Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/5
by yondaime4 on Jul 5, 2010 11:22 PM EDT
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PrintI am going to try out a new feature tonight which I am calling the "Impressive Stat of the Night." Basically this is just my attempt to point out something interesting which may not be brought up in the normal write-ups.
Impressive Stat of the Night: Freddie Freeman has been on base in 25 straight games dating back to an 0-4 performance on June 9. During that span he has gone hitless just once on June 24 and has raised his average 33 points.
Gwinnett 0, Durham 11
- M. Young 1-3 BB, .307 Avg
- F. Freeman 2-4 K, .288 Avg
- M. Dunn 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K 0.67 ERA
Tonight was a rough one for the Gwinnett Braves. Durham is generally one of the best teams in the international league and tonight they were throwing Tampa Bay's top pitching prospect in Jeremy Hellickson and he did not disappoint. Hellickson is 11-2 on the season with a 2.21 ERA. He wasn't his best this evening but he was still good enough not to allow any runs. Jose Ortegano went 3 innings and gave up 9 runs.
West Tenn 0, Mississippi 3
- W. Cabrera 1-3 2B, BB, .319 Avg
- D. Nelson 2-4 HR(1), 2 RBI
- B. Beachy 7IP 4H 0R 0BB 11K 1.15 ERA
Brandon Beachy's performance tonight goes down as one of the best 5 or 6 by a Braves farmhand this season and he just keeps getting better and better as a starter. This sounds familiar doesn't it? The Braves appear to have a knack for finding guys who are career relievers and turning them into pretty fantastic starters. I hope Beachy has the same success that Kris Medlen has found. Dan Nelson made a big splash in his return to AA.
Salem 10, Myrtle Beach 6
- M. Jones 2-4 BB, .344 Avg
- C. Harrilchak 1-2 3 RBI, 2BB, .247 Avg
- L. Sumoza 3-5 .252 Avg
- C. Miles 2-2 4 Runs, 2 BB, SB(25), .259 Avg
The Pelicans' offense showed up to the game but that wasn't enough as Paul Clemens gave up 6 runs in under 4 innings of work. Cory Harrilchak is slowly but surely adjusting to the Carolina League and at the very least has retained his ability to get on base. Luis Sumoza has also been heating up lately going 13-30 with 4 XBH and 6 RBI in his last 8 games. He is still just 21 so there is time for him to mature.
Rome 6, Savannah 5
- T. Cunningham 2-3 2B, BB, .279 Avg
- E. Salcedo 1-4 2 K
- J. Hanson 2-3 2 RBI, BB, .257 Avg
- M. Weaver 2-4 2B, 2 RBI, .230 Avg
- B. DeVall 6IP 6H 3R 1BB 6K 3.97 ERA
I get more and more encouraged with each outing from Brett DeVall. He hasn't been blow-you-away good in any one game but he has been consistent and you can tell he is slowly putting together each facet of his game. What I am excited about is he has been raising is K rate recently. He is still a little too hittable at times but I have confidence his total game will return.
Danville 5, Johnson City 7
- J. Dalfonso 2-2 2 2B, RBI, .267 Avg
- J. Leonard 2-5 RBI, .462 Avg
- R. Delgado 2-4 2B, HR(2), 2 RBI, BB, K, .400 Avg
Danville started the season 5-0 and looked poised for a repeat title but since then they have struggled going 2-7 in that span. I am going on record now that I think Joe Leonard might be the best bat we have picked up out of this draft. No I'm not just going on his 3 game sample size but he had a monster season at Pitt and could be coming into his own as a player. 32nd Rd pick Ryan Delgado has been pretty awesome in the few games he has played so far this season. I don't know much about the guy but he could be up for a promotion pretty quick if he keeps this up.
GCL Braves @ GCL Blue Jays - Postponed
DSL Braves 4, DSL Rangers 1
- R. Luna 2-4 2B, .361 Avg
- F. Marte 2-4 2 HR(4), K, .245 Avg
- J. Saldeno 5IP 5H 1R 0BB 5K 2.70 ERA
17 year old Jesus Saldeno continues to get the job done in the Domnican. If he keeps this up we will most likely see him stateside next season. Felix Marte only believes in hitting homers in twos as he had his second 2 HR games of the season. His total of 4 leads the team now and is good for 5th in the league. Other than the HRs he hasn't been that impressive so far, but as I always say interpreting DSL stats is an exercise in futility.
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I never see Jordan Schafer’s name. He must be doing well. That’s too bad. He can play CF. He showed some signs of brilliance last year. He’s not Andruw, but he’s got good range. Gregor can cover some ground, but how long is he gonna hit for? Our outfield sux. Even w/ Heyward. We have been seriously lacking in CF and LF for a number of years now. Especially LF. It must harder than I think it would be to acquire a quality OF’er. Maybe we can at least get someone that’s consistent in LF before the deadline. Hinske’s average is sinking like a canoe hit by a cannonball.
