Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-4-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 9-6 Box Score

 

Tennessee won 7-1 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach lost game one 1-0 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach lost (game two) 2-1 Box Score

 

South Bend lost 6-0 Box Score

 

Eugene lost 7-2 Box Score

 

AZL Cubs 1 had the day off

 

AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 1 won 1-0 Box Score

 

DSL Cubs 2 lost 4-2 Box Score

[CubsWin]

Misael Garcia (the guy who grew 2 inches and added muscle and velocity since signing last July is having his best start of his career so far thru 4.

 

4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.

[CubsWin]

Morfa playing RF today drew is 3 walk of the season... against 26 Ks in 80+ at bats.

[CubsWin]

6th rounder Kohl Franklin finally had a good outing last night.

 

2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3K.

[CubsWin]

Misael Garcia (the guy who grew 2 inches and added muscle and velocity since signing last July is having his best start of his career so far thru 4.

 

4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.

Now 5 IP, 2H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K.

 

Dude doesn't turn 18 till next April...

[CubsWin]

18-year-old LHP Luis Rodriguez now has 7 outings (out of 12 total) in which he hasn't allowed an earned run or a walk in the same game. Obviously, if you add up the numbers from those games, it's gonna look really good:

 

27.1 IP, 16 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 24 K, 0.59 WHIP and obviously a 0.00 ERA

 

Here's how he's done in the other 5 appearances:

 

19 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 19 K, 0.89 WHIP, 1.89 ERA.

 

Whew! When he's bad, he's bad...

[CubsWin]

Misael Garcia (the guy who grew 2 inches and added muscle and velocity since signing last July is having his best start of his career so far thru 4.

 

4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.

 

Now 5 IP, 2H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K.

 

Dude doesn't turn 18 till next April...

 

6th rounder Kohl Franklin finally had a good outing last night.

 

2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3K.

 

16-20 YO arms of interest are piling up this year as the system turns over (in no order):

 

Gallardo

Marquez

Albertos

Carrera

Franklin

Ocampo

Bruzual

Garcia

Vargas

Rodriguez

Perez (TJ)

Fernandez

Vazquez

Cruz

Allen

Roberts

Wow, you're goin' deep dive there!

 

Roberts is 21 now. Don't really know why (outside of early reports of his stuff pre-injury) but I'm an irrational fan of Yunior Perez, and Riger Fernandez has surprised this season after 3 years in the DSL/VSL. Don't know anything about his stuff, though.

 

If we're including guys like Ocampo and Bruzual, might as well go deeper and include Eduarniel Nunez (91-94 T-95 per AZ Phil), Benjamin Rodriguez (got some love from Longenhagen this spring), 27th round JC1 pitcher Niels Stone, Jorge Remon, Luis Devers and the suspended Saul Vazquez.

[CubsWin]

 

 

 

16-20 YO arms of interest are piling up this year as the system turns over (in no order):

 

Gallardo

Marquez

Albertos

Carrera

Franklin

Ocampo

Bruzual

Garcia

Vargas

Rodriguez

Perez (TJ)

Fernandez

Vazquez

Cruz

Allen

Roberts

 

Wow, you're goin' deep dive there!

 

Roberts is 21 now. Don't really know why (outside of early reports of his stuff pre-injury) but I'm an irrational fan of Yunior Perez, and Riger Fernandez has surprised this season after 3 years in the DSL/VSL. Don't know anything about his stuff, though.

 

If we're including guys like Ocampo and Bruzual, might as well go deeper and include Eduarniel Nunez (91-94 T-95 per AZ Phil), Benjamin Rodriguez (got some love from Longenhagen this spring), 27th round JC1 pitcher Niels Stone, Jorge Remon, Luis Devers and the suspended Saul Vazquez.

 

Vazquez is on the list, Devers was supposed to get on there, missed Stone and Remon, and eh on Nunez...Longenhagen's comment on Rodriguez:

 

Jack: Few weeks back you responded to a question about cubs prospects to watch and mentioned Benjamin Rodriguez if I recall correctly. You didn’t elaborate on him and I couldn’t find much info on him. Care to give a brief summary on him?

 

Eric A Longenhagen: Super lanky teenage pitching prospect with a clean delivery. Fastball 87-90 in my looks. Purely someone to follow because the body and delivery are good.

 

Sure he can go on the list

 

also missed Estrada

Ha! I totally read Vazquez and thought Estrada because Nelson Velazquez was drafted right before him. Aaand that's how my brain works...

