8/1/2015 MINORS SAT. THREAD ... Jenkins, Toussaint, Soroka Shine in spotlight

[rico43]

MORE MOVES!
OF Franklin Azuaje back to GCL swapped places with Riley
David Carpenter agrees to return to Gwinnett after DFA
P Zack Bird assigned to Mississippi
Brandon Davidson placed on Rome DL


SATURDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EDT

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 3, Durham 2

WP: Jenkins (3-1) 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K.
Kelly (Save, 8) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
M. Jones 1-4, HR (4th), RBI; EYJ 3-4, 2B, R, RBI; M. Smith 2-4, R, SB.

CLASS AA

Birmingham 7, Mississippi 3

LP: Sims (0-2) 2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER(7R), 2 BB, 4 K.
Cabrera 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.
Lipka 1-5, 2B, R; Rohm 2-5, RBI, SB; Rodriguez 1-3, R, RBI.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 3, Wilmington 1

WP: Barker (6-3) 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.
Roney (Save, 3) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
D. Peterson 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Lien 1-4, R, RBI.

CLASS A

Rome 4, Augusta 1

WP: Toussaint (3-2) 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K.
Phillips (Save, 1) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
Nevarez 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Tellor 2-4, 2B, 2 K; Obregon 3-4, R, RBI; Albies 2-4, R (.311).

SHORT-SEASON

Danville 11, Bristol 4

SP: Soroka 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K.
WP: Lawlor (1-0) 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Castro 4-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI (.363); Riley 2-6, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Baez 3-6, 2B, 2 R; Hoekstra 3-3, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB; Campbell 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI.

Game One
GCL Yankees 11, GCL Braves 5 (7)

LP: Hellinger (1-2) 2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR.
All five pitchers allowed at least one run
Acuna 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SB (7); Keller 2-4, R (.322); Yelich 1-3, RBI.

Game Two
GCL Yankees @ GCL Braves, PPD.

DSL Braves 19, DSL Rangers 7

Braves: 21 total hits
SP: Mora 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
WP: Laguna (3-0) 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Ventura 2-6, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB (43); Boeldak 4-7, 4 R, HR (1st), 4 RBI, SB; Josephina 2-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Mejia 2-5, 2 R, RBI.

[mqt]

Days like today make me really love our system.

[Tapate50]

Days like today make me really love our system.

Certainly makes a throw away season much easier to bear

[thethe]

Its great to have a system where you are interested in multiple players at every level. AA is a bit light right now but with Sims and Gant there now it becomes somewhat more interesting. Sucks that Ruiz has sucked this year.

[rico43]

Added note that Hellinger is starting early GCL game today. Wish I knew when we're supposed to see Allard.

[50PoundHead]

Nice to see Azuaje back on the field. He had a decent abbreviated 2014 in the GCL.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2939/14315216647_f9d3319a9e.jpg

[nsacpi]

Arias is another one who hasn't played yet. Listed on the Danville roster after a strong DSL season last year

[CJ9]

I may be way behind on this, but did anyone have a reason for Braxton Davidson being on the DL?

[JohnAdcox]

I may be way behind on this, but did anyone have a reason for Braxton Davidson being on the DL?


I think I heard he got hurt.

[CJ9]

I think I heard he got hurt.

Interesting, thanks.

[msstate7]

I may be way behind on this, but did anyone have a reason for Braxton Davidson being on the DL?

Considering he's a brave, probably TJ

[msstate7]

Our minors are much better, but take a look at our AA and AAA lineups. We really need to upgrade our upper minors

[mqt]

Our minors are much better, but take a look at our AA and AAA lineups. We really need to upgrade our upper minors

At least that should take care of itself within a couple years. :)

[smootness]

At least that should take care of itself within a couple years. :)

Haha yeah, upgrading the upper minors is usually done after upgrading the lower minors with the simple passage of time. Adding big-time talent at the AAA and AA levels is just about impossible in today's climate.

Our lower minors is stacked. It's hard to be completely stacked like that all the way through. Just keep drafting well, sign guys like Maitan, and in 2-3 years, you're flat out loaded.

[jpx7]

Its great to have a system where you are interested in multiple players at every minor-league level.

Fixed.

:Bowman:

[msstate7]

Mallex smith 2-3, sb

Hopefully he's coming around. Avg up to .233

Jenkins...
5.0 ip 4 h 1 er 3 bb 7 k

Era now 2.10 in AAA

[thethe]

Jenkins needs to be considered part of the future in thenrotation. His stuff will play at the big league level.

