CaliforniaRaisin

I'd love to get a well-regarded upper minor league pitching prospect too but I just don't see the Cubs matching up for that type of trade when they're World Series contenders.

At least none of their players died. Also, in the 3-1 loss, Matt Carpenter was thrown out at third base to lead off the 9th while trying to stretch a double into a triple. It was incredibly hilarious.

Don't blame you for not remembering this but Jokisch racked up 14.1 big league innings in 2014. Chris Rusin also comes to mind and he has carved up a career being a long man/spot starter for the Rockies.

What do you hear on Evan White the Kentucky 1B? FYI, I've read that some teams want to move him to the outfield even though he's a good defender at first.

Oh good catch, I was looking at the Tennessee half of the inning for some reason. The inside the park HR was a well struck fly ball that Burks didn't see at first. He probably would've caught it, but lost it in the sun or just got a late break. Almost caught up to it but ran into the wall at pretty much top speed. There's padding on the walls in Tennessee, but it's concrete behind it. He jogged over to the ball (not at full speed, seemingly a little dazed) and threw it back in but the guy who hit it had great speed and scored easily. The manager, trainer and several players gathered around Burks in the outfield. Couldn't tell what the injury was exactly. They weren't looking at any one part of his body. He seemed to shake it off, but they obviously took him out after the inning ended. It could've just been pre-cautionary, or they were running a concussion protocol. He did hit the wall awkwardly so it could be a knee or back injury. We should learn more soon I'd expect. FYI, Burks was placed on the DL on Wednesday.

No. If he's on the mound, then cool. But, they're looking at other guys for the most part. Might as well take a few notes. But, he's not even a top 30 prospect in a middling system. If there was ANY buzz whatsoever on him, BA, BP, FG, or Law would have actually ranked him. Sickels, has him inside his list, but hes a stats guy and had actually pegged him to break out. He didnt, not a shock. No ones clamoring to get him into their system. He can be a Rashad Crawford type of 4th piece in a deal, as can 15-20 other guys we've got in that 25-45ish area of our system. At least Crawford had some athleticism and upside, though. On the flip side, Kellogg is a lefty. Gun to my head, and despite the inherent risk of pitchers, I think Kellogg ends up with a longer big league career as a lefty reliever. Heck, I'd be impressed if Crawford makes it to the big leagues.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 8-7 Box Score 2B T. La Stella 1/4, BB 3B J. Candelario 1/5, R, HR (6), RBI, 2 K LF M. Zagunis 3/5, 3 R, 2 2B (7), HR (7), RBI, K 1B V. Caratini 2/4, 2 R, HR (4), 3 RBI RF B. Rademacher 1/4, 2 RBI CF J. Andreoli 0/4, 2 K SP A. Brooks 6.2 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 3 HR, 3-4 GO-FO, 102-71 pitches-strikes RP S. Perakslis 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won game one 7-1 (7 innings) Box Score LF He. Baez 1/3, R, HR (4), RBI, BB, K SS C. Penalver 1/4, R, E (7, fielding) 2B D. Bote 2/4, R, K 3B J. Vosler 3/4, 2 R, RBI, K DH I. Rice 2/3, R, 2B (6), HR (5), 4 RBI, BB CF J. Hannemann 0/3, 2 K SP J. Pugliese 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4-5 GO-FO, 50-37 pitches-strikes RP D. Torrez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost game two 4-2 (7 innings) Box Score RF Je. Baez 1/3, R, HR (5), RBI, outfield assist at second base SS A. Ely 2/3, R, 2B (6) 2B D. Bote 1/3 3B J. Vosler 1/3, K DH I. Rice 0/2, BB CF J. Hannemann 1/3, K LF C. Penalver 0/3, K SP D. Underwood Jr 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR, 4-3 GO-FO, 71-46 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach won 5-1 Box Score 2B B. Flete 0/4, RBI, K DH PJ HIggins 0/3, BB, K RF E. Jimenez 1/2, K - left game for defensive replacement Eddy Martinez in the 6th inning RF E. Martinez 1/2, R, HR (5), RBI 1B M. Rose 1/4, R, HR (8), RBI C T. Alamo 1/3, R, BB SS A. Monasterio 1/3, R, BB SP A. Alzolay 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 6-2 GO-FO, 86-56 pitches0strikes RP M. Rucker 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R,1 BB,2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP P. Araujo 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 5-3 Box Score 2B Z. Short 1/2, R, 2B (8), BB, HBP, CS (4) C A. Mineo 1/4, RBI, K 3B W.Galindo 1/4, 2B (7), RBI, 2 K SS I. Paredes 0/4, E (3, fielding) LF K. Mitchell 0/3, BB, 2 K DH M. Cruz 0/3, BB 1B J. Pereda 1/3 SP B. Hudson 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 10-3 GO-FO, 75-48 pitches-strikes RP C. Hockin 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GO-FO

