8/22 MINORS THREAD MONDAY ... Acuna starts rehab

[rico43]

MONDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Rochester 5, Gwinnett 3

LP: Ellis (4-5) 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Cleto 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Boscan 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Lalli 3-4, 2B
Kazmar 1-4, 2 RBI
Bonifacio 2-4, R, SB

CLASS AA

Biloxi 2, Mississippi 1

LP: Weigel (0-1) 5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, HR
Kent 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Lewis 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Albies 3-5, 3B
Camargo 2-3, 2 2B, BB
Lien 2-4, 3B, R

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina, idle

CLASS A

Rome 10, Asheville 3

WP: Fried (8-6) 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Johnson-Muillins 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Custred 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Jones 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Riley 2-5, 2 R, HR (17th), RBI
Ellison 3-5, 2B, 2 R
James 2-5, R, 2 RBI
Seymour 3-5, R, RBI
Castro 3-5, 2 R, HR (15th), 2 RBI

SHORT-SEASON

GCL Braves 5, GCL Blue Jays 1

SP: Perez 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
WP: Muller (1-0) 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Suarez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 1 BB, 0 K
Greene 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Moore 1-4, HR (1st), 3 RBI
Aquino 2-3, 2B, R, SB
Ventura 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB
Acuna 1-3, R, RBI, SB (rehab)

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Bluefield 9, Danville 1

LP: Anderson (0-1) 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Harrington 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Cockrell 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Feigl 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
B.S. White 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Cruz 1-4, 3B, R
Lee 1-4, 2B

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DSL Braves 5, DSL Yankees 4 (10)

SP: S, Hernandez 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Diaz 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
WP: vasquez (4-1) 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

J.C. Encarnacion 2-4, RBI
De Hoyos 1-5, 2B, R, RBI
Rojas 1-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 K

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[bravesfanMatt]

holy mother of good pitching again. Fried, Anderson and Weigel (AA debut).. hopefully Ellis can have less than 4 walks today. He has been great outside of way too many deep counts and walks.

[CJ9]

Ronald Acuna added to the GCL roster for a rehab stint. Williams Perez was, too.

[Preacher]

Ronald Acuna added to the GCL roster for a rehab stint. Williams Perez was, too.

awesome news.

[clvclv]

Ronald Acuna added to the GCL roster for a rehab stint. Williams Perez was, too.

Would love to see Williams make it back for a few starts during the final month. Of all the arms we've piled up, he gets by far the least love, and he was the one making the adjustments they wanted to see better than anyone else IMO.

[Chico]

Come on Weigel. Here's your shot kid!

I'm thinking Ellis is destined for the pen if he's not traded this winter.

Pulling hard for Fried. I think he could be a fast riser next year.

[bravesfanMatt]

Williams and muller with 3 strong innings each. Nice

[Tapate50]

A little Austin Riley love from FG:

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/prospect-stock-watch-riley-stephenson-barreto/

Prospect status : Rising

[mqt]

So excited to see Acuna back. A strong finish from him would be absolutely huge.

[Russ2dollas]

A little Austin Riley love from FG:

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/prospect-stock-watch-riley-stephenson-barreto/

Prospect status : Rising

slider bat speed.....Klaw

[bravesfanMatt]

slider bat speed.....Klaw

Seems like A ball pitchers threw 16 sliders to Riley... slackers.

[Tapate50]

Seems like A ball pitchers threw 16 sliders to Riley... slackers.

In a league not known for the long ball

[smootness]

slider bat speed.....Klaw

I don't think he's necessarily wrong. When you watch Riley, it's clear he doesn't have elite bat speed. The good news, though, is that while great bat speed is a good way to generate easy power, it's not always necessary. Riley has great strength, and if he can figure out how to identify fastballs quickly, he can overcome it.

[Jay2033]

Seems like A ball pitchers threw 16 sliders to Riley... slackers.

17.....

[50PoundHead]

I don't think he's necessarily wrong. When you watch Riley, it's clear he doesn't have elite bat speed. The good news, though, is that while great bat speed is a good way to generate easy power, it's not always necessary. Riley has great strength, and if he can figure out how to identify fastballs quickly, he can overcome it.

Frank Thomas and the Fielders (father and son) didn't have elite bat speed either. The thing is if a player doesn't have elite bat speed, he has to have solid plate discipline and not swing at too much stuff out of the zone. Riley's walk total worries me a little more than his supposed lack of bat speed (and I'm a guy who doesn't worship the base on balls).

[mqt]

Anderson getting smacked around.

[smootness]

Frank Thomas and the Fielders (father and son) didn't have elite bat speed either. The thing is if a player doesn't have elite bat speed, he has to have solid plate discipline and not swing at too much stuff out of the zone. Riley's walk total worries me a little more than his supposed lack of bat speed (and I'm a guy who doesn't worship the base on balls).

Right, but it all goes hand in hand, as you said. You worry more about his discipline because of his bat speed.

Like I said, you can be a really good power hitter without elite bat speed. It just means you have to figure out how to compensate for it and it gives you less margin for error.

Regardless, I'm excited about Riley.

[smootness]

Anderson getting smacked around.

Danville is much tougher than the GCL.

[msstate7]

Speaking of Danville, Harrington is doing a good job in relief. Why did we not give him a shot at starting?

[Garmel]

17.....

With seven of them this month and has a .960 OPS for August.

[msstate7]

Ellis...
5.0 ip 3 h 1 er 2 bb. 5 k

Weigel...
2.0 ip 0 h 0 er 2 bb 2 k

Fried...
4.0 ip 4 h 1 er 1 bb. 5 k

So far, so good

[msstate7]

Seymour 3-3

[msstate7]

Looking at Danville box score and noticed their opponent (blue jays) have vlad Guerrero jr. Well, I really feel old tonight

[CJ9]

Speaking of Danville, Harrington is doing a good job in relief. Why did we not give him a shot at starting?

I don't know what their plan is, but they might just be trying to limit his innings. He threw 95-100 innings at Louisville this spring if I remember correctly.

[nsacpi]

Triple and two singles for Albies. He's a pretty good prospect.

[nsacpi]

Two singles and a walk for Yepez. Kid can hit. Too bad he missed so much time due to injury this year.

[CrimsonCowboy]

Congratulations are in order for Randy Ingle. Tonight's Rome victory was his 1,500th win as a Braves minor league manager.

[UNCBlue012]

Triple and two singles for Albies. He's a pretty good prospect.

Dude is a baller. Love it!!!

[Tapate50]

Solid AA debut for Weigel. Would probably move him up some lists if he finished strong in MS

[UNCBlue012]

Solid AA debut for Weigel. Would probably move him up some lists if he finished strong in MS

I'll be really interested to see some Top 100 lists once the season is over. A large chunk of our pitchers and several hitters, including Riley and D. Pete may surprise a few and make them.

[Tapate50]

I'll be really interested to see some Top 100 lists once the season is over. A large chunk of our pitchers and several hitters, including Riley and D. Pete may surprise a few and make them.

Riley likely makes it as does D Pete I'd guess. Weigel probably does, and Maitan may eek into some.

We have had guys like Yepez and Acuna miss too much time unless they tear through the rest of the year. Derian Cruz could be in a year or so. Allard and Soroka have done nothing but help their stock. We should have a good chunk on some lists really.

[Chico]

I'll be really interested to see some Top 100 lists once the season is over. A large chunk of our pitchers and several hitters, including Riley and D. Pete may surprise a few and make them.

I think Soroka makes it this year.

[Tapate50]

I think Soroka makes it this year.

He was on some midseason lists I think.