Stars of Tomorrow: Cubs Minor League Recap 10/23/13

In Commentary And Analysis by myles40 Comments

Mesa 1 v Scottsdale 2

Kris Bryant 1-5, 2B, 2 SO

Albert Almora 0-0

  • Defensive Substitution: Albert Almora replaces right fielder Wes Darvill, batting 8th, playing right field.

Wes Darvill 1-4, RBI, Assist

  • Wes Darvill pops out to catcher Andrew Susac in foul territory.
  • Wes Darvill grounds out to first baseman Angel Villalona.
  • Wes Darvill singles on a pop up to shortstop Alen Hanson. Steven Souza Jr scores. Zach Borenstein to 2nd.
  • Wes Darvill grounds out softly, second baseman Tommy La Stella to first baseman Angel Villalona.

Prospects to Date

Albert Almora: 11-29, ROE, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 6 R, 9 RBI, BB, 2 SO, CS, 20 TB (.379/.400/.690), 4/12/10 FB/GB/LD

Dallas Beeler: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Kris Bryant 15-37, 3 ROE, 4 2B, 10 R, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 4 BB, 9 SO, SF, 2 SB, E, 31 TB (.405/.452/.838), 11/9/7 FB/GB/LD

Lendy Castillo 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 WP, 2.25 ERA, 9.00 R/9, 2/8/5 FB/GB/LD

Wes Darvill 4-16, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 7 TB (.250/.333/.438) 3/8/3 FB/GB/LD

Matt Loosen 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 3.38 ERA, 6.75 R/9, 4/5/6 FB/GB/LD

Armando Rivero 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 SO, 2 BB, 7.20 ERA, 9.00 R/9, 4/3/6 FB/GB/LD

Jorge Soler 8-35, 3 2B, 5 R, 5 RBI, 9 SO, 11 TB(.229/.229/.314), 2/14/9 FB/GB/LD

MEGAPROSPECT

Korbert Alyaner (core-birt all-yawn-air): 34-101, 4 ROE, 11 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 21 R, 25 RBI, 5 BB, 20 SO, E, SF, 2 SB, CS, 62 TB (.337/.364/.614)

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  1. sitrick

    @ Berselius:
    Did you hear the audio from the discussion? The ump that made the call was losing his shit and the crew chief essentially shut him down. “We’ve got five of us out here and we all saw the same thing. Our job is to get it right.” Was awesome.

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  2. WaLi

    @ sitrick:
    It was an awful fucking call. He was so adamant about it too.

    “My vision was on (Kozma’s) foot (touching the bag). And when I was coming up, all I could see was a hand coming out and the ball on the ground. All right? So I was assuming,” DeMuth told a pool reporter.

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  3. Rice Cube

    I saw the Wainwright gif for the first time today and my thoughts are…

    1. Wainwright had to travel less than 15 feet off the rubber, which meant Yadi had to waddle about 50 feet to get to the spot.
    2. Ball landed like two feet in front of Wainwright…did he have a brain fart just then?
    3. Pitchers are shitty fielders, but if you can’t catch a pop up that you barely have to move to get to…I mean, even Big Z and Travis Wood have raced farther to get to a pop up before.

    I think I’m too disgusted by the fail to even laugh at it.

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  4. sitrick

    I would love to know what Matheney’s argument after the call was reversed was about. “HEY, YOU NEVER CHANGE THE CALL WHEN I YELL AND BITCH AT YOU. WHAT THE HELL?”

    Rice Cube wrote:

    I think I’m too disgusted by the fail to even laugh at it.

    Oh I can absolutely laugh at it. It’s wonderful. Poetry in motion.

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  5. Rice Cube

    http://mlb.si.com/2013/10/23/watch-adam-wainwright-pop-up-carlos-beltran-david-ortiz/

    Just reading that quickie blog post from Jay Jaffe and now it’s in better context (I was carving pumpkins with the family and missed the game last night)…Wainwright’s brain fart indirectly led to one key player getting injured and potentially injuring one or two more if Yadi had laid out to try to get the ball, and then taken out Waino’s legs because he didn’t seem to have any intention of moving away from the area. Oy.

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  6. dmick89

    @ Rice Cube:
    I agree, but pitchers rarely field popups. I think they just assume that someone else will. If I was a manager, I’d have my pitcher field more of them during games. They’re not used to it.

    I’ve heard “pitcher could get hurt” arguments before. Yeah, well, doesn’t seem to bother too many NL fans that the pitcher could get hurt running the bases or by getting hit by a pitch or any other number of things that he has done while batting.

