Minor League Roundup

[ruby23]

<!--quoteo(post=30469:date=Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If we go after a 1B, it would definitely have to be by trade.

FA - 1B (*=>2010 option)

Carlos Delgado NYM
Jason Giambi * OAK
Ross Gload * KC
Aubrey Huff BAL
Nick Johnson WAS
Adam LaRoche PIT
Robb Quinlan LAA
Matt Stairs PHI
Mike Sweeney SEA
Jim Thome CHW
Chad Tracy ARZ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Josh Vitters will be a good 1B.

[Andy]

<!--quoteo(post=30487:date=Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30469:date=Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If we go after a 1B, it would definitely have to be by trade.

FA - 1B (*=>2010 option)

Carlos Delgado NYM
Jason Giambi * OAK
Ross Gload * KC
Aubrey Huff BAL
Nick Johnson WAS
Adam LaRoche PIT
Robb Quinlan LAA
Matt Stairs PHI
Mike Sweeney SEA
Jim Thome CHW
Chad Tracy ARZ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Josh Vitters will be a good 1B.
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I bet he won't. My money is on Vitters never being above average in the majors (leaning towards sub-average).

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=30590:date=Apr 15 2009, 04:28 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30487:date=Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30469:date=Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If we go after a 1B, it would definitely have to be by trade.

FA - 1B (*=>2010 option)

Carlos Delgado NYM
Jason Giambi * OAK
Ross Gload * KC
Aubrey Huff BAL
Nick Johnson WAS
Adam LaRoche PIT
Robb Quinlan LAA
Matt Stairs PHI
Mike Sweeney SEA
Jim Thome CHW
Chad Tracy ARZ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Josh Vitters will be a good 1B.
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I bet he won't. My money is on Vitters never being above average in the majors (leaning towards sub-average).
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He's likely to be a better big league hitter than Corey Patterson. That's as far as I'm willing to go.

[Kid]

This is yesterday's.

<b>April 15:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Iowa (4-3)          4  5  0
Albuquerque (3-4)   7  12 1
WP: Nick DeBarr (1-0)
LP: Kevin Hart (0-1)
SV: Tanyon Sturtze (2)
HR: IOW - Jake Fox (4), Luis Rivas (1); ALB - Mitch Jones (2)

Jose Ascanio: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP
Fox: 2-4 (.538), 2 RBI (15), R, K
Rivas: 2-3 (.261), 2B (2), RBI (2), R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Birmingham (5-1)   2  6  0
Tennessee (2-4)    0  4  0
WP: Brian Omogrosso (1-0)
LP: James Russell (0-2)
SV: Jhonny Nunez (1)
HR: BIR - Stefan Gartrell (2)

Russell: 4.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER (8.31 ERA), 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Alex Maestri: 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.38 ERA), 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K
Matt Camp: 1-3 (.368), BB, K, SB (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Dunedin (3-3)   3  7  1
Daytona (3-3)   1  3  2
WP: Tim Collins (1-0)
LP: Jake Muyco (0-1)
SV: Daniel Farquhar (2)

Marcos Mateo: 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Henry Williamson: 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (5.40 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, E (1)
Tyler Colvin: 0-2 (.211), R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Dayton (1-5)   2  7  0
Peoria (4-2)   3  12 2
WP: Aaron Shafer (2-0)
LP: Andrew Bowman (0-1)
SV: Erik Hamren (2)
HR: DTN - David Sappelt (1)

Shafer: 7.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER (1.50 ERA), 6 H, 1 BB, 7 K
Rebel Ridling: 2-3 (.375), 2 2B (4), RBI (8), 2 R, BB
Josh Vitters: 3-4 (.357), RBI (2)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Ace]

I so want Rebel Ridling to become a success.

[Auz]

Colvin relegated to Daytona? He was expecting to be starting at Iowa this year. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=31054:date=Apr 16 2009, 08:30 PM:name=Dingo)-->QUOTE (Dingo @ Apr 16 2009, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Colvin relegated to Daytona? He was expecting to be starting at Iowa this year. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think it's because he's still recovering from TJ surgery, and so he has to DH.

[cigar]

It really is a shame that Fox can't play defense. Would anyone be surprised if Alex Maestri ends up with the big league team before the end of the year?

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=31063:date=Apr 16 2009, 10:05 PM:name=stevestonescigar)-->QUOTE (stevestonescigar @ Apr 16 2009, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It really is a shame that Fox can't play defense. Would anyone be surprised if Alex Maestri ends up with the big league team before the end of the year?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Nope. You gotta figure that if a spot opens up in the pen, he and Ascanio would be two of the first few to get the call (assuming Samardzija keeps starting).

