8/17/2015 MONDAY MINORS FNAL .... Sweep in GCL this morning

[rico43]

MONDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EDT

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 8, Toledo 6 (10)

SP: G. Smith 5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
WP: Cervenka (1-0) 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
R. Kelly (Save, 10) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Freeman 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, E.
M. Smith 3-6, 3 R, 2 3B, RBI; Bethancourt 2-5, 2 2B, R, RBI; Cunningham 2-5, RBI; Hunter 2-6, 2 RBI.

CLASS AA

Mississippi, idle.

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina, idle.

CLASS A

Charleston 3, Rome 0

LP: Toussaint (3-5) 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K.
Oliver 0-3, BB.
Dykstra 1-3; Obregon 1-3. Only 2 hits.

SHORT-SEASON

Elizabethton 6, Danville 0

LP: Soroka (0-2) 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.\
Yepez 2-3, 2B, BB; Riley 0-4, K;

Game One
GCL Braves 5, GCL Yankees 1 (7)

WP: Avalos (2-4) 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K.
Morales 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR (4th), 2 RBI; Wilson 1-2, HR (7th), 2 RBI.

Game Two
GCL Braves 4, GCL Yankees 2 (7)

SP: Rangel 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
WP: Rodriguez (2-0) 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Orozco (Save, 2) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K.
Wilson 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Arias 1-1, R, RBI, BB; Yelich 1-3, RBI;

DSL Mets 5, DSL Braves 1

3-run 9th for Mets
SP: Sanchez 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
LP: Gil (0-2) 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Ventura 0-3, R, BB, SB; Boeldak 1-2; Fernandez 1-4.

[msstate7]

Big game from Olivera today.

[striker42]

Big game from Olivera today.

Unfortunately it will be in the form of a giraffe he shot while on safari.

[nsacpi]

Big game from Olivera today.

He's gonna be a huge part of our future.

[50PoundHead]

Unfortunately it will be in the form of a giraffe he shot while on safari.

I hope he doesn't have a dental practice on the side.

[50PoundHead]

Another big fly for Isranel. I'm wondering if this is will be his walk-up music as he advances through the system.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_k2wkTGfHM

[mqt]

Soroka rolling so far.

[msstate7]

Bethancourt with another double. He's making it hard to keep him at AAA.

FF with a k and a throwing error

[msstate7]

Olivera 0-2

When will he get that elusive 1st hit as a brave?

[msstate7]

Mallex 1-2, 3b, rbi

[Julio3000]

I know that Olivera did well in his short milb stint earlier this year. still, if he hasn't been seeing live pitching since the 2013-14 Cuban season, it really may take him a while to get up to speed.

I say this as someone who is far more aligned with the skeptic's camp: everyone, give the guy some time to get his feet under him before judging who he is and what he might be against major-league competition.

[Garmel]

Mallex and Christian are both 2-3. Christian with 2 doubles.

[msstate7]

Mallex and Christian are both 2-3. Christian with 2 doubles.

I'm getting pissed that Bethancourt isn't in Atlanta in a throw away season.

[striker42]

Looks like the good Touki came out to play tonight.

[msstate7]

Was FF just pulled out or was there an injury?

[msstate7]

@GwinnettBraves
Mallex Smith is hitting .362 in his last 10 games, including 2 triples tonight!

[nsacpi]

Smith and Bethancourt both providing reasons to believe they could be useful major leaguers.

[striker42]

I know that Olivera did well in his short milb stint earlier this year. still, if he hasn't been seeing live pitching since the 2013-14 Cuban season, it really may take him a while to get up to speed.

I say this as someone who is far more aligned with the skeptic's camp: everyone, give the guy some time to get his feet under him before judging who he is and what he might be against major-league competition.

Yeah, I don't think we can really take much away from this season for Olivera as far as what kind of hitter he'll be. If he comes up and struggles then, as you said, he's got a ton of rust and is adjusting to the majors. If he comes up and tears the cover off the ball you can't take much away because the league wont have time to really adjust.

The one thing I have taken away from this season is that health is likely to be a constant struggle with Olivera. The guy has barely played at all because of this hamstring injury and that is on top of the health question marks he had. I don't expect him to average more than 120 games a season for the Braves.

[msstate7]

Yeah, I don't think we can really take much away from this season for Olivera as far as what kind of hitter he'll be. If he comes up and struggles then, as you said, he's got a ton of rust and is adjusting to the majors. If he comes up and tears the cover off the ball you can't take much away because the league wont have time to really adjust.

The one thing I have taken away from this season is that health is likely to be a constant struggle with Olivera. The guy has barely played at all because of this hamstring injury and that is on top of the health question marks he had. I don't expect him to average more than 120 games a season for the Braves.

We have our David wright now

[yeezus]

Two more hits for Mallex. Put 'em on the board.

[msstate7]

Two more hits for Mallex. Put 'em on the board.

Actually 3 including 2 triples. He's now hitting .280.

[yeezus]

Actually 3 including 2 triples. He's now hitting .280.

damn! thanks.

[msstate7]

Will Mallex get a September call up? I think he's definitely put himself in the discussion

[Tapate50]

Actually 3 including 2 triples. He's now hitting .280.

OP showing two doubles.

For 2+ years the guy has been on an absolute tear.

[msstate7]

OP showing two doubles.

For 2+ years the guy has been on an absolute tear.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2015_08_17_gwiaaa_tolaaa_1&t=g_box&sid=t431

[yeezus]

For 2+ years the guy has been on an absolute tear.

Yup. Super slow start in AAA but has been raking again of late.
Over AA and AAA this year, he's hitting .310 with a .764 OPS and 24 XBH (including 15 since being bumped up to AAA)(so very close to Eury Perez's 2012 /s). I think we can definitely expect his BA at AAA to come up a good bit before the end of the season. He's definitely showing he may have something.

[zbhargrove]

Would be sweet to have a guy like Billy Hamilton that can actually hit a little bit.

[Garmel]

Would be sweet to have a guy like Billy Hamilton that can actually hit a little bit.

He's doesn't have quite the speed of Hamilton but his speed is very comparable to Dee Gordon. About 3.8 seconds home to 1st base.

[Garmel]

For the month of August Mallex is hitting .364/.395/.481.

[zbhargrove]

He's doesn't have quite the speed of Hamilton but his speed is very comparable to Dee Gordon. About 3.8 seconds home to 1st base.

"like" Billy Hamilton... no one has the speed of Hamilton.... problem is, he can't hit

[smootness]

Check this out.

http://i.imgur.com/8HDjdwS.gif

[Chico]

Check this out.

http://i.imgur.com/8HDjdwS.gif

That's filthy

[clvclv]

Check this out.

http://i.imgur.com/8HDjdwS.gif

Please, please, please give Glavine the rest of the MiLB season off and send him to work with him and Allard on pitch selection, control, and their changeups!!!

[smootness]

Please, please, please give Glavine the rest of the MiLB season off and send him to work with him and Allard on pitch selection, control, and their changeups!!!

I'm not sure Glavine would be the best choice for this. His style was completely different than they styles of those two. I'd rather just let them pitch the way they pitch best.

[Tapate50]

Check this out.

http://i.imgur.com/8HDjdwS.gif

JEEEZ.

Not a front line starter my hind end.

[smootness]

JEEEZ.

Not a front line starter my hind end.

He's the perfect example as to why, especially for guys in the low minors, scouting can be more important than stats. If he can gain command of his mid-90s fastball to go along with that curve at any point in the next few years, that's all he needs to become a successful pitcher. If he gains a solid third pitch as well, the sky is the limit.

[zbhargrove]

Good lord Bethancourt is tearing it up