Smoke Signals

After a slow start, some Lynchburg Hillcats bats are catching fire. Ralphy Velazquez, Jaison Chourio and Angel Genao are hitting everything in sight, which has promoted some talk about promotions. But when is the right time to promote prospects up a level and what goes into that? This episode ponders when those three will be promoted, and what has to happen for them to get to the next level. Also discussed is the return of an injured pitching prospect, Guardians relief prospects that are surging and Kyle Manzardo's big weekend. We wrap up this episode with part of an interview I did with Guardians 2023 pick Alex Mooney from Lake County over the weekend. Subscribe to the newsletter: https://nextyearincleveland.substack.com/