Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-10-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa PPD - Wet Grounds

 

Tennessee won 3-2 on a walk-off Zack Short single Box Score

 

DH V. Machin 2/4, R

3B J. Vosler 2/3, 2B (14), BB

C I. Rice 0/4, 2 K; defense: 0/1 CS

LF C. Burks 0/2, BB, K

RF E. Martínez 0/4

SS Z. Short 1/4, RBI

SP D. Robinson 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 1 HBP, 4-3 GO-FO, 94-61 pitches-strikes

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

 

Myrtle Beach won 4-3 Box Score

 

SS A. Monasterio 2/5, R, K, SB (5)

1B PJ Higgins 0/4, R, K

C J. Pereda 1/3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB (2)

3B W. Galindo 1/3, BB, K, E (14, throw)

DH K. Mitchell 1/3, 2B (9), RBI, BB

LF Z. Davis 1/4, SB (1) - high-A debut

2B Y. Peguero 1/4, K, E (2, throw)

SP E. Leal 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 3-5 GO-FO, 47-33 pitches-strikes

RP J. Romero 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-2 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 5-4 Box Score

 

SS J. Bethencourt 1/4, BB, 2 K, E (19, fielding)

1B J. Young 2/5, 2 R, RBI

C M. Amaya 1/4, R, HR (9), RBI, K

3B A. Filiere 0/2, 2 BB

RF N. Velázquez 0/4, 2 K

2B C. Donahue 0/3, R, BB, K

SP J. Assad 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 6-5 GO-FO, 93-63 pitches-strikes, E (3, pickoff)

RP M. Rondón 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-1 GO-FO

RP J. Passantino 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs 1 had the day off

 

DSL Cubs 2 had the day off

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[Jaxbro]

Robinson dealing filth

[Tim]

Robinson dealing filth

I may have underestimated him coming into this year.

 

Okay, fine.

 

I definitely underestimated him coming into this year.

[CubsWin]

Amaya keeps hitting dongs. Now has 9 HRs in just under 190 ABs and maintaining a SLG over .500.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Passantino at South Bend: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 11/2 K/BB

 

I want him to be a thing through at least AA very desperately

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Today's game in Arizona: https://www.thecubreporter.com/06102018/carrier-gets-carried-away-and-pacheco-gets-carted-leaving-remaining-cubs-dark

 

DJ Wilson continues his rehab, Erling Moreno is still pitching down there.

 

Also, AZ Phil in the comments:

 

The Cubs (perhaps more than most other MLB organizations) like to challenge their best prospects with aggressive promotions, so I would not be too surprised if Morel and Soto (and perhaps Kelli) jump the AZL and go directly to Eugene. (Marquez, Vazquez, Estrada, Sierra, Carrera, and Ramos played or pitched in the AZL last year. so they were likely ticketed for Eugene anyway). NOTE: Estrada has not pitched since leaving an EXST game at Angels a week ago yesterday with a right elbow issue, so I don't know if he will be initially assigned to Eugene or remain in Mesa for a while.

[CubsWin]

Today's game in Arizona: https://www.thecubreporter.com/06102018/carrier-gets-carried-away-and-pacheco-gets-carted-leaving-remaining-cubs-dark

 

DJ Wilson continues his rehab, Erling Moreno is still pitching down there.

 

Also, AZ Phil in the comments:

 

The Cubs (perhaps more than most other MLB organizations) like to challenge their best prospects with aggressive promotions, so I would not be too surprised if Morel and Soto (and perhaps Kelli) jump the AZL and go directly to Eugene. (Marquez, Vazquez, Estrada, Sierra, Carrera, and Ramos played or pitched in the AZL last year. so they were likely ticketed for Eugene anyway). NOTE: Estrada has not pitched since leaving an EXST game at Angels a week ago yesterday with a right elbow issue, so I don't know if he will be initially assigned to Eugene or remain in Mesa for a while.

Some other fun notes from AZ Phil's report today:

 

Jonathan Soto threw out 3 of 3 attempted base stealers.

 

Athletic CFer Jose Gutierrez threw out the very speedy Fernando Kelli attempting to score on a sac fly. No idea how deep the fly ball was hit, obviously.

 

And then this beauty. Looks like the City of Mesa is having a little fun with the Cubs...

 

The game was called with a score of 8-6 prior to the start of the 9th inning after the lights suddenly switched themselves off. (Unbeknownst to Carmelo Martinez and the rest of the EXST Cubs, the lights were pre-set to turn off automatically at 10 PM so that the Riverview Park ground crew and City of Mesa personnel could go home without having to wait around for the game to end, but none of the Cubs knew how to over-ride the timer and turn them back on). Dalton Geekie and Yan de la Cruz were warmed-up and ready to throw one inning each, but obviously they were unable to get their scheduled game-work. (The Field #1 sprinklers also turned themselves on automatically a few minutes prior to start of the game).

 

The Cubs will be playing AZL home games at both Sloan Park (the Cubs Spring Training stadium) and across the street at Riverview Park Field #1 (the only Riverview back-field with lights) on nights when both AZL Cubs #1 and AZL Cubs #2 are scheduled to play home games, so it's probably good to be aware of potential problems and get the glitches worked-out now rather than after the AZL season starts.

[CubsWin]

It's always a good sign when the youngest hitter on your team is leading the team in OPS (among players with more than 80 ABs). I'm looking at you, Miguel Amaya...