Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 9-12-24

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Louisville, 6:38 pm
Tennessee vs. Birmingham, 5:00 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Connor Noland (37.2 IP, 5.26 ERA, 4.85 FIP, 38 K, 11 BB)
Tennessee: RHP Sam Armstrong (44 IP, 3.07 ERA, 3.46 FIP, 32 K, 13 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

36 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

I wonder if the Iowa catcher situation next year is just him and Moises or whether they insist on a 3rd catcher who's more of an adult.  Might be an early indication of how real the Cubs actually view Ballesteros' odds of sticking at catcher.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Poor Benjamin Cowles broke his wrist on a HBP, worked his way back to game action in record time, and has been rewarded with 2 HBP in his first 6 PA off the IL

[Bertz]

Sam Armstrong has pretty fringey stuff, right?  So even with the strong performance (Ks notwithstanding) not a ton to get excited about?  Or is there a plus pitch there somewhere that might portend a fun reliever?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

418 feet!

[Jason Ross]

9 hours ago, Bertz said:

Sam Armstrong has pretty fringey stuff, right?  So even with the strong performance (Ks notwithstanding) not a ton to get excited about?  Or is there a plus pitch there somewhere that might portend a fun reliever?

Pretty fringe, yes. He throws a good amount of strikes and I think he's beating hitters with that more so than other things at the level he's at. I'm hoping an offseason and a pitch lab session can get him to find a pitch he can add to generate something to put him truly on the prospect map. 

He's been a pretty big work in progress since draft day with his body so there's some precedent there for being someone who's malleable. Which gives me some hope. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Seems good, especially now that A ball is only about 25% of these games