Outshined_One

I'm hoping we see something like this happen tomorrow. Link

I'd love to see a three man booth with Len, Bob, and Z. Someone may very well get murdered at some point.

On the one hand, Z previously talked about retiring at the end of his contract. I can see the motivation; his team sucks, the Chicago media is happy to rip on him at any given opportunity, and he's made his money. The borderline racist crap that will be spewing forth in the next few days will be utterly painful to read. On the other hand, Z is a headcase and I could see him showing up to the game tomorrow like nothing happened. He's in line for a suspension after what happened tonight, so we'd see him again in about a week. With $18m potentially freed up next season, I could see the Cubs going after CJ Wilson. Hopefully they'll also ink someone like Jeff Francis or Hiroki Kuroda.

What the [expletive].

Box Scores Iowa won 9-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/5, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (8), 2 K LF L. Montanez 2/6, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (6), 2 K RF B. Snyder 3/6, RBI, 2 K 1B B. LaHair 1/4, BB, R, 3 K DH W. Castillo 0/4, BB, 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, RBI, K 3B R. Flaherty 3/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (9), E (2, fielding) SS M. Gonzalez 2/5, R, 2 K C C. Robinson 2/4, 2 R, 2B (9), K, HBP SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, HBP, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score PR/CF JH Ha 0/0, R 1B R. Ridling 0/3, BB 3B J. Vitters 0/4, RBI C S. Clevenger 1/4, RBI, K RF N. Perez 0/3, 3 K, Assist (2B) PH N. Samson 0/1 SP R. Searle 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, 11-2 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 2-1 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/3, BB, R, K 3B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, K, SB (2) LF E. Crawford 1/3, BB, RBI, K 1B J. Bour 1/4, K DH G. Rohan 2/4, RBI, K RF M. Burgess 0/3, 2 K SS E. Soto 0/3, K C C. Noble 1/3, R, K SP C. Harman 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR, 6-7 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 perfect, 2 K Peoria won 7-2 Box Score CF T. Easterling 0/5, K 2B R. Silva 2/5, R, 2 K, SB (5), E (8, fielding) 1B R. Jones 0/4, K, HBP, E (8, fielding) 3B A. Alcantara 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3B (4), HR (2) C S. Burruel 2/4, RBI, 2B (7) LF J. Morelli 2/4, R, K DH B. Klafczynski 1/4, RBI, 2B (2) SP E. Jokisch 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR, WP, 5-4 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 1.1 perfect, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO Boise won 7-5 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 3/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (4), SB (10), E (8, missed catch) CF PC Chen 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (12) DH R. Cuneo 0/2, BB, RBI 1B P. Hoilman 0/3, BB, R, 2 K C Y. Cabezas 0/4, RBI, K SS W. Darvill 1/4, R, 2 K 3B W. Contreras 2/4, R, 2B (4), K RF O. Zapata 0/3, R, RBI SP W. Cruz 2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Sandoval 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, 3-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 10-6 Box Score RF KM Na 2/3, BB, 4 R, HBP, SB (6) 3B M. Hernandez 3/5, 2 R, 2B (13), K SS G. Amaya 2/3, R, 6 RBI, 2 2B (8), SB (9) DH N. Rosario 1/5, R, RBI, 3 K CF D. Martin 0/4 SP H. Mayora .2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO RP B. Smith 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, HBP, 5-2 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-5 Box Score 2B A. Gonzalez 0/1, BB, K, E (20, throw) 2B J. Ortega 0/1, BB, R, HBP SS F. Sanchez 1/4, BB, 2 RBI, K, E (30, fielding) DSL Cubs 2 won 6-3 Box Score CF J. Baez 0/5, 3 K 3B J. Candelario 2/4, R, RBI, 3B (1), 2 E (13, fielding x 2) 1B D. Arcila 0/4, R, K SS C. Penalver 0/3, BB, R, K RF X. Batista 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2 K SP P. Araujo 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 7-1

Aw man. You mean I've been wasting my time with these threads? *Sigh* MY LIFE IS OVER.

