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Rendon, Cole, or Bundy?

Begins June 6th. Considering this game is not worth talking about, anyone want to make predictions on who the Cubs will take and how outraged everyone will be when they make that selection?

The lineup looks like one of those September 2006 nightmares Dusty loved to assemble.

Tough call. The Donovan Tate comparisons have been persistent recently, but I think with a full-time commitment to baseball and better coaching, Starling's contact problems might not be as much of an issue. Given his excellent tools across the board, his ceiling is higher than Bradley's, imo. That kind of ceiling is really hard for me to ignore. On the other hand, Bradley looks so much more polished to me. A guy with his stuff and mechanics could conceivably start next season in Daytona and move quickly, especially if his changeup develops as hoped. His fastball and curve are already good enough to make me think he could be a top-flight power reliever if he can't stick at starter for whatever reason. Bradley's stock has been on the rise recently. Given how he, Bundy, and Starling have been doing on draft boards lately, I'm beginning to wonder if any of those three will be available when the Cubs pick. If the following scenario plays out, who should the Cubs pick? 1. Pirates - Rendon 2. Mariners - Cole 3. Dbacks - Hultzen 4. Orioles - Bundy 5. Royals - Starling 6. Nationals - A. Bradley 7. Dbacks Comp. Pick - Signability Pick du Jour 8. Indians - J. Bradley I'm thinking the Cubs would go with Lindor there...which...egh. I'm sold on Lindor's ability to stick at SS, but there have been so many conflicting reports about his current power and power potential that I just can't buy into him as a quality selection for the Cubs at 9. Maybe Bauer or Gray?

He has Archie Bradley falling to us. With Starling gone but Lindor still available; I would love that. Non-Premium Mock Draft: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/mock-draft/2011/2611827.html Premium: http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/draft/mock-draft/2011/2611826.html Video of Bradley Love the mechanics, polish, and athleticism. I'm really warming up to Bradley.

Box Scores Iowa won 6-4 Box Score 2B B. Scales 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), 2 K RF T. Colvin 2/5, RBI, 2 K C S. Clevenger 1/5, K DH M. Smith 0/4, 2 K 1B B. LaHair 2/4, 2B (15), K LF T. Wright 1/4, R, K PR/LF F. Perez 0/0, R 3B S. Moore 2/4, R, 2B (6) SS J. Mota 3/4, R, 3 RBI, 2B (6) CF M. Camp 0/4 SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 6 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 6-8 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 1 K RP J. Gaub 2 perfect, 1 K, 3-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 3-0 Box Score SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, SB (2) 2B/RF R. Flaherty 1/4, K C G. Soto 0/4 CF/LF M. Spencer 0/4, K LF R. Ridling 0/2, BB, 2 K PR/CF JH Ha 0/0, CS (2), PO (1B) RF N. Perez 0/3, K 3B J. Vitters 0/3, K 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/1 SP T. McNutt 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 9-6 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR, 4-2 GO-FO Daytona won 4-3, its tenth win in a row Box Score SS J. Lake 1/5, 2B (11), 2 K, E (13, throw) 2B/3B M. Cerda 2/5, 2 R LF E. Crawford 3/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (12) 1B J. Bour 1/4, RBI, 2B (15) RF M. Burgess 0/4, 2 K CF R. Silva 0/4 3B D. Harrington 1/3, RBI, K, E (2, missed catch) PH/2B L. Watkins 0/0, BB SP A. Kurcz 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 3 perfect, 4 K, 1-3 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 4/5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (9), SB (13) 2B E. Soto 1/4, R, K 3B G. Rohan 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2 K DH R. Jones 1/4, RBI, K 1B R. Cuneo 1/4, RBI C S. Burruel 1/4, K LF KM Na 0/4, K SS A. Alcantara 1/4, R, K, SB (5) SP D. Beeler 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HBP, 5-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR, 5-0 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Harman .2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 3-2 Box Score SS F. Sanchez 0/4, K RF J. Baez 1/4, 2 K DH J. Casilla 0/3, 2 K, HBP 1B G. Jimenez 1/3, 3B (1), HBP C J. Pena 0/3, K PH H. Suarez 0/1, K 3B J. Rodriguez 1/3, R, CS (1), 3 E (3, throw, fielding x 2) SP A. Santana 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-5 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 2-0 Box Score SS C. Penalver 1/3, HBP, SB (1), E (1, fielding) 3B J. Candelario 0/4, K 1B J. Puente 0/3, K C W. Petit 0/4, K RF E. Mercedes 0/3, 2 K, Assist (2B) 2B A. Gonzalez 1/3, 2 K, SB (1) RP D. Torrez 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, Balk, 6-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-4

According to Chicagocubsonline via twitter he bent over after a pitch and he left the game after that. :x He called for the coaches. Oh for the love of...

