GDT 4/12 Minors Thread: Gant gets AAA start

[rico43]

GAMES OF TUESDAY, APRIL 12

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 6, Durham 5 (10)

SP: Gant 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
De La Cruz 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Krol 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
WP: Cunniff 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
Burwawa (Save) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Bonafacio 1-4, 2B, BB, SB
Moore 2-5, R, 2 2B, RBI, 3 K
Castro 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Brignac 2-5, RBI
Mustelier 2-5, R, SB

CLASS AA

Montgomery 7, Mississippi 2

LP: Sims (0-2) 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER(6R), 4 BB, 7 K
Belicek 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(1R), 0 BB, 1 K
Thurman 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0K

Astudillo 2-2
D. Peterson 2-2, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Albies 1-3,SB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 15, Wilmington 4

SP: Franco 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
WP: Bird (2-0) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Curcio 3-6, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI
Edgerton 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI, SF
Swanson 3-4, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB
Harper 2-6, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Davidson 1-5, RBI, BB

CLASS A

Game One
Columbia 3, Rome 1 (7)

LP: Toussaint 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Beech 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Riley 1-3, 2B
Herbert 2-3, 2B, R
Dykstra 1-3, RBI

Game Two
Columbia 3, Rome 2 (7)

SP: Soroka 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Cusred 0 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
LP: Lewis (BS) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Riley 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
Morales 2-3

[mqt]

Stupid Franco ruining the clean sweep of amazing pitching.

[UNCBlue012]

let's go! I'm pumped about the lineup of pitching we have. I'm so excited about Touki.

[striker42]

I want to see Sims keep it up! If he keeps dominating like his last outing when do the Braves move him to AAA? Could he earn a promotion by May or will they be more conservative with his progress?

[smootness]

let's go! I'm pumped about the lineup of pitching we have. I'm so excited about Touki.

Agreed. If he ever gets his command down, he's going to fly through the minors.

[Tapate50]

I have a feeling Sims will be the prospect that makes a huge jump this year after his finish to '15.

[50PoundHead]

I have a feeling Sims will be the prospect that makes a huge jump this year after his finish to '15.

My guess is we'll see some guys moving in and out of the big league rotation throughout the season and I wouldn't be surprised to see Sims debut with the big club and some juncture in 2016.

[clvclv]

That *amn postponement for Rome is going to ruin the rotation for this weekend in Asheville!!!

UGGGGH!!!

[Braves1976]

I am surprised Gant is starting as didn't he pitch out of the bullpen a few days ago and on back-to-back days as that?

[Enscheff]

I am surprised Gant is starting as didn't he pitch out of the bullpen a few days ago and on back-to-back days as that?

He pitched an inning on the 6th, 8th and 9th. He got 2 days off, so I imagine the game he pitched on the 9th is equivalent to the throwing session starters do between starts.

[smootness]

Riley 1-3 with a 2B, Herbert 2-4, and Touki had a Touki start: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB/3 K.

[smootness]

Holy crap, Soroka. 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB/5 K so far in game 2.

And Riley with his first A-ball HR. He's striking out too much so far, but he's also hitting like he did in rookie ball.

[ball4life32]

Austin Riley hits his 1st home run of the year. And Mike Soroka is a monster.

[weso1]

Austin Riley hits his 1st home run of the year.

Some fool on the other team must have thrown a slider.

[Hudson2]

Dansby Swanson is 3-4 with his 2nd stolen base

[praeceps93]

Was in Durham to watch Gant. He was lights out the first 3 innings, his offspeed pitches were NASTY, and his fastball sat 91-93 mostly. Then in the 4th his velocity dropped to 89-91, much less movement, and the Bulls starting tattooing the ball. I'm thinking he was pretty tired at that point. In other news, Blake Snell is ****ing legit.

[striker42]

Sims with 7 Ks through 4 but also 4 BBs and 6 runs (2 earned)

[Braves1976]

Was in Durham to watch Gant. He was lights out the first 3 innings, his offspeed pitches were NASTY, and his fastball sat 91-93 mostly. Then in the 4th his velocity dropped to 89-91, much less movement, and the Bulls starting tattooing the ball. I'm thinking he was pretty tired at that point. In other news, Blake Snell is ****ing legit.

