Soler Power: Cubs Minor League Thread v2

[Rice Cube]

Another day, another two strikeouts for Brett Jackson.

Dude's going to need some major work in winter ball. Or a vacation.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

Went to the game @ Omaha last night. Only things that stuck out to me were Vitters throwing error in the 1st on a relatively routine play, Wells sucking, Coleman looking good out of the pen, and Vitters and Jackson both striking out twice. Also Dewitt and Tolbert's inability to turn a double play although I'm not really worried about them being apart of the future....at all.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

 

[Rice Cube]

Not a Cub, but still awesome:

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp....topic_id=&sid=milb&tcid=vpp_copy_23065785&v=3

 

[dabynsky]

http://ht.ly/chwIq
Updated list from Callis with the recent international signings and draft picks slotted around his current Top 50. Almora came in between 31 and 31 and Soler between 36 and 37. Javier Baez is 25.

 

[Rice Cube]

If I'm not mistaken, Brett Jackson actually did NOT strike out tonight...

 

[dabynsky]

Namesake of this thread is going to start for Mesa tomorrow.

 

[Jntg4]

Namesake of this thread is going to start for Mesa tomorrow.

:yep: Soler at DH

 

[Rice Cube]

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/11902/randy-wells-goes-on-dl-in-minor-leagues

Randy Wells ---> unlucky AND broken

 

[dabynsky]

Interesting read with some more tidbits about the relationship between Almora and Soler. Apparently they aren't roommates in Mesa, but Almora asked if they could be.

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/The-Jorge-Soler-Watch-begins-now?blockID=743161&feedID=10336

 

[dabynsky]

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120714&content_id=34909838&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb

A week old article about the Cubs knuckleballer Joe Zeller who had another solid outing. He has three starts in Peoria with a 1.69 ERA.

 

[Rice Cube]

Somehow Brett Jackson's leadoff homer led to an outfielder injury for the other guys. Wonder what happened.

 

[dabynsky]

Sorry on full bore Dempster watch right now. If I get time tonight I will watch it to see what happened.

 

[Rice Cube]

Michael Bowden is doing well with the I-Cubs lately.

 

[Rice Cube]

There's the BJax strikeout...but on seven pitches.

 

[Rice Cube]

Michael Bowden is doing well with the I-Cubs lately.

Spoke too soon

 

[Rice Cube]

Casey Coleman sucks.

Josh Vitters hit a homer.

 

[dabynsky]

Soler crushed a homer to deep left center.

 

[dabynsky]

Some Baez tidbits in the latest chat on Baseball America
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2012/2613757.html

Keep him at shortstop. It's not hard for a shortstop to learn how to play third base, in fact that's one of the easier transitions there is. If he eventually surprises everyone and sticks at shortstop, he's even more valuable. If not, you didn't lose anything by sticking him there til he proved you needed to move him.

No. He's not a 30 steal guy in the big leagues. You're getting way too excited about a non-speedy guy who is an aggressive runner stealing bases against low Class A pitchers and catchers. He's an average runner who knows how to swipe a bag when a pitcher is slow to the plate.

I don't think the glove will really hold him back. If he keeps hitting like he's hit, the Cubs are likely to move him up as his bat shows it's ready for the next level. If at some point that means he has to move to an easier position defensively, they'll likely make that move as well.

 

[dabynsky]

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2012/07/watch-jorge-solers-first-hr-as-a-cub/

There is that power we heard about. Long way to go but it is exciting to have top tier prospects again.