Rockie Road for Cubs at Fitch Park

The EXST Cubs managed just four hits, as the EXST Rockies blanked the Cubs 7-0 in Opening Day Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Fitch Park Field #3 this afternoon in Mesa.



On a rehab assignment at Fitch Park believed to be related to arm fatigue first detected in Spring Training, Iowa Cubs RHP Jay Jackson got the start for the Cubs and threw 2.1 IP (44 pitches), allowing one unearned run on four singles, while striking out four (one looking and three swinging). He had good velocity on his fastball, and he threw strikes.


I-Cubs RF Brad Snyder (strained oblique) is also on a rehab assignment at Fitch, and he played RF and hit third in each of the first three innings, lining out to left in the bottom of the 1st, doubling off the LF fence with two outs in the bottom of the 2nd, and grounding into a 4-6-3 DP to end the 3rd.


RHP Ty’Relle Harris (acquired from ATL in the Derrek Lee trade last summer) had stamina and velocity issues at Minor League Camp, and so he was assigned to Fitch Park to work on strengthening his arm. Like J. Jackson and Snyder, Harris saw game action today, and while he was a bit wild (throwing only only 50% strikes), he did retire all five men he faced (a swinging strikeout, followed by a 4-3, a 6-3, a P-3, and an L-7).


Cubs 2010 7th round draft pick HHP Ben Wells threw two innings today, allowing a single and a two-run HR before retiring the side in his first inning of work, and a triple and an RBI single before completing his second inning.


Several players have arrived at Fitch Park from the Cubs Dominican Academy in Boca Chica since the end of Minor League Camp, but only one (19-year old OF Eduardo Gonzalez) got into today’s game. The new arrivals join catchers Johan DeJesus, Brian Inoa, and Hector Suarez, who made their U. S. debut at Minor League Camp. (Cuban defectors OF Rubi Silva and C Yaniel Cabezas are also making their U. S. debut in 2011, with Silva assigned to Peoria and Cabezas presently at Extended Spring Training). 


Here is today’s abridged box score (Cubs players only):


NOTE: Brad Snyder played RF and was the third batter in the bottom of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd innings


LINEUP:
X. Brad Snyder, RF: 1-3 (L-7, 2B, 4-6-3 DP)
1a. Oliver Zapata, CF: 0-2 (F-7, 4-3)
1b. Kyung-Min Na, CF: 0-0 (BB, BB)
2a. Pin-Chieh Chen, 2B: 0-2 (F-9, 6-3)
2b. Vismeldy Bieneme, 2B: 1-2 (1B, 4-6 FC)
3a. Reggie Golden, DH-RF: 0-1 (K)
3b. Dong-Yub Kim, PH-DH: 1-2 (1B, 5-4 FC)
4a. Yaniel Cabezas, C: 0-2 (3-U, F-9)
4b. Jesus Morelli, RF: 0-1 (5-4-3 DP)
5. Xavier Batista, DH-RF-1B: 0-3 (6-3, K, 5-3)
6a. Wilson Contreras, 3B: 0-1 (5-3, BB)
6b. Max Kwan, C: 0-1 (K)
7a. Wes Darvill, SS: 1-1 (1B, BB)
7b. Dustin Harrington, 3B: 0-1 (4-3)
8a. Blair Springfield, LF: 0-2 (4-3, 1-5 FC)
8b. Marco Hernandez, SS: 0-1 (4-3)
9a. Dustin Geiger, 1B: 0-2 (F-8, 4-6-3 DP)
9b. Eduardo Gonzalez, LF: 0-1 (F-7)


PITCHERS:
1. Jay Jackson: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 44 pitches (31 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO
2. Ty’Relle Harris: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (12 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
3. Ben Wells: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 32 pitches (21 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
4. Yao-Lin Wang: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 37 pitches (24 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
5. Charles Thomas: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches (15 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO


ERRORS: 1
SS Wes Darvill E-6 – throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run


CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Yaniel Cabezas: 0-2 CS
2. Max Kwan: 1-1 CS


OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 1
CF Oliver Zapata: Batter-runner thrown out 8-2-4 trying advance to 2nd base on play at the plate.


ATTENDANCE: 15


WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 70’s

Tags: 
Extended Spring Training
Brad Snyder
EXST Cubs
Jay Jackson
Ben Wells
Ty'Relle Harris
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 7:29pm
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Comments

Submitted by Wrigley Rat
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:00pm

Hey Phil - Love your stuff! I was wondering who is still at EST. Do you have a current roster posted anywhere? Thanks!

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 1:27am

Submitted by Wrigley Rat on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 8:00pm.
Hey Phil - Love your stuff! I was wondering who is still at EST. Do you have a current roster posted anywhere? Thanks!

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I update the Cubs organizational rosters daily at Cubs Depth Chart, and the EXST roster is located at the bottom of that page.

Submitted by Wrigley Rat
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 8:30pm

Awesome - thanks!

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:10pm

juan pierre is giving soriano a run for worst lf in chicago, if not baseball.

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:29pm

Anyone have any idea why Quade sent Dempster back out for the 7th? He was clearly losing it in the 6th.

Submitted by Newport
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:31pm

Because he is a fucking moron.

Submitted by QuietMan
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 12:07am

With Russell going on Tuesday on a short pitch count, he knows he's going to be using his pen. So perhaps he was trying to save some arms for tomorrow.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 7:24am

And whose idea was it to start a reliver who is pitching poorly instead of calling up a guy from AAA? I am sure that is part of what he was thinking, but being a moron to support idiotic previous decisions doesn't make it any better.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:35pm

Does Q-ball watch dempster's game or sit in the clubhouse and wait for dumpster to tell him when he's done?

Submitted by jacos
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:46pm

quade can move along now

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:52pm

Marshall facing Hall (6 for 7 against Marhsall in his career) with the tying run on second. I wonder how this will play out...

Submitted by The E-Man
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:06pm

Does our genius manager not know this?

Submitted by The E-Man
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:47pm

Goddamn Quade.

The honeymoon is wearing off pretty fast for me.

And, I want to also thank Jim Hendry for spending the Cubs $10MM wisely for Carlos Pena.

The only saving grace is his glove - that and it is only a 1-year deal.

Freaking Lyle Overbay is outperforming him in every offensive category, at half the salary.

I HATE Jim Hendry.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 9:49pm

On the good side of things. Dumbfuck overrode the owners' wishes to go with Quade, so hopefully this will be Hendry's final mistake... I just wished it had happened before he "executed" that Garza deal.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:08pm

Don't count on it TRN.

One can hope - but to this point, Ricketts has shown that he is reluctant to shake up the management boat much.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:15pm

Well, that was with reasonably good attendance...

Submitted by The E-Man
on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:31pm

They will find a way to lose win this game.

Submitted by Hrubes20
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 12:17pm

As always, these updates are appreciated tremendously, AZPhil. That's great news about Jay Jackson getting his velocity back.

I see that Cabeza allowed 2 SBs in 2 attempts. In your opinion were these on him, or did the pitcher allow the runners to get good jumps? IIRC, BA said Cabeza had Yadier Molina type potential behind the plate.

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 9:21pm

Submitted by Hrubes20 on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 11:17am.
As always, these updates are appreciated tremendously, AZPhil. That's great news about Jay Jackson getting his velocity back.

I see that Cabeza allowed 2 SBs in 2 attempts. In your opinion were these on him, or did the pitcher allow the runners to get good jumps? IIRC, BA said Cabeza had Yadier Molina type potential behind the plate.

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HRUBES: I don't see the defensive skills (at least not yet). He had two passed balls today and another SB allowed, too.

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