Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-3-25

[Bertz]

Horton sitting 97 the first few batters 👀

[Jason Ross]

He looks really good. Both of those slider misses were very close. This is a far shout from the guy who showed up at Iowa last year. 

Makes me wonder if he got to Iowa tweaked and then did more damage. 

[Jason Ross]

That was a 98mph from Cade. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cade topped out at 98 in the first (well, 97.9).

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1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (11 strikes, 3 swinging strikes)

[Bertz]

Velo a little lower in the 2nd, but still averaged 96.  Guessing that's more legit and he was amped in the 1st.  Still nice quick efficient inning.

[Bertz]

Owen Caissie has 9 balls in play this season.  7 are 100+ MPH, only 1 has been on the ground

[CaliforniaRaisin]

9 whiffs through 3 for Horton.

3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 40 pitches (27 strikes)

[Jason Ross]

9 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Owen Caissie has 9 balls in play this season.  7 are 100+ MPH, only 1 has been on the ground

There was a major shift in his LA in the 2nd half. This goes to show that it was not an accident and a conscious shift. That's good.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cade hitting a wall in the 4th 😞

[Jason Ross]

17 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Cade hitting a wall in the 4th 😞

Rain affected him, it looked. He was struggling to find the zone and was really fighting his grip. 

[Jason Ross]

Oh. Caissie hit a triple. 113mph. Yep.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Final Cade line: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K, 14 whiffs

Franklin double, Caissie RBI triple, Long RBI single.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

44 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Owen Caissie has 9 balls in play this season.  7 are 100+ MPH, only 1 has been on the ground

10, 8, 1 now after the triple

[Bertz]

 

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Jason Ross]

Control felt like it was rust combined with rain. Outside of that, that's excellent stuff. Much better fastball shape, better velo than Iowa last year, and a 109 Stuff+ will play

 

Good horsefeathers. 

[JBears79]

Nice! Horton looks like he's 80% of the way back to himself. Hope to see the command come back with a few more innings under his belt and no rain. The stuff looks filthy

[We Got The Whole 9]

Teach him the kick-change and have him start developing that now.