2010 Minor League Roundup

[Kid]

<b>July 25:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Iowa (57-45)         14 19 0
Round Rock (42-60)   2  7  3
WP: Casey Coleman (10-7)
LP: Polin Trinidad (3-7)
HR: IOW - Micah Hoffpauir (15)

Coleman: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (4.07 ERA), 4 H, 2 BB, 0 K
Welington Castillo: 3-5 (.255), 2 2B (15), 4 RBI (50), K, PB (6)
Brad Snyder: 3-5 (.310), RBI (69), 3 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->



Game 1:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Tennessee (16-13)     6  6  1
Mississippi (15-14)   1  7  3 (F/7)
WP: Juan Abreu (4-1)
LP: Aaron Shafer (1-2)
HR: TEN - Robinson Chirinos (14); MIS - Donell Linares (10)

Jeremy Papelbon: GS, 4.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (5.53 ERA), 9 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Chirinos: 1-3 (.320), 4 RBI (57), R, BB, K
Tony Campana: 3-4 (.332), 2 R, SB (33)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

Game 2:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Tennessee (17-13)     4  7  1
Mississippi (15-14)   0  1  0 (F/7)
WP: Christopher Archer (4-1)
LP: Randall Delgado (0-1)
HR: TEN - Tony Thomas (7)

Archer: GS, 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 1 H, 4 BB, 5 K
Thomas: 1-2 (.283), RBI (46), 2 R, BB
Matthew Spencer: 2-3 (.261), 2B (8), 2 R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->



<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (20-10)     6  11 0
St. Lucie (17-14)   1  5  2
WP: Chris Siegfried (2-5)
LP: Brandon Moore (2-3)
HR: DAY - Junior Lake (6, 7); SLU - Michael Moras (1)

Siegfried: GS, 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.59 ERA), 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Lake: 2-4 (.252), 4 RBI (35), 2 R, 2 K
Michael Brenly: 2-3 (.311), R, 2 BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Peoria (11-16)        4  10 0
Lake County (14-15)   3  8  0
WP: Larry Suarez (1-3)
LP: Jeremy Johnson (3-2)
SV: Ronny Morla (2)
HR: LC - Adam Abraham (8), Jason Smit (6)

Jeffry Antigua: GS, 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (4.81 ERA), 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Justin Bour: 2-4 (.284), 2B (17), 2 RBI (60), R, 2 K
Jonathon Mota: 2-4 (.284), 2B (8), RBI (23), K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Boise (19-18)    2  3  1
Yakima (17-20)   8  9  0 (F/11)
WP: Gregory Robinson (5-2)
LP: Marcos Perez (2-2)

Juan Yasser Serrano: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (3.72 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP
Pierre LePage: 1-3 (.343), R, BB, SB (3)
Matthew Szczur: 1-3 (.400), R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Cubs (13-15)        7  11 3
Athletics (15-13)   6  6  2
WP: Colin Richardson (1-1)
LP: Andres Avila (0-1)
HR: CHC - Anthony Giansanti (1)

Justin Bristow: GS, 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 WP
Giansanti: 2-5 (.316), 2 RBI (13), 2 R
Dustin Geiger: 2-3 (.194), 2 R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Ace]

Archer. Again.

[Andy]

Makes ya wonder what changed with Archer that he went from a throw-in in the DeRosa deal to looking like one of the better prospects in the Cubs organization.

Prior to coming to the Cubs he had a 5-18 record with an ERA at somewhere around 5 while walking almost as many as he K'd. His K rate was decent, but he walked a ton of batters.

He had been getting incrementally better, but since he's been with the Cubs, he's 17-6 with an era at roughly 2.35. He still struggles with his control, but it's much better and his K/9 is over 9 while batters are hitting about .200 against him.

So something has changed. I'd love to say it was the Cubs coaching. Or at least I hope so.

[funkster]

More towel throwing sessions?

It is impressive.

[Kid]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->It appears that the 2010 season for Cubs prospect Josh Vitters might be over.