[Russ2dollas]

Jenkins needs to be considered part of the future in thenrotation. His stuff will play at the big league level.

Me thinks he is in lucroy deal

[thethe]

Me thinks he is in lucroy deal

I think we are going to see an AJ/CB platoon next year personally. A big trade is coming but just not sure we are going to bust our nut for a catcher.

[Heyward]

Me thinks he is in lucroy deal

I'd rather just go with a Jaso or Avila/CB platoon next year.

If we busted another trade for someone, it should be for an outfielder.

[IslandBrave]

Soroka with another great outing. Liking this kid so far

[Tapate50]

Soroka with another great outing. Liking this kid so far

After the promotion is a great sign

[buck75]

Wonder if Jenkins will be called up in September

[Heyward]

Wonder if Jenkins will be called up in September

No reason to this year.

[msstate7]

No reason to this year.

Yep. Way too much pressure. Give up a run, you lose

[Heyward]

Yep. Way too much pressure. Give up a run, you lose

Not even that, i was just saying, save his arm for ST

[msstate7]

Not even that, i was just saying, save his arm for ST
I was joking... Well, sort of

[buck75]

We may need a few more starters (just saying)

[KB21]

Considering he's a brave, probably TJ

I know some love to say the Braves go after players with torn UCLs or that they are the cause of torn UCLs. In both cases, it is a generalized statement that doesn't hold water. If it was Billy Beane buying low on injured players, he would be hailed as some genius who was exploiting a market. Since the Braves do it though, and since they trust their scouts more than they trust numbers, it's a poor strategy.

The plethora of UCL injuries in baseball recently is directly caused by what these players are doing when they are 10-13 years old, throwing too often, throwing too many pitches, too much competitive pitching, and not allowing their arms to rest.

[KB21]

Austin Riley 2 for 6 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI tonight. The milb.com site still doesn't have any stats for him on his player card page. Slugging .800 at Danville right now.

[rico43]

Austin Riley 2 for 6 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI tonight. The milb.com site still doesn't have any stats for him on his player card page. Slugging .800 at Danville right now.

This is just one reason I always look at Baseball-Reference.com first.

[thethe]

The pitching right now in the lower levels of the system is just sick.

[zbhargrove]

I'm excited about Allard, but I think Soroka is going to be the one to surprise everyone by being a force... love that he flew under the radar slightly because of being in Canada.

[striker42]

Soroka isn't going to be 18 for a couple more days, has already been moved up to Danville and has a 17/3 K/BB in 14 IP. That's pretty impressive.

[50PoundHead]

Austin Riley 2 for 6 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI tonight. The milb.com site still doesn't have any stats for him on his player card page. Slugging .800 at Danville right now.

For some reason, Riley's stats don't show up at milb.com. Didn't in the GCL and they haven't upgraded his page. Nice start at Danville for him.

Liking Soroka as well. He's from Canada, but he pitched in a lot of showcases in the states so he wasn't totally under the radar. Tall, lanky kid who looks like he could fill out a bit as he gets older. Here's video and draft synopsis of him from mlb.com.

Link:
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v86971883/draft-report-mike-soroka-hs-pitcher

Has a little whip action in his arm that concerns me a bit, but he has a nice loose delivery.

[nsacpi]

Soroka is easily one of our Top 10 prospects now.

[50PoundHead]

I referenced Ryan Klesko in a post about Austin Riley and came across this picture of Riley. He even kind of looks like Klesko. Riley's a big kid and some scouts had concerns about his weight, but it looks like the guy can hit some.

http://imgix.scout.com/132/1322373.jpg

Here's the mlb video on Riley both hitting and pitching: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v130635483/draft-report-austin-riley-hs-shorstoppitcher

[The Chosen One]

That cut at the plate and knee lock reminds me of Prado!

Sorry Dalyn

[Oklahomabrave]

Has anyone seen Soroka? Where's his FB at and what's his stuff like?

[Garmel]

I referenced Ryan Klesko in a post about Austin Riley and came across this picture of Riley. He even kind of looks like Klesko. Riley's a big kid and some scouts had concerns about his weight, but it looks like the guy can hit some.


He's going to be huge for us the next few years.

[The Chosen One]

He's going to be huge for us the next few years.

He and Williams Perez.

[nsacpi]

He's going to be huge for us the next few years.

Could be another Troy Glaus.