Sun. 4/27 - Impressive Slate of Starters Listed

[Jim Goulart]

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[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

Thanks for the update, Adam!

 

[Ro Mueller]

The AA Shuckers aim to polish off a 5-1 home series win over Montgomery behind LHP Tate Kuehner, who’s making his 2nd start of the week (5.2 IP, 2 R, 7 Ks on Tuesday). 3B Brock Wilken comes in with an 18-game on-base streak. C Victor Torres (not played in 2025) is likely the only healthy bench bat.

[wibadgers23]

The number of prospects getting injured early in the season has been frustrating. Feels like someone is going down every day.

[Ro Mueller]

The High-A Timber Rattlers can win their first series of 2025 with a victory in Cedar Rapids tonight. 19-year old RHP Manuel Rodriguez makes his 2nd start of the week (5 IP, 1 R, 3 Ks on Tuesday). CF Eduardo Garcia returns after exiting early on Friday and C Eric Martinez makes his first start since July 2024 with the ACL Brewers.

[Ro Mueller]

The AAA Sounds can capture a 4-2 home series win over Durham with a victory tonight behind RHP Jacob Misiorowski, who (you guessed it!) is making his 2nd start of the week (6 IP, 0 R, 8 Ks on Tuesday).

The lineup was later changed (Alfaro in, Hall out, Oliva leading off…).

[Ro Mueller]

Manuel Rodriguez did his part for Wisconsin (4 IP, 1 R, 3 Ks) and exited with the game tied 1-1, but Dikember Sanchez had his 5th bad outing in 6 tries: 3 runs, 2 hits, 3 walks.

Sanchez now has 13 BB and 4 Ks in 5.2 IP on the season. Maybe some time in the pitching lab would help.

Eduardo Garcia was hit-by-pitch and immediately “left the game due to an injured leg” in the 8th inning.

Blake Burke has a double and single (2 of Wisco’s 4 hits), but unfortunately grounded out with 2-on, 1-out while trailing 5-1 in that 8th frame.

[Ro Mueller]

Bo Bowman helped Tate Kuehner out of a 4th inning jam (trailing 2-0, stranded 2), but went BB-BB-3B-HR to start the 5th inning.

Ethan Murray and Bladimir Restituyo subsequently homered for Biloxi, but they trail 6-3 late.

Also, Stiven Cruz refuses to issue walks (11 Ks, 0 BB in 10.2 IP). Is he returning to his 2022 form? Good to see.

Warren, Adams and Miller are due up in the bottom of the 9th.

[wibadgers23]

Misioroswki with an absolute gem today but was pulled after 67 pitches.  

[markedman5]

So back to back very encouraging outings in a row for Miz

 

[snoogans8056]

Miz possibly gonna be #1 on BA’s Hot Sheet this week.

11 IP, 4 hits, 1 BB, 17 Ks

[Ro Mueller]

Through 8.2 innings, Nashville had only allowed 6 baserunners (4 singles, 1 BB, 1 HBP), but also led just 1-0.

With one runner aboard, Sam McWilliams then allowed a walk and back-to-back hard hit doubles, so we’re now down 3-1…

And Vinny Nittoli conceded another double, so it’s 4-1.

But Jacob Misiorowski, Elvis Peguero and Bryan Hudson all dominated, while Easton McGee worked around a walk and HBP. And Wes Clarke is heating up with a double and 2 singles.

Delgado, Herron, Zamora and maybe a pinch hitter for Kahle (e.g. Seigler) are due up in the bottom of the 9th.

[Ro Mueller]

Our final game of the week sees 22-year old RHP John Holobetz (3.38 ERA, 21 Ks in 13.1 IP) of Low-A Carolina (14-6) get a crack at stifling 13-7 Columbia. What encore will 17-year old SS Jesus Made (.858 OPS in 65 PAs) have after his grand slam yesterday? 

[Ro Mueller]

Through 3 innings, 8 Mudcats already have a hit (5), walk (2) or sac fly (1). Utility revelation Luiyin Alastre (3rd base today) has the biggest offensive contribution, while John Holobetz has 5 Ks thru 3 frames. It’s 5-0 Mudcats. 

 

[CheeseheadInQC]

1 hour ago, Ro Mueller said:

Through 3 innings, 8 Mudcats already have a hit (5), walk (2) or sac fly (1). Utility revelation Luiyin Alastre (3rd base today) has the biggest offensive contribution, while John Holobetz has 5 Ks thru 3 frames. It’s 5-0 Mudcats. 

 

Alastre and Di Turi have kind of quietly been among the top 10 performers from their IFA class so far this season.

