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Looks like the two prospects I was following with the DSL Cubs 2 team (OF Delbis Arcila and SS Marco Hernandez) both got moved over to DSL Cubs 1. Hopefully that's a good sign for their status as potential prospects.

Box Scores Iowa with an off day Tennessee won 10-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/6, R, 2 K DH B. Jackson 3/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (2), SB (2) 2B T. Thomas 1/5, 2B (15) C R. Chirinos 1/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (8), K RF M. Spencer 1/5, 2 R, 3B (2), 2 K 3B J. Vitters 2/4, BB, R, 2B (7) LF B. Guyer 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (10) SS M. Gonzalez 0/5, RBI, 2 K SP C. Carpenter 5 scoreless, 5 H, 3/3 K/BB, HBP, 6-6 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-3 Box Score 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/5, RBI, K, SB (11) DH R. Flaherty 0/4, BB, 2 K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, RBI RF K. Burke 1/4 C M. Brenly 3/4, R, RBI, HR (4), K PH J. Opitz 0/1 SS J. Lake 2/3, K, HBP SP DE Rhee 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, WP, 2-5 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 scoreless, 2 H, 5/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP D. Patton 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-4 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/4, K 2B M. Cerda 2/3, BB, 2 R, RBI DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4 LF G. Rohan 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 3B (3) 1B J. Bour 1/4, 3 K, E (9, throw) CF JH Ha 1/4, RBI RF N. Perez 0/4, 2 K 3B C. Thomas 0/4, K SP R. Searle 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5/3 K/BB, Balk, 8-2 GO-FO, E (1, fielding) RP L. Suarez 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 perfect, 3-0 GO-FO Boise lost 7-3 Box Score 2B P. LePage 2/5, 3 RBI, 2B (2), 2 K DH A. Alcantara 0/4, BB, 3 K, CS (2) LF J. Morelli 0/4, K 3B B. May 1/3, BB, K 1B R. Jones 1/4, 2 K RF C. Huseby 0/1, BB SS W. Darvill 0/3, BB, R, K CF KM Na 1/1, R, HBP SP YL Wang 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, Balk, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Zeller 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP R. Carmona 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 4-0 Box Score DH PC Chen 0/4, K SS E. Soto 1/4, SB (2) PH S. Burruel 0/1 C M. Gibbs 0/4, E (1, throw) 1B R. Cuneo 2/4, 2B (2), 3B (2) 2B D. Harrington 0/3 SP H. Mayora 4 scoreless, 2 H, 4/0 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP M. Mateo 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO RP M. Loosen 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP E. Rice .2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 4-2 Box Score CF O. Zapata 0/2, BB, R, RBI 2B G. Amaya 1/3, BB, 2B (2) SS M. Hernandez 1/4, 2B (9), CS (6) RF D. Arcila 1/3, BB, RBI, 3B (1) 1B G. Jimenez 0/4, 3 K DSL Cubs 2 lost Game 1 of their DH 9-8 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost Game 2 of their DH 1-0 Box Score SP R. Leyba 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-6

Matt Stites sums up his future:

