Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-16-15

[sontensei]

wait why was schwarber out of the lineup? moving up to AAA?

[Guest]

wait why was schwarber out of the lineup? moving up to AAA?

 

Schwarber's been getting the same amount of off days as the average catcher. He's DHed a bit too(like he did in the most recent double header), but getting a day off isn't out of the ordinary.

[Tryptamine]

Jake Stinnett to the South Bend DL.

 

Hopefully this is the reason behind what we've seen so far. I had high hopes for him.

[toonsterwu]

Edwards' last 5 outings: 8 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 16/2 K/BB, 1 HR

 

@andruwgreen: Carl Edwards Jr. hitting 95 here on the stadium radar gun. Just blew a fastball by D.J. Peterson for his 2nd strikeout in as many batters.

 

@andruwgreen: And he just hit 96.

 

Hope they'll just call him up and let him skip Iowa when he's ready.

 

I'm bummed they're transitioning him already, but the idea of Edwards going 2 innings at a time as a relief ace is an interesting one.

 

Shark was a pen guy to start. I think Edwards can have a similar path.

 

It's possible, but Edwards has frame/durability issues, while Shark was more or less, an issue of stuff not being ready to start (an oversimplification but that's the best I can come up with right now).