Your 2011 Boise Hawks and Your 2011 AZL Cubs!

Minor League Field Coordinator Dave Bialas and the coaching staff at Fitch Park have completed their final observations and evaluations of the newly-signed draft picks, and so here are the rosters for the Boise Hawks ands AZL Cubs as of 7 AM (MST) this morning:



2011 DRAFT PICKS IN CAPS
* bats or throws left
# bats both


NOTE: Boise has a 30-man ACTIVE LIST (of which 25 players including at least 10 pitchers can be designated as ACTIVE prior to each game) and a 35-man RESERVE LIST, and the AZL CUBS have a 35-man combined ACTIVE LIST/RESERVE LIST, of which 25 players including at least ten pitchers can be designated as ACTIVE for each game.


At present Boise has four roster slots open, and the AZL Cubs have two roster slots open. Draft picks must be placed on a minor league roster no later than 15 days after signing, so once the Cubs sign another six draft picks, the Boise and AZL Cubs rosters will be full.


BOISE HAWKS (26)


PITCHERS (14)
* Kyler Burke (ex-OF)
* Willengton Cruz
Dustin Fitzgerald
Jin-Young Kim
Luis Liria
Hector Mayora
Austin Reed
Santo Rodriguez
Jose Rosario
Yilver Sanchez
Bryce Shafer
Charles Thomas (ex-3B)
Yao-Lin Wang
Ben Wells


CATCHERS (2):
Yaniel Cabezas
Carlos Romero


INFIELDERS (6):
# Vismeldy Bieneme
Wilson Contreras
* Wes Darvill
Dustin Harrington
PAUL HOILMAN
BRAD ZAPENAS


OUTFIELDERS (4):
* Pin-Chieh Chen
D. J. Fitzgerald
Reggie Golden
* BEN KLAFCZYNSKI


DISABLED LIST (5):
Jose Guevara, C (ankle)
Tarlandus Mitchell, P (ankle)
Jesus Morelli, OF (hand)
Eric Rice, P (elbow)
# Jose Valdez, OF (unknown)


MANAGER:
Mark Johnson


COACHES:
David Rosario
Desi Wilson


AZL CUBS (33)


PITCHERS (19)
* Hunter Ackerman
Rafael Diplan
P. J. FRANCESCON
Ramon Garcia
Ryan Hartman
Alvido Jimenez
PETE LEVITT
CASEY LUCCHESE
* SHELDON McDONALD
Jon Nagel
Amaury Paulino
Felix Pena
Starling Peralta
JAMES PUGLIESE
Colin Richardson
Jean Sandoval
* Brian Smith
* Luis Villalba
Joe Zeller


CATCHERS (3):
Johan DeJesus
# Brian Inoa
* Alberto Mineo (MLB EUROPEAN ACADEMY)


INFIELDERS (7):
Gioskar Amaya
TRAVIS GARCIA
Dustin Geiger
Gregori Gonzalez
# Marco Hernandez
Max Kwan
KENNY SOCORRO


OUTFIELDERS (4):
* Eduardo Gonzalez
Dong-Yub Kim
Blair Springfield
# Oliver Zapata


MANAGER:
Juan Cabreja


COACHES:
Frank Castillo
Jason Dubois
Gian Guzman
Rick Tronerud

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:01am
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Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:35am

As I mentioned in a comment on a previous thread yesterday, Paul Hoilman (2011 19th round draft pick out of East Tennessee State) hit a 450+ ft HR over the CF Green Monster off Jin Young Kim in a "live" BP session at Field Park Field #2 yesterday morning.

Hoilman was the Home Run Derby champ at the 2010 College World Series, and finished tied for third in HR in NCAA Div-1 this season. I am going to go WAY out on a limb and predict that Hoilman will lead the Northwest League in HR. He is a beast.

And if he flops at baseball he is an Academic All-American majoring in math, and plans to eventually attend either medical school or law school.

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:57am

As a general rule of thumb (and there are exceptions), HS and JC draft picks are usually assigned to the AZL Cubs, and college draft picks get assigned to Boise (if there is room).

College players who don't sign immediately after the conclusion of the draft usually have to spend some time with the AZL Cubs before moving up to Boise, and then if and when they do move up, guys who were initially assigned to Boise could get released or could get demoted to AZL Cubs or could get promoted to Peoria to make room for the new guys (if the Boise roster is full).

Four college pitchers (P. J. Francescon, Pete Levitt, Casey Lucchese, and Sheldon McDonald) are presently at Fitch Park, and any or all could move up to Boise in short order.

Also, Florida State just got eliminated at a Super Regional, so FSU senior catcher Rafael Lopez (Cubs 16th round draft pick) will probably be assigned to Boise soon after he signs. He is obviously in playing shape.

Other college picks who would likely get to Boise pretty fast if and when they sign would include U. of Miami 2B-CF Zeke DeVoss, U. of Louisville RHRP Tony Zych, U. of Alabama OF Taylor Dugas, U. of Texas LHRP Andrew McKirahan (presently with the Longhorns at the College World Series), Florida State OF Taiwan Easterling, TCU RHSP Steven Maxwell, and Clemson RHRP Scott Weismann. In fact, Zych, Dugas, and Maxwell (who is a 5th year senior) could get jumped to Peoria. But again, that's only if they sign.

Taiwan Easterling is an interesting case. Because he also plays college football, the Cubs can spread his bonus out over five years, but with strings attached (as was the case with Matt Szczur this time last year), with Easterling returning to Florida State for the Fall Semester to play football, before deciding whether to puruse a career in pro baseball or in pro football.

Submitted by chuck
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 11:28am

With the Cubs performing as they are it's nice to look forward to next year, or the one after, etc. etc. Thanks for all of the interesting info.

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 11:44am

Submitted by chuck on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:28am.
With the Cubs performing as they are it's nice to look forward to next year, or the one after, etc. etc. Thanks for all of the interesting info.

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CHUCK: Boise should have a pretty good team.

A starting rotation/piggyback group consisting of Liria-Wang-Wells-Reed-Kim-Cruz-Rosario are all quality arms, ex-OF Kyler Burke and ex-3B Charles Thomas have made tremendous strides in their conversions to pitcher, Pin-Chieh Chen really started to play well at Extended Spring Training once he was moved from 2B to CF and he could be a dynamite lead-off hitter, Yaniel Cabezas was unofficial EXST Cubs MVP (he led the team in RBI and handled himself very well behind the plate), and the quintet of Klafczynski-Hoilman-Fitzgerald-Golden-Contreras should be a powerful force in the middle of the Hawks order (DJ Fitz struggled big time at Peoria, but he should feast on the lesser pitching he'll see at Boise).

Submitted by GAHillbilly
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 12:20pm

Your posts are very informative. It's much better than trying to keep up with things, solely by watching the transaction lists.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 1:19pm

AZ Phil, how has Reggie Golden looked lately? Has he continued to lose weight and get into shape?

Submitted by Dusty Baylor
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 1:21pm

...or has he STARTED to lose weight and get in shape?

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 3:06pm

Submitted by Paul Noce on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 12:19pm.
AZ Phil, how has Reggie Golden looked lately? Has he continued to lose weight and get into shape?

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PAUL N: Reggie Golden really struggled the last four weeks of Extended Spring Training.

After hitting a HR in his 1st AB at Talking Stick on May 10th, Golden hit 123/206/123 in his next 63 PA, going 7-57 with 21 K, four BB, and two HBP, and all seven of the hits were singles.

And you could really see the frustration, too. Obviously he had never struggled like that before.

While he could turn out to be a RH version of Michael Burgess, I think he'll probably be OK long-term. He has as much power as anybody in the Cubs organization. He just needs to get himself into better condition next off-season and keep his eyes on the prize.

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:04pm

Levine says Chris Carpenter gonna be called up today.

Replaces DeWitt in LF.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:11pm

WSCR saying he's not even on the 40-man roster... is this true?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:12pm

believe so, they just DFA'd Snyder though, so there should be a spot.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:12pm

Coleman going back down? Davis being released? Mothra attacking Wrigley Field tonight?

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:22pm

Quade building an all-pitcher team. I think this could be trend setting.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:21pm

Coleman seems the obvious choice...

Submitted by Dusty Baylor
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:39pm

Wood going to the DL for Baker....Snyder DFA'd.....
So Carpenter takes Wood's spot, baker takes Snyder's.

Yeah?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:48pm

Coleman was called up when Snyder was sent down...

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 3:09pm

Casey Coleman was recalled to replace Brad Snyder, Baker was activated when Kerry Wood went on the DL, and Carpenter will replace Coleman (presumably).

The Cubs would have had to add Carpenter to their 40-man roster post-2011 anyway (he's eligible for the Rule 5 Draft next December), so it's just a few months early.

Submitted by Tito
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 3:15pm

Sullivan tweeted Coleman was indeed sent out for Carpenter.

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 2:29pm

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/14/...

Wake Up Call for Riggins
Your staff is worse

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 4:17pm

http://twitpic.com/5blmiy

hehe

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 4:22pm

Looks like they are all wearing them.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:40pm

The curse of the goat might as well be the curse of the red herring at this point. They're not winning a world series this year, not because of a curse, but because they are bad at the game of baseball.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:41pm

Maybe I shouldn't take it too seriously... idk.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 5:17pm

RT @CarrieMuskat #cubs lineup for tue rf fuke, ss castro, 3b ramy, 1b pena, lf dewitt, c soto, 2b baker, cf TBD, p wells

I hear TBD has trouble with the breaking ball.

allegedly Reed might show up in time for the game.

