Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-6-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 5-4 Box Score

 

CF A. Alcantara 2/5, 2B (24), K

RF M. Szczur 1/4, 2B (12), BB, K

SS Ja. Baez 1/4, R, HR (13), RBI, BB, CS (5)

3B K. Bryant 1/4, R, HR (8), 2 RBI, 2 K

DH M. Ramirez 2/4, RBI

LF R. Kalish 2/4, R, HR (3), RBI

SP K. Hendricks 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-0 GO-FO, 31-19 pitches-strikes

RP A. Rivero 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GO-FO

RP Z. Rosscup 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 9-1 Box Score

 

RF PC Chen 2/4, R, 2 RBI, BB

2B S. Bruno 2/5, 2 K

SS A. Russell 0/5, 2 K - Cubs system debut!

DH J. Soler 2/5, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K

C C. Cutler 2/4, 2 R, HBP

CF JH Ha 1/5, RBI

1B D. Geiger 3/5, R, 2 2B (16), 3 RBI

SP C. Black 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 5-4 GO-FO, 88-47 pitches-strikes

RP A. McKirahan 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona PPD - Rain

 

Kane County lost 2-1 (14 innings) Box Score

 

LF S. Dunston 2/4, RBI, 2 BB

SS C. Penalver 0/6, 3 K

RF Y. Balaguert 0/6, K

C W. Remillard 1/6

3B J. Candelario 2/6

CF T. Martin 2/6, R, 2B (10)

SP T. Skulina 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 10-2 GO-FO

RP JH Tseng 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 6-4 GO-FO

RP J. Pugliese 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO

 

Boise won 10-5 Box Score

 

RF Je. Baez 2/4, 3 R, RBI, K, HBP, SB (12)

CF R. Crawford 3/5, R, 2B (3), 3 RBI, K

LF M. Zagunis 2/4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB (4)

C J. Marra 2/5, 2 K

1B M. Malave 0/4, BB, 3 K, E (3, missed catch)

2B C. Young 3/3, 3 R, 2B (1), HBP, 2 RBI

SP B. Wells 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP B. Markey 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 7-5 Box Score

 

SS G. Torres 0/5, RBI, K

1B A. Mineo 0/3, R, BB, K, E (1, missed catch)

DH K. Mitchell 0/2, R, 2 BB

RF E. Jimenez 1/4, R, E (1, missed catch)

C T. Alamo 2/4, R, 2B (1), RBI

2B HY Son 1/3, R, K, SB (4), 3 E (5, fielding, throw, throw)

CF C. Burks 1/3, BB, CS (1)

SP K. Fujikawa 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO - rehab

RP J. Norwood 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GO-FO - pro debut for 2014 7th rounder

RP A. Willis 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1-0 GO-FO - pro debut for 2014 18th rounder

RP A. Santana 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO

RP J. Mejia 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 4-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs had the day off

 

VSL Cubs won 5-2 Box Score

 

3B M. Rico 2/3, RBI, 2 BB

2B H. Pedra 2/3, 2 R, 2B (2), BB, 2 SB (9), CS (2)

SP Y. Gomez 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 12-1 GO-FO

[Guest]

hendricks/black/tseng, and hopefully soler and russell in the smokies lineup

 

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[Clem Fandango]

hopefully soler and russell in the smokies lineup

 

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[CubsWin]

Okay, so this is getting a little silly...

 

Prospects with legit shots at being either all-star level/average to above average position players, solid members of a major league rotation or high-end relief pitchers:

 

AAA

Bryant

Baez

Alcantara

Hendricks

Rivero

Vizcaino

 

AA

Russell

Soler

Johnson

Edwards (expected back late-July)

 

A+

Almora

McKinney

Vogelbach

Zastryzny

 

A

Schwarber

Hannemann

Tseng

Blackburn

Underwood

Paniagua

 

SS A-

Clifton

 

Rookie

Torres

Jimenez

Mejia

 

Add in draftees Cease, Sands, Stinnett and Steele along with DSL/VSL IFA signees Moreno, Matos and Galindo if you wish. There are reasons to pay attention at every level.

[Guest]

MAn Corey Black really needs to stop walking guys.

