Gwinnett Braves Release Roster

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2009 1:44 PM EDT in Braves Minor League News

The inaugural Gwinnett Braves opening day roster will be:

PITCHERS (11): Manny Acosta (RH), Francisley Bueno (LH), Mariano Gomez (LH), Vladimir Nunez (RH), Jo-Jo Reyes (LH), Tommy Hanson (RH), Boone Logan (LH), Kris Medlen (RH), James Parr (RH), Todd Redmond (RH) and Luis Valdez (RH)

CATCHERS (2): J.C. Boscan and Alvin Colina

INFIELDERS (6): Barbaro Canizares, Brooks Conrad, Diory Hernandez, J.C. Holt, Van Pope and Wes Timmons

OUTFIELDERS: (4): Gregor Blanco, Joe Borchard, Reid Gorecki and Brandon Jones

Not too many surprises. It's good to see Van Pope make it to triple-A. I'm guessing the rotation will be Reyes, Hanson, Medlen, Parr, and Redmond. This should be a pretty good team.

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Oh my fucking god, Borchard, Blanco & BJONES in the same OF. I just died and went to heaven

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

by bigjoe on Apr 5, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

Corky Miller

Not sure if this is right place to post but Corky Miller, Corky “Freaking” Miller made the White Sox roster. “The Hamster” got another major league job. Not sure who he has pictures of but must be pretty good.

by CHill33 on Apr 5, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions

he knows how to blow the rigjht people I guess

Proof that when posting while high or intoxicated can lead to some really funny posts

by bravesrbaseball on Apr 5, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Apr 5, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Gwinnett’s second series of the season is in Durham. I’m trying to work it out so I can go down on the day that Hanson pitches. It’d be nice if he was number 2 in the rotation, since that’s what David Price is for Durham. I’d say a d David Price/Tommy Hanson matchup would be a baseball fan’s wet dream.

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by cbwilk on Apr 5, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions

Not to drink the kool aid or anything

But that looks like a good matchup for game one of the WS in 2011

by Weldon on Apr 5, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Wonder how many major league teams would straight up trade their entire starting rotation for the GBraves’.

by fandave on Apr 5, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

Gwinnett could finish ahead of the Nats in the NL East!! The future looks bright

by mwchipper on Apr 5, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

There are some MLB teams that would like that roster.

by kalesi on Apr 5, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions

Such as?

by TradeAndruw on Apr 5, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

...catsports...

by bwellnjonesco on Apr 7, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

So they're only starting with 23?

Tommy Hanson 4 ROY

by timmy3 on Apr 5, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions

They’re only allowed to have 23. They get to expand to 25 at some point in August.

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by cbwilk on Apr 5, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Good call. I knew that, but had forgotten it.

Tommy Hanson 4 ROY

by timmy3 on Apr 5, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Can somone correct my rosterbation problem?

CF 1. Blanco
3B 2. Timmons / Pope
LF 3. Jones
RF 4. Borchard
1B 5. Canizares
2B 6. Conrad / Holt
SS 7. Hernandez
C 8. Boscan / Colina

1. Hanson
2. Reyes
3. Medlin
4. Parr
5. Redmond

Pen: Have no idea?
CL Acosta
SU Bueno
LO Logan
MR Gomez
MR Nunez
MR Valdez

Seriously, does that look remotely correct?

by bbxxj on Apr 5, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

I think Redmond would be a lot higher in the rotation.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

by bigjoe on Apr 5, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

lol...

I think a five game series against the Nats would be an epic battle.

by MatM on Apr 5, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

My guess:

CF 1. Blanco
2B 2. Conrad
LF 3. Jones
1B 4. Cannizares
RF 5. Borchard
SS 6. Hernandez
DH 7. Timmons
3B 8. Pope
C 9. Colina

They DH a ton in the IL since there are so many AL affiliates. I’d guess Gorecki will get a fair amount of playing time too.

1. Reyes
2. Hanson
3. Parr
4 Redmond
5. Medlen

Pen: Have no idea?
CL Nunez
SU Acosta
SU Logan
RP Bueno
RP Valdez
RP Gomez

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by cbwilk on Apr 6, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Logan is gonna be one lonely english speaker in that bullpen. He probably will never know what the hell is going on down there.

