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It's conceivable. The NL Central isn't very good. I don't see the point of trading Soriano just for the sake of trading him. The Cubs are probably parting ways with Fukudome after this season, meaning they'd have two holes to fill in the OF for 2012 if they traded Soriano. Plus, even if the Cubs ate a substantial chunk of Soriano's salary, I don't see them getting a better return than they did when they kicked Sammy Sosa to the curb. There are some intriguing names among the FA OFs, but I'm not really enamored with the options.

The Cubs didn't seem to get much pitching in the draft, either. After Maples and Jacquez, there are maybe a handful of guys who are kind of interesting, but seemingly no one with those kinds of ceilings. Injuries have saapped pitching depth this year, too. Losing Whitenack to TJS hurt. McNutt's blister problem has been disconcerting, although he could finish the season strong. Simpson still doesn't seem to be fully recovered from mono, plus there have been whispers about his shoulder.

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-7 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/5, 3 K, Assist (3B) 2B DJ LeMahieu 1/5, 2 R, 2B (3) RF T. Colvin 2/4, BB, RBI, 3B (6), CS (1), PO (2B) 1B B. LaHair 2/5, R, E (5, fielding) C W. Castillo 2/5, R, RBI LF L. Montanez 1/5, 2B (12) 3B R. Flaherty 1/4, BB, R SS M. Gonzalez 3/3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (7), HR (1) PH B. Snyder 0/1, K SP C. Coleman 7 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, 8-5 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 1-1 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 11-6 Box Score CF JH Ha 2/5, R, 2B (8), K 3B J. Vitters 1/3, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (9), K C S. Clevenger 2/4, R, 2B (18), K RF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (20), K 2B N. Samson 1/4, RBI, 2B (15), 2 K PH N. Perez 0/1 LF R. Ridling 0/1, K SP R. Searle 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP, 7-3 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick .1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K RP M. Hatley .2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 3-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 0/4, 2 K, Assist (3B) 2B L. Watkins 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2) LF G. Rohan 1/4, 2B (3) 1B J. Bour 1/4, 2 K RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, 2B (21) DH M. Brenly 0/3, K C C. Noble 1/3, 2 RBI, 2B (1) 3B D. Harrington 0/3, K SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP C. Harman 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 3-7 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 13-0 Box Score SS A. Alcantara 0/4, K, E (32, throw) DH E. Soto 0/4, 2 K 2B R. Silva 0/4, 2 K, E (6, fielding) 1B R. Jones 1/4, 2B (27), K C M. Gibbs 0/2, 2 BB, K CF T. Easterling 0/3, K 3B D. Geiger 0/3, K, E (1, missed catch) LF B. Klafczynski 0/3, 2 K SP S. Peralta 2 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO Boise lost 4-0 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 2/4, 2B (1), SB (7), CS (2) CF B. Springfield 0/4, 2 K DH R. Lopez 0/4, K 1B P. Hoilman 0/3, BB, K RF R. Golden 1/4, 2B (5), 2 K LF J. Morelli 1/3, BB, K, SB (1) SS W. Darvill 1/3, K C Y. Cabezas 0/3, K 3B W. Contreras 1/3, 2 E (9, fielding x 2) SP A. Reed 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 8-2 GO-FO RP JY Kim 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, 2-4 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 7-4 Box Score CF O. Zapata 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (4) SS G. Amaya 0/2, BB, RBI 2B M. Hernandez 0/4, E (5, fielding) LF DY Kim 3/4, K RF E. Gonzalez 1/4, R, 2 K C N. Rosario 1/4, R, K, E (1, throw) SP H. Ackerman 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 6-2 GO-FO RP F. Pena 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 4-1 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan .2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Diplan 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 5-3 Box Score 2B A. Gonzalez 2/5, 2B (4), K, CS (9) SS F. Sanchez 1/3, BB, 2 R, K SP L. Guillen 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP, 3-6 GO-FO RP J. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 8-5 Box Score CF J. Baez 3/5, 5 RBI, 3B (2), K, CS (6), PO (3B) SS C. Penalver 1/4, R, 2B (9) 3B J. Candelario 1/4 DH X. Batista 1/4 1B D. Arcila 0/3, BB, K, E (7, fielding) SP A. Santana 3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 7-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-5

Andrew Cashner was a reliever for only one season in college. Prior to transferring to TCU for his junior season, he was a starting pitcher.

