Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-26-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Score:

 

Iowa won 2-1 Box Score

 

RF L. Adams 0/3, HBP

1B T. Davis 1/3, BB

LF M. Zagunis 1/4, 2 K

SS D. Bote 1/3, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 K

SP A. Mills 6 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 4-6 GO-FO, 97-57 pitches-strikes

RP S. Simmons 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K,1-0 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff)

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

 

Tennessee won 5-0 Box Score

 

LF C. Burks 1/5, 2 K

SS Z. Short 0/3, BB, K

C I. Rice 1/3, 2 R, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

RF E. Martinez 1/4, R

3B J. Hodges 3/4, R, 2B (5), HR (1), 2 RBI, K

SP O. de la Cruz 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP, 6-2 GO-FO, 84-58 pitches-strikes

RP J. Stinnett 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won 1-0 Box Score

 

SS A. Monasterio 2/4, R

DH PJ Higgins 0/4, K

C J. Pereda 1/4, RBI

CF C. Myers 2/3, 2B (8), BB, CS (5)

2B A. Upshaw 0/4, K

3B Y. Peguero 1/3, K

SP K. Thompson 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 5-2 GO-FO, 81-58 pitches-strikes

RP T. Peyton 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-4 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 11-0 Box Score

 

3B J. Bethencourt 3/5, 2 R, 2 2B (11), 5 RBI, E (13, throw)

LF J. Young 1/3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

1B A. Filiere 1/4, RBI, BB, 2 K

C M. Amaya 2/5, K

RF N. Velázquez 1/4, R, BB, K, E (1, fielding)

SS R. Narea 2/3, 2 R, 2 RBI

SP E. Uelmen 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, 6-2 GO-FO, 90-59 pitches-strikes

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Keegan Thompson: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K.

[CubsWin]

De La Cruz just took a line shot off his knee with 1 out in the 4th inning. Hit him flush as it came right back towards home plate. He stayed in the game after being checked out and throwing a few pitches. Strike out and easy ground ball to SS to end the inning.

[CubsWin]

Bote with his 7th HR of the year to put the I-Cubs up 2-1. Did the Orioles have scouts in attendance...?

[davell]

ODLC goes 7 5 0 0 0 7 with a 6/2 GB/FB ratio.....

[UK]

Uelmen has a 17IP (3 start) scoreless streak right now.

 

17IP 11H 0ER 4BB 17Ks.

 

Never been high on him but it's good to see.

[CubsWin]

ODLC goes 7 5 0 0 0 7 with a 6/2 GB/FB ratio.....

Since (and including) his start on 4/29: 6 starts, 34 IP, 27 H, 11 R (all earned), 0 HR, 10 BB, 36 K with an ERA of 2.91 and a WHIP of 1.09.

 

His first 4 starts were rough with only one good game among them, but if he can remain consistently good from here on out, they mean nothing. Consistency and remaining healthy are the keys for De La Cruz. If he keeps this up, he could see AAA by July. He'll be 23 years old all year.

[Bear Cub]

Four games, one run allowed! Nice!

[CubsWin]

ODLC goes 7 5 0 0 0 7 with a 6/2 GB/FB ratio.....

Since (and including) his start on 4/29: 6 starts, 34 IP, 27 H, 11 R (all earned), 0 HR, 10 BB, 36 K with an ERA of 2.91 and a WHIP of 1.09.

 

His first 4 starts were rough with only one good game among them, but if he can remain consistently good from here on out, they mean nothing. Consistency and remaining healthy are the keys for De La Cruz. If he keeps this up, he could see AAA by July. He'll be 23 years old all year.

It was mentioned on the May 5th broadcast that De La Cruz was dealing with an in-grown toe nail early on in the season when he was struggling. That might be a possible explanation for the stark difference between his first 4 starts and his last 6.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ryan Williams is back, but down to 81-83 mph. Erling Moreno is back too:

 

RHP Ryan Williams (2017 shoulder surgery) got the start for the Cubs and threw 3.2 IP (46 pitches), retiring the first six men he faced (6-3, 3-U, 4-3, P-6, 4-3, K-swinging) on only 20 pitches before allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits (both singles) and a walk in a 19-pitch third inning of work. The Williams FB sat at 81-83, but he featured a plus-CV and plus-CH that kept Angels hitters off-balance.

 

RHP David Garner (on Restricted List and at Extended Spring Training while serving a 50-game Drug of Abuse suspension) relieved Williams and easily retired four of the five men he faced (he walked the first hitter and then retired four in a row - K-swinging, 6-3, 5-3, 4-3). Garner will be getting out of the "penalty box" next week, and he looks like he is ready to roll.

 

RHP Erling Moreno worked two innings in relief, and while his line wasn't great, he was pumping his FB consistently at 96-98 MPH and mixing it with a hard slider. E. Moreno has been at EXST for the past couple of months throwing bullpen sessions and working on his mechanics, and from what he showed today, he could maybe fit a reliever profile (perhaps a two-inning reliever in the Archie Bradley/Josh Hader/Amir Garrett mold?).