Gant did pitch back-to-back out of the bullpen in the Majors a few days ago, so not surprised that he got tired after three innings tonight. Good to see he dominated before hand, I think he'll be very good once he gets stretched out and starting on regular rest again.

[nsacpi]

Gant did pitch back-to-back out of the bullpen in the Majors a few days ago, so not surprised that he got tired after three innings tonight. Good to see he dominated before hand, I think he'll be very good once he gets stretched out and starting on regular rest again.
Kinda stupid not to rest him one more day. Braves do some weird things with pitchers. I remember Medlen getting called up after going five innings in the minors and Fredi using him on one day of rest.

[Braves1976]

Kinda stupid not to rest him one more day. Braves do some weird things with pitchers. I remember Medlen getting called up after going five innings in the minors and Fredi using him on one day of rest.

My point exactly, I really don't trust them with pitchers anymore. KC has Minor looking good already but a year ago in Spring Training we let him throw a ton of pitches coming off injury (no one even payed attention). It's starting to be a track record IMO.

[Braves1976]

Morales for Rome looks like a good find to me, I think he'll continue to hit well for a catcher. Speaking of catchers, Astudillo coming on after a slow start, back-to-back multi-hit games to get his average over .300 as usual. No strikeouts yet this year either, I doubt he'll ever have many the way he makes contact.

[msstate7]

Morales for Rome looks like a good find to me, I think he'll continue to hit well for a catcher. Speaking of catchers, Astudillo coming on after a slow start, back-to-back multi-hit games to get his average over .300 as usual. No strikeouts yet this year either, I doubt he'll ever have many the way he makes contact.
While you're on catchers, what happened to the AA catcher we had that got caught using roids?

[bravesfanMatt]

While you're on catchers, what happened to the AA catcher we had that got caught using roids?

Fredi promoted him to bench coach so that he could help Frediot make good decisions during the game..

[50PoundHead]

While you're on catchers, what happened to the AA catcher we had that got caught using roids?

Chris O'Dowd, son of former Rockies' GM Dan O'Dowd who sought out players of high character during his stint in Colorado, was suspended last July for PED use and was released this spring.

[50PoundHead]

Soroka is off to a stellar start. If he gets a couple more MPHs on his fastball as he fills out, he could really be a top-tier guy. It's way early, but a guy has to get excited about something.

[rico43]

Chris O'Dowd, son of former Rockies' GM Dan O'Dowd who sought out players of high character during his stint in Colorado, was suspended last July for PED use and was released this spring.

O'Dowd was signed by the White Sox this spring and is playing for Winston-Salem.

[The Chosen One]

Dansby Swanson is 3-4 with his 2nd stolen base

In 15 years they won't be saying Jeterian, they'll be saying Swansonian.

[50PoundHead]

In 15 years they won't be saying Jeterian, they'll be saying Swansonian.

Sorry. Swansonian is already taken.

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[Coach_Chris]

Dansby Swanson is 3-4 with his 2nd stolen base

I am super excited to watch him play live this summer. I hope he stays in High A so I can see him a lot, but I will be in the stands this weekend to watch him.

[UNCBlue012]

Dansby Swanson is 3-4 with his 2nd stolen base

I'm so excited about him and Albies. Really, the whole system, but this guy could be an absolute steal for Shelby. (Well, Inciarte and Blair alone would of been incredible... lol)

[JohnAdcox]

Sorry. Swansonian is already taken.

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One of the all-time great TV characters ... Barney Fife, Sam Malone, Dan from Night Court...

[Enscheff]

Dansby Swanson is 3-4 with his 2nd stolen base

I don't think he should have ever been sent to A ball, and he is showing why. Seems he already needs to be promoted.

Edit to apologize: Just re-learned that he only has 100 ABS at the pro level, all coming in low A ball last year. Makes sense since he was literally just drafted. I guess high A was the logical destination for him!