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There's really not a lot of 40 roster help in Iowa. We do have a spot open on the 40 but do you want to burn that on Black for (presumably) 1 game? Otherwise you are talking about Aaron Brooks, who has been starting and been bad, and Giovanni Soto who has been really bad Brooks started yesterday for Iowa and wouldn't be available (he's also technically on the big league team's DL).

BP: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29684

BA:

Guys signed so far per BA: 6: Chad Hockin (slot: $241,000; signed for $241,000) 7: Michael Cruz (slot: $186,000; signed for $75,000; $111,000 savings) 8: Stephen Ridings (slot $173,800; signed for $120,000; $53,800 savings) 9: Duncan Robinson (slot: $162,300, signed for $30,000; $132,300 savings) 13: Wyatt Short 16: Holden Cammack 17: Zack Short 19: Matt Swarmer 25: Trent Giambrone 27: Connor Myers

Box Scores: Iowa had the day off Tennessee won 4-2 Box Score CF J. Hannemann 2/4, 2B (13), HBP, SB (26), CS (8) 3B C. Young 1/4, 2B (10), K 2B I. Happ 0/2, 2 BB, K, SB (1), E (1, throw) C V. Caratini 1/3, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, BB, K, E (2, throw) RF B. McKinney 2/4, R, K, CS (3) LF B. Rademacher 2/4, R, 2B (8), HR (6), 3 RBI, K SS C. Penalver 1/4, 2B (12), 2 K SP JH Tseng 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 6-5 GO-FO, 88-59 pitches-strikes RP RJ Alvarez 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 1-0 Box Score CF R. Crawford 0/4, outfield assist at third base SS G. Torres 2/4, R C I. Rice 1/4, 2B (4) 3B J. Vosler 0/4 RF Je. Baez 2/3, SB (22) SP J. Martinez 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 5-5 GO-FO, 80-52 pitches-strikes RP R. McNeil 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0-0 GO-FO South Bend won 8-2 Box Score CF D. Dewees 1/4, R, BB RF E. Martinez 2/4, R, 2 2B (14), 3 RBI, 2 K C T. Alamo 0/4 DH E. Jimenez 1/4, R, 2B (26), RBI 3B J. Hodges 2/4, R, E (12, throw) SP R. Kellogg 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 10-1 GO-FO, 86-54 pitches-strikes RP P. Araujo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K Eugene won 9-7 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 0/5, R, K SS Y. Peguero 2/5, R RF K. Mitchell 1/3, 2B (2), RBI, BB, K, SB (4) 3B M. Rose 1/5, R, 2B (4), K, E (1, fielding) 1B C. Pieters 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB (7) DH W. Galindo 2/5, R, 2B (2), RBI, 2 K SP D. Cease 4 IP,3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 4-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 5-4 Box Score CF J. Gonzalez 0/5, 3 K 2B Z. Short 1/4, R, RBI, BB SS I. Paredes 0/5, 5 K C G. Polanco 3/5, 2 R, 3B (1), RBI, 2 PB (2) 1B K. Zamudio 2/4, 2B (3) LF Y. Matos 2/4, 2B (1), RBI SP A. Diaz 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-0 GO-FO RP A. Rondon 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 0-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gomez 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 11-2 Box Score 2B Y. Perlaza 1/4, BB, 2 K, E (2, fielding) CF J. Gutierrez 0/3, BB SS R. Narea 0/3, K RF J. Sierra 1/3, 2 R, BB, E (1, fielding) DH Her. Perez 0/3, BB, K SP A. Bonalde 3.2 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 4 WP, 4-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won game one of a doubleheader 3-1 (7 innings) Box Score SS A. Ademan 1/3 DH F. Mejia 1/3 1B M. Amaya 0/2, R, BB LF A. Rodriguez 2/3, R, 2B (3), K 2B L. Diaz 1/2, R, RBI, BB, SB (4) SP C. Ocampo 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 4-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost game two 3-0 (7 innings) Box Score DH A. Ademan 0/3, K 1B A. Rodriguez 2/3, 3B (3), K C M. Amaya 1/3, 2B (5), K SS F. Mejia 0/2, 2 K 2B L. Diaz 0/3, 2 K RF T. Rijo 0/0, 2 BB, SB (2) SP E. Ferrebus 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP, 4-1 GO-FO

Apparently it's not Kershaw's elbow. He is having back problems.

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Gleyber for Andrew Miller? Sure. Sean Doolittle? Pass. Doolittle is supposed to come cheaper.

