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Box Scores Iowa lost Game 1 of its DH 11-10 Box Score (Continuation of suspended game) CF S. Fuld 0/3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (14) SS D. Barney 1/1, R M. Smith 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (18), 3B (1) 2B B. Scales 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (23), 2 K, SB (6) 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/1, R, 2 RBI, 2B (27) RF B. Snyder 1/4, RBI, 3B (6), 2 K LF T. Wright 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (1) LF/1B B. LaHair 1/3, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (15) PH/C R. Chirinos 1/5, RBI, K 3B/SS M. Camp 0/4 PH J. Adduci 0/1, K PH/2B J. Mota 0/1 RP J. Samardzija 5 IP, 9 H, 11 ER, 8/5 K/BB, HR, WP, 3-4 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Gray 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Iowa won Game 2 of its DH 8-6 Box Score CF/LF J. Adduci 2/4, 2 R, RBI, SB (18) 3B M. Smith 3/4, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (16) RF B. Snyder 1/4, K LF J. Dubois 2/3, BB, R, RBI 1B B. LaHair 1/4 C C. Robinson 3/4, R, 2B (9) 2B J. Mota 1/4, 2 K SS M. Camp 0/4, R, RBI, SB (13) PH B. Scales 0/0, RBI PH T. Wright 0/1, K SP HW Chen 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HR, 3-7 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-0 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, 2 K SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, E (24, fielding) LF B. Guyer 0/4, 2 K 3B R. Canzler 0/4, K RF M. Spencer 0/2, BB, K C S. Clevenger 1/3, K, PB (2) 2B T. Thomas 0/3, K PH N. Samson 0/1 SP C. Archer 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 5-4 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/2 K/BB, HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP K. Smith 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0-3 GO-FO Daytona lost 2-1 in the 10th Box Score SS J. Lake 1/5, 2 K 3B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, BB DH R. Flaherty 1/4, BB, K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, BB, 2 K RF K. Burke 0/4, 2 K C M. Brenly 1/4, 2B (15), K 2B J. Opitz 1/4, R, 2B (11), K CF E. Crawford 1/3 LF J. Valdez 1/3, BB, RBI, 2 K, 2 SB (14) SP R. Whitenack 6 scoreless, 4 H, 3/0 K/BB, 10-5 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Perconte 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau .2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 10-9 in the 10th Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/5, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (22) 2B L. Watkins 3/5, BB, 2 R, 2B (15), K 3B M. Cerda 0/4, BB, 2 R, HBP 1B J. Bour 4/6, 2B (30), RBI, K RF JH Ha 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (12), K DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, BB, RBI, K LF N. Perez 2/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (10), K CF A. Giansanti 2/5, R, 2B (8) SP F. Batista 4.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 4 HR, 7-3 GO-FO RP R. Morla 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 6-2 GO-FO Boise lost 5-3 Box Score 2B PC Chen 1/4, BB, K SS E. Soto 1/3, K, HBP PR/SS A. Alcantara 1/1, R DH R. Jones 2/5, R, K, CS (2) 1B M. Gibbs 1/4, R, RBI, K, E (5, fielding) RF J. Morelli 2/4 LF C. Shields 2/4, RBI, E (1, fielding) C J. Vigurs 0/2, 2 BB, K 3B D. Harrington 1/4, K CF KM Na 0/2, BB, K PH P. LePage 0/1 SP JY Serrano 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HR, 2-5 GO-FO RP T. Mitchell 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 4-0 GO-FO RP C. Rojas 3 scoreless, 0 H, 6/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP A. Sosa 1 scoreless 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-4

My gut feeling is Chen's the guy on the AZL Cubs with the best shot of making BA's Top 20 list for that league. AZ Phil reported on him earlier in the season and compared him to Logan Watkins and Hak-Ju Lee as a speedy good bat type. However, his supposedly lanky frame makes me wonder if he could add some useful power. His $300k signing bonus will probably help as far as his hype is concerned.

