Opening Day Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-7-16

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 7-3 Box Score

 

2B A. Alcantara 0/5, K

1B D. Vogelbach 2/3, RBI, BB, K

C W. Contreras 2/4

CF A. Almora 0/2, R, RBI, BB, E (1, fielding)

SS M. Kawasaki 0/3

SP R. Williams 3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 5-1 GO-FO, 65-40 pitches-strikes

RP C. Edwards Jr 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

RP S. Patton 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 7-3 Box Score

 

CF J. Hannemann 2/4, 2 SB (2)

2B C. Young 2/2, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, 2 BB, SB (1)

3B J. Candelario 1/3, 2 R, BB, K, E (1, throw)

RF B. McKinnie 0/3, R, BB, 2 K

C V. Caratini 1/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 K

LF M. Zagunis 1/3, 2B (1), 2 RBI, BB, K

RP R. Zastryzny 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 B,B, 5 K, WP, 5-4 GO-FO, 73-50 pitches-strikes

RP D. Garner 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won 5-2 Box Score

 

CF R. Crawford 1/4, R, 2 K

SS G. Torres 1/4, 2 R, 2B (1), RBI, K, E (1, throw)

2B I. Happ 0/4, E (1, throw)

RF Je. Baez 1/3, R, 2B (1)

SP J. Martinez 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP, 4-7 GO-FO, 79-53 pitches-strikes

RP D. Torrez 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

RP D. Berg 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-0 GO-FO

 

South Bend lost 9-4 Box Score

 

CF D. Dewees 2/5

2B C. Sepulveda 0/4, R, BB, K

LF E. Jimenez 2/4, R, 3B (1), RBI

3B M. Rose 0/4, E (1, throw)

RF E. Martinez 2/4, R, RBI, K - US pro debut

SP P. Morrison 4 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 7-1 GO-FO, 66-45 pitches-strikes

RP K. Twomey 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HBP, 2 WP, 1-4 GO-FO, 72-48 pitches-strikes

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Myrtle Beach played an exhibition game against Charleston (one level lower than MB) on Wednesday: Box Score

 

CF R. Crawford 0/4

SS G. Torres 0/4, K

2B I. Happ 0/4

RF J. Baez 2/4, RBI

SP J. Stinnett 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 5-1 GO-FO

RP T. Thorpe 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K, 3-1 GO-FO

[CubsWin]

Thanks, Raisin!

 

Welcome back, everybody! A full slate of games is on the docket. #LetsGo

[KaiserCesar]

Raisin, thanks again for kicking off another year. Like many, these threads were the reason I started lurking NSBB back in the days in Ryan Harvey and Brian Dopirak.

[jumbo]

Raisin, thanks again for kicking off another year. Like many, these threads were the reason I started lurking NSBB back in the days in Ryan Harvey and Brian Dopirak.

 

Seconded. You're the man Raisin, et al

[squally1313]

Raisin, thanks again for kicking off another year. Like many, these threads were the reason I started lurking NSBB back in the days in Ryan Harvey and Brian Dopirak.

 

Seconded. You're the man Raisin, et al

 

Agreed. While it's really nice that this is no longer my first stop on NSBB, the effort by the main few of you has been amazing over the years, and it'll be good to follow this as a nice side dish to the main course.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Rough outing for Williams.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Rough outing for Williams.

 

That's a daunting first AAA lineup to face, but yeah, not great.

 

On the upside, Vogelbach is 2 for 2 with a BB, and Contreras is 2 for 3 and has caught 2 of 4 basestealers

[KaiserCesar]

Edwards with a line of 1.0 IP 0 R 1h 1bb 2k. One of the strikeouts was Gallo and he only threw 11/22 for strikes, so not the best outing to start the season.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

And the first Cubs minor league home run of the year comes from... Chesny Young, of course.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Caratini with a homer, too. I think Tennessee offers the most intriguing position player prospects.

[KaiserCesar]

And the first Cubs minor league home run of the year comes from... Chesny Young, of course.

 

Doubling his career minor league total in the process. Adding any kind of power would make him fairly interesting given his versatility and plate discipline.

[KaiserCesar]

SB is getting destroyed by the Whitecaps. Down 8-0 through 2 1/3 with 3 errors and no hits.

[CubsWin]

That vaunted South Bend OF is getting off to a good start. Jimenez triples and Martinez drives him home.

[Hrubes20]

It was an exhibition game on Wednesday, but that makes 8 PAs without a K for Ian Happ to begin the season. No hits or BBs, either, but I'll take the no K's at this point.

[David]

almora on pace to walk every game

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Yep, that South Bend outfield is going to be super fun. 6 for 13 with a 3B and 1 K yesterday.