Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/23
by yondaime4 on Jul 24, 2010 12:16 AM EDT
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PrintUnimpressive Stat of the Night: Starting pitching for the Braves farmhands tonight: 21.2 IP - 36 Runs allowed. Not all of them were earned, but that is still just dumb.
Louisville , Gwinnett 4
- G. Blanco 2-5 2K, SB(9), .294 Avg
- W. Timmons 2-5 2B, .298 Avg
- F. Freeman 1-3 BB, K, .292 Avg
Jose Ortegano got hammered in 4 innings and the offense never caught back up. Wes Timmons has 2+ hits in 4 of his last 5 games and has his season OPS up over .800 now. I'm not going to forever beat the drum about this guy, but hey, Chipper is supposed to be retiring after the season right? C'mon, give the Wes a shot!
Tennessee 12, Mississippi 5
- T. Pastronicky 1-3 BB, .308 Avg
- E. Duncan 3-4 2B, HR(5), .287 Avg
- W. Cabrera 1-4 2B, 2 RBI, K, .327 Avg
Another bad starting performance as Kyle Cofield surrendered 6 runs in just 2.2 innings of work and Richard Sullivan did his best to match Cofield with 5 runs allowed in 3.1 innings. Tyler Pastronicky continues to impress me in his short stint with the Atlanta organization. Willie Cabrera has impressed me enough.
Myrtle Beach 5, Frederick 8
- M. Jones 2-5 HR(3), 2K, PO, .294 Avg
- C. Harrilchak 2-5 K, .281 Avg
- LV Ware 3-4 HR(2), 2 RBI, .264 Avg
What is going on with our minor league starting pitching tonight? Brett Oberholtzer lasted just 4 innings and gave up 8 earned runs on 10 hits. That is 22 earned runs allowed by starters so far tonight. In other news CB rejoices as his boy, L.V. Ware, had himself a game at the plate.
Lexington 5, Rome 6
- P. Gosselin 3-4 3B, RBI, K, .333 Avg
- RSF 3-4 K, .304 Avg
Chris Masters continues the trend of poor pitching tonight giving up 5 runs in 5 innings though just 2 of his were earned. Edward Salcedo had another rough night going 0-4 and committing 2 more errors giving him 11 in Rome so far. Phil Gosselin has been quietly chugging along as one of the best hitters on the Rome Braves with 4 multi-hit games in his last 8 with 6 XBH during that span. His plate discipline isn't quite what I would expect out of a college hitter but I really like everything else so far. I love our INF depth all of a sudden.
Johnson City 12, Danville 5
- B. Kleinknecht 3-4 2B, HR(3), .290 Avg
- E. Gattis 1-3 HR(2), 2 RBI, 2K, .378 Avg
- J. Dalfonso 1-1 2B, RBI, .339 Avg
Robert Pacheco was the starter for Danville in this game and he last just 1.2 innings while giving up 5 earned runs. Barrett Kleinknecht wasn't hitting anything till about 7 games ago. Since then he has hit safely in every game and has 2 HR and 5 2B in that span. He is a little old for the league so I expect him to do well but he still hasn't taken a walk in 70 ABs this season.
GCL Yankees 12, GCL Braves 5 - 8 Innings
- M. Lipka 1-5 3B, 3 RBI, .340 Avg
- C. Johnson 2-4 HR(2), 2K, CS(1), .294 Avg
- D. Falcon 2-4 K, SB(5), .480 Avg
Another poor outing for a starting pitcher puts the Braves behind the 8 ball. Matt Lipka has a good game even when he has a bad game and Danny Falcon continues to show that he doesn't belong in the GCL. But if you look at his Appy stats he didn't really belong there either. It is good to see Cody Johson back doing his thing among his peers. What? Cody played in the GCL 3 years ago? And he is still striking out in 35% of his ABs there? Must be a different guy. Ok so the caveat there is he has a .947 OPS in his 5 games, but still.
DSL Braves - Off
It wouldn't have mattered if they were scheduled with that tropical storm down there.
