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  1. craig
    Caple pouring in strikes and touching 98, that's a lot of interesting! McGwire both touching 99 and throwing strikes on the same day, that's unexpected fun, too.
  2. craig
    Great thoughts, everybody. Kind of awesome to have a HS pick in April who we already think is under-challenged. Worthless post, since all points made have been appropriate. 8 games: lets see how things roll over larger sample. Agree with Bertz's, pitchers at Myrtle are wild. You can live on walks at Myrtle; better levels will tell more. The <5% Swstr is great. But maybe he's not swinging through strikes because he takes a lot of strikes? Might still have holes in his strike zone, he's just smart enough to know them and not swing? But if he does have holes, better pitchers will find them and pound them? Sure is a fun start, though.
  3. craig
    Bertz, thanks for making Lovich hit the HR. :):)
  4. craig
    He hasn't gotten an extra base hit yet this season, right? Last year, he had 49 singles to 14 XBH. I'm hoping at some point a little XBH-power will start to emerge.
  5. craig
    Hartshorn, first pro double in the 1st. Hartshorn, first pro triple in the 5th.
  6. craig
    Night isn't over for Iowa yet, but Alcantara with 5 K's (and a double). Ouch. .Kepley two more K's tonight. 7K's in 4 games (17AB) may not be a sustainable way to succeed. Southisene with 4SB tonight, up to 7 on season. Kinda fun.
  7. craig
    Reid nice. He's college, but he pitched 19 innings at OK State and then 88 at Abilene Christian. Not a lot of innings, and Abilene Christian isn't the highest level of competition. Coming right in and throwing strikes, I think that's pretty cool. Fun to see a fast start for him.
  8. craig
    That wouldn't be too far below average, right? Average last year was around 94.5 overall in mlb, yes? (Including lefties, and starters...). Average for RH relievers was 95.6, I think? So might be a bit soft-toss for a reliever, but if command or spin was good, might have a playable fastball?
  9. craig
    Some of Kepley's hits have seemed hard-hit enough to me? Like, he's not swinging for HR's, because he's probably not going to lift them that far. But he doesn't look like Madrigal, he's driving the ball enough to keep the outfielders honest, unlike Madrigal.
  10. craig
    Does Caple have any velocity?
  11. craig
    Kepley XBH alert as well. He's got two doubles, both hit to RF. I think of him as a pure oppo guy, so I love to see him using RF. Heavy singles guy in college, and Myrtle too, so love getting some XB. Lot of innings to go, but Cubs on pace for a sweep. Do it!
  12. craig
    4 HR. Non-HR's, he's 3-for-26 with 9K. BABIP is a little low, at 3-for-17. Last 3 games, 5K's and zero non-HR hits. Small sample for sure, but some Patrick Wisdom vibes early.
  13. craig
    wont be Riley. The Biochemist who signed for $1K is up with the Cubs!
  14. craig
    Wow! I thought he's primarily a finesse curveballer, with some control. If he's actually got good fastball, he's got a shot to be an actual prospect. Then I'm fired up for sure! I loved the pick, and was surprised he was available for only slot. But yeah, if he's 3+ innings and almost 50 pitches already, he must be pretty healthy. If he's an offspeed guy, but his fastball isn't bad, why not be good.
  15. craig
    interesting that Erian Rodriguez used in relief. i'd thought he might be the only other young prospect beside Martinez-G.
  16. craig
    I'm interested in Jerzembeck. if anybody gets any velocity readings on him, I'd be really curious. soft-toss finesse lefty? Or at this point might he have a competitive fastball?
  17. craig
    Interesting that Martinez-G is getting start. Not sure that means anything, other than may as well give the best young prospect careful, controlled, scheduled innings. Relievers like Palencia and Little were starting through AA also. In a sense, 1st-inning is always kinda higher leverage than a 6-1 game in the 8th inning. Would be fun to see him show progress and have success.
  18. craig
    Not often that the top-3 guys take 10 walks plus an HBP, and reach base 14 times. Crazy! Bummer that Cabada didn't make it. I read somewhere that while Reid was very effective, his fastball was still mostly only 91-93. Had hoped there would be some some jump, but that doesn't sound like any.
  19. craig
    That would be so cool if all three of Long, Alcantara, and Ramirez hit the ball hard and racked up some HR's. Go go go.
  20. craig
    Interesting that Riley will start. Probably just a bullpen day. But I might have thought Velasquez might start. Obviously Charlie Barnes has already pitched in relief, maybe once everything gets rolling he will. Would be fun to have Riley get locked in. His stuff is good enough, I think, if his command could be consistent enough. Maybe getting some innings is just the thing, and getting a handful of 3-4 inning starts will help him?
  21. craig
    Ethan Roberts with a couple of pitches up in the 94-ish range. Obviously still sub-par for a RH reliever. But a guy with good location and good movement with his other stuff can be effective with a 94 fastball. Best wishes to him!
  22. craig
    How fast was he looking?
  23. craig
    Yeah, makes sense. Not that Kipp back to AA is exactly unfair. 4.22 at super-pitcher-friendly Knoxville at age 26 isn't that compelling for promotion.
  24. craig
    When will Iowa release it's roster, I wonder? I think the pitching could be quite interesting and good. Assad-Wiggins-Sanders-Noland-Velasquiz-Kipp, with Wright and Wicks on IL, that could be a pretty good group. Gavin Hollowell, Ethan Roberts, Luke Little, and Ryan Rolison, Snider, Corbin Martin, Brigham, seems like a pretty good group of relievers, too. Should be a lot of competition for roles and for callup when needed.
  25. craig
    True. Well stated, and thanks for the encouraging stats showing improvement as year progressed. Helpful and hopeful. I'm just thinking for most anyone we discuss here, most could already hit quite well in A-ball, better than .673 OPS? And/or most also have a much more favorable age/league profile? Arias is 23, coming off .673 in A. For him to reach Gomes-level hitting is a long-shot for sure. But baseball development is a funny game and sometimes improbably outcomes happen. Would be really fun if he could develop into the kind of hitter who could play as a #2 catcher in the majors.
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