Minor League Recaps: 6/22

by yondaime4 on Jun 22, 2008 1:12 AM EDT in Braves Minor League Recaps

Richmond 7, Syracuse 5

J. Anderson - 3-5
S. Thorman - 1-4 HR(10), 3 RBI, 2 K
C. James - 5IP 6H 5R 4BB 4K

Not a great start from Chuck James though he didn't allow a run in his last three starts so I'll grant him this. The offense scored all 7 runs in the 2nd inning. After I praised Scott Thorman so much last month he has come down to earth a bit in June hitting only .224 with an OPS under .700. Zach Schreiber was a guy on our radar at the end of last season and he currently has a 2.92 ERA out of the bullpen. He has a horrible flyball ratio and he walks more men than he strikes out but he keeps the hits low. We'll have to see if he can keep that up.

Mississippi 9, Montgomery 8 (11 Innings)

R. Gorecki - 3-5 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
G. Creek - 1-3 HR(4), 3 RBI, 2 BB
K. Kaaihue - 1-5 HR(8), BB, K
J. Schafer - 1-5 2B, RBI, BB, 2 K
K. Medlen - 7IP 5H 2R 0BB 5K

The M-Braves tried to give this one away. They had the lead for most of the game and then Kevin Gunderson and Luis Valdez both gave up their first runs of the month (Valdez actually hasn't allowed a run since April) to send it to extras. Kala Kaaihue has been dominant in the month of June with an OPS over 1.000 and batting nearly .350. Jordan Schafer is still having problems making consistent contact, but 11 of his 19 hits so far have been for extra bases. The big news here is that Kris Medlen finally made the full transition into starter and did great. He started the conversion around the first of the month and his walks have been up until tonight but his ERA has been more than half a run lower as a starter. For those that don't remember he was our top reliever prospect heading into the season. He could a valuable starter.

Myrtle Beach 4, Lynchburg 5

E. Campbell - 1-3 HR(6), 3 RBI, BB, K
B. Hicks - 1-4 2B

Nothing really exciting to report here. Eric Campbell is essentially doing what he did last season. Hitting for power with a low average and good peripherals. I still like his talent but he may not have many more chances.

Savannah 3, Rome 2

J. Heyward - 2-4 RBI
A. Coe - 2-4 2B
E. Osuna - 7IP 9H 3R 1BB 9K

When Edgar Osuna starts for this Rome team he has been the best starter out of them all. His 3.27 ERA is the best among guys who have started a game and he has 64 Ks in 52.1 IP. I'm impressed and he is someone we should keep an eye on.

Danville 5, Greeneville 4

C. Fuller - 3-5 2B
C. Shehan - 3-5 HR(1), 3 RBI
M. Elkerson - 2-3 2B
R. Sullivan - 3.2IP 2H 1R 0BB 5K
C. Kimbrel - 2IP 1H 0R 1BB 2K

Craig Kimbrel was taken by the Braves in the 3rd round out of Wallace State College. He is closer with a high K Rate (he struck out nearly 13 men per 9 IP in 2007). Shehan hits the ball real hard. Richard Sullivan was our 11th round pick out of Savannah College of Art and Design (I KNOW PEOPLE THERE!!!).

Blue Jays 5, Braves 7

C. Parra - 4-5 2B, RBI
D. Matra - 2-3 2 RBI
C. Maddox - 1-4 HR(1), 4 RBI, K
M. Hampton - 3IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K

Seriously what the hell is Mike Hampton doing? I mean he is taking away innings that some of our young draft picks could be using to develop themselves yet here he is ruining that for them too. WE ALL KNOW YOU AREN'T GOING TO EVER PITCH AGAIN. Mac was right.

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HAMPTON SUCKS

by jjcollins on Jun 22, 2008 2:13 AM EDT reply actions

Also, I may be wasted, but I would say that sober!

by jjcollins on Jun 22, 2008 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Whoa

Hampton’s name with some box stats next to it. That’s gotta be a typo.