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I’m new and reading through the top prospects I don’t see willie Cabrera there. Is there a reason for this?
not enough power?
that’s my guess. good name choice though.
by kbertling353 on Jul 24, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
He was kind of a sleeper prospect a few years back, but hasn’t really done anything since to boost his prospect status. I think this is his 3rd time through the league, so that could be why he’s having this kind of success. I think a lot of guys want to see him do it in AAA this year before bringing his name back into the fold
Just his second full season there though he was called up at the end of 2008. I think he should probably rank a little higher on our lists but as much as I love him, unless he shows the ability to hit at least 15 HRs again I don’t seem him as more much than a fringe prospect. If he hits 330 every year its a different story, but I don’t think that will be the case.
he must have some good gap-type power to be collecting so many doubles.
my question is how good is he on the defensive side. I see he’s played all 3 OF positions.
He’s about average. He’s got decent speed and an average arm. He doesn’t make mistakes. The problem is he’s not fast enough to be a regular centerf ielder and he doesn’t have a good enough arm to be a regular right fielder so he profiles as a left fielder. His skillset just isn’t very impressive for a left fielder, which should be a pure offense position.
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Melky Cabrera esque…would that be an appropriate comp….although i dont htink Willie is a switch hitter
"No. Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not even allowing natural selection do its work. Pssh. You're like the guy who invented the seat belt."
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A 2003 14th round pick, he’s in his 5th minor league season and is coming up on his 24th b’day in a few weeks. He’s logged 199 G in Mississippi over parts of the last 3 seasons; and in 788 PA, has a .297 AVG, .792 OPS with 52 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, and 106 RBI.
He’s been outstanding this year, with a .867 OPS, and a Southern League leading 32 2B. His AVG is 2d best in the league and OPS is 3d best. If these numbers don’t make him a prospect, I don’t know what would.
He’s definitely due for a promtion to Gwinnett.
questions of potential upside
he’s good, but will he be starting caliber?
by Mr. Sanchez on Jul 24, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to be a douche of a Nazi but...
It’s Pastornicky not Pastronicky.
The Jordan Schafer Fan Club.
by acie4mvp on Jul 24, 2010 5:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
And I'm starting to think he might be the man...
to take over for Gonzalez after 2011. Hicks obviously can’t hit, and while I’m still intrigued by Diory Hernandez routinely hitting well all the way up (not saying he’s gonna be a star, just that the man has hit well every step of the way until last year in a SSS in his first taste in the bigs), but Pastornicky had decent numbers in the Jays’ system, had an intriguing scouting report on arrival of good skills overall with steadily improving bat, and it’s showing in AA, at 20. With his speed, I could see him creeping into the top 15 or top 10 on the post season rankings.
by Mr. Sanchez on Jul 24, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Bowman’s take on the Jordan Schafer demotion has me wondering if the Braves may be thinking that he’s not got the makeup to be successful.
… the Braves are hoping he finds some of the focus he might have lacked the past couple of months, while having the comforts of living in the condo he purchased last year in Atlanta. … Hopefully this will be the kick in the rear that will allow him to realize he’s going to have to show some more determination …
Depressing
From what I had been reading, I thought that Schafer’s wrist was still not fully healed. The thought that he is not playing hard or working hard is pretty hard to swallow. If true, that is really inexcusable. It looked like to me he could have played in Atlanta this year had he hit well in Gwinnett. Had he hit as well as Matt Young for example, he could have moved up to Atlanta. I really am a fan of Schafer’s game so I hope he can get his attitude right.
That seems ridiculous. The guy isn’t trying because he has a decent place to live? If you’ve ever talked to Jordan you know how determined he is to succeed. The last thing he’s going to do is not hustle.
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It stuck me as very odd.
Like JimH said, I was thinking he’s still trying to rehab the wrist, and to get his timing, balance and swing all locked back in.
But I’m generally inclined to think Bowman when he writes something, has inside info or particularily apt insights, which of course could be incorrect. Maybe he’s more or less just speculating along with almost everybody else.
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