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  7. Rice Cube

    @ dmick89:
    They should establish a rule from Little League on that if the pop-up is in the air for less than five seconds and the pitcher is within two feet of catching it, he has to take it. Other fielders take too long to set up under it. Two hands. I realize I’m just a fan sitting in a chair typing away, but seriously, how hard is that?

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  8. sitrick

    @ Rizzo the Rat:

    Yeah, my impression at the time was that Wainwright called everybody off, Molina was trying to call off Wainwright calling him off, and then Wainwright yielded at the last second.

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  9. Omar Little

    WaLi wrote:

    @ sitrick:
    It was an awful fucking. He was so adamant about it too.
    “My vision was on (Kozma’s) foot (touching the bag). And when I was coming…all I could see was a hand coming out and the ball on the ground…” DeMuth told a pool reporter.

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  10. Andrew

    I think the reason for not having the pitcher deal with popups is generally because you dont want players moving around on unlevel ground like the mound without looking where theyre going. Also theoretically all the other players are more ready to field than the pitcher is since he just did his followthrough after the pitch.

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  11. Rice Cube

    @ Andrew:
    But he’s falling of the mound anyway, and he has to break to cover first or home here and there. They shouldn’t have that much trouble getting to a ball that’s in the immediate zone.

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  12. dmick89

    @ Rice Cube:
    Agreed. My nephew asked once asked my the first baseman comes in to make the catch that the pitcher should and this was my answer: I don’t know.

    Anyone know when this started? Pitchers had to be good fielders initially since the goal was to let the batters put the ball in play. At some point, much like hitting, that skill was no longer important and I think that’s a shame. There’s just no reason a pitcher should be so awful at fielding that he can’t catch a routine popup. If that’s really the case, then count me in on being in favor of a designated fielder. Just create some invicibility shield around the pitcher and have someone else there who can actually fucking field.

    I hate it that pitchers can’t do anything but pitch. A lot of managers and front offices claim the pitcher is the best athlete on the field. I think that it’s either laughable or pathetic that we ask so little of them.

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    Myles

    dmick89 wrote:

    @ Rice Cube:

    I hate it that pitchers can’t do anything but pitch. A lot of managers and front offices claim the pitcher is the best athlete on the field. I think that it’s either laughable or pathetic that we ask so little of them.

    Says the guy who wants the DH.

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  14. Omar Little

    dmick89 wrote:

    @ Rice Cube:
    Agreed. My nephew…once asked…the first baseman…to…catch…the pitcher…and this was my answer: There’s just no reason a pitcher should be…fucking…anything but…the best athlete on the field.

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  15. dmick89

    @ Myles:
    I want the DH precisely because pitchers suck at hitting. As I’ve said before, I have no problem with the pitcher batting and would prefer it. However, I don’t want to see another pitcher bat if his bat belongs in Little League. If pitchers get better at batting, the DH would not longer be needed and would be useless.

    As far as I’m concerned, a decision should be made: either insist the pitcher get a whole hell of a lot better at hitting or use a DH. I don’t really care what they do. It’s just something that needs a whole lot of fixing in the NL right now.

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  16. dmick89

    It’s just irritating that at some point we stopped asking the pitcher to do these things well, which are kind of important to what he does. We don’t care if he can run the bases. Don’t give a shit if he can field a popup. They forgot entirely that he’s going to bat each game and that somehow during this at-bat getting on base isn’t the most important thing he’ll be doing.

    The game has changed in this respect. I see no reason to cherish tradition and force the fans to watch shitty baseball that often. You can’t use a designated fielder at the mound. It’s just not workable and I don’t want 10 players on the field anyway. But you can easily kick his ass out of the lineup and replace him with someone else.

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  17. Omar Little

    dmick89 wrote:

    It’s just irritating that at some point we stopped asking the pitcher to…shit. They forgot entirely that he’s going to…force the fans to watch…his ass…replace him with someone else.

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  18. Omar Little

    Updated 2014 NFL draft QB rankings: 1. Bridgewater, 2. Mariota, 3. Boyd, 4. Mettenberger, 5. Manziel. All have Top 32 grade currently.— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) October 24, 2013

    I think that’s pretty much right on.

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  19. Suburban kid

    So I will have a couple of hours to kill in Logan airport tomorrow.

    Anything I can say to troll passing Card Sox fans that won’t get me too injured to board my connecting flight?

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