The problem with trading Soto is, even when he's slumping, he's still a better hitter than the average catcher in baseball. Plus, while Soto has his share of defensive hiccups, he's done a very good job of throwing out runners this season (leads the NL with 28 and has a respectable 31% CS%). He's a decent defensive catcher. Putting it bluntly, considering that young players and rookies tend to have a learning curve and catcher is one of the most difficult positions to play in the majors, I have a really hard time seeing Castillo or Clevenger outproduce Soto over the next two years (when Soto's a free agent). Heck, if both were used in a platoon of sorts, I still have a really hard time seeing that. Plus, when was the last time a team played two rookie catchers? If Soto's gone, I could see the Cubs bring in a veteran like Rod Barajas or Jose Molina with one of the rookies as a backup. That's not an appealing option. As for the return, teams will pay a good price to get Soto, but I have a hard time seeing the Cubs get the kind of return that would justify trading him.

Box Scores Tennessee won 8-7 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/5, R, SB (4) 1B R. Ridling 1/2, 2 BB, 2 RBI 3B J. Vitters 2/5, 2 RBI, CS (9) SS J. Lake 2/4, R PH N. Perez 0/1 PH S. Clevenger 0/0, BB SP M. Carrillo 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, 2-5 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost Game 1 of its DH 6-0 Box Score CF M. Szczur 0/3 SS L. Watkins 1/3, K, SB (16) 3B M. Cerda 0/3 DH G. Rohan 0/3, 2 K 1B J. Bour 1/3, K RF M. Burgess 1/3 LF E. Crawford 1/3 C M. Brenly 0/2 SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Lorick 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR, HBP, 4-5 GO-FO Daytona won Game 2 of its DH 4-0 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/4, RBI, 2B (6) 2B L. Watkins 1/4, K, SB (17), E (13, fielding) LF E. Crawford 3/4, R, 2B (22), SB (29) 3B G. Rohan 2/4, R, RBI, 3B (1), K DH J. Bour 1/3, BB, RBI RF M. Burgess 0/2, BB, R, HBP SS E. Soto 0/4, K 1B M. Brenly 1/4, R, 2B (10) C C. Noble 2/3, RBI SP M. Loosen 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 7-3 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 9-6 in the 11th Box Score CF T. Easterling 0/4, 2 BB, R, K, SB (7) 2B R. Silva 2/6, 2 R, 2B (15), 3 K 3B D. Geiger 0/5, BB, R, K, 2 E (8, throw x 2) SS A. Alcantara 2/6, 2 RBI, K C M. Gibbs 1/4, 2 BB, 2 R, 3B (1), 2 K LF B. Klafczynski 2/5, RBI, K SP S. Peralta 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, 6-3 GO-FO RP R. Garcia 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-4 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP Y. Gonzalez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO Boise lost 17-6 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 0/2, 3 BB, RBI SS B. Zapenas 1/5, 2 K C R. Lopez 1/4, BB, 2 R RF R. Golden 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (9), K 1B P. Hoilman 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), HR (12) CF O. Zapata 2/5, R, RBI, K 3B K. Socorro 1/5, K, E (5, fielding) SP A. Reed 2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, WP, 4-0 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP C. Richardson 2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP SM Jung 3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR, WP, 4-1 GO-FO RP C. Thomas 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 8-7 in the 10th Box Score CF KM Na 3/6, R, RBI, K, 2 SB (5) SS M. Hernandez 0/5, 2 K, E (9, fielding) 3B G. Amaya 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (6), HBP, E (8, fielding) DH W. Castillo 2/2, 3 BB, R, 2B (3) C N. Rosario 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (3), K 1B R. Cuneo 1/5, RBI, K RF E. Gonzalez 0/0, R, HBP PR/RF D. Martin 0/3, R, K LF DY Kim 0/3, BB, K SP H. Simpson 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-0 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 6-1 GO-FO RP R. Hartman 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP R. Diplan 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 3-1 Box Score DH A. Gonzalez 1/3, BB SS F. Sanchez 1/1, CS (5) 2B J. Ortega 0/2, BB, K, SB (14), E (4, throw) SP A. Mejias 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, Balk, 7-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won the continuation of its suspended game 10-2 Box Score RF J. Baez 2/6, R, K, Assist (1B) SS C. Penalver 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 3B (1), K 3B J. Candelario 2/4, BB, RBI 1B D. Arcila 3/5, 3 R, RBI, 2B (11) DH X. Batista 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (2), K SP A. Santana 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won its regularly scheduled game 6-5 Box Score CF J. Baez 0/4, K RF X. Batista 0/2, RBI 1B/LF D. Arcila 2/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (5) PH/1B J. Candelario 0/1, RBI PH/SS C. Penalver 1/2, K, SB (18) SP H. Perez 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 2-0 GO-FO RP D. Torrez 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, 5-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-4

