Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-1-15

[Little Slide Rooter]

Schwarber 3/4, 2B, K

Edwards 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2/1 K/BB

 

Are we already at the point where it's basically useless for Schwarber to even be in the minors hitting-wise? He's already overall more advanced than Bryant was at this time last year, which is almost unfathomable.

 

[expletive] MLB and their dumb ass DH rules.

 

As much as the big league club needs offense, I'm wondering if calling up in hopes of being anything north of a disaster in left outweighs the benefit of leaving him in Iowa to become an almost serviceable catcher.

[PackLandVA]

If Schwarber were called up to play LF, wouldn't that effectively put Coughlan on the bench since they're both lefties? And Coughlan has been on a tear the past month or so. He's been one of their better hitters after a slow start. Coughlan has his deficiencies in the field, but would Schwarber be an upgrade? And I don't see a scenario where both of them are playing at the same time, especially once Soler is back, playing in RF.