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Box Score Boise lost 3-1 Box Score CF D. Gregg 0/4, R, SB (36), K SS J. Mota 1/4, K 1B C. Gaskin 0/3, K RF J. Defendis 0/3, K LF J. Valdez 0/3 DH K. Reynolds 0/3, 2 K C J. Muyco 0/3, K SP S. Taylor 5 scoreless, 2 H, 5/0

Baker's had no problem lying to fans and the media in the past, I don't see why he'd change that now.

Last game of the regular season for Iowa, West Tenn, and Peoria. Let's hope they can finish with a bang!

Box Scores Iowa lost 8-3 Box Score 3B M. Fontenot 1/4, R, 3B (10) RF D. Kelton 2/4, RBI, Assist (Home) LF B. Grieve 3/4, 2 R, 2 2B (19), E (2, throw) 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (14) C G. Soto 1/4 2B R. Lewis 1/4 SP A. Tavares 3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3/1 RP W. Nolen 1 perfect, 0/0 RP C. Pignatiello 2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2/0 West Tenn won 5-2 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 1/4, R, 2B (2) SS R. Theriot 1/3, BB, R, SB (24) RF A. Greenberg 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 K 3B C. McGehee 2/4, 3 RBI, 2B (31) 1B M. Craig 1/2, BB, R PH/1B B. Sing 0/1 CF B. Coats 1/4, RBI LF D. Bacon 0/2, 2 BB, K, Assist (2B) C J. Reyes 2/4, RBI, K SP JK Ryu 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 6/1, HR RP A. Shipman 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0/0 Peoria won 8-6 Box Score CF S. Fuld 3/4, 2B (32) PR/2B L. Rivera 1/1, R DH S. Harris 1/5, R, RBI, SB (3), K RF R. Harvey 3/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (30) LF/CF B. Flowers 1/4, R, 4 RBI, HR (8), 2 K 1B/LF D. Larsen 0/4, K SS J. Simokaitis 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (2) SP A. Guzman 3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/0, HR RP J. Berg 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1/2 Boise won 9-6 Box Score CF D. Gregg 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (9), K SS J. Mota 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 3B (1), K, E (19, throw) 1B C. Gaskin 0/3, R, 2 K, HBP RF J. Defendis 1/4, 2 RBI, K LF J. Valdez 0/3, R, RBI, K, HBP 2B K. Reynolds 0/4 C J. Muyco 2/4, R, 2 K DH M. Reed 1/4, R, K SP M. Atkins 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7/4, HR OVERALL: 3-1

They also could build pillow forts in the clubhouse!

With the 134th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes Sebastian Janikowski, K, OAK

Today is the last game of the season for Daytona. Good luck to all of the current D-Cubs and thanks for the memories! Here's hoping for an even better 2006. :D

Box Scores Iowa won 13-2 Box Score 3B M. Fontenot 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI RF D. Kelton 0/4, RBI, K LF B. Grieve 1/4, BB, R, RBI 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, 2 RBI C G. Soto 2/3, BB, 2 R, 2 2B (14), K 2B R. Lewis 3/4, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR (2) SP J. Leicester 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 7/1 RP R. Rohlicek 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 West Tenn won 1-0 in the 11th Box Score SS/3B R. Theriot 1/6, K LF L. Montanez 1/2, RBI RF A. Greenberg 0/5, 2 K 3B M. Craig 2/3, BB, 2B (24), HBP 1B B. Sing 1/3, 2 BB, K CF/SS B. Coats 0/5 2B A. Sisk 0/5, K C J. Reyes 2/4, BB, 2 K PH C. McGehee 0/1 SP C. Marmol 7 scoreless, 1 H, 11/2 RP R. Wells 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 RP D. Aardsma 2 scoreless and hitless, 1/2 Daytona lost 12-6 Box Score CF C. Walker 2/4, BB, 2 R, SB (60), CS (21), K 3B S. Moore 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (31), 2 K, 2 E (throw, fielding) 1B B. Dopirak 0/4, BB, R C J. Fox 0/3, BB, R, HBP, E (5, throw) SP M. Weber 2.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 2/0, HR RP A. Burrows 2 scoreless, 1 H, 4/0 Peoria lost 9-5 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/3, 2 BB, R DH S. Harris 1/4, RBI, K RF R. Harvey 0/4, RBI, K LF B. Flowers 0/4, K, Assist (2B) 1B D. Larsen 0/3, BB, R, E (22, fielding) SS J. Simokaitis 0/2, BB, R, RBI, K SP M. Billek 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 6/1, 2 HR RP A. Francisco 4 scoreless, 2 H, 0/3 Boise won 13-5 Box Score CF D. Gregg 2/5, 2 R, RBI, SB (35) SS J. Mota 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (7), CS (5), 2 K 1B C. Gaskin 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (6), K, E (10, fielding) RF J. Defendis 1/4, BB, R, RBI, K LF J. Valdez 0/4, RBI, K 2B K. Reynolds 1/4, BB, R, 2 K DH E. Puello 1/3, K C M. Reed 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, SB (7), K C P. Farina 0/1, K SP D. Downs 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4/2 RP A. Santana 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 OVERALL: 3-2

