Mesa Instructional League Information from Dave Keller

[Chris]

Tim asked me if I would find out from Dave what players from the Cubs are in Mesa with the Instructional League. Listed below is his response. We thought several of you would be interested. If you have any questions for Dave, let me know!

 

as you know, i don't spend much time with the pitchers, so i can't really comment on that, but the position players here are: dopirak, harvey, moore, reed, bernard, taylor, inoa, puello, norwood, reynolds, gregg, johnston, mota, simokaitis, valdez, muyco, westphal, yusaf carter (joe's nephew), lujan-mex cat., liriano...anything else, let me know...dk in mesa

[craig]

Tim asked me if I would find out from Dave what players from the Cubs are in Mesa with the Instructional League. Listed below is his response. We thought several of you would be interested. If you have any questions for Dave, let me know!

 

as you know, i don't spend much time with the pitchers, so i can't really comment on that, but the position players here are: dopirak, harvey, moore, reed, bernard, taylor, inoa, puello, norwood, reynolds, gregg, johnston, mota, simokaitis, valdez, muyco, westphal, yusaf carter (joe's nephew), lujan-mex cat., liriano...anything else, let me know...dk in mesa

 

Thanks. Who are: westphal, ... lujan-mex cat.?

 

I know Westphal is the guy who hit .105 at Daytona, but where did he come from? I thought normally Instrux seemed to be for semi-interesting guys, not pure roster fillers. Surprised he's there.

[Chris]

... lujan-mex cat.?

 

I can drop Dave a message asking if you'd like. Dave is really interested in taking questions and usually gets the responses back to me pretty quick. Just LMK!

[Brian]

how great would it be to be able to watch harvey and dope (at the top of their games) hit back-to-back.

[rawaction]

how great would it be to be able to watch harvey and dope (at the top of their games) hit back-to-back.

 

Canseco/McGwire with slightly less power.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

how great would it be to be able to watch harvey and dope (at the top of their games) hit back-to-back.

 

Canseco/McGwire with slightly less power.

A lot less steroids too.

[Chris]

From Dave:

 

lujan is a catcher from mexico that we signed at some point over the last couple months...

[craig]

From Dave:

 

lujan is a catcher from mexico that we signed at some point over the last couple months...

 

Thanks, Jaxx (and Dave). Heh, I hadn't quite figured out that "lujan-mex cat." meant his name was lujan, and that he was a catcher from mexico! Now it all makes sense.

 

The Cubs have only signed 2-3 players from Mexico, in my memory, and none that started low and went anywhere. Danial Garibay, of course, but he was already an established high-minors guy by then. Obviously Borowski, but he was special. I can maybe recall one or two youngsters, but I don't recall either making it out of short-season action.

 

I wonder if Lujan is a not-so-young guy from the Mexican League pipeline? Or if he's a young kid? If he's young, it's interesting that he'd be in Instrux. Normally they don't invite total non-prospect roster-fillers there. Of course, they always need to have enough catchers to handle the pitchers, so having a catcher invited doesn't mean he's anything big. But I'm hoping that maybe he actually will be a prospect, and if not they'd have just brought in one of the roster fill catchers instead?

 

Would be really cool to actually sign another International position player who was good. Zuleta early 90's; Choi late 90's; Pie early 2000's. Position guys who have been good starters even in A-level of full season ball have been relatively rare. Not likely that lujan is the next, but it's not impossible.

[wvcbxl]

lujan is a catcher from mexico that we signed at some point over the last couple months...

 

I wonder if he's referring to José Luis Montenegro Luján of the Guerreros de Oaxaca.

[T2E]

lujan is a catcher from mexico that we signed at some point over the last couple months...

 

I wonder if he's referring to José Luis Montenegro Luján of the Guerreros de Oaxaca.

 

Bio:

 

El tener jugadores con la versatilidad de Montenegro es sin lugar a dudas un gran descanso para cualquier timonel y esto es porque José además de dominar la receptoría, tiene la habilidad de jugar en cualquier posición dentro del cuadro, es lo que, en el argot beisbolero se conoce como utility. Defensivamente cuenta con un brazo bien educado, el cual hace que los corredores siempre estén alertas para no ser sorprendidos por uno de sus tiros. Su ofensiva ha ido en aumento poco a poco y ha demostrado que tiene poder en la muñecas al conectarle dos cuadrangulares en un juego a los Piratas de Campeche, cuando Guerreros visitó la ciudad amurallada el 21 de abril en la temporada pasada. Récords personales de por vida que puede alcanzar en su carrera en el 2005 - 200 Juegos jugados - 500 Turnos oficiales al bat - 100 Hits

 

Translated:

 

Having players with the versatility of Montenegro is without doubt a great rest for any helmsman and this is because Jose besides to dominate receptoría, has the ability to play in any position within the picture, is what, in the beisbolero jargon he is known like utility. Defensively it counts on an educated affluent arm, which causes that the runners always are alert not to be surprised by one of their shots. Its offensive has increased little by little and has demonstrated that it must be able in the wrists when connecting to him two quadrangular ones in a game to the Pirates of Logwood, when Soldiers the 21 visited the walled city of April in the last season. Personal records of by life that can reach in its race in the 2005 - 200 played Games - 500 official Turns to bat - 100 Hits.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Translated:

 

Having players with the versatility of Montenegro is without doubt a great rest for any helmsman and this is because Jose besides to dominate receptoría, has the ability to play in any position within the picture, is what, in the beisbolero jargon he is known like utility. Defensively it counts on an educated affluent arm, which causes that the runners always are alert not to be surprised by one of their shots. Its offensive has increased little by little and has demonstrated that it must be able in the wrists when connecting to him two quadrangular ones in a game to the Pirates of Logwood, when Soldiers the 21 visited the walled city of April in the last season. Personal records of by life that can reach in its race in the 2005 - 200 played Games - 500 official Turns to bat - 100 Hits.

 

:lol:

[Jon]

Any guy who has the wrists to hit two quadrangulars in one game is okay by me.

[T2E]

Any guy who has the wrists to hit two quadrangulars in one game is okay by me.

 

And not only in beisbolero jargon is he like utility, but his arm is educated and affluent.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Any guy who has the wrists to hit two quadrangulars in one game is okay by me.

 

And not only in beisbolero jargon is he like utility, but his arm is educated and affluent.

I wish I had an affluent and educated arm.

[Laura]

which causes that the runners always are alert not to be surprised by one of their shots.

 

Must be nervewracking to be a baserunner with him behind the plate.

[UBlink]

I wish I had an affluent and educated arm.

 

That's a straight line hard to pass up, but this is a family web site.

[wvcbxl]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

His bio info sure makes a good read (in English)

[nilodnayr]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

His bio info sure makes a good read (in English)

You can say that again, Im crying from laughing so hard. Its as if it were written by Baby Kangaroo Tribiani.

[CubinNY]

When Soldiers the 21 visited the walled city of April in the last season they were smyted heavily by Lujan for he was large of brain and even larger of brawn.

[craig]

Thanks for that Lujan report! If it's the same guy, sounds like a roster-filler to catch Instrux pitchers, but sounds like he's neither young enough nor talented enough to be a meaningful major league prospect. O well.

 

Funny reading, anyway.