Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-22-26

[We Got The Whole 9]

32 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Pedro entering today:

Kind of wild seeing that xwoba

[Jason Ross]

8 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Kind of wild seeing that xwoba

Was just talking to someone else about that. I think it's just a combo of "xData isn't super amazing in small samples" and "xData doesn't differentiate directional hitting". Pedro's pullair% is super high and xData is going to treat everything like it's neutral. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Pedro just passes the eye test. Counsell was raving about him in spring and it looks like he was right.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

4 hours ago, Outshined_One said:

SSS, recency bias, and all that, but I wouldn't blink twice if someone rated Ramirez the #1 prospect in the system and a Top 50 prospect in baseball.  The top guys in the system entering the season are all hurt, and he's been an absolute monster so far.

His main knock entering the season was his lack of power, and I don't think this is a mirage.

I'd take Hartshorn over him but I can see the argument for being ahead of Rojas and especially Wiggins, Conrad and KA. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Naz Mulé had a rough 1st (1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, his own throwing error) and the 30 pitches that inning stopped him from going back out for the 2nd.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Cole Mathis double in the 1st. EV 103 mph.

Mathis tacked on another double and had 2 BBs today. OPSing 1.122 after two days at high-A.