Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 9-1-19

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brennen Davis is back!

 

[Jaxbro]

Machin and Burks up to Iowa from Tennessee as well as Rucker, Brooks and Minch

[Cubswin11]

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

I know it's only 26.1 innings but I wonder if Brailyn was dominant enough to have the Cubs thinking about starting him at AA.

 

Feels similar to Adbert who spent most of 2017 in high-A, logged 32.2 AA innings to end the season and then jumped to AAA to start 2018.

[CubsWin]

 

I know it's only 26.1 innings but I wonder if Brailyn was dominant enough to have the Cubs thinking about starting him at AA.

 

Feels similar to Adbert who spent most of 2017 in high-A, logged 32.2 AA innings to end the season and then jumped to AAA to start 2018.

That's been my thinking all along. Myrtle Beach's rotation could be pretty full if Jensen starts there so they may start Brailyn in AA out of necessity.

 

Jensen, R. Thompson, Sanders, Little, Carrera and they'll probably give Hudson another go there as well. That's six.

 

Tennessee would have Marquez, K. Thompson, Patterson, Uelman and Assad. I suspect Justin Steele (if healthy) would be moved to the pen with the possibility of some spot start/long relief work.

 

South Bend should be interesting with McAvene, Franklin and Clarke showing well in Eugene this year. Mort's already there and, depending on how he looks in ST, Yovanny Cruz should be in the mix along with Burgmann.

 

Iowa could be pretty good (and very homegrown) especially if Alzolay doesn't make the team. I think he's good enough to, but they may want him in AAA as the first shuttle option instead of coming out of the pen. If he doesn't break with the team, it would be:

 

Alzolay, Miller (who is finally settling in with 2 good starts in a row), Abbott, Swarmer and a FA vet with options (possibly Rea if they add him to the 40-man, I think he has options left though not positive).

 

Even Eugene will be interesting with Gallardo, Herz, Manuel Espinoza, Benjamin Rodriguez and possibly Luis Rodriguez and Danis Correa (at least until 2020 draftees arrive).