MINORS FINAL 7/22: Curcio (leg) out 6-8 weeks
The 2014 draft class has had its first real setback. Outfielder Keith Curcio, the Braves' 6th round pick out of Florida Southern, has been lost for 6-8 weeks with a fractured lower leg. The injury game July 5, while playing for Rome.
Curcio, a lefty hitter, was hitting his stride quickly. He began his career at Danville, where he hit a modest .259 with four RBIs in eight games, plus some nice defense, before moving up to Rome. There, he was hitting .316 through seven games before he was injured with a home run and five RBIs. He had a homer and double and three runs scored in the last game before he was hurt.
Nice thing about broken bones, though -- they heal, so the kid should be back on track in time for instructional league/winter ball, if not sooner.
Many thanks to NIck Pierce, Danville radio announcer, for passing this along.
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Braxton Davidson had his best day as a pro today, on base his first three trips (single, double, walk). I think everyone felt it would just be a matter of time, and once he found the strike zone, he could be quite a find.
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TUESDAY BOXES LINK
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CLASS AAA
Scranton/WB 7, Gwinnett 0
LP: Northcraft (0-4) 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Avilan 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
Gosselin 3-4. (.351)
Cunningham 2-4, BB.
Bethancourt 1-4, 2 K.
CLASS AA
Tennessee 8, Mississippi 7 (10)
SP: Ross 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 2 HR.
Cunniff 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K.
LP: Ian Thomas (BS) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR. (rehab)
LP: Cornely (6-3) 0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Peraza 2-4, R, RBI, HBP, SB.
Kennellly 1-5, 2B, RBI.
Castro 1-4, 2 R, BB.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Salem 10, Lynchburg 0
LP: Scarpetta (3-4) 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
Pruneda 1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
Nick 1-4.
Bloxom 1-2.
CLASS A
Rome, idle.
SHORT-SEASON
Burlington 2, Danville 1
LP: Waszak (1-3) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
Salazar 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K.
Daris 1-2, 2B.
Murphy 2-4.
Edgerton 0-2, 2 BB.
Tellor 1-4, RBI.
GCL Pirates 5, GCL Braves 3
SP: Z. Stewart 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K. (rehab outing)
Santana 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
LP: R. Rodriguez (0-1) 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Davidson 2-3, 2B, R, BB. (.226)
Manwaring 2-4, 2B, RBI.
Dykstra 0-3, RBI, HBP.
Nevarez 1-1, 2B. (PH) (.421)
DSL Cubs 10, DSL Braves 5
SP: Mora 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
LP: Joaquin (3-3) 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
Arias 1-4, RBI.
Cabrera 1-2, RBI.
T. Josephina 0-4.
(Only 3 hits for 5 runs)
