Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/24
by yondaime4 on Jul 25, 2010 12:20 AM EDT
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PrintLouisville 3, Gwinnett 2
- B. Hicks 1-4 HR(4), .204 Avg
- M. Minor 6IP 4H 3R 2BB 7K 2.55 ERA
If you can believe it, Mike Minor has been pitching just a little bit better since he joined the Gwinnett rotation. Granted he was a bit inconsistent in Mississippi he is allowing a few less hits and walks in his short stint in Gwinnett. His K rate is down a bit but his FIP dropped from 3.24 in Mississippi to 2.74 in Gwinnett. I really like what we have in Minor but I do get the feeling gondeee was right when he said that Mike was our most tradeable player.
Tennessee @ Mississippi - Postponed
This one will be made up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader.
Myrtle Beach 7, Frederick 9
- D. Nelson 2-4 HR(9), 2 RBI, 2K .274 Avg
- Mi. Jones 2-4 2B, 2 RBI, .244 Avg
- L. Sumoza 2-4 HR(2), 2 RBI, K, .224 Avg
Yet another night of bad pitching from the Myrtle Beach squad with Matt Crim giving up 7 runs in 2.2 innings of work. I think the Pelicans may have to get used to some poor pitching with just J.J. Hoover remaining of the Fab 4. I do expect Cory Rasmus to perform well for them however. Don't let Luis Sumoza fool you. He is doing better this month but he still has just a .647 OPS in July.
Greenville 7, Rome 4
- R. Flores 3-5 3 RBI, .219 Avg
- K. Rose 1-1 2B, BB, .276 Avg
- S. Kent 1.1IP 1H 0R 0BB 3K 0.64 ERA
Edward Salcedo racked up another 2 errors tonight, giving him 13 in Rome. We will have to wait and see how his glove develops, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him at 3B in the future, especially if his bat develops. Kyle Rose played his first game in nearly a month tonight and collected his 8th XBH of the season in his only AB. I am really hoping he comes back strong because he really struggled after April in a lot of facets of his game. Steve Kent is another guy we need to keep an eye on because he has struck out 21 batters in his 14 innings of work this season.
Johnson City 5, Danville 7
- J. Mowry 2-4 2B, HR(1), 3 RBI, K, .261 Avg
- B. Kleinknecht 2-4 2 RBI, CS(2), .301 Avg
- E. Gattis 2-4 .383 Avg
- K. Ferrell 7IP 3H 1R 1BB 4K 3.33 ERA
If you subtract one start where Kyle Ferrell gave up 6 runs in 4 innings he has been pretty fantastic this season allowing just 14 hits and 3 walks in 24 innings. His K rate is a little lower than I like for a guy his age but he is getting a lot of groundballs. Barrett Kleinknecht pushed his hitting streak to 9 games and got his average up over .300 this season. He also improved his 0-walk streak to 18 games.
- M. Lipka 3-5 4 RBI, K .352 Avg
- C. Johnson 0-3 2BB, 2K, SB(1), .250 Avg
- W. Rivera 1-3 2B, RBI, 2K, .169 Avg
- D. Alvarez 2.1IP 0H 0R 1BB 5K 2.02 ERA
Matt Lipka is a monster. He has 6 multi-hit games in his last 9 with 8 SB and 13 RBI during that span. For the year he is hitting .448 with runners in scoring position and has an 1.170 in that situation. He has been killing lefties with a .429 average against them but is holding his own against RHP as well with a .325 AVG and .807 OPS. I am still amazed at how well he is hitting with most scouts saying he was a raw prospect because of football. I can't wait till he gets some game time under his belt and learns the nuances better.
DSL Pirates @ DSL Braves - Postponed
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yea, lipka is looking like a pretty good pick
do you guys think gosselin is going to develop into a viable 2B?
he seems to be a pretty advanced hitter already
by kbertling353 on Jul 25, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Any idea when Lipka's gonna get promoted?
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I have it from a very good source that he had a run-in with FW
And will rot in GCL for the rest of his natural born life.
He and Matt Young.
I’ve also heard from a reliable source that Nate McLouth and FW are lovers, therefore McLouth will never relinquish the starting CF job.
by kbertling353 on Jul 25, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Just like someone
Said the same thing about Mike Dunn and he would NEVER pitch for the big club!
While Minor has the most trade value in our system, who is available that would be worth giving him up? Where would said player play?
I don’t think their is a center fielder available that would come anywhere close to Minor’s value and I don’t think that there is another position to supplement without selling the farm. I think Lowe has played himself into being a tradeable commodity and will probably be jettisoned in the offseason to make room for Minor in the rotation.
hindsight is 20-13 just like Ted William actual vision- ken tremendous
Minor for Kemp? I know it would be buying low but Kemp is really getting killed by a low BABIP. It has dropped 30 pts from last year with his LD% barely dropping. Plus he is RH, already hit 17 bombs, actually used to play a great CF as recently as last yr, and is signed pretty cheap for next yr
Anyone else wondering if he’s been nursing a minor lower body injury this yr? His CS is like 50% and his D has gotten bad
this
but i HIGHLY doubt that the D’Backs do that. They should, but they won’t.
As for Minor for Kemp, we would have to give up either another positional player or another pitcher for the Dodgers to do that.
by apoxonbothyourhouses on Jul 25, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
It appears that Minor is enjoying having better defenders around him now.
"Give him the heater Ricky."
Man, I am drooling over Matt Lipka. For a kid right out of high school to be doing what he’s doing is pretty damn impressive. Especially given that he wasn’t full-time in baseball until recently.
I’m also loving Kleinknecht, and not just because of his name. I remember liking the scouting reports on him. Plus his nickname is “Klank” or something like that.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jul 25, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
Only if that player WERTH it can be re-signed for 3 or 4 years.
Sharks have a week dedicated to Jason Heyward.
by Scott Coleman on Jul 25, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
get him for the playoff run
even if he leaves, he’s a Type A
by kbertling353 on Jul 25, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
the problem with your theory is...
the Phillies know this, and can get two prospects when he leaves instead of one. So why deal for just Minor?
Oh, and this goes in rosterbation.
because ruben amaro is their GM
you could say the same thing about trading cliff lee for nothing
by kbertling353 on Jul 25, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
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