Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-4-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Toledo, 6:05 pm
Knoxville vs. Columbus, 6:00 pm
South Bend at Beloit (game resumed from 7/3), 1:05 pm
South Bend at Beloit (regularly scheduled game), TBD
Myrtle Beach vs. Hickory, 6:05 pm
ACL Cubs vs. ACL Rockies, 1:00 pm
DSL Cubs Blue vs. DSL Cleveland Goryl, 9:00 am
DSL Cubs Red at DSL Mariners, 9:00 am

Probable Starters:

Iowa: TBD
Knoxville: RHP Jace Beck
South Bend: RHP Kevin Valdez
Myrtle Beach: RHP Braylon Myers

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Conrad playing LF today

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Conrad HR

108.8 mph, 399’

[Bertz]

Wow I did not expect him to be playing OF this early.  Hell yeah

[We Got The Whole 9]

I think the reports of Conrad's death were greatly exaggerated 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Kane Kepley HR

[Bertz]

MiLB has Brody McCollough starting for Myrtle, so that's fun

[Jason Ross]

25 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Kane Kepley HR

 

[Jason Ross]

Shelby Miller is throwing BP in Arizona. 

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Shelby Miller is throwing BP in Arizona. 

 

7 months post elbow surgery and throwing sounds almost dangerous 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

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[Bertz]

More walks than you'd like but more or less Jace Beck is doing it again

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Kipp's also given up two 2-run homers and a solo shot, he'll fit right in

Edited 7 hours ago by Tangled Up in Plaid

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Switched over to MB and McCullough must have thrown at least 10 straight sliders

[Bertz]

14 Whiffs for Kipp.  Dude might be really fun in relief

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

3 minutes ago, Bertz said:

14 Whiffs for Kipp.  Dude might be really fun in relief

yeah I don't think the FB is gonna hold up for multiple innings. he was getting whiffs on it up in the zone though, even at 92

Edited 7 hours ago by Tangled Up in Plaid

[Bertz]

9 minutes ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

yeah I don't think the FB is gonna hold up for multiple innings. he was getting whiffs on it up in the zone though, even at 92

Yeah Statcast has been misclassifying some of his cutters as 4 seamers but even still he's wearing down a lot through the course of the game.

But let him work at the top of hia velo range, drop the cutter/sinker usage (maybe kill the cutter entirely?) and I think he'll reallt carve hitters up.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

Aaron Bummer sitting 90 and Liam Hendriks sitting 92