Cubs Minor League Wrap: June 21

by Josh Timmers on Jun 22, 2011 12:22 AM CDT in Minor Leagues

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs fell to the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 13-3.

Starter Casey Coleman pitched six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits. One of the three runs was unearned. Coleman walked four and struck out four.

Esmailin Caridad got the loss when he was tattooed for seven runs in the seventh inning. Caridad only lasted two-thirds of an inning and he surrendered five hits, including a home run. Caridad walked two and struck out one.

Third baseman Scott Moore was 4 for 4.

Tennessee Smokies

The North Division All-Stars defeated the South Division All-Stars 6-3. (Tennessee is in the North)

Several Smokies played tonight. Blake Lalli was 1 for 2 with an RBI double. He later scored. Matt Spencer went 1 for 2 and scored once.

Daytona Cubs

The Daytona Cubs lost to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 4-3.

Dae-Eun Rhee pitched the first six innings and he allowed only one unearned run on six hits. He walked two and struck out two.

Frank Batista blew the save in the ninth and took the loss. He pitched one inning and allowed two runs on three hits. He did not have a strikeout or issue a walk.

Right fielder Michael Burgess went 2 for 4 with a double.

Peoria Chiefs

The West Division All-Stars defeated the East Division All-Stars, 8-3. (Peoria is in the West.)

Austin Kirk retired the two batters he faced.

Eliot Soto was 1 for 2 with a two-RBI single in the 8th inning.

Micah Gibbs had a single and scored in his only trip to the plate.

Boise Hawks

The Boise Hawks stopped the Eugene Emeralds (Padres) 11-6.

Luis Lina started and lasted 4.1 innings. Lina gave up four runs on five hits. He did strike out six and he walked only one. He also hit one batter.

Kyler Burke got his first win in his first pitching appearance. Burke didn't pitch that well though as he allowed two runs on two hits and three walks over 1.2 innings. Burke did record one strikeout.

Yilver Sanchez got his first win with 1.1 shutout innings. He allowed only one hit. He neither struck out nor walked anyone.

Center fielder Pin-Cheh Chen went 4 for 5 with a triple. He had three RBI and he scored three times. Chen also stole a base.

First baseman Paul Hoilman hit his second professional home run in the first inning with a man on. Hoilman went 2 for 3 with two walks. He scored twice and had four RBI.

Second baseman Brad Zapenas went 2 for 5 and scored twice. Third baseman Willson Contreras was 2 for 4 with a walk. He scored once.

The Hawks are driving back to Boise tonight for the home opener tomorrow. They're scheduled to get home at around 10 am tomorrow and then they have to turn around and play at 7:15.

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I thought Hoilman homered yesterday, as well.

And on the Boise broadcast, they mentioned the Cubs would be making ‘some roster moves’ tomorrow.

Some of theses look rather obvious. Szczur and Kirk up, being two. Some of the recent signees might head north to Boise.

And, maybe, a Draft Pick or four might get signed. I can’t imagine that Taylor Dugas needs much more ‘time away’ before getting signed. That said, any newbies would start in Arizona to pee in a cup, etc…

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jun 22, 2011 12:36 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah, you're right

It all becomes a blur at this point. I’ll change it.

by Josh Timmers on Jun 22, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions

He did. Tonight was #2

He had a really good game all around tonight.

As for the news, sounds like tomorrow will be an exciting day. I’d also hope Scott gets signed soon as he said after the draft he was going to sign. I can’t imagine it would take that long to get it done.

Golden went 1-4 with a 2B BB and a K
Chen is off to a great start as well, although I believe he is a 2B not a CF, they’re just playing him there to get everyone in.

I believe Wells makes his 2nd start tomorrow night as well.

by Ryno G on Jun 22, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes, Wells starts tomorrow

Kind of a brutal schedule the Hawks have tomorrow. They’re going to have to sleep on the bus.

by Josh Timmers on Jun 22, 2011 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions

I really like what I've seen and read about Hoilman

lots of power and seems like an athletic first baseman. He’ll need to move up through the system quickly to be viewed as a real prospect, being that he was a college senior. Just guessing, but I bet he could play a passable LF if his path to the majors is blocked at 1B in the future.

by Bradsbeard on Jun 22, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions

I think we found the next Carlos Pena

3 outcome player so far in his young career. HR, BB or K.

by RynoRooter on Jun 22, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

AZ Phil's take on two of yesterday's starters

HRUBES: Willengton Cruz throws a fastball in the low 90’s but with lots of movement, and a sharp-breaking slurve(?). He has really nasty stuff. I can see him being an MLB LOOGY at the very least, but he also has the stamina to be a starter as he moves up through the system.

BTW, W. Cruz is a lanky kid, tall & thin, with loose arms, and he is what I would call a bit “effectively wild.” I wouldn’t want to hit against him, and I hit RH.

Starling Peralta also throws his fastball in the low 90’s, but he has the potential to gain MPH as he matures (as does W. Cruz). He also has a promising breaking ball and change-up. He would project as a starter. Peralta’s problem last night was that he actually threw too many strikes. He didn’t really try and work the hitters like he will once he gains more experience.