And what’s up with Glaus. Might as well put him on the DL at this point and retroactive it. Let’s call Freddie up for a few games, see what he can do. Seems to have figured out AAA pretty quick. Just my thoughts.
Aaron Murray for Heisman!!
Glaus is gonna play tomorrow…and we don’t even wanna think about calling up Freeman.
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by Scott Coleman on Jul 6, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Beachy
Has been awesome so far this season! Has anyone been able to see him to give a scouting report? The announcers said he was hitting 96.
The night I saw him he was consistently between 94 and 96, with a nice tight curve and a solid changeup. He was a lot more impressive than the times I’d seen him before and he really just looks like he’s mentally figured things out.
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Thanks CB
The majority of pitching is between the pitcher’s ears. Look at Morton, awesome stuff but he still has yet to figure it out mentally.
I just looked at his game logs as a starter: 4GS, 25IP, 2ER, 13H, 0HR, 31K, 4BB…
Also, he has only given up more than one ER in an appearance once this year, and it was only for 2ER…
This guy is helping me get over my disappointment with Jacob Thompson this year!!
Alone in the world of the little CatDog...
by bwellnjonesco on Jul 6, 2010 8:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was at the MB game tonight...
Clemens wasn’t good, but there was some sloppy defense that didn’t do him any favors. Dave Francis continued his good run as a reliever, pitching well until he ran out of gas in his fourth inning of work. Cody Miles also played an exceptional game, proving to be a pest for the Red Sox at the plate and on the basepaths. I’ll also note that the Pelicans looked like they might have had something going in the 9th, but the game ended on a questionable call at first. In addition, there was a hit called a homer for Salem that I thought was really a double off the CF fence, rather than the batter’s eye above the yellow line. Finally, the worst of the Joneses (Mike) was something of a disaster with the glove, even as a warmup guy. Hope nobody was valuing him for his defensive skills.
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Race is too close for a rookie who'd likely be limited to LOOGY appearances.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 6, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ortegano??
For the life of me I can’t understand why Ortegano was promoted from High A MB to AAA Gwinnett. One would think you should have to earn that opportunity! Guess it just falls in line of…why ask why!!
But while we are asking…I’m sure there is a good reason why C. Martinez promoted to big leagues with a ERA over 5, while M. Dunn has been dealing all year!
Beachy has been lights out all year! Not part of the hype machine that comes with being a high draft pick. Beachy just goes out and gets the job done!
Ortegano pitched great the second half of last year in AA. The Braves wanted to start him at AAA this year, but he has some arm issues that prevented him from pitching during Spring Training. They sent him to MB and basically used April there as his ST, sending him up to Gwinnett when his arm was ready. As as far as the Braves are concerned, he absolutely earned that opportunity.
Martinez keeps going up because he’s on the 40 man roster and the Braves know the final guy in their bullpen isn’t going to pitch much. Rather than let a guy who’s development they care about, Dunn, get rusty by not pitching, they allow him to pitch regularly in AAA while occasionally letting Martinez fill out a roster spot in the Majors while barely ever pitching.
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THIS...
well said cb. Now about that “I was wrong” post for the AL All Star team; and to clarify, this is an “I told ya so” about two bright young players and the scarcity of a certain position in that league not a “what a horrible deal” comment.
Were they All-Stars? Balls.
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And you knew last year that this year it would be weak? BS.
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My memory may not be the best...
but I recall us making that bet this spring, not last year. So at that time, yeah, I could look at an AL crop of SS that looked like Jeter and otherwise a bunch of journeymen. I thought Bartlett was way over his head last year. Toronto lost Scutaro to Boston (aka journeyman), Alexi Ramirez isn’t bad, but not much, Jack Wilson and JJ Hardy? Cliff Pennington or Yuniesky Bethancourt? Asdrual Cabrera or Erick Aybar maybe, but otherwise the AL SS group is just not good. It is Jeter and a bunch of meh.
That, and I did have 2 extra years just in case.
Looking at the stats, I can’t even argue Feliz, that guy has just been brilliant, especially when you consider where he pitches, but man Andrus is not deserving. A .704 OPS? His average is higher but he’s having basically the same year as last year since his OBP and SLG have just reversed. It must be a weak league.
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Weak league, plus he gets credit for his glove...
and when are you paying up with an I was wrong post damn it? I demand satisfaction!
