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Two Cubs made it and Vitters was the top prospect in the league. 1. Josh Vitters, 3b, Boise (Cubs) 2. Martin Perez, lhp, Spokane (Rangers) 3. Christian Friedrich, lhp, Tri-City (Rockies) 4. Neil Ramirez, rhp, Spokane (Rangers) 5. Conor Gillaspie, 3b, Salem-Keizer (Giants) 6. Wilfredo Boscan, rhp, Spokane (Rangers) 7. James Darnell, 3b, Eugene (Padres) 8. Tim Murphy, lhp, Spokane (Rangers) 9. Jharmidy DeJesus, 3b, Everett (Mariners) 10. Charlie Blackmon, of, Tri-City (Rockies) 11. Blake Tekotte, of, Eugene (Padres) 12. Ryan Flaherty, ss, Boise (Cubs) 13. Dennis Raben, of, Everett (Mariners) 14. Simon Castro, rhp, Eugene (Padres) 15. Tyson Gillies, of, Everett (Mariners) 16. Matt West, 3b, Spokane (Rangers) 17. Jason Christian, ss, Vancouver (Athletics) 18. Dusty Coleman, ss, Vancouver (Athletics) 19. Cole Figueroa, 2b/ss, Eugene (Padres) 20. Collin Cowgill, of, Yakima (Diamondbacks) http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/rankings/league-top-20-prospects/2008/266886.html
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Player of the Year: 1B Micah Hoffpauir, Iowa Pitcher of the Year: RHP Mitch Atkins, Tennessee & Iowa
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Two Cubs made it. 1. Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals 2. Jaff Decker, of, Padres 3. Jharmidy DeJesus, 3b, Mariners 4. Ehire Adrianza, ss, Giants 5. Manuarys Correa, rhp, Angels 6. Rashun Dixon, of, Athletics 7. Jake Odorizzi, rhp, Brewers 8. Tyler Sample, rhp, Royals 9. Jose Casilla, rhp, Giants 10. Yowill Espinal, ss/2b, Royals 11. Joe Wieland, rhp, Rangers 12. Tyler Chatwood, rhp, Angels 13. Jose Bonilla, c, Royals 14. Starlin Castro, ss/2b, Cubs 15. Seth Lintz, rhp, Brewers 16. Junior Lake, ss, Cubs 17. Kyle Nicholson, rhp, Giants 18. Clark Murphy, 1b, Rangers 19. Terrell Alliman, of/3b, Angels 20. Wendell Fairley, of, Giants Got to say I thought Jharmidy DeJesus was a shoe-in for #1. I am also surprised Larry Suarez didn't make it again after having a better season than last year while still being age-appropriate and rehabbing from major surgery. I was also holding out hope that one of Cerda or Watkins would make it, but those two not making it was less of a surprise to me. http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/rankings/league-top-20-prospects/2008/266852.html
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ITI had a nice piece on him: link. He makes it sound like he should be throwing harder than low 90s.
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Your other games thread on a day the Cubs game has already been postponed. Friday, September 12, 2008 (times ET) Minnesota at Baltimore 7:05 PM Baker vs Cabrera Toronto at Boston 7:05 PM Purcey vs Wakefield Kansas City at Cleveland 7:05 PM Meche vs Lee Tampa Bay at NY Yankees 7:05 PM Garza vs Ponson Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:05 PM Parra vs Hamels St. Louis at Pittsburgh 7:05 PM Thompson vs Maholm Atlanta at NY Mets 7:10 PM Hampton vs Santana Washington at Florida 7:10 PM Martis vs Olsen Detroit at Chicago Sox 8:11 PM Verlander vs Danks LA Dodgers at Colorado 9:05 PM Billingsley vs Francis Cincinnati at Arizona 9:40 PM Cueto vs Webb Seattle at LA Angels 10:05 PM Rowland-Smith vs Saunders Texas at Oakland 10:05 PM Harrison vs Smith San Francisco at San Diego 10:05 PM Sanchez vs Peavy
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Four Cubs to Hawaii per ITI: 2B Tony Thomas (Daytona) 3B Marquez Smith (Daytona) LHP Jeremy Papelbon (Iowa; spent the whole regular season with Daytona) RHP Blake Parker (Daytona) I was hoping Drew Rundle or Cliff Andersen would go. Oh well, good to see the Cubs sending 4 guys this year after only 2 last year. Last year the Cubs sent Nate Samson and Ryan Harvey and when Harvey got hurt, Kyler Burke. In 2006, the Cubs sent Scott Koerber. It would be really cool if Marquez Smith was working on his second base play but I doubt it with Tony Thomas around. HWB starts its season on Sept. 27th.
