8/7/2015 FRIDAY MINORS FINAL: Two rookie relievers impress

[rico43]

Brad Keller, the Braves' 15th-round pick this June, is hitting .320 for the GCL and had a two-homer, five-RBI game today to give him nine RBI. Keller, who turns 19 in December, is a mature 6-1, 190, R/R who plays OF. He hails from Shelby, N.C.


FRIDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EDT

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 5, Buffalo 3

G-Braves win 12th of 13
WP: G. Smith (5-4) 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Moylan (Save, 5) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.
Hunter 1-5, HR (10th), 3 RBI; Bethancourt 2-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB; M. Smith 1-5, SB.

CLASS AA

Mississippi 7, Biloxi 0

WP: G. Ross (6-9) 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K.
Ahrens 3-3, 2B, HR (6th), 3 R, 3 RBI; Ruiz 2-4, 2 R, HR (2nd), RBI; Landoni 1-5, 2 RBI.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 9, Potomac 4

WP: Barker (7-3) 7 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Salazar (Save, 1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.
Franco 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Camargo 1-3, R, 2 RBI; Schrader 1-5, 2 RBI, 3 K; D. Peterson 1-4, R, 2 RBI.

CLASS A

Augusta 7, Rome 2

LP: Toussaint (3-3) 4 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 K.
McLaughlin 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K.
Baez 1-5, 3B, R; Dykstra 1-3, 2B, BB; Gaylor 1-4, RBI.

SHORT-SEASON

Pulaski 3, Danville 2

LP: Soroka (0-1) 4 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
Custred 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K.
Keegan 2-4, 2B; Estevez 0-4, 4 K; Didder 0-4, 4 K; C. Castro 1-4, 2B, R, RBI (.340).

DSL Braves 5, DSL Brewers 3

SP: Mora 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
WP: Joaquin (2-0) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Iniarte (Save, 1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Ventura 2-4, CS (.342); T. Josephina 3-4, R, 2 RBI; Fernandez 3-4, 2B; Michel 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Concepcion 2-4, 3B, R, RBI.

GCL Braves 12, GCL Astros 10

8-run inning for Astros after lightning delay
SP: Hellinger 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
WP: Matos (1-1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Keller 3-5, 2B, 2 HR (1st, 2nd), 3 R, 5 RBI; Pina 3-4, 3 R, BB; K. Josephina 2-4, 2B, R, RBI.

[yeezus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgRrxFsX538

you the real MVP

[smootness]

Woah Hellinger.

[thethe]

Woah Hellinger.

Lots of reasons to be super optimistic about the lower minors. We got the architect back (Clark) and it seems the budget strings are loosening.

Add in that you can now trade for comp picks and it could be a very quick turnaround. Braves should spend right now for 3-4 year bridge pieces and let the farm system take over.

[msstate7]

Bethancourt...
2-2, 2 bb, 2b, rbi

He's now hitting .306.

[Garmel]

Bethancourt...
2-2, 2 bb, 2b, rbi

He's now hitting .306.

Bethancourt with two walks in a game? You don't see that everyday.

[mqt]

Touki got torched tonight.

[msstate7]

Toussaint...
4.0 ip 6 h 7 r 5 bb 2 k

Era now 6.05. Yikes

[nsacpi]

Soroka continues to impress. Love all the ground balls.

[Garmel]

Bethancourt finished the game 2-2 with three walks. Three freaking walks. Good to see.

[nsacpi]

Bethancourt finished the game 2-2 with three walks. Three freaking walks. Good to see.

3 walks?!? Astonishing

[thethe]

CB's demotion albeit criticized by many (including myself) may be the very thing that saves his career.

[msstate7]

CB's demotion albeit criticized by many (including myself) may be the very thing that saves his career.

Really excited to see him this September

[CJ9]

Nice to see Rio Ruiz homer, but man what an awful year for him. Only two homers?

[Braves1976]

Nice to see Rio Ruiz homer, but man what an awful year for him. Only two homers?

I haven't been impressed with his defense at third either. He lets too many balls play him (sometimes leading to infield hits on should be outs, etc) and just looks more like a first baseman to me.

[UNCBlue012]

Beth looks like he should be a call up soon!

[50PoundHead]

I wonder how many guys will be in the big league dugout in September. It's probably going to look like spring training. GCL team keeps hitting even after the promotions of Riley and Yepez.

[buck75]

I wonder how many guys will be in the big league dugout in September. It's probably going to look like spring training. GCL team keeps hitting even after the promotions of Riley and Yepez.

Hopefully a lot will be brought up. Two who won't: Elmer Reyes and Josh Outman (both were released this week).

[50PoundHead]

Hopefully a lot will be brought up. Two who won't: Elmer Reyes and Josh Outman (both were released this week).

Is Reyes still in jail? Didn't see the Outman release. I imagine with Marksberry, McKirahan, and Detwiler that we are at our LHP quota for the bullpen.

[buck75]

Don't know if Reyes is in jail.

August transactions http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/#month=8&year=2015&team_id=144