Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-10-22

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (All Times Central):

 

Iowa at Indianapolis, 12:35 pm

Tennessee at Birmingham (game one), 2:00 pm

Tennessee at Birmingham (game two), TBD

South Bend vs Wisconsin, 1;05 pm

Myrtle Beach at Columbia, 4:05 pm

 

The rookie league teams have the day off

 

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Javier Assad

Tennessee (game one): RHP Walker Powell

Tennessee (game two): TBD

South Bend: RHP Daniel Palencia

Myrtle Beach: RHP Porter Hodge

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Crow goes, we go?

[Bertz]

 

Already hurt again

[Transmogrified Tiger]

PCA seems to be following the 'struggle at South Bend for 20 games and then turn it on' pattern that Caissie did, except he was just normal bad instead of the brutal sub-.400 OPS that Caissie was.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Newcomb got to face a lineup stretch with 5 LHH and mowed them down, 2 IP perfect w/ 4 K

 

edit: they let him go a third inning, GO, BB, GIDP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

 

Gonna put my head in the sand and not pay attention to what Ryan Pepiot does in the big leagues.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Newcomb got to face a lineup stretch with 5 LHH and mowed them down, 2 IP perfect w/ 4 K

 

edit: they let him go a third inning, GO, BB, GIDP

Low-key I've been wondering if the long game with him is to get him in a rotation. He throws 4 pitches and the sweeper could be a game-changer for him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Slaughter again:

 

[Bertz]

Newcomb got to face a lineup stretch with 5 LHH and mowed them down, 2 IP perfect w/ 4 K

 

edit: they let him go a third inning, GO, BB, GIDP

Low-key I've been wondering if the long game with him is to get him in a rotation. He throws 4 pitches and the sweeper could be a game-changer for him.

 

Yeah I like this idea. Steele and Thompson are likely to be limited in some way, Hendricks is probably out until September, and while Alzolay *might* be back around the deadline I doubt he's making full starts by that point (if he does at all this year). There's gonna be a lot of starts to give to guys who likely won't be in the on paper starting five heading into next season.

 

Kilian should definitely get first dibs on any rotation opening in August/September, but I'd put Newcomb ahead of any of Sampson/Lieter/Brault/Swarmer..

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Alcantara out of the lineup for the 2nd straight day. I'd assume he has a knock, but his last game action was the HR friday night which makes it a little odd.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

What do we know about Alfredo Zarraga? Searching this forum shows an old Arizona Phil post that says he tops out in the mid-90s as of last year, and so far for Myrtle Beach he's overwhelming hitters: 10 G, 12.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 23/5 K/BB(a 46% K%)

[Bertz]

Canario had a good day. Assuming the back of my napkin is correct, his numbers since 6/3:

 

131 PAs, 10.7% BB, 22.9% K, .261/.336/.522, 115ish wRC+

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[We Got The Whole 9]

"High fly ball to left... "

 

*Cameraman shows some kids walking around in foul territory*