Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-15-21

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 6-0 Box Score

 

3B M. Duffy 1/4, K - rehab

1B A. Rivas 2/4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K

DH M. Hermosillo 0/3, R, BB, HBP

C T. Gushue 1/4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K

RF N. Martini 3/4, R, HBP, SB (1)

SP J. Biagini 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 8-3 GO-FO

RP M. Rucker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

RP M. Rodríguez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 10-2 Box Score

 

LF D. Hill 0/5, 3 R

DH B. Davis 2/3, 3 R, 2 BB, K

RF J. Young 4/5, 2 R, 3 RBI

1B N. Maldonado 2/5, RBI, 2 K

3B C. Strumpf 1/4, 3 RBI, BB, HR (4)

SP P. Remy 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP, WP, 3-3 GO-FO

RP B. Hudson 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

RP C. Ueckert 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 2-1 Box Score

 

LF DJ Artis 0/2, R, BB, K, HBP, SB (7)

1B T. Durna 1/4, RBI, K, 2B (9)

CF N. Velázquez 0/3, BB, K

SP R. Jensen 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 2-5 GO-FO

RP H. Bigge 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO

RP B. Deppermann 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO

RF E. Americaan 2/4, K

 

Myrtle Beach won 5-0 Box Score

 

CF E. Pagán 1/4, R, BB, K, 2B (3)

2B E. Howard 0/4, BB, K

DH Y. Piñango 1/3, BB, K

LF J. Nwogu 1/3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR (5)

SS K. Made 2/3, R, BB

3B L. Verdugo 2/3, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B (6), HR (3), SB (2), E (6, fielding)

SP. J. González 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 K, 7-1 GO-FO

RP G. Jaramillo 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

ACL Cubs won 1-0 Box Score

 

CF I. Mena 1/3, 2 K

DH Y. Santana 1/2, BB

3B R. Preciado 0/3, K

RF O. Caissie 1/2, R, RBI, BB, HR (2)

2B R. Morel 0/3, K, E (5, fielding)

SS A. Ademan 0/3 - rehab

LF Y. Cuevas 0/2, BB, 2 K, CS (1)

SP T. Schlaffer 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 WP. 4-0 GO-FO

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

 

DSL Cubs Blue won 9-4 Box Score

 

DH R. Guzmán 0/3, R, RBI, BB

SS C. Hernández 1/2, RBI, BB, K

CF D. Ferreira 0/2 R, BB, 2 K

1B J. Torres 2/2, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2E (2, fielding, throw)

SP K. Delgado 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO

 

DSL Cubs Red won 11-9 Box Score

 

CF C. More 1/5, R, RBI, K

2B P. Ramírez 2/4, 3 R, RBI, BB

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

C M. Ballesteros 2/2, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B (2), E (1, pickoff)

SP A. Martínez 2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO

RP A. Santana 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 1-0 GO-FO

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brayan Altuve grand slam

[Bertz]

I'd be really curious to know how much things like xFIP mean for minor leaguers. When 8 year vet Kyle Hendricks gives up a bunch of dongs and everything else is normal, you can confidently say he's fine. When rookie MLBer Adbert Alzolay gives up a bunch of dongs and everything else is great, you shouldn't be quite as confident, but he's probably fine.

 

But when A-Baller Ryan Jensen gives up too many dongs, how confidently can you just handwave it away? The luck portion of baseball doesn't just disappear because you're in the minors, but also the reason some of these things become truisms is because the guys that they don't apply to get weeded out on the way up the ladder.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I'd be really curious to know how much things like xFIP mean for minor leaguers. When 8 year vet Kyle Hendricks gives up a bunch of dongs and everything else is normal, you can confidently say he's fine. When rookie MLBer Adbert Alzolay gives up a bunch of dongs and everything else is great, you shouldn't be quite as confident, but he's probably fine.

 

But when A-Baller Ryan Jensen gives up too many dongs, how confidently can you just handwave it away? The luck portion of baseball doesn't just disappear because you're in the minors, but also the reason some of these things become truisms is because the guys that they don't apply to get weeded out on the way up the ladder.

 

Feels similar to BABIP on the hitting side. Yes you might be unlucky, but players with the ability to perform at higher levels dont tend to need to rely on batted ball fortune, at least in any substantial sample size.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Owen Caissie homered.

[Bear Cub]

I wonder where Bryce Ball is headed?