Box Scores Iowa won 20-9 Box Score CF S. Fuld 5/7, 3 R, 2B (15), CS (8) 3B M. Smith 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (24), HBP, E (10, throw) RF B. Snyder 4/6, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B (33), HR (23) LF J. Dubois 3/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B (9), 2 HR (16) PH T. Wright 1/1, R, 2 RBI, 2B (7) LF B. LaHair 3/6, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (23), K 2B B. Scales 3/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (9), K, HBP C R. Chirinos 2/6, 2 K SS M. Camp 1/6, R, RBI, HR (2) SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/5 K/BB, 7-7 GO-FO RP D. Cales 2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 7-2 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/3, BB, CS (7), PO (1B) 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB 3B M. Cerda 0/4, K 1B J. Bour 1/4, R, 2B (29) DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, 2 K RF JH Ha 2/4, K LF N. Perez 1/4, RBI CF A. Giansanti 1/3, 2 K SP R. Searle 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO, E (3, missed catch) RP L. Liria 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 3 WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 5/1 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 8-5 Box Score DH A. Alcantara 1/4, R, 3 RBI, 3B (6), 2 K SS E. Soto 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (9), E (8, throw) 2B P. LePage 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (4), E (8, fielding) 1B R. Jones 0/4, RBI, K, HBP C M. Gibbs 4/5, R RF J. Morelli 2/5, R, Assist (2B) 3B D. Harrington 2/4, 2 R, 2B (6) CF KM Na 2/3, R, RBI SP D. Fitzgerald 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, HR, 7-4 GO-FO RP E. Jokisch 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee and Daytona with an off day OVERALL: 2-1

Tennessee got torn apart. Bleh. Raley with another reasonably good outing. I like the low BB/9 and HR/9, but he's been annoyingly hittable along with his lack of Ks. I'm not quite sure what to make of him.

I'm already hearing and seeing the idiots clamoring for better fundamentals and defense; like those are the only two problems this team has. I've been hearing plenty of people say the Cubs need to be more like the Padres. :banghead:

Come onnnnnnnnnnnn Pirates!

Another possibility could be that the Cubs view Nady as being easier to trade than Fukudome. If Nady is fully recovered from TJS, hitting the ball well, and doing a good enough job in the field, he could be enormously helpful for a contender looking for a bench upgrade. There's something to be said for that, especially since the playoff roster deadline is coming up in a few days. Then again, moving Colvin to 1B and having a Nady/Fukudome platoon in RF next season might not be the worst idea in the world if the Cubs can't find anyone worthwhile in free agency.

