Thursday, August 8, 2013

JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 8-7-13

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Chadd Krist is the only hitless player in this one. The highlight goes to Zeke DeVoss, who went 3-4 with a double and 2 walks. DeVoss has a .259/.407/.375 line right now, which is pretty impressive until you realize that his punchless bat is going to drive that OBP way down at the upper levels. Still, he's useful against lefties (.895 OPS), and has done enough to likely earn playing time in Tennessee next year. Anthony Giansanti had a pair of singles and a walk. Wes Darvill only had one hit, but it was a 3-run homer. That'll play. Pin-Chieh Chen went 2-4 with a walk. Elliot Soto walked twice also.
C.J. Edwards only had one inning, but it was a scoreless one. Blame a rain delay. Yao-Lin Wang went 3 innings and allowed 1 run; he was playing with fire, walking 3 and allowing 3 hits. Lendy Castillo continues to perform at Daytona, allowing his first run over 2 innings. Jeffrey Lorick blew the game with 3 runs in 3 innings, and Austin Reed took the loss in the bottom of the 10th.
Gioskar Amaya walked 3 times and had a hit. He also stole his 13th base. Dan Vogelbach walked and singled. Jeimer Candelario walked, singled, and tripled. He also committed his 21st error. Carlos Escobar doubled and singled, and Jose Dore had 2 singles. Willson Contreras pinch hit for Dore and tripled. Marco Hernandez struck out twice and committed his 23rd error.
Michael Heesch walked 3 and gave up 7 hits, but only allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in 5.1 innings. Sheldon McDonald, who sounds like a tax preparer, went 2.2 innings and allowed 1 hit, walk, and run. He also fanned 4. Stephen Perakslis, who also sounds like a tax preparer, went a scoreless ninth for his fifth save.
Trey McNutt is rehabbing here. He went an inning of perfect work, striking out 2. Johermyn Chavez is apparently switching to pitching, so that's where he's been. He went 0.2 innings, and was one out from bingo. Erick Leal went 4.1 scoreless, fanning 5.