Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-7-24

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Omaha, 7:05 pm
Tennessee vs. Chattanooga, 6:00 pm
South Bend vs. Ft Wayne, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach at Down East, 5:30 pm (we'll see)

Both DSL teams have the day off

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Caleb Kilian (12 IP, 4.50 ERA, 5.02 FIP, 8 K, 6 BB)
Tennessee: RHP Matt Thompson (74.2 IP, 4.82 ERA, 4.84 FIP, 75 K, 47 BB)
South Bend: LHP Drew Gray (57 IP, 4.74 ERA, 4.90 FIP, 64 K, 58 BB)
Myrtle Beach: RHP Kenton Egbert (73.2 IP, 3.18 ERA, 4.18 FIP, 76 K, 29 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CubinNY]

5 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

I have a wood ducks hat I wear all summer. Best logo in MiLB

[We Got The Whole 9]

16 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

I have a wood ducks hat I wear all summer. Best logo in MiLB

Do you bend the bill into an A

[Outshined_One]

23 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

This post gave me flashbacks to the Daytona Cubs.  Every year, their entire season would usually get hurricaned out by mid-August.

[CubinNY]

6 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Do you bend the bill into an A

more like a parabola.

 

[Thusly Boned]

6 hours ago, CubinNY said:

I have a wood ducks hat I wear all summer. Best logo in MiLB

It's a good one, but I'm partial to the El Paso Chihuahuas logo/hat.

Really, so many great logos in MiLB. I would spend a lot (more) money on hats if my wife wouldn't kick my ass

Edited August 7, 2024 by Thusly Boned

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Drew Gray 9Ks one BB be still my heart!  That's three pretty good starts in a row.

I think this last round of prospect voting was the one where I finally let go and dropped him out of my 20 of course.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Statcast only had that ball hit 94 MPH.  For it to not be a wallscraper means Alcantara got some hellacious backspin on it or like some random 2019 ball managed to find it's way into play.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

31 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Drew Gray 9Ks one BB be still my heart!  That's three pretty good starts in a row.

I think this last round of prospect voting was the one where I finally let go and dropped him out of my 20 of course.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CubinNY]

Everything coming up aces in Cubs MiLB to end the season. 

[Outshined_One]

33 minutes ago, TomtheBombadil said:

I, too, took Gray out of the 20 (unless I didn’t) and would probably call takebacks rn 

As will be discussed at length when the NSBB Top 20s are released, there are roughly 30 guys in the system who can make a convincing argument for being in spots 11-20 on those lists.  It basically comes down to personal preference for things like ceiling, floor, handedness, etc.