Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-18-25

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. St. Paul, 1:08 pm
Knoxville vs. Columbus, 1:00 pm
South Bend at Lansing, 12:05 pm
Myrtle Beach at Lynchburg, 1:00 pm

ACL Cubs have the day off

Probable Starting Pitchers:

Iowa: LHP Jordan Wicks (28 IP, 5.46 ERA, 4.03 FIP, 26 K, 12 BB)
Knoxville: RHP Chris Kachmar (33.2 IP, 4.01 ERA, 3.82 FIP, 30 K, 15 BB)
South Bend: RHP Kenten Egbert (23 IP, 7.83 ERA, 5.45 FIP, 20 K, 6 BB)
Myrtle Beach: RHP JP Wheat (28.1 IP, 2.86 ERA, 4.46 FIP, 30 K, 19 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Wheat got devoured

[Outshined_One]

2 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

Having a reliable and healthy Wicks would be a ludicrously good thing for the Cubs down the stretch.

This team has been a blast, but they won't get anywhere in the playoffs without a decent rotation, and I keep waiting for a correction to hit on Boyd and Rea.  Having Wicks be a solid option would go a long way in alleviating those concerns.