Minor League Updates (6/23) ~ Cards System

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Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

Will he? Maybe next year, but that would mean his 4th year trying to start at AAA. At some point, you must read the writing on the wall. Love, Graceffo, and Granillo are my two favorites from 2021 draft. I'm afraid they're all 3 BP or bust.

Will they need a AAA arm? If we try to plan it out, we have a likely rotation in AAA of....Robberse, Rom, Henderson, Rajcic, Roby, Hence, and maybe Matthews/Thompson if the MLB is overcrowded.

He needs to develop and command a 3rd pitch to be a starter going forward. He's never been able to do that. McGreevy mastered the cutter last season, worked on it for 2 or 3 months in AAA, then got his first start in MLB and took off with that pitch. That's my comp for Graceffo right now...he NEEDS that 3rd pitch to be well above average.

I have to imagine that one or both of Robberse and Rom might not be with the org next season...hate to see it, but the org. moved on from Kloffenstein without batting an eye.

I’ve thought Rom adds nothing but I’d like to keep Robberse.

I'm right there with you. Robberse has two plus pitches. I don't know why Rom is still on the roster.

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Crav do you think Graceffo should get another chance to start? And do you think he will?

Will he? Maybe next year, but that would mean his 4th year trying to start at AAA. At some point, you must read the writing on the wall. Love, Graceffo, and Granillo are my two favorites from 2021 draft. I'm afraid they're all 3 BP or bust.

Will they need a AAA arm? If we try to plan it out, we have a likely rotation in AAA of....Robberse, Rom, Henderson, Rajcic, Roby, Hence, and maybe Matthews/Thompson if the MLB is overcrowded.

He needs to develop and command a 3rd pitch to be a starter going forward. He's never been able to do that. McGreevy mastered the cutter last season, worked on it for 2 or 3 months in AAA, then got his first start in MLB and took off with that pitch. That's my comp for Graceffo right now...he NEEDS that 3rd pitch to be well above average.

I have to imagine that one or both of Robberse and Rom might not be with the org next season...hate to see it, but the org. moved on from Kloffenstein without batting an eye.

I’ve thought Rom adds nothing but I’d like to keep Robberse.

I was thinking the same. Rom not very good, Robberse decent when healthy. That is the key with a lot of these guys.