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AFL rosters come out today. My guesses (if I get more than 2 right, I'll be happy): Oscar de la Cruz or Alec Mills Jake Stinnett Craig Brooks Brad Markey Ian Rice or PJ Higgins Jason Vosler David Bote Charcer Burks Bijan Rademacher I think Tseng, Maples and Alzolay have done enough to warrant a 40-man spot and some rest.

José Albertos: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GO-FO, 66-37 pitches-strikes Keegan Thompson: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K

Box Scores: Iowa lost 3-2 Box Score RF J. Andreoli 2/5, R C V. Caratini 2/3, 2 2B (27), RBI, BB CF J. Hannemann 1/4, SB (20) 2B C. Young 1/4 3B S. Bruno 2/4 SP R. Zastryzny 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 5-4 GO-FO, 72-49 pitches-strikes RP B. Markey 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-0 Box Score LF D. Bote 1/4, E (7, throw) 3B J. Vosler 0/4, K DH I. Rice 1/4, 2B (11), K 2B A. Ely 1/2, 2 BB SP D. Underwood Jr 6 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 7-5 GO-FO, 86-53 pitches-strikes RP P. Morrison 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 2-2 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 4-2 Box Score SS Z. Short 1/4, R, BB, K C PJ Higgins 0/4, R, BB, K DH V Machin 0/4, BB, K 3B J. Hodges 1/4, R, 2B (24), 2 RBI, 2 K 1B T. Alamo 1/4, 2 K RF E. Martinez 1/4, K, outfield assist at second base SP A. Mills 4 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-1 GO-FO, 58-37 pitches-strikes - rehab RP R. Kellogg 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 5-3 GO-FO, 38-21 pitches-strikes South Bend had the day off Eugene lost 10-5 Box Score LF Z. Davis 2/5, 2 RBI, SB (22) SS J. Bethencourt 1/5, R, E (18, fielding) 3B A. Filiere 2/4, R, E (14, fielding0 C M. Cruz 2/4, 2B (8), RBI 1B G. Polanco 1/3, K DH M. Amaya 2/4, R, 2B (14), RBI 2B J. Young 4/4, 2 R, 2B (4) CF C. Singleton 2/4, 2B (6), RBI, K SP B. Little 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO, 54-30 pitches-strikes RP E. Uelmen 2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1-0 GO-FO, 45-30 pitches-strikes RP RT Thomas 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 11-2 Box Score 2B C. Sepulveda 2/5, R, 2 K - rehab 3B F. Mejia 0/4, R, BB RF J. Sierra 1/5, R, RBI CF N. Velásquez 1/4, R, BB, K LF J. Gutierrez 2/5, R, 3 K SS L. Vázquez 0/3, 2 R SP S. Ridings 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP E. Ramos 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 4-2 GO-FO

Box Scores: Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score RF-CF J. Andreoli 2/5 SS A. Russell 1/3, 2B (1), K - rehab PH-3B V. Caratini 0/1 LF-RF B. Rademacher 1/5, RBI, K CF J. Hannemann 1/3, R, HR (4), RBI, BB, SB (19) SP J-H Tseng 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 9-4 GO-FO, 71-50 pitches-strikes; batting: 1/2, 2B (2), K RP J. Grimm 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO - rehab RP D. Garner 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO, balk RP M. Carasiti 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 4-3 (11 innings) Box Score LF C. Burks 0/5, BB, 3 K, CS (12) RF Je. Báez 1/6, 3 K DH D. Bote 0/4, R, BB, 2 K 3B J. Vosler 1/4, R, K, HBP C I. Rice 2/3, RBI, 2 BB, E (4, interference) SS C. Penalver 0/5 SP C. Nunn 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 7-3 GO-FO, 87-57 pitches-strikes RP J. Norwood 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach had the day off South Bend won 6-3 Box Score 3B A. Monasterio 2/4, 2 R, 3B (2), HR (1), 3 RBI SS A. Ademan 1/4, R< RBI, SB ($) CF DJ Wilson 2/4, R, 2B (16), HR (9), 2 RBI, K, E (6, throw) LF K. Mitchell 1/4, K, SB (20) 1B A. Upshaw 2/3, 2 2B (11), BB C J. Pereda 0/3, R, BB, K, E (6, throw) RF L. Ayala 0/4, K 2B Y. Peguero 2/3, R SP M. Rondon 5+ IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 6-4 GO-FO, 94-57 pitches-strikes Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs won 9-4 Box Score CF J. Gutierrez 3/5, R, 2B (11) 3B F. Mejia 0/4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K RF J. Sierra 1/3, 2B (8), 3 RBI, K PH-RF Y. Cuevas 0/2, K LF N. Velásquez 2/3, R, HR (8), 3 RBI, K DH K-M Kwon 1/1, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP SS D. Zinn 2/4, R, 2 RBI SP F. Carrera 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 12-2 GO-FO RP N. Sweeney 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO

I hope the Dodgers never win another series. Assholes.