You rarely see midseason promotions for first year DSL players. I think that's partly because teams don't want to push young players too much in their first pro season (especially considering they're being pushed to a foreign country) and also because of visa crunches. I don't think Candelario will have any visa issues; he was born in New York City.

Box Scores Iowa lost 10-2 Box Score CF L. Montanez 0/4, K RF T. Colvin 2/4, R, 2B (12) 2B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K, CS (2) 1B B. LaHair 0/3, BB, 2 K LF B. Snyder 2/4 3B R. Flaherty 0/3, BB C C. Robinson 1/4, PB (3) SS J. Mota 1/3 PH B. Jackson 0/1 SS M. Gonzalez 0/1 SP J. Jackson 6+ IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 8-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-4 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/5 1B R. Ridling 1/4, 2B (16) 3B J. Vitters 0/3, RBI, K, E (19, throw) C S. Clevenger 0/3, BB, R RF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (13), Assist (2B) 2B N. Samson 1/4, R, 2B (14), K, E (8, throw) PH N. Perez 1/1 PH L. Flores 0/1 SP B. Raley 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, WP, 9-6 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-0 Box Score CF M. Szczur 0/4, K 2B L. Watkins 1/4 LF G. Rohan 3/3, BB, 2B (2), Assist (2B) 1B J. Bour 1/4, K RF M. Burgess 0/4 C M. Brenly 0/4 3B D. Harrington 1/3, 2 K SP B. Wallach 6.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, HR, 9-3 GO-FO, E (3, pickoff) RP J. Latham 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 13-5 Box Score 2B R. Silva 1/5, R SS E. Soto 1/4, R, HBP 1B R. Jones 1/4, 2 RBI, 3 K C M. Gibbs 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (3, missed catch) CF T. Easterling 2/4, R, RBI, HR (2), K, SB (1) 3B D. Geiger 0/3, BB, K LF B. Klafczynski 1/4, K DH B. May 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 K SP A. Kirk 3 IP, 8 H, 9 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, HBP, 2-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO Boise lost 6-4 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 1/4, R, SB (6) LF KM Na 0/4, SB (6), PO (2B) CF PC Chen 0/3, RBI, K DH P. Hoilman 1/4, R, 3 K C R. Lopez 3/4, 2 R, 2B (1), K RF R. Golden 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (4), 3B (3), K SS W. Darvill 0/4, 2 K 1B W. Contreras 2/4, K, CS (2), E (7, missed catch) 3B K. Socorro 0/4, RBI SP SM Jung .2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K RP C. Greathouse 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, HR, 5-0 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald .2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP RP C. Richardson 3 perfect, 4 K, 3-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won Game 1 of its DH 2-1 Box Score 2B A. Gonzalez 1/2, K, CS (8) 2B J. Ortega 1/1, R, SB (7) SS F. Sanchez 2/3, R, 2B (3) SP W. Eusebio 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, HBP, 5-7 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost Game 2 of its DH 2-0 Box Score 2B J. Ortega 0/1, 2 BB SS F. Sanchez 0/2, 2 K, E (21, fielding) PH A. Gonzalez 0/1, K SP A. Mejias 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 7-2 GO-FO RP J. De la Cruz .2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost Game 1 of its DH 2-1 Box Score SS C. Penalver 2/4 3B J. Candelario 1/4 DH X. Batista 0/2, 2 K RF D. Arcila 0/3 SP H. Perez 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, Balk, 8-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won Game 2 of its DH 4-3 Box Score CF J. Baez 1/3, 2 R, HBP 3B J. Candelario 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (10) 1B X. Batista 0/2, BB PH/SS C. Penalver 0/1, BB PH/LF D. Arcila 0/0, BB, RBI SP D. Torrez 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-7

