Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-25-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central)

 

Iowa vs. Colorado Springs, 1:05 PM

Tennessee vs. Mobile, 5:15 PM

Daytona vs. Clearwater (game one), 3:35 PM

Daytona vs. Clearwater (game two), TBA

Kane County vs. Peoria, 6:30 PM

VSL Cubs at VSL Tigers, 10:30 AM

[Guest]

Strop looker very good in rehab. Also:

 

In EXST Cubs roster news, RHP Josh Davis (2013 NDFA - Belmont University) has been moved up to Daytona, and RHP Ben Wells has been sent to Extended Spring Training from Daytona. Davis began the season at Extended Spring Training, and then was moved up to Kane County on April 12th. He was sent back to EXST from KC on May 2nd.

 

Also, LHP Michael Heesch (Cubs 2012 8th round draft pick - USCB) has been moved up to Kane County from Extended Spruing Training.

 

Jose Paulino: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.

Jefferson Mejia: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.

 

http://www.thecubreporter.com/05242014/pedro-strop-delivers-some-heat-indian-school-park

[Guest]

I apparently can't leave a shadow topic to save my life today.

[CubsWin]

Kyle Hendricks returns after rolling his ankle 5-6 days ago. His last time out was a brilliant 8 inning, 3 hit, 11 strikeout, no walk performance. His best start of the season so far. There's usually some snapback after a showing like that. We'll see how he does today. Maybe missing the start immediately following that one with the rolled ankle with mitigate some of that snapbackage...

[davell]

Javy with a single in the 4th, 1-2 so far.

[Guest]

10-game hit streak.

[CubsWin]

Grand Slam Baez!

[gscool89]

Javier Baez grand slam!!!

[MWV]

Javy slam.

[Guest]

Baez now at .400/.429/.850/1.279 during the hit streak, 9 Ks, 2 BB in 42 PA

[Guest]

Javy is gonna help Manny get his career on track.

[ScrubMD]

I bet Manny told him to do that.

[Guest]

10 games ago Baez had a .484 OPS and 38% K rate. Now he has a .698 OPS and a 33% K rate.

[CubsWin]

He hit it to right center...with no help from the wind. I think he's back.

 

In his last 10 games, including this one:

 

40 AB, 9 R, 16 H, 6 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 2 BB, 9 K. .400/.419/.829.

[Guest]

Suddenly, he's at: 0.212/0.284/0.418/0.702 overall

[A New Era]

I KNEW Manny would help!

[davell]

Alcantara HR

[Tryptamine]

Alcantara HR

 

Today is a good day.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

When Baez comes up to the majors, he's going to have a .240 OPS through the first four months, then break all of Bonds' OPS records every year for all eternity.

[CubsWin]

In Javier Baez's first 30 games at High-A:

 

119 PA, 19 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 6 BB, 33 K - .173/.227/.381.

 

His next 70 games at the same level:

 

305 PA, 79 H, 18 2B, 3 3B, 16 HR, 20 BB, 66 K - .293/.357/.559

 

It took him a little less time to adjust at AA. In his first 14 games at that level:

 

58 PA, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 19 K - .200/.241/.455

 

He then went on to finish out the last 40 games of the year with:

 

182 PA, 53 H, 13 2B, 0 3B, 16 HR, 16 BB, 49 K - .325/.379/.699

 

In his first 28 games this year:

 

118 PA, 15 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 10 BB, 45 K - .142/.229/.255

 

He had 119 plate appearances in Daytona before the light turned on, so after 118 in AAA, perhaps we should've seen it coming. In his next 9 games, his line reads .378/.400/.784 over 40 PA, 14 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 2 BB and 9 K. Add in today's 2-for-4 with a grand salami and it looks like this pattern is holding true. Weird.

[Guest]

Zastryzny only went three, but they were three good innings.

[CubsWin]

Weirdness with Rob Zastryzny. He's pretty much been terrible all season, certainly when considering the hopes around him as a 2nd rounder. He gave up between 6-9 hits in every start giving up 46 in just 27 innings. Then he gets hit by a screaming line drive just below his pitching elbow. He's eased back in after two weeks going 2 innings in his first game back with 3 more today and looks much better. 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K. Perhaps the Cubs have uncovered a new developmental tool. If a pitcher's struggling, just take a hammer and whack him just below his throwing elbow. Presto change-o, dominant pitcher...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Early in the season he was pitching way better than his ERA would have indicated.

[CubsWin]

Early in the season he was pitching way better than his ERA would have indicated.

Was he pitching way better than his 15.33 H/9 would have indicated?

[Guest]

@JGoro8: Juan Paniagua easy 95-97 with some run in the first. 3 ground outs. Vaughn Bryan 4.13 from left side.

 

@JGoro8: Paniagua's CH is much better in the 80-82 velo range. Has some fade then. Still 92-94. Horizontal SL at 84-85 that's fringy.