BA has a subscription-only article on Hayden Simpson for those of you who want to read it. Also, Soto went 0/3 with a K in Game 1 of the Tennessee DH.

Sickels' take on Szczur

Box Scores Iowa lost 3-1 Box Score 2B B. Scales 2/2, 2 BB, R, RBI, HR (1) LF T. Colvin 0/4 CF B. Snyder 1/4 3B M. Smith 1/4 1B B. LaHair 2/4, K, E (2, fielding) DH T. Wright 0/3 C S. Clevenger 0/3 SS J. Mota 0/3, K RF F. Perez 1/3, SB (8) SP J. Jackson 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, WP, 4-10 GO-FO RP T. Diamond 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Tennessee lost Game 1 of their DH 3-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 0/3, BB SS/2B R. Flaherty 1/3, 2 RBI, 2B (12) C G. Soto 0/3, K LF M. Spencer 0/3 2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 0/3, K 3B/1B J. Vitters 0/2, HBP RF N. Perez 1/3, R PH/SS M. Gonzalez 1/2 SP C. Rusin 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 9-2 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee won Game 2 of its DH 7-2 Box Score CF JH Ha 1/3, BB, RBI, 2B (3) SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, 2B (13), K 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, R, K LF R. Ridling 1/4, R, K 1B J. Vitters 1/3, RBI RF M. Spencer 1/2, BB, R, RBI 2B N. Samson 1/3, R, K C L. Flores 2/3, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (5), K PH N. Perez 0/1, K SP R. Whitenack 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO (Left due to apparent injury) RP R. Searle 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP T. Harris 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona won 9-5 Box Score SS J. Lake 2/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B (4), HR (6) 3B M. Cerda 3/5, RBI, 2B (10), SB (1) LF E. Crawford 0/4, RBI, 2 K DH J. Bour 1/4, K RF M. Burgess 0/3, BB, K CF R. Silva 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (6) C C. Noble 1/4, 2 R, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 3/4, 3 R, 3B (4) SP J. Lorick 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, HBP, 4-5 GO-FO RP J. Latham 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 2-0 Box Score CF M. Szczur 0/4 2B P. LePage 0/4 DH G. Rohan 1/3, BB, CS (1) 1B R. Jones 2/4, 2B (12), K C M. Gibbs 1/2, 2 BB, K SS E. Soto 0/4 LF KM Na 0/3 3B A. Alcantara 0/3, K, E (18, fielding) SP A. Kirk 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR, 4-4 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-3

Bour's on fire and has been on fire for a long time now. I'm impressed. I'm in wait and see mode with Rhee, but today is definitely encouraging. His BB numbers on the season still scare the hell out of me. Still, encouraging outing today.

While his mechanics are a mess, that kind of arm has such a high ceiling that he will likely go in the Top 20. He might be another Verlander for all we know; a few minor tweaks and he suddenly becomes one of the top pitchers in baseball. I don't think there's a chance he falls to our second rounder.

Baez sounds like a signability pick; apparently he only has a JC commitment. It seems he probably won't stick at SS or C, so 2B would likely be in his future. The reports I've seen suggest that he profiles as a high contact guy who'll use all fields, but won't hit for much power. Basically, his ceiling sounds like where DJ LeMahieu is now. Nice player, but not what you'd want out of #9. Meyer's mechanics are a mess. The raw tools are there for him to be a dominating power pitcher, but he has a lot of difficulty getting his mechanics in order and repeating them. He's interesting and the sky is the limit for him, but for someone this far along to continue to have so many problems harnessing his control and command is worrying to me.

