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  1. allen6510w
    Oft-injured 5th round (2020) draft choice, Koen Moreno made his season debut for South Bend. He hasn't pitched since last June. Hopefully, this multi-inning appearance (2.1) signals they have few health concerns going forward, although a multi-inning first appearance back for Kohl Franklin in early May didn't work out so well.
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    Moises BallesterosJaxon WigginsJefferson RojasOwen CaissieEthan ConradKevin AlcantaraJonathon LongWill SandersBrandon BirdsellJuan CabadaKane KepleyRyan GallagherJames TriantosPedro RamirezCristian HernandezAngel CepedaRonny CruzWilfri De La CruzConnor NolandDominick Reid 21. Christian Franklin 22. Cole Mathis 23. Nazier Mule 24. Kaleb Wing 25. Carter Trice 26. Juan Tomas 27. Tyler Schlaffer 28. Jostin Florentino 29. Eli Lovich 30. Cameron Sisneros
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    Could you add Connor Noland to the options
  4. allen6510w
    Thanks. I guess the only change is that there won't be any late evening calls from agents saying "you know, the HS kid I represent hoped to be draft despite his "I will not sign" pledge and would consider an offer.
  5. allen6510w
    Is the 11th round still a "thing" given the draft has been suppressed into 2 days?
  6. allen6510w
    Thanks for pointing that out, it's easy to give up on a guy who enters June with a 0.150 BA and sub 0.500 OPS. Another likely non-prospect who is hitting well recently is Reivaj Garcia
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    Perhaps related. RHRP Jordan Henriquez 6’4” 245 Lbs (200404) [2024-DR] Jordan signed with the Cubs a few weeks before his 20th birthday. In 2024, Jordan posted a 21/10 K/W in 24.1 DSL IP with a 0.174 BAA. In 2025, Jordan returned to the DSL posting a 13/5 K/W in 9.1 IP with a 0.094 BAA before getting promoted to the ACL in late June.
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    Moises BallesterosJaxon WigginsJefferson RojasJonathon LongOwen CaissieKevin AlcantaraWill SandersJames TriantosAngel CepedaCristian HernandezBrandon BirdsellRyan GallagherCole MathisNazier MuleJuan TomasWilfri De La CruzTy SouthiseneIvan BrethowrRonny CruzEli Lovich 21. Carter Trice (please add to your list of options) 22. Connor Noland 23. Derniche Valdez 24. Riley Martin 25. Pedro Ramirez 26. Fernando Cruz 27. Christian Franklin 28. Juan Cabada 29. Justin Florentino
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    I'm curious as to why Cameron spent so much time in low-A given his age, OPS, K/W and how poorly Brian Kalmer has played. Perhaps they were hoping he could re-find his power stroke while working on his fielding, perhaps they wanted to give Brian a fair chance as he presumably beat out Cameron this spring, perhaps they believed Cameron's success this year was due to a SSS, or other (likely the actual reason)
  10. allen6510w
    Erstwhile prospect LF/CF Ismael Mena took the field for the first time in nearly a year. The speedy free swinger acquired in the Darvish trade was the Cubs #15 prospect entering 2021 - according to Baseball America. However, he missed 2020 (of course) and didn't hit a lick during his ACL stints in 2021 and 2022 or in Myrtle Beach in 2023 and early 2024. He began his rehab stint by going 2 for 4.
  11. allen6510w
    Long and Ballesteros for 6-8 slots. Franklin and Caissie for #16 So, either I'm forgetting someone or underestimating Caissie or Franklin The BA article states that Caissie has a mean exit velocity of 92.6 compared to 89.5 in 2024 while his average launch angle increased from 13.9 to 16.1.
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    Thanks for the expert comments. Likely you mean the South Bend players that matter are relatively young. Carter Trice, Ivan Brethowr, Christian Hernandez, and Jefferson Rojas are young or at least not too old for high-A The team as a whole is a bit older than average (4th oldest hitters and 4th oldest pitchers out of 12 teams) https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=1de37e23
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    Yes the timing was a surprise to me. Got to make room for All Horizon League first teamer (twice) Sammy Sass, I guess (just kidding Sammy will turn 25 late this year). Could be related to how few base stealers he throws out (14%). Maybe the Cubs have decided he will never be a major league catcher. By comparison, punchless Jairo Diaz has thrown out 41% of base stealers at the same level.