Per UConn's Twitter, John Andreoli has signed with the Cubs. Link

Box Scores Iowa won 7-6 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (7) LF L. Montanez 0/3, BB, K DH S. Moore 1/3, BB, R, 2B (16) 1B B. LaHair 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (31), K C S. Clevenger 2/4, R, RBI, PB (2) 3B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, BB, R, 2 K RF M. Spencer 0/4, R, K 2B R. Flaherty 1/3, R, RBI, 2B (8) SS J. Mota 1/4, 2 RBI, 2 K SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5-5 GO-FO RP C. Smith 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 3-1 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/4, SB (3) 3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2 K 1B R. Ridling 0/4 RF N. Perez 1/4, 2B (13), K 2B N. Samson 1/4 SS J. Lake 0/3, BB, K SP B. Raley 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 5-8 GO-FO, E 6, pickoff) RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, WP, 3-1 GO-FO, E (1, fielding) Game 1 of Daytona's DH Canceled Game 2 of Daytona's DH PPD Peoria lost 6-0 Box Score CF T. Easterling 1/4, K, Assist (3B) 2B A. Alcantara 1/4, K 3B D. Geiger 1/4, K, E (6, fielding) 1B R. Jones 0/4, K, E (7, fielding) C S. Burruel 0/3 DH J. Morelli 0/3, K LF B. Klafczynski 1/3 SP A. Kirk 4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Balk, 4-5 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Boise won 4-2 Box Score CF PC Chen 2/4, RBI, 2B (11), 2 K, SB (15) 2B B. Zapenas 0/2, BB, RBI, K DH R. Lopez 0/4 RF R. Golden 0/2, 2 BB C Y. Cabezas 0/3, BB, CS (3) SS W. Darvill 1/4, R, 2 K, SB (4) 1B W. Contreras 2/4, R, 2B (3) SP J. Rosario 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 7-2 GO-FO, E (2, throw) RP S. McDonald 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K AZL Cubs won 7-6 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 3B (5) 3B G. Amaya 1/3, 2 BB, R, CS (6) 2B M. Smith 1/4, R, K, SB (1) C W. Castillo 2/4, R, 2 2B (2) C N. Rosario 0/0, BB 1B R. Cuneo 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (1) LF E. Gonzalez 2/3, CS (5), PO (1B) CF D. Martin 1/4, R, 2 K RF KM Na 2/3, BB, R, K SP H. Ackerman 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 8-0 GO-FO RP F. Pena 2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, HBP, 3-3 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 11-7 Box Score 2B J. Ortega 0/3, 2 BB, 2 R, K, 2 SB (13) SS F. Sanchez 2/5, 2 RBI, 3 K, 2 SB (9) SP L. Guillen 3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Martinez 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 11-2 Box Score CF J. Baez 2/4, R, 2B (8), K SS C. Penalver 1/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (11) 3B J. Candelario 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (14) 1B D. Arcila 0/4, BB, K DH X. Batista 2/5, R, RBI, 2 K OVERALL: 4-3

Someone in the comments mentioned Ray Lankford as a comp for Brett Jackson. That one actually fit pretty well.

Box Scores Iowa won 14-7 Box Score CF B. Jackson 3/5, BB, 2 R, K, SB (4) RF/LF L. Montanez 0/3, 2 BB, R, RBI, K, HBP DH B. Snyder 1/4, 2 BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (25), K LF/1B B. LaHair 3/5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (30) 1B S. Moore 2/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (15), K, E (12, fielding) 3B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (5), SB (3) C S. Clevenger 2/3, 2 BB, RBI 2B R. Flaherty 1/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), 2 K SS M. Gonzalez 0/5 SP N. Struck 4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won Game 1 of their DH 8-0 Box Score SS J. Lake 1/4, R CF JH Ha 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (14) 3B J. Vitters 2/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (23), CS (8) 3B N. Samson 0/1 1B R. Ridling 2/4, R, RBI, HR (15) RF N. Perez 0/4, K SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, HBP, 4-7 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 1.1 perfect, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won Game 2 of their DH 4-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 2/4, CS (5) PR/RF N. Perez 0/0, R 1B R. Ridling 2/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (21), HR (16) 3B J. Vitters 1/3, RBI, 2B (24), 2 K, E (22, throw) 2B/SS N. Samson 1/3, R SS J. Lake 1/3, RBI, 2 K, SB (15) SP L. Suarez 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis .1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona PPD Peoria lost 3-1 Box Score CF T. Easterling 1/5, K 3B A. Alcantara 1/4 PH R. Jones 0/1 2B R. Silva 2/4, 3B (4) 1B D. Geiger 0/4, K C M. Gibbs 2/4 LF J. Morelli 1/2, BB, RBI, K DH B. Klafczynski 1/4, 2B (1), K SP B. Wallach 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, 2 HBP, 6-2 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Boise lost 3-0 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/4, 2B (1), K C Y. Cabezas 0/4, K LF PC Chen 0/4, 2 K, Assist (2B) DH R. Lopez 0/4 RF R. Golden 2/3, 2B (8) 1B P. Hoilman 1/3, K SS W. Darvill 0/3 3B W. Contreras 0/3 2B Z. DeVoss 0/2, BB, 2 K, SB (9) SP YL Wang 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, HR, 6-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 6-4 Box Score SS F. Sanchez 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (6), 2 E (29, fielding x 2) PR A. Gonzalez 0/0, R SP J. De la Cruz 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 7-1 GO-FO RP V. Salazar 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 8-6 Box Score CF J. Baez 1/4, 2 R SS C. Penalver 2/5, R, 2 RBI, SB (17) 3B J. Candelario 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (13), K, E (11, throw) 1B D. Arcila 1/4, BB, 3B (4), K DH X. Batista 0/4, BB, R, 3 K RP A. Colinas 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-2

Word is that Cubs 2011 7th round pick 1B-OF Trevor Gretzky's contract was either voided by the Cubs or was rejected by MLB. The signing was officially reported by the Cubs via the MLB eBis system on July 22, but then the Cubs did not place him on a minor league Reserve List within 15 days, as would be required if everything was OK. Whether the contract was voided because of a pre-existing medical condition (like his torn labrum) or rejected by MLB because of the way it was structured, I don't know, but he is back in California and is now considered "unsigned." The Cubs apparently have now turned their attention toward signing 1B Rock Shoulders (25th round draft pick out of Florida State JC/Manatee CC, who supposedly wants 4th or 5th round money to sign), with the signing of 2nd round pick 1B Dan Vogelbach (with an over-slot bonus) expected to be delayed until the deadline (8/15). More from Jim Callis It doesn't necessarily sound like the signing was voided. Callis makes it sound more like MLB is attempting backsies on the announcement. We'll see what happens come 8/15.

Box Scores Iowa won 8-0 Box Score Tennessee PPD Daytona lost 2-1 in the 10th Box Score Peoria won 8-2 Box Score Boise lost 3-2 Box Score AZL Cubs won 2-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost Game 1 of their DH 7-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost Game 2 of their DH 9-2 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won Game 1 of their DH 5-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won Game 2 of their DH 4-3 Box Score OVERALL: 5-4