Box Scores Iowa won 9-6 Box Score RF F. Perez 0/5, K CF L. Montanez 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K LF B. Snyder 4/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B (8), SB (1) 1B B. LaHair 0/4, BB 3B S. Moore 0/1, BB, K, E (8, throw) 3B/SS J. Mota 1/3, R, RBI, 2B (4) C S. Clevenger 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 3B (1), HR (1), E (1, throw) SS M. Camp 0/4 PH/2B B. Scales 2/2, R, 3B (1), CS (2) SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 6 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9-5 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 2-1 Box Score JH Ha 2/4, R, 2B (1) LF/2B R. Flaherty 1/4, RBI, 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/4 1B R. Ridling 1/4, 2B (7) RF N. Perez 0/3, 2 K, HBP 3B J. Vitters 1/4, 2 K, CS (4), PO (1B), E (8, throw) SS M. Gonzalez 0/1, BB, K PH N. Samson 0/1, K SP C. Rusin 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, WP, 10-5 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona won 6-4 Box Score SS J. Lake 2/4, R, SB (13) 2B M. Cerda 0/4, K LF E. Crawford 2/4, R, RBI, 3B (3), 2 K 1B J. Bour 2/4, 2 R, 2B (12), K DH M. Brenly 2/3, BB, R RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (8), K CF R. Silva 0/4, K 3B D. Harrington 0/3, E (1, throw) SP N. Struck 3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP DE Rhee 3.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2-6 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria with an off day OVERALL: 2-1

Well, at least he's doing some good.

Box Scores Iowa lost 6-5 Box Score Tennessee lost 9-1 Box Score Daytona lost 4-1 Box Score Peoria lost 7-3 Box Score OVERALL: 0-4 :(

Box Scores Iowa lost 19-9 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/5, R, RBI, 2 K, SB (7) 3B B. Scales 1/5, R, RBI RF B. Snyder 2/5, RBI, 2B (5), 2 K 1B B. LaHair 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2B (12), K 2B S. Moore 4/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2B (4), 2 HR (3) C S. Clevenger 1/4, BB, 2 K LF F. Perez 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (3) SS M. Camp 0/4, K PH J. Mota 0/1 PH L. Montanez 0/1, K SP R. Coello 5 IP, 11 H, 12 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 5 HR, 5-3 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HBP, 1-4 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-1 Box Score PH/2B N. Samson 1/1, R 2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, RBI SS R. Flaherty 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (9), K LF M. Spencer 0/3, BB, K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, K RF N. Perez 1/4, 2 K, 2 assist (1B, 2B) 3B/1B J. Vitters 1/3, BB, R CF M. Gonzalez 1/2, r, RBI SP T. McNutt 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP T. Harris 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, WP, 2 HBP, 5-4 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2-0 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 2-1 in the 11th Box Score SS J. Lake 1/6, 3 K 2B M. Cerda 1/4, BB, 2 K RF JH Ha 1/5, R, 3B (2), K 1B J. Bour 2/5, 2B (10) DH M. Burgess 1/4, RBI CF E. Crawford 2/4, BB, 2B (7), 2 SB (10) LF L. Watkins 1/3, 2 BB SP A. Kurcz 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1-3 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, 3-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-0 Box Score 2B P. LePage 0/3, HBP CF R. Silva 2/3 1B G. Rohan 0/4, 2 K DH R. Jones 0/4, K C M. Gibbs 0/3, BB 3B A. Alcantara 0/3, E (13, fielding) SP G. Hicks 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, WP, 6-1 GO-FO RP SM Jung 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR, WP, 6-4 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-3

