MINORS THREAD 4/14 .... FRIDAY GAMES; Anderson goes at noon

[rico43]

FRIDAY SCOREBOARD

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 6, Durham 4

SP: Sims 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, HR
WP: Hursh (1-0) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (thought he was in ATL)
Motte 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Hernandez (Save, 2) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Freitas 1-3, 2B, R, BB
Walker 2-4, 2 2B, R, 2 K
Ruiz 1-4, R
Albies 1-5, 2B
Kubitza 1-4, 3B, RBI

LINK (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_04_14_gwiaaa_dubaaa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb)

CLASS AA

Mississippi 10, Tennessee 2

WP: Withrow (1-0) 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Parsons (Save, 1) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Lien 1-4, HR (2nd), 3 RBI
Curcio 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Franco 2-4, 2B, 2 R, HR (2nd), 4 RBI
Demeritte 1-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB

LINK (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_04_14_msbaax_tenaax_1&t=g_box&sid=milb)


ADVANCED CLASS A

St. Lucie 7, Florida 3

SP: Sanchez 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 3 BB, 2 K (75 Ps)
Johnson-Mullins 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
LP: Graham (1-1) 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Clouse 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

A. Jackson 1-4, R, 0-4 SB, pickoff 1st (C)
Castro 1-4, RBI
Riley 1-4, R, E
Davidson 1-4, RBI

LINK (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_04_14_floafa_sluafa_1&t=g_box&sid=milb)



CLASS A

Rome 9, Charleston 2

WP: Anderson (1-0) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Franco 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Burrows 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Yepez 4-5, 2B, R, RBI
Cumberland 1-4, 2B, RBI
Mooney 2-3, 2 R
Ventura 2-5, R
Seymour 1-4, R

LINK (http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2017_04_14_crdafx_romafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb)

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[striker42]

Four interesting starters again. Seems like having a game stared by a pitcher that's not one to keep an eye on is the exception.

[thethe]

Keith law has said the braves have over 20 potential major league arms in their minor leagues. Wonder how often this many high caliber arms has ever been assembled.

[bravesfanMatt]

I hope there will be some better performances today/tonight than yesterday. Mississippi and Rome should have won.. to have 2 games like that on the same night was gut wrenching.

[mqt]

Keith law has said the braves have over 20 potential major league arms in their minor leagues. Wonder how often this many high caliber arms has ever been assembled.

Does he mean 20 potential starters or arms in general? Because that seems low if it's the latter.

[thethe]

Does he mean 20 potential starters or arms in general? Because that seems low if it's the latter.

In total. That seems low to you? I think just the opposite.

[smootness]

Does he mean 20 potential starters or arms in general? Because that seems low if it's the latter.

I think he means legit major league arms. I would assume he's not talking about middle relief, Ian Krol type pitchers. Those guys are everywhere. And obviously any system has unlimited potential major league arms if you just mean 'could pitch in the majors at some point'.

[mqt]

I think he means legit major league arms. I would assume he's not talking about middle relief, Ian Krol type pitchers. Those guys are everywhere. And obviously any system has unlimited potential major league arms if you just mean 'could pitch in the majors at some point'.

That's fair then. We have at least 20 guys I think could definitely be either starters or high leverage relievers. When you factor in pitchers that could stick in the majors, I think that number jumps pretty dramatically.

[CJ9]

Just watched Ian Anderson K the side in the first on milb.tv. Whew that was impressive. The ball explodes out of his hand.

[bravesfanMatt]

Do you hear that Mr. Anderson.... that is the sound of you striking out the side..

good start for Ian..

[bravesfanMatt]

Just watched Ian Anderson K the side in the first on milb.tv. Whew that was impressive. The ball explodes out of his hand.

Fastballs on the corner were unhittable.

[50PoundHead]

Hope things go better for Ian than for this Mr. Anderson.

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/beavisandbutthead/images/7/7f/882013-tom_anderson_large.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111029012512

[Preacher]

Just watched Ian Anderson K the side in the first on milb.tv. Whew that was impressive. The ball explodes out of his hand.

low-upside arm. :)

[CJ9]

From Twitter:

Phone acting up. Absolutely dominating first from #Braves Ian Anderson. 3ks. 95-97 FB w/ plus arm side run.

[smootness]

In terms of legit arms, I'd go with this list currently in the minors:

Wisler
Blair
Newcomb
Fried
Allard
Soroka
Weigel
Anderson
Toussaint
Gohara
Wentz
Muller
Minter
Sims
Sanchez
Harrington
Luke Jackson
Bryse Wilson
Akeel Morris
Withrow
Mader

That's 21, and then you have a guy like Del Rosario, the international signing who apparently has a monster ceiling.

