4/8 Friday Minors Thread: AWESOME pitching

[rico43]

GAMES OF FRIDAY, APRIL 9

4 earned runs in 37 innings Friday (0.97 ERA)

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 4, Norfolk 2 (10)

SP: Foltynewicz 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER(2R), 5 BB, 1 K
Weber 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Krol 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
WP: Burarwa (1-0) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Younginer (Save, 1) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

T, Moore 2-5, HR (1st), 2 RBI
Ruiz 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
Tuisasopo 1-4, 2B, R
Smith 0-5
Lavarnway 1-4, 2B, R, RBI
Castro 1-4, E

CLASS AA

Mississippi 2, Pensacola 0
NOTE: Lien wrist injury, out 3-4 days

WP: Ellis (1-0) 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, WP
Kinman 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Marksberry 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Cabrera (Save, 1) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Albies 3-4, R (batting leadoff)
Lipka 1-4, 3B, R, RBI
D. Peterson 1-3, 2B, RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 5, Salem 2

SP: Lawlor 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
WP: Bird (1-0) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
McLaughlin 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Johnson-Mullins (Save, 1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Curcio 3-5, 3B, R, RBI
Meneses 2-4, R
Daris 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI
Swanson 0-4, BB
Davidson 1-3, 2B, R, HBP, 2 K

CLASS A

Rome 6, Augusta 1

WP: Weigel 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR
Custred 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Lewis 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Dykstra 1-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Morales 1-4, 2 RBI (1-4 CS)
Riley 0-4, 4 K
Acuna 0-3, R, BB
Ellison 0-4, 4 K
15 Braves were struck out.

[rico43]

Former Georgia Bulldog Lawlor goes four innings, allowing only one hit.

Albies has Mississippi's only two hits through five innings

Riley 0-3, 3 Ks

[msstate7]

Chris Ellis pitching a gem...

6.0 ip 4 h 0 er 0 bb 8 k

[bravesfanforlife88]

Crazy to see Matt Lipka is still around and only in AA

[BremanFan88]

Went to the Mississippi game. Albies hit the ball hard all 4 at bats. Really impressed by Ellis. The sinker was getting ground balls and his curve ball(I think) looked fantastic.

[nsacpi]

The development of pitchers (actually all prospects) always has a big element of uncertainty. It could be that some of our less heralded acquisitions like Gant, Winkler and Ellis turn out to be more valuable than the big names. It is very important to keep an open mind about them and give them as many opportunities as possible to develop as starters.

[Russ2dollas]

Thoughts on d Peterson? He was raking before crash and finished strong. Seems to be getting some doubles. Could he be a prado type of?

[KB21]

I think Ellis will ultimately come out of the pen, but he has a chance to break through in Atlanta this year.

Today, the Braves will be starting at each level:

Atlanta: Julio Teheran
Gwinnett: Aaron Blair
Mississippi: Sean Newcombe
Carolina: Max Povse
Rome: Max Fried

Incredible pitching! What other organization can throw out arms at each level like those?

[emk418]

Weigel is a very interesting pitcher

[JohnAdcox]

Anyone else find themselves looking for these threads first when visiting the board?

[smootness]

I'll be going to Rome today to see Fried. I'll let you guys know once and for all just how good he'll end up being when I get back.

[50PoundHead]

Weigel is a very interesting pitcher

I thought they overdid it a little on pitching last year, but the one thing that stood out was the selection of physically big guys with velocity. Think Clark, Withrow, Weigel right in a row then add guys like Grayson Jones, Chase Johnson-Mullins, and Dalton Geekie a little later.

I'm watching Ray-Patrick Didder a bit. The on-base skills he exhibited in the DSL haven't really held up, but he's drawn 3 walks in the first two games. Curious to see if that will grow into a trend. Looks to have some athletic ability witnessed by his ability to hit triples, so there may be something there.

[conalthomas]

Anyone else find themselves looking for these threads first when visiting the board?

Yes. This is exactly what it was like in the 80's. There really wasn't much to get excited about at the major league level, so I focused on what was happening at the lower levels and waiting for the cavalry to arrive. Little did I realize how amazing the 90's were going to be.