Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-23-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 10-2 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 7-1 Box Score

 

Daytona lost 9-2 Box Score

 

Kane County won 7-0 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost 4-3 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 1-4

[A New Era]

Javy up yet?

[TruffleShuffle]

wtf has happened to ben wells' control this year?

[Guest]

Yesterday at extended spring training: http://www.thecubreporter.com/05212014/four-jacks-give-cubs-winning-hand-riverview-park

 

Today: http://www.thecubreporter.com/05232014/rockies-shad-have-known-better-play-so-shallow

 

Five Cub "rehab" pitchers saw work in today's game (including four who threw in the intrasquad game last Saturday), so Rehab Pitching Coordinator Rick Tronerud and Rehab Athletic Trainer Chuck Baughman made the trip up to Salt River Fields from Riverview Park (they did not bring their golf cart, however).

 

* Cubs 2012 4th round draft pick RHP Josh Conway (2012 pre-draft TJS & May 2013 elbow stress fracture) got the start and breezed through the bottom of the 1st inning (allowing just a two-out single) before surrendering a run on two hits (including an RBI triple) and a walk in the bottom of the 2nd. The 23-year old needed 37 pitches to get four outs.

 

* Veteran NPB & MLB RH reliever Kyuji Fujikawa (May 2013 TJS) retired all three men he faced (K-swinging, F-8, 3-1), although he was continually shaking and stretching his arm during the outing.

 

* 20-year old 2012 3rd round draft pick 6'3 RHP Ryan McNeil (May 2013 TJS) made his first Cactus League EXST game appearance since April 15, 2013, and retired all five hitters he faced (F-8, 6-3, L-8, P-1, 3-U) on just 13 pitches (10 strikes), He looked very good in a two-inning stint in last Saturday's intrasquad game, too. For those of you who haven't seen McNeil this year, he is sporting the popular Jeff Samardzija look (they could be brothers).

 

* 24-year old 6'5 240+ LHP Michael Heesch (Cubs 2012 8th round draft pick) had another fine outing (he's been throwing in Cactus League EXST games for about the last ten days, so he should be about ready to move up to the KC or Daytona bullpen), allowing a two-out single while striking out two (both swinging) and doing it all on just 11 pitches (10 for strikes), and lots of grunts.

 

* 18-year old RHP Jesus Castillo (the other pitcher acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks along with RHP Erick Leal in exchange for OF Tony Campana in February 2013) made his U. S. game debut and punched-out two in his one innng of work. Unlike Leal (a "curve-ball first" pitcher who uses his 88 MPH fastball to set-up his excellent breaking ball), Castillo has a "lively" fastball that rides 92-93 MPH and a decent change-up (especially for such a young guy) but no breaking ball. And, just like C. J. Edwards, Jose Paulino, and Hector Perez, Castillo is an all-legs "stringbean" (6'2 165). Castillo probably has a higher ceiling than fellow-Venezuelan Leal, but he is also clearly not anywhere near as polished, and so he will very likely be assigned to the AZL Cubs next month, while Leal will almost certainly be in the Boise starting rotation

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Petition to demote Albert Almora from Core Four.

[imb]

baez sucks again

[Guest]

Petition to demote Albert Almora from Core Four.

I'm willing to give the kid something of a pass while his dad was undergoing cancer treatments.

[Guest]

Single for Javy. He's awesome again.

[NewUserName]

Single for Javy. He's awesome again.

not good enough...sorry

[muntjack]

Bryant RBI 2B. Ho-hum.

[Guest]

Single for Javy. He's awesome again.

 

Re: his K

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma 54m

Baez strikes out in first. But he saw 8 pitches and took a close strike on 3-1. Those are things that indicate his approach is improving.

[TruffleShuffle]

dan vogelbach has 8 extra base hits in 41 games.

[davell]

dan vogelbach has 8 extra base hits in 41 games.

 

I honestly think he needs to bulk back up.

[A New Era]

dan vogelbach has 8 extra base hits in 41 games.

 

I honestly think he needs to bulk back up.

 

Put him on the CJ Edwards diet. It should take him a day.