Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-24-16

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 5-1 Box Score

 

CF J. Andreoli 1/4, 2B (13)

2B L. Watkins 0/4, 2 K

LF M. Zagunis 1/3, 3B (4), BB

3B J. Candelario 2/4

SP D. Rucinski 4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 7-1 GO-FO, 83-52 pitches-strikes

 

Tennessee lost 8-5 Box Score

 

RF C. Coghlan 1/3, 2 RBI, BB - rehab

LF J. Soler 1/3, RBI, BB, K - rehab

3B C. Young 1/3, RBI, BB

2B I. Happ 0/4, 2 K

SS C. Penalver 0/3, R, BB

SP Z. Hedges 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 10-4 GO-FO, 87-61 pitches-strikes - Tennessee debut

RP J. Paniagua 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won 6-4 Box Score

 

CF C. Burks 0/5

22 A. Ely 2/3, R, 2B (3), BB, K

1B Y. Balaguert 2/4, R, 2 2B (12), 3 RBI, K

DH I. Rice 0/2, R, 2 BB

RF Je. Baez 1/4, R, E (5, fielding), outfield assist at second base

3B J. Hodges 2/3, R, 2B (1), BB

SP J. Martinez 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2-5 GO-FO, 84-51 pitches-strikes

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

 

South Bend won 4-3 Box Score

 

2B C. Sepulveda 1/4, R

C PJ Higgins 1/4, 3B (1), RBI, K, E (7, throw)

CF D. Dewees 2/4, R, K, SB (17)

RF E. Jimenez 0/4

DH A. Mineo 1/4, RBI, 3 K

SS A. Monasterio 1/3, R, BB, SB (3)

1B M. Rose 2/4, 2B (3), RBI, E (6, fielding)

SP C. Bloomquist 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 12-1 GO-FO, 73-49 pitches-strikes

RP J. Norwood 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Eugene won 5-4 Box Score

 

LF R. Garcia 1/5, R, 3 K

2B Y. Peguero 1/2, R, 2 BB

1B C. Pieters 1/3, R, RBI, BB, SB (13)

3B W. Galindo 1/4, RBI, K

RF K. Mitchell 1/4. 2 RBI, K

CF DJ Wilson 1/3, R, 2B (5), RBI, BB, CS (6)

SP O. De La Cruz 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 2-2 GO-FO, 75-48 pitches-strkes

RP W. Short 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs won 3-2 Box Score

 

SS I. Paredes 3/4, R, 2 2B (8), 2 RBI, K

1B G. Polanco 1/4, RBI, K

DH M. Cruz 0/4, 2 K

3B R. Mejia 1/4, K, E (11, fielding)

LF Y. Matos 0/4, 2 K, CS (1)

SP J. Marte 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 4-3 GO-FO

RP Y. Gomez 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5-0 GO-FO

RP H. Cammack 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO - pro debut (2016 16th rounder)

 

DSL Cubs 1 and 2 had the day off

[CubsWin]

Interested to see how De La Cruz does in his start today. If he does well again, you'd have to think he'd be promoted to South Bend for his next one.

[CubsWin]

This one's for you, Tom...

 

Theo & Jed promised Cubs fans waves and waves of sustained talent coming from within the Cubs organization, and they haven't disappointed.

 

2014 - Baez, Soler, Hendricks

2015 - Bryant, Russell, Schwarber

2016 - Contreras, Almora, Edwards

 

That pace is certainly unsustainable for a couple of reasons. One, it's unheard of, and, two, there's no room for anybody else!

 

Parts of the 4th and 5th waves will almost certainly be traded, but 2-3 years from now a tsunami of players will be arriving at full season A-ball as reinforcements. Exactly which ones has yet to play out, of course, but the Cubs rosters in the Dominican Summer League this year are the youngest I've ever seen due in large part to their huge 2015 IFA haul. John listed some of them in the much appreciated recap above.