Box Scores Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/3, 2 BB, K, CS (1) LF L. Montanez 1/4, K 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, R, HBP 1B B. LaHair 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (28), E (4, throw) C W. Castillo 2/3, R, RBI, HR (13), HBP, PB (7) RF B. Snyder 1/2, 2 BB 3B R. Flaherty 0/4, 2 K SS M. Gonzalez 0/2, BB, RBI, K PH T. Colvin 0/1 PH S. Moore 0/1, K SP N. Struck 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 6-5 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP S. Maine 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, R, RBI, HR (1) 2B L. Watkins 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (9) LF E. Crawford 1/4, RBI DH J. Bour 0/4, 2 K 1B G. Rohan 0/4 RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, K C C. Noble 1/4, R, E (3, throw) 3B D. Harrington 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2 K SP J. Lorick 4 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 5-2 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, HR, 1-1 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO Boise lost 10-3 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 3/4, CS (1), PO (1B), E (1, throw) PH K. Socorro 0/0, BB 3B B. Zapenas 0/3, RBI, HBP LF PC Chen 0/5, 3 K 1B P. Hoilman 1/4, R, RBI, HR (7), 2 K DH R. Lopez 1/3, BB, R, K C Y. Cabezas 1/3, BB SS W. Darvill 2/4, R, K, E (7, throw) RF B. Springfield 1/3, BB, K CF KM Na 1/2, 2 BB, RBI, K SP YL Wang 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Rosario 3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP C. Thomas 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 10-6 Box Score CF O. Zapata 2/4, BB, R, SB (10) 3B G. Amaya 3/4, 2 R, SB (4) SS M. Hernandez 0/5, K DH DY Kim 2/5, 2 R C N. Rosario 2/5, RBI, 2B (1), 2 K SP J. Pugliese 2.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5-0 GO-FO RP Y. Sanchez 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost a rain-shortened game 11-2 Box Score 2B J. Ortega 0/2, K SS F. Sanchez 0/1, 2 BB 3B/2B A. Gonzalez 0/2 SP V. Salazar 1.2 IP, 4 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, WP, 3-2 GO-FO, 2 E (4, fielding, throw) DSL Cubs 2 lost a rain-shortened game 4-1 Box Score SS C. Penalver 0/3, K 1B J. Candelario 1/1, 2 BB 3B X. Batista 0/2 RF J. Baez 0/1, BB OVERALL: 0-6 :(

I can't wait for some non-Cubs team to grossly overpay for Maholm in the offseason.

Oddly enough, David Perez was considered a strong possibility for the #1 overall prospect in the NWL prior to the start of the season.