Box Scores: Iowa won 3-2 Box Score CF J. Andreoli 0/3, 2 BB, 2 K 3B T. La Stella 1/3, RBI, BB, K - rehab 3B J. Candelario 0/1 RF M. Zagunis 0/5, 3 K 1B D. Vogelbach 0/4, K SS M. Kawasaki 0/2, RBI, BB, 2 K SP C. Richard 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO - rehab RP A. Brooks 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-3 GO-FO, 54-41 pitches-strikes RP A. Rivero 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP F. Peña 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2-2 GO-FO Tennessee had the day off Myrtle Beach lost game one of a doubleheader 5-3 (7 innings) Box Score LF C. Burks 2/3, R, 2B (13), BB, SB (12) CF R. Crawford 0/3 SS G. Torres 0/3, RBI, K, HBP DH I. Rice 2/3, 2 2B (3), BB, K 3B J. Vosler 0/4, K RF Je. Baez 1/3, RBI, K SP T. Clifton 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 2-8 GO-FO, 81-53 pitches-strikes Myrtle Beach lost game two 7-6 Box Score LF C. Burks 1/3, R, BB, K, 2 SB (14), E (4, fielding) CF R. Crawford 1/4, R, 2 K SS G. Torres 1/3, RBI, BB, CS (7) DH I. Rice 0/2, R, 2 BB, 2 K 3B J. Vosler 1/3, 2B (20), 2 RBI 2B A. Ely 1/3, RBI, K, E (3, fielding) SP Z. Hedges 6.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 16-1 GO-FO, 93-58 pitches-strikes; E (2, throw) South Bend won 3-0 Box Score 2 C. Sepulveda 0/4, 2 K C PJ Higgins 0/4 CF D. Dewees 1/3 LF E. Jimenez 1/3, R, 2 K 1B T. Alamo 1/2, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB RF E. Martinez 0/3, K SP C. Sands 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 7-7 GO-FO, 75-48 pitches-strikes Eugene lost 16-6 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 1/4, R, 3B (1), RBI, BB SS A. Monasterio 0/4, BB DH M. Rose 0/4, BB, K 1B J. Paniagua 2/4, R, 2B (1), 3B (1), 2 K LF C. Pieters 2/4, R, RBI, 2 K, SB (6), outfield assist at home 3B W. Galindo 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), 3B (1), RBI SP P. Silverio 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP E. De Los Rio 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP A. Santana 1.2 IP, 5 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 5-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-1 Box Score CF L. Ayala 1/5, R, K, SB (3) SS I. Parades 0/4, RBI, 2 K 1B G. Polanco 2/3, R, 2 RBI 3B K. Zamudio 0/4 C M. Cruz 2/3, R, RBI, HBP, E (1, throw) 2B Z. Short 1/1, 3 BB - pro debut for 2016 17th rounder LF Y. Matos 1/3, RBI, K SP J. Marte 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Leathersich 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP E. Palma 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 2-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 4-3 Box Score 3B Y. Perlaza 0/3 RF J. Sierra 0/4, 2 K CF J. Gutierrez 0/4, K SS R. Narea 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (8) LF J. Jules 0/2, R, SB (5) 2B O. Nuñez 0/3, RBI DH Her. Perez 1/2, R, 3B (2), BB, SB (4) SP R. Fernandez 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 3-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 PPD - Rain

Yeah, I felt the same way about missing Benintendi but his struggles at AA compared to Happ's recent run and hot start at AA have me feeling better.

Votto and Duvall combined for two home runs and two doubles...or four total bases fewer than Kris Bryant.

To be fair to Jesse, no one else thought Kris would be good three years ago.

No pressure, Szczur, Zobrist and Heyward.

Come Baez, Szczur, Zobrist and Heyward.

Lol. It's 3 days from July and Bryant's SLG went up .047 and OPS went up .057 today.

"It's got to be the torn pants, folks. It's go to be the torn pants." - Chip Caray

Put Montero on the DL already.

Why the hell was Rizzo trying to field that one?

I was having the same problem on Firefox which is why I asked if I had the right link. I'll try Chrome.

- I may not know exactly how they evaluate, but beyond this not being rocket science Epstein has stated many times over the course of the rebuild about how their game is not to react dramatically. He's talked about in terms of the rebuild, in terms of adding at the deadline this year and last, it plays out in the way the rebuild went down. - My view on Contreras was that he would hit, is high energy and athletic, but his defense behind the plate lags. That's in line with almost literally anyone that matters in the prospect game. He also has *nothing* to do with Martinez. A full AA season, a year and a half between AA and AAA at 23 and 24, is different from 3 months of A ball during a debut season. I'd be curious as to what your thoughts were on Contreras in A ball - I tagged him as an offensive sleeper on PSD to criticism then too (pissing contest over irrelevant topics in this discussion!). 1 and 4 in the org is a different from 8 and below 20 in the org, one a little more dramatic than the other. Throw in that my knocks were the consensus knocks and I don't get why you keep going back to Contreras as some kind of evidence of anything. Like Contreras and Hannemann before him, Edwards has nothing at all to do with Martinez. What you call 2 years, I call ~83 innings in a completely different and new role spread over 2 years without any real decline in overall dominance - tomato/tomahto, I guess. Torres remains an excellent prospect worthy of being marked a system's top guy. - Who are these many people unwilling to rank Martinez? BP and Keith Law had him top 7 or 8 in the system. BA made him a top 100 prospect right off the bat among all the prospects in all the systems. It's not a career killer either. They write about the loud performances. Right now Martinez's performane doesn't really call for nationally published words or major reactions. You assume/extrapolate too much out of thin air. That your whole opinion of his defense is based of words that haven't been written, easily explainable positioning, and what you interpret that to mean should be a hint that you are being rash. Anyway, it is your perogative and opinions are sacred yada yada yada...In the end, I think there's minimal rationale behind dropping Martinez out of the top 20 and *that's* what I'm saying. Nothing about him being a great prospect, nothing about him being or not being a JAG in the long run - just that overreacting in one direction doesn't equal out overreacting in the other direction beforehand. Really takes the fun out of a decent baseball debate when it boils down to "well that's just like, my opinion man" in the end, but realistically it is the most sensible ending. Good talk! Martinez didn't make BA's top 100. They actually ranked him 28th in the system last offseason. Additionally, Ben Badler recently said in a chat the Giants had to be pleased to not sign him (don't remember the exact phrasing, but clearly he still isn't a fan).

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For Hedges and Stinnett, it sounds like the velocity readings are just from their short stints at their All-Star Game: