Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-20-22

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central):

 

Iowa at Indianapolis, 6:05 pm

Tennessee at Birmingham, 6:30 pm

South Bend vs Beloit, 6:05 pm

Myrtle Beach at Down East, 4:00 pm

ACL Cubs vs ACL A’s, 12:00 pm

DSL Cubs Blue vs DSL Giants Black, 10:00 am

DSL Cubs Red at DSL Pittsburgh Black, 10:00 am

 

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Matt Swarmer

Tennessee: LHP Jordan Wicks

South Bend: RHP Richard Gallardo

Myrtle Beach: RHP Grant Kipp

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Looks like we have our first 2022 pitching debut:

 

 

He followed up Kevin Valdez who went 3 perfect with 3 Ks.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Wicks with the self inflicted wounds tonight

 

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[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Ugh. Wicks pulled, shaking his forearm.

 

[Bertz]

Ugh. Wicks pulled, shaking his forearm.

 

 

Oof hopefully just dehydration or something minor. Forearms can run a pretty wide gamut of severity.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

The two relievers before Brendon Little were Dannis Correa and Manuel Rodríguez.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I feel like Mooney would know and have mentioned it if an MRI was scheduled, but I might be hopelessly optimistic here.

 

[mul21]

 

 

Man, he can fly. I assumed he was probably fast just based on the CF capabilities but it was really apparent especially on the bloop down the LF line.

[sneakypower]

I feel like Mooney would know and have mentioned it if an MRI was scheduled, but I might be hopelessly optimistic here.

 

welp, cya in '24

[Bertz]

Woof

 

The (very faint) silver lining is that the timing is ideal. I remember while reading The Arm there was some mention of studies that showed better recovery for guys who got closer to 18 months between surgery and competitive games. Going under the knife now means he should be 100% for ST 2024.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

As we’ve seen with Willson, a player’s social media activity isn’t always about the game.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

As we’ve seen with Willson, a player’s social media activity isn’t always about the game.

 

[JeffH]

As we’ve seen with Willson, a player’s social media activity isn’t always about the game.

 

 

To borrow a bit from George Carlin, praying to Joe Pesci for Wicks' left arm.