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I also think he needs to perform better to be on track to be a ML starter. He's is a C+ type of prospect to me right now with B- the cutoff to be a ML starter. Obviously, if he duplicates his high-A numbers in AA later this year - he is on track (to me).

A sign of hope? For perhaps the first time in his 5 year minor league career, Kenyi Pérez is walking (slightly) less than one hitter per inning.

Roommates moving up together - wow. Certainly it is time to promote Kepley. However, if that occurs, it'll be interesting to see if they also promote one of the AA outfielders to AAA - as much of the surprising success of Knoxville's offense this year is due to their outfielders.

I wonder if we should take another look at toolsy Alex Ramírez. While nowhere near the top 20 today, he could be in the discussion in a few months. Formerly, a top 10 prospect with the Mets, earlier this month he quit walking and began heating up in AA

I noticed that the ACL Cubs have added Luis Ghisays and Chaily Ramirez to their rosters. Both showed good control last year and seemed obvious choices for promotion given their control and age. Perhaps they had visa issues, perhaps their stuff is meh or worse, or perhaps ... 1RHSP Luis Ghisays 5’11” 188 Lbs (200604) [2024-CO] In 2024, Luis posted a 32/19 K/W in 35.1 DSL IP with a 0.246 BAA. In 2025, Luis returned to the DSL and posted a 51/16 K/W in 49 IP with a 0.218 BAA (1.19 in 2025). In 2026, Luis was added to the ACL roster on May 12th. 2. RHSwing Chaily Ramirez 6’3” 190 Lbs (200501) [2025-DR] In 2025, Chaily posted a solid 39/9 K/W in 32.1 DSL IP with a 0.268 BAA and 2 HRA. In 2026, Chaily was added to the ACL roster on May 12th.

Pedro RamirezJosiah HartshornJefferson RojasJaxon WigginsKevin AlcantaraEthan ConradOwen AyersJames TriantosBrooks CapleKaleb WingCole MathisDominick ReidKane KepleyJuan CabadaTy SouthiseneJonathon LongJuan TomasGrant KippWill SandersBrandon Birdsell Looking forward to the debuts of Johan Geraldo and Jaims Martinez. Brett Bateman, B.J. Murray, and Jose Escobar are also off to good starts. Marino Santy, Jackson Kirkpatrick (when he throws strikes) and Mason McGwire are catching eyes while Nick Dean and Dawson Netz continue to perform well under the radar.

Would be Jackson Brockett's first professional start. https://huskers.com/news/2024/05/2/jackson-brockett-throws-6th-no-hitter-in-nebraska-baseball-history

Boo! In retrospect, it might have made sense to wait for him to be ready to play in the field before activating him.

Yes, I wonder if the Cubs will consider moving the fence back at Iowa. In a hitter's league, the park effect is 117 for HRs. By comparison Knoxville's is 69. What a difficult transition for pitchers.

That's good to hear!

I'd guess the latter although his experience/polish is part of the reason. He will be 26 this summer but has many option years remaining (so no need to push). With Tyler Schaffer, Evan Aschenbeck, Brody McCullough, and Drew Gray are all opening the year on the DL, at least one pitcher from the Rojas, Knapp, Mule group has to play up.

Southisene is where he belongs (0.032 ISO). Of course, last year he started in the AFL and was moved up after one game. Mathis is a shock. Hopefully, the Cubs are just sending him a message.

Yes, with F. Cruz, A. Hernandez, and Y. Melendez injured, his main competition may have been Eriandys Ramon - who posted a 0.508 OPS in low-A last year. I see there are 7 IFs in high-A so there is a small chance one of the high-A infielders could get moved to low-A and one of the low-A infielders gets moved to XST when the final rosters come out later this week.

Riley Martin is also in the mix.

Will be fun to see how this plays out and whether players such as Cam Sisneros, Alex Madera, Jordan Nwogu, Derik Alcantara, Michael Carico, Jan Luis Reyes, and other carve out a spot this spring. Luis Ghisays & Chaily Ramirez are also likely to be starting pitchers in the DSL, assuming they aren't late adds to the ACL team. Kohl Franklin, L. Martinez-Gomez, Daniel Avitia, Hayden Franks, and I'm sure others are also options.