The Dynasty Digest: May 20, 2024

Chris Clegg runs down everything you need to know from yesterday's MiLB action.

Welcome back, everyone! It was a good weekend of live looks for me as I saw more Jacob Gonzalez and Samuel Zavala, as well as two solid pitchers in Noah Schultz and Riley Gowens, who I will break down below.

There was a lot of other great performances to note from Sunday as well that are worth breaking down. So let’s dive right in, Monday’s edition of the Dynasty Digest.

Live Looks

Noah Schultz, LHP, CHW, 20, AA

Schultz pitched on Saturday night, but despite the decent stat line, he pitched much better. Schultz pitched four innings with two runs allowed, allowing one walk and striking out four. He actually did not generate a ton of whiffs, but he landed a ton of called strikes as he located his pitches quite well.

His fastball was in the 95-96 range, topping out at 98 with a nice armside run. He often landed it for strikes and worked both sides of the plate. The slider was in the 79-83 range with nice sweeping action. Schultz was comfortable front and back-dooring hitters with it and sequenced it well. He mixed in an upper-80s changeup but did not throw it often.

The fastball and slider both have the makings of 70-grade offerings, and the changeup flashes average. For his size, the command of those offerings is also very impressive.

Schultz has all the makings of a front-line starter, and, worst case, he is a high-leverage reliever. The stuff is that good. See for yourself in the video below.

Riley Gowens, RHP, CHW, 24, A+

Gowens should probably be making the trip to Double-A with Schultz after how dominant he was on Sunday’s start in Greenville. He tossed seven innings with one earned run, two walks, one hit, and eleven strikeouts. It was Gowens's second straight start with at least seven innings pitched and at least ten strikeouts.

The Braves 2023 ninth-round pick was one of the pieces that was sent to Chicago in the Aaron Bummer trade, and it looks like one the Braves might regret. Gowens works out of the stretch, throwing a low-to-mid 90s fastball with riding action and arm-side run. The mid-80s slider has shorter horizontal movement, but it is the last biting action that keeps hitters on their toes. The changeup was a pretty devastating pitch, showing late movement and a ton of arm-side run.

Gowens generated 16 whiffs on the start, but landed plenty of pitches for called strikes too. He needed 95 pitches to complete seven innings, landing over 66 percent of them for strikes. Keep a close eye on Gowens. He is a fun arm.

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