MINORS REPORT 4/13/18: Somebody needs to heat up, fast

[rico43]

MINORS RESULTS

(All Times Eastern)

CLASS AAA

Rochester 6, Gwinnett 4 (11)

SP: Fried 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Leyva 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
LP: Socolovich (1-2) 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.

Acuna 1-4, BB
Camargo 1-4, HR (3rd), RBI
Franco 1-4, 2 R, HR (3rd), RBI
Peterson 1-4, RBI
Kazmar 2-4

CLASS AA

Biloxi 5, Mississippi 4

SP: Santiago 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Franco 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: McCreery (0-1) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Webb (BS) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 1 BB, 0 K

Neslony 1-3, 2 RBI
Lago 2-5, 2B, R
Reed 1-3, 2R, 2 BB
Jackson 0-3, RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Palm Beach 1, Florida 0 (10)

SP: Wentz 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Watts 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
LP: Kennedy (0-1) 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(1R), 1 BB, 2 K
McLaughlin 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Salazar 1-3, 2B
Pache 1-4
Davidson 0-4, 4 K (.033)
Didder 1-3

CLASS A

Rome 10, Greenville 6

SP: Ynoa 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
WP: Harrington (1-0) 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Belinda 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
White 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Waters 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2R, 3 RBI
Hoekstra 1-5, 2R, 2B, RBI
Schwartz 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Ramos 1-4, 2 RBI
Encarnacion 2-4, 2R, BB
Lugbauer 1-5, 2B (.130)
Wilson 1-3, R, RBI (.069)

MOVES

GWINNETT: Aaron Blair placed on DL; Max Fried, Jason Hursh promoted from Mississippi; Josh Ravin begins rehab assignment; Andres Santiago demoted to Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI: Enderson Franco returned from Danville roster
ROME: Alan Rangel placed on DL; Hayden Deal assigned and activated

[UNCBlue012]

Acuna is a bust ...

[rico43]

Somebody please sort this out ... Blair went on the DL after suffering what to some appeared to be a "significant" injury covering home plate after a wild pitch. Some accounts have said lower body, others have said shoulder. I would hope someone can tell the difference.
Fried called up, starts tonight.

[nsacpi]

If your shoulder becomes part of your lower body that's a pretty significant injury.

[Enscheff]

Fried to AAA! His march towards emerging as a TOR candidate continues!

[UNCBlue012]

Fried to AAA! His march towards emerging as a TOR candidate continues!

Fried is my boy. He's going to make a lot of Braves fans happy.

[bravesfanMatt]

If your shoulder becomes part of your lower body that's a pretty significant injury.

Well his head is up his ass when he pitches so I can see the confusion

[bravesfanMatt]

Looks like Blair is seeing Dr death for pitchers today. But not about elbow. Shoulder.

[msstate7]

Looks like Blair is seeing Dr death.

Career was on life support anyway. Probably best to end the suffering

[jpx7]

Career was on life support anyway. Probably best to end the suffering

Braves sent him down this spring; didn’t realize they were also considering putting him down.

[CJ9]

Waters has struggled lately but just tripled off the 420-foot sign incenter in Greenville.

[msstate7]

Fried strikes out 2 in 1st ... 0 h, 0 bb

[ball4life32]

Joey Wentz just struck out the side.

4.0 ip, 1 h , 0 r, 1 bb, 5 so

Pache 1-2

[ball4life32]

Wentz is a stud.

Finishes. 5.0 ip, 1 h , 0 r, 1 bb, 6 so

[Garmel]

Camargo with another home run. Acuna 0-2.

[msstate7]

Camargo with another home run. Acuna 0-2.

Perhaps we are writing off camargo too early. If the power is real and his glove, he could be a 2+ WAR at 3b

[msstate7]

Fried...
5.0 ip 5 h 1 er 1 bb 6 k

[CJ9]

Riley follows up his big night by striking out in his first three ABs tonight.

[Enscheff]

Perhaps we are writing off camargo too early. If the power is real and his glove, he could be a 2+ WAR at 3b

That power plus his D is better than that. It would be awesome if the power is for real.

[Enscheff]

Fried...
5.0 ip 5 h 1 er 1 bb 6 k

TOR!

[msstate7]

Acuna 0-3, bb

On season, 3/28 (.107). Obviously still a SSS, but his 31 PAs are now 11.2% of his total AAA PAs

[thethe]

Never made sense to sign a 3B. Camargo is the perfect kind of guy to have through arb1. Potential 3 WAR guy with room for a bit more.

[thethe]

There are waves of pitching on the farm. Guys line Fried/Wentz/Wilson would be the jewels of many farm systems.

[clvclv]

Riley follows up his big night by striking out in his first three ABs tonight.

He sucks - Keith Law said so. Can't catch up with a fastball.

[TheBravos]

So what if the Braves keep Acuna down thru super 2? If he is sleep walking and Tucker and Kakes keep raking...what’s the point?

[BeanieAntics]

So what if the Braves keep Acuna down thru super 2? If he is sleep walking and Tucker and Kakes keep raking...what’s the point?

Better defense, better baserunning, and likely a better bat when everything starts to settle out

[GeorgiaGirl]

I'd give Tucker an even longer chance as a left fielder eventually but he's ultimately probably going to prove that he's not an .900 OPS bat lol. I think he's a major league "guy" but as a 2 WAR bat as a starter with about an .800 OPS or bench player.

[jpx7]

So what if the Braves keep Acuna down thru super 2? If he is sleep walking and Tucker and Kakes keep raking...what’s the point?

I mostly agree, but mostly because I still don’t buy the “Braves competing in 2018” notion.

[thethe]

I mostly agree, but mostly because I still don’t buy the “Braves competing in 2018” notion.

How many games within the WC on September 1st do you consider competing?

[jpx7]

How many games within the WC on September 1st do you consider competing?

On 1 September? Let’s say within three games.

[thethe]

On 1 September? Let’s say within three games.

I'd agree. Hopefully we are there

[Enscheff]

Well...

Swanson shouldn’t have been up until mid April of last year. Albies should not have been up until yesterday. Acuna should not have even seen AAA last year, and should have been called up mid April of next year.

Maybe he’s being a team player and intentionally sucking so fix Coppys mistakes of needlessly rushing prospects.

[rico43]

Well...

Swanson shouldn’t have been up until mid April of last year. Albies should not have been up until yesterday. Acuna should not have even seen AAA last year, and should have been called up mid April of next year.

Maybe he’s being a team player and intentionally sucking so fix Coppys mistakes of needlessly rushing prospects.

Agree with Swanson. Disagree 100 percent with Albies. He's a special cat. At some point you have to get your nose out of the ledger and look at the player. Most agree Swanson was rushed. No such comments about Albies.

[Deester11]

Agree with Swanson. Disagree 100 percent with Albies. He's a special cat. At some point you have to get your nose out of the ledger and look at the player. Most agree Swanson was rushed. No such comments about Albies.
I've engineered the Albies train since rookie ball. He is more of a study in being ready at every level. He struggled at AAA for a quarter of a season and even then he was more ready than Swanson. His timeline is right as far as being brought up. He had nothing to prove in AAA. That being said...he's going to earn a helluva payday soon!

[Tapate50]

I've engineered the Albies train since rookie ball. He is more of a study in being ready at every level. He struggled at AAA for a quarter of a season and even then he was more ready than Swanson. His timeline is right as far as being brought up. He had nothing to prove in AAA. That being said...he's going to earn a helluva payday soon!

And he hurt his wrist in that AAA stint