On Thursday we began our first check-in with the High-A Lansing Lugnuts, but there are so many interesting players to follow that the first post only covered the hitters. Now we can take a look at the pitching prospects.Like Lansing’s hitting contingent, their pitching staff is short on high-profile names but long on fascinating sleepers https://www.oaklandfanstoreonline.com/Matt_Olson_Hoodie-112, especially college arms who are just getting their first substantial pro experience after the lost 2020 summer. The Lugnuts were supposed to have right-hander Jeff Criswell, who was drafted in the 2nd round last summer and ranks No. 11 on our Community Prospect List, but he immediately got hurt . Fellow righty Tyler Baum, the previous year’s 2nd-rounder and No. 16 on our CPL, hasn’t pitched yet but I’m told he’s resumed throwing and should be ready soon; it remains to be seen what level he might go to, but High-A would make sense.The only healthy CPL member remaining in Lansing is righty Colin Peluse, who burst onto the scene at No. 22 after reports of a velocity spike during the pandemic off-year. So far his ERA is shaky, but he’s striking out plenty of batters despite one of the lowest swinging-strike rates on the roster. For what it’s worth, half his earned runs came in one disaster outing, and his ERA drops to 3.62 without that.Peluse: 5.58 ERA, 30⅔ ip, 32 Ks, 10 BB, 4 HR, 4.48 FIPFanGraphs released their A’s prospect list on Friday, and Peluse got a vote of confidence with a No. 11 ranking. Eric Longenhagen said the following in the writeup:“He was a pitchability righty with fringe stuff that played up because Peluse’s delivery screws with hitters’ timing, but after undergoing a bit of a physical transformation during the pandemic Sergio Romo T-Shirt, he was sitting 94-98 during 2020 instructs. He’s held that velo into the 2021 season and his changeup has flashed better now than in the past. Peluse throws exclusively from the stretch, his fastball/slider combo gives him a relief floor, and the changeup progression gives him a shot to start.”Here’s an example of that delivery.If your fuel tank is empty, don't worry. Colin Peluse is out here pumping gas https://www.oaklandfanstoreonline.com/Sergio_Romo_Face_Mask-494.Eight strikeouts through four innings!