Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-30-22

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (All Times Central):

 

Iowa at Columbus, 5:15 pm

Tennessee at Mississippi, 6:35 pm

South Bend vs Lansing, 6:05 pm

Myrtle Beach at Charleston, 6:05 pm

 

Probable Starters:

 

Tennessee: LHP DJ Herz

South Bend: LHP Luke Little

Myrtle Beach: RHP Sam Thoresen

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Brennen is in Iowa. 0-1 BB so far.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brennen homer.

 

 

Also has an HBP and BB (both were in plate appearances where the count started 0-2).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Luke Little: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K on his birthday

[We Got The Whole 9]

Brennen homer.

 

 

Also has an HBP and BB (both were in plate appearances where the count started 0-2).

Very nice signs

[Transmogrified Tiger]

DJ Herz has 26 BB (and 8 HBP) in 22 IP at AA and hasn't walked less than 3 in any outing, it's not going great.

[JeffH]

DJ Herz has 26 BB (and 8 HBP) in 22 IP at AA and hasn't walked less than 3 in any outing, it's not going great.

 

While he's still got a chance to be useful, Herz has always been fool's gold to some degree. Those that ranked him above Wicks were simply delusional.

[Bertz]

Luke Little with 4 perfect innings tonight. Very curious to see if next year they start letting him go past 15 batters in an outing

[craig]

Luke Little with 4 perfect innings tonight. Very curious to see if next year they start letting him go past 15 batters in an outing

 

Next year, different question, like you say. But I'd not mess with the plan for this season. Whatever the reasoning was, stick to your logic. Today was only 49 pitches, I think? I'm speculating that there's a 60-pitch count, maybe? Has he gone much over 60 in previous outings?

 

I've never gotten much story on him. Last year he didn't show until late in the season, and then only for a couple of innings. Had he been in developmental all year, since draft? Or had he gotten some kind of injury that set him back? Given the potential value, I'm very OK with being very cautious with him.

 

Having seen the wildman crash for Herz on jumping A+ to AA, I admit I'm also somewhat guarded with expectations for both Little and Palencia. Hard to guess how they'll do against higher levels? Possibly really well, but not certain. Sure is fun to have guys with these kinds of possibilities though!

[craig]

3K-1walk outing for Leigh. The AA step has not overwhelmed him, at least thus far. Walks and wild still, but the K's and hard-to-hit have remained good through his first 5.2 innings.