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Box Scores Iowa won 8-7 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/4, BB, 2 K, CS (7), PO (2B) 3B M. Smith 1/4, BB, R, K RF B. Snyder 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI DH J. Dubois 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (8), K 1B B. LaHair 2/5, R, RBI, K 2B B. Scales 1/4, R LF T. Wright 1/3, R, HBP C W. Castillo 2/4, RBI, K PR J. Adduci 0/0, R SS M. Camp 0/3, RBI SP C. Carpenter 6 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 2 HR, WP, 9-4 GO-FO RP L. Sommer .2 scoreless, 2 H, 2-0 GO-FO RP J. Gray 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 16-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/3, HBP, SB (44) LF B. Jackson 0/3, BB DH B. Guyer 1/4, K 3B R. Canzler 1/3, R, RBI, HR (21) RF M. Spencer 0/3, BB, K 2B T. Thomas 0/4, 2 K, E (16, missed catch) SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, BB SP T. Harris 4+ IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 4-4 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon .1 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 1/2 K/BB RP A. Shafer .2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Leverton 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 6-1 Box Score 3B J. Lake 1/5, R, RBI, 3B (4), 2 K SS DJ LeMahieu 2/4, RBI, K, E (13, missed catch) 2B R. Flaherty 0/3, BB, R, K DH R. Ridling 0/4 RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, SB (5) C M. Brenly 1/4, R, 2B (14), K, PB (10) 1B J. Opitz 1/4, R, 2B (10), E (8, fielding) LF G. Rohan 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, K CF E. Crawford 1/4, 2 RBI, 3B (2), K SP B. Raley 6.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 9-7 GO-FO RP D. Patton 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 3/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria lost Game 1 of their DH 6-2 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4, R 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB, 2B (14), K 3B M. Cerda 1/3, RBI 1B J. Bour 2/4, K DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/2, 2 BB RF JH Ha 2/4, R LF N. Perez 1/4, 2 K CF A. Giansanti 1/3, 2B (7), K SP B. Wallach 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3/4 K/BB, HBP, 0-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO RP R. Morla 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO Peoria won Game 2 of their DH 2-1 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/3, K 2B L. Watkins 0/3, CS (8) DH M. Cerda 0/2, BB 1B J. Bour 2/3, R LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/3, R RF JH Ha 1/3, RBI CF A. Giansanti 1/3, RBI, K SP J. Lorick 3.2 scoreless, 4 H, 4/0 K/BB, 7-0 GO-FO RP D. Keefe 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO Boise lost 5-4 Box Score SS E. Soto 0/3, BB, R, K 2B P. LePage 1/4, K 1B R. Jones 1/3, R, HBP LF J. Morelli 1/4, R, K C J. Vigurs 0/3, BB, K RF C. Huseby 0/2, K, HBP, SB (2), 2 Assists (Home, 2B) 3B D. Harrington 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (5) CF KM Na 1/3, CS (5) SP M. Loosen 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 4-3 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 4-3 GO-FO RP E. Rice .1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Latham .2 perfect, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 11-4 Box Score (Season Finale) DH V. Bieneme 0/4, BB, R, RBI, K SS W. Darvill 1/4, BB, R 2B PC Chen 1/3, 2 BB, RBI, SB (10), CS (7) 3B D. Geiger 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI C C. Romero 1/4, R, RBI, K SP C. Thomas 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 0-1 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4/1 K/BB, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP M. Perez 3.1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/0 K/BB, 6-1 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-1 Box Score (DSL Cubs 1 lose series 2-1) SS M. Hernandez 1/4 2B G. Amaya 0/3, BB, R, K CF O. Zapata 0/3, BB, K, E (1, fielding) RF D. Arcila 1/4, 2 K OVERALL: 4-4

Like Adrian Gonzalez and Adam Dunn. And Juan Pierre and Scott Podsednik.

I changed the title to make this thread more relevant. http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3305/pujols.jpg So, how will this medal affect Albert's chances of winning NL MVP?

Except younger and better. It seems weird saying this, but I like him better than anyone currently on Boise's roster. That fastball/curve combination is flat-out devastating. I could see the Cubs trying him out as a starter if the control problems have been ironed out, but if he stays in relief, he has the ability to make his stay in the minors a short one.

