CaliforniaRaisin

Yeah, that’s another good line for Gallardo: 1. Richard Gallardo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/4 GO/AO, 25 pitches (14 strikes) https://www.thecubreporter.com/05222019/cubs-paint-it-black-riverview

https://twitter.com/kazuto_yamazaki/status/1131005438806220800?s=21

Box Scores: Iowa won game one 5-3 (7 innings) Box Score CF D. Dewees 1/4, BB DH I. Happ 0/2, BB, 2 K 3B R. García 2/3, 2 R, HR (3), RBI, K SS D. Machado 0/3, E (3, fielding) C T. Davis 1/3, R, HR (2), RBI, K SP A. Alzolay 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 6-4 GO-FO, 65-44 pitches-strikes RP J. Tazawa 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Rosario 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP RP D. Maples 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Iowa won game two 6-3 (7 innings) Box Score 2B T. Giambrone 0/3, R, BB, K CF D. Dewees 1/3, 2 R, 3B (2), HBP DH I. Happ 4/4, 2 R, 2 2B (10), HR (6), 5 RBI 3B R. García 1/4, 2 K SP C. Rea 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 6-2 GO-FO, 100-51 pitches-strikes Tennessee won 9-3 Box Score SS V. Machin 4/5, R, 3 RBI 1B J. Young 3/4, R, 3 RBI, 2 K DH I. Rice 1/4, R, RBI, BB, K C J. Pereda 0/3, 2 BB SP O. de la Cruz 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5-3 GO-FO, 84-52 pitches-strikes RP M. Rucker 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-4 GO-FO RP I. Clarkin 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 8-2 Box Score CF J. Herron 0/4, BB, K C M. Amaya 0/3, RBI, BB SS A. Ademan 0/3, R, BB, 2 K SP A. Lange 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 7-4 GO-FO, 97-61 pitches-strikes RP M. Rodríguez 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1-0 GO-FO South Bend lost 3-1 Box Score SS A. Weber 2/4 RF J. Sierra 1/4 CF N. Velázquez 1/4, R, K, SB (5) DH T. Durna 2/3, RBI, 2B (17) 3B C. Morel 0/2, K LF DJ Artis 1/3 SP P. Remy 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1-2 GO-FO, 65-43 pitches-strikes RP Z. Mort 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 3-3 GO-FO, 41-30 pitches-strikes

I think he was never going to make the team out of Arizona next spring (no matter how good his stats are). It sounds like the plan is to keep Nico at AA for the whole year, and let him start next season in Iowa. He'll probably get called him sometime next year in May/early June is my guess. The best chance for Russell finally being excised from this team now is a trade. We just need to pray some team needs help at SS/2B before the trade deadline and is willing to take the PR hit/bad press to acquire him. The hard trade deadline (can't make trades in August anymore) could help us here in that regard. Unfortunately, given the current situation, the team that might need help at SS/2B is us. Tampa fits the bill.

To be fair to the Cubs, I wouldn't necessarily call this a "misdiagnosis" because hairline fractures can be very difficult to discover. Sometimes a person doesn't even realize they have one or had one -- they just endure the pain (which can vary from moderate to severe). Nico probably started swinging the bat in light workouts and started noticing the pain from swinging in his wrist, but otherwise felt fine. This news sucks, but he should be fully healthy in like a month. Plenty of time left in the season at AA and we were never planning on calling him up this year. I also seriously doubt we'll include him in any trade package. The worst part for me is that this probably eliminates any chance he had of making the team out of Arizona next spring and Russell being punted away.

Box Scores: Iowa PPD Tennessee had the day off Myrtle Beach lost 6-5 Box Score RF J. Herron 2/4, R C M. Amaya 2/4, R, 2B (9) SS A. Ademan 0/4 1B L. Reynolds 0/2, R, 2 BB, K 2B C. Sepulveda 2/4, 2B (4), RBI, K SP J. Assad 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 7-3 GO-FO, 94-59 pitches-strikes South Bend lost 1-0 Box Score LF DJ Artis 1/4, 2 K CF C. Roeder 0/4 SS A. Weber 0/4, E (13, fielding) DH J. Sierra 0/3 RF N. Velázquez 1/3, K 1B T. Durna 1/3, K, 2B (16) 3B C. Morel 0/3, 2 K SP C. Sanders 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 3-4 GO-FO, 70-37 pitches-strikes RP E. Roberts 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO

https://twitter.com/savermetrics/status/1130651928860348416?s=21 https://twitter.com/savermetrics/status/1130656816566661120?s=21 https://twitter.com/savermetrics/status/1130659196490330112?s=21

Christopher Morel made the MLB Pipeline all-prospect team:

horsefeathers

It’s official:

Brailyn Márquez is the first Cub to make BA’s weekly Prospect Hot Sheets this year: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-52019/?utm_source=BAPR&utm_medium=email

