Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-16-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Columbus, 11:05 pm
Knoxville at Pensacola, 6:05 pm
South Bend vs. Beloit, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Kannapolis, 6:05 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: LHP Matthew Boyd (rehab)
Knoxville: RHP Nick Dean
South Bend: RHP Naz Mulé (4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 2.17 FIP, 5 K, 1 BB)
Myrtle Beach: RHP Noah Edders (5 IP, 3.60 ERA, 4.13 FIP, 7 K, 1 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Boyd with a 1-2-3 1st. Topped out at 94.

Pedro Ramírez HR (#5).

 

[Bertz]

Oh buddy if Pedro's hitting dongs right handed now too we are COOKING

 

Edited Thursday at 04:36 PM by Bertz

[Bertz]

Boyd's headshot on MiLB gameday lol

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

7 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Boyd's headshot on MiLB gameday lol

Looks like one of his first headshots

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Boyd ended up throwing 64 pitches. 

3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

All the damage in the 2nd inning.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Low-key hoping Pedro gets a COF spot next year. The profile is, like, bust-proof. Might not be a star but theres so much there to make a valuable player. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Pedro now 4/6 with an OPS of 1.026.

[Rcal10]

20 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Low-key hoping Pedro gets a COF spot next year. The profile is, like, bust-proof. Might not be a star but theres so much there to make a valuable player. 

If the Cubs want to put all their resources towards a starting pitcher(Skubal), I am fine with them not spending too much money for a corner outfielder. Let a kids have the spot. They have Long, Ramirez, Triantos, Shaw & Alcantara who can all battle for corner outfielder spots. Maybe add a FA at a lower cost who can compete as well. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Ryan Jensen hitting 99 saves it for Iowa. Shame he can't throw strikes

[Bertz]

More good than bad for Sanders (15 whiffs!) but would prefer we go back to his first two starts where it was all good news?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

the SB gun just had Mule hitting 101

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Hartshorn just had his first swinging strikeout on a bad check swing call. Hang with em

[Bertz]

Hartshorn got jobbed on a K, I feel pretty confident a full 4 man umpiring crew or MLB camera angles would show he held up

[Bertz]

BTW I can't believe it took me this long to put it together but Hartshorn's LHH setup and swing is clearly inspired by Bryce Harper

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Still no Cepeda or Rojas.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Mule throwing a lot of curves, must be working on throwing it for strikes. Pretty good so far

[CaliforniaRaisin]

11 whiffs so far for Naz - 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

[craig]

Mule without lots of walks, very interesting!  Fun.  

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Owen Ayers HRed for the 4th consecutive game.

 

[craig]

Wow, that was a high no-doubter.  

Dumb comment, and pitch-framing is still a factor, since not every imperfect call gets challeged and corrected.  But in the ABS-world, I admit I'm less concerned about an inexperienced catcher who converted to catching relatively recently being an unpolished pitch-framer.  That can continue to be learned over time.  But if he can develop a good eye for challenging, I'd think he could challenge distinct bad calls.  Or who knows, maybe by the time Ayers sniffs the majors, they'll have gone to complete robo-ump.  But the guy has a rocket for an arm and a quick pop-time.  That is a big deal, and he's got it, he's no Kelly or Amaya, he's superior.  So he's got a chance to be good defensively.  Very fun.  

[CaliforniaRaisin]

What a rough outing for JP Wheat.

0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 3 WP

3 of the runs scored on wild pitches.

[Bertz]

 

 

[javy knows my name]

2 hours ago, craig said:

Wow, that was a high no-doubter.  

Dumb comment, and pitch-framing is still a factor, since not every imperfect call gets challeged and corrected.  But in the ABS-world, I admit I'm less concerned about an inexperienced catcher who converted to catching relatively recently being an unpolished pitch-framer.  That can continue to be learned over time.  But if he can develop a good eye for challenging, I'd think he could challenge distinct bad calls.  Or who knows, maybe by the time Ayers sniffs the majors, they'll have gone to complete robo-ump.  But the guy has a rocket for an arm and a quick pop-time.  That is a big deal, and he's got it, he's no Kelly or Amaya, he's superior.  So he's got a chance to be good defensively.  Very fun.  

Is the only defensive knock about his framing? Obvs his age for his level knocks down his offense

[javy knows my name]

Just now, javy knows my name said:

Is the only defensive knock about his framing? Obvs his age for his level knocks down his offense

Receiving, I should say