AAA Opening Day

Here's a list of some AAA notables who pitched yesterday that I'll be keeping an eye on all year.


Nick Tepesch (Tex)

5 IP, 1 ER and 5 K's. Tepesch will be the Rangers #5 starter to start the season and will get his first MLB start on Tuesday against the Rays.

Danny Hultzen (Sea)

6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB and 8 K's. Hultzen who's #29 on Baseball America's list projects to make it in the big leagues later on this year.

Zack Wheeler (Nym)

3.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB and 3 K's. They say Wheeler should be better than Matt Harvey, who i thnk is gonna be a stud this year. So if Wheeler is indeed better, we could expect to see the same path the Mets took with Harvey last season with possibly better results.

Tony Cingrini (Cin)

6 IP, 0 ER, 1 BB and 14 K's. I heard in spring training that if Chapman was to return to the bull that Cingrini was gonna get the 5th spot. Instead the Reds elected to use Leake for the time being. Maybe wanted to give Cingrini some seasoning first. With a minor league K rate of over 12K/9, I'll be grabing him the first word I hear that he'll be in the majors.