Box Scores: Iowa won 5-2 Box Score LF-CF-LF D. Dewees 0/4, K, E (1, fielding) 2B I. Happ 1/2, R, HR (5), RBI, BB, K - left game with apparent injury 2B R. Garcia 0/1 CF-P-CF J. Hannemann 1/3, BB, 2B (3), CS (1); pitching: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 - pitched to 1 batter to keep Underwood under single inning pitch limit SS T. Giambrone 0/3, 3 K C T. Davis 1/2, BB, PB (1) SP-LF D. Underwood Jr. 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 7-2 GO-FO, 87-56 pitches-strikes RP J. Norwood 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 3-2 Box Score 3B-2B V. Machin 1/4, R, BB 1B J. Young 1/4, BB LF I. Rice 0/2, 2 BB, K C PJ Higgins 1/5, R, 2 K SS L. Vázquez 0/5, SB (3) SP C. Abbott 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 5-2 GO-FO, 97-53 pitches-strikes RP C. Brooks 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP W. Short 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP Myrtle Beach won 8-5 Box Score CF J. Herron 1/3, R, RBI, HBP C M. Amaya 2/4, 2 R, HR (5), 3 RBI, BB, K 1B L. Reynolds 1/4, R, BB, K SS A. Ademan 1/3, 2 RBI, 2B (4), BB, K SP P. Richan 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-5 GO-FO, 89-65 pitches-strikes RP J. Camargo 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 6-0 GO-FO South Bend lost 9-1 Box Score CF C. Roederer 0/4, K LF N. Velázquez 0/4, K RF J. Sierra 2/4, R, 2B (9) 3B C. Morel 0/3, BB, K 1B T. Durna 1/4 SP D. Casey 3 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-5 GO-FO, 76-49 pitches-strikes RP J. Albertos 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO, 40-19 pitches-strikes

No. Most Latin American player’s height/weights are often wrong because they rarely update minor leaguer’s sizes and these guys normally sign at 16 or 17. That said, he’s definitely wiry and thin.

Morel has 2 doubles Friday, 2 singles yesterday and just hit a home run. Hopefully he’s going on a nice hot streak.

Well deserved if true:

Box Scores: Iowa won game one 5-4 (7 innings) Box Score RF J. Field 2/3, 2 R, HR (5), RBI, K 3B R. Garcia 1/3, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, K CF I. Happ 0/3, 3 K SS D. Machado 0/2, BB, K 2B T. Giamrbone 1/3, K C T. Davis 1/3, K, SB (11) SP A. Mills 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 3 HR, 6-1 GO-FO. 93-60 pitches-strikes RP J. Tazawa 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Rosario 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO Iowa lost game two 3-0 (7 innings) Box Score LF D. Dewees 1/4 2B-3B R. Garcia 0/3, 2 K CF-2B I. Happ 0/3, 2 K SS D. Machado 0/3 SP T. Clifton 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 8-1 GO-FO, 76-48 pitches-strikes RP D. Maples 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0-0 GO-FO RP D. Mekkes 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-1 Box Score 3B V. Machin 1/4, K 1B J. Young 1/4 LF I. Rice 1/4, 2B (2), 2 K C J. Pereda 0/3, BB, PB (3) SS L. Vázquez 1/3, RBI, K SP T. Hatch 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3-6 GO-FO, 85-58 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach won 5-4 (10 innings) Box Score 2B C. Sepulveda 0/4, R, BB, SB (6) 1B L. Reynolds 1/4, BB, 2 K SS A. Ademan 1/4, BB DH W. Galindo 2/5, R, HR (1), RBI, 2 K, SB (2) RF-LF K. Mitchell 2/4, R, 2B (3), HR (7), RBI, 2 K, E (3, fielding) SP L. Lugo 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5-3 GO-FO< 87-62 pitches-strikes South Bend won 8-4 Box Score LF DJ Artis 2/4, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, BB, 2 K, SB (10) SS A. Weber 2/5, R, K RF J. Sierra 2/4, R, RBI, BB, CS (2) CF N. Velázquez 0/4, BB 1B T. Durna 1/4, 2B (15), 3 RBI 3B C. Morel 2/3, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, HBP, E (8, throw) SP B. Márquez 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 5-1 GO-FO, 71-48 pitches-strikes, balk RP J. Passantino 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1-1 GO-FO

Haven’t read this yet but gonna go ahead and post it here: https://twitter.com/cubsguy20/status/1129716439022264320?s=21 I believe he’ll be interviewing Tyson Miller soon too.

Box Scores: Iowa PPD - Inclement Weather Tennessee lost 4-3 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 6-1 Box Score South Bend lost 4-1 Box Score

Got to think he's ready for Myrtle Beach: https://www.thecubreporter.com/05172019/giant-orange-no-match-cubs-riverview

https://www.mlb.com/news/adley-rutschman-remains-favorite-to-go-no-1-in-mock-draft?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

AZ Phil doesn't know either: https://www.thecubreporter.com/comment/263357#comment-263357

https://www.thecubreporter.com/05162019/barnette-throws-exst-intrasquad-game-riverview

https://www.thecubreporter.com/comment/263390#comment-263390