I think that WHIP might be a bit deceptive. He gave up 6 hits and 1 BB, with only one of those hits being for extra bases. I'm curious as to how many of those 5 hits were legit. Remember that defense at that level is not all that advanced.

Box Scores Iowa lost 10-4 Box Score 2B M. Fontenot 3/5, R, RBI, HR (6) RF D. Kelton 2/5, R, SB (14) LF B. Grieve 3/5, 2 R, 2 2B (17), K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, K C G. Soto 1/3, BB PH R. Lewis 0/0, BB SP J. Koronka 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1/2, 2 HR RP A. Tavares .1 perfect, 1/0 RP C. Pignatiello .1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0/1, HR West Tenn won 3-0 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 0/3, BB, R, 2 K CF D. Bacon 3/4, R, SB (37), CS (14) RF A. Greenberg 1/3, BB, R, RBI, SB (15) 1B C. McGehee 0/3, BB, 2 K SS B. Coats 2/4, 2 RBI, E (34, throw) 3B A. Sisk 0/3, BB, 2 K LF L. Montanez 0/3, K PH M. Craig 0/1 SP R. Nolasco 6 scoreless, 3 H, 5/4 RP A. Shipman 1 perfect, 1/0 Daytona won Game 1 of the DH 4-3 Box Score CF C. Walker 0/3, K 3B S. Moore 2/2, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (29) 1B B. Dopirak 1/2, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (16), E (17, missed catch) C J. Fox 0/3, K RF J³ 0/3 SP JR Mathes 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1/1, HR RP A. Burrows .1 perfect, 1/0 Daytona won Game 2 of the DH 2-1 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/3, R, 2B (21), 3 SB (59) 3B S. Moore 1/3, R, 2B (30), SB (22), K 1B B. Dopirak 0/2, BB, K DH J. Fox 1/2, BB, SB (5), CS (2) RF J³ 1/3, 2 K C T. Richie 0/3, K SP S. Gallagher 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 7/0, HR Peoria won 7-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (6), K RF S. Harris 1/4, RBI, SB (2) DH R. Harvey 1/4, R, K LF B. Flowers 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 3B (4), K 1B D. Larsen 1/4, R SS J. Simokaitis 0/4, RBI, K 3B L. Rivera 2/3, R, 2 RBI, SB (3) SP T. Blackford 5 scoreless, 3 H, 1/2 Boise lost 10-8 Box Score CF D. Gregg 3/5, R SS J. Mota 1/5, R, K RF J. Defendis 1/5, 2 R LF J. Valdez 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (13), SB (4) 2B K. Reynolds 1/5, R, 2 K, E (18, fielding) 1B E. Puello 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (15), 2 K DH C. Quinones 1/5, RBI, K C J. Muyco 0/4, K SP J. Yepez 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 7/1 RP L. Hagerty 0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0/1 OVERALL: 4-2

Masturbatory Autism takes Mewelde Moore, RB, MIN

Wow, he just pitched in West Tenn last night.

Actually, you have to move ahead when going east. :D 7:15 in Boise is 8:15 in CST.

If any of our illustrious NSBB scouting types are watching this, please give a report on how he looked, what pitches he threw, and so on. :)

