Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-5-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 12-3 Box Score

 

2B A. Alcantara 2/5, 2 R, 2B (9), RBI, 2 K, SB (8)

1B L. Anderson 1/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB

SS C. Valaika 2/5 2 R, 2B (9), HR (3), 3 RBI

LF J. Vitters 1/4, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 K

3B C. Villanueva 2/5, 2B (11), RBI

CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, 2B (1), HR (2), 2 RBI

SP D. Beeler 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 7-3 GO-FO, 79-51 pitches-strikes; batting: 0/2, K

RP B. Parker 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 11-7 Box Score

 

RF J. Andreoli 1/5, R, 3 K

2B S. Bruno 2/5, 2 R, 2 2B (7), 2 RBI

3B K. Bryant 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K

C R. Lopez 3/5, 3 R, 2B (10), RBI

DH C. Cutler 4/4, R, RBI

1B D. Geiger 0/4

CF R. Silva 1/3, R, HR (3), 4 RBI, BB, CS (3)

LF JH Ha 1/4, R, K

SS W. Darvill 2/4, R, CS (1), 2 E (5, fielding, fielding)

SP I. Pineyro 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 3-6 GO-FO, 98-58 pitches-strikes

RP A. Rivero 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona lost 8-6 Box Score

 

3B J. Candeario 0/5, R

CF A. Almora 1/4, R, RBI, K

LF B. Rademacher 2/2, 3 R, HR (3), RBI, BB, HBP, SB (2)

1B D. Vogelbach 1/3, BB, K

DH R. Shoulders 1/4, RBI

2B G. Amaya 0/4

SS M. Hernandez 1/4, K, 2 E (7, fielding, throw)

SP J. Rosario 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 7-3 GO-FO

RP Z. Cates 2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

 

Kane County won 8-4 Box Score

 

CF J. Hannemann 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, E (3, fielding)

SS C. Penalver 0/5, RBI, 2 K

DH B. Carhart 1/4, 2B (7), 2 RBI

RF Y. Balaguert 2/3, R, HR (1), RBI, BB

C C. Brockmeyer 3/3, 2 R, 2B (2), BB, 2 E (2, throw, throw)

2B D. Lockhart 2/4, 2 R

LF S. Dunston 2/4, R, 3B (2), 2 RBI

SP T. Skulina 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 3-4 GO-FO

RP N. Dorris 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 6-1 GO-FO

RP Z. Godley 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-1

[bjam12]

Javy not in the Iowa line-up today.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy not in the Iowa line-up today.

 

Must be why they scored 3 runs in the top of the first.

 

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

[Guest]

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

The day after he hit a HR?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

The day after he hit a HR?

 

mineaswell

[jersey cubs fan]

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

The day after he hit a HR?

 

 

oooooh, he did? Bump the OPS back over 600?

[Guest]

Hard to believe Milwaukee can't find room for Fiers on their staff. He came into today with 47/3 K/bb ratio in 33 IP with a 0.80 ERA.

[gscool89]

Vitters HR

[Guest]

Vitters HR

 

jesus kyle

 

stop actually believing in javy you [expletive]

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Vitters HR

 

Perfect.

[SouthSideRyan]

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

The day after he hit a HR?

 

 

oooooh, he did? Bump the OPS back over 600?

 

Better than Olt.

[XZero771679666304]

You can go ahead release Vitters now.

The day after he hit a HR?

 

 

oooooh, he did? Bump the OPS back over 600?

 

Better than Olt.

 

 

Olt's been terrible, but whatever Vitters gives you over him offensively, he's going to give back in the field. And as bad as Olt has been, he's been better than what Vitters showed in his MLB stint.

 

They're both bad, but Vitters is still a worse option.

[CubsWin]

Vitters HR

 

jesus kyle

 

stop actually believing in javy you [expletive]

Please, Kyle? You have a gift. Baez is hitting .149/.232/.311 and has struck out 31 times in 74 at bats. What more do you need to put in a bad word on his behalf? Think of the children! Do it for the kids, damn you!

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

i'll try it if kyle isn't up for it.

[CubsWin]

i'll try it if kyle isn't up for it.

Hey man, every little bit...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

i'll try it if kyle isn't up for it.

Hey man, every little bit...

 

ok here goes:

 

Baez is never going to learn how to lay off sliders in the dirt or stay back on changeups. He'll stay the whole season in AAA and probably end up with something like a .210/.250/.400 line.

[Guest]

Yeah, I don't think Baez sees the majors this year.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It doesn't work if you are trying to do it.

 

But it doesn't matter, because he'll be fine either way. He's too talented to not improve rapidly once he gets used to this.

[wvcbxl]

Yeah, I don't think Baez sees the majors this year.

 

I don't think that was ever going to happen regardless ...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Yeah, I don't think Baez sees the majors this year.

 

I don't think that was ever going to happen regardless ...

 

prevailing wisdom before the season was he'd have a good level of success in iowa and be called up after the control deadline or whatever the [expletive] you call it

[Hairyducked Idiot]

prevailing wisdom before the season was he'd have a good level of success in iowa and be called up after the control deadline or whatever the [expletive] you call it

 

During offseasons, the only conversation anyone wants to have about any prospects is "what happens if he crushes the league he'll be in from the moment the season starts and never looks back, how fast could he zoom up?"

[jersey cubs fan]

Yeah, I don't think Baez sees the majors this year.

 

I don't think that was ever going to happen regardless ...

 

prevailing wisdom before the season was he'd have a good level of success in iowa and be called up after the control deadline or whatever the [expletive] you call it

 

That may have been widely assumed, but many people thought they would look to hold him back through the 2015 deadline along with Bryant, and start it all then.

[Guest]

Yeah, I don't think Baez sees the majors this year.

 

I don't think that was ever going to happen regardless ...

I think you're very wrong.

[ScrubMD]

Villanueva has an .868 OPS so far in May (which includes and 0/3 on May 1). Hopefully him and Baez both repeat their patterns from last year. Edited May 5, 2014 by ScrubMD

[Guest]

Rademacher HR.