Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-28-14

[imb]

Russell's combined line(he still has one PA to go tonight): 123 PA, .317/.382/.553/.937, 7 HR, 8% BB%, 18% K%

 

Even wilder, to me, is that line comes with not just one, but two major adjustments involved.

 

What do you mean by this?

 

He could very well have struggled severely just based on the fact that he came back from a very serious injury and is still playing at a level very advanced for his age. And then, in the middle of all that, he gets traded to a brand new team. Either one of those could be an excuse to have a write off season, but he's still dominating despite everything.

[Guest]

Russell's combined line(he still has one PA to go tonight): 123 PA, .317/.382/.553/.937, 7 HR, 8% BB%, 18% K%

 

Even wilder, to me, is that line comes with not just one, but two major adjustments involved.

 

What do you mean by this?

 

He could very well have struggled severely just based on the fact that he came back from a very serious injury and is still playing at a level very advanced for his age. And then, in the middle of all that, he gets traded to a brand new team. Either one of those could be an excuse to have a write off season, but he's still dominating despite everything.

 

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense.

 

Just thought I might've missed something that came out specifically about him on the field.

[imb]

also he's now holding his left hand above his right hand when he bats and he wears his shoes on the wrong feet.

[Clem Fandango]

cj edwards according to the milb box score (for the azl cubs): 3.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 3 bb, 6 k.

 

Walks I can live with given the situation he's in. The K's though...

 

http://i.imgur.com/pMaJFZi.gif

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

he is facing a bunch of crappy players. don't think the results matter much.

[TruffleShuffle]

gleyber torres is 3-3 with a triple and a walk. now 7-7 with a double, triple and 3 walks in his last 10 plate appearances. guess the slump is busted.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

gleyber torres is 3-3 with a triple and a walk. now 7-7 with a double, triple and 3 walks in his last 10 plate appearances. guess the slump is busted.

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[Clem Fandango]

he is facing a bunch of crappy players. don't think the results matter much.

 

His arm isn't falling off, and that's nice \:D/

[Guest]

when you look at the AZL numbers, the average batting line is something like .255/.333/.365/.698. so jimenez (.267/.313/.440/.753) and torres (.261/.368/.352/.720) are more than holding their own as 17 year olds. good to see. i wonder if either one will get a shot at starting with kane county next season?

 

I think both start at Kane County next year.

 

Jimenez is looking far more advanced than I'd have thought.

 

Agreed. I was expecting a whole lot more swing and miss, considering his profile and his age.

 

Really happy to see Gleyber get back on track too, though I was confident he'd adjust again.

[Guest]

Arizona Phil caught CJ Edwards' final rehab appearance in Arizona: http://www.thecubreporter.com/07292014/c-j-edwards-faces-diamondbacks-riverview-park

 

Cubs top pitching prospect RHP C. J. Edwards (Tennessee 7-day DL - right shoulder inflamation) got the start for the Cubs (his second AZL rehab start) and worked 3.2 IP (62 pitches - 35 strikes), allowing one run on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts (four swinging and two looking) and a 4/1 GO/FO.

 

Edwards threw 40 fastballs, ten curves, eight change-ups, and four sliders among his 62 pitches, working his fastball at 91-94 MPH throughout the game. He also touched 97 once and 96 twice in the top of the 1st inning, getting lead-off hitter Isan Diaz to bounce-out 5-3 on a broken-bat chopper on a 97 MPH heater for the first out of the game, before blowing two 96 MPH fasballs past Cliff Pennington (rehabbing in the AZL) to end the top of the 1st, as the veteran MLB infielder struck out swinging.

 

After the 1-2-3 1st inning (5-3, K, K), Edwards allowed his lone run in the top of the 2nd, walking the lead-off hitter on a 3-2 pitch and the third hitter on a 3-1 pitch, before Stewart James grounded an RBI single to right on a 2-0 pitch. Edwards then struck out the next two men on six pitches (both "strike three" pitches swinging on curve balls) to retire the side and strand the D'back runners at 1st & 3rd.

 

Edwards had an easy 1-2-3 eight-pitch 3rd inning (K, 1-3, 1-3), and he easliy retired the first two men he faced in the top of the 4th (K, 6-3) and went 0-2 on the third hitter, before throwing four balls in a row out of the strike zone for his third walk of the game. At that point he was relieved. 

 

Edwards had good velocity and kept it throughout his outing, and he was able to throw four different pitches for strikes, although he did struggle a bit to command his "hot" fastball (he threw only 55% of his fastballs for strikes).

 

Other interesting tidbits:

 

Gleyber Torres grounded out to end the game, but before that he reached base four consecutive times (single, walk, RBI single, and RBI triple) on the heels of last night's game at Salt River Fields when he reached base all six times he batted (two singles, two doubles, and two walks), for a total of ten consecutive Plate Appearances over the two games without being retired. 

 

2014 13th round draft pick Kevonte Mitchell (Kennett HS - Kennett, MO) continued his hot hitting, lacing three singles, while also stealing a base, scoring two runs, and collecting an RBI. He also made a fine running catch in CF. Torres, Mitchell, and Eloy Jimenez (who walked twice) are easily the top three position player prospects on the AZL Cubs right now (no others even close).

 

LHP Andin Diaz (the "other" A. Diaz) finished the game for the Cubs and had a typical (impressive) outing, firing mid-90's gas and a mid-80's slider and striking out two (both swinging) in 1.2 IP, but by then it was just too late to make a diifference. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Ooooh, Kevonte Mitchell becoming a thing would be cool.

[Guest]

Ooooh, Kevonte Mitchell becoming a thing would be cool.

 

His numbers look good so far and he got $100k over slot so there should be some intrigue.

 

Of course Jesse Hodges got $400k as a prep 3B and is finally at Boise in his third year in the system so that first sentence might not mean much.