Box Scores Iowa lost Game 1 of their DH 11-5 Box Score LF F. Perez 1/4, RBI CF T. Campana 2/4, R, 2B (7) RF L. Montanez 2/4, RBI, K 2B M. Smith 1/4, R, 2B (6), K 1B B. LaHair 3/3, R, RBI C C. Robinson 1/3, R 3B S. Moore 2/3, RBI, SB (2) SS J. Mota 0/1, BB, R, K, 2 E (2, fielding x 2) PH B. Snyder 0/1, K PH/SS M. Camp 0/1, RBI SP B. Jackson 5 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HBP, 9-3 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 2-0 GO-FO Iowa won Game 2 of their DH 11-10 Box Score CF F. Perez 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, SB (6) RF L. Montanez 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (5), K LF B. Snyder 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (5), K 1B B. LaHair 3/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (11), HR (9), K 2B B. Scales 5/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (13), SB (2) C S. Clevenger 1/5, R 3B S. Moore 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (3), E (7, throw) SS M. Camp 1/4, R, K PH J. Mota 1/1 PH M. Smith 1/1, RBI SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 7-5 Box Score 2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 2/3, BB, RBI LF/2B R. Flaherty 3/4, 4 RBI, 2 2B (8) RF/LF M. Specer 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (7) 1B R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K 3B/1B J. Vitters 0/4, CS (2) SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (8), K PH N. Samson 0/1, K RF N. Perez 1/1 SP R. Whitenack 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 12-2 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO Daytona won 6-2 in the 11th Box Score SS J. Lake 1/5, BB, RBI, 2 K, SB (11) 2B M. Cerda 1/5, BB, R, 3 K CF JH Ha 1/6, R, 2B (10), 2 K 1B J. Bour 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (9), K, E (4, missed catch) RF M. Burgess 1/4, BB, K DH E. Crawford 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HBP C M. Brenly 0/4, BB, R, K SP J. Lorick 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP, 7-3 GO-FO, E (3, pickoff) RP J. Latham 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP R. Searle 1.1 perfect, 3 K Peoria won 6-2 Box Score 2B P. LePage 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (8) CF R. Silva 2/5, R, K 3B G. Rohan 1/4, 3 RBI 1B R. Jones 1/4 SS E. Soto 1/4, RBI, 2B (3) C S. Burruel 1/3, BB SP D. Beeler 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-1 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, HR, 6-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-1

When I keep reading reports like this on Lindor: It worries me. The idea of getting a guy whose potential ceiling is Elvis Andrus with slightly more power with the #9 pick doesn't do it for me. In that scenario, I'd be torn between Springer and Bundy. Swihart is also intriguing, but I keep getting visions of Kyle Skipworth any time I see a HS catcher rated so high.

Box Scores Iowa PPD Tennessee lost 11-7 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/1, SB (13), PO (2B) 2B N. Samson 1/4, R, 2B (6), K, E (3, throw) 3B DJ Lemahieu 1/5, R, RBI, 2 K 2B/LF R. Flaherty 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (8), Assist (2B) RF M. Spencer 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (6), K C S. Clevenger 2/4, RBI, 2 2B (8), E (1, throw) SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, R, 2B (7) PH R. Ridling 1/1, RBI SP C. Rusin 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, 7-5 GO-FO RP HW Chen 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR, WP, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO Daytona lost 9-6 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/5, E (11, fielding) 2B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, R, K CF JH Ha 1/3, BB, R 1B J. Bour 0/4 DH N. Perez 2/4, R LF E. Crawford 0/3, BB, 2 R, K RF M. Burgess 2/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (7), 2 K C M. Brenly 1/4, RBI, 2 K SP N. Struck 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, HR, HBP, 4-6 GO-FO RP DE Rhee 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, WP, 0-2 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa .2 perfect, 2 K Peoria lost 6-1 Box Score 2B P. LePage 0/3, BB, R, 2 SB (6), E (4, throw) CF R. Silva 1/4, K DH G. Rohan 0/3, BB, RBI 1B R. Jones 0/3, BB, 2 K SS E. Soto 1/3, BB, E (4, fielding) C S. Burruel 0/3 3B A. Alcantara 0/3, 3 E (12, fielding x 2, throw) SP A. Kirk 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, HBP, 5-6 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO RP J. Antigua .2 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, WP, 2 HBP, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 0-3

Just saw that myself. Oh boy... Between this and the reports that he's barely hitting 90, this hasn't exactly been a great start to his career.