[muntjack]

OPS since 5/20

 

Alcantara- .992

 

Baez- .900

 

Vogelbach - .989

 

Bryant -1.324

 

Almora not so much, but he does have a near 1.000 OPS over the last 2 weeks.

[rawaction]

McKinney in RF batting leadoff.

 

McKinney

Almora

Vogelbach top 3...... who cares about 4-9 (though Marco Hernandez has hit well without walking is batting 9th).

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I was just thinking about Marco Hernandez yesterday. Is he still a thing? Reasonably young and playing SS and not getting killed.

[A New Era]

can't wait to watch Ten live (if I can stay up after my midnight shift). Hopefully Russel and Soler are in the line-up. Really looking forward to seeing Russell's debut as a Cub.

[rawaction]

I was just thinking about Marco Hernandez yesterday. Is he still a thing? Reasonably young and playing SS and not getting killed.

 

Yeah, still a shot to carve out a Ronny Cedeno type career. Can really play short.

[Warpticon]

It's crazy that being the shortstop with the fourth highest upside in this system is a compliment.

[Guest]

I was just thinking about Marco Hernandez yesterday. Is he still a thing? Reasonably young and playing SS and not getting killed.

It's a really empty batting average, though.

[Guest]

This is also his fifth year in the system. Unless he substantially raises his level of play, he'll be a six year FA before he earns a spot on the 40 man. Or he'll get Rule 5'd. I can't see the Cubs adding him to the roster, though, given the presence of everyone else above him.

[Quakers]

What are the chances of Torres and/or Jimenez being bumped up to Boise in the not too distant future?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What are the chances of Torres and/or Jimenez being bumped up to Boise in the not too distant future?

 

Slim. They are already insanely young for their league and they are literally kids in a foreign country for the first time.

[Guest]

What are the chances of Torres and/or Jimenez being bumped up to Boise in the not too distant future?

 

Slim. They are already insanely young for their league and they are literally kids in a foreign country for the first time.

Yeah, after all the investment the Cubs made in the AZ facilities I have to believe they're going to err towards keeping the young guys down there for the season before sending them on.

 

I fully expect Torres in KC to begin next year, though.

[Guest]

It's crazy that being the shortstop with the fourth highest upside in this system is a compliment.

Let's see...

 

Castro (depends how you mean "system")

Baez

Russell

Alcantara

Torres

Marco

 

I'd say he is at best fifth.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Hopefully Hendricks doesn't pitch today and gets the call for Wednesday or Thursday.

[Guest]

I was just thinking about Marco Hernandez yesterday. Is he still a thing? Reasonably young and playing SS and not getting killed.

 

He's at the back end of my top 30.

[ScrubMD]

What are the chances of Torres and/or Jimenez being bumped up to Boise in the not too distant future?

 

Slim. They are already insanely young for their league and they are literally kids in a foreign country for the first time.

Yeah, after all the investment the Cubs made in the AZ facilities I have to believe they're going to err towards keeping the young guys down there for the season before sending them on.

 

I fully expect Torres in KC to begin next year, though.

 

Hopefully Jimenez keeps putting up Bryant-like numbers and also starts in KC.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Welcome to the Daytona Cubs, Billy McKinney. Your debut is now on rain delay.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

have Russell and Soler had their joint presser for Tenn yet?

[Quakers]

What are the chances of Torres and/or Jimenez being bumped up to Boise in the not too distant future?

 

Slim. They are already insanely young for their league and they are literally kids in a foreign country for the first time.

Yeah, after all the investment the Cubs made in the AZ facilities I have to believe they're going to err towards keeping the young guys down there for the season before sending them on.

 

I fully expect Torres in KC to begin next year, though.

:(

[Warpticon]

It's crazy that being the shortstop with the fourth highest upside in this system is a compliment.

Let's see...

 

Castro (depends how you mean "system")

Baez

Russell

Alcantara

Torres

Marco

 

I'd say he is at best fifth.

 

I actually started to say fifth, but I wanted to be conservative.

[Gilby]

Love the K/BB ratio Torres is sporting. 8 K's, 8 BB's in 49 plate appearances.