[jay87shot]

7 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

Alastre and Di Turi have kind of quietly been among the top 10 performers from their IFA class so far this season.

Both have been really good and don't get the big prospect love. At 19 both of them probably have a shot to play in Appleton by the end of the year if there is space with all the other guys.

[Joseph Zarr]

I have been gone in the full on NFL Draft experience in Green Bay. Unreal time.

Assume I have missed the entirety of this past week's series (which I have). Give me your Cliff Notes versions of what I need to take with me into Tuesday and Wednesdays viewings, please.

 

 

[biedergb]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I have been gone in the full on NFL Draft experience in Green Bay. Unreal time.

Assume I have missed the entirety of this past week's series (which I have). Give me your Cliff Notes versions of what I need to take with me into Tuesday and Wednesdays viewings, please.

 

 

That is so cool. Post whatever you can from your experience there at some point.

I think the Cliff Notes:

Biloxi finds offense - a bunch of homers including Luke Adams on his birthday, and had another one this week too I think. The team had a good week overall. Homers, timely hits, and Garret Spain seemed to have sparked the team. Oh yeah this Alexander Cornielle kid - has a fan club of 1, but could get more fans this season 😉

TRats finally win a few games. I only watched a couple, but looks like Blake Burke is heating up. Manny Rodriguez had a nice outing today, the bullpen didn't. But we did have "good" Yerlin Rodriguez yesterday - after an OK outing by Tyson Hardin, but a Hedbert Perez homer broke the tie, and gave them a lead. Some positives there. Oh yeah and Bishop Letson could be a keeper.

Mudcats - well in a word, relentless. Even though they lost a few games this week (twin bill on Friday) the offense was on a tear - see Thursday and Saturday 8 runs innings which were both one run games (L on Thu and W on Sat). And you'll be surprised to hear this - players keep exiting the games 🙄 sheesh. At least they have the depth and the talent, they are fun to watch/follow. Josh Adamczewski and Marco Dinges had good weeks, and lead the team in OPS and wRC+. Pitching wise - I will have to look up again, but Bryce Meccage had a good start and Melvin Hernandez had a nice line yesterday pitching zeros in a 11-10 win.

Nashville - I did not keep up too much. But the Cliff Notes would go like this - Daz Cameron is really good at AAA hitting and got called up. The offense was clicking with him in the lineup. And Jacob Misiorowski had a really good week at AAA and this week at least looked like the prospect we hope will get called up for good someday. You can dream on his performance this week

That sums up most of what I knew - although Tuesday and Wednesday feel about 2 weeks ago for me already.

[biedergb]

5 hours ago, snoogans8056 said:

Miz possibly gonna be #1 on BA’s Hot Sheet this week.

11 IP, 4 hits, 1 BB, 17 Ks

What is most impressive to me - last year he had a total of 5 starts that I counted where he went 5+ IP (granted he was switched to 1-2 IP reliever the last month or so).

But this year he has 5 such outings of 5 IP or more in all 5 of his starts. 

[Jake McKibbin]

 

Crazy stuff from Misiorowski this week. The changeup usage in yesterday's start was really something, clearly growing more comfortable with it and eliciting some awful swings

[Jim Goulart]

9 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Give me your Cliff Notes versions of what I need to take with me into Tuesday and Wednesdays viewings, please.

Fortunately, we have these little things called "Link Reports". You may be familiar with them, Joseph 🤣

[Playing Catch]

5 hours ago, Jake McKibbin said:

 

Crazy stuff from Misiorowski this week. The changeup usage in yesterday's start was really something, clearly growing more comfortable with it and eliciting some awful swings

I presume the changeup was the pitch with which he ended the 4th? I've watched his strikeout clip over and over again, but THAT pitch was the one I was most curious about. Whoa.

[Jake McKibbin]

2 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

I presume the changeup was the pitch with which he ended the 4th? I've watched his strikeout clip over and over again, but THAT pitch was the one I was most curious about. Whoa.

That's the one!

[Playing Catch]

14 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

That's the one!

Yesterday's game really shows the gulf between Misiorowski's floor and ceiling, which makes him such a tricky player to project, because when he's on, and with that changeup, he's Jacob DeGrom.

In my recollection, when Burnes/Woody/Peralta started their big-league careers as relievers, it was later in the season, and was after they had really established their chops as starters in AAA. In addition, ALL of those three needed to learn to trust their stuff in the zone. Misiorowski just needs a ton of reps on his full repertoire to rein in his mechanics and control.

Patience, patience, patience.