Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-9-15

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 3-0 Box Score

 

Tennessee won 8-3 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach won 10-2 Box Score

 

South Bend lost 9-5 Box Score

 

Eugene won 6-3 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs lost 8-4 Box Score

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Almora 1-1 with a BB and a SB so far. Candelario is 2-2 with a homer.

[Guest]

Baez 1 for 3 with a single, BB, and K. 9 for 11 on swings.

 

Torres with 3 hits, but no XBH and 2 K.

[Cubswin11]

I hope this Jeimer power thing continues. Is he hitting for more power from a specific side of the plate or is it pretty even?

[Guest]

I hope this Jeimer power thing continues. Is he hitting for more power from a specific side of the plate or is it pretty even?

 

Counting today, Candelario has a 2B and a HR in 15 PA against LHP, and 4 doubles and 2 HR in 56 PA against RHP.

[TruffleShuffle]

almora's last 11 games: 9 walks

almora in 125 games last year: 14 walks

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

Almora just got off to a slow start so that he didn't have to compete with Schwarber and Bryant for Rookie of the Year this year.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Past 10 Games: .366/.447/.488/.935. I still have to think that he picked up a few things at the Pan Am games.

[Guest]

trying not to get excited about almora. too bad it's so late in the year so we really can't see him take a crack at AAA this year.

[rawaction]

trying not to get excited about almora. too bad it's so late in the year so we really can't see him take a crack at AAA this year.

 

Not in a hurry to get him there. I'd just as soon start him at AA again next year. I don't see him making an impact in 2016, unless he keeps this up for a long period of time.

[KingCubsFan]

trying not to get excited about almora. too bad it's so late in the year so we really can't see him take a crack at AAA this year.

 

Not in a hurry to get him there. I'd just as soon start him at AA again next year. I don't see him making an impact in 2016, unless he keeps this up for a long period of time.

I'd start him in AAA next year. He's been in AA for over a year now, and hopefully this streak is the type of breakthrough the front office has been waiting for. It will be interesting to see how the front office addresses CF in the offseason. If they still think Almora has a future as a starter, a guy like Heyward (who can play multiple positions) makes even more sense.