Wed. 6/24: How Can Tuesday's Action Be Topped? We'll Find Out

[Jim Goulart]

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

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[snoogans8056]

Sure feels like all the full season teams are settling in and ready to make a run at second half championships. This is gonna get good.

[Yaz19]

Check out the graphics for the Timber Rattlers broadcast.  They have what appears to be very close to the Brewers graphic.  Pitch speed is even available.   Really nice.

[Jim Goulart]

11 minutes ago, Yaz19 said:

Check out the graphics for the Timber Rattlers broadcast.  They have what appears to be very close to the Brewers graphic.  Pitch speed is even available.   Really nice.

[Ro Mueller]

Wisconsin can take a 2-0 home series lead over Cedar Rapids behind RHP Josh Knoth (2.70 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 in 16.2 High-A IP). RF Josiah Ragsdale has a 27-game on-base streak. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

31 minutes ago, Yaz19 said:

Check out the graphics for the Timber Rattlers broadcast.  They have what appears to be very close to the Brewers graphic.  Pitch speed is even available.   Really nice.

Almost as if they're priming & preening for the day when Nashville gets an MLB team and they want to show they're worthy of AAA designation............?

[wiguy94]

Timber Rattlers scorebug also shows EV and distance for the HR which is a nice feature

[wiguy94]

33 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Almost as if they're priming & preening for the day when Nashville gets an MLB team and they want to show they're worthy of AAA designation............?

That's the dream but I think they would need to add quite a bit of seating to become a AAA team

[Jim French Stepstool]

9 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

That's the dream but I think they would need to add quite a bit of seating to become a AAA team

They would. I'm not real familiar with the ballpark or footprint up there but I THINK it's somewhat expandable?

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

They would. I'm not real familiar with the ballpark or footprint up there but I THINK it's somewhat expandable?

I don't see any reason why they couldn't expand seating some more. Personally I'd love for Wisconsin to become a AAA team eventually and then like Madison gets an A ball team. 

[wiguy94]

Bitonti just hit a baseball farther than I think I've ever seen in this park. Think it went over the batter's eye in CF at 112 EV.

[liveforoctober]

1 minute ago, wiguy94 said:

Bitonti just hit a baseball farther than I think I've ever seen in this park. Think it went over the batter's eye in CF at 112 EV.

Are you watching on TV or are you here? I thought Marco got ahold of his pretty well. then Bitonti hit it 60 ft further..

[wiguy94]

Just now, liveforoctober said:

Are you watching on TV or are you here? I thought Marco got ahold of his pretty well. then Bitonti hit it 60 ft further..

Just on TV. 10 EV more on the Bitonti blast could explain the extra 60ft haha. You don't see many players hitting the ball out of the park to straightaway CF in this park.

[liveforoctober]

52 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

They would. I'm not real familiar with the ballpark or footprint up there but I THINK it's somewhat expandable?

Give me a few minutes. I'm here, I'll show you exactly where they can expand if needed.

If I see Rob Z walking around at all, I'll grab him and ask him what would need to be done.

[markedman5]

Wow

 

[rccola42]

What's the Dinges catching situation? He's a top 100 prospect if he can catch. More of a mid tier prospect if he can't.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Adding Knoth and Dubanewicz has really helped stabilize the Rattlers’ pitching staff.

[sveumrules]

10 minutes ago, rccola42 said:

What's the Dinges catching situation? He's a top 100 prospect if he can catch. More of a mid tier prospect if he can't.

Believe the latest update in the injury thread was that he was dealing with a shoulder impingement, currently on a throwing program, and hoping to get back behind the plate once everything is fully rehabbed. 

But yeah, larger point is that Dinges has an injury history that makes it unlikely he’ll be a 100 game per year MLB catcher.

Even if he “only” ends up as a 50/60 game catcher that can DH against LHP that’s still a solid prospect & would be a good outcome nonetheless.

[liveforoctober]

Re: the Trats stadium... Here are 4 attached photos. The obvious first place to add significant seating are both grass sections along the lines. Conservatively you could add two more sections to each side and still have a small grass section for families. 3 sections per side if you replace all of it.

The other space on the property where there is a lot of room for imagination is out beyond left field. You can see how far the property expands behind the stadium. A left field bleacher set is more than viable in my opinion. It is a little wet back there so I'm sure the permits and logistics will be of concern but there's a lot of room back there to utilize. 

There are a few areas where premium seating could be added if more of that is needed.. mainly behind home plate. I think a small upper deck could be extended out from the Fox club to create suites. 

I added a photo beyond right field just to show but it is basically a marsh back there and highway 41 is looming so I'm guessing expansion that way might not be in the cards.

[wiguy94]

I know Cedar Rapids aren't as good as they traditionally have been this year but to start 2-0 against them after having your two best hitters promoted to AA is really impressive. 

[homer]

The system depth is insane. We've barely talked about Ragsdale and Bitonti this year. Other years they are top 10 guys easy and this year they aren't even on our top 20.

[Tedaldtada]

Bitonti is an absolute haus 

[Tedaldtada]

4 minutes ago, homer said:

The system depth is insane. We've barely talked about Ragsdale and Bitonti this year. Other years they are top 10 guys easy and this year they aren't even on our top 20.

It’s astounding. Just go look at the smattering of 16 and 17 year old outfielders who are displaying impressive power/speed combos and acceptable, if not elite, BB:K. 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/milwaukee-brewers-organization-batting.shtml

[wiguy94]

4 minutes ago, Tedaldtada said:

It’s astounding. Just go look at the smattering of 16 and 17 year old outfielders who are displaying impressive power/speed combos and acceptable, if not elite, BB:K. 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/milwaukee-brewers-organization-batting.shtml

It will be interesting to see what happens with this DSL season. Right now the offensive numbers in that league are at a staggeringly high level.

For comparison Jackson Chourio in his DSL season had a .403 wOBA which translated to a 130 wRC+. Ricki Moneys coming into today had a .402 wOBA which was a 97 wRC+. Virtually identical production but one was 30% better than the league average and the other is sitting at 3% below league average.

[Ro Mueller]

The Shuckers can grab a 2-0 series lead at Montgomery behind RHP Yorman Galindez (3 IP, 1 R, 2 Ks in Friday’s outing). LF Josh Adamczewski has hit safely in all 5 of his AA games.