Cruz sounds REALLY interesting, especially with his debut. Boise has a really nice rotation of guys all worth keeping an eye on. Thought you guys would like this though.

by Ryno G on Jun 22, 2011 12:54 AM CDT reply actions

I love this stuff

Highly projectable Dominican arms that are already pretty good? Sign me up. That Boise staff is going to be fun to watch.

by RynoRooter on Jun 22, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Rookie Ball Notes

Socorro made his debut tonight and was 3-4 with a 2B and 3 RBI

Last years 4th Rounder Ackerman started and went 3 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits while walking 3 and striking out 5. He also hit a batter.

Francescon also made his debut tonight, picking up the 2 inning save. He gave up 1 hit, walked none and struck out 2.

by Ryno G on Jun 22, 2011 1:00 AM CDT reply actions

Ackerman was simply a horrible pick

by RynoRooter on Jun 22, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions

No Bour tonight

I assume that means he’s getting the bump up to Tennessee.

by Ryno G on Jun 22, 2011 5:27 AM CDT reply actions

That's good news really wanna see if bour is legit

Also I know he was a 19th round pick but I like Hoilman a lot.

by MDavis on Jun 22, 2011 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Kyler Burke

Glad to see him get a win, even if he didn’t pitch all that well. I know it is a long shot at this stage in his career, but I am interested to see how he does on the mound.

When watching a minor league game, you rarely get to see WOW moments except from the elite guys. I was at a Peoria game a couple years back and saw Archer pitch several dominate innings and one thing I noticed was that none of the hitters could touch his breaking ball. I never said a bad word about the DeRosa trade from that point on.

But despite Archer’s performance, Kyler Burke was that one that provided the best moments from that game. At the plate he absolutely drilled a double off the wall to the opposite field. It was one of the hardest line drives I have ever seen. He hit it roughly 350 feet and it seemed like the ball never got more than 25 feet off the ground. Then in the field he unleashed a throw to homeplate very similar the line drive he hit. The throw was an absolute frozen rope and cut down a runner at the plate. My immediate reaction was: That was Ichiro-like, why is that guy playing LF instead of RF? But something else started bothering me about it and I couldn’t put my finger on it until a couple of innings later. Finally I realized, Burke was a lefthanded thrower. You almost never see a lefty with that kind of arm who hasn’t been converted to a pitcher. It is tough to compare since they were two different scenarios, but Burke’s throw to homeplate gave me the impression that he had better velocity than Archer had on the mound that day. So my thoughts switched from why wasn’t he playing RF, to why wasn’t that guy on the mound.

by MVZ on Jun 22, 2011 7:41 AM CDT reply actions

Burke is only 23.

If he really has that good an arm, he might still have a shot at making it.

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by Al Yellon on Jun 22, 2011 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions

If you're a lefty and throw hard

there is a job for you somewhere in baseball. See James Russell. Will be interesting to see where Burke is in 3 about years.

by Bradsbeard on Jun 22, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Rhee is looking good this year after a rough go last year in Daytona

I assume we can chalk last year up to TJ recovery. Still, he’s gotta cut down on the hits – giving up one per inning.

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by Brett Taylor on Jun 22, 2011 8:35 AM CDT reply actions

Needs some Ks as well

by Ryno G on Jun 22, 2011 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Seriously

Please release Esmailin Cardidad. He’s not a major league option, he’s not even a viable minor league bullpen spare part. He’s cannon fodder now sporting an ERA over 8.00. I know Iowa doesn’t have a great deal else but continuing to give this guy innings at any level screams out that they’re willing to do the same with any warm body. Jettisoning Caridad would hardly be noteworthy other than the fact that he would no longer litter the Cubs organizational landscape.

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by krummy12 on Jun 22, 2011 9:31 AM CDT reply actions

Quite a tumble

for a guy who was fairly well regarded as a future fixture in the Cubs bullpen prior to last season.

by Bradsbeard on Jun 22, 2011 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed. But I think Caridad at the minimum gets taken off the 40 man so that a guy like Beliveau can get protected from the Rule 5 draft. Kyle Smit is another guy on the 40 man that needs to be taken off. He’s been pretty terrible this year.

by RynoRooter on Jun 22, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Nice to see

The money the organization is spending in Asia seems to be paying off. Hopefully that will be the case elsewhere too, although the Latin American money does seem to be coming around too, finally.

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by snowyman28 on Jun 22, 2011 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

Pin-Chieh Chen looks very interesting

I’d never heard anything about him until now. 19 year old 2B/CF from Taiwan. 4 SB already, walked more times than he struck out in rookie ball last year. Anyone know what kind of bonus he received and how he is viewed as a prospect?

by Bradsbeard on Jun 22, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

$300K bonus

Supposedly the Cubs really like the kid, although he isn’t viewed quite as favorably by others outside the organization. He’s a tiny speedster who appears to be a Tony Campana with OBP skills, which isn’t necessary a terrible thing to have. He would be a great bench guy if his defense remains solid at both 2B and CF.

by RynoRooter on Jun 22, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions