Atlanta Braves Weekly Winter League Wrap: 10/27-11/2
by cbwilk on Nov 4, 2010 1:49 AM EDT
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Outfielder Cory Harrilchak continued to stay hot out in the Arizona Fall League, going 4-13 with 2 homers and 4 RBI this week. Both homers came in one game where he went 3-3 with 2 walks. In 50 at bats for the Phoenix Desert Dogs he's hit .360 with a 1.048 OPS. Teammate Tyler Pastornicky didn't fare quite as well, going 2-13 in 3 games. Overal he's hitting .282 with a .659 OPS in 39 at bats. Right handed reliever Benino Pruneda replaced Kyle Cofield on the Phoenix roster and gave up 2 runs in 2.1 innings over 2 appearances, striking out 3 and walking 2. Cory Gearrin continued to dominate in the desert, tossing 2.1 more scoreless innings over 2 apperances. In 10.1 innings over 6 apperances he has yet to allow a run, giving up just 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7.
In the Mexican Winter League, Matt Young cooled off a little, going 6-24 with a double and 2 walks in 6 games for Navojoa. Teammate Tim Gustafson made 2 starts this week, losing both while giving up 9 earned runs over 10.1 innings. He allowed 16 hits and 4 walks, striking out 8. Jason Lowey made 3 relief appearances for Navojoa, allowing 5 earned runs over 4 innings. First baseman Barbaro Canizares pounded out the hits for Obregon, going 8-22, with a double, a homer, 5 RBI, and 5 walks.
In Venezuela, lefty reliever Luis Avilan had a rough week with Lara, allowing 4 runs over just 0.2 innings in 2 apprances. Catcher JC Boscan had a nice debut with Margita, going 2-4 in the lone game he played. Infielder Luis Bolivar was 3-11 in 4 games for Zulia.
In the Dominican Winter League, Jairo Asencio (formerly Luis Valdez) threw in 4 games for Este, allowing 4 runs in 4.2 innings, giving up 9 hits in the process. Teammate Mauro Gomez was 4-19, with a homer, 4 RBI, and 4 walks. In 7 games for Escogido, Diory Hernandez has gone 11-27 with 2 RBI. In 3 apperances for Cibao, lefty Mariano Gomez allowed 2 earned runs in 1 inning.
While playing for Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League, catcher Orlando Mercado collected a hit in all 3 games he played in, going 4-10 with 2 doubles and and RBI.
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Is it more tougher for pitchers or hitters in the AFL?
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Pitchers. It’s just like how it is with the Diamondbacks, the air is thin so the ball carries. You just can’t give up fly balls because they travel. I think that’s why Gearrin is doing so well, first because he’s got a whole year of facing AAA vets under his belt, but also because he’s an extreme ground ball pitcher when he’s on.
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It's totally a hitters league.
Even with the stadiums expanding their back walls, it’s still a hitters paradise.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Nov 4, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Word on the street is
Kenny Powers pitched his last game in Mexico, and will report to training camp at Myrtle Beach. If only they were still our affiliate.
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It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
I thought it was crazy how fast they had Myrtle Beach as the affiliate.
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Are we sure it wasn't...
a lucky hit, and they didn’t know one way or the other.
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Canizares does keep mashing the ball wherever he goes. At some point you have to give him a chance or trade him to the Royals.
by king of games on Nov 4, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s a classic AAAA player – not enough D to be an everyday MLer and not enough power to be an everyday DH – but might eventually get a shot with the Royals or some other offensively impaired AL team.
The Royals do love to collect middling power DHs, as well as Braves castoffs. I smell a Greinke trade!
by king of games on Nov 4, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
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