 

And you're gonna go "eh" on Nunez with his velo at his age but include Bruzual? I mean this list is already absurdly long, but you're gonna have to explain that one to me.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

TT's guy Jeffrey Passantino and Tom's guy José Gutiérrez got sent to South Bend. Way more appropriate assignment for Gutiérrez.

[davell]

Abbott with an excellent outing, 6 3 0 0 1 5

[craig]

7th round overslot Artis is finally back tonight. Two walks and two runs thus far, still 0-3 on the season.

[texascub]

Roederer went 2/5 with a 3B and 2 SB, Davis was 1/4 with a BB and SB.

[CubsWin]

And you're gonna go "eh" on Nunez with his velo at his age but include Bruzual? I mean this list is already absurdly long, but you're gonna have to explain that one to me.

 

Yes to the first question pretty handily. One got promoted to Arizona and the other is having a tough time repeating the DSL, seems like an easy choice to me particularly since Nunez’s velocity is hardly uncommon.

 

I’m also not understanding what’s absurd about the length of the list.

Uh, there isn't a guy named Nunez pitching for either Cubs DSL team so I don't know who you're talking about. Eduarniel Nunez spent one season in the DSL and was promoted to the AZL Cubs this year. He was in ExST this year where AZ Phil commented on his velocity sitting low to mid-90s and touching 95 as a 19-year-old. That's essentially Jeremiah Estrada's velocity. I wouldn't call that common, but you're are welcome to.

 

To be clear, I'm not excited about Nunez's chances. He lacks control or any average secondaries at this point. Estrada has some control over that low-mid 90s FB and a plus change up at the same age. Nunez could develop into an interesting arm at some point, but he's not there yet.

 

This list is absurdly long, in my opinion, because it includes almost everyone in the 16-20 age span you mentioned. I guess it comes down to how you want to define the term "of interest". I mean, I notice and am aware of everybody we listed. I track them all. I think the Cubs do have a growing list of young (16-20) arms right now, but not all of them are showing they're interesting by performing well or having an above average stuff.

 

The only thing that makes Bruzual "interesting" is that the Cubs signed him for $300,000. Since that signing, he has a WHIP of 2, has walked as many as he's K'd and has an ERA over 7. If he's considered an interesting pithing prospect, then almost everybody is, and that makes this list absurdly long.

[dfnowak]

A couple of potential injuries to monitor???

 

Game logs from yesterday’s games show that Ademan got taken out after a defensive play at 2nd base and Rochest Cruz got taken out after running to 1st on a groundout in the 1st inning.

[CubsWin]

Uh, there isn't a guy named Nunez pitching for either Cubs DSL team so I don't know who you're talking about. Eduarniel Nunez spent one season in the DSL and was promoted to the AZL Cubs this year. He was in ExST this year where AZ Phil commented on his velocity sitting low to mid-90s and touching 95 as a 19-year-old. That's essentially Jeremiah Estrada's velocity. I wouldn't call that common, but you're are welcome to.

 

To be clear, I'm not excited about Nunez's chances. He lacks control or any average secondaries at this point. Estrada has some control over that low-mid 90s FB and a plus change up at the same age. Nunez could develop into an interesting arm at some point, but he's not there yet.

 

I'm wrong about Nunez in the DSL. If you want him on follow list then throw him on your list, but eh on this end. Estrada isn't an interesting prospect just because he has some velocity. It's not particularly hard to find a RH who can hit 95 these days at nearly every level of ball, Estrada does other things, and so far Nunez hasn't done anything interesting or notable.

Sometimes I'm not sure if you read the post you're responding to...

[CubsWin]

Sometimes I'm not sure if you read the post you're responding to...

 

That's essentially Jeremiah Estrada's velocity. I wouldn't call that common, but you're are welcome to.

 

Estrada isn't an interesting prospect just because he has some velocity. It's not particularly hard to find a RH who can hit 95 these days at nearly every level of ball, Estrada does other things, and so far Nunez hasn't done anything interesting or notable.

 

Your confidence in Nunez isn't something I discuss because that's beside the point.

LOL, you wrote the same thing I wrote but seemingly in rebuttal. Whatever, dude. Go Cubs.

[Hrubes20]

7th round overslot Artis is finally back tonight. Two walks and two runs thus far, still 0-3 on the season.

 

And the MFer went and got HBP again. At least he stayed in the game after that though. He has reached base 5 times in 8 professional PAs, with the 2 HBPs and 3 BBs.