[kbwsb]

<!--quoteo(post=31034:date=Apr 16 2009, 06:29 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Apr 16 2009, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30590:date=Apr 15 2009, 04:28 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30487:date=Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30469:date=Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->
Chad Tracy ARZ<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Josh Vitters will be a good 1B.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->I bet he won't. My money is on Vitters never being above average in the majors (leaning towards sub-average).
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->He's likely to be a better big league hitter than Corey Patterson. That's as far as I'm willing to go.
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Most scouts love his bat. They project him to be not just above-average, but an all-star.

[Kid]

<b>April 16:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Iowa (5-3)          8  12 0
Albuquerque (3-5)   7  11 0
WP: Esmailin Caridad (2-0)
LP: Eric Milton (0-2)
SV: Chad Fox (1)
HR: IOW - Jason Dubois (1); ALB - Mitch Jones 2 (4), Dee Brown (1)

Caridad: 5.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (3.60 ERA), 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K, PO
Dubois: 2-5 (.400), RBI (1), 2 R, K
Bobby Scales: 2-4 (.261), 2B (1), RBI (4), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                   R  H  E
Birmingham (5-3)   2  7  1
Tennessee (3-4)    4  11 3
WP: Hung-Wen Chen (2-0)
LP: Kyle McCulloch (1-1)
SV: Blake Parker (1)

Chen: 6.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER (2.31 ERA), 6 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Blake Lalli: 2-4 (.500), 2B (3), 2 RBI (3), CS (1)
Ty Wright: 2-4 (.185), R, E (2)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Dunedin (4-3)   6  9  2
Daytona (3-4)   4  7  2
WP: Brandon Magee (1-1)
LP: Ryan Searle (0-1)
HR: DAY - Marquez Smith (1)

Searle: 4.2 IP, 4 R, 2 ER (5.63 ERA), 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Craig Muschko: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (5.06 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Smith: 1-4 (.294), 2 RBI (4), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Peoria (4-3)        6  10 3
Quad Cities (3-4)   8  4  5
WP: Gary Daley (1-0)
LP: Christopher Carpenter (0-1)
SV: Ramon Delgado (1)
HR: QC - Osvaldo Morales (4)

Carpenter: 4.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER (5.00 ERA), 2 H, 5 BB, 6 K
Rebel Ridling: 2-4 (.400), 2B (5), 2 RBI (10), BB, K
Michael Brenly: 2-4 (.500), 2B (1), RBI (1), R, 2 K, PB (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Quinn]

Wekim, who used to post here, went to the Chiefs game Wednesday night. Said Vitters is the real deal. Makes contact all the time and every thing off his bat is LOUD. As in, hitting it solid all the time.

[Andy]

<!--quoteo(post=31089:date=Apr 17 2009, 07:44 AM:name=Quinn)-->QUOTE (Quinn @ Apr 17 2009, 07:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wekim, who used to post here, went to the Chiefs game Wednesday night. Said Vitters is the real deal. Makes contact all the time and every thing off his bat is LOUD. As in, hitting it solid all the time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I hope so. Hopefully I'm completely wrong and Vitters is awesome. I'm just jaded by the Cubs ability to scout, draft and build a decent field player. They either scout horribly, draft poorly or instruct poorly, because otherwise we would have seen at least 1 All Star talent come through the farm system in the last 15 years.

[Quinn]

So as you see in Kid's box score, C Michael Brenly (Bob's son) is now in Peoria. From the Peoria paper Wednesday:

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Catcher Michael Brenly arrived in Peoria and is eligible to come off the disabled list on Thursday and play against Quad Cities. No decision has been made on what the corresponding roster move would be to make room for Brenly in the 25-player limit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=31091:date=Apr 17 2009, 09:15 AM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 17 2009, 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=31089:date=Apr 17 2009, 07:44 AM:name=Quinn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quinn @ Apr 17 2009, 07:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wekim, who used to post here, went to the Chiefs game Wednesday night. Said Vitters is the real deal. Makes contact all the time and every thing off his bat is LOUD. As in, hitting it solid all the time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I hope so. Hopefully I'm completely wrong and Vitters is awesome. I'm just jaded by the Cubs ability to scout, draft and build a decent field player. They either scout horribly, draft poorly or instruct poorly, because otherwise we would have seen at least 1 All Star talent come through the farm system in the last 15 years.
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