NEWSLETTER
We’ve said it about a billion times around here, but it is worth repeating about a billion more: pitchers are the riskiest prospects to develop. There are so many things that can … and frequently do … go wrong, and so many minor injuries to not-the-arm that can throw off the mechanics of the delivery, and the margin for error is so vanishingly small, that banking on any pitching prospect to any significant degree is a gamble.
I would not go so far, as some do, as to posit that ‘there is no such thing as a pitching prospect’. That’s a significant overstatement. But they are risky. Very risky.
As we saw last night.
Dylan Cease, the Cubs best pitching prospect (and Number 3 on the Top 40) left his start for South Bend last night after an apparent injury, likely to his ankle. Whether or not he’ll need to miss time remains to be seen, but he did send his own take on the injury to Mark Gonzales:
Cubs fans can relax. Just got a text message from Dylan Cease saying "I'm okay!" Left with 2 out in top of 2nd with ankle injury.
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) May 19, 2017
Hopefully Cease can get back on the mound and continue his already impressive season soon, and with no ill effects.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Iowa 6, Las Vegas 5
These two teams swapped four run innings late, and Iowa held on for the win.
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Tennessee 2, Birmingham 1
There were lots of baserunners in this game, but not many of them scored.
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Myrtle Beach 7, Buies Creek 1
Good pitching plus lots of offense is generally a winning formula.
Low A: South Bend Cubs
Lansing 5, South Bend 1
After Cease left early, Swarmer pitched pretty well for quite a long time.
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