Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-22-24

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Indianapolis, 12:08 pm
Tennessee at Pensacola, 6:05 pm
South Bend vs. Wisconsin, 10:05 am
Myrtle Beach at Carolina, 5:30 pm

ACL Cubs have the day off

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Cade Horton (12 IP, 8.25 ERA, 5.72 FIP, 14 K, 9 BB)
Tennessee: RHP Kyle McGowin (10.1 IP, 2.61 FIP, 2.26 FIP, 10 K, 3 BB)
South Bend: RHP Luis Devers (23 IP, 6,65 ERA, 4.18 FIP, 19 K, 13 BB) 
Myrtle Beach RHP Mason McGwire (13.2 IP, 4.61 ERA, 6.84 FIP, 9 K, 12 BB)

[Tim]

Please look better this time, Cade.

[We Got The Whole 9]

It's hard to see those numbers next to Cade's name 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

10 hours ago, Tim said:

Please look better this time, Cade.

I’d take the last start without the BABIP unluckiness.

[Tim]

3 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

I’d take the last start without the BABIP unluckiness.

I'm hoping he gets a couple of ticks back on the fastball, too.

[Bertz]

Cade at 94.6 and topping 96.1 through 2

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BJ Murray with another homer.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Horton: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 47 pitches-30 strikes. Topped out at 96.1 mph so far.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And Cade starts off the fourth with a bloop single, a 4-pitch walk and a weak IF single...

[We Got The Whole 9]

And an IF single that BJ Murray saved from being a double down the line

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Got out of it with a sac fly, flyout and K.

4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 68 pitches

[We Got The Whole 9]

P|icks up his 6th K to escape the jam

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Horton works around a 1-out double in the 5th. I assume he's done for the day.

5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 79-48 pitches-strikes.

[We Got The Whole 9]

PCA just hit one to the warning track in dead center. Just missed one. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

Probably happened on that missed diving catch 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

PCA in 2 games back with Iowa:  4 for 9 w/ a HR, 2/2 K/BB, and 2 SB 

[Illiterate Scholar]

Not that PCA is a finished product offensively, but it sure feels like he was just pressing to start the season at Iowa to try to impress, and the 2023 MLB 0-fer probably didn't help. Now, after getting sent down on a positive note, I'm expecting him to put up some really good numbers at AAA for a month or two. 

Hot take: all of our outfielders getting hurt in April saved (jumpstarted is probably more accurate) PCA's season and gave him a needed pick me up

Edited May 22, 2024 by Illiterate Scholar

[Eeyore]

28 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

He ded 😞

https://youtu.be/oK9gLkXe0xw?si=zpCLsdK1cVYX-76n

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

I was coming to comment on that, saw the box and did a double take. Lit up the zone, apparently only threw 77 pitches, 54 for strikes. Definitely looks like a guy despite his age and profile. Somebody the Cubs want to get a good look at. The funky delivery actually looks effortless. I'm intrigued.

[Cubs420psd]

Andddd that's why I refuse to get excited about Brennan Davis.

 

 

Even if he ends up being a dude, he's only going to play 75 to 80 games a year. 

 

He's the Cubs version of Eloy Jimenez.

[Cubs420psd]

When was the last time Matt Shaw had an extra base hit? 

 

Been bad for a decent stretch now.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Probably the last time you didn't complain in a post