Minor League Wrap--May 4
Matt Murton arrived in Sacramento to join the I-Cubs, and promptly went 2-2 with a walk. Kevin Hart started and pitched three innings, as the Cubs are apparently trying to stretch him out. He gave up a walk and three singles in the first, leading to two runs, then settled down. JR Mathes followed with five innings and took the loss. Iowa dropped this one 5-4 .
Andres Blanco had three hits. He is now at .316/.357/.392. A .750 OPS with a little speed and good defense means we may have a decent backup in AAA, if the Cubs do decide to trade Cedeno or Theriot, as folks on this board have suggested. Blanco's stats versus righties are .345/.397/.414. He's 24, and only had 99 AB last year before getting hurt. His lifetime minor league OPS is only .613. Is it possible he has figured something out this year, or will we look back in a month and say "small sample size?"
Tennessee Smokies
The AA squad lost to Jacksonville, also 5-4 . Most relevant is Scott Eyre's inning: flyout, groundout, groundout. Maybe he's about ready. Doug Deeds was the top hitter on the day, with two singles and a double. Tanner Watson took the loss. Lefties are just killing him this year.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona lineup was all shook up against a lefty starter. Jon Wyatt hit sixth, and Tony Thomas eighth. The offense came through, beating Ft. Myers 6-4. Ty Wright his his first homer, and Jim Adduci, Wellington Castillo, Russ Canzler, and Thomas each had two hits.
Billy Petrick pitched for the first time this year. He threw two hitless innings, with no BB or K.
Peoria Chiefs
Peoria dropped a tough one , 2-0 to South Bend. Ryno's team only managed four hits. Hung-Wen Chen made his third start: 7 H and 2 ER in 5 IP.
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Neal Cotts and Ascaino (sp). Both are doing very well in the Iowa pen. If more struggle in the big club pen, we could start hearing their names.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
by mrcubsfan on
May 5, 2008 8:36 AM CDT
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Agreed.
Scott Eyre should finish up his rehab assignment soon, too. I’m guessing Gallagher returns to Iowa when Eyre is ready, thus giving Lou two lefties in the pen.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on
May 5, 2008 8:50 AM CDT
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The Sun-Times reports...
...in today’s edition (scroll down to the bottom) that Eyre is expected to make a couple more rehab appearances before rejoining the team.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on
May 5, 2008 11:21 AM CDT
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Chad Fox is a short-termer
Fox was called up to give this team desperately needed innings in the short term. As soon as the crisis is over and his has served a purpose then I would think he will be demoted in deference to Ascanio. Suffice to say, I don’t have loads of faith in Chad Fox becoming a revelation as member of the bullpen.
by MDBNIU on
May 5, 2008 2:57 PM CDT
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Neal Cotts...
would be great if he can have another season like he had in ‘05
by wrigleyrocker12 on
May 5, 2008 4:56 PM CDT
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Deeds seems to be hitting well, although I guess AA is a bit of a demotion for him as he was formerly in AAA and had 2 prior full AA seasons where he posted .385 OBP’s, which is what he’s at right now. Is my memory right that Tennessee’s ballpark is power-friendly though? He’s slugging 100 points better than ever before, which I assume is just some sort of fluke and he isn’t really anything other than a not quite as good Murton-type. But still, he’s better than Monroe, so can’t complain too much…
by Canseco's Roid Party on
May 5, 2008 10:03 AM CDT
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