2022 AFL

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Games start October 3rd.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Amaya not listed but no replacement either:

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[Tim]

Yeah, they're both there: https://www.mlb.com/arizona-fall-league/teams/mesa-solar-sox

 

That's quite a recognition for Caissie. Interestingly, I did a quick check to see if his second half numbers were really good to merit his inclusion.

 

Overall season: .349/.402 (obp/slg)

Second half: .349/.401

 

That's...remarkable.

[Bertz]

Welp, we got an explanation

 

[Tim]

Well, horsefeathers.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Hopefully we get a Cubs position player tomorrow in the starting lineup tomorrow.

[craig]

....

ABS CHALLENGE: The Automatic Ball-Strike (“ABS”) Challenge System that began in the Florida State League in 2022 will be implemented on the experimental level at the Arizona Fall League for games played at Salt River Fields and Chase Field. Batters, Pitchers, and Catchers will have the opportunity to challenge an umpire's ball or strike call if they feel it is incorrect. All challenges will be evaluated by the ABS system to determine the outcome. Both teams are allowed three challenges and will be awarded their challenge back if correct.

 

When watching a game on TV, it takes about 1 second to know if a call has been missed. How instantly must the challenges be requested? Too instantly for a video guy to see it, send a signal, and have a player challenge?

 

I'm thinking that if you're given 3 challenges, but you get them back if you're right, a quick snappy video-view/communicate-to-player/challenge process could be completed within seconds, right? And if you get "correct" challenges back, a team might be challenging a dozen calls a game, no?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Davis, Mervis and Caissie starting today!

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brennen donged in his second AFL at bat. (He flew out to the track in his first AB.)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brennen donged in his second AFL at bat. (He flew out to the track in his first AB.)

 

We have video!

 

 

[Bertz]

I'm still of the mind that he can work his way onto the OD roster. He didn't hit much after he came back, but he fixed the contact issues he'd had earlier pre-injury. I'm willing to chalk the limited batted-ball productivity to rust. We know he could hit the snot out of the ball pre-injury, so it doesn't take much to believe that is back. And the horrific contact issues in April are looking more and more like they were due to him being compromised physically.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I had forgotten Davis has that weird low follow through like Russell did.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mervis doubled in his third at bat today.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And now all 3 Cubs prospects have racked up an XBH

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Final box scores:

 

LF Brennen Davis: 1/5, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K

1B Matt Mervis 1/3, R, 2B (1), BB

RF Owen Caissie 1/4, R, 2B (1), 2 RBI, 2 K

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Only Brennen today:

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Brennen with two walks, a SB and a double so far.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Today’s box score:

 

DH B. David 1/4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B (1), RBI (3)

RP S. Reed 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-3 GO-FO

[JeffH]

RP S. Reed 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-3 GO-FO

 

Tom's lost interest.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10/6:

 

1B M. Mervis 0/4, K

RF O. Caissie 0/4, 2 K

3B BJ Murray Jr. 0/3, K

RP R. Martin 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, balk, 1-1 GO-FO

RP B. Horn 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10/7:

 

RF B. Davis 1/4, R, E (1, throw)

RP Z. Leigh 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

[Bertz]

10/7:

 

RF B. Davis 1/4, R, E (1, throw)

RP Z. Leigh 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

 

A little more on Leigh

 

 

That's a really unique profile. Two distinct breaking balls at ~2800 rpms, plus a fastball at ~2500. Looking at a leaderboard for this year I only see a couple of guys in that neighborhood,

 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/pitch-arsenals?year=2022&min=100&type=avg_spin&hand=&sort=6&sortDir=desc

 

Ironically though they're all bad? Trevor Megill, Lucas Sims, Luke Bard, Drew Smith. It's a quick and dirty comparison (literally just RPMs and MPH), but interesting considering how impressive each of the individual underlying skills are.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10/7:

 

RF B. Davis 1/4, R, E (1, throw)

RP Z. Leigh 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

 

A little more on Leigh

 

 

That's a really unique profile. Two distinct breaking balls at ~2800 rpms, plus a fastball at ~2500. Looking at a leaderboard for this year I only see a couple of guys in that neighborhood,

 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/pitch-arsenals?year=2022&min=100&type=avg_spin&hand=&sort=6&sortDir=desc

 

Ironically though they're all bad? Trevor Megill, Lucas Sims, Luke Bard, Drew Smith. It's a quick and dirty comparison (literally just RPMs and MPH), but interesting considering how impressive each of the individual underlying skills are.

 

Looks like it might be the same breaking pitch?

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mervis just hit a first inning home run.