Playing for the Tennessee Smokies in the Double-A Southern League on Sunday, Vitters was hit by a pitch from Missippi Braves starter Jacob Thompson in the fifth inning. Vitters came out immediately after he was struck by the 2-2 offering, replaced on the bases by 2009 first-round pick Brett Jackson. It has been confirmed that he suffered a broken middle finger as a result of the pitch.

There are no details yet as to the severity of the injury, though Vitters is headed to Chicago to be seen by the team's hand specialist either on Monday or Tuesday. With just about a month of the season left, it seems probable that the third baseman will miss the remainder of the 2010 campaign.

"It's a shame," Cubs vice president of player personnel Oneri Fleita said. "He stepped up, he was hitting in the middle of the lineup, hitting third. You could see he was looking to finish strong, in the middle of the action on a team playing outstanding baseball. His defense was improving and he was giving quality at-bats. To see this bump in the road -- I don't know the magnitude of it -- it's a shame."

Vitters, the Cubs' top selection (No. 3 overall) in the 2007 Draft, began the year with the Daytona Cubs in the Class A Advanced Florida State League. He got bumped up to Double-A after 28 games with a .291/.350/.445 line. He's hit .223/.292/.383 in 63 games with Tennessee but was showing some signs of life, hitting .303 over his past 10 games. Still just 20, Vitters had hit a combined 10 homers and 20 doubles in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times while drawing 39 walks.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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[Brock]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Jesus.

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=108056:date=Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Jesus.
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I don't know where the hell those stats came from, but Vitters struck out 63 times in 348 ABs this year.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=108057:date=Jul 26 2010, 04:35 PM:name=Scarey)-->QUOTE (Scarey @ Jul 26 2010, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=108056:date=Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Jesus.
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I don't know where the hell those stats came from, but Vitters struck out 63 times in 348 ABs this year.
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I was going to say, that would be historically bad. That's when I knew it must be f'd up.

[Kid]

<b>July 26:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Iowa (57-46)         5  10 2
Round Rock (43-60)   6  7  0
WP: Daniel Meszaros (2-1)
LP: David Cales (0-1)
HR: IOW - Jeff Samardzija (1), Bryan LaHair (14); RR - Andrew Locke (11)

Samardzija: GS, 6.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER (2.64 ERA), 2 H, 5 BB, 7 K, E (2); 2-3 (.273), 2 RBI (2), R
Ty Wright: 3-4 (.295), R, SB (2)
Marquez Smith: 1-3 (.297), 2B (16), R, BB, K, E (7)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Tennessee (18-13)     10 12 2
Mississippi (15-15)   5  10 1
WP: Oswaldo Martinez (2-1)
LP: Tim Gustafson (3-2)
HR: TEN - Tony Thomas (8)

Rafael Dolis: GS, 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (3.74 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K, WP, HBP
Brandon Guyer: 3-5 (.297), 2B (20), 2 R
Marwin Gonzalez: 2-5 (.265), 2B (8), RBI (28), R, SB (6), E (18)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Peoria (12-16)        6  12 2
Lake County (14-16)   5  5  2
WP: Nicholas struck (5-8)
LP: Trey Haley (5-6)
SV: Daniel Keefe (1)
HR: PEO - Nelson Perez (6); LC - Greg Folgia (4)

Struck: GS, 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (3.38 ERA), 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 HBP
Matthew Cerda: 3-5 (.266), 3 RBI (49), K
D.J. Fitzgerald: 2-4 (.288), 3B (4), R, BB, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Boise (19-19)    3  8  0
Yakima (18-20)   4  11 1
WP: Jake Hale (2-2)
LP: Austin Kirk (3-3)

Matthew Loosen: GS, 4.1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (4.85 ERA), 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Alvaro Ramirez: 2-3 (.351), R, HBP
Pierre LePage: 2-4 (.349), 2 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->



Game 1:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Cubs 1 (32-12)   19 16 3
Padres (14-24)   2  4  9
WP: Amaury Palino (2-3)
LP: Jean Corpas (2-3)

Ramon Garcia: GS, 3.0 IP, 2 R, 0 ER (0.89 ERA), 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Carlos Montero: 4-5 (.288), RBI (22), 3 R, BB, 2 E (15)
Engel Santana: 2-4 (.277), 2 RBI (20), 3 R, 2 BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

