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Dave23

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On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« on: May 09, 2013, 01:01:20 pm »
What are the prospects up to?

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davep

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 03:16:39 pm »
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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 03:52:27 pm »
What are the prospects up to?

Apparently Josh Vitters grounded into two double plays.  So there's that.


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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2013, 08:38:06 pm »
Baez: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, SB, E

Soler: 1-3, 2B, SF, RBI

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2013_05_09_dunafa_dbcafa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb


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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2013, 12:11:28 am »
From the Wire … Cubs Trade Alberto Gonzalez to Yankees for PTBNL or Cash


May 9, 2013


According to a report from Andy McCullough of the Star Ledger, the Cubs traded infielder Alberto Gonzalez to the New York Yankees for either a player to be named later or cash. Jon Heyman confirmed the report.

Alberto Gonzalez signed a minor league deal with the Cubs in the off-season that included a non-roster invite to big league camp. Gonzalez ended up breaking camp with the team after Darwin Barney cut his leg in Houston on the final day of the exhibition season.

The Cubs designated Gonzalez for assignment on April 19 when they claimed Julio Borbon off waivers from the Rangers.

Alberto Gonzalez played in 11 games for the Cubs early in the season and put together a .217/.269/.391 slash line with one double, one home run and a .661 OPS. Gonzalez accepted his assignment to Triple-A Iowa. In ten games with the I-Cubs, Gonzalez hit .303/.395/.333/.728 with one double.

The Yankees acquired Gonzalez for shortstop depth. Gonzalez has been assigned to Triple-A Scranton.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2013, 12:33:39 pm »
Ha and Silva are doing quite well so far at AA.  Silva looks like a prototypical hacker, but Ha has apparently displayed good patience with 13 BBs:19 Ks over 82 official ABs, and an OBP of .408.  He has also been safe stealing in 6/7 attempts.  Is he a legitimate CF prospect? 

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2013, 12:41:51 pm »
Soler may earn a promotion to AA before long if he continues to hit the way he has been.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2013, 12:53:24 pm »
Not sure if posting this is a good idea or not, but Keith Law still sees Vogelbach as a DH only in today's chat.

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Keith, do you think Vogelbach's bat will continue to develop, or will his body type hold him back?

Klaw:

Body type absolutely limits his ceiling. DH only.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2013, 12:54:49 pm »
Ha has been referred to as the best defensive CF in the system.  I don't think he has been hitting well enough to be projected to be more than a 4th or 5th outfielder.  Silva is said to be one of the best athletes in the system, and has shown some power this year, but as you say, he is a hacker and that will probably prevent him from being a regular in the ML.  It was hoped that he could play second base, but reports on his defense there haven't been encouraging. 

Unless Soler begins to actually dominate Daytona, I doubt that he will see Tennessee this year, other than perhaps a late season move to end the season there.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2013, 01:02:08 pm »
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KLaw..you know Vogelbach has lost 40-50 lbs? Won't that potentially help his play at 1B? He won't have to be Keith Hernandez out there....just better than Dave Kingman to be a 1B.

Klaw
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I just saw him in March. I do love when people throw stuff like this at me, like I don't actually follow the sport I cover.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2013, 01:15:50 pm »
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Jason H (Chicago IL)

Yes...you'd be the first online sports guy to ever make assumptions.Thanks ******. You just lost a reader.

Klaw
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Since you missed the part where I wrote about Vogelbach in March - and have probably mentioned him in every other chat since then - it's pretty clear that you weren't a reader in the first place.

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Jason H (Chicago IL)

Nope, I read it Keith. You have said the same thing repeatedly about him, even though his fielding seems to be no worse than the other first basemen in the Midwest League. At age 20, it's awfully early to assume that he will never be able to become a passable first baseman.

Klaw
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His footwork is a disaster. He's a step-and-a-dive, and not athletic in the least. He can really hit, though. I'm glad to see you've at least graduated beyond lobbing insults I have to censor from the chat.
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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2013, 01:21:49 pm »
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Nope, I read it Keith. You have said the same thing repeatedly about him, even though his fielding seems to be no worse than the other first basemen in the Midwest League.

Vogelbach has 5 errors in 29 games this year.  That works out to almost 28 errors over a 162 game schedule at first base.  Must be a lot of awful fielding first basemen in the Midwest League.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2013, 01:27:51 pm »
Anybody remember the illustrious Don Coomer?  He made the All-Star team for the Twins in 1999.  Yes, it was one of those deals where they had to name somebody and he was it.

I still recall the time the right-handed Coomer was at 1B for the Cubs and Dave Otto was flabbergasted to see him reach out for a throw from short with his left foot on the bag instead of his right.

If Ron Coomer can make it, so can Dan Vogelbach.

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Re: On the Farm (5/9/13 - 11/4/14)
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2013, 01:45:10 pm »
Yeah but Coomer came up as a third baseman.  He actually played more 3B than 1B when he was with the Cubs.