Outshined_One

And yet they won 9-8 in the 10th.

After seeing some early results from the draft and the results of various promotions... 1) Josh Vitters: A- (easy pick) 2) Jay Jackson: B+ (A- if he finishes the season healthy and productive) 3) Starlin Castro: B+ (still going strong) 4) Andrew Cashner: B (climbing towards B+ with his recent outings) 5) Jeff Samardzija: B (falling towards B-) 6) Chris Carpenter: B- (B if he finishes the season healthy and productive) 7) Hak-Ju Lee: C+ (probably will be a B- at season's end, but I'm holding back for now) 8) Ryan Searle: C+ (fluctuating, hard to get a read on him sometimes) 9) Tyler Colvin: C+ (debating dropping him to a C, but I'm cutting him slack for his injuries) 10) Brett Jackson: C+ (based mostly on his tools and draft position) Right now, there are about 11 guys I'd think about putting in the C+ range (In addition to the four above, Flaherty, Burke, Coleman, Lake, Archer, Thomas, McDaniel, and Guyer) who could be slotted in my last four slots. There are also a bunch of guys in Boise and the AZ League who could establish themselves (I'm focusing on Nagel, Matchulat, Antigua, Ha, Jung, Watkins, Cerda, and Suarez, but others could make themselves known). Plus, we still haven't seen much out of this draft class, both guys who haven't signed (LeMahieu, Raley, Kirk, etc.) and who have signed (Jackson, Whitenack, Mincone, Jones, etc.). Moreover, I haven't even mentioned Rhee (I'd give him an incomplete until he recovers fully). It's fairly fluid, but, at the very least, it seems like our farm system is climbing out of the cellar.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Cubs can go at least 5-2 going into the break. It'd be a huge boost for this team, especially with Rammy and Johnson getting healthy. Taking 3 of 4 from the Brewers is a great step in the right direction, but this team needs to get into gear for the long haul.

"When you were at the Orange Bowl, you knew you were there." Words of wisdom.

Greg Olsen sounds like a genius.

I think Lou was looking to get Blanco into the game as the defensive replacement at 2B, rather than subbing in Fontenot in favor of Fox.

That was Blanco in at 2B.

They pulled out a random frat boy from the bleachers to sing the Stretch, apparently.

He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.

They've been playing really deep all series. Why? I have no idea.

He and Randy Johnson should conduct a hitting camp. :idea: With special instruction from Ben Sheets. And a special guest appearance from Matt Clement!

Fuld and Patton?

I love watching Ted Lilly hit. He has such an awkward swing.

Thanks, Mikey!

Jake Fox is definitely a former catcher.

Those morons seriously thought he hit it hard?

Thanks for the freebie, Prince!

I chuckled when Bob mentioned players having career days while hung over.

Yeah, Fielder's good.

Projected Starters Iowa: Atkins Tennessee: Coleman Daytona: Dolis Peoria: Hatley Boise: Nagel

Great Irish food? Does not compute.

Box Scores Iowa lost 9-1 Box Score CF M. Camp 0/4, BB 1B M. Craig 1/4, 2 K C S. Clevenger 2/4 3B/LF B. Scales 1/2, 2 BB 2B/3B N. Spears 1/4, R SS D. Barney 1/3, BB RF J. Dubois 1/1, BB SP M. Atkins .2 IP, 4 H, 7 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HBP RP J. Russell 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 4-2 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO RP RP J. Berg 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO Tennessee won 6-0 Box Score 2B N. Samson 3/5, 2 R, E (1, fielding) RF T. Colvin 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (5), HR (7) 3B M. Smith 0/5, RBI, 2 R LF T. Wright 0/3, K LF D. Deeds 0/2 CF J. Adduci 4/5, 3 RBI, SB (19) SS J. Mota 0/3, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 SB (2) 1B R. Canzler 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K, E (2, throw) C W. Castillo 0/4 SP C. Coleman 8 scoreless, 2 H, 4/3 K/BB, HBP, 15-5 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/2 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 6-4 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, 3 K SS S. Castro 1/4, R, RBI, HR (3) 3B J. Opitz 1/4, 2B (12) RF B. Guyer 0/3, BB, R, 2 K C R. Chirinos 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (7), K DH J. Vitters 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (1), 3B (1) 1B J. Rosa 1/4, 2B (19), K 2B M. Gonzalez 0/3 SP R. Dolis 5 scoreless, 0 H, 5/1 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO RP D. Sasser 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-2 Box Score CF R. Johnson 1/4, R 2B J. Harrison 0/4 3B A. Ramirez 1/2, BB 3B R. Flaherty 0/1 RF K. Burke 0/4, K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, RBI, 2 K LF N. Perez 1/4, R, RBI, HR (8), K SS J. Lake 0/4 C M. Brenly 3/4, 2B (10) DH D. Rundle 0/3, 2 K SP M. Hatley 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO, E (5, throw) RP M. De Leon 2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 3-2 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Boise won 9-8 thanks to a 2 run 10th Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/5, R, K, E (11, throw) 2B L. Watkins 1/5, R CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2 K 1B G. Rohan 2/3, R, 2 HBP DH JH Ha 2/5, 3 R, RBI, K, SB (2) C M. Williams 1/5, 2 R, 2 RBI 3B G. Matheus 4/5, 4 RBI LF J. Valdez 0/2, BB, K, Assist (Home) SP J. Nagel 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO AZL and DSL Cubs with the day off. OVERALL: 2-3

Jeff Antigua had a nice outing for Boise: 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K, 2 BB. However, they're currently down 8-0.

Castro's back in the Daytona lineup. McDaniel was solid, going 5, walking 2, striking out 7, and giving up one run.

They're under way. Reed Johnson and A-Ram didn't start, although Reed Johnson did get a PH appearance. I'm guessing the Cubs are being cautious with the wet grounds and rain. Aramis started at DH and is 0-1 with a walk. Reed took a walk too. Ahhhhhh, right. I saw Flaherty at 3B and thought they gave Rammy the day off, but forgot he could have been DHing. That makes sense.