But yeah, you were really behind in that bet. All I needed was one hot half from a fireballer like Feliz. That Frank Francisco struggled earlier to give him a closer job made it much easier. And Andrus, I was hoping his O would improve as he matured, but apparently a very weak AL batch of SS wasn’t enough. Like you say, weak league. Just read the names I mentioned above. Bartlett was a flash last year imo, Bethancourt, Pennington, Scutaro, Wilson, Hardy, Alexi Ramirez? Scutaro or Ramirez are probably the best of that bunch, and neither is really much more than decent. Alex Gonzalez? Johnny Peralta? Just weak. Powerful weak.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/byposition?pos=SS&conference=AL&year=season_2010&qualified=1&sort=25
Erick Aybar isn’t bad, nor is Asdrual Cabrera when healthy. But that group really stinks, and is nothing like I guess 10 years ago, when they had in their prime picks from Tejada, Nomar, ARod, and Jeter.
Maybe not compared to other years but he does in a weak year. I think that fact that he bats lead-off and leads all AL shortstops in AVG, OBP, SB, and plays tremendous defense speaks more to his value that just his OPS.
I guess what I don’t know about Elvis Andrus and the AL can fill a book. Given those stats I’d say he rightfully deserves to be an AS. Still, you’d like to see an improvement from one year to the next out of a guy that young, and I see a huge jump in OBP combining with a huge dropoff in slugging, in a park where slugging is easy.
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But did you ask Frank Wren?
Lazy Journalism.
Okay, that meme is getting overplayed-seriously, great work you’re doing here keeping up with all of this.
To use Dunn for 15 big-league innings between now and the end of the year at the cost of a year of team control this year would be retarded.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 6, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
If/When Freddie continues to put up great numbers in the 2d half of the AAA season, is he a September call-up? Will he get a legit shot at winning the 1B job next spring or will he more likely be staying down on the farm until at least 6/11?
That’s what I meant. They need to put him on the roster but I can see it happening
by yondaime4 on Jul 6, 2010 9:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm not so sure of that...
potentials to be dropped aren’t a lot.
Clevlen probably if McLouth comes back to form. Hicks or Diory among IF. Maybe Martinez, Cofield, Hyde, or another P could be dropped. And we do have an open slot with only 39. But then there’s also Proctor who’s pretty much a lock to be added on by September if he can stay healthy. Maybe Mike Minor gets a taste to get him ready for next year. There’s Matt Young who could probably add more to a stretch run defensively and as a pinch runner than Freeman would. We lack a 3rd C on there, so Sammons makes more sense in September than Freeman to me. Plus there’s anyone we add in a trade over the next month or two, if there isn’t an equal number of players on the 40 man going the other way in a deal.
As good as Freeman has been, and as great as it’d be to get him a taste in preparation for possibly taking the 1B job next season, I just think there’s a couple players more likely to get added than he is (Young, Proctor, Sammons, without looking for others), plus potential acquisitions, that make it seem pretty unlikely. Not saying it won’t happen, but with limited space and others who would provide more depth, more options for Bobby in a game, I just don’t see it.
I agree with Mr. Sanchez…let Freddie finish the year at AAA. I think he knows he’s going to get every opportunity next year to win the first base job out of spring training, and I think Freddie has shown us all that he’s a great player when he’s healthy. The key is to keep him healthy.
I think Clevlen should be dropped back to AAA and off the 40 man and move Matt Young to the Majors as he can do a lot more.
Hicks won’t be getting dropped. The Braves love him. Like, love love him.
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If only he could hit...
but the overall point wasn’t so much to dump Hicks, just that of the guys on there, I have a hard time seeing any get dfa’d (maybe Clevlen?), or if they do, I can’t see Freddie as the man they are dfa’d for. Sammons, since we could use a 3rd C in September for depth, to rest Heap and Ross some, and to allow Bobby the option of using either as a pinch hitter and still have a C if the other went down. Or Matt Young, since he could be a pinch runner and sub in at 2B or any of the OF spots. Then there’s Proctor who may just be a matter of time and showing he’s back to 100%. Of the people off the 40 man right now, Freddie wouldn’t be at the top of my list to add right now, and may not even be in the top 5.
Bobby would, like, make love to his glove.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 6, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubt it.
He probably wouldn’t play at all, and they’d have to get rid of somebody else.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 6, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Barring another solid vet 1B signing...
I’d imagine they put him in the Heyward “job is yours to lose” category next year at ST.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 6, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
My opinion exactly. And if he rakes in the 2d half, they’ll send the extra money elsewhere – and not on another vet IB signing
Then again...
Does Glaus decide he loves it here and stay? Or Hinske, for that matter? Then again, either of those guys could play at third for Chip.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 7, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So about Beachy...
when do we start calling this kid a legit prospect? I’m really freakin impressed so far
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Good question, it took Medlen about 17 starts of downright filthy starting in 2008 to jump up to BA’s top 10 for the Braves. Word on Beachy is he can get it up to 96 late in the game. If this is truspeak then you’d have to think he is a legit prospect. I’ll still wait and see what else we get from him, but he may VAULT up my end of season list.
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