Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 9/5
by cbwilk on Sep 5, 2010 11:28 PM EDT
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Gwinnett 1, Charlotte 5
The offense really didn't get anything going and Jose Ortegano gave up a few 2 run homers cementing the win for Charlotte. After putting up some promising numbers last year between Myrtle Beach and Mississippi, Ortegano didn't pitch very well this year, with a 5.98 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 11.2 H/9, 1.9 K/BB, 6.8 K/9, and 3.5 BB/9 in 131 innings between Myrtle Beach and Gwinnett. He had some issues with his arm that prevented him from taking part in Spring Training, so it's possible he never fully recovered from that.
Mississippi 2, Birmingham 9
Yasser Gomez extended his hitting streak to 8 games with a perfect day at the plate, reaching base all 5 times he came up with 4 singles and a walk. During that streak he's hitting .375 with a .459 on base percentage and a .865 OPS. LV Ware's overall numbers aren't overly impressive, with a .250 average and a .672 OPS in 380 at bats, but the 23 year old outfielder has played at three different levels, starting with Rome and moving up to Myrtle Beach then Mississippi, has stolen 30 bases, and is a positive presence in the clubhouse and the ultimate team player. He's definitely the kind of guy you like to have playing in your Minor Leagues.
Myrtle Beach 8, Lynchburg 3
Brett Oberholtzer allowed 3 runs, but none of them were earned and he fanned 12 Dash hitters, just missing the complete game by a pair of outs. In his last 2 appearances he combined to throw 17 innings, allow just 1 earned run, walk none, and strike out 21. He missed some time to injury, but he the 21 year old lefty had a solid year, with a 3.78 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 9.6 H/9, 5.5 K/BB, 1.5 BB/9, and 8.4 K/9 in 135.2 innings between Rome and Myrtle Beach. Sammy Sime drove in 4 runs on a homer and a double. In 4 September games the third baseman, who DHed today, is hitting .438 with a 1.125 OPS.
Rome 3, Lexington 9
Aaron Northcraft didn't fare very well in this one, making his overall numbers with Rome look pretty bad, but his numbers for the whole season were pretty solid, with a 3.90 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 8.7 H/9, 1.9 K/BB, 6.2 K/9, and 3.2 BB/9 in 67 innings between Danville and Rome. David Hale had the most helter-skelter season of anyone in the Braves organization. The year started off horribly for him as he just got shelled as a starter. His final numbers as a starter were a 9.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP, 16.3 H/9, 1.0 K/BB, 4.7 BB/9, and 5.0 K/9 in 27 innings. But he flourished as a reliever with a 2.16 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 6.5 H/9, 1.8 K/BB, 4.0 BB/9, and 7.3 K/9 in 66.2 innings. When he was drafted it looked like Hale's future would be in the bullpen and this season seemed to confimr that. If he heads to the pen fulltime to start next season the 22 year old could rocket through the organization.
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so whats the ceiling like on Oberholtzer?
Do we expect him to end up a quality major league #5 or trade chip? Seems like he can eat innings when he’s on.
I think he’s got the potential to become a middle of the rotation innings eater. He’ll still be 21 at the start of next year, so even if he goes back to Myrtle Beach (which honestly seems unnecessary) he’ll be the right age for the level. He has life on his fastball, throwing in the low 90s, and he has very solid breaking pitches. He knows how to pitch and approaches the game with a good plan. I think he’s a lot better prospect than most folks give him credit for.
And this isn’t specifically meant toward you 15ks, because I’ve seen it a lot lately, but what do folks mean when they want to designate people as a “trade chip”. Everyone in every system is a trade chip. The whole idea of developing a player is to get value out of him for your Major League team, either through his direct contribution or through trading him for someone who will directly contribute. I’m not really understanding how some folks are using this phrase. Is it meant to designate players that Atlanta won’t want to use, thus they’re expendable? Labeling a guy as a “trade chip” just seems odd to me. Because there are plenty of players the team would gladly have in Atlanta but may trade anyway because it seems more immediately beneficial, it doesn’t mean they didn’t value the guy they traded. The ideal trade is one that benefits both teams, where they both eventually get what they had expected out of the trade.
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Looks to me like he needs to make a significant move up our pre-season prospect list from the #21 spot. Reviewing at his stats for the year, there’s a lot to like. For example: 1.5 BB / 9 Innings pitched. He was flat out dominent the last 2 starts, but overall seems to have much more consistent and stronger in the second half.
Throwing out 2 starting performances on 7/23 and 8/19 that were bad, here is his eye-popping stat line for 8 of his last 10 appearances, including 7 starts:
48 IP, 32 H, 11 ER, 8 BB, 57 K.
I’m glad you pulled out those stats, cause I had had the thought that if you took out a few stats he put up some great numbers. I like Obie a lot, he’s definitely right up there among the team’s best pitchers, and off the top of my head I’d say he’s probably the Braves top left handed starting prospect (if Minor isn’t considered a prospect anymore).
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He’s definitely up there. I think right now I’d put Oberholtzer ahead of him. Obviously you have to love what Perez can do, but Oberholtzer is just so solid and has a strong body. He recovered well from his injury, while Perez, who has a projectable, but still very lean body, went on the shelf and had to be shut down. I’m fully prepared and even a little expectant that this time next year Perez will be obviously ahead of him, but for right now I’m putting Obie ahead.
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I'm calling it today...
Yasser Gomez will be playing the role formerly filled by Gregor Blanco next year.
Can someone tell me why...
Ortegano is on 40 mam ahead of Beachy, Diamond, Teheran, Redmond, etc.?
by Braves12 on Sep 6, 2010 11:38 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
because if we wasnt on the 40 man roster he would have been exposed to the rule 5 draft this past offseason. We choose to protect Ortegano from that and for good reason. There is no real reason to have Beachy, Diamond, Teheran or Redmond on the 40 man right now, especially Teheran. There is a case for having Redmond, Diamond or Beahcy on the 40 because they can be useful to the big team this year…but Teheran won’t be brought up thisyear so there’s no reason to have him on the 40 unless he is eligible for the Rule 5 draft (whcih he isnt).
Essentially the main reason they arent on the 40 is becasue they dont need to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. On that note, I think that Diamond will be put on the 40 this offseason, because i think he needs to be protected fromt he 40 man.
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Beachy and Diamond wouldn’t have to be protected until after 2011, Teheran until after 2012.
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that was my thought on Beachy and Teheran, but I didnt know about Diamond…lazy journalism
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