Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 9-10-17

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Score:

 

NWL Championship, Game 2 - Eugene won 4-2 (best-of-5 series tied 1-1): Box Score

 

LF Z. Davis 1/3, R, K, SB (1)

2B J. Young 2/4, R, RBI

3B A. Filiere 1/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 K, E (1, throw)

DH M. Cruz 1/4, K, CS (1)

SS J. Bethencourt 1/4, R, SB (1)

1B G. Polanco 2/4, RBI

C M. Amaya 0/3, K

CF C. Singleton 0/1, 2 BB, SB (1)

SP B. Little 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO, 50-26 pitches-strikes

RP J. Assad 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K, 7-1 GO-FO, 85-56 pitches-strikes

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brendon Little struck out 2 but walked 2 in a scoreless first.

 

Eugene got 3 in the bottom of the first. Austin Filiere hit a 2-run HR.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Little's second is going swimmingly.

 

BB, K, BB, K, 2-un triple, groundout.

 

2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO, 50-26 pitches-strikes

[CubsWin]

Watching the game. It's good one. Assad has looked great with a tight slider and his mid-90s FB.

 

He's absolutely shut down Vancouver going 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB and 9 Ks.

[Bear Cub]

McCloud has done a great job with the inroads into Mexico.

[JeffH]

McCloud has done a great job with the inroads into Mexico.

 

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[Named After Maddux]

Little's second is going swimmingly.

 

BB, K, BB, K, 2-un triple, groundout.

 

2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO, 50-26 pitches-strikes

 

Had the good fortune to sit about right behind home plate last night in the 2nd row. Much like the final line shows, Little was incredibly inconsistent. His mechanics were all out of whack. He did manage to drift back into his proper form with men on base. He flashed some pretty impressive pitches, but also spent much of the first two innings (including warm-up pitches) spiking balls 10 feet in front of the plate. Obviously a work in progress. Can't wait to hear reports out of instructs.

 

Assad was a completely different story. The stadium gun was out of commission so I can't give you velocity readings, but there was no other pitcher in the game that had the glove pop that he did. His stuff was as impressive as the line showed. Looking forward to seeing him in full season ball.

 

Filiere and Jered Young swung the bat well. Amaya was incredibly spry behind the plate. He received the ball a lot better than I thought he would. He's another standout that will take time to develop, but he's exciting. He looked sluggish at the plate, however.

 

Also as a complete aside, my wife and I competed in the Carl's Jr burger making contest on the field. We had to wear the bun and run back and forth with "toppings" before belly flopping. Walked out of there with a free burger so we had that going for us, which is nice. Classic minor league fun.