The Dynasty Digest: May 15, 2024

Chris Clegg breaks down everything you need to know from Tuesday's MiLB action.

It was a full day of baseball for me on Tuesday, and today will be the same. After hitting publish on this article, I am heading to Columbia, SC, to see Santiago Suarez take on Blake Wolters.

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There is a lot to talk about from yesterday’s action. Let’s break it all down.

MiLB Pitchers

Owen Murphy, RHP, ATL, 20, A+

Stellar. The best way I can describe Owen Murphy on Thursday. It was a chilly, rainy morning for an 11 AM start, but none of it phased Murphy, who struck out 11 without issuing a walk over 6.1 scoreless innings. Murphy allowed just three hits and was highly efficient, needing just 83 pitches and landing 74 percent for strikes.

Murphy’s fastball is not overly impressive from a velocity standpoint. It worked 91-93 mph, but the outlier traits on it help make it a successful offering. It features high IVB numbers, but it is the release point and how well he hides it that makes it a pitch that misses bats, on top of the fact he locates it well up in the zone. Murphy gets plenty of swings under the pitch.

He also features a slider and curveball, both being distinct pitches. The slider sits in the mid-80s with depth and solid sweeping action. The curveball gets plenty of downward action but also has a two-plane break, sitting near 80 mph. Murphy does flash a changeup on occasion, and it is a solid pitch, but he mostly uses it against lefties. I would love to see Murphy continue to develop the changeup.

Murphy is impressive. He has a 1.54 ERA across 41 innings this season with 60 strikeouts and just 12 walks. He is pounding the strike zone and missing bats at a high clip. Spencer Schwellenbach was just promoted to Double-A, don’t be shocked when Murphy is next.

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