![]() ![]() Nick Madrigal has started his rehab assignment with Iowa.In the first game of a doubleheader, Alexander Canario was 3-for-3 with two RBI while leading the Smokies to a 7-4 win over the Trash Pandas.He struggled this weekend against Rocket City, however, going 1-for-19 with nine strikeouts. The first baseman who was acquired in the trade that sent Joc Pederson to the Braves leads the team with 35 RBI. Bryce Ball was really heating up for Tennessee for a hot minute.The South Bend outfielder homered in the 1st inning and ripped a ground-rule double to the opposite field in his next at-bat that plated a pair. Jordan Nwogu had a nice game in Saturday’s 13-10 loss to Great Lakes.The Pelicans ran their winning streak to 12 games thanks to late-inning heroics from Reginald Preciado.Triantos has been exceptional in his full-season debut.James Triantos was 2-for-4 and swiped two bags in that contest.Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network says there is no limit to Crow-Armstrong’s potential.The Myrtle Beach centerfielder blasted his seventh home run of the year in an 11-5 win over Augusta and also stole his 13th base of the season. Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to display his surprising but impressive power.Velázquez won’t be the only Cubs prospect coming up to make his big league debut, as righty Matt Swarmer will start game one against the Brewers.The slow but steady process can be unnerving at times, but we’re all hoping these kids will be worth the wait. If anything, it’s nice to see the pipeline starting to deliver quality players to the bigs. It would be nice to see Velázquez have a debut similar to thatof Christopher Morel. But once he does, we know he’s got some pretty electric stuff.” ![]() It’s been tough for him to get over the hump just from a health standpoint. “He started to get off the mound a little bit here over the last few days. In fact, Márquez should pitch for Triple-A Iowa soon, according to Hawkins. Kilian shouldn’t be counted on as a savior, especially for a system that also boasts Jordan Wicks, Brailyn Márquez, and DJ Herz among potential big league starters. The Cubs aren’t going anywhere and the August 2 trade deadline is drawing closer. He also oversaw Cleveland’s player development department, and during his tenure with the team, a number of his pitchers became stars, including Mike Clevinger, Shane Bieber, and Zach Plesac.Īs far as Kilian, there’s really no rush to get him to Chicago, as much as that may dismay Cubs fans looking for a little hope. The Guardians have done a remarkable job developing pitchers over the last decade and all were drafted or acquired while Hawkins served as the organization’s assistant GM. That Hawkins was enamored with Kilian is quite telling. ![]() But, obviously, he’s got that prototypical starter build, he’s got multiple pitches he can throw for strikes.” “So, when we saw that Chicago got him in that deal, I was like, ‘Oh man, I would have loved that guy.’ And lucky me, here I am. “He was a guy when I was in Cleveland that we were really on and really liked,” GM Carter Hawkins told Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register. Despite the letdown, the 24-year-old righty has made a compelling case to earn a promotion. Kilian’s future will include time in Chicago at some point this season, just not today, and probably not this coming weekend. We were all excited about the potential debut of Caleb Kilian this evening, but Cubs fans will have to settlefor outfielder Nelson Velázquez instead, at least for now. note: This one is running a day later than initially planned due to the rush of a doubleheader. ![]()
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