4/21 Minor League Update + 4/15 - 4/21 HOTLIST

by yondaime4 on Apr 22, 2008 12:10 AM EDT in Braves Minor League Recaps

Charlotte @ RIchmond (doubleheader postponed)

Huntsville 2, Mississippi 5

J. Perry - 2-3 HR (2), 3 RBI

G. Creek - 2-4 2B, RBI

M. Jurich - 2-4 2 2B, K

T. Redmond - 8IP 8H 2R 0BB 5K

Another excellent game pitched by the newly acquired Todd Redmond. his ERA is down to 2.66 this season and he helped stop the M-Braves 8 game losing streak. Jason Perry is the savior of the team after two games. He is already tied for second on the team in RBI and the team lead for homers. He is really just some guy they signed off the street. He has bounced around between the Toronto, Oakland, and Detroit organizations. Mississippi also put Jairo Cuevas on the DL today with an undisclosed shoulder injury. That doesn't sound good.

Lynchburg 7, Myrtle Beach 3

G. Hernandez - 2-4 2B, 3B, RBI

J. Owings - 2-4 2B, K

K. Cofield - 4IP 5H 4R 3BB 3K

Cofield pitched quite well going into the 4th. Then the wheels fell off. Hernandez has been as dominant as a leadoff hitter can be. Honest he is hitting for a lot more XBH than i expected out of him. He looks like he can dominate a game like Jose Reyes. Big words I know, but just look at the hotlist!

Savannah 2, Rome 7

M. Fisher - 2-5 HR(1), 2 RBI, K

C. Johnson - 3-5 2 2B, HR(4), 2 RBI, K

A. Coe - 3-4 3 2B, RBI

S. Diamond - 6IP 8H 2R 2BB 6K

Wow an Adam Coe sighting. We haven't had one of those since the start of the Appy League season last year. This game puts him soundly over .300 for the season. I'd like to see him take Van Pope's place on our 3B depth chart. Cody Johnson beat the ball into the ground again, but he is struggling to make contact like we all thought he would. Diamond is pitching pretty well so far and I'll be intrigued to see how he develops as the year goes on. He goes on the watchlist.

Hotlist time!

1. Tommy Hanson - Until he gives up an earned run he stays here. YTD Line: 22IP 5H 6BB 32K. Nuff said.

2. Gorky Hernandez - the kid was an XBH machine this week with 7 in 7 games while holding a .333 avg for the week. He is basically doing everything you can ask of him so far. Though honestly I would like to see more stolen bases. But I'm quibbling.

3. Jo-Jo Reyes - He makes the list because he too still has not allowed a run, but he only has 16IP so far this season. I'll let it slide for now. YTD line: 14IP 6H 5BB 18K

4. B. Canizares - He is still hitting the ball well though he had an 8 game hitting streak halted this week. He hasn't played in a couple of days because of the rain in Richmond. YTD Line: .404 AVG 6 2B 3 HR 12 RBI 4 BB 9 K

5. Todd Redmond - There was a bit of a battle for the bottom spot here, but in the end I gave it to Redmond because he made two starts on the week and came out with a 15IP 12H 3R 0BB 9K line. He is giving up a hit an inning this year but counters that with only 2 walks to keep a very solid 1.06 WHIP. Very solid pickup for us so far.

Honorable Mention: Steve Evarts, Rome; Eric Barrett, Rome; Greg Creek; Mississippi; Jason Perry, Mississippi

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Cody Johnson

I realize he has 7 walks to 27 strikeouts, but I’m telling you – he really works the count well. He rarely swings at the first pitch, and he always seems to get deep into the count. Now if he can just reverse the end result more often than not, he’ll be alright!

by secondbass on Apr 22, 2008 5:25 AM EDT reply actions

To myself I will say...

....I found this at the Rome newspaper website regarding Johnson:

“The former No. 1 draft pick showed up at the park at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, and did some extra work with hitting coach Bobby Moore. A few hours later, it paid off when he hit doubles in each of his two first two at-bats, then capped his night with the majestic seventh-inning homer. The towering blast, Johnson’s fourth homer of the year, easily cleared the picnic area in right field and created a big buzz among the crowd of 2,541. ‘Longest homer I’ve ever seen in this park. Ever,’ said Moore, who’s been Rome’s hitting coach since the team’s inception in 2003. ‘I’d say 450 feet.’"

The Rome paper does a good job covering the team, if anybody is interested:

http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=680

by secondbass on Apr 22, 2008 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions