Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-16-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 5-3 in a game Kris Bryant was pulled in the 3rd inning for an injured toe Box Score

 

Tennessee won 12-5 Box Score

 

Daytona won 10-2 Box Score

 

Kane County PPD - Rain

 

Boise won 4-1 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs lost 4-3 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs lost 4-0 Box Score

[davell]

Vogelbach and Contreras HR

[Vinestal]

McKinney is 2 for 4 with a double

[itisallpartoftheplan]

McKinney is 2 for 4 with a double

 

And an RBI because that's what Billy McKinney does.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Vogelbach and Contreras HR

 

Vogelbach didn't hit a homer but he had a double, 2 singles, and 2 RBI.

[Cubswin11]

Is McKinney a better prospect than Almora and/or would you have him ranked ahead of him? Edited August 16, 2014 by Cubswin11

[UMFan83]

Szczur isn't in Iowas lineup today. Speculation that he is coming up, not Soler

[Gilby]

Is McKinney a better prospect than Almora and/or would you have him ranked ahead of him?

 

I really wish we knew just how good Almora is defensively because that's where his value will be. I think I'd slightly favor McKinney, but he does have a BABIP in the 390s as a Cub.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'll give McKinney another year. I want to see how long he keeps this up and if scouting opinions seem to be changing on him before I move up up that high. But I understand the argument for putting him ahead of Almora.

[gscool89]

RT @TommyBirch Kris Bryant is out of the game. Walking back to the clubhouse with the trainer before the start of the 3rd inning. #Cubs #PCL

[Vinestal]

RT @TommyBirch Kris Bryant is out of the game. Walking back to the clubhouse with the trainer before the start of the 3rd inning. #Cubs #PCL

Some people watching the game thought it might be his back. He had just made an over the shoulder basket type catch. Maybe he tweaked his back on the play.

[Vinestal]

Russell 2 for 4 with a walk tonight

[Vinestal]

Soler with a double in the 3rd

[Vinestal]

Soler with another double

 

Also this:

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma now

Was told Bryant's removal was precautionary. Cubs will know more soon, but doesn't sound like something they're to worried about at moment.

[gscool89]

Soler with another double

 

Also this:

 

Sahadev Sharma ‏@sahadevsharma now

Was told Bryant's removal was precautionary. Cubs will know more soon, but doesn't sound like something they're to worried about at moment.

I'm not too worried about it anyways as long as it's not a wrist injury or a ligament injury. He's not coming up this year anyways.

[gscool89]

Eloy Jimenez HR down in Mesa. #3

[gscool89]

RT @TommyBirch: I-#Cubs manager Marty Pevey said that Kris Bryant left the game with a foot injury. Was taken to the hospital for x-rays. #PCL #MiLB

 

RT @TommyBirch: Pevey said that Bryant had fouled a ball off his foot a few days ago and had been dealing with that. #Cubs #PCL #MiLB

[gscool89]

RT @MDGonzales: Bryant's x-rays on big left toe inconclusive. MRI in the morning.

[Clem Fandango]

Bad news on the toe would suck, but thankfully it's just a toe and not something worse

[gscool89]

Looking at a similar case involving Erick Aybar from 2012 where he fouled a ball off his toe and had x-rays and originally they were inconclusive showing a "small line" on his right big toe (http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/8193497/los-angeles-angels-say-erick-aybar-x-rays-show-small-line-big-toe).

 

After the MRI, they determined it was fractured. He did it on July 21st but was able to come back from the DL on August 6th (http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/06/erick-aybar-back-from-disabled-list-after-fractured-toe/). I would assume the Cubs would probably come close to shutting Bryant down though with the season nearing an end.

[Cubswin11]

Yeah doesn't seem like to big of a deal, unfortunate yes, but even if it's broken he's shut down for the year and misses out on just a few more weeks of ab's anyways. Also, all of the sudden, Theo/Jed have their excuse to hold him down next year. "Well you know he had that toe injury that cut his season short last year, so we want to ease him back into baseball down in Iowa to make sure he's completely ready."

[treebird]

you guys do your thing but i've got the strap around my eyes already anyway so . . .

[A New Era]

Yeah doesn't seem like to big of a deal, unfortunate yes, but even if it's broken he's shut down for the year and misses out on just a few more weeks of ab's anyways. Also, all of the sudden, Theo/Jed have their excuse to hold him down next year. "Well you know he had that toe injury that cut his season short last year, so we want to ease him back into baseball down in Iowa to make sure he's completely ready."

 

I wouldn't put it past them getting this remote controlled baseball into the game somehow.

[Deeg]

Truthfully, Bryant has little to prove in the last month of the season. He's not getting called up, and he's accomplished everything he needed to accomplish this year and more. If he's shut down and everyone is spared the constant barrage of commentary about whether he should be called up or not, that isn't the worst thing in the world.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Because those dastards are always looking for fun and exciting ways to keep guys down.