Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-26-15

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa PPD - Rain

 

Tennessee had the day off

 

Myrtle Beach had the day off

 

South Bend lost 4-0 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost 12-10 Box Score

[KingCubsFan]

It's going to be interesting to see where Schwarber lands on midseason top prospect lists. If you believe in him as a catcher, is he a top 5 prospect? Even as a LF, his bat has to put him in the top 25 at this point.

[squally1313]

It's going to be interesting to see where Schwarber lands on midseason top prospect lists. If you believe in him as a catcher, is he a top 5 prospect? Even as a LF, his bat has to put him in the top 25 at this point.

 

Law just dropped him in at 15, interestingly enough. Hasn't quite bought into him catching, but said he's probably pretty close to being our best left field option already.

[Guest]

It's going to be interesting to see where Schwarber lands on midseason top prospect lists. If you believe in him as a catcher, is he a top 5 prospect? Even as a LF, his bat has to put him in the top 25 at this point.

 

Law just dropped him in at 15, interestingly enough. Hasn't quite bought into him catching, but said he's probably pretty close to being our best left field option already.

 

Did he say anything about his LF defense?

[KingCubsFan]

It's going to be interesting to see where Schwarber lands on midseason top prospect lists. If you believe in him as a catcher, is he a top 5 prospect? Even as a LF, his bat has to put him in the top 25 at this point.

 

Law just dropped him in at 15, interestingly enough. Hasn't quite bought into him catching, but said he's probably pretty close to being our best left field option already.

 

Did he say anything about his LF defense?

He said in a chat last week that he though Schwarber's defense would be fine in LF if he was brought up now.

[sneakypower]

he projects both Schwarber and Nomar Maraza as corner OFs -but- he prefers the guy with career .262/.350/.429 line to the .331/.432/.621 guy...there's factoring age relative to league, but that's totally silly

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[ctcf]

This is absolutely wonderful news.

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Fun with Schwarber stats:

 

Charles Winchester @ivychat

Kyle Schwarber 10 Game Watch: 207/425/517/942. 10 Ks. 11 BBs. 942 OPS despite a 207 BA on a 188 BABIP.

 

Apparently he is just better than BABIP

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Yep, Pierre. New French prospect pipeline apparently.

[ctcf]

Iowa was rained out.

[Guest]

RHP Pierce Johnson (on AA Tennessee DL with a lat atrain) got the start on the mound for the Cubs today and looked a lot better today than he did in last Thursday's intrasquad game, working two innings of no-run/no hit ball (25 pitches - 19 strikes), and allowing just one baserunner (he hit the first man he faced) before easily retiring the last six in a row (4-3, P-4, K, K, F-8, 3-1).

 

His fastball velocity was better than last time, too, as he was working mostly at 92 MPH, and he touched 94 (the very first pitch of the game). He threw 12 consecutive strikes at the end of his outing (including all ten pitches he threw in the top of the 2nd), and was able to command all of his pitches (something he was not able to do last time out).

 

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Usually a starting pitcher, LHP Jose Paulino had his outing pushed-back to the middle innings to accomodate Johnson and Castillo, and although he did allow three runs (two earned) on three hits, four walks, an HBP, and a balk in 3.2 IP, he was throwing his two-seamer harder than usual, working at 91-93 and touching 94-95 while getting a ton of ground balls (8/0 GO).

 

http://www.thecubreporter.com/05262015/chris-denorfia-pierce-johnson-rehabbin-riverview