Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-22-14

[TruffleShuffle]

Andrew Heaney currently no hitting the I-Cubs.

 

perfect game through six.

[HendryWallet]

Left the Daytona game after Almora's bomb..couple quick notes before my drive back home

 

Almora- Strong and Athletic. Stood out from everyone else on the field. Just looks like a ML ballplayer. Smooth swing and excellent D

 

Shwarber- Quick swing. Ball flies off his bat. No problems on D. Very strong arm

 

McKinney- Really Impressed with his bat. Didn't take any bad swings and seemed really locked in. Miss played a couple of balls in right but also showed he had good range

 

Vogelbach- Hard swingger. Kinda disappointed, seemed like he was just going through motions tonight.

 

Paniagua- Looked nervous. FB was up to 95 I think but they were squaring it up pretty good. Slider/Curve was flat. Interested to see how he does next time

 

If I think of anything more I'll update when I get back

[TruffleShuffle]

Almora HR.

 

he's still not walking, but he's hitting with a lot more power this month. through the end of june: 18 extra base hits in 71 games. in july: 11 extra base hits in 18 games.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Almora hitting for power is the best thing he could be doing for his projection.

[TruffleShuffle]

perfect game over for heaney. single for szczur, bunt single for jackson, k for baez, 8 pitch walk for bryant.

[davell]

No TJS for Pineyro yet, he's starting in Arizona tonight.

[Guest]

Apparently Dillon Maples is off to Boise.

[Guest]

Woah

 

@BruceMiles2112 #Cubs say Jorge Soler to be promoted to Iowa (AAA) tomorrow while Albert Almora to move up to Tennessee (AA)

[mul21]

Wow, definitely surprised by the Almora move.

 

Edit: And I say Javy and Soler are up in mid August as long as Soler continues to hit well in Iowa.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Woah

 

@BruceMiles2112 #Cubs say Jorge Soler to be promoted to Iowa (AAA) tomorrow while Albert Almora to move up to Tennessee (AA)

Yowzers! Almora to Tennessee is surprising, but Soler to Iowa... If that team wasn't already must-watch TV, they certainly are now. I really wish I could make a trip to Des Moines.

[Schmidt]

i'm hoping they stay on the i-cubs through august so i can catch them all in tacoma

[TruffleShuffle]

eloy jimenez is 3-5 with a single, double and home run.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

eloy jimenez is 3-5 with a single, double and home run.

Nice to see. Unfortunately Gleyber Torres has completely fallen off after his great start.