CaliforniaRaisin

My top 10 would be Miguel Amaya, Adbert Alzolay, Aramis Ademan, Nico Hoerner, Alex Lange, David Bote, Brailyn Márquez, Oscar de la Cruz and then some combination of Brennen Davis, Cole Roederer and/or Jhonny Pereda. There’s still time to flesh the back end out. Bote will likely graduate this year, there’ll be trades and the NWL and AZL have only just gotten started (Márquez has only had 3 starts so far, maybe a guy like Morel or Kelli breaks out).

Cubs 12th rounder Cam Sanders made his pro debut with AZL Cubs 2. Gave up 3 unearned runs.

Rays-Marlins was fun in the end. Rays got 5 in the top of the 16th. Tried to have their backup catcher close it out. Ended up having to use a reliever who was supposed to have the day off and they held on to win by 3. Dan Straily walked to force the tying run to come to the plate but Cameron Maybin couldn’t come through.

Box Scores: Iowa won 6-2 Box Score DH C. Coghland 0/5 2B C. Young 3/5, R, RBI C T. Davis 1/3, BB, K 3B J. Vosler 1/5, R, HR (3), 3 RBI, K 1B B. Rademacher 1/4, K RF J. Hannemann 2/3, R, BB, K SP A. Mills 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 4-2 GO-FO, 87-57 pitches-strikes RP C. Edwards Jr 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 0-0 GO-FO, 20-7 pitches-strikes - rehab RP D. Mekkes 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 9-8 (12 innings) Box Score LF-CF C. Burks 1/3, R, 2 BB, K, HBP SS-2B V. Machin 1/5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 E (2, fielding, throw) C I. Rice 1/4, R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP RF-CF-P Je. Báez 1/5, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, 3 K; pitching: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0-1 GO-FO SS Z. Short 0/1, R, BB, K SP M. Rucker 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 2-3 GO-FO, 83-50 pitches-strikes RP R. McNeil 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Stinnett 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 4-3 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 1/3, R, BB SS A. Ademan 0/4, K 2B A. Monasterio 0/3, RBI, BB DH K. Mitchell 1/3, R 3B PJ Higgins 2/4, R, 2B (16), RBI 1B A. Upshaw 1/4, RBI SP E. Leal 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-3 GO-FO, 57-39 pitches-strikes RP M. Rondón 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO, 40-24 pitches-strikes South Bend lost 5-2 Box Score SS R. Narea 1/4, K LF J. Young 1/4, RBI 3B A. Filiere 0/4, 2 K RF B. Hughes 0/4, K DH C. Donahue 1/3, R, 2B (12) SP B. King 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 4-3 GO-FO, 65-40 pitches-strikes PR E. de los Rios 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO Eugene lost 11-2 Box Score CF F. Kelli 0/4, RBI, BB, K, E (1, fielding) 2B L. Díaz 2/5, RBI, 2 K RF N. Velázquez 1/3, BB, 2 K, outfield assist at home 3B C. Morel 0/4, K 1B T. Duma 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (1, fielding) SS L. Vázquez 1/4. 2B (3), 2 K, CS (3) DH J. Slaughter 0/4, 2 K LF KM Kwon 2/4, R, K SP E. Ramos 3 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 HR, 4-1 GO-FO, 63-34 pitches-strikes RP E. Palma 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1-1 GO-FO, 44-29 pitches-strikes RP S. Ridings 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs 1 had the day off AZL Cubs 2 won 8-6 Box Score SS L. Verdugo 0/4, 2 R, BB, SB (2) DH G. Fennell 1/2, R, 2B (8),RBI, 2 BB 1B T. Alamo 2/4, R, 2 RBI, K, E (1, fielding) - rehab LF C. Pacheco 3/4, R, RBI 3B F. Mejia 4/4, 2 R, 2 2B (4), RBI 2B M. Pabón 0/4, CS (1) CF E. Pagán 1/4, 2 K SP E. Núñez 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 6-0 GO-FO RP J. Bruzual 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP N. Sweeney 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 8-7 on a Brayan Mancilla walk-off sacrifice fly Box Score CF R. Verenzuela 1/3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 3 SB (16) 3B O. Piña 2/4, K SS F. Pertuz 0/3, RBI, BB, K 1B E. Marchan 0/4, BB DH B. Mancilla 1/2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (2) LF J. Fernandez 3/4, 2 R, RBI, SB (2) 2B R. Cruz 1/2, R, 3B (2) SP L. Ramos 3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 1-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-5 Box Score SS P. Martínez 3/5, R, 2 RBI, K DH N. Heredia 0/2, RBI 2B W. Joaquin 1/5, 3B (3), 2 RBI, 2 K, E (11, fielding) CF B. Peña 0/3, BB, K, SB (5) SP W. Cabrera 1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 2 WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP K. Carreno 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO

Yeah, I expect him to. I can even envision a path to him starting in Eugene next season if he’s as advanced as everyone says.