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-3 in the 10th Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, BB, R, 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 2/5 RF T. Colvin 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (5), 2 K C W. Castillo 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (12), PB (6) LF B. Snyder 1/5, K PH B. LaHair 0/1 1B S. Moore 2/3, 2 BB, K SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, K, E (1, fielding) PH L. Montanez 0/1 3B J. Mota 0/1 SP A. Cabrera 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, WP, 8-3 GO-FO RP R. Coello 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP RP C. Carpenter 2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO Tennessee won the continuation of their suspended game 2-1 in the 10th Box Score C S. Clevenger 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R 3B J. Vitters 1/3, BB, RBI PH L. Flores 1/1, RBI CF/LF M. Spencer 0/5, K RF N. Perez 0/1, K 2B N. Samson 0/3, K PH R. Ridling 0/1 CF JH Ha 0/1 SP T. McNutt 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 perfect, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost its regularly scheduled game 4-1 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/3, K SS N. Samson 0/3 1B S. Clevenger 0/3 LF R. Ridling 0/3 3B J. Vitters 0/3, E (18, throw) C L. Flores 1/3, R RF N. Perez 2/3, RBI, 2B (11) SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-5 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 10-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, SB (2) 2B L. Watkins 1/5, R, 3B (10), 2 K LF E. Crawford 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (21) 1B J. Bour 2/4, R, RBI, HR (19), K RF M. Burgess 1/4, R, RBI, HR (12), K DH G. Rohan 4/4, R, RBI, 2B (1) C M. Brenly 1/4, RBI, 2B (8), K 3B D. Harrington 0/4, 2 K SP J. Antigua 5+ IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 4-4 GO-FO RP K. Smit .2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP JY Serrano 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Latham .1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-3 in the 10th Box Score CF R. Silva 1/4, BB, R, 2 K SS A. Alcantara 2/5, R, K, E (31, fielding) 1B R. Cuneo 1/4, BB, R, K DH R. Jones 3/5, 2 RBI, 2B (26), K, CS (2) 2B E. Soto 1/4, BB, RBI, 2B (10), K, SB (4) C M. Gibbs 0/4, PB (5) LF T. Easterling 1/3, BB 3B D. Geiger 1/4, 2B (1) RF B. Klafczynski 0/4 SP M. Loosen 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, WP, 2-3 GO-FO RP M. del Valle 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, Balk, 2-5 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP P. Levitt .2 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost 8-7 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 0/1, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 HBP, 5 SB (5) SS B. Zapenas 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HBP, 2 SB (8) CF PC Chen 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (9) 1B P. Hoilman 1/4, BB, 2 RBI, 3 K C R. Lopez 2/4, BB, RBI, K, PB (1) RF R. Golden 0/4, 3 K DH Y. Cabezas 0/4, BB 3B W. Contreras 0/4, BB, 2 K LF B. Springfield 1/5 SP B. Wells 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 8-1 GO-FO RP K. Burke 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP AZL Cubs won 4-3 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/4, BB, R, RBI, SB (9) 2B M. Hernandez 1/4, RBI SS G. Amaya 2/4, R, K, CS (4) LF E. Gonzalez 2/2, BB, R, RBI SP B. Smith 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HBP, 5-0 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP S. McDonald 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Hartman 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-5 in the 11th Box Score DH J. Ortega 1/4, R, K, SB (6), CS (2), PO (2B) SS F. Sanchez 0/5, K, 3 E (20, throw, fielding, fielding) 2B A. Gonzalez 0/2, 2 BB, R, K SP Y. Morel 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3-5 GO-FO RP G. Abreu 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP J. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 6-2 Box Score SS C. Penalver 0/4, 3 K 1B J. Candelario 0/1 RF J. Baez 0/2, BB, K, Assist (3B) RF/1B D. Arcila 0/4, 2 K DH X. Batista 1/3, 2 K RP P. Araujo 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, HBP, 5-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-7

Guess who's NOT sucking for the AZL Cubs at the moment?

Rohan to Daytona and Geiger to Peoria confirmed. Loosen demoted from Tennessee to Peoria.

Word has it, Rohan to Daytona, Geiger to Peoria.

Box Scores Iowa won 3-2 Box Score Tennessee at Mississippi suspended Daytona won 9-3 Box Score Peoria lost 16-7 Box Score Boise lost 1-0 Box Score AZL Cubs won 4-1 Box Score OVERALL: 3-2

It happens more frequently than you'd think. Including Vogelbach, there will probably be between 5-7 second round selections from this year who will get a comparable, if not higher, bonus.

Any idea if he will be there for tonights game? Yeah, he's in the starting lineup. Rubi Silva is shifting to 2B for today's game. He played some second in Cuba. Ok good to hear. Ill be there tonight so ill try giving a report of what I see. Anybody on Fort Worth that is noteworthy? 2B Cory Spangenberg was the Padres' first round pick, but that seems to be about it.

Fairweather fan!

He was a guy I liked, but I never saw him as being more than a 4th OF. Good approach, good feel for the game, but his speed, power, and arm all left something to be desired. Bit of a bummer he didn't sign, but I'm glad the Cubs didn't break the bank for him.

