Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-20-21

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Scheduled Games (All Times Central):

 

Iowa at St. Paul, 2:05 p.m.

Tennessee vs. Chattanooga, 1:00 p.m.

South Bend at Cedar Rapids, 2:05 p.m.

Myrtle Beach vs. Charleston, 5:05 p.m.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: TBD

Tennessee: RHP Alex Katz

South Bend: RHP Bradford Deppermann (16.1 IP, 3.86 ERA, 2.85 FIP, 10.47 K/9, 2.76 BB/9)

Myrtle Beach: RHP Manuel Espinoza (37 IP, 4.86 ERA, 4.49 FIP, 8.51 K/9, 2.19 BB/9)

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Someone’s hot

 

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[We Got The Whole 9]

Davis' last 4 games have been really good. 3:0 BBK with a HR and a 2B

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As Hearn has flopped, Aliendo has turned into that interesting catcher bridging the gap between Amaya and the countless recent Latin American IFAs in Mesa or the Dominican complex.

 

 

Nwogu has been more disappointing than Howard.

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As Hearn has flopped, Aliendo has turned into that interesting catcher bridging the gap between Amaya and the countless recent Latin American IFAs in Mesa or the Dominican complex.

 

 

Nwogu has been more disappointing than Howard.

 

Aliendo is a lot more athletic looking than I was anticipating. He's one of the few pleasant offensive surprises so far.

 

And you can add Carraway to the disappointing duo of Howard/Nwogu as well. The early returns on the small 2020 draft class are extremely uninspiring. If Little and Moreno wanted to tear up Mesa, that'd be great.

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[CubinNY]

Question: With the long layoff for a lot of these guys, are the MiLB players struggling, or is it just the Cubs prospects. What is the general impression from the scouts/prognosticators who watch these games?

[Bertz]

Question: With the long layoff for a lot of these guys, are the MiLB players struggling, or is it just the Cubs prospects. What is the general impression from the scouts/prognosticators who watch these games?

 

I think broadly pitching has been WAY ahead of the hitting. The Low A East, which is where MB is, has 24 qualified hitters with a K rate north of 30%. The entire major leagues have 10 such guys. You have the year+ long layoff and combined with the fact that a lot of these guys would have gone to a Eugene in the before times anyways. MB's lineup is a disaster, but I'm pretty comfortable waiting until October, looking back and saying "okay, did the guy progress as the season went on?". Jordan Nwogu, being a college guy, is the only one who might not deserve that benefit of the doubt.

 

The Tenn lineup though? I'm very happy with those guys. They've all made the A Ball -> AA jump without huge warts (maybe Strumpf's K rate if it stays this high more than another few weeks?).

[Hrubes20]

Question: With the long layoff for a lot of these guys, are the MiLB players struggling, or is it just the Cubs prospects. What is the general impression from the scouts/prognosticators who watch these games?

 

Offense is down league-wide, but the really good prospects are still hitting.