Minor League Wrap--July 12

by Josh77 on Jul 13, 2008 12:08 AM CDT

Iowa Cubs

The I-Cubs winning ways continued with a 10-6 triumph over the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Mike Burns got his seventh win of the year with a six inning start. Burns allowed two runs on six hits and a walk. Burns struck out four.

Jose Ascanio's troubles continued. He allowed four runs in two innings of relief. The bright spot was that all four runs were unearned.

The I-Cubs banged out 18 hits tonight. After all, this is Albuquerque. Left fielder Andres Torres was 3 for 5 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and three RBI. Felix Pie was 3 for 6 with a triple and three RBI. Micah Hoffpauir was 3 for 6 with a double and two RBI.

Second baseman Bobby Scales was 3 for 4 with a double and a walk. Scales scored twice. Shortstop Luis Figueroa went 3 for 5 with two runs scored and three RBI.

Josh Kroeger was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

Tennessee Smokies

The Smokies got whupped by the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx, 10-2.

Donnie Veal continues to regress. Veal lasted only three innings and allowed five runs on four hits and two walks. Veal struck out four.

Left fielder Jake Fox was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Right fielder Doug Deeds also went 2 for 4.

Daytona Cubs

The D-Cubs shut down the Clearwater Threshers, 5-1.

Marco Carrillo evened his record to 6-6 with a strong start. Carillo lasted seven innings and allowed only the one run on five hits. He struck out one and walked nobody.

Center fielder Jim Adducci was 3 for 4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI. First baseman Steve Clevenger was 3 for 5 with a run and an RBI. DH Russ Canzler was 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Third baseman Marquez Smith is adjusting to High-A very nicely. He went 2 for 5 with a double and a triple. He scored once and had two RBI.

Peoria Chiefs

Peoria shut out the West Michigan Whitecaps, 2-0.

Starter Julio Castillo lasted five innings and allowed five hits and two walks while striking out three. Reliever Zach Ashwood got the win with two innings of hitless relief. Ashwood struck out three batters and walked only one.

Steve Vento picked up his 11th save with two innings of relief.

Shortstop Nate Sampson was 2 for 4 with two doubles and a walk. Sampson scored once. He also stole a base.

Center fielder Jonathan Wyatt was 1 for 1 with three walks.

Boise Hawks

The Hawks were grounded by the Eugene Emeralds, 10-6.

Mike Perconte started and allowed five runs, three of which were earned runs, on five hits in 3.2 innings. The one positive of his start was that he struck out six and walked none.

First baseman Ryan Keedy was 2 for 4 with a triple and four RBI. Second baseman Josh Harrison was 3 for 5 with two RBI and a run scored. Center fielder Kurt Calvert was 2 for 3 with two walks. Calvert scored one run.

AZL Cubs

Beat the AZL Angels, 6-5.

There's already been a diary on Rich Hill's performance. He walked only one in five innings.

I'd just like to add that left fielder Jericho Jones was 3 for 4. Not because I think it's significant, but because I like to type "Jericho Jones." In the off-season, Jones and Smokies reliever Rocky Roquet are going to go down to Tombstone and clean out all the cattle rustlers.

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thoughts on the peoria game

looks like some of the boys are showing the patience their big-league affiliate players have, but some had some pretty awful-looking at-bats. i’m sorry i can’t name names here, because i didn’t have the bright idea to take notes or score the game.

seemed like a pretty boring game. the starting pitchers (who both wore #32) both got into a couple jams, but got out of it. one part that irked me was that elvis lara probably could have easily scored on nate samson’s double in the third with only one out, but ryno chose to hold him at 3rd base.

lots of cub fans in attendance, although of course it was mostly whitecaps/tiger fans. they seemed to be there more for the “family fun outing” and didn’t seem to know much about baseball. some guy shouted out “double play!” when someone grounded out with 2 outs already. poor tiger fans.

apparently saturday is fireworks night at fifth/third park, which i suppose made up for the lack of them coming from the caps ;) nice little display, but had to suffer through “YMCA” while they were preparing the show. the experienced cub fans sitting near me knew not to dance. at least there was no chicken dance and i saw no signs of the wave.

