Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-14-22

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (All Times Central):

 

Iowa vs Toledo, 6:38 pm

Tennessee at Montgomery, 6:35 pm

South Bend at Ft Wayne (game one), 5:05 pm

South Bend at Ft Wayne (game two), TBD

Myrtle Beach vs Augusta, 6:05 pm

 

Iowa: LHP Eric Stout

Tennessee: RHP Cam Sanders

South Bend (game one): LHP Jordan Wicks

South Bend (game two): RHP Chris Clarke

Myrtle Beach: RHP Tyler Schlaffer

[Bertz]

[Hrubes20]

 

As originally expected. Wonder what the holdup was? Either way, here's hoping he can light some kind of spark with that offense. They've been terrible.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wicks works around a 2-out error for a 3 K first inning (including striking out Robert Hassell III).

[Hrubes20]

Caissie finally off the schneid with an infield single. That had to have been a rough week of hitless games for the youngster.

[Bertz]

 

Against a lefty too

 

Wicks shoving early with 4 Ks through 2 IP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wicks up to 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K on 51 pitches. Hoping he’s got another inning in him.

 

PCA with a leadoff double for Myrtle Beach. Got thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple.

 

Piñango home run!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wicks’ final line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

[Hrubes20]

Wicks’ final line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

 

5:1 GO/FO ratio too. And one hit was of the infield variety. That's a terrific first outing for him. Milb gameday strike zones are notoriously untrustworthy, but it looked like he was being squeezed a bit at the bottom of the zone. Hopefully someone was there than can chime in on it.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[Hrubes20]

This Royber Salinas facing MB is a damn monster.

[We Got The Whole 9]

This Royber Salinas facing MB is a damn monster.

24 Ks in 9.1 IP :holy horsefeathers:

[Bertz]

Pinango up to .294/.400/.471, though still too many balls on the ground in the early going here.

 

Oh, and he's the fifth youngest hitter in the Midwest League, so that's fun.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Yeah, I like Pinango but he’s outclassed in this series by the similar Hassell all around. This definitely isn’t meant to be insulting but I wonder if he is a better KBO or NPB prospect than MLB one. Stars and starters in the MLB are just stronger, but Pinango’s got some decent tools on offense and some idea. Like if he’s not on a 40 by the time MiLB FA rolls around I hope he shops himself overseas, beats slogging it in the minors

 

Piñango being outclassed by a better prospect (a former top 10 pick!) doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the potential to be a good big leaguer. Also, not shocking he isn’t as strong as someone 9 months older. Especially after an offseason he likely couldn’t life due to arm injury.