Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-23-25

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Sugar Land, 6:08 pm
Knoxville vs. Montgomery, 6:00 pm
South Bend vs. Cedar Rapids, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Charleston (game one), 3:35 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Charleston (game two), TBD

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Chris Kachmar
Knoxville: RHP Jaxon Wiggins*
South Bend: RHP Kenten Egbert
Myrtle Beach (game one): LHP Ethan Flanagan
Myrtle Beach (game two): TBD

** I don't trust Knoxville since they listed Erian Rodríguez Friday and he didn't pitch.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Pulling the switcheroo after listing Wiggins would be so cruel.

[Donzo]

7 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Probable Starters:

Knoxville: RHP Jaxon Wiggins

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Yahil Melendez:

Kepley triple:

 

[Bertz]

Wiggins is for real pitching, no fakeouts

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Wiggins is for real pitching, no fakeouts

 

I for one will enjoy every pitch in the 1-2 innings we get 

[Donzo]

14 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Yahil Melendez:

Kepley triple:

 

Thinking Kepley will be packing for a move to South Bend after tomorrow.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Theyre gonna learn not to play Kepley so shallow. He's got some pop for sure.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Knoxville starting in a delay on the first Wiggins Day in weeks, of course.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Game rained out. What the horsefeathers.

 

Kepley looks like the future leadoff hitter. 2 more walks and his 9th steal already. 

Edited August 24, 2025 by We Got The Whole 9

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I know it's A ball but damn, Kepley is nuts right now.

[Outshined_One]

I hated the pick, but Kepley is kicking ass.

Still skeptical of his future, but the power has been a pleasant surprise.

[Donzo]

9 hours ago, Outshined_One said:

I hated the pick, but Kepley is kicking ass.

Me too.

I didn't see how he could hit in profesonal baseball. Well, so far so good- love to eat crow here. He's quickly become one of my favorite players to root for. 

We'll see what he does in MB.  The one caveat to Kepley success is the Carolina League is a crazy hitters league this year. MB will a considerably tougher challenge for him.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

1 minute ago, Donzo said:

Me too.

I didn't see how he could hit in profesonal baseball. Well, so far so good- love to eat crow here. He's quickly become one of my favorite players to root for. 

We'll see what he does in MB.  The one caveat to Kepley success is the Carolina League is a crazy hitters league this year. MB will a considerably tougher challenge for him.

The Carolina league is definitely not a crazy hitters league this year, league-wide OPS is .663 and only one team has an OPS above .700(it's not Myrtle Beach).  A second round college hitter you'd expect to make quick work of Low-A regardless though, so while it's a fun start for Kepley we'll see how he does the next rung up.

[Neuby]

Time to bump Kepley up a level. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Saturday intrasquad Bridge game: