Braves AFL Update

by Hunter B. on Oct 9, 2011 11:11 PM EDT

As most of you know, the Arizona Fall League is in full swing with most teams having played 4 or 5 games. I was curious to see how the Braves players were doing so far, all of which are on the Surprise Saguaros, and I thought I would share my findings with the class.

Stats after the jump

We will start off with Batters and then go to Pitchers. Keep in mind that players don't play regularly so that everyone gets a chance, like Little League.

The team is 4-0 and includes big prospects like Jeremy Jeffress, Wil Myers, Tim Beckham, Matt Dominguez, and Mikie Mahtook.

Batters

Joey Terdoslavich- He leads the AFL in AVG, going 5/8 with 2 Doubles, 1 BB, and 1 K.

Todd Cunningham- Has gone 2/8, Double, 1 BB, and 1 K

Christian Bethancourt- Has gone 4/7 with 1 K

Pitchers

Sean Gilmartin- 3 IP, 3 R, 1 K, 1 BB

Erik Cordier- 2 IP, 0 R, 1 K, 2 BB

JJ Hoover- 1.2 IP, 1 R, 0 K, 0 BB

Billy Bullock- 1 IP, 1 R, 1 BB

Thoughts

It is great to see Bethancourt hitting so well against good competition! I expected him to struggle a bit, but if he keeps this up he will could split the season between Mississippi and Gwinnett.
Joey Terdoslavich continues his hitting and extra base power. He has definitely brought himself into the conversation of Braves top hitting prospects.
Sean Gimartin is not off to a hot start. It was only one bad outing and I expect him to have a solid AFL. Will probably start the year in Mississippi.

Written by Hunter Brown (@HunterBrown31)

Poll

Who will do the best in the AFL?

Joey Terdoslavich

128 votes

Christian Bethancourt

10 votes

Sean Gilmartin

13 votes

Todd Cunningham

1 votes

Erik cordier

1 votes

JJ Hoover

11 votes

Billy Bullock

1 votes

165 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Pitching

The numbers are usually inflated due to playing in Arizona so I don’t worry bout the pitching stats much

by Jay212033 on Oct 10, 2011 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

I voted for Terdoslavich in the poll because he is the most advanced of the hitters we have there and the hitters almost always do better than the pitchers.

by cavebird on Oct 10, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Bethancourt...

at his age, he’s almost surely starting in Lynchburg. The hitting is nice, but more than that, I’d like to see some walks. That’s probably the biggest issue with him at the plate.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 10, 2011 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

Lynchburg, with a possible mid-season promotion to AA.

by parish on Oct 10, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice to see the hitters doing well

Excited about the continued success of Joey T and the continued improvement(SSS) of Bethancourt

by saipol on Oct 10, 2011 6:48 PM EDT reply actions

Wanted to say...

thanks for the update Hunter. Much appreciated.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 10, 2011 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks

by Braves24 on Oct 10, 2011 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Keep in mind

the AFL is a hitters league.

by drumzalicious on Oct 10, 2011 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

I really hope that Gilmartin can come away with a better showing because I wanna see what he can bring to the Braves organization

by BravesMania on Oct 11, 2011 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

I like the Terd already...

“Normally, I like to take first the pitch every at-bat, but that situation was a little different,” said Terdoslavich

Joey T is currently 5th in the AFL in OPS (hitters league I know).

by TBuzz on Oct 12, 2011 10:11 PM EDT reply actions

As of 10-14, check out these lines

Terdoslavich – .529/.556/.824
Bethancourt – .500/.500/.563
Cunningham – .400/.438/.467

In a small sample, our guys aren’t taking a lot of walks, but it’s hard to be upset with numbers like those.

by ducheneaux13 on Oct 14, 2011 1:16 PM EDT reply actions

Good showing by the Braves today with Gilmartin going 4 strong not giving up any runs and striking out 4, Bethancourt hitting his first home run today, if he can start adding some power he becomes a huge prospect

by braves32 on Oct 19, 2011 2:16 AM EDT reply actions

Bethancourt is already a good prospect being a catcher that can stay at catcher and hit for avg. But you are right if he can add some power, boy-oh-boy!

by SB75 on Oct 21, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Yessss!

I can’t wait to see Joey Terdoslavich come into the league. Who is the last switch hitting extra base hitting machine we have had? Some guy named Chipper. (Sarcasm) But I can’t wait, this guy is going to have so much hype coming into the league when he does. I wish we could call him up to start the 2012 season, but I know he needs more time in the Minors. Keep it up Joey!

"Whoever said nothing was impossible, obviously has not tried slamming a revolving door."

by A_Patrick_Tactic on Oct 22, 2011 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

As of October 23rd

Terdoslavich leads the entire AFL in average, hitting .444 so far .

Terdoslavich’s slash line is .444/.487/.639 with 3 doubles, 2 triples, and 0 HR

Braves OF Todd Cunningham is 6th in the league with a .379 AVG

Cunningham’s slash line is .379/.424/.517

Christian Bethancourt is 9th in the league with a .375 average

Bethancourt’s slash line is .375/.394/.531

All 3 are hitting well, but even Alex Gonzalez would laugh at their walk totals. The three of them have combined for just 5 walks in 102 plate appearances.

Freeman isn’t on Heyward’s level in terms of tools, skills, or baseball IQ–but it’s fair to say Freeman has failed to meet the modest expectations in place for him - Capitol Avenue Club (May 28th, 2011)

by ATLandUNC on Oct 23, 2011 3:49 AM EDT reply actions

Hard to say when they're hitting that well...

but would still like to see Terdo and Bethancourt taking more walks.

http://sportsandgrits.com/

by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 23, 2011 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

by SB75 on Oct 23, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Definitely

Walks are so important. If Terdo walked a lot more, He would be our top hitting prospect. I think he is right now in my opinion. How good is he in the outfield though, fielding wise?

"Whoever said nothing was impossible, obviously has not tried slamming a revolving door."

by A_Patrick_Tactic on Oct 23, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions