Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-18-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 9-8 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 4-2 Box Score

 

Daytona lost 10-1 Box Score

 

Kane County lost 10-3 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost 9-7 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 1-4

[Guest]

Relievers Zak Herman's and Corbin Hoffner have been promoted from extended spring training to Kane County. Nathan Dorris has been promoted from KC to Daytona. Will be interesting to see who else gets promoted as a result of this (Cates? Rivero?).

[Guest]

we can stop being even a little intrigued by wada. just gave up a home run to brent lillibridge.

[Guest]

javy with an rbi sac fly and a single today so far. no k's.

[ChiCubsFan]

javy with an rbi sac fly and a single today so far. no k's.

 

Go on a Javy-tear, please.

[Guest]

@TommyBirch: Javier Baez just misses his 5th homer of the season. Smokes a ball deep to center off the wall. Hit so hard he ends up with only a single.

 

@TommyBirch: So, that was about a 400 foot single for Baez. But, who's counting/measuring? #Cubs #PCL #MiLB

 

Damn.

[Guest]

more on that "single"

 

@TommyBirch: Javier Baez just misses his 5th homer of the season. Smokes a ball deep to center off the wall. Hit so hard he ends up with only a single.

[muntjack]

another single for Javy. 2-3

[gscool89]

Alcantara with a 3 run HR to give Iowa a 9-8 lead. Apparently it was crushed.

[muntjack]

3-run HR for Alcantara

 

Javy K

[Guest]

i blame myself for the K since i mentioned that he didn't have one earlier.

[Guest]

Blake Parker at Iowa: 10.1 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 15 K, 0 BB

[Sammy Sofa]

Blake Parker at Iowa: 10.1 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 15 K, 0 BB

 

Man, who did he piss off?

[Guest]

is schlitter filling some new ground ball specialist role or something? why not have parker here instead.

 

or can we just get rid of james russell already? don't care if we replace him with a righty or lefty tbh because he sucks.

[mul21]

is schlitter filling some new ground ball specialist role or something? why not have parker here instead.

 

or can we just get rid of james russell already? don't care if we replace him with a righty or lefty tbh because he sucks.

 

I'd be on board with this plan.

[davell]

Schlitter has only walked 3 in 18.1 innings. That may have a bit to do with it too. Unsure of how the two did in spring training, but assuming Schlitter was better(since he made the squad) he's really done nothing to warrant being sent down. He likely will at some point, but even if not, Parker will get his shot again.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Blake Parker is pretty much screwed anyway with Vizcaino and Rivero in the wings.

[davell]

Blake Parker is pretty much screwed anyway with Vizcaino and Rivero in the wings.

 

Not if Grimm and/or Ramirez are given another shot at starting though.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Blake Parker is pretty much screwed anyway with Vizcaino and Rivero in the wings.

 

Not if Grimm and/or Ramirez are given another shot at starting though.

Hmm, maybe Grimm. I don't see it with Ramirez given his injury history, though.

[Gilby]

Almora had two more hits today, both singles. He's not hitting for power or walking, but on a positive note, his K rate is right at 10%.

[davell]

Almora had two more hits today, both singles. He's not hitting for power or walking, but on a positive note, his K rate is right at 10%.

 

For some reason that triggered me to look up Torreyes. He's putting up a .286/.333/.386 line in AAA with 6 K's in 158 PA.

[sneakypower]

holy [expletive], that's like a doubleheader's worth for Javy Baez or Brett Jackson

[Little Slide Rooter]

is schlitter filling some new ground ball specialist role or something? why not have parker here instead.

 

or can we just get rid of james russell already? don't care if we replace him with a righty or lefty tbh because he sucks.

 

Had to check just to be certain, but Russell's been pretty good as of late. Not striking a lot of guys out, but he hasn't walked a guy in his past 8 games. Only given up 3 runs in his past 10. Trade value will never be what it was last year, but no reason to dump him just to dump him. Not yet.

[Guest]

Felix Peña to the DL with leg soreness.

[imb]

Felix Peña to the DL with leg soreness.

 

Seriously read "Pie" and was like wtf