Hah, I was just thinking yesterday that he should be popping up in AZL box scores soon based on Arizona Phil's reports of him on the backfields last month. That's great to see. Hoping he can have a few more outings and then get some work in Eugene by next month.

It’s entirely possible the Cubs have $300,000 more in their 2018-19 bonus pool depending on if the Cubs cut Florencio Serrano or voided his contract: I asked Arizona Phil in the comments but he wasn’t sure.

Eugene’s super interesting young guys are all struggling. Morel, Velazquez, Vazquez and Soto are hitting below .200 and Sierra is down to .231 after a nice start. At least Kelli has an OBP around .350 so he can keep stealing. It’s all about Hoerner and Marquez at Eugene.

Lol:

everything i've seen had gallardo as one of the best pitching prospects and rated as better than a number of players who got bigger money. just wondering why he took $1m. Teams are starting to pay 16-year old pitchers less than similarly-rated position player prospects. (Besides the Marlins, that is.)

Probably all of those guys are too expensive for the Cubs' farm system. I doubt Ottavino is.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 7-5 Box Score LF M. Zagunis 2/3, R, BB SS C. Young 1/4, R, 2B (7) 1B B. Rademacher 3/4, 2 R, RBI 3B J. Vosler 2/3, R, RBI, K, HBP C T. Davis 0/3, 2 K RF J. Hannemann 0/4, 2 K SP E. Butler 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO, 51-31 pitches-strikes - rehab RP T. Clifton 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 2 HR, 8-5 GO-FO, 92-64 pitches-strikes Tennessee won 5-3 Box Score LF C. Burks 1/4, R 3B V. Machin 0/3, R, BB, 3 K SS Z. Short 3/4, 2 R DH I. Rice 1/4, R RF E. Martínez 0/4 C W. Remillard 1/3, BB, K SP T. Hatch 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 3-5 GO-FO, 92-60 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach won 3-0 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 1/4, RBI SS A. Ademan 1/4, SB (4) DH PJ Higgins 1/2, 2 BB C J. Pereda 0/4, R 3B W. Galindo 1/4, K, 2 E (19, throw, fielding) 2B A. Monasterio 1/2, R, 3B (2), HBP LF K. Mitchell 0/2, 2 RBI 1B A. Upshaw 0/2, R, RBI SP A. Lange 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 11-4 GO-FO, 79-49 pitches-strikes RP J. Paulino 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 4-0 GO-FO, 54-36 pitches-strikes RP J. Romero 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend won 6-3 Box Score CF Z. Davis 2/5, 2 R, RBI, SB (20), CS (4) SS R. Narea 0/4 1B J. Young 2/3, 2B (13), 2 RBI C M. Amaya 0/4; defense: 2/3 CS DH M. Cruz 2/4, 2 R, 2B (17), K 3B A. Filiere 0/3 RF B. Hughes 1/2, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB (20) 2B C. Donahue 2/3, R, 2B (11), RBI, BB, E (5, throw) SP T. Thomas 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 3-1 GO-FO, 79-54 pitches-strikes RP M. Rodriguez 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Eugene lost 1-0 Box Score CF F. Kelli 1/3, HBP LF KM Kwon 0/4, K RF N. Velázquez 1/2, 2 BB DH J. Sierra 0/4, 2 K 3B L. Díaz 1/4, 2 K, CS (2) SS C. Morel 2/4 1B T. Durma 1/4 2B L. Vázquez 2/3, CS (2) SP R. Williams 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 9-3 GO-FO, 75-54 pitches-strikes AZL Cubs 1 won 7-0 Box Score 2B J. Huma 0/2 CF Y. Cuevas 2/4, RBI, K 3B L. Reynolds 3/5, R, RBI RF J. Gutierrez 2/4, 2 R, 2B (2), SB (1) LF D. Hurd 2/4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 CS (2) SP J. Steele 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-2 GO-FO - first official appearance since 2016 Tommy John surgery RP Y. Perez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP M. Aguilar 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 2-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 6-2 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-4 Box Score

As long as the velocity was okay and he feels fine tomorrow, I'm not too concerned.

I think when I checked their boxscore, they were in a delay. Okay, good.

Matt Swarmer went 3 scoreless and then was pulled for some reason.

Without a doubt.

Fangraphs now has blurbs on their top prospects.

Seems like Mr. Longenhagen needs to catch a game in Eugene. Marquez is SITTING 94-96 in his 3 starts so far. Arizona Phil had similarly disappointing velocity of Brailyn in Extended. It's nice to see the jump, hopefully it's real and sticks.

The only nice thing about the new CBA in relation to the draft is now we get to see all the picks play part of the same season.

I want another top-end reliever. We've seen the last few playoffs that you just can never have enough relievers, whether it's because of injury, ineffectiveness, tiredness, whatever. Treinen, Ottavino, Hand, Barraclaugh, whatever. I know a few of these guys are probably too expensive for the Cubs farm system, but still. Really wish they had jumped in on the Herrera trade because Washington's package looked light.

It’s not a cloning machine, it’s called competitive draft picks.