Box Scores Iowa lost a rain-shortened 5 inning game 7-0 Box Score CF J. Adduci 1/2 SS D. Barney 0/2 RF B. Snyder 0/2 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/2 3B M. Smith 2/2, 2B (13) LF B. LaHair 0/2, E (4, throw) C W. Castillo 0/2, K 2B M. Camp 0/2 PH T. Wright 0/1 SP T. Diamond 4 scoreless, 1 H, 7/5 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Samardzija 1 IP, 3 H, 7 ER, 2/4 K/BB, 2 HR, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 4-3 in the 10th Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, BB, R, 2 K, SB (1) 2B T. Thomas 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, HBP, 3 SB (9) 1B R. Canzler 1/3, BB, K PH R. Chirinos 0/0, BB SS N. Samson 0/1, K RF/1B M. Spencer 2/4, BB, RBI, K, 2 SB (7) C S. Clevenger 0/4, BB, RBI 3B J. Vitters 0/4, BB, K LF/RF B. Guyer 1/4, BB, K SS/LF M. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, CS (2) SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7/2 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP A. Shafer 2+ IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO RP R. Buchter .1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB Daytona won 6-3 Box Score 3B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, R, 2 RBI, SB (10) 2B R. Flaherty 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (20) 1B R. Ridling 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (5) RF K. Burke 1/4, R, 2B (16), K C M. Brenly 2/4, RBI, 2B (5) DH J. Opitz 1/2, 2B (7) SS J. Lake 1/4, R, 2B (6), E (26, fielding) SP B. Raley 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 4-7 GO-FO RP M. Perconte 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Leverton .2 perfect, 2-0 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-3 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 2B M. Cerda 2/4, K 3B G. Rohan 1/4, RBI, K, E (5, throw) 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, R, E (8, fielding) LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, RBI, 3B (3) CF JH Ha 0/4, K RF N. Perez 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2), 3 K DH C. Thomas 1/3 SP N. Struck 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4/4 K/BB, Balk, 4-2 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 2 perfect, 2-3 GO-FO Boise won 5-2 Box Score 2B P. LePage 2/5, RBI 3B A. Alcantara 1/5, K, SB (1), E (5, fielding) LF J. Morelli 1/4 PR/CF KM Na 0/0, BB, R 1B B. May 1/5, R, 2B (4), 3 K DH R. Jones 2/4, R SS W. Darvill 0/2, 2 BB, K SP JY Serrano 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/2 K/BB, HR, WP, 8-5 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 1 scoreless, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 5-3 Box Score 2B PC Chen 1/3, BB, CS (3), PO (1B) SS E. Soto 2/3, R, E (1, fielding) 3B R. Cuneo 1/4, 2 K DH C. Noble 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K C S. Burruel 1/4, RBI, 2 K, CS (2) LF B. Springfield 0/3, E (1, throw) SP L. Liria 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4/2 K/BB, WP, 8-2 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP C. Hams 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO (Guessing Cody Harris is a typo since no player by that name is in this system) RP A. Jimenez 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, HBP, 5-2 GO-FO, E (1, throw) DSL Cubs 1 won 2-0 Box Score CF O. Zapata 0/3, BB, K 2B G. Amaya 1/4, R, K SS M. Hernandez 1/4, 3 K RF D. Arcila 0/4, K 1B G. Jimenez 1/3, K SP E. Cabreja 4 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, HBP, 3-8 GO-FO RP J. Castro 1.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 1-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-4 Box Score OVERALL: 3-5

Apparently you haven't read the articles about Z's punishment. MLB and the player's association agreed that Z be placed on the restricted list pending completion of treatment. This isn't Jim Hendry's call. And I think this puts to rest any questions over how Hendry handled this including the other MLB exec. stating that Z would be back with the Cubs by Wednesday. Clearly there is more to Z's suspension than just what was caught on TV. How is it not Jim Hendry's call? Either him or someone from the Front Office who answers to him went to MLB and the Player's Association, told them they wanted to place Z on the restricted list while having him seek mental help, and the MLB & Player's association signed off on it.