looking forward to tomorrow, apparently the starting pitcher is some major leaguer named “bob eyre”. no, but seriously, even though the PA announcer has no idea who scott eyre is, i’m stoked to see him pitch tomorrow.

by nathew on Jul 13, 2008 12:33 AM CDT 0 recs

by the way,

all rebel did was hit a double. not bad, but i was more impressed by nate samson (not sampson).

by nathew on Jul 13, 2008 12:34 AM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the report and a note

For anyone who doesn’t go to a lot of minor league games: Most of the people in the stands will not care about the score of the game. That’s not surprising when some of the people on the field don’t care about the score of the game.

Minor league games sell tickets more as family fun outings than they do as baseball games. I’ve long since come to terms with the this, and now think it’s OK. But if you can shut out the distractions, you usually can see a good ballgame.

Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?

by Josh77 on Jul 13, 2008 9:36 AM CDT up 0 recs

Couldn't agree with you more

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by easyaspie on Jul 13, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up 0 recs

My favorite between-inning distraction at a minor league game.

is the bedpan race where kids have to run up 1B line wearing hospital bedpans.

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 1:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

yeah, that's me, haha

i only go to whitecaps games when the chiefs are playing, except for back when i was a kid and didn’t care about baseball.

by nathew on Jul 13, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Speaking of Samson,

I wonder how he will be ranked in the Cub organization next year. Josh do you have any info on him (range, speed)? I’m alittle worried about the 7 CS and the 4 SB.

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by Unique on Jul 13, 2008 12:50 AM CDT 0 recs

Josh -

Rumor has it the Cubs are looking for a shut-down LH reliever. If you were managing the Cubs, would you
1) trade Veal for a Fuentes type
2) convert Veal to a reliever now and see if he can help the club as soon as this month
3) use Eyre, Cotts, and Marshall and leave Veal as a starter?

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 7:11 AM CDT 0 recs

I'm sort of willing

to make Veal someone else’s problem at this point. No matter what they offer us.

I don’t know if I want Fuentes, but 1 and 3 would be my choices over 2.

Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?

by Josh77 on Jul 13, 2008 9:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

Veal strikes me as the kind of guy

That would magically work out his kinks in another system, and become a ML number 2.

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by AceCubbie on Jul 13, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

No matter what they offer us?

I’m surprised you’re willing just to dump him. His ceiling is still high; he’s just looking a lot more like he’ll take the Arthur Rhodes career path than the effective starter path.

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

From what I hear...

... Fuentes isn’t on the radar screen.

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by Al on Jul 13, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

Good.

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

I like

Eyre and Cotts as relievers but I think I would leave marshall as a starter-possibly becoming the 5th man or a spot starter depending on what happens with the whole Marquis/Lieber/Wuertz situation of 3 rhs who could be on the move and make Veal a reliever

by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Jul 13, 2008 9:51 AM CDT up 0 recs

I also doubt

whether Piniella would get that comfortable trying Veal down the stretch as a late inning lefty.

by rlpete on Jul 13, 2008 10:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

For #2 to work

Veal would have to have the kind of bullpen conversion that Marmol had, where being in the game for just an inning or two allowed him to focus his command and control. Otherwise I totally agree that Veal and Lou will never work well together.

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 1:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Does Pigniatello fit into this discussion anywhere?

I kinda doubt he could handle the pressure of late-inning, late-season major league games, but he at least has a little more experience in that role than Veal. I’d still look to Eyre, Cotts and Marshall first.

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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 13, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

i like piggy still

i dont see him soon but id assume we’d see him when rosters expand. and who knows what other suprises we might have then. remember kevin hart last year. he ended up being preety big for us.

by Glacier on Jul 13, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Is there any word

on Lee Hak-Ju? I remember hearing the Cubs signed him back in April I think. He is an 18 year old Korean SS who bats left but I’m not sure where he’s at now. I know it’s possible that they left him in Korea to improve but the internet doesn’t even have any news on him so if anybody has seen anything on him it might make a good new post.

by CHCOWNTHECENTRAL on Jul 13, 2008 11:14 AM CDT 0 recs