Box Scores Iowa won 6-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR (7) 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, 2B (4), 2 K RF B. Snyder 1/4, R, 3B (3) 1B S. Moore 2/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (9) LF L. Montanez 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (4) C S. Clevenger 2/4, RBI, K DH M. Spencer 2/4 2B R. Flaherty 1/4 SS J. Mota 0/4, K SP D. Bush 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR, 11-1 GO-FO RP C. Smith 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 11-4 Box Score CF JH Ha 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (12) 3B J. Vitters 1/5, R, 3B (2), 2 K, E (21, throw) RF N. Perez 1/4, BB, R, RBI, K SS J. Lake 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (5), 2 K SP T. McNutt 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, WP, 0-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona won 8-6 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, R, 2 RBI, SB (6) 2B L. Watkins 3/5, 2 R, K, SB (15) 1B/3B G. Rohan 2/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR (6) RF M. Burgess 0/4, 2 K DH J. Bour 0/4 LF A. Abreu 1/4, 2B (3), K 1B M. Brenly 0/2, K SS E. Soto 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1) C C. Noble 3/4, R SP A. Guzman 1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP DE Rhee 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 6-4 GO-FO RP F. Batista 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4-2 GO-FO Peoria won 8-6 Box Score CF T. Easterling 0/5, R, K, SB (6) DH R. Silva 3/4, 2 R 3B D. Geiger 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (6) 1B R. Jones 3/4, R, RBI 2B A. Alcantara 0/3, K C S. Burruel 1/4, RBI, 2 K, E (3, throw) RF J. Morelli 1/3, 2 RBI LF B. Klfaczynski 1/4, 2 K SP E. Jokisch 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HBP, 4-3 GO-FO RP P. Levitt .2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 3-1 GO-FO Boise lost 2-0 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 1/4, E (7, throw) 3B B. Zapenas 1/3, BB, 2B (8) DH PC Chen 2/4, K, SB (14) 1B P. Hoilman 0/4, K RF R. Golden 0/4, K C Y. Cabezas 0/3 SS W. Darvill 1/3, 2B (6), CS (2) CF O. Zapata 0/3, 2 K SP W. Cruz 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Sandoval 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 4-2 Box Score CF KM Na 1/3, BB, CS (4) SS G. Amaya 2/4, 2 R, 2B (4), 3B (6) 2B M. Hernandez 2/4, RBI, 2B (12) RF E. Gonzalez 0/4, K LF DY Kim 1/4 SP B. Smith 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Diplan 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-2

Simpson with a scoreless inning. Can't exactly complain about that. Neftali Rosario posting a .364/.404/.591 line after 44 ABs. One other thing worth noting about him is that he turned 18 back on July 22. I'm intrigued.

Z's homer was sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Fun fact: Miguel Cairo was once Ryne Sandberg's teammate.

It's hilarious seeing how short Campana is compared to normal people. I'm pretty sure that woman had a few inches on him.

Box Scores Iowa won 3-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, 2 K 3B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, BB, R, K LF B. Snyder 0/3, R, 2 K 1B B. LaHair 0/3, BB, 2 K 2B S. Moore 0/2, BB, R, RBI RF M. Spencer 0/3, BB SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, 3 K C C. Robinson 1/2, BB, SB (1) SS J. Mota 0/1 SP C. Coleman 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 5-7 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO Tennessee won Game 1 of their DH 5-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/4 SS J. Lake 0/3, K, HBP, SB (14) 1B R. Ridling 1/3, BB, 2 R, K 3B J. Vitters 2/3, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (12) RF N. Perez 2/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (12), HR (7), K SP R. Searle 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 10-6 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost Game 2 of their DH 3-2 Box Score 3B J. Vitters 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (22), K 1B R. Ridling 0/3 RF N. Perez 0/3, 2 K SS N. Samson 0/3 CF JH Ha 1/1, R, 2B (11) SP M. Carrillo 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, HBP, 2-9 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-4 Box Score DH M. Szczur 0/3, BB, K SS L. Watkins 1/4, K, SB (14) CF E. Crawford 0/3, BB, K 1B J. Bour 0/4, K 3B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (22) RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2 K LF A. Abreu 1/4, 2B (2), Assist (2B) C M. Brenly 0/3, K SP C. Harman 5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP JY Serrano 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria won 8-3 Box Score CF T. Easterling 1/4, 2 RBI 2B R. Silva 1/5, R, K 1B D. Geiger 1/3, RBI, 3B (1), K DH R. Jones 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (29), 2 K C M. Gibbs 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (10), K 3B A. Alcantara 2/4, 2 R, RBI LF B. Klafczynski 3/4, R, RBI SP S. Peralta 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR, 4-5 GO-FO RP R. Garcia 3 perfect, 3 K, 5-1 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO Boise won 10-5 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (3), 2 K, E (6, fielding) CF PC Chen 0/4, BB C R. Lopez 3/5, 2 R, RBI, K DH P. Hoilman 0/2, 3 BB, 2 R, RBI, K RF R. Golden 2/4, R, 4 RBI, 3B (5), E (6, fielding) SS W. Darvill 2/4 1B W. Contreras 1/3, BB, R, RBI, K, SB (2) SP A. Reed 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, 9-1 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 9-5 Box Score RF/CF KM Na 2/5, RBI, K, 2 CS (3), E (1, fielding) CF D. Martin 1/2, R, 3B (3) 3B G. Amaya 2/3, R, K, SB (8) SS M. Hernandez 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB (8) C N. Rosario 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (2), K, E (2, throw) LF E. Gonzalez 1/2, BB, 2 RBI, E (5, throw) SP H. Simpson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP R. Hartman 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO RP S. McDonald 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1-4 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-1 Box Score 2B J. Ortega 0/4 SS F. Sanchez 1/3, R, RBI, HR (5), HBP, E (26, missed catch) SP L. Guillen 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP A. Mejias 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 3-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 3-2 Box Score RF J. Baez 0/4, K SS C. Penalver 0/2, 2 BB 3B J. Candelario 2/4, RBI, E (10, missed catch) 1B D. Arcila 0/4, 2 K DH X. Batista 2/4, R, RBI, HR (7), 2 K RP P. Araujo 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO OVERALL 5-4

