Minor League Musings

[jumbo]

On 8/31/2026 at 6:44 PM, gflore34 said:

It's got to be back issues again, wouldn't think?  Man, back issues stunted/ended Bryant' career, doesn't exactly give one confidence Conrad will ever be healthy for a prolonged period.

Wasn't Conrad a top 5-10 pick w/o the injury? I get the risk of betting on his health. 22 years old, back likely not toast, but who knows.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BA released their DSL top 35 prospects and one Cub made it: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-35-dominican-summer-league-mlb-prospects-in-2026/

[Jason Ross]

On 9/1/2026 at 8:00 PM, jumbo said:

Wasn't Conrad a top 5-10 pick w/o the injury? I get the risk of betting on his health. 22 years old, back likely not toast, but who knows.

He didn't have back injury in college, however. This is a new back injury suffered this year. 

He was coming off of a season ending surgery last season, however. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

There's just not much reason to care at all about Conrad this season. It's almost over, he played enough to know he is probably destined to be a Major Leaguer in the next couple years. Pretty sure he'll fly through the system next year and be a big name for 2028.