Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-29-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa PPD - Rain

 

Tennessee had the day off

 

Daytona lost 7-0 Box Score

 

Kane County won 2-1 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 1-1

[Guest]

Arizona Phil[/url]"]Here are EXST updates on the Cubs top two international signings from 2013: 

 

In 12 Cactus League EXST games (44 PA), 17-year old RF Eloy Jimenez is hitting 175/227/225. He has 10 K in his 44 PA. Although he only has seven hits (five singles and two doubles), he has made the hits count as he leads the team in RBI with seven. Jimenez had a sore arm at Minor League Camp and so he could only DH for several weeks, but he is now back playing RF again. As long as he does not go into a prolonged "0-fer" slump, Jimenez probably stands a decent chance to remain in Mesa and play for the AZL Cubs this summer.

 

In 11 Cactus League EXST games (41 PA), 17-year old SS Gleyber Torres is hitting 342/390/500, with 3 SB (2 CS). He is second on the team in BAvg (behind only Roney Alcala), leads the team in triples, and has not struck out over his last 26 PA. He has committed five errors (including one three-error game). Because he has played as well as he has and because there is no other SS blocking him, I would say Torres (right now) has a good chance to make the Boise Opening Day roster.

 

Link also has promising updates on Roney Alcala and Jeffrey Baez.

[Guest]

@daytonacubs: Rotation adjustment: RHP Ben Wells will start tonight, RHP Yao-Lin Wang will start tomorrow & RHP Felix Pena will go on Thursday.

[craig]

Arizona Phil[/url]"]Here are EXST updates on the Cubs top two international signings from 2013: 

……. I would say Torres (right now) has a good chance to make the Boise Opening Day roster.

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Cal, thanks for the links to Phils articles. Getting it linked from here, where we go anyway, is really nice.

 

Torres at Boise, that would be pretty shocking. (During the winter, I had my doubts he'd even stay Arizona, much less go straight to Boise.) I still doubt it. I think the facilities at Mesa are so elaborate, I'd think he'd get more teaching and coaching and practicing and weight-room working and English-learning in Mesa than he would in Boise. But, I didn't think Tseng would start straight at Kane County, either, so maybe Torres will go straight to Boise.

 

The Torres news is really encouraging. Well, 5 errors in 11 games isn't, but the defensive perspective has generally been very positive. And hitting .300+, including 26 PA without a K, that's terrific. It would be awesome to have a true-hitter with good infield defense.

[Guest]

http://www.thecubreporter.com/04292014/soler-leads-cubs-victory-riverview-park

 

Soler went 2/4 with a double, single and a HBP. Gleyber Torres went 1/4 with a single.

[Outshined_One]

Uneventful day on the farm. Skulina had a nice outing and Hanneman had a 3/4 with a double and a triple, but otherwise, meh.

[thefranchise]

Will Remillard could be interesting as we have no catching prospects worth a damn

[Little Slide Rooter]

This Zach Godley has some pretty wicked K rates. Though he is a week north of his 24th B-day in A Ball.

[CubInOK]

Uneventful day on the farm.

 

Iowa PPD - Rain

 

Tennessee had the day off.