Quote from David Jay on May 11, 2018, 7:43 am

They will play their remaining Thursday home games with the badass Flying Chanclas gear. It's part of MiLB's Copa de la Diversión and they are doing a very nice job with it.

Quote from Ryan Payne on May 11, 2018, 10:40 pm

Officially a little worried about Michel Baez. Now that he isn't facing younger and outmatched competition, the walk rate is up, the K rate is way down and he's not getting deep into games. Hope it's a matter of just adjusting for him, but....

Quote from MrPadre19 on May 12, 2018, 6:22 am

I was watching the game and he was cruising right along until he gave up a ground ball single that scored a run.

They got the batter in a rundown between 1st and 2nd and misplayed it allowing another run to score.

It’s not like he was hit hard.

 

Quote from MrPadre19 on May 12, 2018, 11:17 am

Is Robbie Podorsky healthy?

Is he really still going to be in Low A ball?

 

Quote from David Jay on May 12, 2018, 4:01 pm

He is still healthy and, as of today, he's headed to Elsinore.

Like we said in the mailbag a few weeks back, it's just a tough situation for him. But he'll go as a fourth OF for the Storm right now. Figure he'll probably stick there for the year... and I would bet on him maximizing whatever opportunities he gets.

Quote from Ryan Payne on May 12, 2018, 4:09 pm

Quote from David Nevin on May 12, 2018, 6:22 am

I was watching the game and he was cruising right along until he gave up a ground ball single that scored a run.

They got the batter in a rundown between 1st and 2nd and misplayed it allowing another run to score.

It’s not like he was hit hard.

 

No, he was not hit hard. But as highly touted as he has been, at the High A level, he should be a little more dominant. Now that he isn't getting nearly as many swings and misses out of the zone, the strikeouts are way down and the control/command has faltered a bit. The K/9 ratio is a metric I look at as a future indicator for success; if you miss bats, that translates. It's not a universal attribute obviously, but I was just expecting a bit more from Baez. It's still early, of course. Chris Paddack on the other hand is looking sharp.

Quote from MrPadre19 on May 12, 2018, 7:04 pm

Quote from David Jay on May 12, 2018, 4:01 pm

He is still healthy and, as of today, he's headed to Elsinore.

Like we said in the mailbag a few weeks back, it's just a tough situation for him. But he'll go as a fourth OF for the Storm right now. Figure he'll probably stick there for the year... and I would bet on him maximizing whatever opportunities he gets.

Thanks for the info.

And the mailbag mention....I missed it before.

 

Quote from MrPadre19 on May 12, 2018, 7:07 pm

Quote from Ryan Payne on May 12, 2018, 4:09 pm

Quote from David Nevin on May 12, 2018, 6:22 am

I was watching the game and he was cruising right along until he gave up a ground ball single that scored a run.

They got the batter in a rundown between 1st and 2nd and misplayed it allowing another run to score.

It’s not like he was hit hard.

 

No, he was not hit hard. But as highly touted as he has been, at the High A level, he should be a little more dominant. Now that he isn't getting nearly as many swings and misses out of the zone, the strikeouts are way down and the control/command has faltered a bit. The K/9 ratio is a metric I look at as a future indicator for success; if you miss bats, that translates. It's not a universal attribute obviously, but I was just expecting a bit more from Baez. It's still early, of course. Chris Paddack on the other hand is looking sharp.

I would chalk it up to “it’s early”.

He’s only thrown 16 innings after all.

 

Quote from Ben Davey on May 12, 2018, 9:14 pm

Just pointing out the current state of the rotations...

El Paso
1. Walker Lockett (on 40 man Top 30ish prospect) 39 IP, 39 K
2. Chris Huffman (Career 3.61 ERA) 2-3, 5.30 ERA
3. Brett Kennedy 3-0 3.16 ERA (now on DL, top 30ish prospect)
4. Luis Perdomo 3-1, 3.10 ERA
5. Kyle Lloyd (on DL) 3-1 7.20 ERA
6.  Jesse Scholtens (just promoted) 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K in debut 4-1, 2.80 ERA with SA
7.  Dillon Overton Former 2nd rounder tossed 4 scoreless in his debut for Lloyd

San Antonio
1. Logan Allen (top 10-15 prospect) 5-1, 2.55 ERA, 45 K in 42 IP
2. Cal Quantril (top 100 prospect) 2-2, 3.52 ERA, 35 K in 38 IP
3. Miguel Diaz (Rule V from last year) 1-1, 2.66 ERA, 25 K in 20 IP
4. Jerry Keel 2-0, 5.12 ERA
5. Lake Bachar (just promoted to take over for Scholtens) 2-2, 1.62 ERA 21 K in 33 IP

Lake Elsinore
1. Chris Paddack (top 20 prospect) 25 K in 16 IP only 9 baserunners
2. Reggie Lawson (top 30 prospect) 2-1, 2.10 ERA, 34 K in 30 IP
3. Adrian Morejon (top 100 prospect) 1-3, 3.68 ERA, 30 K, in 29 IP
4. Michael Baez (top 100 prospect) 0-3, 3.24 ERA 16 K in 16 IP
5. Pedro Avila (top 30 prospect) 1-2, 4.11 ERA, 23 K in 30 IP
6. Ronald Bolanos 0-3, 9.58 ERA, 19 K in 20 IP

Fort Wayne
1. MacKenzie Gore (Top 15 overall prospect) 0-1, 10.80 ERA7 K in 5 IP
2. Aaron Leasher 1-2, 3.31 ERA, 30 K in 32 IP
3. Nick Margevicious 1-2, 2.81 ERA, 44 K in 32 IP
4. Osvaldo Hernandez 2-2, 3.24 ERA, 24 K in 25 IP (on DL)E
5. Mason Thompson 3-3, 7.30 ERA 24 K in 24 IP
6. Emmanuel Ramirez 3-2 4.18 ERA (LE/FtW) 42 K in 32 IP
7. Tom Cosgrove 1-2, 5.47 ERA, 24 K in 24 IP

Not yet pitched...
Jason Nix (Top 30 prospect)
Anderson Espinoza (Top 10 prospect)
Luis Patino
Michell Millano
Dan Dallas
Jean Cosme
Hansel Rodriguez
Andres Munoz