Braves' MiL teams announce opening day rosters

by fandave on Apr 3, 2011 11:38 PM EDT

The big news already posted on the TC front page is, of course, that elite prospect Julio Teheran will be in the AAA Gwinnett Braves' starting rotation.

The Press Release announcing the full G-Braves' opening day roster is here. The list is:

PITCHERS (12): Juan Abreu (RHP), Jairo Asencio (RHP), Yohan Flande (LHP), Cory Gearrin (RHP), Rodrigo Lopez (RHP), Stephen Marek (RHP), Mike Minor (LHP), Scott Proctor (RHP), Todd Redmond (RHP), Julio Teheran (RHP), Jacob Thompson (RHP), Anthony Varvaro (LHP)

CATCHERS (2): J.C. Boscan, Wilkin Castillo (S)

INFIELDERS (6): Shawn Bowman, Mauro Gomez, Diory Hernandez, Ed Lucas, Joe Mather, Daniel Nelson (S)

OUTFIELDERS (4): Willie Cabrera, Jose Constanza (L), Wilkin Ramirez,

Jordan Schafer (L)

DISABLED LIST (3): Erik Cordier (RHP), Jay Sborz (RHP), Shawn McGill (C)

The Press Release says one player is on the temporary inactive list, but does not tell us who that player is.

The Press Release announcing the full M-Braves' opening day roster is here. The list is:

Pitchers: Randall Delgado, Kenshin Kawakami, Brett Oberholtzer, J.J. Hoover, Michael Broadway, Bill Bullock, Jaye Chapman, Paul Clemens, Benino Pruneda, Luis Avilan, Rowdy Hardy, and Richard Sullivan. Catchers: Matt Kennelly and Jesus Sucre. Infielders: Donell Linares, Tyler Pastornicky, Ernesto Mejia, Jordan Kreke, C.J. Retherford, and Geraldo Rodriguez. Outfielders: Antoan Richardson, Gavin Dickey, Cory Harrilchak, and Marcus Lemon.

Also, pitcher Brett Butts and outfielder Mycal Jones will begin the season on the M-Braves' disabled list.

The A+ Lynchburg Hillcats' announcement is here. The list is:

Pitchers: Arodys Vizcaino, David Hale, Dimasther Delgado, Eliecer Cardenas, Yeliar Castro, Willie Kempf, Jason Lowey, Cory Rasmus, Chad Rodgers, Zeke Spruill, Andrew Wilson, Matt Crim, Chris Masters, and Chad Rodgers. Catchers: Cory Brownsten and Braeden Schlehuber. Infielders: Phil Gosselin, Joe Leonard, Andrelton Simmons, Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg, Joe Terdoslavich, and Matt Weaver. Outfielders: Todd Cunningham, Robby Hefflinger, Adam Milligan, and L.V. Ware.

Pitchers Thomas Berryhill and Angelo Paulino will begin the season on the Hillcats' disabled list.

Finally, the newspaper article publishing the Rome Braves' announcement is here and the list is:

Pitchers: Wesley Alsup, Danilo Alvarez, Caleb Brewer, David Filak, Tyler Hess, Steven Kent, Kyle Mertins, Ronan Pacheco, Carlos Perez, Chasen Shreve, Blaine Sims, Tyler Stovall and Ryan Weber. Catchers: Christian Bethancourt and Jace Whitmer. Infielders: Chris Ahearn, Jakob Dalfonso, Barrett Kleinknecht, Matt Lipka, Elmer Reyes, Edward Salcedo, Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg*, and Matthew Weaver. Outfielders: Ramon Flores, David Rohm, Kyle Rose, and Keenan Wiley.

* RSF will presumptively start the season in Lynchburg or Rome, but not both at the same time.

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RSF is going to Lynchburg.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

Didn’t we sign a guy from Cuba, something like Yassar Gomez? Is he still with the Braves? Rookie or Instructs maybe?