BA Marra's a good signing. The Cubs have had a decent haul at catcher in this draft so far. the real question is did we need so much depth at catcher so early in the draft? I know the cubs preached up the best available approach but clearly pitching is an organizational need while catcher is not with guys like gibbs, clevenger, and castillo hanging around. I think the cubs have done a really good job developing catchers with a minimum of expenditure so why 'waste' a draft pick when there are clearly other areas of need? these guys aren't all guaranteed to continue playing catcher. That, and even if these guys develop into major league players at catcher, they'll have value in the trade market. Having talented depth at a position where talent is scarce in the majors is a good thing.

Yahoo Fantasy compares him to Drew Stubbs (fantasy production wise)....is that at all accurate in real life baseball world? I'm assuming he at least is not gonna steal as many bases. I think there's some merit to it from a fantasy perspective. Assuming Jackson develops as people expect, he should hit for better average and strike out less than Stubbs, but he won't steal as many bases. Power is a bit tricky to predict since Stubbs was a late bloomer and never hit more than 12 HRs in a season in the minors, yet hit 22 last season and currently has 13. I think they'll end up about equal in that department when all is said and done, but Jackson might have it in him to hit 25-30 HRs a season during his peak.

Box Scores Iowa lost 3-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, RBI, 2B (5), K 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4 RF B. Snyder 0/2, 2 BB, K 1B B. LaHair 1/4, K LF L. Montanez 0/4, K C S. Clevenger 1/4, R 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, R SS M. Gonzalez 1/3 PH M. Spencer 0/1 PH/1B S. Moore 0/1 SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP, 10-4 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee PPD Daytona won 11-6 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/5, R, 2B (5) 2B L. Watkins 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K LF E. Crawford 0/4 3B G. Rohan 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (4), E (4, throw) RF A. Abreu 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (1) DH M. Burgess 0/4, 3 K 1B M. Brenly 1/4, K C C. Noble 1/4 SS E. Soto 1/3, BB, R, K SP M. Loosen 3+ IP, 11 H, 10 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 6-0 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO Peoria won 6-2 Box Score CF T. Easterling 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (4), 2 SB (5) 2B R. Silva 1/5, R, K, E (7, missed catch) 1B R. Jones 0/2, BB, RBI, K 3B A. Alcantara 2/4, R, K C S. Burruel 1/3, 2B (6) DH J. Morelli 1/4, R LF B. Klafczynski 2/3, BB, R, RBI SP A. Kirk 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 10-3 GO-FO Boise lost 6-0 Box Score LF PC Chen 1/4 CF O. Zapata 0/3, BB DH R. Lopez 0/4, K 1B P. Hoilman 1/3, BB, 2 K RF R. Golden 0/4, 2 K C Y. Cabezas 2/4 SS W. Darvill 0/3 2B K. Socorro 0/3, K SP J. Rosario 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 7-2 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse 0 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, WP RP D. Fitzgerald 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO RP SM Jung 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, WP, 3-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 5-3 Box Score RF KM Na 1/5, R, K CF D. Martin 1/4, BB, R, K SS M. Hernandez 3/4, BB, RBI, 2B (11) C N. Rosario 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), K, 2 PB (3) LF E. Gonzalez 1/4, CS (4) DH DY Kim 0/4, K 2B G. Amaya 1/3 3B G. Gonzalez 0/4, K SP H. Ackerman 3 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP F. Pena 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 2-4 GO-FO Both DSL teams PPD OVERALL: 2-3

That's more Courage Wolf than Socially Awkward Penguin, imo.

12th rounder Jacob Lindgren announced he will be attending Mississippi State in the fall. Link