[smootness]

low-upside arm. :)

If only we had paid him another couple mil, he'd have a shot to be something down the road.

[bravesfanMatt]

From Twitter:

Phone acting up. Absolutely dominating first from #Braves Ian Anderson. 3ks. 95-97 FB w/ plus arm side run.


His second was just as easy. only one K, but he is working quick and throwing strikes.

[smootness]

Perfect 2nd with a K for Anderson. Looking good.

[Preacher]

all four strikeouts were swinging.

[smootness]

His second was just as easy. only one K, but he is working quick and throwing strikes.

20 pitches through 2, 16 strikes.

[bravesfanMatt]

man this Orozco guy pitching for the riverdogs has a nasty curve.. making his fastball very good.

[CJ9]

all four strikeouts were swinging.

I didn't realize this at the time, but the last K of the first inning was against Blake Rutherford. Anderson threw a 1-2 changeup and rutherford was way out in front of it, and the bat slipped out of his hands and ended up past first base.

[smootness]

Perfect 3rd, 2 more swinging K's.

[bravesfanMatt]

my first time seeing this kid. good grief.. his fastball just explodes. He is making it look easy.

[bravesfanMatt]

I was impressed with Soroka the other day.. but this kid might be better.

[50PoundHead]

9 up/9 down for Anderson. 6 Ks.

[CJ9]

Twitter:

#Braves Ian Anderson settling in 93-95 w/ FB. 3 potential plus pitches. Could be better than any pitcher in org

[smootness]

If he ends up sitting in the mid-90s legitimately, with his secondary pitches and overall feel for pitching, that's stupid.

[Hawk]

Twitter:

#Braves Ian Anderson settling in 93-95 w/ FB. 3 potential plus pitches. Could be better than any pitcher in org

Who tweeted this?

[smootness]

Who tweeted this?

Prospect writer for some random site.

[smootness]

The stinking 'In play, run(s)' on Gameday is messing with me. Popped up for both Cruz and Pache, but it was an error and FC. Blah.

[bravesfanMatt]

The stinking 'In play, run(s)' on Gameday is messing with me. Popped up for both Cruz and Pache, but it was an error and FC. Blah.

sharp grounders.. my feed cut out on Pache, but supposedly a good play by 2B.

[bravesfanMatt]

seems Anderson has lost some mechanics.. pitches are tailing more and he had 2 walks that inning... still finished with 2 Ks (both swinging)..

[smootness]

Anderson's starting to miss his spots a bit, it looks like. 2 BBs in the 4th and some other 2- and 3-ball counts, but he got 2 more swinging K's and got Rutherford to ground out.

He's at 59 pitches, so probably just 1 more inning for him, but he now has 16 Ks in 8.2 IP. I'll take it. The 5 BBs are a bit of an issue, but he is 18, after all.

[bravesfanMatt]

Anderson's starting to miss his spots a bit, it looks like. 2 BBs in the 4th and some other 2- and 3-ball counts, but he got 2 more swinging K's and got Rutherford to ground out.

Not sure if he just wasn't comfortable or what. He worked slower that inning as well. I know Park walked early, so that slowed him down a bit.. but he just didn't seem as confident that inning. Pitches tail away from lefties.. missing up and down.

[smootness]

Not sure if he just wasn't comfortable or what. He worked slower that inning as well. I know Park walked early, so that slowed him down a bit.. but he just didn't seem as confident that inning. Pitches tail away from lefties.. missing up and down.

Well, if he's able to K people at 18 in A ball while not feeling comfortable or confident, that's a pretty good sign.

I really like that we're trying to draft guys that are younger than most. Rutherford is about to turn 20 and he's just now getting A-ball experience. It won't matter too much if he's a stud, but it puts him a bit behind.

[Enscheff]

From Twitter:

Phone acting up. Absolutely dominating first from #Braves Ian Anderson. 3ks. 95-97 FB w/ plus arm side run.

That is very promising if accurate.

[bravesfanMatt]

Well, if he's able to K people at 18 in A ball while not feeling comfortable or confident, that's a pretty good sign.

I really like that we're trying to draft guys that are younger than most. Rutherford is about to turn 20 and he's just now getting A-ball experience. It won't matter too much if he's a stud, but it puts him a bit behind.

I don't know what his pitch count it or strike to pitch ratio.. but I would think he has 2 more innings and he is throwing 70%+ strikes.

[smootness]

BTW, I like that it took until the last out of the 4th for our hitters to record a K. That's been a problem for that lineup so far.

[smootness]

I don't know what his pitch count it or strike to pitch ratio.. but I would think he has 2 more innings and he is throwing 70%+ strikes.

