7/29 FRIDAY MINORS THREAD .... SIMS' BEST OUTING EVER?

[rico43]

FRIDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Toledo 6, Gwinnett 2

LP: Hernandez (4-6) 5 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Texeira 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Cunniff 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

McKenry 3-3, R, BB
Lalli 2-4, 2B, RBI
Rojas 1-4, 2B
Oliver 0-4, K (.114)

CLASS AA

Mississippi 6, Birmingham 1

WP: Sims (3-3) 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Dirks 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Minter 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Peterson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Peterson 2-4, 2 R
Franco 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R
Swanson 1-4, RBI, B
Albies 0-2, R, 2 BB, 2 SB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Potomac 4, Carolina 1

LP: Beech (2-5) 6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 2BB, 4 K
Lewis 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Sobotka 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Demeritte 0-4, 2 K (DH)
Giardina 4-4, R
Davidson 0-4, 2 K

CLASS A

Rome 5, Greenville 3

WP: Weigel (7-4) 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Clouse 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Geekie 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Watts (Save, 3) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Castro 2-4, 2 R, HR (12th), 3 RBI
McLemore 2-5, RBI
Josephina 1-3, 3B, RBI
Riley 0-5. 2

SHORT-SEASON

Suspended Game
Danville 12, Princeton 4

SP: Mora 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Harrington 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
WP: Walker (1-0) 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Webb 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Moss 3-5, 2B, HR (1st), 2 R, RBI
James 1-4, R, RBI
Gonzalez 2-5, 2 R, HR (1st), 3 RBI
Lee 1-4, RBI (.344)
Osuna 1-1, R, 2 RBI
Wilson 0-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB

Scheduled Game
Danville 4, Princeton 3 (7)

WP: Martinez (3-2) 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Gilmore (BS) 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 B, 1 K
B.S. White (Save, 5) 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Osuna 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
James 1-3, R, RBI
Moss 3-4, 2 R, SB (.337)
Cumberland 1-4, 3 K

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GCL Braves 4, GCL Tigers 3
Walkoff win on Wild pitch

SP: Simmons 1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Rangel 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
J. De Las Cruz 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Rodriguez 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
WP: Schlosser (BS, 1-2) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Ventura 1-2, R, 3 SB,
Boeldak 1-2, HR (1st), 2 RBI
Shumpert 0-3, R, BB
Michel 1-3, RBI, BB

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DSL Braves 3, DSL Tigers 1 (7, rain)

SP: Abreu 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 0 K
WP: Vasquez (3-1) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Joaquin (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Bermudez 2-3, R
Centeno 1-3, RBI
Ramos 1-2, 2B, R

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MOVES:

GWINNETT: Matt Wisler optioned from Atlanta; Victor Mateo up from Mississippi

[chipchildress]

disappointing that yet another of the young pitchers has been demoted. it's no wonder the braves drafted the three pitchers this year so early. i fully expect the number one pick next year to be a pitcher as well. considering how much talent is on the farm, we still really have no idea about any of these guys yet. are any of the braves pitching prospects as highly rated as teheran was?

the more i think about julio, the more i realize that the braves really can't trade him. he's pretty much all they have for the foreseeable future.

[zbhargrove]

disappointing that yet another of the young pitchers has been demoted. it's no wonder the braves drafted the three pitchers this year so early. i fully expect the number one pick next year to be a pitcher as well. considering how much talent is on the farm, we still really have no idea about any of these guys yet. are any of the braves pitching prospects as highly rated as teheran was?

the more i think about julio, the more i realize that the braves really can't trade him. he's pretty much all they have for the foreseeable future.

You do know that most rookie/young pitchers struggle for a couple of years, right?

[chipchildress]

no **** sherlock. the point is, julio is going to be the only guy the braves can count on for what looks to be a long time. unless you think wisler, folty, and blair suddenly have some kind of light come on next season. it could be years before enough of these young pitchers are up and in good enough form to have a collective positive contribution. it's not like there's some kind of sure fire ace knocking on the door that we know of...

[bravesfanMatt]

disappointing that yet another of the young pitchers has been demoted. it's no wonder the braves drafted the three pitchers this year so early. i fully expect the number one pick next year to be a pitcher as well. considering how much talent is on the farm, we still really have no idea about any of these guys yet. are any of the braves pitching prospects as highly rated as teheran was?

the more i think about julio, the more i realize that the braves really can't trade him. he's pretty much all they have for the foreseeable future.

this is not the right thread for this.. but here it goes.. I think the fact that our young pitchers haven't shown readiness is the exact reason why we need to trade JT. JT won't win us enough to make a 100 loss season into an 75 loss season. We will be bad with or with out him. So trade him this winter and except the fact that the rebuild is behind schedule but still on the right track.. Don't keep JT just so you can go from 100 losses to 90 losses..

[Preacher]

this is not the right thread for this.. but here it goes.. I think the fact that our young pitchers haven't shown readiness is the exact reason why we need to trade JT. JT won't win us enough to make a 100 loss season into an 75 loss season. We will be bad with or with out him. So trade him this winter and except the fact that the rebuild is behind schedule but still on the right track.. Don't keep JT just so you can go from 100 losses to 90 losses..

exactly.

Don't waste the value that JT has; and it is a waste if we aren't competitive next year.

[chipchildress]

exactly.

Don't waste the value that JT has; and it is a waste if we aren't competitive next year.


but i'm worried it won't just be next year. two years from now having a solid julio with whichever young pitchers are hopefully getting closer would be huge. or maybe it'll take three years. not to mention that it would probably do any of these young pitches wonders to have a solid vet from which to learn.

if you get rid of him, how will you replace him in three years? all homegrown guys? maybe. doubt it. they'll want a vet and he'll either be a cheap so so free agent or they'll end up trying to trade, but trading for quality starting pitching that will fill the criteria will be incredibly costly in many ways.

