Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-16-13

[chattbaseball]

Kyler Burke to Daytona in the morning. Tentatively will pitch Monday.

 

Thanks! Rotation?

 

That is my understanding. Double header tomorrow. What does that do to the rotation? I haven't followed closely enough to know. Someone gets bumped up, down, or out I presume.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I know this isn't accurate, but I feel like this right now: http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3ufuaw/

[Little Slide Rooter]

None of the prospects are slumping. They're just taking a break while the big league team plays like a big league team.

[toonsterwu]

Kyler Burke to Daytona in the morning. Tentatively will pitch Monday.

 

Thanks! Rotation?

 

That is my understanding. Double header tomorrow. What does that do to the rotation? I haven't followed closely enough to know. Someone gets bumped up, down, or out I presume.

 

Interesting. Outside of Wells, the other guys in the rotation there can be moved around. Barring pushing a guy on short rest, that would put him on Austin Kirk's day, so I could see them swapping Kirk out for Kyler to see which lefty fits more into their long term plans.

[toonsterwu]

I'm sure there's been worse, but 6 errors in a 7 inning game just seems embarrassing right now.

 

Haven't had time to follow things all that closely, some random thoughts -

 

a - I don't really see the point of Pierce Johnson being in KC that much longer. Outside of Wells and maybe Cates, there isn't a whole lot of intriguing guys in Daytona, and Johnson looks close to ready for the jump.

 

b - I guess it's not a ... stunning shock ... but Gioskar Amaya's been thoroughly disappointing. That K rate ...

 

c - Anyone have any reports on Del Valle's velocity out of the pen? Somewhat curious.

 

d - Said it preseason, but still wouldn't be shocked if they pushed Szczur to the bigs sooner than later, assuming he stays hot, to see what they have. Would require some moves/trades to happen.

 

e - Nice to see Christian Villanueva heating up. Total side note - I remember in the prospect debate saying that I didn't see why Villanueva should be ahead of Alcantara when one plays SS and the other plays 3rd, and both are similar offensively. Just find it interesting how similar their slash lines are. To be clear, both have been disappointing, although not unexpected.

 

f - A bit lucky perhaps, but nice to see Dallas Beeler have a decent start to the season. Not hard to imagine him being lucky and getting some looks as a 5th starter. Considering it was a late round injury gamble ... granted, we hoped for better.

 

g - It's been a thoroughly ugly start to the minor league season in many respects, so I'll take my silver linings when possible, and Blake Parker's had a nice start.