Minor League Recap 8/15
by KC Ryan on Aug 16, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintSince Yondaime is on vacation and no one else posted the minor league recap from yesterday I thought I would put one up.
Gwinnett 10, Pawtucket 1
- T. Redmond 6IP, 2H, 1R, 3BB, 6K
- B. Conrad 1-4 2B, 2RBI, 1BB
- D. Hernandez 2-4 RBI, SB, K
The G-Braves are now 2 games out front in the division and playing great baseball. It's nice to see Todd Redmond put up probably his best performance of the year. His extreme fly ball tendencies are troubling but his numbers aren't that far off from his league MVP performance of last year. The Braves put up 10 runs on only 9 hits (only one XBH) and beat Tim Wakefield in this one.
Montgomery 7, Mississippi 3
- J. Ortegano 2.1IP, 7H, 6R, 3BB, K, 2HR allowed
- J. Heyward 0-4 BB
- F. Freeman 2-4 K
- B. Hicks 2-5 2B, 2RBI
After owning the league in his first 3 starts at Mississippi Ortegano got his rear end handed to him in this one. Heyward has cooled off quite a bit and has only 4 hits and 1 XBH in his last 6 games. Not much else to say about this one although K. Gunderson did put up two more scoreless innings and has had a pretty solid year in AA.
Myrtle Beach 4, Lynchburg 2
- C. Rohrbaugh 6IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K, HR allowed
- C. Gearin 1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K, Save
- D. Linares 2-3 HR, 2RBI, BB
- C. Shehan 2-4 2 2B, RBI
Cole Rohrbaugh had a very encouraging game simply because he didn't give up any walks. This is his second start in a row giving up only 1 ER. Maybe he will get it together and string together 3 or 4 more quality outings to finish up the season strong. Cory Gearin continues to eat the league alive and has put together a 0.78 ERA and a ridiculous 3.0 GO/AO in 23 IP this year at the Beach. I can't imagine he has anything left to prove there. I would imagine he might move quickly next year and even get some time in Atlanta before the season is over.
Rome 3, Lake County 0
- J.J. Hoover 7IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 8K
- A. Milligan 1-3 HR, RBI, BB, K
- S. Shults 2-4 2B, RBI
Hoover pitched probably his best game of the year and a case could be made that he has been the best starter in the organization this season. His 6:1 K/BB ratio is top notch. He gives up his share of hits but his ability to throw strikes and K hitters bodes well for his future with the Braves. Adam Milligan continues to pound the baseball and has 30 XBH in 182 AB. You gotta love this guy.
Danville 7, Burlington 1
- M. Crim 6IP, 4H, R, 0BB, 4K
- O. Marval 2-4 HR, RBI
- R. Heffinger 2-4
- C. Harrilchak 1-3 RBI, SB
Matt Crim, the Braves' 21st-round pick in this year's Draft, remained unbeaten and set a Danville franchise record with his ninth win of the season. One day after celebrating his 22nd birthday, the southpaw continued his terrific season and has put together a 2.89 ERA with a 2.54 GO/AO ratio while maintaining a 6:1 K/BB ratio. Pretty heady stuff for a 21st round pick from The Citadel of all places. Harrilchak is now 15 for 16 in SB attempts and has a .915 OPS.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention
18 year old Robinson Lopez continued his dominance in the GCL yesterday putting up another win while going 6 strong innings allowing no ER and striking out 8. He didn’t walk anyone. His numbers this year are outstanding: 3-0, 0.94 ERA, 38.1 IP, 28H, 10BB, 36K’s.
There was one cheap hit in any of those 7 hits and 6 earned runs given up by Ortegano against Montgomery yesterday either. They were rifling missiles off of him one after another. Both of the HR balls were line drive missiles to left center. I was really looking forward to seeing him pitch but this was definitely not what I had hoped for.
Jason Heyward hit a bomb in this game to deep left center. I thought for sure it was gone when it left the bat but the fact that it was to the deepest part of the park (near the 395’ marker} and into a pretty stiff wind blowing in from right kept that ball in the yard.
Also, I thought I would add that Brandon Hicks was pretty impressive in this weekend and played very solid defense. He is also very nice and took the sign a ball and talk with both of my teen age sons. They were particularly happy in that Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward took the time to talk to them for a couple minutes and signed balls for them also.
People have always loved Hicks' defense...
I think Bobby said he had an ML-ready glove in ST. Problem is that a 627 OPS in AA doesn’t usually translate well to being able to stick in the bigs.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 17, 2009 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Crim
Have to love our scouting dep. Here’s the review of Crim on draft night:
Matt Crim (21), LHP – A Citadel graduate, and the third straight unimpressive college pitcher taken. Crim had a 4.10 ERA and a .287 OPPBA, so he wasn’t missing bats by any means. Strange picks.
Very unimpressive ;]
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