Confirmed

Box Scores Iowa PPD Tennessee lost 9-6 Box Score LF T. Campana 0/4, BB, R, 2 K, SB (25) CF B. Jackson 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (2), 2 K 2B T. Thomas 1/5, R, RBI, 3B (3), K DH R. Canzler 2/3, BB, RBI, 2 2B (13) 3B J. Vitters 1/4, R, RBI, HR (4), 2 K RF B. Guyer 1/4, 2 K C S. Clevenger 0/4, K SS N. Samson 1/4, 2 K, 2 E (8, throw x 2) SP R. Dolis 3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO RP C. Muschko 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 5-6 GO-FO Daytona won 4-3 Box Score 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, RBI, K 3B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, 2B (19), 2 E (14, throw x 2) 1B R. Ridling 0/4 RF K. Burke 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3B (3) DH J. Opitz 1/3, 2 RBI, K SS J. Lake 2/3, R, 2B (5), K SP K. McNutt 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 6/4 K/BB, WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 3/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2.1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria won 3-1 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/3, BB, 2 R, K, 2 SB (20) 2B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, RBI, CS (1) 3B G. Rohan 0/4, RBI, K 1B J. Bour 1/4, K LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, K CF JH Ha 2/4, R, RBI, HR (2) RF N. Perez 1/4, K DH C. Thomas 1/4, K, PO (1B) SP J. Antigua 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 9-2 GO-FO RP R. Morla 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, Balk, 2-0 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 5-4 Box Score 2B P. LePage 2/5, 2B (1), K, E (1, throw) SS A. Alcantara 3/4, BB, R, RBI, K LF J. Morelli 0/3, RBI 3B B. May 0/3, BB, R, 3 K 1B R. Jones 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (2), K C J. Vigurs 0/4, 3 K, E (2, catcher interference) DH W. Darvill 1/3, BB, R, 2 K CF KM Na 2/2, R, CS (2), Assist (3B) SP E. Jokisch 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Mincone 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 4-5 GO-FO RP C. Rojas 2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 6-5 Box Score 2B PC Chen 2/4, BB, K, SB (1), CS (2) SS E. Soto 1/5, R, 2 K, SB (1) 1B R. Cuneo 0/4, BB, 3 K C C. Noble 0/4, BB CF B. Shields 3/4, R, 2 RBI, 3 SB (3) 3B D. Harrington 2/4, RBI, K SP B. Ebinger 3 scoreless, 3 H, 4/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Rosario 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP E. Rice 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 0-2 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald .2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won Game 1 of their DH 8-3 Box Score 2B O. Zapata 2/3, BB, 3 R, RBI, SB (7) SS G. Amaya 2/3, BB, SB (5), E (8, fielding) 1B G. Jimenez 1/3, R, K, HBP RP V. Salazar 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 4-3 GO-FO, E (1, throw) DSL Cubs 1 won Game 2 of their DH 1-0 in the 8th Box Score CF/2B O. Zapata 0/3, K SS G. Amaya 0/2 1B G. Jimenez 0/3, 3 K 2B J. Rodriguez 0/2 SP R. Garcia 5.2 scoreless, 4 H, 6/1 K/BB, 7-3 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, WP, 6-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won Game 1 of their DH 4-1 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 2/4, 2 R, E (8, fielding) DH D. Arcila 2/3, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (4) SP A. Paulino 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/4 K/BB, 7-5 GO-FO RP R. Leyba 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost Game 2 of their DH 6-5 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 0/1, E (9, fielding) DH D. Arcila 1/4, 2B (4), 2 K OVERALL 6-3

Casey Lambert got the start for the AZ Cubs.

On overall prospect lists!? That'd be kind of crazy. He definitely has it in him to be a Top 10/Top 20 guy, though.

So, the pattern I'm seeing for the Cubs in three game series this season is lose the first two game in horrific fashion, then win the third game by scoring lots of runs.

For those of you who missed Heinze smacking the cameraman: Link

Goal of the tourney. Almost as good as Rodriguez's goal in their 2006 WC matchup, imo.

Fall! FALL!!!!! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

The pre-draft reports depended a lot on when teams saw him. Early in his season, he was working in the high 80s and looked really lackluster. Most teams backed off of him, although the Cubs kept an eye on him. As his season went on, his stuff improved markedly and the Cubs were able to snag him late. Much like Cashner last year, a lot of McNutt's success depends on how well he can develop his changeup. McNutt has a fastball/curveball combination that could easily translate to success as a setup man. If he adds a changeup and keeps his stuff at a high level deep into the season, he could very well be a high quality 2/3 starter.

Yes.

