Cubs Minor League Wrap --June 29
It's finally happened. Josh Vitters was promoted to Daytona.
(Hat tip to Outshined_One.)
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs lost to the Round Rock Express, 3-2.
Esmailin Caridad started and took the loss, allowing three runs over 5.2 innings. He gave up five hits and issued four walks while striking out seven. One of the runs Caridad allowed was unearned.
Nate Spears went 3 for 4 with an RBI. So Taguchi was 2 for 5.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies outshined the Huntsville Stars, 7-2.
Casey Coleman improved his record this season to 8-3. He allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. Coleman struck out six.
Alex Maestri went the final 2.1 innings without allowing a hit for his second save of the season. Maestri walked one and struck out one.
Six Smokies had two hits tonight. Second baseman Tony Thomas was 2 for 2 with a double and an intentional walk. He had one run and one RBI. He also stole a base.
Center fielder James Adduci went 2 for 3 with two RBI. Shortstop Darwin Barney went 2 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored.
Third baseman Marquez Smith had a double and two runs scored in a 2 for 5 game. Left fielder Ty Wright went 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored. First baseman Russ Canzler had a double in a 2 for 4 night.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs nailed the Jupiter Hammerheads, 3-1.
Dan McDaniel had a good start tonight, allowing one unearned run over six innings. McDaniel surrendered five hit and one walk while striking out four.
David Cales entered the game with one out and two on in the ninth and struck out both batters he faced to get his ninth save.
Right fielder Brandon Guyer got his High-A batting average up to .410 with a 3 for 4 an RBI.He also stole a base.
Center fielder Tony Campana went 2 for 4 with a double. He scored once and had one RBI. Catcher Robinson Chirinos was 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. Third baseman Marwin Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Peoria Chiefs
Had a going-away party for Josh Vitters and Chris Carpenter.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks and the Yakima Bears were scoreless through nine tonight, and then they gave up two runs in the top of the tenth. But then the offense came alive and they stunned the Yakima Bears 3-2 in ten innings.
Starter Tarlandas Mitchell struck out six in three scorless innings. He gave up two hits and a walk.
First baseman Greg Rohan was 3 for 5 with the game-winning RBI double in the tenth inning.
Shortstop Hak-Ju Lee was 1 for 4 with a two RBI double that tied the game in the bottom of the tenth. Lee also scored the winning run.
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NOOOOOO!!!!!!
Chiefs tickets just dropped 99%. I guess we’ll just have to cheer for Chris Archer and Baby Brenly…
by lswaidz on Jun 30, 2009 9:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guyer
Does Brandon Guyer project as anything special or just a potential back/ 4th OF?
by gocubsgo2287 on Jun 30, 2009 11:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guyer's upside
is probably Aaron Rowand with more speed, so no, he’s a potential starter. He’s one of those toolsy outfielders who never seem to make it.
Rowand had a great second half for Peoria last year (he was injured at the beginning of the year) and the Cubs aggressively promoted him to TN where he flopped this season. Since they demoted him to Daytona, he’s been hitting the cover off the ball.
Obviously they need to leave him in Daytona for the rest of this season. If he can succeed next year in his second try at the Southern League, then we can start considering him a major prospect.
by Josh77 on Jun 30, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you confused your self in the second paragraph a believe.
i am sure you meant Guyer instead of Rowand.
by Glacier on Jun 30, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunch of promotions, not just Cashner and Vitters
RHP Chris Carpenter from Peoria to Daytona.
RHP Andrew Cashner from Daytona to Tennessee.
1B Ryan Keedy Released.
3B Josh Vitters from Peoria to Daytona.
IF Nathan Samson from Daytona to Tennessee.
SS Darwin Barney from Tennessee to Iowa.
1B John Contreras from Boise to Daytona.
2B DJ Fitzgerald from Mesa to Peoria.
by Raisin on Jun 30, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Surrprised
they promoted Barney since they seem to want to keep him and Tony Thomas together, But that might be a sign that Andres Blanco is going to stay in Chicago for a while and they need a SS in Iowa.
by Josh77 on Jun 30, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dj fitzgerald
mesa to peoria. rather large leap. should we know him. probably to take up vitters atbats, not so much a merit raise?
by tim815 on Jun 30, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hitting
.500 in nine games in Mesa. So it’s not out of line.
But clearly it’s an issue of where he’s going to get playing time at second, with Logan Watkins kind of planted there for Boise.
by Josh77 on Jun 30, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
























