Albuquerque @ Iowa, W, 6-10
Tenn @ West Tenn, L, 2-10
Clearwater @ Daytona, W, 1-5
West Mich @ Peoria, W, 0-2
Eugene @ Boise, L, 10-6
AZL Angels @ AZL Cubs, W, 5-6
DSL Cubs1 @ DSL White Sox1, L, 1-3
DSL Blue Jays1 @ DSL Cubs2, W, 2-3
Performances:
Felix Pie: 3/6, 1 3B, 3 RBI, slightly distraught over not even being mentioned at all in the article about the game, despite having a better day than the star:
Micah Hoffpauir: 3/6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 4 un-earned run error with 2 outs in the 8th. Don't see many of those.
Josh Kroeger: 2/4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. Season line: .285/.357/.486 in 288 AB with 30 BB, 56 K, 9/11 SB/SBA, 21 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR. League Average line: .275/.347/.439. Perfectly acceptable for a 4th OF. He's had 55 career MLB PA and is still just 25, so the jury shouldn't completely be out on him.
Jose Ascanio: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR. Perhaps struggling while being on the shuttle from Iowa to Chicago, as he's given up runs in 8 of the last 9 appearances he's had in Iowa. His peripherals are still solid for a reliever.
Tyler Colvin: 0/3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, Outfield A (man at home). He's still got some time to figure things out, since no one expects him to be a star and he'll still only be 23 y.o. until Sept. 2009, but you hope this is a year to regroup and put things together. He's still got time to do that this year, but his numbers are going to look terrible no matter how good or bad he hits for 2 months at the end of the season. You just hope he continues drawing the base on balls and has a little more power.
Donald Veal: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, WP, HB. 3 of the 4 hits he allowed were doubles. Not exactly encouraging. His season numbers still aren't bad, but not bad isn't exactly good either. He won't make it as a starter in the bigs walking 4.5 per 9 IP. His stuff definitely suggest he'll get somewhere with it though. He won't turn 24 until mid-Sept., so there's a little wiggle room for him to develop a little more control, but it's unlikely.
Jose Ceda:1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP. He's unbelievable. He also could be an offensive lineman-in-training if he doesn't watch his weight (6'4", 275 lbs.), which makes me wonder what the Brewers would give us for him. Corey Hart and J.J. Hardy? If the A's aren't done selling, I see Dana Eveland and Joe Blanton going to the Brewers as well.
Marquez Smith: 2/5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 GIDP. First 4 games @ Daytona: .385/.467/.615. He hasn't played 2B yet in Daytona.
Darwin Barney: 1/4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 K.
Tony Thomas: 1/3, 2 K, 1 S, 1 SB. Has a VERY severe reverse platoon vs. LHP this season, posting a meager .171/.227/.243 vs. LHP in 70 AB this season, with solid a .301/.346/.467 line vs. RHP. Has batted 8th when he's played against lefties for a month or so now and leads off vs. RHP. Just turned 22 on 07/10.
James Adduci: 3/4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB. Batting .300/.385/.372 in 320 AB of a good representation of a Theriot-esque OF @ Daytona this year.
Steven Clevenger: 3/5, 1 R, 1 RBI. Batting .303/.390/.370 in 165 AB of a good representation of a Theriot-esque C @ Daytona this year (he was demoted from Tenn earlier this season).
Marco Carillo: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 6/13 GO/AO. Having a solid season @ Daytona as a 21 y.o.: 3.17 ERA, 96.7 IP, 75 H, 39 R, 8 HR, 27 BB, 56 K, 0.76 GO/AO ratio. Not great peripherals, but still young enough to show some improvement. Control has improved significantly this year.
Jovan Rosa: 1/5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K. Still doing well as a 20 y.o., hasn't walked as much in the last month as previously, but still very good.
Julio Castillo: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 9-2 GO/AO. Good outing from a player who went straight from the DSL to Peoria a few weeks ago and hasn't missed a beat.
