Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 9-5-26

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Scheduled Games (Central Time):

Iowa at Columbus, 6:05 pm
Knoxville vs. Chattanooga, 6:00 pm
South Bend vs. Cedar Rapids, 6:05 pm
Myrtle Beach vs. Columbia, 6:05 pm

Probable Starters:

Iowa: TBD
Knoxville: RHP Dawson Netz
South Bend: RHP Dominick Reid
Myrtle Beach:  RHP Freddy Rodríguez 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Dominick Reid gets the start for South Bend. It’s his SB debut,

[Bertz]

1 hour ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Dominick Reid gets the start for South Bend. It’s his SB debut,

Worth the wait so far, he's cruising through 3 IP

[CaliforniaRaisin]

30 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Worth the wait so far, he's cruising through 3 IP

Final line: 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

[Funky-daddy]

What sort of ceiling does cepeda have ?

[Bertz]

1 hour ago, Funky-daddy said:

What sort of ceiling does cepeda have ?

High but not sky high?

His contact numbers are a legitimate problem.  And it sounds like the weight he's putting on that is giving him more oomph in the box is at the same time making shortstop less of a sure thing.

That said betting on young infielders who are producing is generally the smart play.  For instance a year ago Pedro Ramirez looked like a quality bench player, and then he came to spring training having grown into an extra grade of power.  

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Shelby Miller struck out 2 of his first 3 batters than lost command. This was his first attempt at a back-to-back.

Velo was still good though, 96-97.

Edited 18 hours ago by Tangled Up in Plaid