Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-5-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Columbus, 6:38 pm
Knoxville vs. Birmingham, 6:00 pm
South Bend vs. Lansing, 5:05 pm
Myrtle Beach at Hickory, 6:00 pm
ACL Cubs vs. ACL Rangers, 8:00 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: LHP Ty Blach (14 IP, 3.86 ERA, 4.43 FIP, 9 K, 6 BB)
Knoxville: RHP Yenrri Rojas (18 IP, 8.50 ERA, 5.66 FIP, 20 K, 10 BB)
South Bend: LHP Cole Reynolds (14 IP, 6.43 ERA, 3.91 FIP, 19 K, 11 BB)
Myrtle Beach: RHP David Bracho (16.1 IP, 3.86 ERA, 4.69 FIP, 19 K, 8 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Kepley triple, Southisene double:

Another Kepley triple:

 

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Jefferson Rojas homer:

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

10 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Kepley triple, Southisene double:

Another Kepley triple:

 

horsefeathers he is fast. Pretty sure he will be a hot name at the TDL. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hartshorn double in the 1st:

 

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Lazaro Mena is the starting pitcher for the ACL Cubs.

Juan Cabada out.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Looks like we have Statcast info for ACL Cubs home games.

Mena was 91.9-93.4 with his FB in a scoreless first. Threw a slider and a cutter too.

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Kaemyn Franklin making his pro debut down in Mesa now.

[PackLandVA]

Mena was pretty wild in his 3 innings, but only gave up a run.

Franklin gave up an oppo field moonshot in his first inning.

 

[PackLandVA]

Franklin gave up another oppo field moonshot that bounced on the warning track and over the fence for a double.

Rangers have a bunch of hard hit balls.  Cubs have one hit.

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19 minutes ago, PackLandVA said:

Franklin gave up another oppo field moonshot that bounced on the warning track and over the fence for a double.

Rangers have a bunch of hard hit balls.  Cubs have one hit.

You there?

Shame Cabada couldn’t play.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1 hour ago, PackLandVA said:

Franklin gave up another oppo field moonshot that bounced on the warning track and over the fence for a double.

Rangers have a bunch of hard hit balls.  Cubs have one hit.

And now the Cubs are winning 8-6. Got to love the ACL.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I know the ceiling on Kane Kepley is pretty low, but he has a .481 OBP through 50 minor league games. 50 BB and 30 K. Kind of nuts.

[We Got The Whole 9]

He might legitimately post a 2.0 BBK at this level.

[CubinNY]

I'm falling in love with Alcantara. I know the Cubs will trade him for a closer or some mid-rotation SP at the deadline. Such is life. 

[Outshined_One]

49 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

He might legitimately post a 2.0 BBK at this level.

I still think he has more pop in him than he's currently showing.  It's not to say I think he'll ever hit 15+ in a season or have Alcantara-type exit velocity, but his best case outcome would be in the mold of a Steve Kwan or mid-career Kenny Lofton type who's a menace on the base paths and can hit enough line drives to keep outfielders honest.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

2 hours ago, CubinNY said:

I'm falling in love with Alcantara. I know the Cubs will trade him for a closer or some mid-rotation SP at the deadline. Such is life. 

Just doesn’t sound like he’s valued that much around the league between his whiff issues on sliders and this being his last option year.