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/4, BB, RBI, K 3B M. Smith 0/4, BB RF B. Snyder 0/3, BB, RBI, HBP DH J. Dubois 1/3, BB, R, K 1B B. LaHair 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (21), 2 K, E (5, fielding) 2B B. Scales 1/4, K C R. Chirinos 1/3, R, 2 K, HBP LF J. Adduci 0/3, R, K, SB (17) SS M. Camp 1/4, K SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3/4 K/BB, HR, WP, 4-7 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 2.1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-7 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/4, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (22), E (6, fielding) RF B. Jackson 0/4, BB, RBI, K LF B. Guyer 4/5, R, 4 RBI, 2 2B (35) 3B R. Canzler 1/5, R, RBI, HR (20), 3 K 1B M. Spencer 1/4, RBI, 2B (15), E (6, fielding) C S. Clevenger 1/3, BB SS N. Samson 1/4, R, K, CS (3) SP T. McNutt 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HR, 6-3 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 2 scoreless, 0 H, 4/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP A. Shafer 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP K. Smit 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 3-0 Box Score 3B J. Lake 1/4, 2 K SS DJ LeMahieu 0/4, K 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, K 1B R. Ridling 0/3, K RF K. Burke 1/2, BB DH M. Brenly 0/3 LF G. Rohan 0/2, BB CF J. Valdez 0/2, K PH J. Opitz 0/1 SP N. Struck 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4/3 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria won 7-1 Box Score DH HJ Lee 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (21), K SS L. Watkins 0/5, R, E (16, throw) LF DJ Fitzgerald 4/4, 4 RBI, 2 2B (17), 3B (6) 1B J. Bour 0/4 2B M. Cerda 1/4 RF JH Ha 2/4, R, 2B (11) CF A. Giansanti 3/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (6) SP M. Hatley 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 5/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP A. Kirk 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, WP, 9-5 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 1 scoreless, 0 H, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO Boise lost 3-2 Box Score SS E. Soto 1/4, RBI 2B P. LePage 1/4, 2B (18), K 1B R. Jones 1/4, 2 K C M. Gibbs 0/4 LF J. Morelli 0/4, K DH C. Huseby 0/3, BB, K, SB (1) 3B D. Harrington 0/2, BB, K CF KM Na 1/3, R SP B. Ebinger 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 7-4 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 6-5 Box Score DH V. Bieneme 1/4, BB, 2 R, 3B (4), 2 K SS W. Darvill 0/5, 3 K 2B PC Chen 1/4, BB, R, K 3B D. Geiger 2/4, 2B (9), K C C. Noble 0/4, RBI, 2 K SP R. Hartman 2.2 scoreless, 3 H, 3/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP D. Beeler 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Rodriguez 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 3-4 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP TA Wang .2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP C. Hams .1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB DSL Cubs 1 lost 3-2 Box Score (Playoff series tied 1-1 in best of 3) SS M. Hernandez 0/3, BB CF O. Zapata 1/4, K, CS (1) 2B G. Amaya 0/4 RF D. Arcila 1/4, RBI, K RP A. Colinas 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 2-0 GO-FO RP A. Paulino 1.2 scoreless, 0 H, 3/0 K/BB, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-5

He started out the year in dominating fashion, moved to the pen briefly, moved back, struggled pretty badly...then he just kind of leveled off at slightly above average. It's hard to tell whether Jackson's struggles would have happened regardless of his move to the pen, especially considering last season he pitched 127 innings and this season he might end up over the 175 IP mark, depending on Iowa's playoff status and whether the Cubs ship him off to the AFL. His body might not be used to pitching this much. He's had an odd year. His control has improved substantially, but the Ks are way down and the HRs are way the hell up. His numbers adjusted for park and luck suggest he's been the victim of bandboxes and bad luck...but those adjusted numbers are still pretty underwhelming.

FIP by inning according to Minor League Splits: 1st - 3.66 2nd - 4.71 3rd - 3.53 4th - 4.28 5th - 7.04 6th - 6.38 7th - 6.66 8th - 2.35 9th - 4.16

He's not a scout by trade, so take what he says with a grain of salt. Still, he's been a useful source of information and tends to have a good read on pitchers.

That's almost better than the Nippon Ham Fighters.

For whatever reason, Boise decided to have Cam Greathouse pinch hit tonight. Hopefully they're not going to re-enact the Chris Huseby experiment with him.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand he's back in Boise.