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by bighop on Apr 4, 2011 12:39 AM EDT reply actions

He was in Spring Training. I think he might be hurt, he was one of the guys I’d see work out a little, but he seemed to keep going in early.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks CB

I figured you’d know the scoop

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by bighop on Apr 4, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions

According to a Bill Shanks tweet yesterday, Yassar Gomez was among several released over the weekend.

by jenn b smith on Apr 4, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

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by bighop on Apr 4, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Big thanks for putting this together fandave!

Can’t wait to see how Simmons hits at Myrtle Beach..

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by bwellnjonesco on Apr 4, 2011 1:58 AM EDT reply actions

That’s gonna be really interesting. He’s ridiculously good in the field but personally I’m not sure the bat is good enough and jumping him to High A isn’t really fair, but that’s the only thing they could do with Lipka and Salcedo at Rome.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2011 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions

What do you make of the article saying Lipka was expected to be the starting SS? Is Salcedo going to be at 3B? Obviously, both need to be playing pretty much every game.

by fandave on Apr 4, 2011 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Simmons will be 22 in Sept. They need to find out if the guy can hit. If he can’t hit high-A pitching at that age, than he needs to start working on pitching. Give him about a year at the plate to show something perhaps?

by BravesFan on Apr 4, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I hope he's not at Myrtle Beach...

that would mean he’s in the Rangers organization ;)

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by BravesRaleigh on Apr 4, 2011 4:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Edited the post to add the following that I’d somehow overlooked last night:

“Also, pitcher Brett Butts and outfielder Mycal Jones will begin the season on the M-Braves’ disabled list.”

by fandave on Apr 4, 2011 7:19 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah Brett is still recovering from TJ and won’t be back until at least June and Myke twisted his ankle a little and should be back sometime in April.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for putting this together, fandave.

Thumbs up.

by soup du jour on Apr 4, 2011 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

Indeed. Good stuff man.

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by cbwilk on Apr 4, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Why is Arodys starting in high A and not AA

wasn’t he sent up at the end of last year?

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by NJoverNY on Apr 4, 2011 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

I was wondering the same thing and decided its most likley just a numbers thing. They want him to start and get regular turns, and there are too many older, more experienced starting pitchers ahead of him in Mississippi.

by fandave on Apr 4, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Vizcaino only made 3 starts in high-A (14 starts in low-A) before being shut down due to elbow issues.

by BravesFan on Apr 4, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Not to AA

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by Mr. Sanchez on Apr 5, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Beau Torbert ?

I know this is the second time I have asked but I am intrigued by his power numbers last year and I am wondering where he will be starting out this year…

by Santaklose11 on Apr 4, 2011 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

I see he’s gotten some mentions in ST coverage over the last few weeks, but I can not find anything on him lately.

by fandave on Apr 4, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Beau Torbert got released in the same group as Yasser Gomez.

by jenn b smith on Apr 4, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Today, 4/4, the International League has the G-Braves activating LHP Jose Lugo from the temporarily inactive list.

by fandave on Apr 4, 2011 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

I bought MiLB.tv with my mlb.tv subscription

I am pretty excited about this. I have never seen any of our young players play because of my location. If I am coming down south, I am going to make sure to go to the real deal.

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by awix on Apr 4, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

young pitching

I’m really excited to see what our top prospect young pitchers get done this year. Arodys looked pretty good in the spring and I could definitely see him getting a promotion to Mississippi mid-season. Maybe Delgado will light it up in AA from the beginning of the season and somehow get a chance at AAA this season. There probably would have to be injuries or extreme ineffectiveness at Gwinnett for that to happen though since they are all full-up even without Minor pitching for them. I am really excited about our Minor League system right now. I hope Lipka, Leonard, and Salcedo put it all together and have monster years. I still think the Braves would be smart to try and pick up a big-time CF prospect if they trade away pitching this summer. I don’t see any answer there in the short-term in the system. I’m hoping Mykal Jones has a bounceback year and Kyle Rose still has potential but they are both probably 3-4 years away and I don’t have much faith in Schafer even though I’d love it if he could turn things around and become a top prospect again. Finally, I’d love to see Willie Cabrera have a big year. He seems like a great kid.

by Ryan Eldridge on Apr 4, 2011 10:24 PM EDT reply actions