Josh Vitters: 1/5, 1 R, 2 K. Deserves a promotion, but is still just 18 until the end of August. A player the Cubs shouldn't be afraid to promote aggressively. Hopefully starts next season @ Daytona as a 19 y.o. and perhaps one of the 5 youngest players there.
Josh Harrison: 3/5, 1 R, 2 RBI, CS. Reminds me a lot of Tony Thomas, in that he made some adjustments before the college season and tore up the league after some lesser work previous seasons. He's hitting well at Boise and probably won't get promoted until next year.
Ryan Keedy: 2/4, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. At .316/.422/.421 in 76 AB on the season, he hasn't shown much power as yet, but is certainly getting on base. Can't really say much of anything about college guys in short season leagues, because most of them have already faced tougher competition than this.
John Contreras: 1/3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. A 22 y.o. getting his first taste of professional baseball in the U.S.A., having played in the DSL previously, and tearing it up. 58 AB, .362/.391/.724, 5 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 12 K. Obviously he's taken well to it.
Nelson Perez: 2/4, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K. A player AZ Phil's a fan of, but hasn't played much ball for all of the talent he supposedly posesses. Did pretty poorly last year in this league, and is destroying it this year. Hopefully will be finally ready for a full season league at 21 next year.
Yohan Gonzalez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. 18 y.o. who pitched well (although sparingly) for the DSL last year. Generates lots of groundballs(2+ GO/AO ratio both seasons).
Ramon Garcia: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 7/7 GO/AO. Must have been on a pitch count, because that's the only explanation I can think of for pulling him after 6 innings of putting up all zeroes. At 16 and with a chance to be pitching in the States next year at 17, there's obviously a lot of promise.
Roneidy Mejia: 1.3 IP, 1 H, 0 R (1/1 inherited runners scored), 2 BB, 1 K, W. The entire DSL Cubs2 pitching staff is under 20, meaning we could be seeing much more of these guys if they pitch well. As can be expected of a young team, they don't have the best record (15-22), but that they are out there competing as one of the youngest teams in the DSL is encouraging.
Tenn @ West Tenn, L, 2-10
Clearwater @ Daytona, W, 1-5
West Mich @ Peoria, W, 0-2
Eugene @ Boise, L, 10-6
AZL Angels @ AZL Cubs, W, 5-6
DSL Cubs1 @ DSL White Sox1, L, 1-3
DSL Blue Jays1 @ DSL Cubs2, W, 2-3
Performances:
Felix Pie: 3/6, 1 3B, 3 RBI, slightly distraught over not even being mentioned at all in the article about the game, despite having a better day than the star:
Micah Hoffpauir: 3/6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 4 un-earned run error with 2 outs in the 8th. Don't see many of those.
Josh Kroeger: 2/4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K. Season line: .285/.357/.486 in 288 AB with 30 BB, 56 K, 9/11 SB/SBA, 21 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR. League Average line: .275/.347/.439. Perfectly acceptable for a 4th OF. He's had 55 career MLB PA and is still just 25, so the jury shouldn't completely be out on him.
Jose Ascanio: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR. Perhaps struggling while being on the shuttle from Iowa to Chicago, as he's given up runs in 8 of the last 9 appearances he's had in Iowa. His peripherals are still solid for a reliever.
Tyler Colvin: 0/3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, Outfield A (man at home). He's still got some time to figure things out, since no one expects him to be a star and he'll still only be 23 y.o. until Sept. 2009, but you hope this is a year to regroup and put things together. He's still got time to do that this year, but his numbers are going to look terrible no matter how good or bad he hits for 2 months at the end of the season. You just hope he continues drawing the base on balls and has a little more power.
Donald Veal: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, WP, HB. 3 of the 4 hits he allowed were doubles. Not exactly encouraging. His season numbers still aren't bad, but not bad isn't exactly good either. He won't make it as a starter in the bigs walking 4.5 per 9 IP. His stuff definitely suggest he'll get somewhere with it though. He won't turn 24 until mid-Sept., so there's a little wiggle room for him to develop a little more control, but it's unlikely.
