Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-5-23

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (Central Time):

Iowa vs Columbus, 6:37 pm

Tennessee and Myrtle Beach start April 6th. South Bend starts April 7th.

Probable Starter:

LHP Roenis Elías

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thank you raisin, for doing these every year

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Iowa PPD again.

At least Tennessee and Myrtle Beach get started tomorrow too.

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Good day for Jackson Ferris down in Arizona: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 0/4 GO/AO, 33 pitches (21 strikes):

 

[craig]

16 hours ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Another sleeper SP prospect, Freilyn Silverio, followed up Ferris with 2.2 solid innings 

Can Ferris pitch his way to MB by May? Possibly? I’d imagine Horton isn’t long for the level and that’s about 6 wks in 

Love both of those thoughts, Tom.  Silverio is young and has the length to project hopefully as a power guy.  Only turned 18 this calendar year.  His height (6'3" listing) and the fact that the Cubs used him exclusively as a starter in DSL at age 17 suggests that they view him as a serious projection guy.  He had good K/BB profile, so wasn't a wildman.  That he's in American spring training and looking solid there, I think he might be a guy with a chance.  

I think your Ferris-to-Myrtle in May makes good sense.  Certainly Horton is the most obvious guy to hopefully excel and promote.  Brody McCullough will turn 23 soon, and Grant Kipp is already 23.  So may be several guys who could get bumped up with solid Myrtle starts.  

Tom, any early notes on how they plan to use your guy Oquendo?  Are they trying to make him a closer type, and have NOT stretched him out to start?  If I was boss, I'd totally have Oquendo in rotation at Myrtle.  At ~60 innings he was already doing as many innings as some of the starter guys, like Little and Franklin and Palencia.  So I'd think he'd be a natural guy to give starter innings this season.  But Phil has suggested otherwise, maybe?  

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2 hours ago, craig said:

Love both of those thoughts, Tom.  Silverio is young and has the length to project hopefully as a power guy.  Only turned 18 this calendar year.  His height (6'3" listing) and the fact that the Cubs used him exclusively as a starter in DSL at age 17 suggests that they view him as a serious projection guy.  He had good K/BB profile, so wasn't a wildman.  That he's in American spring training and looking solid there, I think he might be a guy with a chance.  

I think your Ferris-to-Myrtle in May makes good sense.  Certainly Horton is the most obvious guy to hopefully excel and promote.  Brody McCullough will turn 23 soon, and Grant Kipp is already 23.  So may be several guys who could get bumped up with solid Myrtle starts.  

Tom, any early notes on how they plan to use your guy Oquendo?  Are they trying to make him a closer type, and have NOT stretched him out to start?  If I was boss, I'd totally have Oquendo in rotation at Myrtle.  At ~60 innings he was already doing as many innings as some of the starter guys, like Little and Franklin and Palencia.  So I'd think he'd be a natural guy to give starter innings this season.  But Phil has suggested otherwise, maybe?  

At least early on, I think we’ll see a few piggyback guys getting the same number of innings as certain starters so not starting at either South Bend or Myrtle Beach shouldn’t be too big a deal. Just take the opportunity and force yourself into the rotation.

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Cade Horton is scheduled to make his pro debut on Saturday.