters>Olt

 

Villanueva>Vitters>Olt

 

If only Vitters could stop breaking all his [expletive].

I still like Vitters more than Villanueva but I agree that at this point Villanueva>Olt

[THISisTHEyear09]

Vitters>Olt

 

Villanueva>Vitters>Olt

 

More like:

Bryant>>Villanueva>Vitters>Olt

[sneakypower]

we get the point

[ScrubMD]

we get the point

 

Prove it.