Minor League Roundup

[Coach]

<!--quoteo(post=52632:date=Jul 28 2009, 08:17 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jul 28 2009, 08:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Who is Austin Biben Dirkx? I've never seen his name before. He is 24 years old which is quite old for A ball, but he does have 17 K to 1 BB ratio through 26.1 innings. i noticed he was drafted by Seattle. Did we get him as a throw-in in the Cedeno/Heilman trade?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We actually signed him from an Indy league earlier this month

[Kid]

<b>July 28:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Iowa (52-51)    2  7  0
Omaha (42-60)   5  12 1
WP: Brandon Duckworth (3-5)
LP: Casey Fossum (2-3)
SV: Greg Holland (1)
HR: IOW - John-Ford Griffin (4); OMA - Travis Metcalf (9), Tug Hulett (6)

Fossum: GS, 5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER (5.40 ERA), 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HBP
Jason Dubois: 2-4 (.313), 2B (20), K
Sam Fuld: 2-5 (.284), 3B (10), 2 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Tennessee (14-17)  
Mobile (15-16)      (PPD/Rain)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (15-15)     2  5  1
Sarasonta (14-18)   3  8  3
WP: Steven Otterness (1-0)
LP: Luke Sommer (2-4)

Craig Muschko: GS, 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.64 ERA), 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Sommer: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (2.28 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Luis Flores: 2-4 (.205), 2B (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Peoria (16-15)   2  12 0
Dayton (14-17)   1  5  0
WP: Ryan Buchter (3-0)
LP: Aguido Gonzalez (0-4)
SV: Christopher Huseby (13)
HR: DTN - Byron Wiley (11)

Justin Bristow: GS, 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (4.36 ERA), 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP
Rebel Ridling: 2-4 (.281), 3B (1), RBI (68), R
Ryan Flaherty: 2-5 (.247), R, 3 K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Giants (2-0)   7  10 3
Cubs (0-3)     3  7  0
WP: Jason Jarvis (1-0)
LP: Carlos Rojas (1-2)

Rojas: GS, 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (8.31 ERA), 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Jordan Petraitis: 3-4 (.306), 2B (3), RBI (6), R
Jesus Morelli: 2-3 (.281), RBI (7), BB, K, CS (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Reds (22-27)     7  10 4
Cubs 1 (26-22)   10 13 2
WP: Francory Pineda (1-0)
LP: Carlos Contreras (3-3)
SV: Adner Ruiz (5)
HR: CHC - Xavier Batista (7)

Melvin Rosa: GS, 3.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (3.41 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Alvaro Ramirez: 3-5 (.377), 2B (6), RBI (21), 2 R, K
Yonan Fuenmayor: 2-4 (.267), 3B (1), 3 RBI (22), 2 R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Cubs 2 (15-34)    2  4  2
Marlins (23-27)   3  7  1
WP: Kelvin Ferreira (4-2)
LP: Yilver Sanchez (1-4)
SV: Ramon Del Orbe (6)

Amaury Paulino: GS, 3.1 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (5.32 ERA), 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K, HBP
Sanchez: 4.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER (3.74 ERA), 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Rafael Disla: 1-3 (.281), 2B (6), R, BB, SB (14), 2 E (9)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Coach]

Highly regarded pitching prospect Jay Jackson has been demoted to Daytona.
He was 5-5 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 39/77 BB/K at Tennessee this year.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=53442:date=Jul 29 2009, 07:54 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Jul 29 2009, 07:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Highly regarded pitching prospect Jay Jackson has been demoted to Daytona.
He was 5-5 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 39/77 BB/K at Tennessee this year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What the hell?

[Coach]

<!--quoteo(post=53443:date=Jul 29 2009, 09:56 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Jul 29 2009, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53442:date=Jul 29 2009, 07:54 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Jul 29 2009, 07:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Highly regarded pitching prospect Jay Jackson has been demoted to Daytona.
He was 5-5 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 39/77 BB/K at Tennessee this year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What the hell?
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
His twitter page

[Kid]

<b>July 29:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Iowa (52-52)    0  10 1
Omaha (43-60)   5  11 0
WP: Lenny DiNardo (7-4)
LP: Greg Reinhard (2-4)
HR: OMA - Tug Hulett (7)

Reinhard: GS, 2.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (4.89 ERA), 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Aaron Miles: 3-4 (.254)
Chris Robinson: 2-3 (.325), BB, CS (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->



Game 1:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Tennessee (15-17)   12 15 2
Mobile (15-17)      2  6  0 (F/7)
WP: Andrew Cashner (1-1)
LP: Matt Torra (6-10)
HR: TEN - Tony Thomas (10), Welington Castillo 2 (10)

