Minor League Musings

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Alec Mills' injury is bone chips in his elbow.

[davell]

Any speculation on the PBTNL list?

 

Considering its that OR cash, I'd think it's extremely minor.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Willson has a younger brother, William, playing rookie-ball in the Braves' system, and he looks like he might be a decent prospect.

 

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=661388

[cubsclapp]

I know scouting stat lines of DSL dudes is probably a waste of time but this guy caught my eye.

 

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=667350#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL

[weis21]

Willson has a younger brother, William, playing rookie-ball in the Braves' system, and he looks like he might be a decent prospect.

 

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=661388

I really want a William and Willson combo on the ML roster at the same time.

 

GET IT DONE, THEO

[weis21]

I know scouting stat lines of DSL dudes is probably a waste of time but this guy caught my eye.

 

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=667350#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL

doug gottlieb said since he's a latin baseball player it's probably just steriods. just like the HOF Beltre : (

[Post Count Padder]

Staggeringly small sample size alert, but 2017 pick Ben Hecht, since the promotion to Eugene, has recorded every out via K.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Apparently, the Indue Leagues are choc full of former Cubs prospects this year. I know that few people care about this type of thing, but I get a kick out of it:

 

American Association

 

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

-Trey McNutt 6.56 ERA, 1.971 WHiP

 

Winnipeg Goldeneyes

-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR

-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR

Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

 

Texas Air Hogs

-James Russel 2.79 ERA/1.172 ERA

 

Gary Rail Cats

-Josh Conway 6.00 ERA/2.333 WHiP

 

Sioux City

Tony Campana .323/.371/.364 (same ol' Campy)

Nate Samson .328/.391/.506 4 HR

Josh Vitters .185/.220/.254 :(

PJ Francescon 2.04 ERA/0.934 WHiP

 

Does Andy MacPhail own this team?

 

ATLANTIC LEAGUE

 

Steve Clevenger (Lancaster Barnstormers)

Other notable Barnstormers: Daniel Moskos, Lastings Millege

 

Scott Maine (Sugarland Skeeters)

 

Michael Burgess (York Revolution)

 

Casey Colman (New Britain Bees)

 

Long Island Ducks: David Aardsma, (notable non-Cubs) Alfredo Simon, Henderson Alvarez

 

FRONTIER LEAGUE:

 

Joliet:

Rock Shoulders- .205/.318/.386 with 10HR

[Post Count Padder]

I also enjoy that stuff. And there's plenty of former Cubs abroad:

 

KBO: Jae Kuk Ryu, Brooks Raley, Jake Brigham, Donn Roach, Carlos Villanueva (non-Cubs: Jeff Manship, Alexi Ogando, Anthony Ranaudo)

 

Japan: Casey McGahee, Kosuke Fukudome (yep), Marcus Mateo, Spencer Patton, Jay Jackson, Kyuji Fujikawa, Rafael Dolis, Phil Coke, Tsuyoshi Wada, Stephen Fife.

 

Italy: Ronny Cedeno (also Mark Teahan)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes

-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR

-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR

Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes

2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes

-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR

-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR

Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes

2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

 

wow AND he's moonlighting in Winnipeg? that's pretty impressive.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Winnipeg Goldeneyes

-Wes Darvill .346/.398/.463 3HR

-Tony Thomas .295/.356/.512 13 HR

Also on this team are Ryan Zimmerman and..wait for it...Kevin Millar.

a) it's the Goldeyes

2) Millar took 1 AB for a promotional event, and Ryan Zimmerman is actually STILL PLAYING WITH THE horsefeathering WASHINGTON NATIONALS

 

Quite.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Oh, and Trevor Gretzky, Rubi Silva, Frank Batista, Starlin Peralta, and Mike Heesch are scattered throughout the Canadian-American Association.

[imb]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

[CaliforniaRaisin]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

 

They're not even from the same country!

 

That's racist dot GIF

[imb]

For the longest time when people would talk about Tseng, in my mind I was thinking it was Jae-Kuk Ryu and I was like how horsefeathering long has this guy been around

 

They're not even from the same country!

 

That's racist dot GIF

 

i know, there are multiple levels where it makes 0 sense

[Bear Cub]

Why doesn't anyone mention the fine season that Daury Torrez is having in Tenn? Is he a legit prospect or not?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Eloy has a 475 wOBA in 20 games with the Sox

[Cubswin11]

Oh and Michael Kopech might be a thing for the White Sox. Confetti cannon for them

He's going to die soon enough, even if it's a Syndergaard thing where he gets to be good for a year+. It's all pathos with these guys.

[Little Slide Rooter]

To follow up on the where are they now stuff, I dipped into the Mexican league rosters, and:

 

Carlos Quentin, Daric Barton, Nyjer Morgan (and T-Plush too,) Willy Tavares, Julio Borbon, Kyle Blanks, and Chad Gaudin are all on one team, and scattered throughout the league are Jose Valverde, Sergio Mitre (per BBR, he hadn't pitched since 2013 before resurfacing in Mexico this season,) Esmailen Caridad, Junior Lake, Dave Sappelt, Jorge Cantu, Miguel Olivo, Endy Chavez, Yuniesky Betencourt, among others.

[PackLandVA]

Anybody have any updates on Carson Sands? I know he was hurt and then sent down to Eugene. Is he hurt again?? He's be nothing short of a disaster over his last 4 appearances. Not getting the ball over the plate and getting shelled.

 

Any ideas?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Zack Short was identified as a Matt Carpenter profile in the minor leagues. These are guys who make high a high amount of contact and are also extreme fly ball hitters and whose tools might escape scouts to a degree.

 

Short has a swstr% of just 6.4 and a GB of 28.7

 

This is the blurb

 

Zack Short, however, merits a moment of consideration. Just a 17th-round pick in last year’s draft, Short has nevertheless exhibited a rare combination of contact and elevationwhile playing in High-A as just a 22-year-old and while recording all of his defensive starts for Myrtle Beach at shortstop. He’s produced an isolated-power figure of .170, about 40 points higher than the Carolina League average. That profile would be encouraging were it to belong to a former first-round selection. From a 17th-round pick — especially one who was selected just last year — it’s rare.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I didn't realize that Short was playing 100% SS at Myrtle Beach. That's really nice to see considering I had him pegged as a non-factor there when he was equally splitting time across 3B/SS/2B at Low A.

 

Also good to see the batting average tick up at High-A, all the contact and elevation doesn't do you much good if you can't get enough hits in A-ball.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I didn't realize that Short was playing 100% SS at Myrtle Beach. That's really nice to see considering I had him pegged as a non-factor there when he was equally splitting time across 3B/SS/2B at Low A.

 

Also good to see the batting average tick up at High-A, all the contact and elevation doesn't do you much good if you can't get enough hits in A-ball.

Before the promotion I was thinking he's another Tim Saunders but he's done a good job of handling the advancement in competition

[woodchip2153]

http://deadspin.com/iowa-cubs-player-is-exceptionally-talented-at-being-a-w-1798628763