Also, Scott Thorman – seriously, what is he ever going to be? With that mighty .224 avg, he’s showing no more discipline as he did last season, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to get any better. Maybe a low-percentage pinch-hit power bat off the bench, kind of like a Daryle Ward?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jun 22, 2008 2:33 AM EDT reply actions

I swear Thor better be a pinch hitter off the bench in Richmond than in Atlanta. The day he gets called up to Atlanta is the day I goto the Ted just to booooooo.

by jjcollins on Jun 22, 2008 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Adam Coe

He is a tool from what I hear

by jjcollins on Jun 22, 2008 3:02 AM EDT reply actions

Yep

He has a superstar attitude already. Don’t like that one bit.

by secondbass on Jun 22, 2008 6:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Coe?

You guys have had problems with Coe? He’s always been really cool when I’ve seen him. But spring training is pretty different from the season sometimes.

by cbwilk on Jun 22, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

And....

Phillip Britton got the call to Mississippi. He went 0-4, but it’s good to see him move up. He was kind of buried behind Tyler Flowers in Myrtle Beach (very understandably so), and I hope he gets more playing time in Mississippi – I personally think he could be really good if given a fair chance. Plus he’s a nice guy, so I always root for those guys.

by secondbass on Jun 22, 2008 6:19 AM EDT reply actions

anyone know when zeke spruill will debut? also have we signed anymore of our top draft picks? Thanks

by colerocks on Jun 22, 2008 8:33 AM EDT reply actions

Tyler Flowers

Just throwing a random fact out there but has anyone noticed the number of walks Tyler Flowers has drawn? Hes leading the Carolina league in walks which is pretty impressive. Hes got nearly as many walks as he does strike outs.

by atl14yearsschaffer on Jun 22, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah

I’ve been hyping Flowers as loudly and as often as possible. It seems like he gets at least one walk every game! And he’s really heating up here lately, and his average is up considerably since his slow start. I noticed he started at 1st base yesterday, even with Britton getting moved to Mississippi. I can certainly see a scenario where we lose Tex to free agency and bring in a scrub to hold down first until Flowers is ready. Who knows what will happen, but I really don’t see McCann going anywhere, and surely we wouldn’t trade Tyler – he’s one of the few legitimate big bats we have in the minors right now.

by secondbass on Jun 22, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah I had a tyler flowers walk chart comparing his walks to Cody Johnson’s strike outs earlier in the year but Tyler slumped a little and Cody’s strike outs took off so it was moot.

by yondaime4 on Jun 22, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

What's to become of Cody Johnson?

I mean, geez – my old granny could do that in the Sally League! What should the Braves do? When he gets hold of one, they go an abnormally long way, but he strikes out so much, is it worth the wait between shots? I’m thinking at this pace, he’ll be the next Adam Dunn, which perhaps wouldn’t be so bad, but no! Here are this season’s numbers for each so far:
Dunn: .220, 18HR, 43 RBI, OBP .386 and 76 Ks (72 games)
Cody: .211, 9HR, 30RBI, OBP .277, and 112 Ks (68 games)
And for Cody, this is low-A ball. Dunn’s worst year in the minors was in A ball where he hit .288 with 101 Ks.
I feel for the guy, I really do (Cody, that is), but I really wonder what the Braves have planned for him.

by secondbass on Jun 22, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh, typo..

Cody has 103 strikeouts this year. I don’t know where 112 came from – predicting the near future, perhaps?

by secondbass on Jun 22, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Dunn still makes more contact and walks a ton more. Cody has a lot of catching up to do. At this point I don’t see him being anything useful, but he is still just 19 in Low A ball. The Braves drafted him knowing he would be a project so they will stick with him. Remember the huge adjustment he made last year after the horrendous year he had in the GCL beforehand.

by yondaime4 on Jun 22, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Right...

I think the main point is the age here. He’s only 19 years old, and while we should be hoping for more from a first rounder, we knew that he would be an all or nothing player; Last year he looked like the ‘all’, this year, not so much. But he’s still got plenty of time to prove himself.

by Something Profound on Jun 23, 2008 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Cody Johnson

I am new to this forum, but bookmark this: When it all comes together for Cody Johnson – AND IT WILL – he will be phenomenal! Sit back, watch, predict and comment – just remember these words.

by NWFla on Jun 23, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

I hope you're right....

Based on the monster home runs he hits, he certainly has the potential. And, as someone mentioned above, he really turned a corner from the GCL to Danville. Now he just needs to cross that same bridge in Rome….
But, yeah, his homeruns get talked about for days after because they’re absolutely titanic.

by secondbass on Jun 23, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions