A's Extra Bases Too Much for Cubs to Overcome at Riverview Park
Christhian Perez tossed four innings of one-hit shutout ball in relief, Robert Martinez hammered an RBI triple and a double and scored a run, Chris Wolfe drilled two RBI singles, and Brett Vertigan smacked a solo home run, leading the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #6 at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ.
Rashad Crawford belted an RBI triple and a single, stole a base, and scored a run for the Cubs in a losing cause.
RHPs Trevor Graham and Erick Leal "piggy-backed" for the Cubs and threw a combined 7.2 IP, allowing all five runs (four earned), 10 hits (including two doubles, two triples, and a home run), and two walks, with nine strikeouts.
The way things are playing out so far at EXST, it appears very likely that Graham and Leal will form 2/5 of the Boise starting rotation when the NWL season commences next month, with LHP Tyler Ihrig and RHPs Trevor Clifton and Zak Hermans being other 3/5 (at least until one or two of the better college pitchers selected by the Cubs in next month's First-Year Player Draft get stretched-out to start).
The Cubs have now lost six straight Cactus League EXST games, and after thirty games (halfway through the Cactus League Extended Spring Training schedule), the Cubs record stands at 11-18-1.
Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
CUBS LINEUP:
1. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 0-2 (L-7, BB, BB, F-7, 2 R)
2. Rashad Crawford, CF: 2-4 (1B, 3B, P-6, K, R, RBI, SB)
3. Oliver Zapata, LF: 0-3 (K, F-9 SF, 1-3, K, RBI)
4. Rony Rodriguez, 1B: 0-2 (F-9, HBP, 5-3, BB, SB)
5. Mark Malave, C: 0-3 (BB, 4-3, P-3, 4-3)
6. Dalfis Ortiz, 2B: 1-4 (K, K, 2B, K)
7. Tyler Alamo, DH: 1-4 (F-9, 4-3, 6-3, 1B)
8. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-4 (4-3, K, F-9, K)
9. Bryant Flete, SS: 0-4 (K, 3-U, 4-3, 4-3)
CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Trevor Graham: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 2/6 GO/FO, 52 pitches (30 strikes)
2. Erick Leal: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 BALK, 3/2 GO/FO, 68 pitches (44 strikes)
3. Alberto Diaz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GO/FO, 14 pitches (10 strikes)
CUBS ERRORS: 1
SS Bryant Flete - E-6 (missed catch - dropped line drive allowed batter to reach base safely)
CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Mark Malave: 1-1 CS, 1 PB
ATTENDANCE: 4
WEATHER: Mostly sunny with a few scattered clouds and temperatures in the 80's
Recent comments
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crunch 18 hours 33 min ago (view)
"MLB will hold its first-ever pre-draft combine from June 20-28 in Cary, North Carolina.
The combine will take place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, with top draft-eligible college and high school players invited. As part of the combine, the top-88 prep players will take part in a tournament through June 26th consisting of eight games."
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crunch 19 hours 57 min ago (view)
cactus league officials are requesting MLB delay spring training because of elevated COVID cases + deaths.
their summer peak was 70-80 deaths a week and they're currently at 140-160 deaths a week.
things should be trending down now that most of people that wanted to kill relatives in order to have turkey dinners in NOV/DEC seems to have peaked.
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Hagsag 1 day 16 hours ago (view)
$$$$ for trump's defense fund.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 1 day 16 hours ago (view)
But they got $600 a few months back. Each! That was an unexpected windfall.
Can't wait to see us acquire a 17 year old, 16 year old, 11 year old (all in the 15-30 range of Blue Jays prospects) and one of the shitty Jays surplus OFs. Randal Grichuk jerseys will be the new hot item among Cubs fans.
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crunch 1 day 17 hours ago (view)
things are a little tight, we have to be patient with the ricketts family finances.
when TD Ameritrade was fully/completely sold in october they expected to get 26 billion dollars of value on the transaction, but it only got 22 billion dollars. the massive slew of millions that didn't fully come to realization on the ricketts side of that sale stings.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 1 day 18 hours ago (view)
Trade Hendricks? Cant be true. We're "going to be competitive this year."
Sell the team, Ricketts family.
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crunch 1 day 18 hours ago (view)
"Scott Mitchell of TSN reports that the Blue Jays have discussed a potential trade with the Cubs involving Kris Bryant and Kyle Hendricks.
Mitchell was responding to a question on Twitter asking whether there was any truth to the rumor that the Jays had talked with the Cubs about a deal for both players, and he answered in the affirmative."
this timeline sucks.
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bradsbeard 2 days 22 hours ago (view)
International Scouting Director Louie Eljaua was just on The Score and he mentioned that COVID is causing issues with completing physicals and officially signing guys, but he said they have 24 guys unufficially signed right now.
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KingKongvsGodzilla 2 days 23 hours ago (view)
These guys are a year apart in age and Miller's easily had the stronger career to date. While I'm not big on Miller, much prefer his more standard injury (TJ) than whatever it is that sapped Foltynewicz's velocity. Folty without velocity just isn't interesting and is likely a much bigger injury risk
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Cubster 2 days 23 hours ago (view)
from an mlb.com article by Jordan Bastian...excerpt on Cubs free agent starting pitching options:
"Still, the Cubs need some more experienced Major League innings.