Yeah, not a lot going on there but here's the link: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1367

He was placed on the DL so he definitely was hurt.

Meh:

Luis Robert picked the White Sox over the Cardinals for more then $25 million plus overage penalties.

Does it even matter that I've singled out the HR multiple times as what drags down the outing? That makes 4 in 4 IP this year and 5 in 44 High A IP overall. Fine in the majors, meh at the A ball levels, and the competition doesn't get easier. Honestly, I just thought it was amusing.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 7-5 Box Score CF J. Andreoli 0/4, 4 K 3B J. Candelario 1/4, R, HR (5), RBI, K LF M. Zagunis 0/4, 2 K, E (2, fielding) C V. Caratini 2/4, R, 2B (11), K RF B. Rademacher 1/4, R, 2B (6) SP J. Paniagua 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1-3 GO-FO, 74-48 pitches RP D. Rollins 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Grimm 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Leathersich 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K Tennessee PPD - Rain Myrtle Beach lost 9-2 Box Score C PJ Higgins 0/3, BB RF E. Jimenez 2/4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI CF E. Martinez 0/4 DH T. Alamo 0/4, 2 K 1B M. Rose 0/4, 2 K 3B J. Hodges 1/3, 2B (11), K 2B A. Monasterio 0/3, K SP R. Kellogg 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 0-4 GO-FO, 93-62 pitches-strikes, pickoff at first base RP C. Bloomquist 1+ IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 3-0 GO-FO South Bend won 11-7 (6 innings - Rain Shortened) Box Score DH Z. Short 3/4, 2 R, 2B (7) 2B Y. Peguero 1/2, 2 R, BB, HBP SS I. Paredes 0/2, R, 2 BB LF K. Mitchell 1/2, 2 R, 2B (8), 3 RBI, BB, K, E (1, fielding), outfield assist at home CF DJ Wilson 0/1, 1 R, RBI, BB, HBP - left game in the 6th inning, 3 innings and 1 AB after the HBP 1B J. Pereda 1/3, R, RBI, E (2, fielding) C M. Cruz 1/3, R, 2B (1), RBI, K SP T. Miller 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO, 36-23 pitches-strikes RP D. Mekkes 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO

Yep. Hiura would be my dream come true. Yeah, I'm also down for selecting Hiura if he falls that far. I don't know where he fits or works defensively. He definitely needs TJ surgery on his throwing arm right? There have been hints but nothing has been confirmed. He sprained his UCL, re-injured it after trying to just rest it and then got a PRP shot. He still hasn't played in the field since the original injury. Even if he needs TJS, I'd take the best college hitter in the draft and wait for him to heal up. It's not a pitcher elbow injury.

Michael a Mercado is definitely making it to Stanford. Jake Eder (Vandy) and Jeremiah Estrada (UCLA) are tough signs - though I've heard Estrada can be had.

Tom's not impressed when's de la Cruz is economical and gets through 7 because he only has a strikeout. He's not impressed with 5 Ks in 5.1 because he runs out of gas in the 6th. Shrug indeed.

Game to resume at 5:35.

It probably would've stopped if Montgomery could have gotten out of the inning. I agreed with Heyward. The conditions were as bad when Montgomery was pitching in the 5th as when Baez/Schwarber misplayed that pop up.

I wouldn't have blamed Anderson if he sucked in those conditions.

It's incredibly dumb they're playing through this.

I know he missed the spot but that was strike 3 before the infield single.

Montgomery lost his control the moment it started rain harder. Ugh.

No, Javy. Why? Pitcher on deck.

Bunch of singles but outside of Zobrist's, they've all been nicely hit. Still none out, expand that lead.

Because Tranny hasn't been around in a few minutes, Montgomery should be starting.