NEWSLETTER
Gleyber Torres is having no trouble with Carolina League pitching right now. He pushed his current hitting streak to seven games with a three doubles performance that matched his season high total base count with six. During this seven game hitting streak he has struck out a grand total of four times, walked four times, and, including yesterday’s doubles and a home run earlier in the week, has four extra base hits. His season line now reads .265/.339/.449, and it is continuing to trend upwards. I still don’t think the Cubs should be in any hurry to promote him, but right now he is making the game look easy.
As is Willson Contreras. The Iowa catcher pushed his consecutive games with an extra base hit streak to nine with his ninth homer of the season last night. His hitting streak is up to twelve games. In that twelve game streak he has eleven strikeouts, six walks, four doubles, a triple, and six homers. Right now Contreras is simply one of the hottest hitters in baseball, at any level.[adinserter block=”1″]
I don’t think the Cubs should be in a hurry to promote Contreras either, but should Miguel Montero or David Ross need a trip to the DL, I have no problems with the Cubs bringing Contreras to Wrigley for a couple of weeks. Even though he wouldn’t catch every day, the reality check of how his game stands in comparison to major league players could pay off in the long run. Hopefully Montero and Ross stay healthy and it never becomes necessary, but it is good know the Cubs have a good hitting catcher prospect that could turn such an event into a sort of a good thing, should the Cubs opt to go in that direction.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Iowa 7, Oklahoma City 5
The Iowa Cubs have won seven in a row and are tied for first.
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Jackson 2, Tennessee 1
Most of the time, this was a pretty well pitched game.
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Salem 11, Myrtle Beach 10
The box score says there wasn’t much wind. I’m not sure I believe that.
Low A: South Bend Cubs
West Michigan 2, South Bend 1
It is tough to win close games when you commit four errors.
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