Game 2:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Cubs 1 (33-12)   7  13 1
Padres (14-25)   0  3  2
WP: Willengton Cruz (3-0)
LP: Vladimir De La Cruz (1-3)

Cruz: GS, 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (1.93 ERA), 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K, E (2)
Engel Santana: 3-4 (.291), 3B (4), 3 RBI (23), 2 R, 2 SB (7)
Yamel Liria: 2-4 (.229), 2 2B (5), R, K, CS (1), PO<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Yankees 1 (27-18)   5  11 2
Cubs 2 (10-35)      6  10 4 (F/10)
WP: Enyelberth Pena (2-4)
LP: Dubeny Soto (1-2)

Javier Castro: GS, 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (2.59 ERA), 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP
Victor Salazar: 5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Darlyn Figueroa: 2-3 (.254), R, 2 BB, CS (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Jody]

<!--quoteo(post=108056:date=Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Jesus.
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You said it maing, nobody fucks wit da Jesus.

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=108136:date=Jul 27 2010, 08:45 AM:name=Jody)-->QUOTE (Jody @ Jul 27 2010, 08:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=108056:date=Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Jul 26 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->in 316 at-bats, striking out 128 times<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Jesus.
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You said it maing, nobody fucks wit da Jesus.
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It's DeJesus.

[Coach]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Kevin_Goldstein

Cubs move OF Matt Szczur from Boise to Low-A Peoria. Wanna see him before season is over.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I wasnt aware that we were also letting him play football for Villanova this fall.

[Kid]

<b>July 27:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Iowa (58-46)          14 12 0
Albuquerque (52-50)   12 17 0
WP: Jay Jackson (7-6)
LP: Jesus Castillo (1-5)
SV: Jeff Stevens (1)
HR: IOW - Welington Castillo (11), Micah Hoffpauir (16); ALB - Russ Mitchell (18), Jay Gibbons (18)

Jackson: GS, 5.0 IP, 7 R, 7 ER (4.10 ERA), 8 H, 3 BB, 1 K
Hoffpauir: 2-4 (.252), 2B (26), 3 RBI (73), R
Brad Snyder: 2-4 (.307), 2 2B (24), 4 RBI (73), R, 2 K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Palm Beach (16-14)   5  10 2
Daytona (21-10)      7  12 0
WP: Brooks Raley (6-6)
LP: Kevin Thomas (6-1)
SV: Mike Perconte (6)
HR: PB - Jarred Bogany (4)

Raley: GS, 6.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (4.41 ERA), 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Ryan Flaherty: 2-4 (.283), R, BB, K
DJ LeMahieu: 2-5 (.292), RBI (57), R, K, SB (14)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Padres (11-18)   0  5  2
Cubs (14-15)     3  6  0
WP: Hector Mayora (1-1)
LP: Mark Hardy (3-2)
SV: Cody Hams (1)

Marcus Hatley: GS, 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Austin Reed: H (1), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.64 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP
Vismeldy Bieneme: 2-4 (.350), 3 R, 2 SB (10)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Reds (25-19)     2  5  3
Cubs 1 (34-12)   4  7  1
WP: Roderik Pichardo (5-0)
LP: Jose Guzman (3-3)

Luis Villalba: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (2.80 ERA), 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K, WP
Felix Pena: 2.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (1.63 ERA), 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, BK
Delbis Arcila: 2-4 (.269), 2 RBI (17), R, SB (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Giants (31-16)   13 13 1
Cubs 2 (10-36)   6  4  5
WP: Luis Ultria (1-1)
LP: Victor Garcia (0-2)
HR: SF - Leonardo Fuentes (4)

Garcia: GS, 1.2 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (8.53 ERA), 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, HBP
Denis Estrada: 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.42 ERA), 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Joel Altagracia: 1-3 (.108), 2 RBI (7) ,K, E (7)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[funkster]

Good lord 7 ER in only five innings for Jackson?

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=108579:date=Jul 28 2010, 08:07 PM:name=funkster)-->QUOTE (funkster @ Jul 28 2010, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Good lord 7 ER in only five innings for Jackson?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I believe I've heard that the park in Albuquerque is like playing in Coors Field.