Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-16-17

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 2-0 Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 6-3 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach lost 4-1 Box Score

 

South Bend won 5-1 Box Score

 

Eugene in progress Box Score

 

AZL Cubs in progress Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 3-1 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 8-2 Box Score

[davell]

https://twitter.com/patmhickey/status/896135947674279936

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Great outing for Moreno. 5 IP, 1 H, 0R, 2 BB, 8 K

[davell]

Rucker goes 6 5 3 2 1 9....

 

Moreno goes 5 1 0 0 2 8.....

[davell]

Albertos goes 5 2 0 0 2 7.....

[Hrubes20]

Estrada made his pro debut and threw a perfect inning with a K.

[CubsWin]

Albertos goes 5 2 0 0 2 7.....

Solid 3 pitch mix for Albertos tonight. 92 early on sitting 94 a couple innings in. Very good change and a worth curve. He earned that line.

 

Assuming Lange and Little are good going forward (they haven't looked that impressive to date), Eugene has got a pretty good rotation.

 

Albertos

Lange

Little

Camargo

Assad

Abbott

 

It'll be interesting to see if Lange starts next year in Myrtle Beach with Moreno, Hudson and possibly De La Cruz. A South Bend rotation of Albertos, Little, Abbott, Assad and Camargo should be fun. AA could see Hatch, Rucker, Steele, Clifton and Robinson with Alzolay, Tseng, Underwood, Mills and maybe Williams in Iowa.

 

Some guys with a chance to be MORs and plenty of BOR/depth options in that group. Some could populate the bullpen down the line to go along with Maples and possibly Mekkes. How quickly the tides have shifted in this organization from hitter-heavy to pitcher-heavy.

[Donzo]

Solid 3 pitch mix for Albertos tonight. 92 early on sitting 94 a couple innings in. Very good change and a worth curve. He earned that line.

 

Assuming Lange and Little are good going forward (they haven't looked that impressive to date), Eugene has got a pretty good rotation.

 

Albertos

Lange

Little

Camargo

Assad

Abbott

 

It'll be interesting to see if Lange starts next year in Myrtle Beach with Moreno, Hudson and possibly De La Cruz. A South Bend rotation of Albertos, Little, Abbott, Assad and Camargo should be fun. AA could see Hatch, Rucker, Steele, Clifton and Robinson with Alzolay, Tseng, Underwood, Mills and maybe Williams in Iowa.

 

Some guys with a chance to be MORs and plenty of BOR/depth options in that group. Some could populate the bullpen down the line to go along with Maples and possibly Mekkes. How quickly the tides have shifted in this organization from hitter-heavy to pitcher-heavy.

 

Albertos topping out at 96mph and Rucker at 97mph- very encouraging... With Rucker's + control, I've got high hopes for him. I know he's doing well as a starter, but I think he could be a closer real soon.

 

Good take on the projected pitching assignments next year. If that group stays together (meaning 3 or 4 of them aren't traded for a stater and/or a closer next year), it will be a very deep group of guys and real close to being able to contribute to the major league level... I don't see an ace in the group, but a lot of good solid pitchers is still a very good thing.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Estrada made his pro debut and threw a perfect inning with a K.

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/calikusiolek/status/898231512792875008[/tweet]

[Cubswin11]

Estrada made his pro debut and threw a perfect inning with a K.

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/calikusiolek/status/898231512792875008[/tweet]

 

Pile these guys on, please!

Throw enough horsefeathers against the wall, hopefully 2-3 stick.

[Cubswin11]

 

Pile these guys on, please!

Throw enough horsefeathers against the wall, hopefully 2-3 stick.

 

Yeah but less general - high pedigree, relatively high onus arms with louder tools like Estrada, Lange, and (relative to your typical Mexican prospect) Albertos are not something this org has actively gone after until extremely recent times.

While true and exciting, they are still pitching prospects and more of them will die than not regardless of pedigree.

[weis21]

jeremiah estrada is a really fun name. i think after i ultimately help tseng get to the majors through my avatar (it's a long - though steady - road) he may be my next project