Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-2-17

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 12-3 Box Score

 

2B T. La Stella 0/5, 2 K

DH J. Candelario 2/4, 2 K

LF M. Zagunis 1/4

1B V. Caratini 1/3, R, BB, K

CF C. Young 2/4, 2 2B (9), 2 RBI

RF B. Rademacher 1/4, RBI, K, outfield assist at home

SP C. Kelly 5 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K , 7-1 GO-FO, 83-51 pitches-strikes

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

RP J. Leathersich 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-0 GO-FO

RP P. Johnson 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 10-2 Box Score

 

LF C. Burks 5/6, 2 R, 2B (9), SB (7), CS (6)

SS A. Ely 3/5, R, 2 RBI, SB (1)

2B D. Bote 2/4, 2 R, RBI

3B J. Vosler 2/5, 3 R, 3B (2), HR (10), 4 RBI, K

DH I. Rice 2/4, 2 RBI, K

CF J. Hannemann 1/5, K

SP T. Clifton 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 2-4 GO-FO, 92-58 pitches-strikes

RP C. Brooks 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won 7-6 (10 innings) on a walk-off Matt Rose home run Box Score

 

2B B. Flete 1/5, E (8, throw)

C PJ Higgins 3/4, 2 R, RBI

DH E. Jimenez 2/5, R, 2B (1), HR (4), 3 RBI, K

RF E. Martinez 1/5, SB (4)

3B J. Hodges 0/5, 3 K

1B M. Rose 1/5, R, HR (9), RBI, K

SP A. Alzolay 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO, 94-64 pitches-strikes

RP P. Araujo 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 5-2 Box Score

 

SS Z. Short 0/2, R, 2 BB

DH A. Mineo 1/4, K

3B W. Galindo 1/4, R, HR (4), RBI, 2 K, E (10, fielding)

C M. Cruz 0/3, 2 K, HBP

1B J. Pereda 0/4, K

RF L. Ayala 1/4, R, 2B (9), 2 K

SP M. Rondon 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO, 70-43 pitches-strikes

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And Jose Albertos is starting down in Arizona.

[CubsWin]

And Jerry Mathers as... The Beaver.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[davell]

https://twitter.com/billazbbphotog/status/870722048447741954

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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[davell]

Breakout alert. Alzolay was something of a no-name coming into this season. Now he’s the guy everyone is going to be asking for this July. The 6-foot-1 right-hander is sitting 94-95 and topping out at 98 mph with a strong curveball, a solid changeup and enough feel to stick as a starter. He won’t lead a rotation at any point, but there’s immense value in mid-level starters, and scouts believe the 22-year-old Alzolay is just that.

 

That's from Passan.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Great to hear these reports on Alzolay. We've long needed a random pitcher to breakout. There's a lot to like with him right now. He's never had much issue with his control. He's always had decent periphs. But the last few weeks, he's been tough to hit and is striking out everybody. And positive reports on velo/stuff to go with it.

[davell]

Alzolay finishes at 6 8 3 3 0 8, with 3/2 GO/FO, on 94 pitches.

[craig]

https://twitter.com/billazbbphotog/status/870722048447741954

 

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Hits seem kinda rare for Adelman, though. Maybe a Barney type?

[craig]

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Nice to have Albertos with an effective day.

[davell]

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Hits seem kinda rare for Adelman, though. Maybe a Barney type?

 

I don't know what his spring stats are, but he's being looked at as a guy with extra base pop and 10-12 HR potential, with a solid hit tool.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Jason Vosler's hit 10 homers already.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Jason Vosler's hit 10 homers already.

 

.292/.386/.547 with a 11.1% BB% and a 19.6% K%

[davell]

Eloy HR

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Vosler adds a triple. Charcer Burks is 2-2 with a steal.

[davell]

Vosler is actually becoming interesting. I figured it was a singular hot streak, but maybe not.....

 

So glad to see Burks come back and still be hitting. Longenhagen had mentioned very early in the season that he didn't have bat control or strength. Gotta wonder if that's been put to rest at this stage.