Box Scores Iowa lost 11-7 Box Score 3B M. Fontenot 0/4, BB, E (13, fielding) RF D. Kelton 4/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (28) LF B. Grieve 2/5, R, 2B (15), K 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (13) 2B R. Lewis 0/3, 2 BB, R, K SP R. Valdes 5.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 7/2, 2 HR RP W. Nolen 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 West Tenn lost 2-1 in the 10th Box Score 2B E. Patterson 1/4, BB, R, SB (3), K CF A. Greenberg 0/2, 3 BB, SB (14), K 3B C. McGehee 2/5, RBI, SB (2) 1B M. Craig 0/4, RBI RF B. Sing 0/4, 3 K SS B. Coats 1/4, 2 K, E (33, throw) LF L. Montanez 0/2, BB LF D. Bacon 0/2, 2 K SP R. O'Malley 6.2 scoreless, 4 H, 4/2 RP R. Wells 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/3 RP A. Shipman 1 perfect, 3/0 Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria lost 14-1 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/3, BB RF S. Harris 0/4, K DH R. Harvey 0/3, 2 K 3B L. Rivera 1/1 LF B. Flowers 1/4 1B D. Larsen 0/4, 3 K SS J. Simokaitis 0/3, K, E (12, fielding) SP J. Estrada 6 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 4/2, HR Boise won 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th Box Score CF D. Gregg 1/5, 2B (7), CS (12), 2 K 2B J. Mota 2/4, BB, K DH C. Gaskin 0/4, BB, RBI, 2 K RF J. Defendis 2/5, R, RBI, K, E (3, throw), Assist (2B) LF J. Valdez 1/3, BB, CS (3), K SS K. Reynolds 2/4, K, E (17, fielding) 1B E. Puello 0/4, K C J. Muyco 1/4, K, E (3, throw) PR M. Reed 0/0, R SP M. Pawelek 3 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4/1 RP D. Veal 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4/3, E (2, throw) OVERALL: 1-3

Seriously, what would trading Walker have accomplished aside from maybe netting some decent prospects who would likely be some time away (since they'd have to clear waivers)? Do we really want to give Dusty the option of having Jose Macias and Neifi Perez platoon at 2B for the rest of the season? Like Ronnie Cedeno would see regular playing time since Dusty now has this option? Who would man 2B next season, Cedeno? I'm guessing you'd be taking a gamble on Nomar staying healthy at SS? Or would you rather hope that Raffy Furcal is not looking to get painfully overpaid? Or heck, maybe you want a 2B from in-system to take Todd's place. That's fine... Except Richard Lewis' numbers at AAA have been absolutely excrutiating. Michael Fontenot, on the other hand, would be a decent utility option. But as a starter, no thank you. Eric Patterson? He's a year away, he could take over anyways on schedule (2007) without having to trade Walker. Ryan Theriot? A nice player and a nice guy by all accounts, but he's in the same boat as Fontenot. Face it, it's a good thing the Cubs decided to hang on to Walker. His defense has been shoddy at times, but I'll take a consistent bat like his from the left side eight days a week.

Thanks for conducting this interview guys!

Box Scores Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score 2B M. Fontenot 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (22), HR (5), K RF D. Kelton 1/4 LF B. Grieve 0/4 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/4, SB (2) DH R. Lewis 0/4, R, K C G. Soto 0/3 SP B. Brownlie 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 9/3, 2 HR RP R. Rohlicek 1.1 perfect, 1/0 West Tenn lost 8-7 in 10 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 1/6, R, 2B (1), K SS R. Theriot 2/5, R, K, HBP RF A. Greenberg 2/5, BB, R, RBI 3B C. McGehee 0/4, BB, K, PO DH M. Craig 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (23), K 1B B. Sing 1/3, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (26, yay!), CS (5), K CF B. Coats 3/4, BB, K, Assist (Home) SP R. Pinto 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1/3 RP A. Tavares 2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 RP D. Aardsma 1.2 IP, 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1/2, HR Daytona lost 7-1 Box Score CF C. Walker 0/4, 2 K 3B S. Moore 1/4, 2 K 1B B. Dopirak 1/4, 2 K C J. Fox 1/4, CS (1) RF J³ 0/3, BB, K SP Y. Ferreras 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 7/1 RP A. Burrows 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 Peoria lost 7-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/5, K LF S. Harris 2/4, 2 2B (3), K RF R. Harvey 1/4, K 1B D. Larsen 0/4, K, E (21, fielding) SS J. Simokaitis 1/3, RBI SP G. Johnson 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4/2 Boise won 9-8 in the bottom of the 9th Box Score CF D. Gregg 4/5, 4 RBI C M. Reed 1/3, 2 K, HBP 1B C. Gaskin 0/5 RF J. Defendis 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (7), K LF J. Valdez 1/4, BB, R, K SS K. Reynolds 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (6), PO, E (16, fielding) 3B E. Puello 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI DH P. Farina 1/3, BB, RBI SP S. Taylor 3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2/2 OVERALL: 1-4

113th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes Troy Williamson, WR.

Also the second most entertaining pitcher on the staff to watch while on the mound. He's animated and has some crazy deliveries.

It was a suicide squeeze, too!

