Author Topic: Follow the Prospects: Travis Sykora, RHP (Read 18925 times)

USF_Football · « **Reply #225 on:** July 28, 2025, 05:49:38 pm »

See you in two years Travis. That truly sucks. Time to trade Gore and get a haul of prospects before Gore walks in FA. Our pitching is decimated presently.

Slateman · « **Reply #226 on:** July 28, 2025, 06:09:21 pm »

With a shortened season in 2027, he probably won't be pitching in MLB until 2028

IanRubbish · « **Reply #227 on:** July 28, 2025, 06:26:12 pm »

Really unfortunate, he was the one Rizzo man crush pitcher who could actually throw strikes.

HondoKillebrew · « **Reply #228 on:** July 28, 2025, 06:42:16 pm »

Terrible

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #229 on:** July 28, 2025, 07:27:29 pm »

Susana faked me out when it was Sykora who I needed to be worried about.

imref · « **Reply #230 on:** July 28, 2025, 07:37:42 pm »

The 2028 Nats are going to be awesome.

imref · « **Reply #231 on:** July 28, 2025, 07:38:10 pm »

Quote from: nobleisthyname on July 28, 2025, 07:27:29 pm

Susana faked me out when it was Sykora who I needed to be worried about.

I’d bet a dollar Susana goes down too.

Slateman · « **Reply #232 on:** July 28, 2025, 07:46:39 pm »

Quote from: nobleisthyname on July 28, 2025, 07:27:29 pm

Susana faked me out when it was Sykora who I needed to be worried about.

Oh dont your worry. Mr. 102 will be along shortly

rbw5t · « **Reply #233 on:** July 28, 2025, 08:07:08 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on July 28, 2025, 06:09:21 pm

With a shortened season in 2027, he probably won't be pitching in MLB until 2028

Is the minor league season cancelled too when there is a strike/lockout? It’s bad enough that he’ll miss 2026, but it’s probably important for development to be able to pitch in the minors in ‘27. Missing that year bc of a work stoppage would be brutal.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #234 on:** July 28, 2025, 08:08:22 pm »

Quote from: rbw5t on July 28, 2025, 08:07:08 pm

Is the minor league season cancelled too when there is a strike/lockout? It’s bad enough that he’ll miss 2026, but it’s probably important for development to be able to pitch in the minors in ‘27. Missing that year bc of a work stoppage would be brutal.

not in the past. I don't think minors are in the bargaining unit

Smithian · « **Reply #235 on:** July 28, 2025, 09:32:03 pm »

Unfortunate

imref · « **Reply #236 on:** August 19, 2025, 04:19:34 pm »

Zuck says Sykora's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. So seems like the best case scenario is that he's ready for spring training in 2027.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #237 on:** August 19, 2025, 06:01:17 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 19, 2025, 04:19:34 pm

Zuck says Sykora's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. So seems like the best case scenario is that he's ready for spring training in 2027.

Sunshine: at least he's not accruing MLB service time.

imref · « **Reply #238 on:** August 20, 2025, 08:53:52 pm »

Surgery done.

Quote

"I will use this time to train not only harder but smarter than ever so when I get to the other side of this I will say I left nothing on the table"

https://x.com/travissykora1/status/1958322014806036502

Slateman · « **Reply #239 on:** August 20, 2025, 09:39:09 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on March 04, 2025, 11:20:49 am

Getting these kind of strikeout/whiff numbers with a "diminished" fastball is extremely promising. If he gets healthy and comes back to sitting 95-97, with two plus offspeed pitches, he is going to be a beast.

Still holds. If he can be healthy, hes a Cy Young winner

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #240 on:** October 11, 2025, 12:17:21 pm »

Age: 21
Team rank: 2
Current level: AA (on 60-day IL)

Season recap (4 levels)

W-L

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IP

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GS

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ERA

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FIP

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SO

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BB

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K%

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BB%

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WHIP

3-1

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45.1

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12

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1.79

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1.20

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79

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17

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46.7%

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10.1%

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0.77

imref · « **Reply #241 on:** January 23, 2026, 09:34:04 pm »

#54 on Callis’ top-100

imref · « **Reply #242 on:** February 10, 2026, 12:06:30 pm »

Posted video on his instagram (travissykora_) of him throwing today at camp (not very hard, on a flat surface).

Slateman · « **Reply #243 on:** February 10, 2026, 01:05:17 pm »

Yay! Goal is for him to start some games at the end of the season, like in late August?

imref · « **Reply #244 on:** February 10, 2026, 01:53:48 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on February 10, 2026, 01:05:17 pm

Yay! Goal is for him to start some games at the end of the season, like in late August?

That seems optimistic but potentially achievable, He had TJ around August 1st. Would be nice if he's able to pitch a bit this year and then ready to go in full in 2027.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #245 on:** February 11, 2026, 06:07:11 am »

Would be a nice change of pace from Cavalli and Gray taking two full years.

Slateman · « **Reply #246 on:** February 11, 2026, 06:47:00 am »

Quote from: nobleisthyname on February 11, 2026, 06:07:11 am

Would be a nice change of pace from Cavalli and Gray taking two full years.

Gray pitched minor league games in September, so he was on the 12-14 month return timeline.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #247 on:** February 11, 2026, 07:02:12 am »

Quote from: Slateman on February 11, 2026, 06:47:00 am

Gray pitched minor league games in September, so he was on the 12-14 month return timeline.

Ah that's right, he delayed getting TJ originally.

Slateman · « **Reply #248 on:** February 11, 2026, 07:23:25 am »

Quote from: nobleisthyname on February 11, 2026, 07:02:12 am

Ah that's right, he delayed getting TJ originally.

Kind of. It was originally a flexor strain and then he had to undergo TJS. If you want to count him starting his IL time in April, then yea, it was almost two years.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #249 on:** **Yesterday** at 07:27:55 pm »

Quote from: imref on February 10, 2026, 01:53:48 pm

That seems optimistic but potentially achievable, He had TJ around August 1st. Would be nice if he's able to pitch a bit this year and then ready to go in full in 2027.

I doubt he'll be ready to start in MLB in '27. Unlike Gray, Herz, Cavalli, he's had just two starts above High A. He's going to need a lot of time next year in the minors after he comes back.