Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/21
by yondaime4 on Jul 22, 2009 12:03 AM EDT
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Norfolk 1, Gwinnett 4
- K. Johnson 2-4 RBI, SB(1)
- C. Sammons 2-4 RBI, K
- J. Venters 7IP 5H 1R 1BB 2K
Just a good old fashioned solid win here. There wasn't a whole lot to get excited over. Kelly Johnson has hits in 6 straight games for Richmond Gwinnett. Clint Sammons has also been hitting slightly better with 7 hits in his last 13 ABs to raise his average to .236. Also Van Pope is hitting .182 on the season. For a guy we thought would be taking over third for us he hasn't hit. At all.
Mississippi 2, Tennessee 3 - 10 Innings
- B. Hicks 2-4
- J. Heyward 2-4 2B, 2K
- E. Osuna 7IP 5H 2R 1BB 4K
What the heck is that Heyward? 2 freaking strike outs? I am so done with you.
Wilmington 0, Myrtle Beach 1
- C. Miles 2-4 HR(3)
- J. Ortegano 6IP 4H 0R 0BB 5K
Looks like the Pelicans pitching staff was getting it done in this game. Ortegano has been great this season splitting time between starting and relieving. His ERA as a reliever is 1.47 vs 4.21 when he starts and my guess is he will probably be a lefty out of the pen if/when he makes it to the show as he has to rely on good control to get by. Just another guy that bolsters our pitching depth.
Rome - Off
Danville 9, Johnson City 2
- M. Jones 3-4 2B, 3B, HR(2), BB, K
- C. Harrilchak 3-5 2B, 2 RBI, K
- RSF 2-5 HR(6), 2 RBI, K
- J. Kreke 3-5 2 2B, 3B
- C. Masters 6IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K
Looks like the Danville offense got its groove on tonight. They combined for 10 XBH and Mycal Jones fell just a single short of the cycle. Jones has tons of tools with what scouts say has 70 power speed on the 20-80 scale. He is a little old for the typical JuCo player at 22, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the Braves move him aggressively if he does well. He is flashing most of those skills in Danville right now but isn't making a ton of contact at the moment (.257 AVG with 29 in 105 AB). Anyways, keep an eye on him.
GCL Pirates 0, GCL Braves 10 - 7 Innings
- C. Bethancourt 2-3 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, K
- J. Hanson 3-3 HR(1), 2 RBI
- R. Lopez 4.2IP 3H 0R 5BB 6K 3WP
We have a split squad game between the Pirates and Braves in this one. It appears the Braves kept their 'A' team home as they thrashed the Pirates. Christian Bethacourt is hitting .342 over his last 10 games with 6 XBH ( and 9 strike outs vs 0 walks). Man I love this kid.
GCL Braves 0, GCL Pirates 3 - 7 Innings
- L. Niekro 6IP 1H 3R 3BB 0K
Well it appears that Lance Niekro finally had the knuckler working in this game but his defense committed 3 errors that resulted in 0 of his runs being earned. Well to the GCL, Lance!
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WTF Heyward?
I said it earlier; i really think he should be sent down to Danville or Rome. He obviously can’t handle the AA pitching and needs to work on his swing.
TOTAL BUST.
Maybe one of our young, bluechippers like JoJo Reyes or the 19 year old Barbaro Canizares can pick it up.
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
Canizares really has more power than any 19 year old should have. Someday, he’ll be a great hitter for the big leagues.
Oh wait, that’s a “69” on his birth certificate, not an “89”.
hahaha how did ESPN mess that up so badly at the Futures game?
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
by Scott Coleman on Jul 22, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, you can’t be too hard on them because they generally don’t expect many 30 year olds to be playing in these futures games.
good point.
but still…
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
by Scott Coleman on Jul 22, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean, I can’t be surprised that they never heard of him. No 29-30 year old is ever going to end up on a top prospect list or even so much as a hot sheet. If you’re a guy who’s following the top prospects and minor league players, you probably know a bit about the Jason Heywards, Mike Stantons, Mat Gamels’ and Fernando Martinez’s, but you’ve probably never once heard of Barbaro Canizares.
the guy was probably writing up a 30 minute scouting report on any Yankees, Red Sox or Phillies players in the game, and made the mistake.
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
by Scott Coleman on Jul 22, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
The announcers said he was 19 too. HAHA
by eaheckman10 on Jul 22, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
You sure about that?
Mycal Jones, the 5’10" 165 lb SS who I’ve seen compared to Chone Figgins has 70 power? Where exactly did you get this from?
Yeah that’s surprising. Not at all expected.
Pete Rose was actually banned from baseball for teaching Jeff Francoeur how to play. He made up the gambling stuff to hide his shame.
by VivaLosBravos on Jul 22, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah I just re-read that. They say 70 raw speed and the word power is directly below it so my mind just blended it all together
Need to edit.
Get Figgy with it.
Pete Rose was actually banned from baseball for teaching Jeff Francoeur how to play. He made up the gambling stuff to hide his shame.
by VivaLosBravos on Jul 22, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Juan Flores
The 22 Y.O. Nicaraguan outfielder we just signed this past June is tearing it up in the DSL. He MUST be promoted immediately!
Robinson Lopez
Is one of my sleeper pitcher picks, he had a decent game today(too many BB) and has had a very nice season so far.
thats what i was thinkin.
2009 Atlanta Braves Motto: We ♥ leaving RISP AND Omar Minaya!
by Scott Coleman on Jul 22, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice to see Osuna starting to get it together. I think we should have expected some regression with him at AA after pitching all last year in low A.
RSF
Looks like the hand is def ok now as the power switch was turned back on and he did a little yard work tonight.
Ortegano
Since April has a 1.71 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP
Is he our best lefty relief prospect?
Q: If on-base pct is so important then why don't they put it on the scoreboard? -Failcoeur
A: Because the Braves don't want to show their fans how bad you suck.
Chris Masters
Is up to 36 K’s with one BB. His control is decent.
Haha, I totally missed that in my first read over.
by soup du jour on Jul 22, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll be in Knoxville for the Smokies/MS Braves game tonight...
I can’t wait to get my first live look at Heyward!
Disappointing doesn’t do justice to it. He’s fallen off the map.
Q: If on-base pct is so important then why don't they put it on the scoreboard? -Failcoeur
A: Because the Braves don't want to show their fans how bad you suck.
stupid phillies....
they’re not out of it till the last out…4th inning is early days, unfortunately
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Last out.
Phils lose.
Pete Rose was actually banned from baseball for teaching Jeff Francoeur how to play. He made up the gambling stuff to hide his shame.
by VivaLosBravos on Jul 22, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
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