Box Scores Iowa lost 13-6 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/5, R LF L. Montanez 1/5, K RF B. Snyder 1/5, 3 K 3B M. Smith 0/2, 2 BB, R, RBI 1B B. LaHair 4/5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B (10), 2 HR (8) C W. Castillo 0/1 PH/C C. Robinson 0/3 2B B. Scales 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K, E (4, missed catch) SS J. Mota 3/4, RBI, 2B (3) PH S. Moore 0/1, K SP D. Davis 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP T. Diamond 2.1 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, HBP, 3-3 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, WP, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-5 Box Score RF/LF B. Jackson 0/3, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (12) 3B/2B DJ LeMahieu 1/3, BB, RBI, K 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, RBI, SB (3), CS (3) PH S. Clevenger 1/1 LF/1B R. Ridling 1/5 1B/3B J. Vitters 1/5, R SS M. Gonzalez 3/3, R, RBI, 2 2B (6), HBP PH/RF M. Spencer 0/1, BB SP B. Raley 4 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP T. Harris 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO, E (1, missed catch) Daytona won 4-2 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/4, 2 K 3B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, R, 2 K CF JH Ha 2/4, R, 2B (9) 1B J. Bour 3/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (9) RF N. Perez 0/4, 2 K DH M. Burgess 0/4, 2 K LF E. Crawford 1/4, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 0/4, 3 K SP Z. Rosscup 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP R. Searle 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP F. Batista 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, 3-1 GO-FO Peoria won 2-1 in the 11th Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, BB, R, K, CS (1) 2B P. LePage 0/5, BB, E (3, throw) RF R. Silva 1/5, R, Assist (1B) 1B R. Jones 4/5, BB, RBI, 2B (7), K C M. Gibbs 1/4, BB 3B E. Soto 1/5 SS A. Alcantara 2/5, SB (3) PH/DH G. Rohan 0/0, BB SP H. Simpson 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO (left due to shoulder discomfort) RP E. Jokisch 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP C. Harman 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-2

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, 2 K 3B B. Scales 1/4, R, 2B (12), 3 K, E (3, fielding) LF B. Snyder 1/4, RBI, K, Assist (Home) 2B M. Smith 2/3 1B S. Moore 0/3 C C. Robinson 0/3 RF F. Perez 0/3, K SS M. Camp 0/3 PH L. Montanez 0/1 PH J. Mota 0/1 SP R. Ortiz 6 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 7-0 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 10-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/5, 3 RBI, 3B (3), 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 3/5, 2 R, 2B (11), 2 K, CS (2) LF R. Flaherty 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (6) 1B R. Ridling 2/4, R, RBI C S. Clevenger 0/3, RBI 3B J. Vitters 2/4, 2 R RF M. Spencer 2/3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (11), SB (3), HBP, Assist (2B) SS N. Samson 2/4, RBI PH M. Gonzalez 0/0, BB, R SP A. Cabrera 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR, 9-3 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 perfect, 3-0 GO-FO Daytona won 11-7 Box Score LF E. Crawford 0/4, K, CS (1) 2B M. Cerda 1/4, BB, R, RBI CF JH Ha 0/5, 2 K, E (2, throw) 1B J. Bour 3/5, 3 R, RBI, HR (8) RF N. Perez 2/3, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (3) DH M. Burgess 1/3, 2 BB, R, K C M. Brenly 0/4, R, RBI, K, HBP SS J. Lake 1/1, R SP B. Wallach 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HBP, 5-6 GO-FO SP B. Ebinger 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Balk, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 4-0 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/4, R, SB (10) 2B P. LePage 1/2, BB, R, SB (4) RF R. Silva 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (6) 1B R. Jones 1/4, RBI, 2B (6) C M. Gibbs 1/4, RBI, 2B (4), K SS A. Alcantara 3/4, CS (3), PO (1B) 3B E. Soto 0/2, RBI SP C. Greathouse 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 5 K, 6-4 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 perfect, 3 K OVERALL: 3-1

i can't remember the details, but in his first game i seem to recall he was more or less the hero of the game. first impressions are everything i looked it up. wellemeyer struck out the side in the bottom of the 17th against the brewers to get the save, and it was AWESOME Don't have to look it up - Patterson homered in the top half of the inning and wellemeyer struck out the side in to get the save. One of my favorite games. Definitely one of the five best games of 2003. I remember leaving to take a final around the 10th inning and coming back to find the game still going in the 16th.

He was a switch hitter when the Cubs drafted him last year and kept doing it in the NWL. As a result, he had some really drastic splits that made me wonder whether he should have just given it up. I'm curious if he's still switch hitting in Peoria.