Box Scores Iowa won 9-8 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/5, 2B (14) 3B M. Smith 2/5, R, K RF B. Snyder 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (22), K DH J. Dubois 1/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (14), 2 K 1B B. LaHair 3/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (20) 2B B. Scales 1/4, 2 R, 2 K, HBP, SB (6) C R. Chirinos 4/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (3) LF T. Wright 0/3, RBI, K, E (4, throw) SS M. Camp 0/4 SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 5-6 GO-FO RP HW Chen 2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, HR, 5-1 GO-FO RP J. Gray 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-2 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/2 RF B. Jackson 1/3, BB, 2B (11) LF B. Guyer 2/4, R, 2B (33), E (3, fielding) 3B R. Canzler 1/4, R, 2B (26) DH M. Spencer 0/4 2B M. Spencer 2/4, RBI, 3B (10) SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, 2 RBI, K SP R. Dolis 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 4/3 K/BB, HR, 9-3 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-1 in the 11th Box Score SS J. Lake 0/3, BB, 2 K 2B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, 2 K 3B R. Flaherty 2/4, R, 2B (33), K, E (24, throw) DH R. Ridling 0/4, K RF K. Burke 1/4, RBI, K C M. Brenly 0/4, K, 2 PB (9) 1B J. Opitz 0/4, 2 K LF G. Rohan 1/4 CF E. Crawford 0/4, SB (2) SP A. Cabrera 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 10/2 K/BB, 4-5 GO-FO RP D. Patton .2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP M. Perconte 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP A. Maestri .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB Peoria won 3-1 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/3, BB, SB (32), E (33, fielding) 2B L. Watkins 0/4, R, K DH DJ Fitzgerald 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (6) 1B J. Bour 1/4, K 3B M. Cerda 0/2, BB, K RF JH Ha 1/3, R, RBI, HR (7), K LF N. Perez 0/3 CF A. Giansanti 0/3 SP C. Silva 2.2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 6-1 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR, HBP, 8-2 GO-FO RP R. Morla 1.2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 3-2 Box Score SS E. Soto 1/4, 2 K, SB (5) 2B P. LePage 0/3, BB, R, K 1B R. Jones 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (16), K C M. Gibbs 1/4, R, 3 K LF J. Morelli 2/4, RBI, 2B (13) DH C. Huseby 1/4, K 3B D. Harrington 0/4, RBI, K CF KM Na 0/2, BB, K SP C. Greathouse 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 9/0 K/BB, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP E. Rice 1.2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 scoreless, 2 H, 6/1 K/BB AZL Cubs lost 8-7 Box Score DH V. Bieneme 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI SS W. Darvill 2/5, SB (12), 2 E (9, fielding, throw) 2B PC Chen 3/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, 2B (4), SB (9) 1B/C C. Noble 1/3, 2 BB, R, 2B (7) C C. Romero 1/3, R, K PH/3B D. Geiger 0/2, K SP H. Mayora .1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0-1 GO-FO RP A. Reed 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Zeller 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 2 WP, 5-2 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 2 scoreless, 1 H, HBP, 2-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 3-2 Box Score (DSL Cubs 1 leads best of 3 playoff series 1-0) SS M. Hernandez 1/3, BB CF O. Zapata 0/3, BB 2B G. Amaya 0/2, BB, HBP, CS (1), PO (1B) RF D. Arcila 1/2, BB RP R. Diplan .2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB OVERALL: 5-2

It'd be delightful if Castro won the batting title at the expense of Pujols or Votto getting a triple crown.

Whoops, forgot Gibbs. He's actually been doing better recently, so I'm not all too concerned with him. Still, it's a pretty underwhelming year in short season ball.

