Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 8-25-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa vs. Omaha, 6:38 pm
Knoxville at Biloxi, 6:35 pm
South Bend at Wisconsin, 6:40 pm
Myrtle Beach at Augusta, 5:35 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: RHP Javier Assad
Knoxville: RHP Kevin Valdez
South Bend: RHP Jostin Florentino
Myrtle Beach: RHP Jubrayker Salaya

[CaliforniaRaisin]

All Latin American IFAs starting pitchers today down on the farm.

[Bertz]

4 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

All Latin American IFAs starting pitchers today down on the farm.

I know IFA pitching is in an ebb league wide and some of our specific failures can be blamed on injury (Marquez) but man would it be nice to have anything acquired in the last decade to show for our efforts.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Salaya is fun. 9 whiffs through 3.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

He's got quick feet, just picked off another guy

[Funky-daddy]

Hartshorn dinger! Anyone hear anything about Conrad ? Dont see him listed as an option on the bench even 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

A lot of Bryce in that swing

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[Bertz]

1 hour ago, Funky-daddy said:

Hartshorn dinger! Anyone hear anything about Conrad ? Dont see him listed as an option on the bench even 

Good catch, looks like he's on the IL

*sigh*

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

Good catch, looks like he's on the IL

*sigh*

damn, dude can't catch a break this year

[Funky-daddy]

Kepley has just been so good! Is there any chance he competes for a potentially departing Happ’s spot next year?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

5 minutes ago, Funky-daddy said:

Kepley has just been so good! Is there any chance he competes for a potentially departing Happ’s spot next year?

Nah, I can't remember the last time this org has had a player skip AAA.

[lfg26]

54 minutes ago, Funky-daddy said:

Kepley has just been so good! Is there any chance he competes for a potentially departing Happ’s spot next year?

I could see Matt Shaw and Kevin Alcantara holding it down in LF, and then Kepley potentially taking the position by all star break 2027 if he continues like he has. So many outfield questions for the Cubs next year though with Seiya and Happ's contracts expiring. Personally, I think it's time to move on from Happ (much love to the man tho), but I'm not so sure about Seiya. The best one out of Hartshorn/Conrad/Sorrell won't be ready until September 2027 at the absolute earliest.... and those are the 3 guys I see as potentially being in the cards as the long-term RF solution. Ideally, Seiya signs a 1-year deal to showcase for a big contract, but that probably won't happen.

Edited 8 hours ago by lfg26

[craig]

Kepley OBP at .500 in AA.  

[lfg26]

15 minutes ago, craig said:

Kepley OBP at .500 in AA.  

but i still don't care for his swing decisions?? i feel like once he hits AAA, the pitchers will just start throwing the ball at his head until he retires from baseball. /s hahahaha

.....sorry for the jokes, but it's been kinda brutal standing up for Kepley on here. There's still a chance he ends up as a homeless person's Ricky Henderson, but I'm loving him proving the doubters wrong in such emphatic ways. 🙂

Edited 8 hours ago by lfg26

[CaliforniaRaisin]