Cashner: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (1.09 ERA), 3 H, 4 BB, 4 K, WP; 1-2 (.571)
Castillo: 2-4 (.204), 4 RBI (28), 2 R
Jonathan Mota: 2-4 (.249), 3 RBI (19), 2 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

Game 2:
<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Tennessee (16-17)   8  13 0
Mobile (15-18)      1  7  0 (F/7)
WP: Hung-Wen Chen (6-8)
LP: Daniel Stange (0-3)
HR: TEN - Ty Wright (7); MOB - Orlando Mercado (2)

Chen: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (4.77 ERA), 6 H, 0 BB, 2 K; 1-2 (.095), 2B (1), R
Wright: 2-3 (.299), 3 RBI (46), 2 R, BB
Tyler Colvin: 2-4 (.244), 2B (6), 2 RBI (20), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (15-16)     1  8  1
Sarasonta (15-18)   2  7  1
WP: Justin Freeman (2-3)
LP: Dustin Sasser (5-4)
HR: SAR - Devin Mesoraco (7)

James Leverton: GS, 5.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (4.14 ERA), 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Sasser: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (1.69 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K, PO
Robinson Chirinos: 2-4 (.310), 2 2B (12), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Peoria (17-15)   13 16 1
Dayton (14-18)   7  9  3
WP: Kevin Kreier (4-2)
LP: Aguido Gonzalez (0-5)
HR: PEO - Jovan Rosa (3)

Christopher Archer: GS, 0.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER (3.04 ERA), 3 H, 3 BB, 0 K, 2 WP
Rosa: 2-4 (.320), 2 RBI (18), 3 R, BB, K
Junior Lake: 3-4 (.260), 2B (16), 3B (5), 3 RBI (24), 3 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Vancouver (17-21)   15 13 0
Boise (16-22)       5  12 2
WP: Julio Ramos (1-5)
LP: Eduardo Figueroa (2-1)
HR: VAN - Wilfredo Sosa (2), Ryan Ortiz (3)

Jonathan Nagel: GS, 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.63 ERA), 0 H, 2 B, 1 K, HBP
Brett Jackson: 4-5 (.330), R
Derrick Fitzgerald: 2-4 (.500), 2B (1), 2 R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Cubs (1-3)      7  6  0
Brewers (0-3)   4  13 2
WP: Julio Pena (3-1)
LP: Luis Guerrero (1-2)
SV: Tim Clubb (4)
HR: CHC - Brad Snyder (1)

Toby Matchulat: GS, 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.91 ERA), 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Pena: 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (3.55 ERA), 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP
Juan Medina: 1-3 (.214), RBI (7), R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Cubs 1 (27-22)    3  6  2
Rockies (24-27)   1  7  0
WP: Ramon Garcia (1-3)
LP: Albert Campos (1-5)
SV: Frank Batista (3)

Francisco Turbi: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (5.94 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K, HBP
Xavier Batista: 2-4 (.257), 2B (11), RBI (32), K
Jose Montecino: 2-4 (.295), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Pirates (22-28)   19 17 4
Cubs 2 (15-35)    5  10 9
WP: Martires Cadet (5-1)
LP: Roeldwin Reyes (3-4)

Willengton Cruz: GS, 4.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER (5.17 ERA), 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, HBP, E (3)
Gregorio Robles: 2-3 (.226), 2 R, BB, K
Smaily Borgues: 2-5 (.335), 2B (10)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Coach]

Cashner is starting to live up to the 1st round hype. He works around 4 walks and only allows an unearned run in 5 IP.

[Quinn]

Peoria was down 7-3 going into the 9th inning and scored 10 runs in the 9th. Second game in a row they scored in the 9th to take the lead and win on the road.

[Andy]

Any chance we see either Cashner or Huseby come September? Or would the Cubs brass not want to put them on the 40 man quite yet?

[Coach]

<!--quoteo(post=53650:date=Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Any chance we see either Cashner or Huseby come September? Or would the Cubs brass not want to put them on the 40 man quite yet?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I guess we could, but I bet they dont want to add them to the 40 man yet with all of the Rule 5 guys that we will have to make room for in the offseason.
Plus, we have plenty of AAA RP that can take up space in September

[biggz]

http://twitter.com/kingclip/status/2935898654

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Cubs move RHP Chris Carpenter up to Double-A; solid amount of buzz on him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Kevin Goldstein (Baseball Prospectus)

Looking forward to see how Carpenter adjusts.

