Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/15

by yondaime4 on Jun 16, 2009 3:57 PM EDT in Braves Minor League Recaps

Gwinnett 3, Indianapolis 2

R. Gorecki 1-4 2B, RBI
B. Jones 1-4 2B, K
F. Bueno 5Ip 2H 0R 1BB 1K

Francisley Bueno has been pretty good out of the bullpen for the Braves this season and he has been pretty much exactly as good as a starter. He is your classic soft tossing lefty. He doesn't strike many people out and his relies on spotting his pitches. Another note for this guy is that he is yet another Cuban defector that we have signed. This is significant because two young Cuban players (Noel Arguellez, a 19 year old LHP and Jose Iglesias, a 19 year old SS) just recently were declared free agents and with our success signing Cuban players in the past few years I think we have a shot to pick them up.

Birmingham 10, Mississippi 0

W. Cabrera 2-4 2B
C. Gearrin 3IP 2H 0R 0BB 0K

Edgar Osuna just got hammered in this game after having two excellent games in AA. I guess you can't win them all. Cory Gearrin hasn't been quite as super dominant since he was promoted from the Beach but he has only given up runs in 2 of his 7 appearances. If he keeps it up you might see him in Atlanta by the end of the year if the bottom falls out for the Major League team.

Lynchburg 1, Myrtle Beach 2

D. Linares 2-4 RBI
C. Johnson 2-3
CJ Lee 3-3 2B
J. Ortegano 7.1IP 2H 1R 2BB 5K

I don't see how this Myrtle Beach team is as bad as their record indicates. Well now looking at their lineup they have 3 guys in the back half of the lineup that are hitting under .200 for the season. Also not having Heyward for a month sure doesn't help much. Jose Ortegano has been absolutely filthy since the start of May with an ERA sitting around 1.10 during that time. He is only 21 at this point and has split time between starting and relieving this season so he could move up in either direction. I would guess if he moves up he will stay starting until he proves he can't anymore.

Savannah 0, Rome 4

D. Delgado 6IP 4H 0R 0BB 6K
D. Francis 3IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K

So far in 3 starts with Rome Dimaster Delgado has pretty much owend the Sally League. His ERA is .63 with only 9 hits and 4 walks allowed in 14.1IP. He is just over 20 years old right now and of course has been spectacular so far. He wasn't that great last year in the GCL, but he skipped right over the Appy Leauge to Rome this year and appears to be ready. Obviously we will have to wait and see if this isn't just the league not being adjusted to him yet, but as it is we could have a trio a good young Latin American pitchers (Dimaster and Randall Delgado and Julio Teheran). Hopefully our system can reload itself after the gutting we have done recently.

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So, question

Is Rohrbough now the top pitching prospect in the organization? I’m wondering since he’s had somewhat spotty success at Myrtle Beach and, combined with his injuries, if that hurts his status. Now that we’ve got Hanson and Medlen, and Locke has been shipped out, I don’t know how clear the situation is, especially since we took a pitcher with the 7th pick.

So, does anyone feel like Rohrbough has been leapfrogged by the great season Osuna is having, or maybe even guys like Cordier and DeVall? Or is it Michael Minor? Or are we just waiting to see what Julio Teheran does when rookie ball starts back up?

by Bronn on Jun 16, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

Technically Tommy Hanson still is, but barring injury he won’t be. I think there is a muddle because of the guys left considering everyone we have now that is a true prospect is below AA. I think guys in the mix for it by the end of the year will be Rohrbough (most likely if his health pans out), Teheran, either Delgado, Brett DeVall, maybe Zeke Spruill and JJ Hoover could surprise and move in there. My bet though is on Mike Minor when he signs. He will probably be AA ready and not far from the big leagues and even if his upside isn’t as good as any of those guys mentioned he is proven where those guys aren’t. Just my call though.

by yondaime4 on Jun 16, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

So if Minor’s upside is something like a probable #4, possible #3, what’s the upside on guys like DeVall, Spruill, and Hoover? I mean, I thought even Rohrough’s upside was like a third starter, without factoring his injuries.

by Bronn on Jun 16, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

its hard to really put it to those guys at a young age, but if I am being pessimistic I say #3 maybe #2 if the stars align. Both DeVall and Spruill have the control and command that good pitchers need but they don’t have overwhelming stuff. They both have projectable bodies so they could add velocity as they move up the ladder and add muscle. That is what happened to Tommy Hanson. He was throwing 88-91 and topping out at 93 three years ago. Now we all see him hitting 97 at times. What makes Minor a better pitching prospect right now is the fact that he is almost guaranteed to reach his ceiling as a 3 or 4 because he probably is that right now. I
n the end though Spruill and DeVall and Hoover are all good low A pitching prospects, but I would still consider them 2nd tier guys. None of them have the same kind of stuff that a guy like Madison Bumgardner had last year in the Sally league. If they want to take that next step they would have to add velocity and refine their secondary pitches.

by yondaime4 on Jun 17, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

This month's Chop Talk had this to say about Hoover:

“Hoover throws four pitches for strikes and has a thick frame and the strength to emerge as a workhorse in the middle of the rotation.”

The same article has Rome manager Randy Ingle saying this about Jacob Thompson:

“He’s got the size, and he really looks like a pitcher…He’s got some polish but he also has a lot of upside.”

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by Bravely going forward on Jun 17, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m going with Zeke Spruill at the moment.

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by cbwilk on Jun 17, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Noel Arguellez is being compared to Francisco Liriano…maybe ATL wanted to save money for International FAs when they selected Mr. Signability at number 7. Just a random hope…

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by bwellnjonesco on Jun 16, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions