MINORS FINAL 6/23: Dykstra debuts; Falcon loses 1st

[rico43]

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 8, Louisville 1

WP: Schlosser (4-3) 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
Hoyt 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
SP for Louisville: Jurrjens (LP, 3-3) 6.1 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
Constanza 4-5, R, 3 RBIs.
Cunningham 2-4, 2B, R, RBI.
Boggs 1-3, RBI.

CLASS AA

Mississippi 7, Jackson 4

WP: Atkins (2-0) 6 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
Harper (Save, 1) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
Peraza 3-5, 3 R, HR (1st), 2 RBIs.
Rohm 1-4, RBI.
M. Jones 2-4, 2B, 2 R.
Hunter 1-4, RBI.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Lynchburg 6, Winston-Salem 5 (10)

Walkoff win: Odom SAC fly.
SP: J. Miller 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
WP: Pacheco (2-0) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
Odom 3-4, 2 HR (4th), 4 RBIs.
Wren 2-4, 2 2B, R.
Castro 2-5, 2B, 3B, R, RBI.
Skinner 2-4, 2B, R. (.280)
Martinez 1-4, RBI.

CLASS A

Augusta 7, Rome 5

SP: Gil 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
LP: Tate (BS, 2-3) 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
Caratini 3-5.
Oliver 1-4, 2B, R.
Franco 2-3, 2 2B, R, RBI, SB.

SHORT-SEASON

GCL Yankees 12, GCL Braves 4

LP: Falcon (0-1) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
C. Perez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K. (rehab)
Dykstra 1-2. (debut)
Salcedo 0-2. (rehab)
Mendez 1-3, 2B, 3 RBIs, SB.

Danville 6, Johnson City 2

WP: Ubiera (1-0) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.
Weaver (Save, 1) 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K.
McElroy 1-4, 2B, R, 2 E (4).
Curcio 1-3, 2 RBIs, 2 BB.
Chin 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI.
Monasterio 2-3, R.
Murphy 1-4, HR (1st), RBI.

DSL Braves 7, DSL Blue Jays 0

WP: Sanchez (1-0) 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Ledezma 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K. (0.84)
Arias 3-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB (11). (.411)
Cortes 3-5, 2B, 2 RBIs.
Salazar 1-5, 2B, R.
Castro 2-3, 3B, 2 R, 3 RBIs. (.320)

MOVES: Terry Doyle moved from Miss. to Gwinnett; Salcedo to GCL Braves for rehab. Draft picks Dykstra and Gamez and FA Rocco Cundari assigned to GCL Braves. Cundari is an undrafted FA out of Southern Connecticut State (sounds like a diploma mill), most recently pitching for Indy leaguer Norwalk. Led Northeast-10 in wins).

[50PoundHead]

Luke Dykstra in GCL Braves starting line-up as DH and singles in first professional AB.

[nsacpi]

Good start from Schlosser. He might be called up to pitch in the double header in Philadelphia on Saturday.

[cajunrevenge]

That would make me a sad panda. Philly has a lot of leftes, go with Thomas. Or call up both and pitch both 3-4 innings.

[yeezus]

HR for Peraza tonight in AA.
Guy is on FIRE. Really hope he can play next year. Find a spot for him. He can do so many things.

[rico43]

Phenom alert! Peraza has homered for Mississippi. Already 2-2 after two innings.

[yeezus]

Chris Harris ‏@CHarris731 2m
#Braves prospect Jose Peraza with his first AA HR. He is now 11-for-20 in the series with a HR and 5 RBI. Kid is going to be a star.,just 20

IDK who Chris Harris is, but he's right. 20 years old!

[Tapate50]

Phenom alert! Peraza has homered for Mississippi. Already 2-2 after two innings.

Wow!

[yeezus]

Wow!

Is this a sarcastic "wow"?

[Tapate50]

Is this a sarcastic "wow"?

Not at all.

[yeezus]

Not at all.

Ok cool, apologies, you never with people here. Some get upset about people being excited over prospects.

[rico43]

Peraza 3-4, 3 runs, HR.

[Tapate50]

Ok cool, apologies, you never with people here. Some get upset about people being excited over prospects.

I am one of the "get excited" ones. I like to see the new blood develop. Probably my favorite part of this board.

Fwiw I just read long thorough scouting report on Hursh, and it doesn't paint the best picture unless he develops secondary stuff a good bit more than where he is now.

[thethe]

Yeah, lets trade him for a pitcher that is on the way to Tommy John soon.

What a brilliant idea!

[thethe]

Also, Kyle Wren with a solid game. Braves need to find a way to get him up to AA.

[Jay212033]

Elias Arias has been killing it in the DSL. He should be stateside soon since he's a bit older than most DSL guys. He has a great eye at the plate and very good speed I would love to see him against better comp.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=649379

[cajunrevenge]

HR for Peraza tonight in AA.
Guy is on FIRE. Really hope he can play next year. Find a spot for him. He can do so many things.

Pfft. Screw next year, how about next week. His hype level is over 9000!

[nsacpi]

Peraza is gonna be a Heyward-like disappointment.

[rico43]

Peraza is gonna be a Heyward-like disappointment.

For those who can't read sarcasm or glibness in plain text, Peraza is less like Heyward than almost any Braves prospect you can name. He compares mostly to a Furcal, or maybe even a Machado. He's ready to play in the big leagues right now, but where?

He's played exactly one inning at third base in the minors, has mostly played second of late, but is also an experienced SS. What he delivers most, however, is the fact that he is a bona fide leadoff man, the best the Braves have produced in a decade.

[thethe]

Obviously he won't be this hot for the rest of June/July but if its anything close you might have to bring him up August 1st.

[Tapate50]

Caratini having a nice year also.

[50PoundHead]

Caratini having a nice year also.

Agreed. In a lost year for Rome in terms of W/L (Egads! What a terrible pitching staff!), there have been some notable offensive performances on that squad with Caratini being one of them.

[nsacpi]

The Rome pitching staff is a bit of a red flag. We have not done a good job reloading on pitching talent at the lower levels in the last few years. Given the attrition you want at least a half dozen bona fide pitching prospects in Low A.

[50PoundHead]

The Rome pitching staff is a bit of a red flag. We have not done a good job reloading on pitching talent at the lower levels in the last few years. Given the attrition you want at least a half dozen bona fide pitching prospects in Low A.

Agree 100%. My guess is a bunch of guys will move up from Danville (and maybe the GCL) at some point in the second half, but the scouting staff hasn't drafted particularly well in mid-range prospect pool or seemingly signed solid guys from the international pool. Lots of injuries have contributed as well.

[Nerfherders]

Meanwhile, it's nice to see Jurrjens back pitching again, even if it is in the minors.

[nsacpi]

The weakness in the Rome staff reflects several things. First the college pitchers we drafted in 2013 (except for Hursh) have not panned out. Most college pitchers end up pitching in Rome their first full season and the weak Rome staff mainly reflects on that group from the 2013 draft. Second the international pipeline has not been that strong when it comes to pitching lately. It hasn't helped to have guys like Luis Merejo and Nelson Leon go down to injury last year. Finally, drafting and signing one HS pitcher per year pretty much guarantees that you won't be getting much from that particular source of pitching talent. We did step up last year and take three HS pitchers (Salazar, Stiffler and Grosser) but they are all in Danville right now. Hopefully we'll see some progress out of those three.

[nsacpi]

Elias Arias has been killing it in the DSL. He should be stateside soon since he's a bit older than most DSL guys. He has a great eye at the plate and very good speed I would love to see him against better comp.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=649379

11 steals. Also leads the team in extra base hits and home runs. Maybe one of those kids who didn't stand out at 16 or 17, but continued to develop in whatever league they have in the Dominican Republic for kids that don't sign with a major league team at a young age.

Another guy off to a great start is Dilmer Mejia, a lefty from Nicaragua. He's the youngest player on our DSL roster (won't turn 17 until July 9), so what he is doing is doubly impressive.

[nsacpi]

Fulenchek strikes out the side in his debut.

[KB21]

The weakness in the Rome staff reflects several things. First the college pitchers we drafted in 2013 (except for Hursh) have not panned out. Most college pitchers end up pitching in Rome their first full season and the weak Rome staff mainly reflects on that group from the 2013 draft. Second the international pipeline has not been that strong when it comes to pitching lately. It hasn't helped to have guys like Luis Merejo and Nelson Leon go down to injury last year. Finally, drafting and signing one HS pitcher per year pretty much guarantees that you won't be getting much from that particular source of pitching talent. We did step up last year and take three HS pitchers (Salazar, Stiffler and Grosser) but they are all in Danville right now. Hopefully we'll see some progress out of those three.

I think it also represents a philosophical change. Atlanta has moved away from guys who have "pitchability" that can command the strike zone and more towards guys who have "stuff" that can overpower folks. Carlos Salazar is a great example of this, as is Alec Grosser to this point. I think Grosser is probably a bit farther along, which is why it is surprising that they pushed Salazar to Rome so early.

Luis Merejo was a stud prior to his injury. It will be interesting to see how he comes back.

[nsacpi]

I think it also represents a philosophical change. Atlanta has moved away from guys who have "pitchability" that can command the strike zone and more towards guys who have "stuff" that can overpower folks. Carlos Salazar is a great example of this, as is Alec Grosser to this point. I think Grosser is probably a bit farther along, which is why it is surprising that they pushed Salazar to Rome so early.

Luis Merejo was a stud prior to his injury. It will be interesting to see how he comes back.

I think the Gilmartin pick has discouraged them a bit in terms of going for pitchability rather than stuff. But there are still some exceptions. Like Diaz this year. The three guys taken ahead of him (Fulenchek, Povse and Sobotka) though are all "stuff" guys.

[Jay212033]

11 steals. Also leads the team in extra base hits and home runs. Maybe one of those kids who didn't stand out at 16 or 17, but continued to develop in whatever league they have in the Dominican Republic for kids that don't sign with a major league team at a young age.

Another guy off to a great start is Dilmer Mejia, a lefty from Nicaragua. He's the youngest player on our DSL roster (won't turn 17 until July 9), so what he is doing is doubly impressive.

There are a couple of DSL pitchers that look pretty good. Mejia is definitely one to watch. Victor Joaquin, who's already 20, looks very good and might be looking at a promotion soon like Santana last year. Luis Barrios despite the high ERA has pitched pretty well. Love the strikeouts but he needs to cut down on the walks, he's very young and has good stuff though. His last outing was a very good one