Wed. 8/26: Aw Shucks! 17 Losses in 18 Games Entering Tonight is For Real

[Jim Goulart]

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[Ro Mueller]

The High-A Timber Rattlers look to take a 2-0 home series lead over South Bend behind 19-year old RHP Ethan Dorchies (5.10 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 8.0 K/9 in 102.1 IP). DH Tayden Hall’s .878 OPS (in 341 PAs) is well above the Midwest League average (.767).

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Miqueas Mercedes has been dominating for the past 8 weeks (1.08 ERA in last 33.1 IP) and leads Low-A Wilson as they aim for a 2-1 home series lead over Hickory. DH Carsten Sabathia’s professional career is off to a flying start (.405 AVG, 1.159 OPS in 47 PAs).

[Ro Mueller]

Last week, RHP Manuel Rodriguez earned AA Biloxi’s only win in their past 18 games (5 IP, 1 R. 4 Ks). He gets the start tonight at home against Knoxville. C Matt Wood (.870 OPS in 343 PAs) is back in the lineup after exiting a game early on August 18.

[Ro Mueller]

LHP Thomas Pannone (4.42 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 in 79.1 AAA IP) and Nashville can claim a 2-0 series advantage at Jacksonville tonight. 3B Brock Wilken homered yesterday and has a 7-game hitting streak.

[wibadgers23]

Fischer is one away from 40 HR on the year.

 

[biedergb]

Miqueas Mercedes with another nice start. 20 yo with a very solid year, amazing second half in low A. He and Wande Torres have me intrigued.  Two interesting international arms.

Dorchies has continued in his very disappointing season - only 1.2 IP which I hope was pitch count related and not an injury. 

[Joseph Zarr]

A healthy RHP Michael Fowler will be much needed promoted Shuckers post-season bullpen help me thinks. Nice to see the Shuckers hold on and win a one run game. Manuel prevented any long balls. Birchard and Seppings held it down. Phew!

[Joseph Zarr]

Our beloved RHP Cameron Wagoner now has seven Nashville outings under his belt. One earned run. 8 1/3 IP, 3 BB, 5 H, 11 K. The man is absotively legit. MLB ready arm. What. A. Story.

[SF70]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Our beloved RHP Cameron Wagoner now has seven Nashville outings under his belt. One earned run. 8 1/3 IP, 3 BB, 5 H, 11 K. The man is absotively legit. MLB ready arm. What. A. Story.

Much needed bullpen option for the big-club next season and who knows, maybe he can pull an Orion Kerkering of 2023, get called-up in September and impact the postseason. 

[liveforoctober]

2 hours ago, SF70 said:

Much needed bullpen option for the big-club next season and who knows, maybe he can pull an Orion Kerkering of 2023, get called-up in September and impact the postseason. 

I just mentioned this last night in whatever thread that if there was a surprise in store for the crew and September call ups... Wagoner is my pick.

[jay87shot]

It's only been around 100 ab's but it might be time to consider moving Antunez to Appleton. I think it would be a good challenge and it would get some attention from the national scouting scene sending an underated player hitting nearly .400 to High A as an 18 year old. Sure it would be easy to leave him in Wilson the rest of the way but the dude has raked. 

Dickinson also deserves a promotion, I get there is an IF log-jam ahead of him but maybe the consider him in CF??? His defense at 2B hasn't been great and he is athletic enough for CF or at least LF. 

[Jim Goulart]

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