Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-22-22

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (All Times Central):

 

Iowa vs Columbus, 1:08 pm

Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1:00 pm

South Bend at Wisconsin, 1:10 pm

Myrtle Beach at Columbia, 4:05 pm

 

Tennessee: RHP Peyton Remy

South Bend: RHP Kohl Franklin

Myrtle Beach: RHP Richard Gallardo

[Jaxbro]

Canario 2 run shot in the 1st

[Bertz]

Another clunker for Kohl Franklin

 

He might need to go down to MB. I worry that he'll just be able to bully guys with his fastball, but at least he can stretch out and get some innings

[We Got The Whole 9]

This kid Kelly has 13 Ks in 5.2 vs SB

[We Got The Whole 9]

3 run double by Caissie off the new pitcher. Pulled it.

[Bertz]

3 run double by Caissie off the new pitcher. Pulled it.

 

 

Feels like Caissie starting to pull the ball in the air is his "Uh oh, Happy learned how to putt" moment

[Bertz]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Mervis just hit a granny

[Tim]

PCA with #6.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Video of that PCA homer:

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Gallardo pushing for the org's 3rd no hitter. Not dominant but super efficient.

[CubinNY]

Video of that PCA homer:

 

I love the videos by why does it look like it was shot from a 35mm camera from 1975?

[We Got The Whole 9]

Did Gallardo just get squeezed a handful of times or is that just MiLB GameDay being crap

[craig]

...Feels like Caissie starting to pull the ball in the air is his "Uh oh, Happy learned how to putt" moment

 

Both hits today were pulled. The several clips I've seen of his hits lately have largely seemed to be on slow breaking balls. Has he been smacking any fastballs? If so, all oppo, or can he pull a fastball, too?

[craig]

Darius Hill is 4/4 for the Smokies with two doubles and a HR (6?!). More much younger Rafael Ortega than a true prospect at 24 I guess but there's some meat to his baseball bones:

 

- Today bumps his season in AA up to say .311/.360/.480 in 175 PAs

- Just drafted in 2019, he's already taken 450 PAs in AA (~.290/.350/.420)

- Drafted as a 21 YO fourth year senior, that group's usually 22, and started from 18-21 (avg college freshman is 19) at WVU. Just from what I've seen of college sports over the years there aren't many true freshmen starters, fewer of those at 18 not 19, and the same is true of "true" 21 YO seniors vs 22+

- Plays all 3 OF spots, been mostly corner guy in 2021-2022

- Flyballs at about 40% in those 450 AA PAs

 

I like that he and Maldonado aren't even really considered prospects, were drafted fairly recently, and are productive upper minors players already

 

Yeah, Hill is having a good season. Doesn't K a lot, but getting the HR's rolling this season is new and interesting. Not sure how much priority there is for a corner outfielder, and he's mostly played left. But any guys who can hit, it's kinda nice and difficult, and with the DH you can always use a guy who can hit. Keep it up, Hill! Doesn't seem his numbers are anomalously BABIP flukey or anything, either.

[craig]

Assuming I calculated correctly, I think PCA has a .451 BABIP.

 

I love the way his season has gone, but he's not going to sustain that.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Assuming I calculated correctly, I think PCA has a .451 BABIP.

 

I love the way his season has gone, but he's not going to sustain that.

 

It was .450 entering today and he was 0 for 1 on BIP today so probably a shade under that. But yes, when you're hitting .372 that's gonna come with a very high BABIP. Hitting .370+ in a 160 PA sample is the noteworthy part of that, especially given his K rate and speed which would help support a high BABIP.

[Tryptamine]

Assuming I calculated correctly, I think PCA has a .451 BABIP.

 

I love the way his season has gone, but he's not going to sustain that.

 

While .451 is obviously not sustainable, we have to remember that he basically has all the attributes that result in higher than normal babip being sustainable over time. He's in the minors where the defense is not great, he's very fast, he's left handed and he has a very high LD%. .451 isn't going to happen, but I think .360 to .370 and even a bit more is completely realistic while in the minors.

[Hrubes20]

Caissie had a great week. May line is up to .339/.403/.571 (174 wRC+) in 63 PAs. 6.5% BB and 24.2% K. Definitely seems to be adjusting well. The fact that he's still only at a 93 wRC+ for the season shows just how miserable his April was.

[sneakypower]

Caissie had a great week. May line is up to .339/.403/.571 (174 wRC+) in 63 PAs. 6.5% BB and 24.2% K. Definitely seems to be adjusting well. The fact that he's still only at a 93 wRC+ for the season shows just how miserable his April was.

also he did mostly nothing the first series-plus in May (.465 ops)

then after 5/9 off-day he's been on .395/.447/.698, 17 RBI in 12 games tear

[CaliforniaRaisin]