Sat. 5/16: It's not Easter, but Wearing a Bonet in Wilson

[Jim Goulart]

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Saturday.

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[Ro Mueller]

The High-A Timber Rattlers have been outscored 50-18 thru 4 home games against South Bend, but have rehabbing RHP Quinn Priester (last pitched May 1) starting this afternoon. 1B/OF Tayden Hall is quietly having a solid season (.879 OPS in 88 PAs).

[wiguy94]

I genuinely don't think it's an overreaction to say Priester looks absolutely horrible. We should have no expectations for him to be a useful MLB pitcher this year

[cragi]

im mostly curious to hear about velocity. his control is abysmal right now but i would think he can figure that out.

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, cragi said:

im mostly curious to hear about velocity. his control is abysmal right now but i would think he can figure that out.

He sat 90-91 with his sinker today, cutter was 89-90, slider was 80-82, curveball was 77-78

[wiguy94]

Just got pulled. 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 1 HBP but bases were loaded when he left. 47 pitches, 23 strikes, 24 balls.

[Ro Mueller]

Two positive notes from the ACL Brewers’ game:

- C Luis Corobo is healthy - first game since April 24
- 18-year old 3B Yu-Lin Liao has his first career hit

We lead the Reds 2-1 after 2 innings, with 18-year old RHP Diustin Mayorquin getting the start

[biedergb]

23 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I genuinely don't think it's an overreaction to say Priester looks absolutely horrible. We should have no expectations for him to be a useful MLB pitcher this year

So disappointing.  I wonder if he will truly recover.  Still a great season we got from him, but if surgery is now delayed, and then recovery we may not have much from him until 2028. 😢

 

I guess we need to keep that "Other Team to Boston to Milwaukee" pipeline going each year. 😉

[wiguy94]

17 minutes ago, biedergb said:

So disappointing.  I wonder if he will truly recover.  Still a great season we got from him, but if surgery is now delayed, and then recovery we may not have much from him until 2028. 😢

 

I guess we need to keep that "Other Team to Boston to Milwaukee" pipeline going each year. 😉

The type of TOS surgery Priester would need from my understanding is the one that Wheeler had. Wheeler had it late August last year and and made his first start this year in late April.

If it is the other TOS surgery you could probably kiss his career goodbye

[wiguy94]

Payne just hit an absolute nuke. 112.7 EV, 459ft.

[liveforoctober]

I can't imagine any other series in Timber Rattlers history was as lopsided as this one. South Bend has scored 500 runs in the last few nights.

[Ro Mueller]

Even Woodward is struggling. Now I’m sad and the T-Rats trail 12-1 in the 4th inning.

I’ll forecast catcher Andrick Nava to pitch the final 2 innings.

[wibadgers23]

32 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

I can't imagine any other series in Timber Rattlers history was as lopsided as this one. South Bend has scored 500 runs in the last few nights.

Yeah this been an abysmal week of baseball for the Rattlers, particularly the pitching.

[wiguy94]

Jose Nova unfortunately looking like he's going to raise his 25.88 ERA today

[wiguy94]

I genuinely fear they are going to do long term psychological damage to Jose Nova by continuing to throw him out there in games when he clearly isn't good enough. He goes 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO, 1 HBP in 37 pitches with 15 strikes. Leaves the bases loaded for Alastre so he will probably be up to 6 ER by the end of the night with his ERA sitting at 28.08 currently.

[liveforoctober]

First 5 games against South Bend:

10-1 L

11-6 W

25-6 L

9-0 L

18-2 today thus far...

68 runs given up in 5 games and counting. That's ... impressive.

[liveforoctober]

Alastre in to pitch. We are out of pitchers and it is the 7th. Alastre pitched Thursday when I was there. South Bend might score 30.

[wiguy94]

Irresponsible hot take but I think Hughes is a top 10 prospect in the system by the end of the year and a future Top 100 prospect

 

[wiguy94]

1 hour ago, Ro Mueller said:

Even Woodward is struggling. Now I’m sad and the T-Rats trail 12-1 in the 4th inning.

I’ll forecast catcher Andrick Nava to pitch the final 2 innings.

Painful that this ends up being correct and Alastre also got 2 outs before it got to Nava.

[Yaz19]

The Timber Rattlers front office should make Sunday's game free admission after these last 5 games.   Man alive - 24-2 and South Bend still threatening in the 9th.

[Ro Mueller]

21-year old RHP Bishop Letson seeks his first AA Win and Biloxi aims to clinch a series win at Montgomery. CF Mark Coley II snapped his early season slump with yesterday’s 3-for-5 effort and game-winning grand slam.

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Garrett Stallings was stellar in his last start (6 IP, 0 R, 4 Ks) and can lead AAA Nashville to a 5th straight home win over South Bend. 21-year old CF Luis Lara is 10-for-17 with 8 walks in his last 5 games.