Box Scores Iowa won 5-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/3, 2 BB, R, RBI, 2B (3), K 3B DJ LeMahieu 2/5, R, RBI, K LF T. Colvin 1/4 1B B. LaHair 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (27) C W. Castillo 0/4, K RF B. Snyder 1/3, BB, R, 3B (2), K 2B R. Flaherty 2/3, R, RBI, 2B (2) SS M. Gonzalez 0/4 PH J. Mota 0/1 PH S. Moore 0/0, BB SP C. Coleman 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 10-1 GO-FO, E (1, fielding) RP C. Carpenter 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, WP Tennessee lost 5-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/5, R, 2B (7), 2 K 2B N. Samson 2/4, BB, R 1B R. Ridling 2/3, BB, 2B (15), E (5, throw) 3B J. Vitters 0/3, RBI RF N. Perez 0/3, BB, K, Assist (2B) C L. Flores 0/4, K, PB (1) SS M. Camp 1/4 SP D. Beeler 7 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 12-4 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona won 7-4 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5 2B L. Watkins 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (9), K LF E. Crawford 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (20), SB (22) 1B J. Bour 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (18), K RF M. Burgess 1/4, BB, RBI DH M. Brenly 2/4 3B D. Harrington 0/4, K SP C. Harman 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, WP, 3-5 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 perfect, 2 K, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-3 in the 13th Box Score 2B R. Silva 1/4, BB, K SS E. Soto 0/6, 2 K DH R. Cuneo 0/6, K 1B R. Jones 2/6, R, 2B (23), 2 K C M. Gibbs 2/5, BB, R, RBI, 2 2B (7), CS (2), PO (1B), E (2, throw), PB (4) CF T. Easterling 2/5, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), 3 K LF B. Klafczynski 0/3, 2 BB, K 3B B. May 0/2, BB, K PR/3B A. Alcantara 0/1, BB, K SP E. Jokisch 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 7-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-1 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost a rain-shortened game 6-2 Box Score LF KM Na 1/2, K, CS (3) SS B. Zapenas 0/3 CF PC Chen 1/2, BB, R, RBI 1B P. Hoilman 1/2 C R. Lopez 1/2, RBI, K, E (4, missed catch) RF R. Golden 1/2, K 2B W. Darvill 0/2, K 3B W. Contreras 0/2, K DH B. Springfield 1/2, R, K SP A. Reed 4.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, HBP, 7-2 GO-FO RP K. Burke 0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K AZL Cubs lost 5-2 Box Score 2B Z. DeVoss 1/4, R, RBI, K CF O. Zapata 0/4, K SS M. Hernandez 0/4, K, SB (5) 1B D. Geiger 0/4, 2 K 3B G. Amaya 2/4, 2 K, E (5, throw) LF E. Gonzalez 0/4, K DH DY Kim 2/3, 2 SB (5) C Y. Cabezas 0/3, 2 K SP H. Ackerman 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 2 HBP, 7-1 GO-FO RP A. McKirahan 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP F. Pena 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-5 in the 11th Box Score 2B J. Ortega 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (2) SS F. Sanchez 1/5, R, K RP V. Salazar .2 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 5-4 in the 10th Box Score CF J. Baez 1/5, 2 K SS C. Penalver 2/5, R, 2B (8), SB (11) 3B J. Candelario 2/5, R 1B D. Arcila 1/4, BB, R, K DH X. Batista 1/3, 2 BB, K, CS (2) OVERALL: 3-5

The problem is, we don't know what exactly the Cubs wanted to see out of him in that League. I can't remember the specifics, but I wouldn't be surprised if they asked him to scrap one of his pitches, throw more changeups, or something else along those lines. He could essentially be pitching outside of his comfort zone in order to show that he can be more than just a thrower. His production may only tell one side of the story. Still, those aren't exactly encouraging numbers.

