Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-20-25

[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 A's, 8:00 pm
DSL Cubs Blue at DSL Orioles Orange, 10:00 am
DSL Cubs Red vs. DSL Pirates Black, 10:00 am

Probable Starting Pitchers:

Iowa: LHP Tommy Romero (20 IP, 9.00 ERA, 7.00 FIP, 12 K, 17 BB)
Knoxville: RHP Jaxon Wiggins (30 IP, 2.10 ERA, 1.93 FIP, 39 K, 10 BB)
South Bend: RHP Erian Rodríguez (21.1 IP, 2.53 ERA, 3.42 FIP, 16 K, 6 BB)
Myrtle Beach: LHP Cole Reynolds (33.1 IP, 4.86 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 45 K, 18 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Juan Cabada: 0/2, BB, K

Wilfri de la Cruz and Juan Tómas had the day off.

[muntjack]

Wiggins day!  If he has another stellar outing I'd love to see him get the bump to Iowa (or Chicago). 

[Bertz]

28 minutes ago, muntjack said:

Wiggins day!  If he has another stellar outing I'd love to see him get the bump to Iowa (or Chicago). 

I would not be surprised if he stays parked at Tenn for much longer than feels necessary specifically to head off the calls for him to reach the bigs for as long as possible.

[muntjack]

I could see that. Alas, he does seem to have the kind of stuff that could translate pretty seamlessly to the majors at this point, moreso than a guy like Horton last summer.  

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Shōta getting the start for Iowa.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jefferson Rojas HR (#5):

Cristian Hernández is back in the lineup after missing 3 games.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Pedro Ramírez with a homer.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Wiggins just walked a guy. 3 strikes were called balls lol. Walked 3 in a row and 2 were strikes in the 2nd one.

Edited June 21, 2025 by We Got The Whole 9

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Wiggins just walked a guy. 3 strikes were called balls lol.

Was just rolling there for 3.2 innings and then completely lost it for 4 batters.

[We Got The Whole 9]

4 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Was just rolling their for 3.2 innings and then completely lost it for 4 batters.

According to GameDay he got screwed on 5 of those pitches though

[Bertz]

I'd assume after that as long as he wakes up tomorrow feeling good Shota's next start is against the Cardinals

[731.4life]

Curious: Who was that tall guy that hit a few home runs in spring training? He's around 6 foot 7/8 inches tall. I can't remember his name.

Point being: I am relocating to Knoxville in a few weeks, so I am trying to figure out who he is. I did noticed he is not on the Cubs top 30 prospects according to mlb.com.

[We Got The Whole 9]

21 minutes ago, 731.4life said:

Curious: Who was that tall guy that hit a few home runs in spring training? He's around 6 foot 7/8 inches tall. I can't remember his name.

Point being: I am relocating to Knoxville in a few weeks, so I am trying to figure out who he is. I did noticed he is not on the Cubs top 30 prospects according to mlb.com.

Brethowr 

[Bertz]

 

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Pedro Ramírez with a homer.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

21-year old ACL lefty Victor Zarraga: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K

Ronny Cruz went 2/3 with a double and has his OPS up to .667.