Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 3-28-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Game (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Columbus, 3:08 pm

Probable Starter:

Iowa: RHP Will Sanders (2025 with Iowa: 79 IP, 6.38 ERA, 5.36 FIP, 79 K, 33 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Through three innings Will Sanders' fastball is up nearly a full mile and a half

[Jason Ross]

7 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Through three innings Will Sanders' fastball is up nearly a full mile and a half

We like that. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Does Will Sanders not throw a breaking ball? Looks like he's all fastball (All three types) and splitter today

[craig]

Ethan Roberts with a couple of pitches up in the 94-ish range.  Obviously still sub-par for a RH reliever.  But a guy with good location and good movement with his other stuff can be effective with a 94 fastball.  Best wishes to him!

[Bertz]

3 hours ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Does Will Sanders not throw a breaking ball? Looks like he's all fastball (All three types) and splitter today

He didnt today but he does throw a curve.  Also some of this is semantics but I believe those cutters are actually sliders.

2 hours ago, craig said:

Ethan Roberts with a couple of pitches up in the 94-ish range.  Obviously still sub-par for a RH reliever.  But a guy with good location and good movement with his other stuff can be effective with a 94 fastball.  Best wishes to him!

Speaking of semantics most of Roberts fastballs are actually cutters.  93-94 is actually pretty strong velo.  The average reliever cutter last season was 90.4.  Roberts back at his pre TJ velocity is very exciting IMO.

[Bertz]

Speaking of pitchers who look to have their pre-surgery velo back Luke Little.  He was 93-96 today, which is a tick below what he was at his peak but up a good bit from last year.  Also worth noting he was primarily throwing sinkers, which is a new wrinkle for him (and probably explains a portion of the still missing velo).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

JP Wheat sitting 101.

Kepley homered against the AA squad.