Box Scores Iowa won 7-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, 2B (2), 3B (1), 2 K, SB (1), E (1, fielding) 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, BB, R, RBI LF T. Colvin 1/5, 2 R 1B B. LaHair 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (26), K C W. Castillo 3/4, RBI RF B. Snyder 1/4, R, 2 K 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K SS M. Gonzalez 0/4 PH S. Moore 1/1, 3B (3) SP J. Jackson 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 7-4 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score CF JH Ha 3/5, RBI, 2B (6), SB (1) SS M. Camp 1/4, BB, R C S. Clevenger 0/5, K 1B R. Ridling 2/5, 2 R, 2B (14), 3 K LF M. Spencer 1/3, BB, RBI, 2 K RF N. Perez 0/2, BB, R, RBI PH J. Vitters 1/1 PH N. Samson 0/1 SP R. Searle 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-4 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, K 2B L. Watkins 1/5, 2B (8), K LF E. Crawford 1/4, R, 2B (18), K 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, 2 K DH M. Cerda 0/3, BB, K RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, RBI, K C M. Brenly 1/4, R, K 3B D. Harrington 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (3), K SP B. Wallach 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR, WP, Balk, HBP, 6-5 GO-FO RP L. Suarez .1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K RP J. Serrano 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria won 6-5 in the 10th Box Score CF R. Silva 1/5, 2 RBI, 2B (12), 2 K SS A. Alcantara 1/4 BB, 3 K DH R. Cuneo 1/5, R, K LF G. Rohan 1/4, R, K, E (15, fielding) 1B R. Jones 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (22), HR (17) 2B E. Soto 2/5, RBI, 2 K, SB (3) RF B. Klafczynski 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 3B B. May 0/2, BB, RBI, 2 K C S. Burruel 2/4, R, 2B (4) SP S. Peralta 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 5-3 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 Balk, HBP, 5-2 GO-FO Boise won 7-6 in the 11th Box Score CF PC Chen 1/5, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (8), K SS B. Zapenas 3/5, RBI, 2B (6), K, SB (6) DH R. Lopez 1/5, BB, 2 RBI, K, SB (1), PO (2B) 1B P. Hoilman 1/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (6), 3 K RF R. Golden 1/5, 2 K 3B W. Contreras 1/5, K 2B W. Darvill 2/5, R, 2B (5), 2 K, SB (2) LF B. Springfield 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (2), 2 K, SB (2) SP SM Jung 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, 4-5 GO-FO RP JY Kim 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 9-6 Box Score 2B J. Ortega 1/2, 2 BB, R, RBI, 2 SB (5) PH/2B A. Gonzalez 0/1 SS F. Sanchez 0/3, 2 BB, RBI, 2 K, CS (3), E (17, fielding) SP L. Guillen 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 2-5 GO-FO RP J. Martinez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 8-3 Box Score SS C. Penalver 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (7), 2 K, SB (10) 3B J. Candelario 0/2, 3 BB, R, RBI, K LF D. Arcila 2/4, R, RBI, 2 SB (5) DH X. Batista 1/3, 2 K, HBP SP H. Perez 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, WP, 5-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs with an off day OVERALL: 5-2

Marmol worked through it fine the last time this was up, so yeah, I'll allow it. Can't speak for any of the other mods, though.

I think you'd be surprised at the number of people who post on this board who have done that and still analyze the game contrary to the way you do.

Szczur had a patient approach in college: His stats don't exactly back it up, as his slash lines looked like the following while he was at Villanova: 2009: .346/.438/.436 2010: .443/.487/.667 He rarely struck out (23 Ks in 188 ABs in 2009 and 9 Ks in 174 ABs in 2010), though. I think part of the problem with scouting reports is that plate discipline and plate coverage tend to get grouped together; i.e. if a guy doesn't strike out much, then he's clearly got good plate discipline. Szczur seemed to be more of a plate coverage guy than anything else, especially in 2010.

Someone posted the list elsewhere: Link