 

It's not that unusual to have several 17-year-olds in the DSL, but what is surprising is that many of these 17-year-olds also happen to be the best players on their team. And the quantity of the quality gives me hope for a restocked system down the line.

 

SS Yonathan Perlaza (17) .281/.343/.445

C Miguel Amaya (17) .281/.369/.374

OF Jonathan Sierra (17) .265/.405/.324

SS Aramis Ademan (17) .246/.355/.308

IF Fidel Mejia (17) .331/.383/.393

CF Abraham Rodriguez (17) .297/.322/.420

IF Orion Nunez (17) .276/.345/.423

OF Jose Gutierrez (17) .253/.312/.411

OF Fernando Kelly (17) ..276/.400/.276

IF Luis Diaz (17) .234/.321/.298

C Henderson Perez (17) .195/.278/.230

 

LHP Brailyn Marquez (17) 1.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, .207 BAA

LHP Faustino Carrera (17) 0.96 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .229 BAA

RHP Carlos Ocampo (17) 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .214 BAA

RHP Yunior Perez (17) 4.44 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, .304 BAA

 

But wait, that's not all...

 

SS Isaac Paredes (17) .380/.341/.360

RHP Jose Albertos (17) 0.00 ERA, .050 WHIP, .077 BAA (60-day DL)

 

...are already in Mesa.

 

Quite appropriately, that's, you guessed it, 17 17-year-olds. Obviously, not all of them will become noteworthy prospects, but then again, if they did, the Cubs would have the same problem they have now, not enough room for them all.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Oscar De La Cruz can't seem to hit 5 innings yet on his 75 pitch count but he's probably still ready for South Bend.

 

4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Gleyber Torres was in the initial Myrtle Beach starting lineup. Not in the revised lineup.

[Tim]

Gleyber Torres was in the initial Myrtle Beach starting lineup. Not in the revised lineup.

drumroll...

[Ding Dong Johnson]

probably has the trots, as my grandfather used to say

[CubsWin]

Oscar De La Cruz can't seem to hit 5 innings yet on his 75 pitch count but he's probably still ready for South Bend.

 

4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

I'll take it!

 

I agree. For me, it doesn't matter how late in the game he can go. What matters is if he's being challenged while still able to develop. He'll expand his pitch limit and go deeper into games soon enough.

[CubsWin]

Gleyber Torres was in the initial Myrtle Beach starting lineup. Not in the revised lineup.

Could be a lot of things. The "trots", a trade or possibly a promotion.

 

He's hit .338/.416/.506 in July, and .330/.415/.462 since the Carolina League all-star break (a span of around 120 plate appearances). He's at 400 PAs for the year. Maybe seeing what he can do in AA allows the Cubs and, perhaps more importantly, other teams to gain another level of scouting prior to the trade deadline.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Gleyber Torres was in the initial Myrtle Beach starting lineup. Not in the revised lineup.

Could be a lot of things. The "trots", a trade or possibly a promotion.

 

He's hit .338/.416/.506 in July, and .330/.415/.462 since the Carolina League all-star break (a span of around 120 plate appearances). He's at 400 PAs for the year. Maybe seeing what he can do in AA allows the Cubs and, perhaps more importantly, other teams to gain another level of scouting prior to the trade deadline.

 

Obviously it was related to trade talks but a prospect isn't going to get promoted to another level in the minors an hour before his game.

[CubsWin]

Gleyber Torres was in the initial Myrtle Beach starting lineup. Not in the revised lineup.

Could be a lot of things. The "trots", a trade or possibly a promotion.

 

He's hit .338/.416/.506 in July, and .330/.415/.462 since the Carolina League all-star break (a span of around 120 plate appearances). He's at 400 PAs for the year. Maybe seeing what he can do in AA allows the Cubs and, perhaps more importantly, other teams to gain another level of scouting prior to the trade deadline.

 

Obviously it was related to trade talks but a prospect isn't going to get promoted to another level in the minors an hour before his game.

Yeah, I posted that before I heard the trade rumors... :blush: