Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-30-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Toledo, 11:05 am
Knoxville vs. Columbus, 6:00 pm
South Bend at Beloit, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Hickory, 6:05 pm
ACL Cubs vs. ACL Dodgers, 8:00 pm
DSL Cubs Blue at DSL Orioles Orange, 10:00 am
DSL Cubs Red vs. DSL Arizona Red, 10:00 am

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Will Sanders (30.1 IP, 4.75 ERA, 5.54 FIP, 38 K, 14 BB)
Knoxville: RHP Connor Schultz (22.2 IP, 5.56 ERA, 3.69 FIP, 32 K, 13 BB)
South Bend: RHP Jostin Florentino (24.2 IP, 5.47 ERA, 5.86 FIP, 30 K, 19 BB)
Myrtle Beach: RHP Emilio Ramos (4.1 IP, 10.38 ERA, 6.15 FIP, 2 K, 3 BB)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

S.A.N.D.E.R.S.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

He’s here and he’s beautiful 
 

Only DHing, but still.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

4 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

He’s here and he’s beautiful 
 

Only DHing, but still.

[Hrubes20]

105.1 mph single in his first pro AB. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Conrad with a 105.1 mph single in his first pro AB!

[Outshined_One]

Get that man to MB!

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Conrad with a 105.1 mph single in his first pro AB!

He's ready. Let's start him in South Bend

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Another Conrad single

[Bertz]

I am curious how long Conrad plays in AZ

I suspect with all the time missed it's going to be a slow burn at MB.  Even if he's OPSing like 1.200 there's no Cam Smith style march to AA on the table I'd think.  But do they take it slow even in the ACL? 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

72 mph I'm guessing bloop or something the RF should have caught, but another hit

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

5 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I am curious how long Conrad plays in AZ

I suspect with all the time missed it's going to be a slow burn at MB.  Even if he's OPSing like 1.200 there's no Cam Smith style march to AA on the table I'd think.  But do they take it slow even in the ACL? 

i wouldn't be surprised if they slow burn him and start him in MB when the minor league second half starts

[Jason Ross]

17 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Another Conrad single

The first was 105mph off the bat. 

[Outshined_One]

15 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I am curious how long Conrad plays in AZ

I suspect with all the time missed it's going to be a slow burn at MB.  Even if he's OPSing like 1.200 there's no Cam Smith style march to AA on the table I'd think.  But do they take it slow even in the ACL? 

I have to imagine they play it very, very cautiously with him. Being in the ACL means he has immediate access to high quality trainers, facilities, and medical staff, and with a back injury like he had, they'll likely want to be extremely careful with him.

He'll get promoted in due time, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the ACL for a few weeks.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Some guy on the ACL Dodgers had 11 K in 4.2 innings. Yeesh

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Me when Josiah Hartshorn's OPS drops below 1.000 and Ethan Conrad goes to 2/3:

[craig]

Conrad looked stiff in that clip.  Guessing his back isn't 100% yet.  Or else that after months avoiding bending, that he's just not fully free to trust it yet.  

[ILMindState]

 

[Jason Ross]

1 hour ago, craig said:

Conrad looked stiff in that clip.  Guessing his back isn't 100% yet.  Or else that after months avoiding bending, that he's just not fully free to trust it yet.  

He hit the ball 105mph in that clip. I'd hesitate to say he looked stiff when he made incredibly solid contact. Could be strong body control to get to that ball.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

damn someone was pumped after that hit

[Jason Ross]

19 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

I love his swing.