Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-30-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 10-3 Box Score

 

SS M. Freeman 3/5, 3 R, 3 HR (3), 5 RBI, K

DH D. Bote 1/5, 2 K

1B E. Navarro 1/5, 2 K

RF M. Zagunis 2/3, 2 R, HR (2), 2 RBI

C T. Davis 1/4, R, HR (1), 2 RBI

CF J. Hannemann 2/4, R, RBI

SP A. Alzolay 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 5-6 GO-FO, 80-57 pitches-strikes

RP A. Bass 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO

RP D. Maples 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 0-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 4-3 Box Score

 

RF Je. Báez 1/5, RBI, 2 K

SS T. Giambrone 0/5, 3 K, E (3, fielding)

2B J. Vosler 2/4, R, 2B (3), K

DH E. Martinez 1/4, R, RBI

C I. Rive 1/3, R, RBI, BB

LF C. Burks 0/4, 2 K

SP M. Rucker 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4-4 GO-FO, 84-54 pitches-strikes

RP J. Norwood 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach has the day off

 

South Bend has the day off

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I’ll be at the Iowa game tomorrow. Pretty excited to see Alzolay.

[CubsWin]

I’ll be at the Iowa game tomorrow. Pretty excited to see Alzolay.

Nice!

 

I'm jealous...

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Miguel Amaya (73 PA): .292/.370/.538, 11.0% BB%, 17.8% K% and a 152 wRC+ as a 19-year old catcher in A-ball.

[Cubswin11]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Adbert gonna push Jon to the pen

[CaliforniaRaisin]

5 no-hit innings now.

 

Don’t know this is possible with Duke in person.

[CubsWin]

58 pitches through 5 innings for Adbert. He threw 83 pitches his last time out. He likely has a pitch limit around 95 tonight.

[CubsWin]

Infield hit. No more no-no.

[We Got The Whole 9]

3 swinging Ks in the 7th

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I talk all this horsefeathers about Mike Freeman and he just had a 3 dong night in my presence.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Adbert looked really good btw, if you couldn’t tell from the near no-no. Sat 94-95 all night. I thought his curve looked really good, too.

[Jaxbro]

I talk all this horsefeathers about Mike Freeman and he just had a 3 dong night in my presence.

More love needs to be given to Spring Training hitting legend Mike Freeman........

 

But yeah Adbert on point again

 

So the next outing could be shaky based on his season trends

[CubsWin]

I talk all this horsefeathers about Mike Freeman and he just had a 3 dong night in my presence.

More love needs to be given to Spring Training hitting legend Mike Freeman........

 

But yeah Adbert on point again

 

So the next outing could be shaky based on his season trends

Yup. When something happens once... look out.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

https://www.thecubreporter.com/04302018/lazarito-demolishes-cubs-fitch-park

 

CUBS LINEUP:

1. Nelson Velazquez, RF: 2-4 (K, 1B, 5-4-3 DP, 1B, 2 R)

4. Christopher Morel, 3B-SS: 2-3 (3B, 1B, HBP, 5-3 DP, 2 RBI, CS)

5. Luis Verdugo, DH-3B: 0-3 (L-9, F-8, BB, 5-3)

 

CUBS PITCHERS:

1. Brailyn Marquez: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (25 strikes)

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Here’s some video of Alzolay I took last night:

 

https://streamable.com/6frb7

 

He works very fast. Surely an advantage in keeping guys out of sync. Some of his innings flew by.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Des Moines Register: How Adbert Alzolay became the Chicago Cubs' top prospect

 

Postgame video of Alzolay

[We Got The Whole 9]

Here’s some video of Alzolay I took last night:

 

https://streamable.com/6frb7

 

He works very fast. Surely an advantage in keeping guys out of sync. Some of his innings flew by.

I imagine his stuff held up well as he Kd the side in the 7th

[We Got The Whole 9]

Interesting article. It says he believed he needed to slow down on the mound while in his 2nd start, but in the video Duke posted, he's basically beginning his windup as soon as the batter appears set. Either way I like what they said about his change up and it's development. Looks like a legit MORP at least.

Des Moines Register: How Adbert Alzolay became the Chicago Cubs' top prospect

 

Postgame video of Alzolay

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Interesting article. It says he believed he needed to slow down on the mound while in his 2nd start, but in the video Duke posted, he's basically beginning his windup as soon as the batter appears set. Either way I like what they said about his change up and it's development. Looks like a legit MORP at least.

Des Moines Register: How Adbert Alzolay became the Chicago Cubs' top prospect

 

Postgame video of Alzolay

 

He has said in the past one of the main reasons he took a huge leap last year was that he sped things up and stopped thinking so much on the mound. So I could see a situation where he overdoes it like his second start and this is more normal for him but plenty fast compared to most pitchers.