Brailyn Márquez Promoted to Myrtle Beach

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jack Patterson to AA.

 

They should get 5-6 starts at the new level this season if they stay healthy.

[Tryptamine]

I know virtually nothing about Patterson aside from his 1.50ERA and 2.65FIP across two levels this year. Granted he's 24 so he probably should have been killing A and A+. Anyways, what's the report on him?

[Post Count Padder]

Patterson is a lefty too. A guy who could maybe help in the pen next season?

[Donzo]

Excellent moves... Marques had figured out low-A and Patterson was a man among boys in high-A.

 

Very interesting background with Patterson. I read his background last week on Cubs.com, I didn't know he lost two years from a line drive to the head- awful stuff... It does explain him being over aged.

 

On his 95mph 2-seamer, is that accurate or did they mean 4-seamer? If he can throw a 95mph 2-seamer, that's wicked stuff there.

[CubsWin]

Excellent moves... Marques had figured out low-A and Patterson was a man among boys in high-A.

 

Very interesting background with Patterson. I read his background last week on Cubs.com, I didn't know he lost two years from a line drive to the head- awful stuff... It does explain him being over aged.

 

On his 95mph 2-seamer, is that accurate or did they mean 4-seamer? If he can throw a 95mph 2-seamer, that's wicked stuff there.

I haven't seen a 95 FB period in the games I've watched. He touched 94 and sat 92-93. The different breaking balls he has are his bread and butter. Their differences are subtle but he appears to have a sharp curve with different shapes and a true slider. He's been throwing them for strikes, too. In his 9 strikeout game, I think 8 of them came on the breaking ball. I wouldn't say he consistently spots his FB, but he's around the plate with it. It seems to me his ability to throw those breaking balls for strikes keeps the hitters guessing which makes his average FB play up.

 

I'm intrigued to see what he can accomplish in AA.

[OleMissCub]

Marquez with 1 hit in his last 17 innings with 26k's

 

Is that good?

[CubsWin]

The Athletic's Emily Waldon put out an article about 4 minor league pitchers hit triple digits this year. Here's what she wrote about Marquez. It seems right in line with many assessments of him here.

 

All teams drool over a high-velocity fastball from the left side. Add in a 6-4, 185-pound frame and you have the Cubs’ $600,000 investment, Brailyn Marquez.

 

Selected as an international free agent in 2015, Marquez received the largest offer of any left-hander in his international class. Early on, Marquez carried a low-90s projectable fastball, which, combined with his developing frame proved too attractive for the Cubs to pass on.

“You could see it in him early,” a National League scout said. “You could tell he knew his body well enough to handle his growth from the time he signed and still be able to keep adding onto his fastball. He still has some edges to polish, but he’s got feel, no question.”

Marquez’s increasing velocity quickly established him as one of the most prominent high-octane lefties in the pipeline. Sitting comfortably at 96-98 mph, Marquez can reach into the triple digits with riding life. Marquez’s command of his heater came and went through the early part of the season but tightened in the later outings with South Bend prior to his promotion to High-A Myrtle Beach.

 

Behind his heater, Marquez’s secondary projects to be above-average but still needs work across the board. While there is a good deal of bite to his slider, it can drift at times and lacks consistent tightness.

 

While his command is fringy, Marquez has confidence behind his pitch mix and he continues to develop a better feel for it. His walk rate nearly doubled during his work in South Bend, demonstrating that while the feel is there, the location of his mix is still very much a work in progress.

 

His high-80s changeup carries enough natural movement to keep hitters off-balance, but as with the rest of his mix, he can also struggle to locate it.

 

As Marquez gets physically stronger, his longevity should also increase, allowing him to work through extended outings. Marquez has a lot of ingredients for Cubs fans to dream on and those will continue to come together over the next few years.

Emily Waldon writes about the Detroit Tigers’ minor league system for The Athletic Detroit. Emily began covering the beat in 2015, beginning with the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps and moving on to include affiliates from the Gulf Coast League to Triple-A Toledo. Emily transitioned to 2080 Baseball in 2016, focusing on entry-level scouting and player evaluation, video content and player features.

[CubsWin]

Marquez with 1 hit in his last 17 innings with 26k's

 

Is that good?

No.

 

"Good" is not the word I would use to describe that.