Cubs Wish Yanqui Had Just Stayed Home

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 10:53pm

Yoel Yanqui (two-run triple), Jose Queliz (two-run double), Eduardo Diaz (solo HR), and Luke Van Rycheghem (RBI double) contributed run-scoring extra base hits to lead the Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks Hi-A affiliate) to a 7-2 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Hi-A affiliate) on Field #6, and Buddy Kennedy collected three hits (two singles and a double) and scored twice and Francis Martinez drilled an RBI double, singled and scored, and reached base on an HBP, helping the Kane County Cougars (D'backs Lo-A affiliate) defeat the Cubs Lo-A South Bend affiliate 4-1 on Field #5, in Cactus League Minor League Camp doubleheader game action Wednesday afternoon at the Riverview Baseball Complex on John Arguello Way in Mesa, AZ.

Diamondbacks relievers retired a combined 30 of the last 33 hitters they faced on the two fields.

Wladimir Galindo stroked a two-run 1st inning HR and SP Jose Paulino hurled three shutout innings with five strikeouts (including the first four men he faced) for the Pelicans in a losing cause on Field #6,.and Christopher Morel doubled and singled and scored a run and Delvin Zinn roped an RBI triple and a single in the South Bend loss on Field #5.  

CF Jose Gutierrez and 1B Rafael Mejia were moved-up from the Eugene/Mesa squad to the Myrtle Beach squad for the day to provide additional late-inning position-player replacements beyond what the Pelicans had available.

Both games were eight inning affairs.

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):


FIELD #5:

SOUTH BEND LINEUP:
1a. Luis Ayala, LF: 0-2 (K, BB, K, PO)
1b. Kwangmin Kwon, LF: 0-1 (K)
2a. Rafael Narea, SS: 0-2 (4-3, 4-3)
2b. Jared Young, 2B: 0-2 (K, K)
3a. Jonathan Sierra, DH: 1-3 (1B, K, F-7)
3b. Alexander Guerra, PH: 0-1 (6-3)
4a. Nelson Velazquez, RF: 0-2 (K, F-9)
4b. Abraham Rodriguez, RF: 0-2 (F-7, 6-3)
5a. Miguel Amaya, C: 1-2 (P-5, 1B)
5b. Richard Nunez, C: 0-1 (K)
6a. Christopher Morel, 3B: 2-2 (2B, 1B, R)
6b. Cam Balego, 3B: 0-1 (6-3)
7. Austin Filiere, 1B: 0-3 (P-3, 6-4-3 DP, 6-3)
8. Delvin Zinn, 2B-SS: 2-3 (3B, L-9, 1B, RBI, CS)
9. Zach Davis, CF: 0-3 (5-3, 4-3, K)

TENNESSEE PITCHERS:
1. Javier Assad: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 1 PO, 1/3 GO/AO, 33 pitches (23 strikes)
2. Emilio Ferrebus: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 0/2 GO/AO, 22 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Brendan King: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 33 pitches (21 strikes)
4. Jeffrey Passantino: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 27 pitches (15 strikes)  
5. Eugenio Palma: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 27 pitches (18 strikes)

TENNESSEE ERRORS: 1
3B Cam Balego: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

TENNESSEE CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Miguel Amaya: 0-3 CS

TENNESSEE OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
LF Kwangmin Kwon - runner on 1st base thrown out 7-6-2 attempting to score on double into LF corner

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FIELD #6

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP:
1a. D. J. Wilson, CF: 1-2 (K, 1B)
1b. Jose Gutierrez, CF: 0-2 (4-3, L-8)
2. Aramis Ademan, SS: 1-2 (BB, 1B, K, R, SB, CS)
3. Wladimir Galindo, 3B-DH: 1-3 (HR, K, 5-3, R, 2 RBI)
4. Brandon Hughes, RF: 2-3 (2B, L-9, 1B, SB)
5. Kevonte Mitchell, DH: 1-3 (1B, P-6, K, CS)
6. Yeiler Peguero, 2B: 0-3 (F-8, F-7, 3-U)
7a. Joe Martarano, 1B: 0-2 (F-8, P-3)
7b. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-1 (K)
8a. Michael Cruz, C: 1-2 (K, 2B)
8b. Henderson Perez, C: 0-1 (K)
9a. Chris Singleton, LF: 0-1 (BB, K)
9b. Chris Carrier, LF: 0-1 (P-3)
10. Ramsey Romano, DH-3B: 0-3 (6-4 FC, F-9, 5-3)

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS:
1. Jose Paulino: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 2/1 GO/AO, 44 pitches (28 strikes)
2. Ivan Medina: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1/0 GO/AO, 28 pitches (16 strikes)
3. Manuel Rodriguez: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (24 strikes)
4. Brian Glowicki: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 16 pitches (12 strikes)
5. Jake Steffens: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 13 pitches (10 strikes)

MYRTLE BEACH ERRORS: NONE

MYRTLE BEACH CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. Michael Cruz: 0-2 CS
2. Henderson Perez: 0-1 CS

MYRTLE BEACH OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
CF Jose Gutierrez - batter thrown out 8-6-5 attempting to stretch double off CF Batter's Eye into triple

ATTENDANCE: 46

WEATHER: Partly cloudy and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 80's

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Cubs Minor League Spring Training Game Recap
Wladimir Galindo
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Jose Paulino
Delvin Zinn

Comments

Submitted by Hagsag  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:24am  
PHIL, have the MIA's reported yet? Interested in Sepulveda.

Submitted by Hagsag  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:25am  
PHIL, have the MIA's reported yet?

Submitted by Arizona Phil  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 9:37am  
HAGSAG: Carlos Sepulveda is in Minor League Camp. He had off-season shoulder surgery so he is restricted to limited field activity only (he can run but he can't hit or throw). I have not seen Marcus Mastrobuoni, Ruben Reyes, or Braxton Light, and I don't know their present status.

Submitted by crunch  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 11:01am  

yeah...screw this hot garbage...new "pace of play" rules for minor league games...

as someone who watches a lot of minor league games, bleh.  also, they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't think it could one day transfer to the bigs.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/minor-league-b...

Submitted by Charlie  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 3:38pm  

The bizarre extra inning rules, which I have a hard time believing will come to MLB, are the only hot garbage I see here. They should add enforcing the batters box rules.

Submitted by crunch  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 4:20pm  

that is the main one for me.  i really hope they don't adopt in MLB.  it was interesting, but ultimately anti-climatic in the WBC (imo).

i don't like the pitch time rules because it really doesn't save that much time, though some would take any time saved as a positive.

some people won't have an issue with either of these.

Submitted by Sonicwind75  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 4:49pm  
Don't mind the clocks in minor leagues. Ballplayers are creatures of habit and a clock in the minors should condition them to be naturally quicker between pitches in the majors. I think creating some better pace of game habits in the minors would be a better first step than directly applying them to the majors. As far as a runner on base during extras, I think they should double down on this idea. Put the runner on base, BUT . . . make him do the spin around the baseball bat gimmick between every pitch like the between innings game fans play.

Submitted by crunch  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 4:57pm  
Sonicwind75 is my next choice for MLB commissioner...just going on record on that matter.

Submitted by Childersb3  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 7:22pm  
The runner on 2nd rule is dumb. It's actually the NCAA college softball rule. In extra innings in regular season softball games they put a runner on 2nd. MiLB should just do the spring training rule.....play 10 innings then it ends in a tie. I could deal with a tie in MiLB. They could use a point system like hockey does. 2pts for wins, 1 for ties. But, The runner on 2nd just puts extra stress on relief pitchers.

Submitted by billybucks  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 9:35pm  
It also means we'll see a lot more sac bunts. Whee!

Submitted by crunch  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 9:38pm  
sac bunts puts asses in seats! it's what the people want! btw, that's exactly what's happened in the WBC...man on 2nd, sac bunt, then try to hit the guy in.

Submitted by Childersb3  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 9:52pm  
Didn't know that

Submitted by Charlie  on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 9:00am  
A tie makes far more sense than suddenly changing the way the game works. I also don't think extra innings are the real time problem. The issue that should be addressed is the dead time in a 9-inning game. If there's still the rare 14-inning game but 9-inning games are back to 2:40 instead of 3:40, I don't see that as a problem. From a player's or manager's perspective, I see a tie after 10 or 12 or something as a boon. Winning an extra-inning game is mostly a coin flip, and burning through your bullpen for a coin flip isn't very appealing. I'll take the tie instead.

Submitted by Rob Richardson  on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 10:29am  
Don't minor league games allow a player to lead off every innings when they are on rehab. In the end the games don't matter so I don't really care what rules they use so long as it helps development.

Submitted by tim815  on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 3:32pm  
Only in extended spring training.

Submitted by First.Pitch.120  on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 1:26pm  
Chess Clock? Rather than a clock-per-pitch, I like the idea of some type of chess clock between the batter & pitcher. Could have it run per inning or per game. Diffuses the responsibility for keeping the game moving to the team, but still allows for flexibility within the game. In the right circumstances, I'm fine with players stepping out of the box or off the rubber. If a pitcher/batter wants to really slow the pace, then at some point that player or the team will need to think about picking it back up. Could have the clock reset per inning, with some type of "roll-over-minutes" feature. Also a mandate that coaches/managers have to at least jog (run?) to the mound for a visit... they're already wearing athletic apparel for crying out loud.

Submitted by tim815  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 7:49pm  

I was under the impression Filiere was finishing his schooling at MIT, and joining after.

 

Apparently not.

Submitted by wthomson  on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 10:54pm  

Phil -- Is there a schedule posted anywhere for the backfield games?

Submitted by tim815  on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 3:35pm  
Usually, the only posted schedule is in the minor league facilities. The home and road back fields often have notices of sorts.

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