Alvaro Ramirez and Richard Jones both couldn't stick in Peoria earlier this season. Also, Ramirez is 24 and much too old relative to the league. At 22, Jones is a bit more age-appropriate, but he needs to prove he can handle a higher level of competition before being talked about as a serious prospect. Here's Pierre LePage's draft profile from this year's draft: LePage has pretty much fit the bill in Boise. His ceiling seems to be a backup 2B. Here's Szczur's draft profile from this year: Szczur displayed excellent speed to go with a high contact approach in his short stints with Boise and Peoria (he's back at Villanova now playing football and has a $500,000 bonus waiting for him if he commits to baseball). He'll probably make a handful of Top 20 lists for the Cubs, as his athleticism offers an intriguing ceiling. He didn't display much power, but committing to baseball full-time could really help his game flourish. As for other position prospects with Boise, there are two particularly intriguing names on the roster. IF Arismendy Alcantara is a switch hitting 18 year old Dominican SS who has hit reasonably well (.268/.304/.392). Some posters think he'll crack the Top 20 for the league...but I'm waiting for reports on him to come out. There could be something there with him, but it's hard to tell just based on the numbers. The other name worth knowing is OF Kyung-Min Na. Another 18 year old on the team, he got a big six figure bonus signing from the Cubs last year. He hasn't done much with the bat, but from what I've read, he's a speedy guy who plays good defense. It's a bit hard to tell where his ceiling is since I've seen him listed as 5'6 and the Hawks' website lists him as 5'10. As for pitchers currently on the roster...egh. Austin Kirk and Juan Yasser Serrano are no longer on the team (Kirk promoted, Serrano demoted). LHP Cameron Greathouse and LHP Brent Ebinger have both put up good K/BB numbers, although I haven't seen any reports on their stuff. The guy I really like is RHP Aaron Kurcz, Boise's closer. He has two plus pitches and could be a setup man/closer in the majors.

Box Scores Iowa won 7-6 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, BB, R, SB (19) 3B M. Smith 1/5, R, RBI, HR (14), 2 K RF B. Snyder 0/3, 2 BB, R, K DH J. Dubois 2/4, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR (13), K 1B B. LaHair 1/3, 2 BB, R, K 2B B. Scales 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (31), K LF T. Wright 0/3, BB, E (3, fielding) C W. Castillo 1/4, K, PB (9) SS M. Camp 0/4, R SP J. Samardzija 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3/4 K/BB, HR, Balk, 3-9 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1.1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Berg .1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Stevens .2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-3 in the 11th Box Score CF T. Campana 0/5, 2 K DH B. Jackson 1/5, R, 3 K LF B. Guyer 1/5, R, 2B (32) 3B R. Canzler 1/3, 2 BB, R, RBI, 2B (25), K RF M. Spencer 1/5, 2 RBI C S. Clevenger 1/4, BB, K 2B T. Thomas 1/5, 3 K SP C. Archer 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 9/2 K/BB, WP, 6-4 GO-FO RP J. Leverton 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HR, Balk, 4-3 GO-FO Daytona PPD Peoria won 1-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 2/3, BB, K 3B M. Cerda 0/4, K 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, K LF DJ Fitzgerald 0/3, 2 K RF N. Perez 0/3, 2 K DH JH Ha 2/3, K, CS (4) CF A. Giansanti 0/2, BB, R, SB (2) SP F. Batista 6 scoreless, 2 H, 3/1 K/BB, 8-5 GO-FO RP D. Keefe 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO Boise lost 6-3 Box Score 2B P. LePage 0/4, E (7, throw) 1B R. Jones 3/4, R, 2B (15) SS E. Soto 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (8) LF J. Morelli 0/3, BB C J. Vigurs 0/4, K DH/RF C. Huseby 1/4, R, 2B (4), 2 K 3B D. Harrington 1/4, 3 K CF KM Na 0/3 SP JY Serrano 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/0 K/BB, Balk, 0-7 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO RP C. Rojas 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 8-1 Box Score SS W. Darvill 0/4, BB, RBI DH V. Bieneme 0/4, BB, K 2B PC Chen 2/5, K 3B D. Geiger 0/2 1B C. Romero 1/2, R C C. Noble 1/3, BB, 2B (6), K SP T. Mitchell 2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/5 K/BB, 5-0 GO-FO RP YL Wang 1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB RP H. Ackerman 2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 5/0 K/BB, WP, HBP, 1-0 GO-FO RP C. Richardson 2.1 scoreless, 3 H, 2/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-2