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Repeat performance plz. http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080908/capt.67c3edc6424d4841800e6d227c242bd5.bears_colts_football_nas120.jpg
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Courtesy of ITI - link
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Other roster moves for Boise: ETA: See Derek Ingram's post below for the report on Cashner in Daytona.
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MESA SOLAR SOX Bench Coach: Ryne Sandberg (Peoria) RHP Jesse Estrada (Iowa) RHP Esmailin Caridad (Tennessee) RHP Rocky Roquet (Tennessee) LHP Donnie Veal (Tennessee) C Steve Clevenger (Daytona) SS Darwin Barney (Daytona) 2B Nate Spears (Tennessee) OF Tyler Colvin (Tennessee) Link to all teams' rosters (warning: PDF)
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They started off with AAA. Only one I-Cub made the PCL list:
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On Sunday, the Boise Hawks' web site had this to say: Which on its own is odd. And Inside the Ivy has more: I imagine this is the swan song for the Mark Pawelek era.
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NL's Best Tools Here are the Cubs who made it: BEST HIT-AND-RUN ARTIST 1. Ryan Theriot, Cubs 2. Bengie Molina, Giants 3. Jack Wilson, Pirates BEST PITCHER 1. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 2. Tim Lincecum, Giants 3. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs BEST RELIEVER 1. Brad Lidge, Phillies 2. Brian Wilson, Giants 3. Kerry Wood, Cubs BEST DEFENSIVE THIRD BASEMAN 1. David Wright, Mets 2. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 3. Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals BEST MANAGER 1. Bobby Cox, Braves 2. Tony La Russa, Cardinals 3. Lou Piniella, Cubs BEST DEFENSIVE FIRST BASEMAN 1. Derrek Lee, Cubs 2. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 3. Todd Helton, Rockies And a couple of categories with no Cubs: BEST HITTER 1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 2. Chipper Jones, Braves 3. Lance Berkman, Astros BEST POWER 1. Ryan Howard, Phillies 2. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 3. Adam Dunn, Reds AL's Best Tools BEST HITTER 1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 2. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 3. Joe Mauer, Twins BEST POWER 1. Josh Hamilton, Rangers 2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 3. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox BEST PITCHER 1. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays 2. Cliff Lee, Indians 3. Josh Beckett, Red Sox And an here is an in-depth story on Derrek Lee and his defense by John Manuel with help from Bruce Miles and Phil Rogers. http://www.baseballamerica.com/images/dlee8428309dw.jpg
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This has made a big stir in LA and everyone is pissed at Jeff Kent for saying anything remotely negative about Vin. Vin is to LA fans what Steve Stone wishes he could be. It'll be fun to hear Jeff Kent booed as badly as Andruw Jones has this season.
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http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/08/05/is-it-a-big-deal.aspx Good times.
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Jay Jackson and Josh Whitlock's promotions have been mentioned elsewhere in the forum. 19-year old Australian RHP Ryan Searle was promoted to Boise. :D ETA: Marco Carrillo was promoted to Tennessee.
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RHP Francory Pineda (stats) of the DSL Cubs 1 was suspended 50 games for testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a PED: link. Since then, Starling Peralta, Jesse Lebron and Alexander Mejia have been suspended for PEDs. And on 8/29, Arturo Florentino, Carlos Galvez and Jose Tineo were also suspended for PEDs.
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http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080730&content_id=439532&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp I'd have to think he'd be the hitting coach, but that's just a guess.
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It's his third, you can find it on the front page.
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As is 1B Sean Hoorelbeke who is 2nd in the AZL in OPS at 1.192 (amongst 4 Mesa Cubs in the top 4 in OPS in the AZL). Cashner is expected to debut with the Hawks on Tuesday.
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http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Articles/ArticleText.php?ArticleID=128
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Guess the growth plates never kicked in. :(
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He's out of the Olympics and the rest of the season. Sounded like it could have been worse. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/23/redbirds-colby-rasmus/
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CC Sabathia at Braden Looper San Diego at Cincinnati 11:35 AM CDT Oakland at Tampa Bay 11:40 AM Minnesota at NY Yankees 12:05 PM Texas at Chicago Sox 1:05 PM Pittsburgh at Houston 1:05 PM Detroit at Kansas City 1:10 PM LA Dodgers at Colorado 2:05 PM Cleveland at LA Angels 2:35 PM Boston at Seattle 3:40 PM Toronto at Baltimore 6:05 PM Philadelphia at NY Mets 6:10 PM Atlanta at Florida 6:10 PM Chicago Cubs at Arizona 8:40 PM Washington at San Francisco 9:15 PM
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Jeff Suppan at Kyle Lohse