Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-3-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 4-3 (16 innings) Box Score

 

Daytona PPD - Rain

 

Kane County won 10-2 Box Score

 

Boise won 4-0 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs suspended in the 4th inning - Wind Box Score

 

DSL Cubs lost 18-8 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost 9-7 Box Score

[CubsWin]

Wladimir Galindo hit another HR today, his 6th. Slash line of .297/.374/.545 thru 145 ABs. Stats are pretty meaningless at this level, but they do take on more meaning when you're those numbers up at 17 years old. Be interested to see what he can do stateside next season.

[CubsWin]

It's July so, naturally, the Daytona game was rained out.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Alcantara RBI double for his second hit of the game

[A New Era]

Maybe they should change his name from AlCANTra to Al CAN . . tra. . uh wait.

[XZero771679666304]

Alcantara RBI double for his second hit of the game

 

Yeah, he's on fire. OPS at .899, by my back of the envelope math.

[Guest]

Tsuyoshi Wada came in from Iowa's bullpen. Definitely looks like he's starting one of the games for the big league Cubs doubleheader next week.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wada in relief for Iowa, which I only can assume has something to do with lining him up for the doubleheader coming up?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Bryant singles to avoid the 0-fer

[Hairyducked Idiot]

16 straight homerless games for Javy :(

[Guest]

Rehabbing Max Fried started against the AZL Cubs and threw one inning. Gleyber Torres struck out but then Jorge Soler, Eloy Jimenez and Kevonte Mitchell each got a single off him.

[Guest]

16 straight homerless games for Javy :(

 

But Jeffrey hit his fifth of the season. Leads the NWL.

[XZero771679666304]

16 straight homerless games for Javy :(

 

No idea what's actually going on, but my somewhat optimistic take is that as he's learning to control the strike zone, he has dialed the aggression back. Once he gets a firmer handle on when and when not to hack, he can turn it loose on hittable pitches, not virtually all pitches, as he had been.

 

I think it's just a transition period, and I'm not worried about his power disappearing (though I think that if he ever becomes a 40+ HR guy, it'll take a few more years than we were hoping for).

[Hairyducked Idiot]

16 straight homerless games for Javy :(

 

No idea what's actually going on, but my somewhat optimistic take is that as he's learning to control the strike zone, he has dialed the aggression back. Once he gets a firmer handle on when and when not to hack, he can turn it loose on hittable pitches, not virtually all pitches, as he had been.

 

I think it's just a transition period, and I'm not worried about his power disappearing (though I think that if he ever becomes a 40+ HR guy, it'll take a few more years than we were hoping for).

 

 

Do we want to see him learn to control the strike zone, or do we want to see him sock a few dingers?

[ChiCubsFan]

Let him mash. Rizzo and Schwarber can do the patience thing.

[XZero771679666304]

16 straight homerless games for Javy :(

 

No idea what's actually going on, but my somewhat optimistic take is that as he's learning to control the strike zone, he has dialed the aggression back. Once he gets a firmer handle on when and when not to hack, he can turn it loose on hittable pitches, not virtually all pitches, as he had been.

 

I think it's just a transition period, and I'm not worried about his power disappearing (though I think that if he ever becomes a 40+ HR guy, it'll take a few more years than we were hoping for).

 

 

Do we want to see him learn to control the strike zone, or do we want to see him sock a few dingers?

 

Obviously both, but he wasn't going to do either the way he was going. He was either going to learn to control the zone (better, not necessarily become Joey Votto), or he was going to bust. I think the power will return as his pitch identification gets better. The power isn't going away, not with that bat speed.

[Guest]

First day of the monsoon season in the Desert Southwest and the AZL Cubs get suspended because of a haboob.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

did azphil ever say what was going on with Jimenez?

[CubsWin]

did azphil ever say what was going on with Jimenez?

As far as I can tell, he never said anything, but whatever it was (minor injury, more instruction) it was seemingly worth the wait...

[Guest]

did azphil ever say what was going on with Jimenez?

As far as I can tell, he never said anything, but whatever it was (minor injury, more instruction) it was seemingly worth the wait...

 

Arizona Phil mentioned Jimenez had an injury about a week before Instructs ended and Eloy was about a week at that time. It might have flared up again.

[Clem Fandango]

First day of the monsoon season in the Desert Southwest and the AZL Cubs get suspended because of a haboob.

 

Hey this is a family site

[Bear Cub]

Another fine start for Daury Torrez.

[Guest]

First day of the monsoon season in the Desert Southwest and the AZL Cubs get suspended because of a haboob.

 

Hey this is a family site

 

Had never heard of a haboob before that.