Minor League Musings

[Bertz]

 

This is really really good

[CaliforniaRaisin]

AFL will be back this fall.

 

[Bertz]

AFL will be back this fall.

 

 

Thank goodness. Honestly we could probably use our full allotment on guys who have been hurt all year

 

Amaya

Roederer (assuming this would be far enough out he could at least DH?)

Marquez

Franklin

Clark

Thompson

McAvene

 

I think that might be too many pitchers, but I wonder if enough orgs will have so many guys already at innings caps that it works out?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[Bertz]

 

I *think* this is good news? He'd probably be 60 Day'd if he wasn't slated to come back soon ish?

[CubsWin]

 

I *think* this is good news? He'd probably be 60 Day'd if he wasn't slated to come back soon ish?

All we can concretely say that it means is that the Cubs reserve the right to bring him back some time after 7 days and (maybe) before 60. It also means they don't need to open a spot on the 180 man limit immediately. But at least there's some movement with his status, so that's... interesting.

[Bertz]

Fun with arbitrary endpoints

 

Chris Morel since May 19:

.223/.324/.480, 12.6% BB, 26.4% K, 119 wRC+

 

Ed Howard since June 26 (day of his first dong):

.263/.280/.388, 2.4% BB, 20.7% K, 80 wRC+

 

Jordan Nwogu since 6/20:

.256/.340/.512, 8.2% BB, 24.7% K, 128 wRC+

 

Ethan Hearn since 6/24:

.269/.371/.577, 12.7% BB, 38.1% K, 149 wRC+

 

Chase Strumpf since 6/30:

.176/.348/.373, 19.7% BB, 21.2% K, 106 wRC+, .194 BABIP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

I *think* this is good news? He'd probably be 60 Day'd if he wasn't slated to come back soon ish?

 

Or not:

 

[Bertz]

 

The Athletic this AM said that they do expect him back this year, but probably as a DH.

[CubsWin]

The Cubs have signed two $1 million IFA catchers (Ballesteros - $1.2 million, Altuve - $1 million) over the past two seasons. Due to Covid, Altuve didn't get to play in games last year, so this is the first we've seen of both of them. In their first two weeks of game action they have combined to go:

 

19 G, 71 PA (55 AB), 17 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 14 BB (19.7%), 16 K (22.5%), .309/.521/.490.

 

Not bad, but they're just the early returns. Interesting to note, Altuve has yet to play C in his 9 games. He's primarily played 3B. The Cubs signed two other catchers in this last IFA class (Freddy Montenegro and Carlos Ramos) who are both primarily playing C. The slash line for the 4 of them reads:

 

.325/.452/.506

 

Collectively, they've thrown out 31% of would be base-stealers.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Deichmann will slot in as the Cubs 11th best prospect on Fangraphs.

 

 

ETA: Daniel Palencia would be 12th on Fangraphs, immediately behind Deichmann. Caissie is 10th, Made 13th.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Actually they ended up slotting in 16th and 24th on FG:

 

[Bertz]

 

Canario getting the bump is a good sign. I assume PCA is a procedural thing?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Canario getting the bump is a good sign. I assume PCA is a procedural thing?

 

Yes, he has to go on some team’s IL.

[d_money]

What’s going on with Marquez? Did I see he was hurt or something? Can we expect him to make his ML debut in September?

[muntjack]

It's been bumpy for Herz but his last 2 starts- 9.1 IP 4H 2R 3BB 16K

 

His last 7 - 29.1 18H 9 ER 16BB 45K

 

Still a good WHIP even with that walk rate

[David]

What’s going on with Marquez? Did I see he was hurt or something? Can we expect him to make his ML debut in September?

 

hasn't pitched all year. shoulder strain.

[JeffH]

What’s going on with Marquez? Did I see he was hurt or something? Can we expect him to make his ML debut in September?

 

Marquez already made his big league debut last season.

[d_money]

What’s going on with Marquez? Did I see he was hurt or something? Can we expect him to make his ML debut in September?

 

Marquez already made his big league debut last season.

I don’t know where the hell ive been.

[Bertz]

[Bertz]

I don't want to succumb to shiny new toy syndrome, but this might be dead on

 

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Yeah I look at the numbers and then the more recent reports and I see people project a 4 and I'm like wth

 

I get that he's 24 but it's not like he's been repeating levels and languishing. His stats are ridiculous.

[Bertz]

 

I think we kind of assumed he was only at Tenn until Manny or Leeper got the bump to MLB, but still good to see

[TruffleShuffle]

Yeah I look at the numbers and then the more recent reports and I see people project a 4 and I'm like wth

 

I get that he's 24 but it's not like he's been repeating levels and languishing. His stats are ridiculous.

 

part of it is that a lot of people do not understand what a typical #4 starter is like, i.e. back when ryan dempster was cranking out 3-4 win seasons with an ERA under 4 and people were calling him a #4 or "maybe a 3 at best."

[CubinNY]

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ranking-the-prospects-traded-during-the-2021-deadline/

 

Madrigal #2 behind Gray, Alcantara at 7, Crow-Armstrong at 11, Vizcaino and Canario at 16 and 17, Espinoza, Ball, and Deichmann at 21-24 below comp pick Value, Palencia at 26

Also has Kilian at 24. The reports seem to suggest he's much better than that.