[CJ9]

Hursh to Gwinnett, Pfeifer to Mississippi.

[depley]

people seem to forget even HOFers like John Smoltz struggled in his early seasons. In fact in 1991 he was 2-11 at the all star break with an ERA north of 5. Yet this is the same pitcher who was on the mound at the end of season win, won game 7 of the NLCS and was on the mound in that historic game 7 of the world series.

So yes pitchers can struggle upon getting the the show, the question is do they learn how to adapt and make changes to improve.

[IslandBrave]

Hursh to Gwinnett, Pfeifer to Mississippi.

DeMerritte assigned to Carolina and in the lineup.

[auyushu]

if you get rid of him, how will you replace him in three years? all homegrown guys? maybe. doubt it. they'll want a vet and he'll either be a cheap so so free agent or they'll end up trying to trade, but trading for quality starting pitching that will fill the criteria will be incredibly costly in many ways.

If we aren't able to replace Julio with homegrown guys by the end of the 2019 season/beginning of the 2020 season it won't matter if we have Julio or not, because the rebuild will have completely failed and we will have an entirely new front office.

[50PoundHead]

FRIDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett (48-57) @ Toledo, 7:05

SP: Hernandez (4-5)

CLASS AA

Birmingham @ Mississippi (53-49), 8

SP: Sims (2-3)

ADVANCED CLASS A

Potomac @ Carolina (41-63), 7

SP: Beech (2-4)

CLASS A

Rome (43-58) @ Greenville, 7:05

SP: Weigel (6-4)

SHORT-SEASON

Suspended Game
Danville 2, Princeton 2 (4th)

SP: More 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Moss 2-2, HR (1st), RBI
James 1-2
Gonzalez 1-2, R

Scheduled Game
Danville (17-16) @ Princeton, 7:05

SP: TBA

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GCL Braves 4, GCL Tigers 3
Walkoff win on Wild pitch

SP: Simmons 1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Rangel 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
J. De Las Cruz 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Rodriguez 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
WP: Schlosser (BS, 1-2) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Ventura 1-2, R, 3 SB,
Boeldak 1-2, HR (1st), 2 RBI
Shumpert 0-3, R, BB
Michel 1-3, RBI, BB

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DSL Braves 3, DSL Tigers 1 (7, rain)

SP: Abreu 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 0 K
WP: Vasquez (3-1) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Joaquin (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Bermudez 2-3, R
Centeno 1-3, RBI
Ramos 1-2, 2B, R

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MOVES:

GWINNETT: Matt Wisler optioned from Atlanta; Victor Mateo up from Mississippi

That must have been one heckuva wild pitch if the runner could have walked home.

[mqt]

Okay, it seems as though Weigel might not have anything left to prove in Rome.

[msstate7]

Sims...
5.0 ip (still pitching) 1 h 0 er 0 bb 7 k

[msstate7]

JB moss (Danville) -- 3/4, now hitting .337

[msstate7]

Sims' final line...
6.0 ip 1 h 0 er 1 bb 7 k

Nice night

[mqt]

Minter only struck out 2 of the 3 batters he faced. Might as well cut him.

[msstate7]

Minter only struck out 2 of the 3 batters he faced. Might as well cut him.

Era still a little high at 1.04.

[JxnMissFan]

Sims' final line...
6.0 ip 1 h 0 er 1 bb 7 k

Nice night

I'm at the game tonight. Sims was extremely wild at times. He hit 3 batters. That kept his walks down. But when he can get a batter into a pitchers count he is awesome. His curve ball is wicked. The curve ball certainly compensates for his tendency to wild.

Peterson continues to impress me. He hits the ball hard everytime he makes contact.

[bravesfanMatt]

I'm at the game tonight. Sims was extremely wild at times. He hit 3 batters. That kept his walks down. But when he can get a batter in a pitchers count he is awesome. His curve ball is wicked. His curve ball certainly compensate for his tendency to wild.

Peterson continues to impress me. He hits the ball hard everytime he makes contact.

We expect a full report. We need minter updates. How did his tongue look. How was mr Swanson. You have to love little troll willians. Peterson swing is so easy isn't it.

[Enscheff]

You do know that most rookie/young pitchers struggle for a couple of years, right?

Except that hasn't been the case lately. The truly good young pitchers of the last 3-5 years have came up and dominated right away. I think that is why folks are so quick to dismiss guys that struggle early.

For what it's worth, I have a lot of faith that Wisler will figure it out and be the MOR he was touted to be. His stuff is a notch above guys like Gant and Whalen and Jenkins.

[JxnMissFan]

We expect a full report. We need minter updates. How did his tongue look. How was mr Swanson. You have to love little troll willians. Peterson swing is so easy isn't it.

I couldn't get a good take on Minters tongue because I was sitting on the 3rd base side. But I can say that his 95 to 97 fastball looked really good. He has the potential to be more than just a loogy.

Mr Swanson made a highlight reel catch in LF. He has good range.

I think I have a man crush on Peterson. Lol. He is a big athletic guy. Trustmark park in Pearl is not a hitter friendly park. My guess is his power numbers compare well to guys like McCann, Freeman, Heyeard when they played here. I maybe wrong and I'm to lazy to look it up tonight.

Looking at the talent on the team now verses a couple of years ago it's night and day. I can't believe i thought Peraza, Terdo, LaStella, Cuningham, Pastor, etc. were real prospects. Camargo and Lien are better than any of those guys.

Willins is my favorite. I like that he doesn't have to squat to play catcher. If basebal doesn't work out for him in sure he can get a part in the Spanish remake of The Hobbitt.

[bravesfanMatt]

Doesn't have to squat to catch. -- priceless.