He's at just over 60% strikes after the 4th, and he's closing in on 70 pitches. That double play helped, but we've had a pretty strict 80-pitch limit on our guys, so it will be tough for him to get through the 6th.

[Enscheff]

Anderson's starting to miss his spots a bit, it looks like. 2 BBs in the 4th and some other 2- and 3-ball counts, but he got 2 more swinging K's and got Rutherford to ground out.

He's at 59 pitches, so probably just 1 more inning for him, but he now has 16 Ks in 8.2 IP. I'll take it. The 5 BBs are a bit of an issue, but he is 18, after all.

If I had to guess, I would say it's a sign of fatigue, both mentally and physically. Keeping everything together for 80-100 pitches is one of the things these kids have to learn.

[bravesfanMatt]

wow.. nice catch Pache.. blooper that he read right off the bat and hauled butt to catch it. I can see Anderson is getting gassed. all his FB are tailing now... not exploding like they were in the first 4 innings.

[bravesfanMatt]

Pache is bigger now. He has a frame that could add more muscle..

[smootness]

Anderson's line will end up looking very similar to his 1st start. Now 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K. Very, very good. They may send him back out for the 6th, but I doubt he finishes it.

[bravesfanMatt]

Anderson's line will end up looking very similar to his 1st start. Now 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K. Very, very good. They may send him back out for the 6th, but I doubt he finishes it.

yeah.. I am wondering if they let him go... I think he has a few more hitters in him. Cruz just killed this inning by pulling a Mallex. He over slid the 3b bag on a steal that resulted in an out. Still got 2 in to help pad the lead for Anderson's win.

[CJ9]

What a day for Rome. Even Cumberland got a hit.

[smootness]

Really good to see Yepez hitting 2B consistently.

[bravesfanMatt]

Really good to see Yepez hitting 2B consistently.

I thought it was gone when he hit it..

[CJ9]

Anderson is done. His first two starts: 9.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 16 K.

[thewupk]

Anderson is done. His first two starts: 9.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 16 K.

is that good

[bravesfanMatt]

is that good

Kyle Lewis just texted and said it is just ok..

[smootness]

is that good

No

[bravesfanMatt]

I love what the Rome Braves are doing today.. they scheduled this as a day game so they could take the entire staff (players too) to the home opener of the big club.

[thethe]

Can we just all agree that the braves know how to scout better than the people on this board?

[thethe]

Kyle Lewis just texted and said it is just ok..

Why didn't we take the guy that 9 other teams didn't want!

[Pachoo]

So far, very happy the Braves selected Ian Anderson instead of Jason Groome. :)

BTW, why is Jason Groome's name Jay Groome all of a sudden?

[rico43]

Anderson out after only 73 pitches. Wonder how far he'll be stretched this season

[Pachoo]

Anderson out after only 73 pitches. Wonder how far he'll be stretched this season

All the kids in Rome are on an 80 pitch count limit if I remember correctly.

[bravesfanMatt]

All the kids in Rome are on an 80 pitch count limit if I remember correctly.

I have seen that with the Burning Frogs and Mississippi boys too..

[TheBravos]

I was one that was not too thrilled about the Anderson pick. I will openly admit that a scout that has been doing this his whole life...might know a little more than I 😂. At 18 years old...what more could you ask from even a #1 pick. This makes our scouts look either very ahead of everyone else or very lucky (so far).

[IslandBrave]

This Randy Ventura kid may be small, but he's hit everywhere he's been.

[bravesfanMatt]

I was one that was not too thrilled about the Anderson pick. I will openly admit that a scout that has been doing this his whole life...might know a little more than I ��. At 18 years old...what more could you ask from even a #1 pick. This makes our scouts look either very ahead of everyone else or very lucky (so far).

Not sure another pitcher in the draft has been as good as he has. Puk has been good.. Still a long ways to go however..

[CJ9]

No Acuna in the Florida lineup after he was pulled early last night.

[bravesfanMatt]

No Acuna in the Florida lineup after he was pulled early last night.

Ventura and Josephina were pulled in Rome just a while back and missed a game or two after that. These high octane guys tweak crap all the time that a team will take precautions with.. especially this early. I wouldn't worry too much as I am sure we would have seen tweets by now if our top 5 prospect had something serious.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

This Randy Ventura kid may be small, but he's hit everywhere he's been.

And stolen bases.

[zbhargrove]

Better not sleep on Withrow.. he's killing it

[bravesfanMatt]

Sims with another good effort one mistake cost him really.

Another good night for TD as well.

[CJ9]

Better not sleep on Withrow.. he's killing it

Over a K per inning last year in High A. If he can keep the walls down in Double A this year, things will definitely get interesting. So far, so good.