Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-7-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Indianapolis, 6:05 pm
Knoxville at Chattanooga, 6:00 pm
South Bend vs. Cedar Rapids 6:05 pm;
Myrtle Beach at Columbia (game one), 4:35 pm
Myrtle Beach at Columbia (game two), TBD
DSL Cubs Red vs. DSL White Sox (game resumed from 7/13,) 9:00 am
DSL Cubs Red at DSL White Sox (game two), TBD

DSL Cubs Blue have the day off

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Kohl Franklin
Knoxville: RHP Luis Martínez-Gómez
South Bend: RHP Alfredo Romero
Myrtle Beach (game one): RHP Daniel Avitia
Myrtle Beach (game two): RHP Noah Edders

[JBears79]

Kohl Franklin is alive? I forgot about him.

[Jason Ross]

1 hour ago, JBears79 said:

Kohl Franklin is alive? I forgot about him.

He's my white whale and he's going to make an MLB roster one day and I refuse to believe otherwise. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Kepley outta the lineup again, something def happened to him.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Franklin topping out at 97. @Jason Ross

[Jason Ross]

[Hrubes20]

I still have hope he can Angel Guzman his way into contributing.

[Bertz]

49 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

Ever play Fallout with the "Mysterious Stranger" perk?  That's what Silva showing up with absolutely no backstory and wRC+ing 150-something as a 19 year old feels like.

[Bertz]

Sorrell and Valdez dongs early in game 2

Sorrell's swing is pretty but you can imagine high fastballs are going to be what makes or breaks him.  Very uppercutty kinda like Jac Cags

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Illiterate Scholar]

Swing looks like Carlos Gonzalez

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Luke Alwood debut (2026 10th rounder).

Struck out the side on the 10 pitches, topping out at 99.

 

[Hrubes20]

Just now, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Luke Alwoof debut (2026 10th rounder).

Struck out the side on the 10 pitches, topping put at 99.

 

Now at 5 Ks through 2. Great debut

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Luke Alwood debut (2026 10th rounder).

Struck out the side on the 10 pitches, topping put at 99.

 

Oh baby 

[JBears79]

Sorrell looks huge. 

[Funky-daddy]

He kinda looks like Kyle Tucker in body type 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Conrad went 3/8 today plus an oppo flyout to the wall.

[Corbi296]

5 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Conrad went 3/8 today plus an oppo flyout to the wall.

That's good to hear. Hopefully he fully shakes off the rust of not playing for over a year and gets going the rest of the way. I would not be surprised if he goes to the Arizona Fall League. Would love to see him replicate the type of breakout there that Owen Ayers had last year. 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

3 hours ago, Corbi296 said:

That's good to hear. Hopefully he fully shakes off the rust of not playing for over a year and gets going the rest of the way. I would not be surprised if he goes to the Arizona Fall League. Would love to see him replicate the type of breakout there that Owen Ayers had last year. 

Yeah, I fully expect he goes to the AFL 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Look at this defense from Ayers 

 

https://x.com/i/status/2086134184259813408