Omaha Strom Chasers 1 @ Iowa Cubs 2
Mike Olt went 0-1 with 3 walks. That's an interesting line. He's still been hot garbage for the Cubs since the trade (.155/.244/.282, .245 wOBA, 37 wRC+), but over the last 10, he's .259/.429/.407. That's workable. I'm still much less confident in his abilities than I was before this season, but he's still got a chance to be something.
Ty Wright went 3-4 with 2 doubles.
Yoanner Negrin pitched a 6-hit complete game, allowing a single earned run. He also struck out 6. I still really like this guy, but I might be the only one. Sure, a 4.06 ERA as a 29-year old in the PCL doesn't SOUND all that exciting, but I like his pitch repertoire – he basically throws 37 pitches. It'll be fun for Brooks Baseball to monitor him if he makes it to the bigs. He's been really unlucky this year, too. 67.8% LOB is pretty atypical, and it's reflected in his huge difference between ERA and FIP (4.06 to 2.67). He also strikes out 24.7% of batters (so, essentially the Javier Baez rate) and walks only 6.4%.
Mobile BayBears 0 @ Tennessee Smokies 6
Another day, another Javier Baez home run. He went 2-3 with a home run and 4 RBI no walks, either. John Andreoli walked twice and had a single as well. Christian Villanueva and Jonathan Mota both doubled. Rubi Silva had a pretty bad day; 0-4 with 3 strikeouts.
Matt Loosen had a great, great game. 7 innings, 3 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts, no runs. Armando Rivero was awesome, as was Frank Batista.
Kane County Cougars 2 @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4
7 hits, all from 3 people. 3 from Willson Contreras (quietly having a nice week), 2 each from Marco Hernandez and Oliver Zapata. The Cubs are going to have an interesting dilemma with both of these players, who they'd definitely like to keep (Hernandez more than Zapata), but who both will be subject to the Rule 5 draft this offseason. They don't seem like players that could stick for a whole year, but did Marwin Gonzalez seem like one either? They'll probably be unprotected, and they probably won't be drafted, but it remains something to watch.
I just can't get excited about the KC pitching staff. James Pugliese had the bare minimum QS, Andrwe McKirahan pitched a scoreless 7th and Brian Smith surrendered a run in his inning.
Boise Hawks 4 @ Hillsboro Hops 3
Pretty efficient: 5 hits, 4 runs, 3 walks. Carlos Penalver had the best day by far, walking and singling twice. He also stole a base.
Jose Rosario went 3 innings and allowed the same amount of runs. Jasvir Rakkar was awesome, striking out 6 in 3 innings. He allowed 2 hits, no walks, and no runs. Loiger Padron went 2 scoreless innings, and Eddie Orozco struck out 3 in the ninth.
Comments
sitrick wrote:
FWIW, I’ve always thought Chipper was a douchebag, even during the brief period of my misguided youth that I was a casual Braves fan.
BerseliusQuote Reply
One of my fb friends was at that game. The Hops’ mascot is called “Barley”.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Suburban kid wrote:
I can’t think of a more perfect name for an Oregon baseball team.
BerseliusQuote Reply
The Hops are my favorite minor league team, and their logo is incredible
MylesQuote Reply
Berselius wrote:
well sure but that doesn’t mean that he needs to insult people’s intelligence even further by claiming it was a one-time thing. just say “sorry” and be done with it. it was an empty, bullshit apology in the first place and it was made even more empty and bullshit with the deliberate inclusion of another blatant lie. why bother.
/whofuckingcares
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Myles wrote:
mike olt: things are going to start happening to me now.
sniper: olt, mike. sounds like a typical bastard.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
this has no doubt been covered here before, but can someone comment as to whether the southern league is particularly pitcher- or hitter-friendly? a brief glance at the league page on bref suggests (to me) that it’s maybe a bit more hospitable to pitchers but i could be reading it wrong.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
it’s usually thought of as slightly hitter-friendly. for whatever reason, this year it seems to be playing as more of a pitcher’s league
GWQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
It’s a Javy Baez friendly league, that’s for sure.
joshQuote Reply
I always thought the Southern League was sort of neutral.
sitrickQuote Reply
I always thought AA leagues in general were usually pitcher-dominant.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
GW wrote:
josh wrote:
sitrick wrote:
Suburban kid wrote:
Thanks for clearing that up, guys.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Berselius wrote:
Omar LittleQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo wrote:
I don’t think GW is actually right. I think it’s usually considered the average-to-slightly pitcher-friendly league of the 3, but this year it’s EXTREMELY pitcher-friendly.
I went back the last 11 years and found the R/G for each of the three leagues (Texas, Southern, Eastern). In each of the 11 years, the Southern League was essentially just under the average of the 3:
2013: 93.4%
2012: 97.9%
2011: 99.6%
2010: 99.5%
2009: 96.3%
2008: 99.0%
2007: 99.1%
2006: 90.8%
2005: 98.3%
2004: 93.8%
2003: 93.2%
I think 96% or so is when it’s probably significant to say it’s a pitcher’s league (relative to the other leagues), and this year, it definitely is.
Is AA generally pitcher-friendly in general? I’m not sure; the average R/G in the past 11 years is 4.51, which leads me to believe that it’s not. In fact, the 4.21 mark of this year is by far the most friendly run environment AA has seen in the past 11 years, and it is more or less precisely the R/G allowed in the majors (4.20). In the last 4 years, AA R/G has been higher than MLB R/G, but not by a whole lot.
MylesQuote Reply
Myles wrote:
Omar LittleQuote Reply
@ uncle dave:
@ Myles:
sounds like this is post-worthy. i’ll put something together
GWQuote Reply
From HarryPav’s chat at BP :
(dying laughing)
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=1065
Aisle424Quote Reply
That was me. I’ve been peppering him with nonsense since it started. I’m bored.
sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
That’s hilarious. I saw a few questions in there from you, but didn’t know if you were “Al.”
Aisle424Quote Reply
I’m “Al” and “J. Baez”.
sitrickQuote Reply
This is pretty funny. Keep refreshing it for gifs of various mishaps: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv&affiliateId=MLBEDITORIAL
joshQuote Reply
@ GW:
I was just being a dick, but would be interested in a comparison of the Cubs’ minor league park factors. I think that BA did a pretty good chart that compares stop-to-stop factors (i.e. what can we expect when someone goes from Kane County to Daytona) but I don’t recall having seen anything on leaguewide numbers.
uncle daveQuote Reply
HP really likes Shark
BerseliusQuote Reply
Berselius wrote:
HP really drunk.
sitrickQuote Reply
Berselius wrote:
I taught him that.
Omar LittleQuote Reply
I always thought the park factors and comparisons of leagues in the minors showed the SL to be a pitcher’s league, but at the same time, I’ve always considered it a hitter’s league for some reason.
dmick89Quote Reply
New Shit
http://obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/you-are-not-the-sun.html
If you like Al Yellon, probably don’t click that link
MylesQuote Reply