Submitted by Tito
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 5:31pm

He's already there, needs to be cleared by MLB or something.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 6:37pm

I misinterpreted a tweet, thanks.

Reed shows up in Yahoo lineup, so must have been cleared.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:10pm

Wait. Yahoo has a team now? Well, they'll probably beat the Cubs if they do.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 5:32pm

reed was there last night.

bob b. was making jokes about it looked like m.byrd and r.johnson got into a fight because they both had black eyes.

Submitted by tharr
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 5:56pm

Why Carpenter? He was recently demoted to AA from Iowa because his velocity is down and his BB rate is terrible. Dolis, who is on the 40 man is a much better choice. I just don't get it.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 6:18pm

it's time to see what carp has on the mlb level, anyway.

he's gone from 1-time interesting starting fringe prospect to too-wild pen guy.

he's 25.5 years old...time to see what he's got if he's got it at all.

dolis has control issues of his own, but yeah, he's the better prospect and probably the better arm at this point.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 7:12pm

Colvin sent down with Johnson activated. I assume either Jersey Shore or Lamehieu will get sent down when Sorryano is activated, most likely D.J.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 7:42pm

2 cubs errors so far...neat.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:14pm

make that 3 errors...

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 7:57pm

okay, so cubs pitchers still can't bunt.

i'm willing to give garza a little time to catch up, but c'mon...

wtf?

it's wells first game back, but going 0-2 on 2 attempts is plain old cubbery.

bunting the 3rd foul for a K is solid gold cubbery.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:01pm

and fuku flies out for out 2...which should have been out 2 with a run scoring at least.

r.johnson still sitting on 2nd because a pitcher couldn't get a bunt down in 3 tries.

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 7:58pm

scored tix for sunday night game hooray
wells is pitching..ugh

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:03pm

hooray?

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:41pm

Heh

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:50pm

free tix are free tix

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:03pm

I'm going to go out on a limb...Brewers win World Series this year.

Submitted by springs
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:15pm

Wow...yet another error. What is wrong with these players?!?

It's like it is infectious. It could be an issue with moving people around from position to position. But it isn't all Quade...the players have to take some blame.

Speaking of that, Soraino 0-2 with 2 K so far tonight. 1-9 in Iowa so far.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:22pm

castro x2, wells x1

castro's problem is he's castro...he did make a nice run saving play in the 1st, though.

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:18pm

"the players have to take some blame"

Jim Hendry?

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:17pm

Randy Wells can go away too

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 8:38pm

quade fail on not arguing that non-out that was an out at 2nd...unless we're missing something there.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:00pm

"so...ronnie belliard will retire as an iron pig." - len
"it's the kind of thing you dream about when you're a kid." - bob
"iron pigs win! iron pigs win!" - len

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:27pm

and here comes "other" carpenter for his debut...inheriting man on 2nd, 1 out.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:29pm

1st pitch...gives up a RBI double to r.weeks.

welcome to the cubs.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:31pm

throwing 95-98mph (99mph on the stadium gun)

took him 10 pitches to throw a slider...and it got him a K.

slider clocked in at the high 80s...damn.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:30pm

Cub Carpenter is the preferred nickname :)

and immediately gives up an RBI double.

Fits right in

Submitted by QuietMan
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:06pm

He's not really a Cub pitcher until he walks a run in.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:29pm

checked Sam Fuld's numbers

OMG! How could the Cubs ever trade him!!

228/279/345 14/21 SB's

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:37pm

You made Phil Rogers cry

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:42pm

TIE!!!!

...oh wait, the cubs are 10000 games out of 1st.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:57pm

and quade gets ejected again...arguing something he's wrong about.

fans are 100% behind him, though...that's something. he's not enjoying a lot of public support lately. at least it's not public hate.

Submitted by John Beasley
on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 8:56am

Still a honeymoon. How often does a Cubs manager get the harassment in the first year, although Baylor was pretty close.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:07pm

LaTroy pitching at Wrigley.

I know how this story ends.

Submitted by JoePepitone
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 11:36pm

God spared LaTroy this time. Finally.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:27pm

oh sweet...the 5 man infield. love this shift.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:27pm

CUBS WIN!

ninja gets 2 wins in 2 days.

Submitted by Newport
on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 1:24am

Barney to the DL. Baker everyday?

Submitted by jacos
on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 9:21am

Cubs are going to call up Baez

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 9:28am

Or Sczur

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