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

lol

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Apr 5, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s one sorry ass looking infield IMHO.

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

Who gets the boot when Morton comes back?

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

Probably Medlin

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Apr 5, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt Medlen(you may be joking because of the misspelling lol)

I think transitioning Medlen to the bullpen is what they would do, and Nunez or Bueno would be the guy I dumped. Also, I think bbxj has the line-up/order pretty accurate, but I would order the pitching differently.

1. Hanson
2. Reyes
3. Redmond
4. Medlen
5. Parr

CL: Acosta
SU: Valdez
LO: Logan/Gomez
MR: Bueno
MR: Nunez

by MatM on Apr 5, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they are grooming Valdez to close.

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoops...

Didn’t realize I misspelled.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Apr 5, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Rome Braves Release Roster

Here it is, partly. Not worthy of a front-pager.

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone else surprised that Sumoza isn’t starting the season at the Beach?

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

No.

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by cbwilk on Apr 6, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t realize how young he is. I bet he gets promoted at some point this year when Heyward gets sent up to Mississippi.

by KC Ryan on Apr 6, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Full Rome roster

Here

Well, at least we get Jacob Thompson, David Francis, and Zeke Spruill

by secondbass on Apr 5, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

The pitching staff in Rome looks pretty impressive. Lots of good prospects.

by KC Ryan on Apr 5, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Definitely. Getting to see Spruill, Thompson, Sullivan, Francis, Delgado, Clemens, and Hoover should be nice for the folks down there.

Interesting that Adam Coe isn’t on any of the rosters. I guess they brought in this guy Barba to play 3B. Apparently he’s got experience at High A with the Brewers.

On paper, the offense isn’t as impressive at last year with Freeman, Heyward, and Johnson, but Schlehuber looks pretty good, and Sumoza and Shehan both have a ton of potential. I love LV Ware, he could be a pretty dynamic leadoff hitter.

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by cbwilk on Apr 6, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I have high hopes for Ware but he was a bit underwhelming last year.

by KC Ryan on Apr 6, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know if I’d go with underwhelming, maybe unspectacular. He hit pretty well, but not with a lot of pop, and he did strike out too much and walk too little. But, he stole a few bases and was a team leader. I think he’s a lot more impressive in person than on paper.

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by cbwilk on Apr 6, 2009 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Any idea what happened to Adam Coe? I can’t find him on any Braves or MiLB roster. Was he released?

by mickyM on Apr 7, 2009 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions

He wasn’t on the transactions list yesterday, so maybe he just hurt and staying in extended ST. But, I wouldn’t be surprised if he got released.

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by cbwilk on Apr 7, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

You know what’s up when it comes to this kind of thing, so I have a question: what is your best source for transactions, both MLB and MiLB? I’ve been looking all over the place and I can’t find one I can rely on. I know it’ll take checking out more than one on a regular basis; I’m just looking to be pointed in the right direction.

Thanks.

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by VegasAces on Apr 7, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

You’re right, you pretty much have to check a lot of places. Every Monday Baseball America puts up the weekly minor league transactions. I check ESPN and MLB and USA Today pretty regularly. And MiLB has come a long way, their league transactions are incredibly up to date now.

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by cbwilk on Apr 7, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Good times. I had all of those on my list save for MiLB, which I’ll add to the rotation. Seems stupid that I never checked there, but what can I say. Thanks again.

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by VegasAces on Apr 7, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Before last season that wouldn’t have been stupid at all. They were horrible about transactions. I’d go to games all the time and there’d be 2 or 3 guys who I didn’t know were there (which is incredibly frustrating when I have their cards at home, hours away). Then, all of the sudden, they got good.

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by cbwilk on Apr 7, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Who the hell is gonna play if they released their entire roster?

"Ohhhh shit"-Bobby Cox

by 10-4 on Apr 5, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

any idea??

new to talking chop and I don’t keep up with the minor league teams that much, who would ya’ll think might be pitching the home opener april 17?

by gritzblitz on Apr 6, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

It looks like it’s the 9th game of the season, which makes it the 4th spot in the rotation, so, depending on whose prediction you go with, it could be Medlen, Redmond, or Parr.

"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
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by cbwilk on Apr 6, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions