Wed. 7/31: Afternoon Tilt for Wisconsin (2:10 Central)

[Jim Goulart]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Wednesday. 

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[Playing Catch]

Anyone else notice that Tyler Black has grown 3" this season? Pretty impressive for a 24-year-old.

Speaking of height, Juan Ortuno is 5'8". Buuuut! Being that he's a middle infielder playing first base, perhaps he too, can grow like Tyler Black.

[Joseph Zarr]

37 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

Anyone else notice that Tyler Black has grown 3" this season? Pretty impressive for a 24-year-old.

Speaking of height, Juan Ortuno is 5'8". Buuuut! Being that he's a middle infielder playing first base, perhaps he too, can grow like Tyler Black.

Oh no! The Tyler Black Height Truther movement is back gaining steam!! 

 

[wibadgers23]

Tyler Black height gate is back!

[wiguy94]

1 hour ago, Playing Catch said:

Anyone else notice that Tyler Black has grown 3" this season? Pretty impressive for a 24-year-old.

Speaking of height, Juan Ortuno is 5'8". Buuuut! Being that he's a middle infielder playing first base, perhaps he too, can grow like Tyler Black.

I’m glad common sense has won and Black is actually being listed at his real height and weight 

[Jake McKibbin]

17 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I’m glad common sense has won and Black is actually being listed at his real height and weight 

6'5, 220?

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin needs a home victory over South Bend today to even the series 1-1. 21-year old RHP Patricio Aquino (3.76 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 6.9 K/9 in 69.1 IP) starts on 4 days’ rest, so don’t be surprised if it’s a tag-team day with RHP Stiven Cruz. 3B Eduardo Garcia’s hitting streak is 12 games. 

[wiguy94]

Luis Lara bails out Eduarqui and Vargas who did not seem to know where the ball was. Absolutely incredible hustle 

[wiguy94]

15 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Luis Lara bails out Eduarqui and Vargas who did not seem to know where the ball was. Absolutely incredible hustle 

Oops forgot to post the video.

 

[Ro Mueller]

Lara (double, walk, stolen base, superb catch) and Aquino (4 scoreless IP) seem to be doing most of the work. Need some bats to step up.

[Ro Mueller]

Luke Adams is the next Don Mattingly.

You hit 35 home runs in the majors last year, but why didn’t you hit many home runs in the minor leagues?

They didn’t throw me many strikes.

[Ro Mueller]

 

[Joseph Zarr]

I continue to be mildly perplexed at how CF Luis Lara has been caught 11 times in 40 SB attempts. He is just so electric on his jumps and reads throughout the CF grass. I would think that as he gets older this is going to continue to improve. Not that it's Bob Moore bad...but I would think he 'should' have 5-6 for SB to CS. Regardless, his defense is uncannily good out there. I will once again link the timestamp to yesterday's catch smashing into the CF wall - the last second leap is astoundingly good. These happen on the absolute regular. Just such a gifted CF'er.

 

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, Ro Mueller said:

 

Man, lemme just say how much I love it when a player comes out and sends my Report Point home the following game. Luke Adams: Untouchable. He is just scratching the surface, folks. We have a stud on our hands.

[biedergb]

Dang the lead doesn't last long. 2-1 Cubs back on top of TRats

 

Not much going for the TRats but Lara 1-2 with the 2B, and Adams (HR) carrying all the offense. Line up misses Areinamo.

But I guess this Pratt player who they had to call up may be an OK player ;)

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh no. After Stiven Cruz lost the tie with a solo jack by the Cubs (who have absolutely not played like their record in any series vs the T-Rats), he saw a goose snort flare find the OF grass in shallow RF. Vargas was charging into the grass from 2B. Fernandez was charging in toward the infield from RF. They collided. Fernandez is still on the turf tho Vargas appears to be shaking it off. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Vargas is holding his left upper arm/shoulder on the ground. It looked like Eduarqui may have been hit on the head by Vargas' lower body. Come on men. Be healthy, please!

[Joseph Zarr]

Here's the actual collision ... you can see Vargas' upper leg hitting Eduarqui's head as he is falling to the ground. 

[Joseph Zarr]

You can see how Vargas may have injured that left arm on the aftermath here. Man, that had to have hurt:

[Joseph Zarr]

Both young men are sitting up now. Vargas' arm getting looked at. Fernandez is shaking it off in clear foggy brain post-collision 'Huh'? They are checking Fernandez's pupils. Clear concussion check, I imagine. Hey now! They are both staying in the game. Phew. Dodged. A. Bullet. 

Now to the game at hand. 2-1 Cubs. Man on 2nd. Two down. 

[Joseph Zarr]

AND, the first pitch to the next batter Cruz absolutely hangs a dead center cut off-speed delivery smashed to the deep LF corner. 3-1 Cubs. Back-to-back doubles. Ouch.

[Joseph Zarr]

He strands the runner at 3B (SB) on a high inside foul tip heater. Rodriguez holds on. 3-1 deficit they'll head to the bottom half.

[Joseph Zarr]

1-2-3 half for the T-Rats bats. Chirinos K's on a high heater up and above the zone. Vargas grounds out weakly to SS. Fernandez swinging 2-2 K on a change-up dipping below the outer black. On to the 8th.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Tyler Bryant's High-A work begins much like his Low-A beggining: A walk. Not very competitive after a first pitch strike. 

[Joseph Zarr]

The walk is followed by an oppo line drive single into LF. T-Rats are currently being outhit 8-to-2. This is not a good start to a Home series through 1 3/4 games.