Jose Ceda:1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP. He's unbelievable. He also could be an offensive lineman-in-training if he doesn't watch his weight (6'4", 275 lbs.), which makes me wonder what the Brewers would give us for him. Corey Hart and J.J. Hardy? If the A's aren't done selling, I see Dana Eveland and Joe Blanton going to the Brewers as well.
Marquez Smith: 2/5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 GIDP. First 4 games @ Daytona: .385/.467/.615. He hasn't played 2B yet in Daytona.
Darwin Barney: 1/4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 K.
Tony Thomas: 1/3, 2 K, 1 S, 1 SB. Has a VERY severe reverse platoon vs. LHP this season, posting a meager .171/.227/.243 vs. LHP in 70 AB this season, with solid a .301/.346/.467 line vs. RHP. Has batted 8th when he's played against lefties for a month or so now and leads off vs. RHP. Just turned 22 on 07/10.
James Adduci: 3/4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB. Batting .300/.385/.372 in 320 AB of a good representation of a Theriot-esque OF @ Daytona this year.
Steven Clevenger: 3/5, 1 R, 1 RBI. Batting .303/.390/.370 in 165 AB of a good representation of a Theriot-esque C @ Daytona this year (he was demoted from Tenn earlier this season).
Marco Carillo: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 6/13 GO/AO. Having a solid season @ Daytona as a 21 y.o.: 3.17 ERA, 96.7 IP, 75 H, 39 R, 8 HR, 27 BB, 56 K, 0.76 GO/AO ratio. Not great peripherals, but still young enough to show some improvement. Control has improved significantly this year.
Jovan Rosa: 1/5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K. Still doing well as a 20 y.o., hasn't walked as much in the last month as previously, but still very good.
Julio Castillo: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 9-2 GO/AO. Good outing from a player who went straight from the DSL to Peoria a few weeks ago and hasn't missed a beat.
Josh Vitters: 1/5, 1 R, 2 K. Deserves a promotion, but is still just 18 until the end of August. A player the Cubs shouldn't be afraid to promote aggressively. Hopefully starts next season @ Daytona as a 19 y.o. and perhaps one of the 5 youngest players there.
Josh Harrison: 3/5, 1 R, 2 RBI, CS. Reminds me a lot of Tony Thomas, in that he made some adjustments before the college season and tore up the league after some lesser work previous seasons. He's hitting well at Boise and probably won't get promoted until next year.
Ryan Keedy: 2/4, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. At .316/.422/.421 in 76 AB on the season, he hasn't shown much power as yet, but is certainly getting on base. Can't really say much of anything about college guys in short season leagues, because most of them have already faced tougher competition than this.
John Contreras: 1/3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. A 22 y.o. getting his first taste of professional baseball in the U.S.A., having played in the DSL previously, and tearing it up. 58 AB, .362/.391/.724, 5 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 12 K. Obviously he's taken well to it.
Nelson Perez: 2/4, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K. A player AZ Phil's a fan of, but hasn't played much ball for all of the talent he supposedly posesses. Did pretty poorly last year in this league, and is destroying it this year. Hopefully will be finally ready for a full season league at 21 next year.
Yohan Gonzalez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. 18 y.o. who pitched well (although sparingly) for the DSL last year. Generates lots of groundballs(2+ GO/AO ratio both seasons).
Ramon Garcia: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 7/7 GO/AO. Must have been on a pitch count, because that's the only explanation I can think of for pulling him after 6 innings of putting up all zeroes. At 16 and with a chance to be pitching in the States next year at 17, there's obviously a lot of promise.
Roneidy Mejia: 1.3 IP, 1 H, 0 R (1/1 inherited runners scored), 2 BB, 1 K, W. The entire DSL Cubs2 pitching staff is under 20, meaning we could be seeing much more of these guys if they pitch well. As can be expected of a young team, they don't have the best record (15-22), but that they are out there competing as one of the youngest teams in the DSL is encouraging.
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