Given the way the offseason has played out for the North Siders, free-agent possibilities could include Chris Archer. Archer missed all of 2020 due to thoracic outlet syndrome, but he hopes to be ready to go by Spring Training. Free agents Mike Foltynewicz, Carlos Rodón, Rick Porcello and Trevor Williams are coming off forgettable '20 seasons but might benefit from the Cubs' analytics team.
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Charlie 3 days 17 hours ago (view)
At this rate, they will need 11 starters in 2021 but like 6 of them will be more or less Alec Mills. The defense will get plenty of practice, at least.
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crunch 3 days 21 hours ago (view)
i wouldn't be surprised to see jake arrieta come on board since no one else seems to want him and he'll probably have to take a 1yr deal...
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crunch 3 days 21 hours ago (view)
cubs get their backup catcher...hopefully not their main catcher...
austin romine 1yr/1.5m
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Dolorous Jon Lester 3 days 21 hours ago (view)
Look no further than Shelby Miller!
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crunch 3 days 22 hours ago (view)
hank aaron has died. passed away in his sleep.
we've lost a lot of HOF'rs and other notables in the past many months.
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Hagsag 4 days 3 hours ago (view)
The Cubs are now the "Little Sisters of the Poor".
Comments
Kalish, CF
with Hoffman out and little
with Hoffman out and little chance that Rodon, Aiken and Kolek don't go top 3, all kinds of name associated with Cubs now.
Keith Law mentioned Erick Fedde (RHP - UNLV...was drafted by Padres in 2011 as well)
http://m.mlb.com/video/v31229355/draft-report...
BA throws out LHP Brandon Finnegan (TCU)
http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-m...
http://m.mlb.com/video/v31222805/draft-report...
Saw a Nick Gordon mention today as well and Alex Jackson...and Tyler Beede has some connections with Derek Johnson
Are any of those guys Kris
there's no slam-dunk college
OF Bradley Zimmer has some
tyler beede's stock keeps
[email protected]
Erick Fedde bites the dust...
ok, the Cubs one good hitter
Assuming Soler isn't limping
it'll be even more amazing
cha-ching!
Hey Phil! Is this team
CACUBFAN: The 2014 squad is
CACUBFAN: The 2014 squad is the youngest and least-experienced Cubs EXST team I have ever seen. The two best prospects (Gleyber Torres and Eloy Jimenez) just turned 17, and 27 of the 60 players presently active at EXST played in the DSL or VSL last season (or as in the case of Jimenez and Torres, did not play anywhere).
Also the team lacks power. The 2014 EXST Cubs have hit just two HR in 30 Cactus League EXST games. Just by comparison, the 2012 EXST Cubs hit 24 HR in 55 Cactus League EXST games, and the 2013 EXST Cubs hit 19 HR in 55 Cactus League EXST games. (Cactus League EXST opponents hit 17 HR against the Cubs in 2012 and 16 HR against the Cubs last season).
Ok. Thanks for the insight.
Bryant doing Bryant things...
Bryant doing Bryant things...
Kris Bryant just hit a ball that may not land for a looooooong time! His solo shot, his 9th of 2014, gives the Smokies a 3-2 lead in the 5th
rizzo doing rizzo things.
"and the supporting cast of
Tony Four Sacks
Bears draft CB Kyle Fuller -
Bears draft CB Kyle Fuller - Virginia Tech
arrieta removed after 4
olt...grand slam.
His swing is crazy the more
it's part of the reason i
If he learns how to hit, he
Yeah. He is 1 behind Rizzo in
will find out in his next
weren't his first 2 HR's to
weren't his first 2 HR's to right field? I remember one against Pittsburgh at least.
spray chart shows 2 at least (although seems to only show 4 HR's total)
http://www.fangraphs.com/spraycharts.aspx?pla...
One was not just opposite
Get Olt OUTTA THERE!!!
according to the MLB Network,
According to the local media
It appears Crawford's bat is
http://www.forbes.com/sites
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2014/...
Instead, think of Jon Daniels and the Texas Rangers. Daniels became the general manager of the Rangers in 2005 and soon after rebuilt the team by discarded expensive, older players (Mark Teixeira, Adrian Gonzalez, Chris Young) for younger players (Neftali Feliz, Alvis Andrus, Akinori Otsuka) and the Rangers invested heavily in their farm system.
Teixeira was 27, Gonzalez 23 and Young 27 at times of trade...maybe not the best examples.
looks like there's an 18-minute interview with "They Killed" Kenney and Ricketts that I can't bring myself to watch.
Here is snippet
well-played sir
well-played sir
this forbes (which is nothing
Re: Samardzija pitch count
Re: Samardzija pitch count non-issue/actual story
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/...
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...
Samardzija tells front office to butt out although says that he actually never heard anything from front office, just maybe something a reporter said. Hoyer says it was never an issue and him and Renteria just said it's something to not do every time out which everyone agreed upon.
Ninja's just touchy that he doesn't have his 9-figure deal yet...
with the way other contracts