The Cubs have had two starting pitchers at Low-A start fairly well at the lower levels. While some people in the universe are much better at pitch assessing than I am, I tend to be very step-by-step. “Is this pitcher younger than his level?“ “Is he pitching better than his level?” They’re very basic thoughts, and possibly time-consuming, but it’s my preference of methods. If a pitcher is better than a level, at some point, he figures to get promoted.
With DJ Herz and Richard Gallardo, a promotion for them now would be counter-productive. In a recent article, I looked briefly at innings-to-starts in the Yankees pipeline.