Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-2-24

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Omaha, 12:08 pm
Tennessee vs. Biloxi (game one), 4:30 pm
Tennessee vs. Biloxi (game two), TBD
South Bend at Lansing, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach at Salem, 6:05 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Julio Teheran
Tennessee: RHP Kyle Hendricks (rehab)
South Bend: RHP Brody McCullough (6.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3.34 FIP, 6 K, 3 BB)
Myrtle Beach: LHP Marino Santy (10.2 IP, 5.06 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 12 K, 11 BB)

[Bertz]

Owen Caissie is the 2nd youngest hitter in AAA after James Wood (aka one of the headliners of the Juan Soto deal). 

Despite that after today's game he is running a line of ..299/.443/.464 and pretty key for him has his K rate down to 29.5%.  Given that his walk rate is 18.9%, that strikeout rate is IMO not at all problematic.

He needs to generate a bit more over the fence power like he did last year.  And you'd like to see him successfully work his way through a deep slump.  But he is not far off.  If god forbid we still/again have two starting OFs on the IL a month from now I think Caissie'd be an option.

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

Owen Caissie is the 2nd youngest hitter in AAA after James Wood (aka one of the headliners of the Juan Soto deal). 

Despite that after today's game he is running a line of ..299/.443/.464 and pretty key for him has his K rate down to 29.5%.  Given that his walk rate is 18.9%, that strikeout rate is IMO not at all problematic.

He needs to generate a bit more over the fence power like he did last year.  And you'd like to see him successfully work his way through a deep slump.  But he is not far off.  If god forbid we still/again have two starting OFs on the IL a month from now I think Caissie'd be an option.

Honestly, had Caissie been on the 40-man...I think the Cubs may have gone with him based on his form over PCA. They clearly aren't scared to call guys up and throw them in the deep end a bit (I.E. Brown). Being he's not 40-man'd it was an easy call. And good on PCA he's looked far better, so it's probably been the right call ultimately.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[mul21]

14 hours ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Hendricks with 5 shutout for Tennessee, 7 Ks, no BBs, 6 Hs 

6 hits even with the 7 Ks tells me he's still not fooling anyone.

[CubinNY]

1 minute ago, mul21 said:

6 hits even with the 7 Ks tells me he's still not fooling anyone.

But has he ever? His game is soft contact. Those kids in AA aren't playing MLB quality defense, for the most part. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

3 minutes ago, mul21 said:

6 hits even with the 7 Ks tells me he's still not fooling anyone.

2 of the hits were the last 2 hitters he faced, leading off the 6th inning.  3 of the hits are listed on Gameday as not leaving the infield, and 5 of the hits are listed as ground balls.  I think it's fair to say he was in control, at least until he ran out of steam.

[mul21]

2 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

But has he ever? His game is soft contact. Those kids in AA aren't playing MLB quality defense, for the most part. 

Sure, but 6 hits doesn't say soft contact to me. He also only threw 70 pitches and gave up hits to the last 2 guys he faced.  Color me skeptical.

[We Got The Whole 9]

10 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Sure, but 6 hits doesn't say soft contact to me. He also only threw 70 pitches and gave up hits to the last 2 guys he faced.  Color me skeptical.

 

15 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

2 of the hits were the last 2 hitters he faced, leading off the 6th inning.  3 of the hits are listed on Gameday as not leaving the infield, and 5 of the hits are listed as ground balls.  I think it's fair to say he was in control, at least until he ran out of steam.