Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-10-17

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa has the day off

 

Tennessee lost 2-0 Box Score

 

LF C. Burks 1/3, BB, K, CS (4)

CF J. Hannemann 1/4, 2B (5), 2 K, CS (3)

2B D. Bote 0/4, K

3B J. Vosler 0/2, BB, K

RF Je. Baez 0/3, 3 K

SP P. Morrison 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 8-5 GO-FO, 88-53 pitches-strikes

RP B. Markey 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

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

 

Myrtle Beach won game one 1-0 (7 innings) Box Score

 

2B C. Sepulveda 0/3

SS B. Flete 0/3, K

C PJ Higgins 1/2, BB

LF E. Martinez 1/3

1B M. Rose 0/3

DH T. Alamo 1/3, R, HR (4), RBI

SP A. Alzolay 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 5-8 GO-FO, 90-53 pitches - complete game

 

Myrtle Beach lost game two 5-1 (7 innings) Box Score

 

DH C. Sepulveda 1/4, K

2B B. Flete 0/3

LF E. Martinez 2/3

1B M. Rose 0/2, K, HBP

C T. Alamo 1/3, R, 2B (5), 2 K

SP C. Bloomquist 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6-2 GO-FO, 57-34 pitches-strikes

 

South Bend lost 4-3 (10 innings) Box Score

 

3B Z. Short 1/5, R, 2B (5), BB, SB (7)

RF B. Cummins 3/4, R, K, SB (4), outfield assist at second base

2B Y. Peguero 2/3, 2B (7), 2 RBI, K

C A. Mineo 1/5, K, E (2, missed catch)

1B J. Pereda 1/5, 2 K

LF K. Mitchell 1/5, K

SS I. Paredes 3/3, 2B (9), RBI, BB

DH DJ Wilson 0/4, BB, K

SP B. Hudson 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 11-1 GO-FO, 73-49 pitches-strikes

RP D. Mekkes 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 0-1 GO-FO

[davell]

Alzolay goes 7 2 0 0 3 3. Another excellent outing. Wish he was slightly larger. The FO has mentioned him as a breakout guy though.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Mekkes finally gave up an extra base hit, a HR to a C/1B with a .421 OPS ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2/0 K/BB, HR

 

#Mekkeswatch

[davell]

Hudson with a second straight excellent outing......6 4 1 1 1 3.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Alzolay goes 7 2 0 0 3 3. Another excellent outing. Wish he was slightly larger. The FO has mentioned him as a breakout guy though.

 

Few things...

 

- a 1:1 K:B outing against A level competition is not what an excellent minor league outing is made of. Standards are high!

 

The other day, you were taking positives from an outing in which Ryan Kellogg served up 5 home runs.

[CubsWin]

Hudson with a second straight excellent outing......6 4 1 1 1 3.

He also induced 11 ground ball outs vs. 1 fly ball out. When you add in his previous outing on May 5th, that's 19 GO and 3 AO with 9 Ks and 4 BBs in 9 innings of work.

 

Obviously his two April starts were terrible, so this is very much a wait and see situation, but inconsistency from a guy who was 19 three days ago and is seeing his first action in full season ball is not unsurprising. It would be nice if he could re-establish himself as a top 15 prospect with the organization.

[CubsWin]

Alzolay goes 7 2 0 0 3 3. Another excellent outing. Wish he was slightly larger. The FO has mentioned him as a breakout guy though.

 

Few things...

 

- a 1:1 K:B outing against A level competition is not what an excellent minor league outing is made of. Standards are high!

 

The other day, you were taking positives from an outing in which Ryan Kellogg served up 5 home runs.

7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 3 K where the dude had a no-hitter going into the 7th and final inning.

 

Or

 

4 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 5 HR, 2 BB, 7 K.

 

I'd say the first is pretty excellent and not even by comparison.

[CubsWin]

7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 3 BB, 3 K where the dude had a no-hitter going into the 7th and final inning.

 

Or

 

4 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 5 HR, 2 BB, 7 K.

 

I'd say the first is pretty excellent and not even by comparison.

 

You literally just did a comparison. If the bar for excellence is topping a 5 HR outing for a pitcher, then I will repeat that standards are higher. I can not even conceive of what is so controversial about stating that a 1:1 K:BB, just 3 Ks in 7, against an A ball lineup is unimpressive.

Kinda missed the point.

 

My point was he didn't even need to bring up what you had written earlier about Kellogg. Alzolay taking a no-hitter into the 7th is reason enough to back up calling it an excellent outing. I only noted Kellogg's line to show that the two performances were so different, there's no comparison necessary. After all, you didn't compare the two performances...

[CubsWin]

 

You literally just did a comparison. If the bar for excellence is topping a 5 HR outing for a pitcher, then I will repeat that standards are higher. I can not even conceive of what is so controversial about stating that a 1:1 K:BB, just 3 Ks in 7, against an A ball lineup is unimpressive.

Kinda missed the point.

 

My point was he didn't even need to bring up what you had written earlier about Kellogg. Alzolay taking a no-hitter into the 7th is reason enough to back up calling it an excellent outing. I only noted Kellogg's line to show that the two performances were so different, there's no comparison necessary. After all, you didn't compare the two performances...

 

It's very hard to see the point when you open by making a comparison only to close with saying it's not a comparison. Then, I think if I'm reading this right, claim that I'm the one making the comparison? This is all very nonsensical and I *still* do not understand what is so controversial about not being impressed by a 7 IP/3 K/3 BB outing against A ball hitters. Even with the understanding that myself and my #hottakes are a bit of a pariah in these threads, this is dumb and another thing I would not consider excellent.

I don't think you're reading this right. In the last sentence of the post you're responding to I said you didn't compare the two performances.

 

The guy who's posting I was responding to did. So that's why I included it as a way to show the two performances were so different that there was no need to even reference it. Alzolay's near no-hitter was an excellent enough performance regardless of his 3 walks. It's not controversial at all for you not to be impressed by Alzolay's performance. I just disagree. That's all.

 

I hope that clears things up.