Now that Mesa's season is over, I'm curious as to what some of the minor league gurus around here have to say about the top prospects the Cubs had down in Mesa this season. To start, I think it's kinda obvious who the top prospect at Mesa was this season. LHP Mark Pawelek, needless to say, really doesn't need much of an introduction. 43 IP, 56/21 K/BB, 0 HRs (although the AZL is not conducive to HRs), 25 H, 2.72 ERA, and of course, an 0-3 record. Most of us are fairly well-aware of his upside and potential problems down the line (namely his mechanics), but I have to say that there's no doubt in my mind that he earns top prospect honors in Mesa. But who are some of the other guys who stood out at Mesa? Statistics can only tell part of the story, but some of the younger guys down there managed to put up some intriguing numbers. Here are some of note: C Mario Mercedes: Gotta dig a catcher who has a K/BB of 5/5 in 81 ABs with reasonable defense behind the dish (2 passed balls). C Yusuf Carter: Joe Carter's nephew saw his share of time at DH this season, but he flashed some pretty nice power for the AZL, smacking 2 doubles and a HR in 38 ABs. He's going to have to learn some patience down the line, though (14 Ks, 1 BB). 1B/DH Russell Canzler: It was his second go-round in the AZL, but he showed off enough power to raise some eyebrows, with 11 2B, 3 3B, and 1 HR in 157 ABs. He also had a semi-respectable K/BB (41/24). Only problem is going to be whether or not he has defensive upside, since he's spent plenty of quality time at DH. OF Randy Brown: Seems like a speedy guy (8 SB...and 7 CS) with some power upside (8 2B and 5 3B in 189 ABs). A 33/11 K/BB for a 19 year old isn't half bad, either. OF Deryck Lewis: Probably the Mesa position prospect most talked about on this board, from what I can tell. With good reason, too. In 174 ABs, he hit 14 doubles and 5 triples. Couple that with a 23/17 K/BB line and you have something interesting brewing with this guy. OF Ryan Episcopo: Yeah, he doesn't seem to have the kind of power that will allow him to stick at a corner OF spot. But considering he's a young 20 (turned back on July 20th), there's still growing left to do. 7 2B, 1 3B, and 2 HR in 168 ABs is a decent line for his level. You'd like to see better power numbers from a guy with a 47/25 K/BB line in that many ABs, though. So, that about accounts for the run-through of my list. I know plenty of guys here have seen more extensive scouting reports (and who have seen these guys) than I have and will have different standards for what constitutes a top prospect down there. I didn't pay much attention to guys who were over the age of 20, needless to say. I'm curious to see what everyone else had to say. I'm sure guys like SS Dylan Johnston and SP Scott Taylor will be some of the names mentioned in this thread (based more on their upside than performance). However, I'd like to see some more in-depth analysis on these guys.

Box Scores Iowa lost 6-2 Box Score 2B R. Lewis 1/4, RBI, 2B (10), K RF D. Kelton 0/3, BB, R LF B. Grieve 1/4, K C G. Soto 0/3, BB, 2 K 3B M. Fontenot 2/3, BB, RBI 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, K SP S. Mitre 4 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6/1 RP R. Hill 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 RP C. Pignatiello 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/1, HR West Tenn won 5-4 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 0/5, RBI, CS (2), 2 K SS R. Theriot 0/3, 2 BB, 2 CS (10), K RF A. Greenberg 0/2, BB, R, K 3B C. McGehee 0/2, 2 BB, R, K DH M. Craig 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI 1B B. Sing 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (29), K CF D. Bacon 0/2, BB, 2 K LF A. Sisk 0/4, 3 K SP JK Ryu 7 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 8/2 RP A. Shipman 1 perfect, 0/0 Daytona won a rain-shortened game 3-2 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/2, BB, CS (20) 3B S. Moore 0/3, 2 K, E (28, fielding) 1B B. Dopirak 0/3, 2 K C J. Fox 1/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (9) SP J. Mateo 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 9/1 Peoria won 8-6 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, BB, R, RBI, HR (5), K, E (6, throw) LF S. Harris 1/5, R, RBI, HR (1) RF R. Harvey 2/4, 2 H, RBI, HR (24), 2 K, HBP 1B D. Larsen 0/3, 2 BB, R, SB (12), K SS/3B L. Rivera 0/4, K SP J. Berg 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/4 Boise lost 8-5 Box Score CF D. Gregg 1/3, K DH C. Quinones 2/4, RBI, K 1B C. Gaskin 1/3, BB, R, 2B (15), K, PO RF J. Defendis 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2) LF J. Valdez 2/4, R, 2B (12), K C M. Reed 0/4, K SS J. Mota 2/4, R, RBI, PO SP M. Atkins 5 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 4/2 OVERALL: 3-2

Beloit isn't too far from Madison and they have a night game tomorrow. I recommend he hits up the Nitty Gritty and see where the night takes him from there. :D

With the 106th pick, Masturbatory Autism takes David Carr, QB