Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-17-21

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central):

 

Iowa at St. Paul (resumption of game suspended 6/20), 7:05 p.m.

Iowa at St. Paul (game two), TBD

Tennessee vs. Birmingham, 6:00 p.m.

South Bend vs. Quad Cities, 6:05 p.m.

Myrtle Beach at Fayetteville, 5:30 p.m.

ACL Cubs vs. ACL Rockies, 8:00 p.m.

 

All DSL games cancelled due to Tropical Storm Grace

 

South Bend: RHP Max Bain

Myrtle Beach: RHP Richard Gallardo

[Bertz]

 

I remember reading about Effross becoming a side armer last year, but I think this is my first time actually seeing it? Given how much leash Winkler got, you have to imagine another guy with such high levels of funk is destined to get some play in the big league pen. Also he's got 5x as many K's as walks and a groundball rate north of 60% at Iowa so it's not like he's without merit on paper.

[craig]

 

I remember reading about Effross becoming a side armer last year, but I think this is my first time actually seeing it? Given how much leash Winkler got, you have to imagine another guy with such high levels of funk is destined to get some play in the big league pen. Also he's got 5x as many K's as walks and a groundball rate north of 60% at Iowa so it's not like he's without merit on paper.

 

Thanks for mentioning him. Two things that work against him are his age (27), and 8HR/57 IP. Not sure what sources such a high HR-allowed rate. If he could keep the good stuff but eliminate the HR-vulnerability, he might become a fun late-development story.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

I remember reading about Effross becoming a side armer last year, but I think this is my first time actually seeing it? Given how much leash Winkler got, you have to imagine another guy with such high levels of funk is destined to get some play in the big league pen. Also he's got 5x as many K's as walks and a groundball rate north of 60% at Iowa so it's not like he's without merit on paper.

 

Thanks for mentioning him. Two things that work against him are his age (27), and 8HR/57 IP. Not sure what sources such a high HR-allowed rate. If he could keep the good stuff but eliminate the HR-vulnerability, he might become a fun late-development story.

 

Seems like the (classic side armer?) problem is lefties.

 

RHH: 132 PA, .151/.227/.235, 2 HR, 38/8 K/BB

LHH: 93 PA, .289/.348/.542, 6 HR, 25/6 K/BB