SATURDAY 4/9: MINORS FINAL: Blair, Newcomb, Fried ace it; Hursh brings the suck

GAMES OF SATURDAY, APRIL 9

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 11, Norfolk 5

WP: Blair (1-0) 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K, HR.
De la Cruz 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Peterson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

19 hits for Gwinnett!
Tuiasosopo 2-5, HR (1st), 4 RBI
Kazmar 2-5, HR (1st), 3 RBI
Lalli 3-4, R
Smith 4-5, 3 R, SB
Castro 1-5, R, RBI, SF
T. Moore 2-5, R, 3 K
Brignac 2-5, R, 3 RBI, SF

CLASS AA

Pensacola 5, Mississippi 4 (13)

SP: Newcomb 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Thurman 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP
Roney 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Cervenka 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Hursh 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
LP: Janas (0-1) 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R(0ER), 0 BB, 2 K

Albies 3-7, R
Lipka 3-6, 2B, 2 R, CS
Lara 1-5, RBI, SF
D.Peterson 3-6, R, BB
Hyams 1-6, 2 RBI
Rodriguez 3-6, 2-2 CS

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina (1-1) @ Salem, ppd.

CLASS A

Augusta 4, Rome 3

SP: Fried 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR, E.
LP: Sobotka 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
G. Jones 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Belicek 2 IP, 3H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

Nevarez 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Riley 1-3, 2B, R, BB
Morales 1-3, R, SAC
Didder 3-4, 2 2B, BB
Acuna 0-3

Fried in the top of 3rd gave up a dink and then a bomb. tied at 2..

Riley still 1-1 with a walk in the 3rd.

lol I tune into Rome just in time to see a comedy of errors. 1B missed throw to first on pickoff attempt, then Riley misses the throw to third and the runner scores.


edit - this Rome announcer is a dumbass.

Gwinnett with 7 in the 1st... yikes

Mallex is pounding on the door. Won't somebody pay attention.

I hate to ask this, but is Jason Hursch the most disappointing first round pick of the last decade or so for the Braves?

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Originally Posted by CrimsonCowboy

I hate to ask this, but is Jason Hursch the most disappointing first round pick of the last decade or so for the Braves?

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Wasn't DeVall a first rounder?

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Originally Posted by zbhargrove

Wasn't DeVall a first rounder?

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Wasn't lipka a first rounder?

Peterson keeps hitting...will he have any power for a lf?

Not a bad debut for fried

Mallex...will he be good enough to have two no power guys in the of? Him and inciarte should be great on d but they might not hit 10 hr combined and don't know about doubles.

Seems like if the long term idea is mallex and inciarte in the same of we need a lot of power from the other of spot 3b and catcher

Anyone know what the deal is with Josh Graham? He was my breakout pick this year but I don't see him on a roster.

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Originally Posted by CJ9

Anyone know what the deal is with Josh Graham? He was my breakout pick this year but I don't see him on a roster.

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Going by J.R. Graham now. Twins sent him to Rochester and thrown in one game so far

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Originally Posted by zbhargrove

Wasn't DeVall a first rounder?

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Was Macay McBride a first rounder?

And Tyler Houston?

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Originally Posted by CrimsonCowboy

I hate to ask this, but is Jason Hursch the most disappointing first round pick of the last decade or so for the Braves?

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Technically I believe he was a compensation pick in the supplemental round between the first and second rounds. #31 overall. Compensation for Michael Bourn.

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Originally Posted by rico43

Mallex is pounding on the door. Won't somebody pay attention.

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Mallex has been a great positive surprise since we traded for him. Not highly heralded at the time but to me he now has a good chance to be a 2 WAR player with regular playing time.

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Originally Posted by rico43

Going by J.R. Graham now. Twins sent him to Rochester and thrown in one game so far

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Not sure if this is a joke, but if not he's talking about the pitcher from Oregon we drafted last year.

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Originally Posted by mqt

Not sure if this is a joke, but if not he's talking about the pitcher from Oregon we drafted last year.

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All J. Grahams look alike to me! Oh, THAT Graham.

If he's not on a roster, then he's at extended spring; maybe with a minor injury. If you think back, several guys were added to Rome during the first half of the season from extended spring; since I am not thinking about the correct one, I'd say he's a fair to middling bet to get a callup (IF he isn't injured more seriously).

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Originally Posted by CrimsonCowboy

I hate to ask this, but is Jason Hursch the most disappointing first round pick of the last decade or so for the Braves?

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Cody Johnson, I hated this pick with the intensity of a thousand suns. Dude cant even make consistent contact in rookie ball lolololol.

Yeah I was gonna say Cody Johnson. Huge bust