Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-23-19

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa had the day off

 

Tennessee won 11-4 Box Score

 

Myrtle Beach lost 7-3 Box Score

 

South Bend lost 6-5 Box Score

[CubsWin]

With Morrow's setback and apparently no money left to sign Kimbrel, the Cubs will have to hope for bullpen help from within this season. That said...

 

Maples last 4 appearances: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K. (Please be real. Please be real.)

 

Norwood and Wick haven't been bad of late either. Add in that Edwards is still very much in the picture and that's 4 righties who all have the ability to be mainstays (to varying degrees) in a major league bullpen. Mekkes, too, but he's been shaky thus far and isn't yet on the 40-man.

 

Now the question is how long can the pen continue to pull off the smoke and mirrors charade they've got going on right now. Is Kintzler this good? Is Brach this bad? Who is the real Allen Webster? Is Chatwood truly fixed?

 

Too much uncertainty. I need Edwards and one of Maples, Norwood or Wick to step up just for my blood pressure's sake...

[Cubswin11]

God damn it

 

 

[Bertz]

 

Hopefully good news. Have a hard time seeing a hit to the forearm being a big deal and not knowing right away.

 

So do we think Jared Young has a chance to be a thing? With his lack of defensive value I don't imagine he'll ever be a regular, but maybe a Brock Holt or Derek Dietrich type?

[Cubswin11]

 

Hopefully good news. Have a hard time seeing a hit to the forearm being a big deal and not knowing right away.

 

So do we think Jared Young has a chance to be a thing? With his lack of defensive value I don't imagine he'll ever be a regular, but maybe a Brock Holt or Derek Dietrich type?

I think he can definitely be a Dietrich or Descalso type guy, he seems more than a 1B only. In spring I was surprised with how athletic he looked, probably would go a long way if he could handle some OF along with 2B/1B.

[Hrubes20]

Cory Abbott continues to plug away with another quality start. 6 IP, 6H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks. Not as flashy as his past 2 starts, but this is his first time making it a full 6 innings.