Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-13-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost game one 8-3 (7 innings) Box Score

 

Iowa won game two 5-3 (7 innings) Box Score

 

Tennessee lost 11-2 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach won 3-2 Box Score

 

South Bend won 6-1 Box Score

 

Eugene lost 2-1 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs 1 won 4-1 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs 2 won 6-4 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 3-0 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 10-3 Box Score

[CubsWin]

Jason Vosler has been hitting for average and power since his promotion to AAA. He added his 16th HR of the year tonight regaining the organizational lead in dingers from a tie with Trent Giambrone. But he's shown a disturbing lack of patience/zone awareness thus far in Iowa striking out 23 times in 63 at bats with ZERO walks. Some of this can be chalked up to adjusting to his first time in the PCL, but the good news is, not only did Vosler jack one out tonight, he also drew his first base on balls. Yay...

[CubsWin]

Myrtle Beach reliever (and my favorite underdog prospect) Jhon Romero gave up his 1st earned run since June 24th and 2nd since May 13th, a stretch in which he pitched 22.1 innings allowing 14 hits and 4 walks against 30 Ks for a .175/.221/.238 slash line, a WHIP of 0.81 and an ERA of 0.40. He wound up getting the save, but I guess he was due...

[CubsWin]

2018 11th rounder Riley "Wild Thing" Thompson is making his pro debut tonight for Eugene.

[CubsWin]

Looks like Justin Steele might be ready for a higher level.

 

4 IP, 2 H, 1 R (unearned), 0 BB, 8 K.

[Regular Show]

Jason Vosler has been hitting for average and power since his promotion to AAA. He added his 16th HR of the year tonight regaining the organizational lead in dingers from a tie with Trent Giambrone. But he's shown a disturbing lack of patience/zone awareness thus far in Iowa striking out 23 times in 63 at bats with ZERO walks. Some of this can be chalked up to adjusting to his first time in the PCL, but the good news is, not only did Vosler jack one out tonight, he also drew his first base on balls. Yay...

 

Yeah, I noticed this too. He's a patient hitter overall but for some reason at AAA he's been hacking up there. He was fine at AA. He definitely has good power and I think his defense is good enough to stay at 3B. I think he's a solid prospect who we could throw into a deal as a third or fourth piece. I'm glad we have hitting prospects like this now in the system.

 

I'm more inclined to trade Happ for some pitching now that we prospects like Bote, Vosler, Short and Giambrone. Not all of them are going to make an impact, but Bote looks great so far.

[Donzo]

Another day, another hit & walk for Hoerner,

 

Something I realized today is Hoerner and Ademan are probably gonna be in the same spot next year... I imagine both of them both starting in MB next year and both of them looking at early promotions to Tennessee.

 

These things work themselves out, it'll be interesting.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Huh. Allen Webster started for AZL Cubs. 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K