Yikes, Heyward should have caught that. You don't normally see that.

It's crazy he's pitched successfully in multiple WS-clinching games when he's got such shitty mound presence.

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And just like that, the DSL season is over.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score RF J. Andreoli 0/2, R, 2 BB, 2 K 3B S. Bruno 2/4 LF B. Rademacher 1/3, R, 2 RBi, 2 K C V. Caratini 1/4, K CF J. Hannemann 2/4, 2 2B (23), RBI, K 1B-LF C. Young 0/3, BB SP S. Frankoff 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 4-4 GO-FO, 96-58 pitches0strikes RP P. Johnson 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 4-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-2 Box Score Myrtle Beach won 6-5 (10 innings) on a walk-off Connor Myers RBI single Box Score South Bend lost 9-6 Box Score Eugene lost 3-1 Box Score AZL Cubs had the day off

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Bailey Clark up to South Bend.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 4-2 Box Score RF B. Rademacher 0/3, BB, K C V. Caratini 1/3, BB CF J. Hannemann 1/4, R, 2 K 2B-3B C. Young 1/4, R, 2B (19), K SP S. Carroll 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 7-5 GO-FO, 96-59 pitches-strikes RP B. Markey 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP D. Maples 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Leathersich 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 10-3 Box Score LF C. Burks 1/4, R, HR (10), RBI, BB, K RF Je. Baez 4/5, 3 R, 2B (12), 3B (1), 3 RBI, SB (7) 2B D. Bote 1/5, 2B (28), K 3B J. Vosler 1/4, RBI, BB, K SS C. Penalver 4/5, 2 R, 2B (11), RBI, E (25, fielding) SP S. Perkaslis 5 IP,6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 4-5 GO-FO, 90-60 pitches-strikes RP P. Morrison 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 3-2 Box Score SS Z. Short 0/2, 2 BB C PJ Higgins 1/4, RBI 2B V. Machin 0/4 1B T. Alamo 2/4, R, K 3B J. Hodges 1/4, E (19, throw) DH E. Martinez 0/3 SP D. Robinson 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP D. Mekkes 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-0 GO-FO South Bend won 7-6 on a walk-off Tyler Payne grand slam Box Score LF L. Ayayla 0/2, 2 BB, K, CS (13) SS A. Monasterio 0/3, 2 RBI, K CF DJ Wilson 0/4, 2 K RF C. Pieters 2/4, 2 R, 2B (14), K DH J. Maratarno 0/4, 2 K 1B J. Pereda 0/3, BB C T. Payne 2/3, 2 R, 2B (5), HR (6), 4 RBI, BB 2B Y. Peguero 1/3, R, 2B (20), SB (9) SP E. Moreno 5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 6-4 GO-FO, 90-53 pitches-strikes Eugene won 3-2 Box Score CF Z. Davis 0/5, 2 K SS R. Narea 1/3, 2 R, BB, SB (6), E (13, fielding) 2B J. Bethencourt 1/3, R, BB, K 1B G. Polanco 1/4, RBI, K C M. Amaya 2/3, BB, K RF B. Hughes 0/4, 3 K, E (3, fielding) SP C. Abbott 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 3-0 GO-FO, 59-37 pitches-strikes RP E. de los Rios 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 2-2 GO-FO, 73-47 pitches-strikes AZL Cubs won 6-1 Box Score 2B C. Sepulveda 0/3, RBI, BB SS L. Vázquez 0/5, K DH J. Sierra 0/3, BB, 2 K LF N. Velásquez 3/4, 3 R, 2B (5), HR (7), RBI, SB (5) CF J. Gutierrez 1/1, 2B (10), 2 RBI RF K-M Kwon 1/4, R, 2B (3), K, E (2, throw) 3B F. Mejia 2/3, R, 2B (6), RBI, K SP E. Ferrebus 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 6-5 GO-FO RP J. Estrada 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Passantino 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 had their season finale cancelled (rain) DSL Cubs 2 won their season finale 9-1 Box Score 2B H. Pedra 2/5, R, RBI SS J. Huma 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB (20) 3B I. Otano 2/4, 2 R, 2B (4), 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB (10) CF C. Alfonzo 0/3, BB, 2 K, HBP DH J. Brete 0/2, K SP E. Nuñez 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 3-4 GO-FO

They did delete it but horsefeathers the Cardinals forever for that.

Man, I went 0-4 the last two seasons while the Cubs won 200 regular season games.

