Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-25-14

[TruffleShuffle]

I am trying to figure out what is going on in the Iowa game. Soler hit a home run and was pulled before the next half inning started. Rafael Lopez was hit by pitch immediately after the Soler HR. So possibilities:

 

-Soler somehow hurt himself while hitting a home run.

-Soler is being called up.

-Soler acted like a dick after homering, Rafael Lopez was plunked by angry Taijuan Walker, and Soler was removed to teach him a lesson.

 

 

Also, Jokisch is out of the game after 2.1 innings due to a blister.

[TruffleShuffle]

Btw, if he's being called up, hitting a home run off Taijuan Walker is a pretty cool way to end his minor league career.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I will be on CSN Chicago on the phone with Cubs news right now. #Iwonderwhatitcouldbe

[Guest]

I will be on CSN Chicago on the phone with Cubs news right now. #Iwonderwhatitcouldbe

 

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[ctcf]

Damnit I'm on an ipad someone post the Ron Paul gif

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Yup, he's coming up!

[gscool89]

Soler up per Kaplan on CSN Chicago

[Gilby]

So does that mean one of Sweeney, Ruggiano, or Coghlan got traded? I doubt they'd let him start a game on the west coast when the Cubs are in Ohio if this was the plan all along.

[ScrubMD]

Huzzah!!

[Cubswin11]

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[XZero771679666304]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[HendryWallet]

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[jersey cubs fan]

I am trying to figure out what is going on in the Iowa game. Soler hit a home run and was pulled before the next half inning started. Rafael Lopez was hit by pitch immediately after the Soler HR. So possibilities:

 

-Soler somehow hurt himself while hitting a home run.

-Soler is being called up.

-Soler acted like a dick after homering, Rafael Lopez was plunked by angry Taijuan Walker, and Soler was removed to teach him a lesson.

 

 

Also, Jokisch is out of the game after 2.1 innings due to a blister.

Seems weird to me to be pulled midgame with the cubs on an off day.

[bukie]

I am trying to figure out what is going on in the Iowa game. Soler hit a home run and was pulled before the next half inning started. Rafael Lopez was hit by pitch immediately after the Soler HR. So possibilities:

 

-Soler somehow hurt himself while hitting a home run.

-Soler is being called up.

-Soler acted like a dick after homering, Rafael Lopez was plunked by angry Taijuan Walker, and Soler was removed to teach him a lesson.

 

 

Also, Jokisch is out of the game after 2.1 innings due to a blister.

Seems weird to me to be pulled midgame with the cubs on an off day.

Could be Ruggiano headed to the DL, and they needed him for tomorrow since the Cubs insist on carrying 13 pitchers.

[jersey cubs fan]

I am trying to figure out what is going on in the Iowa game. Soler hit a home run and was pulled before the next half inning started. Rafael Lopez was hit by pitch immediately after the Soler HR. So possibilities:

 

-Soler somehow hurt himself while hitting a home run.

-Soler is being called up.

-Soler acted like a dick after homering, Rafael Lopez was plunked by angry Taijuan Walker, and Soler was removed to teach him a lesson.

 

 

Also, Jokisch is out of the game after 2.1 innings due to a blister.

Seems weird to me to be pulled midgame with the cubs on an off day.

Could be Ruggiano headed to the DL, and they needed him for tomorrow since the Cubs insist on carrying 13 pitchers.

Right, but they figured that out at 10pm on an off day?

[UMFan83]

Castro will be back tomorrow too.

 

Lineup guess tomorrow?

 

Coughlan RF

Baez 2B

Rizzo 1B

Soler LF

Castro SS

Alcantara CF

Valbuena 3B

Castillo C

Turner P

[TruffleShuffle]

Castro is back from bereavement leave too. That means five position players in the lineup that I actually give a [expletive] about, which has to be the highest number since at least 2008.

[Tedward]

So does that mean one of Sweeney, Ruggiano, or Coghlan got traded? I doubt they'd let him start a game on the west coast when the Cubs are in Ohio if this was the plan all along.

 

Appears that Ruggiano might go on DL

[ScrubMD]

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[TruffleShuffle]

Castro will be back tomorrow too.

 

Lineup guess tomorrow?

 

Coughlan RF

Baez 2B

Rizzo 1B

Soler LF

Castro SS

Alcantara CF

Valbuena 3B

Castillo C

Turner P

 

Nah, they won't break Soler in at cleanup. Castro 4th.

[ScrubMD]

Castro will be back tomorrow too.

 

Lineup guess tomorrow?

 

Coughlan RF

Baez 2B

Rizzo 1B

Soler LF

Castro SS

Alcantara CF

Valbuena 3B

Castillo C

Turner P

 

Nah, they won't break Soler in at cleanup. Castro 4th.

 

And Soler/Coghlan would definitely switch positions.

[imb]

holy [expletive], this is amazing.

[UMFan83]

Castro will be back tomorrow too.

 

Lineup guess tomorrow?

 

Coughlan RF

Baez 2B

Rizzo 1B

Soler LF

Castro SS

Alcantara CF

Valbuena 3B

Castillo C

Turner P

 

Nah, they won't break Soler in at cleanup. Castro 4th.

 

And Soler/Coghlan would definitely switch positions.

 

Might be a dumb question but how much of RF has Soler played?

[ScrubMD]

Castro will be back tomorrow too.

 

Lineup guess tomorrow?

 

Coughlan RF

Baez 2B

Rizzo 1B

Soler LF

Castro SS

Alcantara CF

Valbuena 3B

Castillo C

Turner P

 

Nah, they won't break Soler in at cleanup. Castro 4th.

 

And Soler/Coghlan would definitely switch positions.

 

Might be a dumb question but how much of RF has Soler played?

 

Pretty sure it's been his primary position his whole career.

[UMFan83]

The best thing about that lineup I made is that I felt like I was putting together one of those fantasy lineups that I've made the last couple of years except this one contains players all on the MLB roster