Very few teams played, as this is the ASB for AA and AAA. Boise Hawks 3 @ Hillsboro Hops 0 The Hawks didn't have a lot of offense here, but they didn't need it. Daniel Lockhart, Jacob Rogers, and Lance Rymel each had a pair of singles; Rymel added a walk. The only XBH was a double by light-hitting Carlos Penalver. Yasiel Balaguert, probably …
The American League All-Star Merit Team
The ASB is here, and as we know, This Time It Really Matters (No, Really, Please Watch This Game). I'd like to take to remake each team and not abide by the silly rule of having a player from each team. Today, I'll look at the AL. Catcher Joe Mauer wins here, pretty easily. He sports a wOBA of .380 and an OBP …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-15-16
I watched the HR derby (well, the first round of it) yesterday. It's so much better on mute. Jupiter Hammerheads 8 @ Daytona Cubs 4 What is the sound of no fans watching? It's really hard to get interested about this team these days now that Baez and Soler are gone. Zeke DeVoss had a nice one, with a home run …
JOT Quick Hits: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-14-13
Albuquerque 5 @ Iowa 1 (18 innings) Both Jake Arrieta and Jeffry Antigua had "starts" in this one. Arrieta allowed 1 in 6, fanning 9. Antigua allowed none in 6, but only struck one out. Offensively, scoring 1 run in 18 innings is clearly not good for the stat line. Ty Wright did go 2-6 with 2 walks, though. Logan Watkins doubled, as did Junior Lake. Jupiter …
The National League All-Star Merit Team
The ASB is basically here, and as we know, This Time It Really Matters (No, Really, Please Watch This Game). I'd like to take to remake each team and not abide by the silly rule of having a player from each team. Today, I'll look at the NL. Catcher There are 2 catchers I'd definitely take. Yadier Molina is going to be my …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-11-13
Hope you had your free slushies yesterday… Albuquerque Isotopes 4 @ Iowa Cubs 1 Ian Stewart went deep for the 'Topes, part of a 2-3, BB day. His BA is a blistering .194 at the moment. Whatever. Logan Watkins was 1-3 with a HBP. The only other noteworthy performance was the 1-4, 3B from Brad Nelson. Barret Loux struggled with command …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-10-13
First, I'd like to apologize for the extreme lateness of the JOT today. Usually, I bang them out at work (I get here an hour early and write it). Today that didn't happen because I was very busy all day. It'll probably happen again tomorrow. Perhaps someday this will actually be my job, but I'm probably several years away from …
The Babe Ruth Lineal Champion
I was bored today, so I invented something: the Lineal Championship. It's easy; take a player that led his team in WAR for any year, and follow that player every year until he DOESN'T lead the team in WAR anymore (a caveat: only positional players. You could do something similar for pitchers, or include them in your calculations, but I …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-9-13
Iowa Cubs 0 @ New Orleans Zephyrs 9 Logan Watkins was cursed by Berselius yesterday. He went 0-4. Ty Wright had a double. Junior Lake struck out twice, but walked. He played RF. J.C. Boscan walked and struck out. Anthony Giansanti is pinch-hitting a lot, and he's good at it. He went 1-1 for the 4th time in a row. Jake Arrieta really sucked. In 3.2 innings, …
JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 7-7-12 and 7-8-12
July 7 Iowa Cubs 8 @ Albuquerque Isotopes 5 Very even effort from the boys here. Every starter had exactly one hit save Brad Nelson, who had 2 walks and a run anyway. Both Anthony Giansanti and Ty Wright had a pair of doubles; Wright had a walk as well, while Giansanti had a double instead of a single. Logan Watkins had his 10th …