Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-19-25

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Nashville, 6:35 pm
Knoxville at Biloxi, 6:35 pm
South Bend vs, Lake County, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Fayetteville, 6:05 pm
ACL Cubs vs ACL Brewers, 8:00 pm
DSL Cubs Blue vs. DSL Rojos, 9:00 am
DSL Cubs Red at DSL Arizona Black, (resumption of 6/16 game), 9:00 am

Probable Starting Pitchers:

Iowa: LHP Jordan Wicks (33.1 IP, 4.86 ERA, 3.79 FIP, 30 K, 13 BB)
Knoxville: RHP Nick Dean (13.1 IP, 2.03 ERA, 2.34 FIP, 16 K, 3 BB)
South Bend: LHP Evan Aschenbeck (44.2 IP, 3.22 ERA, 3.44 FIP, 35 K, 10 BB)
Myrtle Beach: LHP Ethan Flanagan (at ACL: 7 IP, 3.86 ERA, 2.48 FIP, 10 K, 2 BB) - A-ball debut
ACL Cubs: RHP Brandon Birdsell (rehab) - 2025 debut

[CaliforniaRaisin]

DSL today:

Juan Tómas: 1/2, 3B, 3 BB, 1 K - first pro XBH
Ariel Ramos: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Wilfri de la Cruz: 0/3, BB, K
Juan Cabada: 0/3, 2 K
Luis Ghisays: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

[CaliforniaRaisin]

!!

[Bertz]

1 hour ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

!!

Horsefeathers yeah!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jordan Wicks is healthy and starting for Iowa.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And Ethan Flanagan will get the start for Myrtle Beach.

[Bertz]

1 hour ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Jordan Wicks is healthy and starting for Iowa.

I was just wondering when this would happen.  Sharma said last weekend he was close to game action.

[Bertz]

Rojas, Hernandez, and Brethowr all out of the SB lineup

[We Got The Whole 9]

Mo dong

 

Aschenbeck having a mid start

[CaliforniaRaisin]

43 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Rojas, Hernandez, and Brethowr all out of the SB lineup

Fourth straight game for Cristian.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Mo is 3-3 with the HR and brought his OPS back up to 921. Caissie has a double and a walk. 

[Bertz]

What an outing from Wicks.  Would be awesome if the time on the shelf helped him, whether that be physically or mentally.

(Also worth noting he was due a little positive regression on the batted ball front)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

14 minutes ago, Bertz said:

What an outing from Wicks.  Would be awesome if the time on the shelf helped him, whether that be physically or mentally.

(Also worth noting he was due a little positive regression on the batted ball front)

7 whiffs in 3 innings.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

A lot of the (perceived?) lower ceiling SP's in the system have been absolutely balling out the last month or so

[Jason Ross]

34 minutes ago, Bertz said:

A lot of the (perceived?) lower ceiling SP's in the system have been absolutely balling out the last month or so

Wonder how much of it comes back to the Cubs success with low mph four seamers.  Lance put out a video early in the year about how the Cubs had really done well with pitchers this year with lower velo fastballs. Id guess maybe a Zombro thing and it may extend, especially to the lower levels where lower velo plays up more? Just spitballing, but yeah, this has been a thing at almost every level.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Just checked and Jordan Wicks averaged 94 and touched 96 today?! 

Really interested to see if that is a thing now or if it was purely because this was a short start.  Though even if its the latter Wicks as a MIRP might need to be under heavier consideration.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Burl Carraway went a scoreless inning without a walk or HBP.

[JunkyardWalrus]

11 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Burl Carraway went a scoreless inning without a walk or HBP.

Love that he ain’t dead yet!

[Donzo]

Wicks & Birdsell return with good performances... Nice!