[Jaxbro]

Eloy with a two out game tying double in the bottom of the ninth

[CubsWin]

Eloy with a two out game tying double in the bottom of the ninth

And the Pelicans walk it off on a HR by Matt Rose. That's his 9th of the season.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Arizona Phil[/url]"]4. Aramis Ademan, SS: 1-4 (L-7, 4-6 FC, 1B, 6-U DP, R, RBI)

5. Miguel Amaya, 1B: 3-3 (1B, 2B, 1B, R, 4 RBI)

 

1. Jose Albertos: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/4 GO/AO, 47 pitches (30 strikes)

[davell]

Clifton goes 6 6 2 2 3 5.....Solid enough, but he needs to start limiting the walks.

 

Burks winds up going 5-6, with a double and a steal. Surely, he's about to hit the prospect guys radar.

[CubsWin]

Vosler is actually becoming interesting. I figured it was a singular hot streak, but maybe not.....

Vosler was hitless in his first 6 starts (though he did draw 7 walks). Since April 14th, he's hit .324/.398/.592 with a 19.9 K% and 8.7 BB%. So you could say it was a "singular" hot streak just that it's lasted a month and a half...

 

He did hit 6 of his 10 HRs in a span of a week, however. And did sit at 7 total for a while making me wonder if the new found power was an aberration. But he's now hit 3 more in the last 5 games matching his previous season high of 10 set back in 2015. It took him 433 PAs that year. This year he's done it in 193.

 

Can he keep it up and hit 20 HRs as an age appropriate 3B in AA? Can he finish the year with a slash along the lines of .290/.390/.490? I doubt it. But the longer this goes, the more it seems I doubt him at my own peril.

 

If he does produce well the rest of the year, the Cubs will have a choice on their hands as he is Rule 5 eligible this winter. Perhaps, his emergence (if indeed this continues) will make it all the easier to part with Candelario in the right deal knowing they've got a decent COF to replace him. (Not that that would be that hard of a decision to begin with).

 

So glad to see Burks come back and still be hitting. Longenhagen had mentioned very early in the season that he didn't have bat control or strength. Gotta wonder if that's been put to rest at this stage.

Since he mentioned it very early in the season, perhaps Longenhagen was going on old info. Burks came in with 15 pounds of added muscle this spring.

[CubsWin]

Clifton goes 6 6 2 2 3 5.....Solid enough, but he needs to start limiting the walks.

If his walk % doesn't come down in the 2nd half, that would certainly be cause for concern.

 

Burks winds up going 5-6, with a double and a steal. Surely, he's about to hit the prospect guys radar.

What I find encouraging is that, as is common when first starting a new level, his strikeouts were up (K'ing 12 times in his first 12 games), but since then he's had more walks than Ks. From April 20th thru tonight, he's hit .307 with an OBP of .420 with a 15.9 BB% and 15.2 K%. The projected power numbers for this season aren't great, but not bad for a guy who provides excellent defense in LF and is average in CF. Provided he keeps hitting this well, if he's not in people's top 75-125 prospects by season's end, I suspect it would be because of the lack of solid power.

 

Regardless of how people rank him, it sure is nice to see potential jumps in value/performance from guys like Alzolay, Burks, Vosler and even Caratini and Candelario early on. Heck, you could even add Craig Brooks, Maples and Galindo to that list. It's a long season. Let's see if they can keep it up...

[CubsWin]

 

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Hits seem kinda rare for Adelman, though. Maybe a Barney type?

 

I don't know what his spring stats are, but he's being looked at as a guy with extra base pop and 10-12 HR potential, with a solid hit tool.

I don't have his entire ExST numbers, but over his last 12 games, he's hitting .257 (10-for-39) with 5 runs, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 hbp, 6 Ks and a SB. And apparently dazzling defense on a fairly regular basis...

 

Hardly a game goes by when Ademan does not make a spectacular highlight-reel play at shortstop and/or do something to help his team offensively.

[CubsWin]

CF Trey Martin has played 3 consecutive games in ExST and should be ready to rejoin the Smokies soon.