7/30/2015 ALL SHOOK UP MINORS FINAL ... Riley on HR rampage! Sweet start for Suarez

[rico43]

MOVES: Ryan Kelly, Jake Brigham, Mark Marksberry to ATLANTA from Gwinnett
Kellyl returned to Gwinnett after game, Williams Perez activated
Hector Olivera, Victor Mateo assigned to Gwinnett
Jorge Reyes activated from DL for Mississippi
Mark Lamm released by Braves from Mississippi roster
Zach Bird assigned to Carolina
Jesus Heredia promoted to GCL Braves from DSL Braves


THURSDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EDT


CLASS AAA

Gwinnett, idle.

CLASS AA

Birmingham 3, Mississippi 2

LP: Janas (1-4) 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Hursh 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Rohm 1-4, 2B, R, RBI; Lipka 1-3, 2B; Kang 1-4, RBI.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 5, Frederick 2

WP: Webster (6-6) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K.
Jackson (Save, 2) 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Lien 2-4, 2B, 2 R; Schrader 2-4, 2B, R; Odom 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Meneses 1-4, RBI.

CLASS A

Augusta 5, Rome 3

SP: Quintana 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
LP: Emmons (1-5) 3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
De La Rosa 3-4, 2B, R, RBI; Gaylor 2-3, 3B, RBI; Obregon 2-5, 2B, R; Albies 1-5, 2 K.

SHORT-SEASON

GCL Braves 10, GCL Blue Jays 2

SP: Suarez 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K.
WP: Orozco (3-0) 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
Riley 2-3, 2 R, HR (7th), 3 RBI; Salazaor 2-5, R, 2 RBI; Yepez 2-4, 2B, R, RBI; Acuna 2-5, 2B, 2 R.

Burlington 10, Danville 4

SP: Clark 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
LP: Stiffler (1-2) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 0 K.
Dykstra 2-4, 2 2B, R; Castro 1-3, 3B, R, RBI (.351); Lanning 2-4, RBI.

DSL Braves 6, DSL Red Sox 3

SP: Gil 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
WP: Lopez (4-1) 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
Pantoja (Save, 1) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Michel 3-4, 2 R; Contreras 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Alonso 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Josephina 1-4, R, RBI.

[Tapate50]

Lower minors are loaded folks.

[thethe]

Lower minors are loaded folks.

Should get better with this year's and next year's crop.

[smootness]

That GCL offense is nuts.

[50PoundHead]

Hope Riley can keep it going. He's tied for the GCL lead in HRs with a guy who was recently promoted to the NY-P League. Riley's co-leader is a 22-year-old 2013 draftee who started in the GCL after sitting out all but a few games last season with an injury.

GCL Braves' hitters lead the league in HRs, SLG, OPS, and Ks. 3rd in league in BB. 4th in OBP. 5th in BA. Average age of the hitters is 18.6; a year younger than last year's team.

[sturg33]

We're gonna need Riley ready to replace Olivera when he hits the DL in 2017

[weso1]

Hopefully Riley can stick at third because his bat would play well there. I know it's been said he has the arm for it, but I guess we'll see about the glove.

[nsacpi]

Riley 2-3, 2 R, HR (7th), 3 RBI; Salazar 2-5, R, 2 RBI; Yepez 2-4, 2B, R, RBI; Acuna 2-5, 2B, 2 R.



Remember this foursome!

The attrition rate for hitting prospects is a lot lower than for pitchers. My guess is two or three of these guys will have solid major league careers.

[Julio3000]

Lower minors are loaded folks.

Reason to believe.

[Tapate50]

We're gonna need Riley ready to replace Olivera when he hits the DL in 2017

Would be cool to keep that in one thread

[KB21]

Since starting 1 for 22, Riley has hit 7 home runs in his last 85 at bats. Going into todays game, he was slashing .296/.337/.580 in his last 82 at bats.

This guy would have been legendary at Mississippi State had he not signed.

[clvclv]

Since starting 1 for 22, Riley has hit 7 home runs in his last 85 at bats. Going into todays game, he was slashing .296/.337/.580 in his last 82 at bats.

This guy would have been legendary at Mississippi State had he not signed.

But, but, but - he was a REACH!!!

[KB21]

But, but, but - he was a REACH!!!

LOL! Had he played three years at Mississippi State, he's a top 10 pick easy.

[thethe]

LOL! Had he played three years at Mississippi State, he's a top 10 pick easy.

Braves don't know what they are doing. Just remember that...

[Pugfan]

Wasn't Riley part of the Kimbrel trade? If so that was the best trade by far.

[cajunrevenge]

I am glad Riley is doing well but I dont put much stock in rookie ball stats. I will get on the hype train when they are performing at Rome. Even Cody Johnson mashed at Danville.

[clvclv]

I am glad Riley is doing well but I dont put much stock in rookie ball stats. I will get on the hype train when they are performing at Rome. Even Cody Johnson mashed at Danville.

And I'm always even a little hesitant to proclaim someone to be worth major hype for being successful in the SALLY League - hitters, anyway.

[nsacpi]

Wasn't Riley part of the Kimbrel trade? If so that was the best trade by far.

Yup. We got that pick from San Diego. And the pick we used to take Minter from the Diamondbacks.

The Soroka pick was compensation for Santana. In retrospect, the Santana signing worked out quite well. He gave us a strong season and 28th overall pick.

[sturg33]

Yup. We got that pick from San Diego. And the pick we used to take Minter from the Diamondbacks.

The Soroka pick was compensation for Santana. In retrospect, the Santana signing worked out quite well. He gave us a strong season and 28th overall pick.

To be fair, we did forfeit a pick to get him

[nsacpi]

To be fair, we did forfeit a pick to get him

Correct. I remember thinking that the key to whether the signing was a good idea was whether we would get the pick back the following draft.

[50PoundHead]

I just like the GCL team. This isn't a swipe at the previous regime, but our GCL teams haven't been that great over the past decade. The 2014 team featured some guys who are likely to stick around (Albies, Davidson, Didder, Dykstra), but prior to that, it looks like a bunch of guys who are going to top out in High A (or in the rare case of Lipka and maybe Carlos Franco making it AA). There's been a smattering of talent that will likely reach the bigs (Peraza, Drury), but the attrition rate has been staggering. I don't know how other franchises stack up in this department, but we certainly haven't had much in terms of offense go through the GCL lately.

[thethe]

Correct. I remember thinking that the key to whether the signing was a good idea was whether we would get the pick back the following draft.

I was in favor of that signing and still am. I would have loved to have signed him long term also. Rubber arm.

[nsacpi]

I was in favor of that signing and still am. I would have loved to have signed him long term also. Rubber arm.

PED suspension. Lots of things can go wrong when you sign a pitcher long term. Too many for my taste.

[zbhargrove]

I still think Minter is going to be awesome when he's healthy.

[auyushu]

Correct. I remember thinking that the key to whether the signing was a good idea was whether we would get the pick back the following draft.

Yeah, it wound up being a pretty good deal. Particularly since the guy we likely would have drafted with that pick was Michael Chavis, who has been a pretty big bust so far.