Braves Announce Roster For Double-A Mississippi Braves

by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 2:37 AM EDT in Braves Minor League News

Props to Jay212033 (via Bill Shanks of TheBravesShow.com) for the info.

Pitcher: Mike Minor, Kyle Cofield, Erik Cordier, Richard Sullivan, Scott Diamond, Lee Hyde, Brett Butts, Brandon Beachy, Tommy Palica, Mike Broadway, Stephen Marek, Jacob Thompson

Catchers: Orlando Mercado, Benji Johnson

Infielders: Mauro Gomez, Juan Gonzalez, Luis Bolivar, Donnell Linares, Eric Duncan, Travis Jones

Outfielders: Cody Johnson, Alex Romero, Concepcion Rodriguez, Willie Cabrera

As far as I know, this is the first time it's been noted that Romero is with the Braves. Romero was once a top prospect in the Twins organization and played 144 games for the Diamondbacks between 08 and 09, hitting just .239 with a .619 OPS.

So that gives a complete picture of the Braves full season affiliates to start the season. This week Talking Chop will have season previews for each of the teams.

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Alex Romero.

This young man (26 yrs of age) looks like some serious organizational depth. Plays all OF positions. Hits for avg. Some power. Some speed. IMO, can’t really read too much into only 299 ML PAs, especially since his stat line in 313 AAA games / 1349 PAs includes: 69 2B 13 3B 10 HR 158 RBI .309 Avg .360 OBP .411 SLG .772 OPS.

Freddie Freeman. By process of elimination, it looks like he’s going to Gwinnett. Maybe not a big surprise, but Wow!

by fandave on Apr 4, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions

Where is Schafer? I know he’ll be on the DL but where was he assigned too?

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by JKowalek on Apr 4, 2010 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

I think he’s on the Major League DL, which means they don’t have to assign him to any minor league team. I’m sure once he’s healthy he’ll play with Gwinnett.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah I figured when he was ready he would be there. Thanks CB.

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by JKowalek on Apr 4, 2010 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey CB. Any idea where Brett Devall ended up?

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by McCann and McWill on Apr 4, 2010 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

It looks like Brett will begin the year in Extended Spring Training. It’s possible he just wasn’t ready to start the season after recovering from his injury. When he’s healthy, and there’s room at Rome, he’ll go there.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you.

That guy is from my hometown I have to keep up with him.

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by McCann and McWill on Apr 4, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s a great kid, I’m rooting for him.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

just wondering

it seems like every kid in the Braves’ organization is a great kid or something similar; in your opinion…are there any guys who aren’t so great in our system? any douchebags or guys with ego problems?

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by Scott Coleman on Apr 4, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Ive heard Vizcaino isnt the greatest guy...

by esadb on Apr 4, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

He wasn’t, but I think he’s coming around. Certain teams go out of their way to feed players egos, but the Braves don’t, they focus on the team, not the player. July Teheran has taken Vizcaino under his wing and is systematically showing him the Braves way.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Honestly, now that Eric Campbell is out of the system, nobody really jumps to mind. He was the only guy recently that I really didn’t have much love for. And I don’t think Adam Coe is with the team anymore either, so there’s another one. There are a few guys who probably think a little more of themselves than they should, but when you actually take a few minutes and talk with them they’re good people. I really don’t think there is another organization that does more to look into players’ character.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions