Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-16-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa lost 5-1 Box Score

 

Tennessee had the day off

 

Daytona lost 7-2 Box Score

 

Kane County had the day off

 

Boise lost 4-3 (10 innings) Box Score

 

DSL Cubs won 11-8 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost 3-1 Box Score

[Guest]

Kris Bryant won the SL All-Star HR Derby.

 

[wekim81]

Boy that Daytona team is devoid of any excitement

[rawaction]

Bryant won the Southern League HR derby. Fitting since he is the league.

[Cubswin11]

Did he actually have to hit any? Or just show up?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Almora doesn't have an XBH in June.

[ScrubMD]

Almora doesn't have an XBH in June.

 

To be fair, he only has like 2 hits total.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Schwarber in left tonight.

[SouthSideRyan]

Almora doesn't have an XBH in June.

 

Andreoli hasn't hit one since April

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Any word what Almora's issues have been? Is it too early to worry about his seeming lack of adjustment so far? Just a case of a high school guy hitting a level where his natural talent doesn't allow him to easily acclimate?

[Cubswin11]

Any word what Almora's issues have been? Is it too early to worry about his seeming lack of adjustment so far? Just a case of a high school guy hitting a level where his natural talent doesn't allow him to easily acclimate?

He might just suck

[ScrubMD]

Schwarber ends his hitless drought with a single.

[toonsterwu]

Boy that Daytona team is devoid of any excitement

 

In general, yes, but I've actually been quite pleased with Wilson Contreras. Maybe that's digging for a silver lining, or whatever random phrase I'm trying to come up with right now, but that's a weak position in the system, and he's showing enough to hold some intrigue. I've been somewhat hard on Zastryzny, but he has struck out 50 in 47 innings without walking a lot of guys, with what, at last check, was a fairly high BABIP. He still really doesn't project all that differently from the guy we hoped for when he was drafted last year - it might just take him a bit more time than we hoped for. And ... this might be interesting only to me ... but Starling Peralta seems to have found some command in the pen. I haven't been following close enough to know how sharp the stuff has looked, but if the fastball/breaking ball is still quality, he'd be an interesting guy to give some 2nd half starts to (or they could move him up in the pen). I still remember the early positive reviews of his time with the Diamondbacks in spring last year.

 

Maybe just digging for positives, but while not super exciting, I think those three guys deserve enough attention that the team isn't exactly devoid of excitement, from a prospect following perspective.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Any word what Almora's issues have been? Is it too early to worry about his seeming lack of adjustment so far? Just a case of a high school guy hitting a level where his natural talent doesn't allow him to easily acclimate?

He might just suck

Considering his draft position and how well he performed last year it is far too early to go that far without a strong scouting reporting saying he is overmatched. Granted, that certainly is a possibility but I haven't seen anything saying he is in over his head with no chance of recovering in the long term.

Edited June 17, 2014 by burnt out cubbie fan

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Any word what Almora's issues have been? Is it too early to worry about his seeming lack of adjustment so far? Just a case of a high school guy hitting a level where his natural talent doesn't allow him to easily acclimate?

He might just suck

I'm probably the biggest Almora fan here and even I'm giving up hope. The only thing going for him at this point is that he's really young.

[gscool89]

Schwarber triples

[Guest]

I see you Josh Conway: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3/0 K/BB

[Cubswin11]

Any word what Almora's issues have been? Is it too early to worry about his seeming lack of adjustment so far? Just a case of a high school guy hitting a level where his natural talent doesn't allow him to easily acclimate?

He might just suck

I'm probably the biggest Almora fan here and even I'm giving up hope. The only thing going for him at this point is that he's really young.

By no means am I giving up but I'm just struggling to find something grasp to other than his age and the fact he isn't striking out that much (like 11%). He's just not doing anything, hitting for average or power. He doesn't even have a crazy low BABIP, it's around .270 last time I checked, which at least could be something to use as a form of an excuse..

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I see you Josh Conway: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3/0 K/BB

This is the #2 guy to watch in Boise right now imo.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Let me rephrase the question, has anyone seen any scouting reports about the reasons for Almora's struggles so far this season and if they are something he can overcome to continue on in his progression.

[Guest]

Let me rephrase the question, has anyone seen any scouting reports about the reasons for Almora's struggles so far this season and if they are something he can overcome to continue on in his progression.

 

 

Best I have for you is that Parks has been asked a couple of times if he's worried about him and he's said no. But maybe that's just because he hasn't had a chance to catch up in the offseason yet.

[Guest]

I see you Josh Conway: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3/0 K/BB

This is the #2 guy to watch in Boise right now imo.

 

Weird that one of Schwarber or Baez is behind Conway.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

I see you Josh Conway: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3/0 K/BB

This is the #2 guy to watch in Boise right now imo.

 

Weird that one of Schwarber or Baez is behind Conway.

That Schwarber is a bum.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I like Jeffrey Baez but I think Conway is a big-time sleeper.

[Guest]

I like Jeffrey Baez but I think Conway is a big-time sleeper.

 

The scouting report on his stuff thus far this season hasn't been as impressive for Conway as it was last season.