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    As most of you know, the diminutive Darlyn hasn't played 2B in a while; he is primarily a LF. He was a mid-season DSL all star last year and began his 4th DSL season this spring. So (unless the rules have changed) this is the last season he could be on an International roster. Chicken and egg question. Was Eli Lovich promoted to make room for Darlyn? Was Eli promoted because of Anderson Suriel's struggles? Was Eli Lovich promoted because of his performance this spring? Or none of these?
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    Isn't he one of those guys that is viewed as having nothing left to work on in the minors but insufficient stuff to succeed at the next level? I'm sure he'd love to prove that idea wrong. Who knows maybe he and Jaxon could be teammates again as ML starters this time.
  16. allen6510w
    Best outing of 6' 5" Wilme Mora's 4-year minor league career (3 IP, 2K, 1BB, 0H). Always interesting to follow a raw athlete who early in his 4th year has more walks than strikeouts, hits-allowed than strikeouts, but also more strike outs than IP.
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    Random notes: Brethowr falls off list after posting 0.129 BA in the last 10 days. Ethan Hearn is playing as much 1B as C. Chase Strumpf has a 0.311 ISO at Iowa Parker Chavers had a good 10-day period in a backup role at AA (6/15 with 3 walks) Alexey Lumpuy was 2/27 with 14 strike outs in low-A Also, as a DH, Cole Mathis has a 0.216 BA but a 0.186 ISO in low-A. ...
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    Arguably the only good game of his career - a long time coming for the 2022 draftee who turns 25 this summer. The development line for pitchers is nonlinear - right!
  19. allen6510w
    Yes, Carter has a wRC+ of 115 and an impressive K/W ratio. I'm curious how well he looks in CF.
  20. allen6510w
    Players off to a good start, a LF, and a wRC+ darling with no power.
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    Cade HortonMoises BallesterosMatt ShawOwen CaissieKevin AlcantaraCristian HernandezJaxon WigginsJames TriantosJefferson RojasAngel CepedaJonathon LongCole MathisBrandon BirdsellRonny CruzNazier MuleWilfri De La CruzJuan TomasIvan BrethowrWill SandersDerniche Valdez
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    Yes, there's a lot of reasons why is not a prospect but just for fun here are seven reasons he could be 1) He is from VZ and not the DSL - perhaps he had less reps as a youngster 2) In 2021, he had an 0.180 ISO in the DSL. 3) He missed 2022 with an injury but was still intriguing enough to be added to the AIFL roster. 4) He began 2023 in the DSL but was quickly promoted to the ACL after hitting 2 HRs in 8 ABs. 5) In 2023, he posted a 0.339/0.420/0.446 line in the ACL earning a late season promotion to low-A. 6) While he put up pedestrian numbers last year in low-A (0.260/0.379/0.428) he did fight injuries. 7) Yes, he's 22 but was 21 when the month began.
  23. allen6510w
    A look at the MiL position players who are off to a good offensive start this spring.
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    "Michael Carico's catcher's mitt is brown and black — but his glove is gold. The Davidson standout and Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year has earned a Gold Glove from the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings. He's the only catcher on the nine-player national team and Davidson's first-ever Gold Glover. In 364 defensive chances as a sophomore, Carico totaled 338 putouts and 24 assists and just two errors for a .995 fielding percentage. He threw out eight would-be base-stealers. Carico just completed a record-breaking offensive season, while helping the Wildcats to a program-best 43-13 record and their first outright regular-season conference title. Among many statistical highlights, Carico led the nation with a .559 on-base percentage, hit .406, slugged .843 and set the Davidson single-season mark with an A-10 leading 21 home runs. He also set single-season school records with 71 runs scored, 43 extra-base hits, 166 total bases, 26 hit-by-pitches and with the on-base and slugging percentages." .. from a June 22, 2022 article on Davidson Wildcats baseball -
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    Crazy indeed, and you didn't even mention Ben Leeper. "Carraway cemented himself as the top reliever in the 2020 draft class when he made five appearances for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team and didn't allow a run. Carraway is a pure reliever with a slight frame and a “violent” high-effort delivery ..." Burl was shut down in 2022 after a May 21 outing with an elbow fracture. Burl did not pitch for the Cubs in 2023 and spent 2024 on the full-season IL. Will had TJ surgery on March 1, 2022, spent 2023 on the DL before debuting in the AZ instructional league in late September 2023. He opened 2024 on the 60-day DL before appearing in his first game on June 8. After 2 ACL starts he was moved up to low-A where he pitched twice before going on the 60-day DL. Koen is on the 60-day DL.
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