Farm System

[rok]

https://twitter.com/TommyBirch/status/10...8584686592

[rok]

Lange with another excellent start for MB. Wonder what his ETA is at this point. Could be in AA soon.

[funkster]

19 straight scoreless I believe.

[rok]

Yessir, and only 1 ER over his last 22 IP.

[Clapp]

Langes definitely a thing now. I mean, he was at LSU and when they took him but he seems to be taking another step as a starter. I was reading about some improvements hes made with his changeup. His curveball has always been elite but there were concerns he may be a two-pitch guy.


But with Alzolay, Lange, Hatch, De La Cruz, and hopefully Albertos they seem to have some pieces here. Plus Mekkes keeps impressing out of the pen.

[Auz]

Mekkes was recently promoted to Iowa. Will be interesting to see if his deceptive delivery holds up at a higher level.

[funkster]

He pitched a scoreless inning yesterday.

 

I'm glad Lange is showing success as a starter.  I'm hoping he sticks in that role and not end up in relief.

[rok]

So is Duncan Robinson becoming a legit pitching prospect? I haven't been following him that closely over the years, but he is moving up the ranks now in AA and has seen a nice spike in Ks and K/BB rate this season. Just took a no-hitter into the 6th inning yesterday and ended up strucking out 11. Is he already too old at 24 to factor into future plans?

[funkster]

Find out if NSBB has seen any youtube clips of him.

[funkster]

Don't look now, but Maples is starting to look good again.  No walks since May 25th, struck out the side on all curveballs last night.

[rok]

I don't know if I can handle both Maples and Chatwood on the same pitching staff though.

[funkster]

Looks like another no walk, 2K appearance for Maples.

[rok]

When Edwards and Darvish return, the pen will get really crowded. Hard to see where Maples fits, but then again injuries always happen.

[funkster]

Maybe.  I don't see how you don't find a place for someone at some point who could potentially be a game changing pen arm though.

[Auz]

I wonder if Maples is still only throwing curves and sliders?