Mexico just got screwed horrifically. Wow.

"The referee in this game is the only Italian who'll be staying around for this World Cup." =D>

Box Scores Iowa won 9-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/6, RBI, K SS D. Barney 2/6, 2 R RF B. Snyder 3/5, 3 R, 2B (16), 2 SB (14) 1B M. Hoffpauir 4/4, BB, R, 4 RBI, 2 2B (17) LF T. Wright 0/3, BB, K, HBP C W. Castillo 1/5, R, RBI, HR (9) 3B M. Smith 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (12), 2 K, E (3, throw) 2B M. Camp 1/4, BB, R, K PH J. Dubois 0/0, BB PH B. LaHair 0/1 SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HR, WP, HBP, 5-5 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 10-3 Box Score LF T. Campana 1/5, RBI CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, RBI, HR (1) 2B T. Thomas 1/3,BB, K C R. Chirinos 0/4, 3 K RF M. Spender 0/4, 2 K 3B R. Canzler 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2B (11), K SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, 2 2B (6) PH J. Vitters 0/1 PH N. Samson 0/0, RBI PH B. Guyer 0/0, HBP SP A. Cabrera 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4/3 K/BB, WP, Balk, 6-2 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0-3 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 1-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona won 15-7 Box Score 2B DJ LeMahieu 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (12), HR (1), HBP 3B R. Flaherty 0/6, K, E (12, throw) 1B R. Ridling 2/4, 3 R, RBI, 2B (16), HBP RF K. Burke 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K C M. Brenly 3/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (4), K, PB (4) SS J. Lake 0/3, 2 BB, R, 3 K SP C. Archer 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 6/2 K/BB, 3-8 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 0-2 GO-FO RP D. Patton 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 0/1 K/BB, HR, 4-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-4 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/3, BB, R, 2B (12), SB (18), 2 E (23, fielding x 2) 2B M. Cerda 2/5, R, 3B (5), 2 K, E (10, fielding) LF G. Rohan 2/4, BB, 3 RBI, 3B (2) 1B J. Bour 0/5, K DH DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, 2 K CF JH Ha 2/4, R, SB (6) RF N. Perez 0/4, 2 K 3B J. Mota 1/4, RBI SP R. Whitenack 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 WP, 9-3 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 scoreless, 0 H, 0/3 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO Boise won 5-1 Box Score SS/3B A. Alcantara 1/5, R, RBI, HR (1) DH J. Morelli 1/3, BB, R 3B B. May 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (3) PR/2B P. LePage 0/0, R 1B R. Jones 1/4, RBI RF R. Davis 1/4, K, CS (1) C J. Vigurs 0/4 2B/SS W. Darvill 0/4, K CF KM Na 1/2, 2 BB, K, SB (3), CS (1) SP T. Mitchell 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/4 K/BB, WP, 7-2 GO-FO RP M. Perez 4.2 scoreless, 4 H, 4/1 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-1 Box Score 2B PC Chen 2/3, BB, 2 R, CS (1) SS E. Soto 2/4, R, RBI 1B R. Cuneo 1/3, BB, RBI RF X. Batista 0/3, 2 K C S. Burruel 0/3, RBI, K, E (3, pickoff) DH D. Harrington 0/3, 2 K LF B. Springfield 0/2, BB PR/LF V. Bieneme 0/0, R, SB (1) CF B. Shields 0/3, R, K SP C. Lambert 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 5 scoreless, 1 H, 5/1 K/BB, 6-2 GO-FO RP M. Loosen 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO Both DSL teams with an off day OVERALL: 4-2

Figures.

Damn damn damn damn damn.

Just awful.

Ridiculous.

GET THE [expletive] UP YOU [expletive]!

He's still 20 years old, he needs at least another year, and there's no overriding need for anyone at 1B or the OF. Keep him at 3B and see if he can ever figure it out. If not, moving him to 1B or the OF shouldn't be too difficult when he gets called up.