 

https://www.thecubreporter.com/05262018/ryan-williams-and-erling-moreno-throw-game-riverview

[CubsWin]

Ryan Williams is back, but down to 81-83 mph. Erling Moreno is back too:

 

RHP Ryan Williams (2017 shoulder surgery) got the start for the Cubs and threw 3.2 IP (46 pitches), retiring the first six men he faced (6-3, 3-U, 4-3, P-6, 4-3, K-swinging) on only 20 pitches before allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits (both singles) and a walk in a 19-pitch third inning of work. The Williams FB sat at 81-83, but he featured a plus-CV and plus-CH that kept Angels hitters off-balance.

 

RHP David Garner (on Restricted List and at Extended Spring Training while serving a 50-game Drug of Abuse suspension) relieved Williams and easily retired four of the five men he faced (he walked the first hitter and then retired four in a row - K-swinging, 6-3, 5-3, 4-3). Garner will be getting out of the "penalty box" next week, and he looks like he is ready to roll.

 

RHP Erling Moreno worked two innings in relief, and while his line wasn't great, he was pumping his FB consistently at 96-98 MPH and mixing it with a hard slider. E. Moreno has been at EXST for the past couple of months throwing bullpen sessions and working on his mechanics, and from what he showed today, he could maybe fit a reliever profile (perhaps a two-inning reliever in the Archie Bradley/Josh Hader/Amir Garrett mold?).

 

https://www.thecubreporter.com/05262018/ryan-williams-and-erling-moreno-throw-game-riverview

Moreno was consistently at 96-98?

 

You buried the lede, Raisin...

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ryan Williams is back, but down to 81-83 mph. Erling Moreno is back too:

 

RHP Ryan Williams (2017 shoulder surgery) got the start for the Cubs and threw 3.2 IP (46 pitches), retiring the first six men he faced (6-3, 3-U, 4-3, P-6, 4-3, K-swinging) on only 20 pitches before allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits (both singles) and a walk in a 19-pitch third inning of work. The Williams FB sat at 81-83, but he featured a plus-CV and plus-CH that kept Angels hitters off-balance.

 

RHP David Garner (on Restricted List and at Extended Spring Training while serving a 50-game Drug of Abuse suspension) relieved Williams and easily retired four of the five men he faced (he walked the first hitter and then retired four in a row - K-swinging, 6-3, 5-3, 4-3). Garner will be getting out of the "penalty box" next week, and he looks like he is ready to roll.

 

RHP Erling Moreno worked two innings in relief, and while his line wasn't great, he was pumping his FB consistently at 96-98 MPH and mixing it with a hard slider. E. Moreno has been at EXST for the past couple of months throwing bullpen sessions and working on his mechanics, and from what he showed today, he could maybe fit a reliever profile (perhaps a two-inning reliever in the Archie Bradley/Josh Hader/Amir Garrett mold?).

 

https://www.thecubreporter.com/05262018/ryan-williams-and-erling-moreno-throw-game-riverview

Moreno was consistently at 96-98?

 

You buried the lede, Raisin...

 

He’s topped out at 98 in the past and this was only a 2 inning stint so I didn’t think it was that noteworthy.

[CubsWin]

Ryan Williams is back, but down to 81-83 mph. Erling Moreno is back too:

 

 

 

https://www.thecubreporter.com/05262018/ryan-williams-and-erling-moreno-throw-game-riverview

Moreno was consistently at 96-98?

 

You buried the lede, Raisin...

 

He’s topped out at 98 in the past and this was only a 2 inning stint so I didn’t think it was that noteworthy.

Yeah, Arguello said something about that in the past. But it never showed up in games last year. So, for me, having a more recent report saying the same thing while working on his mechanics is of note. Let's take it to copy editor's desk and let her decide...

 

All joking aside, if Moreno can maintain that velocity for strikes (yet to be seen) over two innings and has a hard slider, he becomes an interesting relief prospect to go along with Maples, Clark, Mekkes, Brooks, etc.

[toonsterwu]

Wasn't Moreno's main pitch a power sinker? Wouldn't surprise me if

 

a) He's ramping it up out of the pen.

 

b) He's going more to a 4-seamer out of the pen.

 

It'd be somewhat of a shame if he was in the pen for good, but he could move fast in the pen if the stuff is still strong.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Moreno was consistently at 96-98?

 

You buried the lede, Raisin...

 

He’s topped out at 98 in the past and this was only a 2 inning stint so I didn’t think it was that noteworthy.

Yeah, Arguello said something about that in the past. But it never showed up in games last year. So, for me, having a more recent report saying the same thing while working on his mechanics is of note. Let's take it to copy editor's desk and let her decide...

 

All joking aside, if Moreno can maintain that velocity for strikes (yet to be seen) over two innings and has a hard slider, he becomes an interesting relief prospect to go along with Maples, Clark, Mekkes, Brooks, etc.

 

Keith Law had Moreno 94-97 when Law ranked Moreno 14th in the Cubs system over the offseason.

[CubsWin]

 

He’s topped out at 98 in the past and this was only a 2 inning stint so I didn’t think it was that noteworthy.

Yeah, Arguello said something about that in the past. But it never showed up in games last year. So, for me, having a more recent report saying the same thing while working on his mechanics is of note. Let's take it to copy editor's desk and let her decide...

 

All joking aside, if Moreno can maintain that velocity for strikes (yet to be seen) over two innings and has a hard slider, he becomes an interesting relief prospect to go along with Maples, Clark, Mekkes, Brooks, etc.

 

Keith Law had Moreno 94-97 when Law ranked Moreno 14th in the Cubs system over the offseason.

Must've been in games I wasn't watching...