Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 4/19
Gwinnett 4, Norfolk 2
- M. Young 3-5, 2B, .214
- B. Hicks 1-3, 2 SB, .162
- W. Timmons 2-4, 2B, RBI, .290
- C. Resop 5 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 5 K, 0.61
- C. Kimbrel 1.1 IP, 3 K, SV (2), 0.00
- A. Romero 4-5, 2B, HR (1), RBI, .295
- E. Duncan 3-5, 2B, .438
- R. Gress 1-1, RBI
- M. Minor 7 IP, 0 R, 5 BB, 9 K, 5.06
- G. Rodriguez 2-4, .317
- J. Santamaria 1-4, HR (1), RBI, .111
- R. Delgado 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 2.16
- C Harrilchak 1-3, 3B, BB, .222
- C. Bethancourt 1-4, 2B, E (1), .324
- M. Kramer 2-3, 2B, RBI, .429
- M. Weaver 2-4, E (2), .250
- J. Teheran 5.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 1.20
Chris Resop battled, working his way past a strike zone that was both tiny and inconsistent. He certainly pitched better than his line would indicate. Matt Young got himself above the Mendoza Line with 3 hits and Wes Timmons continues be be Gwinnet's best hitter not named Brent Clevlen. Freddie Freeman stroked a single in 4 at bats and hit the ball hard 2 other times. Craig Kimbrel dominated, hitting 97 on the gun and striking out 3 of the 4 batters he faced. But, most importantly, he didn't walk anyone.
Mississippi 2, Mobile 1
Randy Gress drove in Donnel Linares in the bottom of the 11th for the walk off win. Alex Romero and Eric Duncan are both too good to be playing in AA and they're both doing their best to prove it. Mike Minor obviously didn't care for yodaime14 saying his stock was falling, as he shut out the Bay Bears for 7 innings. The 9 strikeouts are a great sign for a guy who's supposedly a finesse lefty, but, by that same token, the 5 walks are troubling.
Myrtle Beach 1, Winston-Salem 4
Rome 1, Savannah 4
Julio Teheran takes the tough luck loss in what was a solid, if not spectacular, start. Matt Kramer, typically a catcher, played first base in an effort to get his bat into the lineup for the second straight day, a move that paid off as he drove in the team's only run. Kyle Rose had a single in 4 at bats, but was also caught stealing again, his 5th of the season after being caught just 4 times in 31 attempts last season.
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I asked a similar question about Bethancourt last week...
how high will Teheran be ranked at the end of the season? Top-50? 100? Just outside of the top-100? I know it’s a long time away, but it’s always fun to guess.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
He was 51 in BA before the season
And he’s done nothing to hurt his stock. Based on the graduation of a couple of guys ahead of him (Heyward, Feliz, Wade Davis, Alcides Escobar) he’s at least leapfrogged into the top 50.
If he stays healthy and continues pitching well, he could be top 20 2011’s preseason rankings.
Ah, it’s supposed to say top 10 or just outside the top-10, not 100. Fail by me.
Yeah, let’s not move JT down the rankings any. And you make a good point; a ton of guys are moving on this year. I’m thinking he could be 20-30, but if he keeps pitching like this, he could really start to move up.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Apr 20, 2010 1:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think he creeps in there.. if...
He ends up at AA by the end of this season
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by Mighty Healthy on Apr 20, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
So are we converting Resop into a starter?
As far as I can tell, he was a reliever all through the minors, and during his brief stint in the major leagues. Now he’s already started 3 games and pitched very effectively as a starter. Do we have any new information on him? Has he added a pitch or something?
I always thought he had a pretty good, live arm. I’d like to see him succeed.
I saw him tonight and it looked like the same stuff, fastball, slider, the very occasional changeup. His fastball is stellar, hitting 96, but the control is usually the issue. Of course, tonight he was very much in control, the ump’s strike zone was just unbelievably small. If he keeps pitching like this he just might get another chance.
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I was a little sketchy about Resop before watching him in last night’s game based on past reliever experience in Atlanta. I will say he looked a lot more in control and worked out of a jam nicely. You could tell the ump was getting to him and seemed to shake it off and move on.
"These days, anytime one of my pitchers keeps Murphy in the ball park, I pat 'em on the fanny" - Pete Rose
Also
Randy Gress continues to show up Heyward. “Walk off in the 9th inning?” he asks. “How about a walk-off in the 11th. That’s 2 innings better than yours. Whatcha got now?”
Ball’s in your court, Jay Hey Kid.
Man Kimbrel
Has been downright filthy so far this season to me if anyone should get promoted it should be him but we all know it’ll be Proctor even if he has a 20 ERA. Honestly I think our BP is fine right now and if it ain’t broke move on to the next problem.
Especially after watching them last night I don’t see how anyone in their right mind would choose Proctor over Kimbrel right now.
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+1000
Proctor came in and blew the shutout in graceful fashion and let us know how he felt on his way back to the dugout. Dunn and Kimbrel should be at the top of the list to get a call.
"These days, anytime one of my pitchers keeps Murphy in the ball park, I pat 'em on the fanny" - Pete Rose
Mike Minor
Love how he’s starting. He’s proving to people that he can miss bats and isn’t just a soft-tossing lefty like some people think. No need to worry about the walks right now as he’s always had excellent control.
I feel like your analysis is a bit short sighted. Let’s get excited about lots of strikeouts but ignore those walks that spiked at the exact same time. The poor control os probably a result of his increased velocity and increased k totals. They kind of go hand in hand
by yondaime4 on Apr 20, 2010 11:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well you are probably right that I shouldn’t get excited about the strikeouts just yet. I am, but I shouldn’t. By the same token, there is no reason to worry about the walks after 3 starts from a guy with a track record of excellent control.
In the past the better control has led to better results than the increased velocty has. He was hit hard in the afl and two of three starts this year. There are a lot of other factors involed here for sure but the fact remains he had better results when he was throwing softer. I am just less excited about these ks until he can get it allunder control
by yondaime4 on Apr 20, 2010 1:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rome
Is not the same team without RSF in the 4 whole…..
CB.. I like how you got BA and ERA's in there
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by Mighty Healthy on Apr 20, 2010 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
needs to improve his K:BB ratio...
but no one else likes how Donnell Linares has started the year? I still think he’s a dark horse in the Chipper replacement line.
I really hope Salcedo is a stud and will fly through the minors
He probably won’t be ready by the time Chipper calls it quits but hopefully he will be good to go by 2014.
I believe my mini man crush on donell has been well documented since last year
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