Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-21-16

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa PPD - Rain

 

Tennessee had the day off

 

Myrtle Beach had the day off

 

South Bend had the day off

 

Eugene lost 4-1 Box Score

 

CF DJ Wilson 1/3, BB, 2 K, CS (2), E (1, fielding), outfield assist at second base

2B A. Monasterio 0/4, 2 K

LF K. Mitchell 0/4

2B M. Rose 1/4, 2B (1), K

1B C. Pieters 0/2, 2 BB, K

SS Y. Peguero 0/2, BB

SP J. Castillo 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6-3 GO-FO

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

 

AZL Cubs had the day off

 

DSL Cubs 1 lost 9-4 (completed early: 6th inning) Box Score

 

CF J. Gutierrez 1/4, R, RBI

SS R. Narea 3/4, 2 R, 2B (3), RBI, SB (3), CS (4)

LF S. Lara 2/4, 2 RBI, K, SB (2)

DH J. Sierra 0/2, R, 2 BB, 2 K

3B O. Nuñez 3/4, 2 R, 2B (3), 3B (2), RBI, K, E (1, fielding)

2B Her. Perez 1/2, 2 RBI, BB, SB (2)

SP E. Ramos 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 OG-FO

 

DSL Cubs 2 won 4-3 on a walk-off passed ball (11 innings) Box Score

 

CF Y. Cuevas 0/5

2B F. Mejia 2/4, R, BB

SS A. Ademan 0/3, 2 BB, SB (5), E (4, throw)

C M. Amaya 2/4, R, 2B (3), K

LF A. Rodriguez 1/4, RBI, BB, outfield assist at third base

1B L. Diaz 0/5, K

RF T. Rijo 1/3, R, BB, 2 K, CS (1)

SP F. Carrera 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 6-1 GO-FO

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Eloy bomb in the All Star Game.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Eloy bomb in the All Star Game.

 

Three-run shot in the ninth to tie the game.

[Cubswin11]

Eloy bomb in the All Star Game.

 

Three-run shot in the ninth to tie the game.

CALL HIM UP NOW TO SHOW ALL THESE NON-CLUTCH CHUMPS WHAT CLUTCH IS LIKE

[Aaron_Kennelly]

https://twitter.com/DuBoisIowa/status/745454675860692992

[Bobson Dugnutt]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/penaltyboxbones/status/745455040731709440[/tweet]

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Eloy apparently also made a nice catch in the bottom half of the 9th.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Dewees was 2-4, with 1BB, 3 R, 1 RBI, and 1 SB

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Eloy Jimenez, Donnie Dewees and Adbert Alzolay were mentioned in BA's MWL All-Star Game writeup:

 

Baseball America[/url]"]The 19-year-old Dominican—who signed with the Cubs for $2.8 million in 2013—added to his breakout 2016 with a three-run, game-tying, first-pitch homer in the ninth inning Tuesday in the Midwest League all-star game as the East rallied from down 8-1 to beat the West 11-10.

 

Jimenez then made a great catch in the bottom of the inning against the left field stands in foul territory as the West protected its lead. For his efforts—Jimenez had four RBIs total—he was named Star of Stars, essentially the MVP of the game.

 

“I just (tried to) focus and be in the moment,” Jimenez said of his homer against the low Class A Clinton (Mariners) righthander. “Tried to hit a slider, a breaking ball, something up. He threw me a slider, and I swung and hit it well.”

 

...

 

• Cubs center fielder Donnie Dewees—who leads the MWL with 11 triples and is among the toughest players to strike out—was impressive before and after the game. In batting practice he made consistent, hard contact with a smooth, level swing and excellent torso rotation. Equally impressive was how hard he went after the ball in shagging flies during BP, making at least one circus catch. In the game, he reached base three times on two hits and a walk. He also showed plus speed in scampering from first to third on a single to short right field, and he could have scored if given the green light.

 

 

• Twins catcher A.J. Murray—the club’s 15th-round pick a year ago from Georgia Tech—hit just one homer earlier in the day in the home run derby. In the all-star game itself, he hit a two-run blast to right field in the seventh inning against hard-throwing Cubs righthander Adbert Alzolay.

[CubinNY]

I hope like hell they don't trade Eloy.

[toonsterwu]

I hope like hell they don't trade Eloy.

 

I'd be quite surprised if such a need arose this year. He's veering into that potentially elite territory, the type of guys that rarely get moved, and the Cubs simply don't have that huge need. Heck, I'm not even convinced they go hard at a lefty pen arm unless the price really comes down.

 

If a huge need arose, or a top level guy's price dropped ... could I see it? Perhaps, but I think the Cubs would try like heck to utilize other assets (namely, Gleyber Torres and maybe Jeimer Candelario) to try and complete a deal before Eloy.

[craig]

I hope like hell they don't trade Eloy.

 

I'd be quite surprised if such a need arose this year. He's veering into that potentially elite territory, the type of guys that rarely get moved, and the Cubs simply don't have that huge need. Heck, I'm not even convinced they go hard at a lefty pen arm unless the price really comes down.

 

If a huge need arose, or a top level guy's price dropped ... could I see it? Perhaps, but I think the Cubs would try like heck to utilize other assets (namely, Gleyber Torres and maybe Jeimer Candelario) to try and complete a deal before Eloy.

 

I don't really think we should include Candelario's name in trade discussions.

 

His value must be so low that he wouldn't move the dial in any trade that was much worth discussing.

[davell]

I hope like hell they don't trade Eloy.

 

I'd be quite surprised if such a need arose this year. He's veering into that potentially elite territory, the type of guys that rarely get moved, and the Cubs simply don't have that huge need. Heck, I'm not even convinced they go hard at a lefty pen arm unless the price really comes down.

 

If a huge need arose, or a top level guy's price dropped ... could I see it? Perhaps, but I think the Cubs would try like heck to utilize other assets (namely, Gleyber Torres and maybe Jeimer Candelario) to try and complete a deal before Eloy.

 

I don't really think we should include Candelario's name in trade discussions.

 

His value must be so low that he wouldn't move the dial in any trade that was much worth discussing.

 

Why would Candelario's value be low?

[TruffleShuffle]

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160622&content_id=185490040&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb

 

apparently eloy called his shot to his teammates before he hit it. there's a video of the home run in the link.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Eloy is going to be everything we wanted Georgie to be and more

[Cubswin11]

Eloy is going to be everything we wanted Georgie to be and more

Agree, he's gonna be want Georgie should've been had we gotten him in the system earlier/stayed healthy for his development.