I have to wonder if he's hurt. He hasn't been right all season.

wut Almora has been pretty crappy defensively this year. His UZR this year is -2.1. Happ's is -0.3. However, last year Almora was at 5.7 UZR. That matches the eye test. Happ is faster, Almora gets better reads. Happ has (surprisingly) been a better defender. Almora was faster last year. I don't imagine Almora catches that double either.

Adbert Alzolay went 10 days between starts (Aug 10 to Aug 20), got roughed up on Aug 20th and is now on the DL.

Box Scores: Iowa won 4-2 Box Score Tennessee lost 6-2 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 10-5 Box Score South Bend won 7-4 Box Score Eugene won 8-3 Box Score AZL Cubs won 5-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-3 Box Score

I mean, Jay is probably a worse CF than Happ. Well that's cool and all, but I wasn't talking about Jay's defense. Jay's our CF and so when he isn't in, especially late in the game, I'd rather see Heyward or Almora in CF. Ugh, Jay better not be the everyday CF over Happ. I'm with you on Heyward but I'm not sure Almora is actually better than Happ defensively.

I mean, Jay is probably a worse CF than Happ.

Man, the strike zone Votto gets is so frustrating.

de la Cruz: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-3 GO-FO, 40-29 pitches-strikes Glad they bumped him up now itself rather than let him have another rehab start in Mesa.

BA's top 10 Cape Cod League Prospects: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2017-cape-cod-league-top-10-prospects/#RMtZzmLe1BRhflkG.97 1. Greyson Jenista, OF, Wichita State 2. Griffin Conine, OF, Duke 3. Ryan Rollison, LHP, Mississippi 4. Logan Gilbert, RHP, Stetson 5. Tyler Baum, RHP, UNC (2019 draft) 6. Tristan Pompey, OF, Kentucky 7. Alec Bohm, 1B/3B, Wichita State 8. Tanner Dodson, RHP/OF, Cal 9. Kris Bubic, LHP, Stanford 10. Zach Hess, RHP, LSU (2019 draft) D1Baseball.com's top 10 Cape Cod League Prospects: https://d1baseball.com/premium/cape-cod-league-top-prospects-1-25/ 1. Ryan Rollison, LHP, Ole Miss 2. Logan Gilbert, RHP, Stetson 3. Griffin Conine, OF, Duke 4. Austin Bergner, RHP, UNC 5. Jeremy Eirman, SS, Missouri State 6. Alec Bohm, 1B/3B, Wichita State 7. Greyson Jenista, OF, Wichita State 8. Shea Langeliers, C, Baylor (2019 draft) 9. Hogan Harris, LHP, Louisiana-Lafayette 10. Kris Bubic, LHP, Stanford BA's top 10 Team USA prospects: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2017-usa-baseball-collegiate-national-team-top-prospects/#F3IxtOH3WtpbtwsK.97 1. Nick Madrigal, 2B/SS, Oregon State 2. Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama 3. Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Clemson 4. Casey Mize, RHP, AUburn 5. Steele Walker, OF, Oklahoma 6. Jeremy Eirman, SS/3B, Missouri State 7. Konnor Pilkington, LHP, Mississippi State 8. Tim Cate, LHP, Connecticut 9. Cadyn Grenier, SS, Oregon State 10. Steven Gingery, LHP, Texas Tech

Jim Callis' top 10 college prospects for the 2018 draft: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/249819104/top-10-college-prospects-for-the-2018-draft/?topicid=151437456 1. Brady Singer, RHP, Florida 2. Shane McClanahan, LHP, South Florida 3. Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn 4. Nick Madrigal, 2B/SS, Oregon State 5. Griffin Conine, OF, Duke - Jeff Conine's son 6. Jeremy Eirman, SS, Missouri State 7. Travis Swaggerty, OF, South Alabama 8. Seth Beer, 1B, Clemson 9. Ryan Rolison, LHP, Mississippi 10. Logan Gilbert, RHP, Stetson Callis said Kentucky OF Tristan Pompey would have been 11th. Jonathan Mayo's top 10 HS prospects for the 2018 draft: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/249942466/top-10-high-school-prospects-for-2018-draft/?topicid=151437456 1. Brice Turang, SS, Santiago HS (Corona, CA) 2. Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central HS (Cumming, GA) 3. Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee HS (Bogart, GA) 4. Matt Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ) 5. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Waukesha West HS (Waukesha, WI) 6. Will Banfield, C, Brookwood HS (Snellville, GA) 7. Nolan Gorman, 3B, Sandra Day O'Connor HS (Phoenix, AZ) 8. Ryan Weathers, LHP, Loretto HS (Loretto, TN) - David Weathers' son 9. Mason Denaburg, RHP/C, Merritt Island HS (Merritt Island, FL) 10. Nander de Sedas, SS, Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL)