The Dynasty Digest: June 21, 2024

Chris Clegg breaks down everything you need to know from the DSL to the Majors.

Sorry for the afternoon publish on this. I went to play golf with my dad and future brother-in-law this morning. My sister is getting married next weekend.

Anyway, there were a ton of performances worthy of talking about from yesterday’s action. Let’s discuss.

MiLB Pitching

Travis Sykora, RHP, WSH, 20, A

The Nationals may have gotten a great deal on Sykora on a third-round overslot deal in the 2023 draft. Sykora already has an advanced body and arsenal despite being only 20 years old, standing at 6’6”/230 with great stuff.

His fastball already sits in the mid-to-upper 90s and has touched 101 mph. His split-change flashes are a plus pitch and sit in the same velocity band as his slider, which could improve shape.

On Thursday, Sykora led all Single-A pitchers with 20 whiffs, good for a 61 percent rate. He generated 15 more called strikes for a 45 percent CSW as he struck out eight batters over five innings with just one earned run allowed. Sykora only walked one, but he threw strikes at a 66 percent clip, which was a very positive sign.

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