[Kid]

<b>July 30:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Iowa (53-52)    6  12 1
Omaha (43-61)   1  4  1
WP: J.R. Mathes (10-5)
LP: Dusty Hughes (0-2)

Mathes: GS, 7.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (3.64 ERA), 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K
John-Ford Griffin: 3-4 (.283), 2B (17), RBI (24), R, K
So Taguchi: 2-5 (.274), 3B (1), 2 RBI (19), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Tennessee (17-17)   5  10 2
Mobile (15-19)      2  9  1
WP: Casey Coleman (10-5)
LP: Jarrod Parker (4-6)
SV: Brian Schlitter (14)
HR: TEN - Marquez Smith (8), Blake Lalli (5)

Coleman: GS, 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (3.26 ERA), 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, BK
Lalli: 2-4 (.322), RBI (34), R
Ty Wright: 2-3 (.303), 2B (15), BB, K, E (7)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Charlotte (17-17)   1  7  0
Daytona (16-16)     2  9  2 (F/12)
WP: Henry Williamson (7-4)
LP: Austin Hinkle (2-3)

Jay Jackson: GS, 5.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 4 H, 1 BB, 9 K
Starlin Castro: 2-5 (.300), BB, K, CS (10), PO, E (32)
Jake Optiz: 2-4 (.246), BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Peoria (17-15)  
Dayton (14-18)   (CANCELED/Rain)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Vancouver (17-22)   9  13 3
Boise (17-22)       12 16 0
WP: Josh Whitlock (1-2)
LP: Ronny Morla (0-2)
SV: Ryan Sontag (3)
HR: BOI - Jae-Hoon Ha (1)

Su-Min Jung: GS, 1.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (6.17 ERA), 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP
Justin Bour: 3-4 (.345), 2 RBI (14), 2 R, BB
Burundi Davis: 3-4 (.203), 2B (2), 3B (2), 2 RBI (6), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Twins (33-19)    1  11 2
Cubs 1 (28-22)   5  6  1
WP: Adner Ruiz (5-3)
LP: Francisco Nunez (2-2)

Alvido Jimenez: GS, 4.1 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (3.44 ERA), 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K, WP
Starling Peralta: 3.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.00 ERA), 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Yohan Astacio: 1-3 (.246), 2B (4), R, BB, K, SB (6), E (5)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Cubs 2 (15-36)    1  8  2
Dodgers (23-29)   2  7  1 (F/10)
WP: Florencio Bustillos (3-2)
LP: Loiger Padron (2-4)
HR: CHC - Willson Contreras (1)

Jadel Mendez: GS, 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (4.24 ERA), 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, E (3)
Contreras: 2-5 (.204), RBI (3), R
Smaily Borgues: 3-4 (.345), 2B (11), SB (14), CS (7)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=53680:date=Jul 30 2009, 01:14 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Jul 30 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53650:date=Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Any chance we see either Cashner or Huseby come September? Or would the Cubs brass not want to put them on the 40 man quite yet?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I guess we could, but I bet they dont want to add them to the 40 man yet with all of the Rule 5 guys that we will have to make room for in the offseason.
Plus, we have plenty of AAA RP that can take up space in September
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Cashner is a definitely possibility, but even though Huseby's been dominant, he's still at such a low level, isn't he? Also, I agree with Coach that AAA is loaded with good relievers - notably Gaub and Parker, whom we haven't seen yet.

Side question: why did Jay Jackson start for Daytona? No way he got demoted. Was it just a timing thing?

[Coldneck]

<!--quoteo(post=54150:date=Jul 31 2009, 07:52 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jul 31 2009, 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53680:date=Jul 30 2009, 01:14 PM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Jul 30 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53650:date=Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Jul 30 2009, 12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Any chance we see either Cashner or Huseby come September? Or would the Cubs brass not want to put them on the 40 man quite yet?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I guess we could, but I bet they dont want to add them to the 40 man yet with all of the Rule 5 guys that we will have to make room for in the offseason.
Plus, we have plenty of AAA RP that can take up space in September
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Cashner is a definitely possibility, but even though Huseby's been dominant, he's still at such a low level, isn't he? Also, I agree with Coach that AAA is loaded with good relievers - notably Gaub and Parker, whom we haven't seen yet.

Side question: why did Jay Jackson start for Daytona? No way he got demoted. Was it just a timing thing?
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
he got demoted. someone posted his twitter page up above and he wasn't that happy about it.

[Coach]

Jackson was back to dominating at Daytona last night.
Maybe it was for disciplinary reasons or they could have him working on refining a pitch or something.