2016 Minor Leagues Starting Pitchers by Level

[Outlander]

Now, can we get back to a minor league discussion?

If we are going to have a discussion of starters by level, whether it is pitching or positional players you have to take major league players into consideration, who are actually included in your original post. Maybe it can go in a different forum if you want but if a guy like Garza gets a spot or a guy like Anderson is traded for it will have a domino effect keeping prospects in the minors longer and bumping some players down a level. It also enables some players to still be called a prospect because if there were not alternatives they will be in the big leagues and no longer a prospect. Decisions at the major league level impact the entire organization.

[CheezWizHed]

I wouldn't think they would include Garza in the On Deck event if they didn't expect him to be an SP. Or said another way, I doubt Garza would join if he didn't feel that he was going to be a SP this year.

[Mr Southpaw]

This is a Minor League Thread. Everybody knows Garza in and out, he is a major Major League problem.

[logan82]

Sure he is on the big club, but it isn't a binary situation. Starting pitching in the majors us related and will affect pitching in the minors.

[CheezWizHed]

Do people think Anderson is a lock at the MLB level over Davies? He certainly has more innings, but it seemed that Davies was pretty much done with the AAA level.

 

Does Anderson have any MiLB options?

[jerichoholicninja]

Do people think Anderson is a lock at the MLB level over Davies? He certainly has more innings, but it seemed that Davies was pretty much done with the AAA level.

 

Does Anderson have any MiLB options?

 

I don't know his options situation but he has to be a lock. He's 28 and has proven himself to be a starter in the bigs. Sending him down does nothing for him and would probably just cause more trouble than it's worth.

 

I'll say they got a real situation on their hands with the back of the rotation. Do you send your #6 starter to Colorado Springs or keep him in the bullpen? I think I would keep Jungmann in Milwaukee and use him in the bullpen until they need a 5th starter and send Davies to AAA.

[Mr Southpaw]

Sure he is on the big club, but it isn't a binary situation. Starting pitching in the majors us related and will affect pitching in the minors.

 

Maybe, maybe not. Garza blows out his elbow May 1 and Capuano ( or any AAAA pitcher) takes his place. Minors stay the same. I am now done with Garza in this thread. Anybody else want to talk about him, go ahead.