SUNDAY'S MINORS FINAL 4/21; Folty flops, Waters has HUGE Easter

[rico43]

SUNDAY SCOREBOARD

All Times EST

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 7, Durham 6

SP: Foltynewicz 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
WP: Santiago (1-1) 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Burrows (Save, 3) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Jackson 1-4, HR (1st), 2 RBI
Duvall 1-4, HR (2nd), 2 RBI
LaMarre 3-4, R
Blanco 1-4, RBI

CLASS AA

Mississippi 7, Montgomery 6 (10)
Walkoff win on WP; Waters 2-run 2B tied in 4-run 10th

SP: Wentz 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 3 HR
Harrison 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
WP: Graham (2-0) 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Waters 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR (1st)
Didder 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
Valenzuela 1-4, 2B, R, RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Florida, idle

CLASS A

Rome, idle

[msstate7]

Folty numbers last 2 starts are not making me feel good

[Freshmaker]

Folty numbers last 2 starts are not making me feel good

Me neither. Do we give him another start at Gwinnett for confidence/polish, or do we bring him on up and chalk it up to him working on secondary pitches?

[Hulavol]

Me neither. Do we give him another start at Gwinnett for confidence/polish, or do we bring him on up and chalk it up to him working on secondary pitches?

If it were up to me, I’d leave Folty down for another start...

[CyYoung31]

If his velocity was good and he had no discomfort I’m not worried about it. Get him up here.

[Heyward]

ESPN schedule has him as scheduled starter on Friday.

[thethe]

Waters may be real good. Braves ate only going to get better next year. Need to sort out all these starters and just continue to find value in the pen.

[salmagundy]

Duval now hitting .290 with 2 HR, 5 Dbls, and 1 triple, .875 OPS

[Hulavol]

Man, if Duvall can really get back to where he was.. that would be a huge boost!

[weso1]

Wonder if Duvall could be used in a trade for a reliever. Gotta be a team out there in desperate need of an outfielder. He at least guarantees positive defense with a chance for above average power. Maybe we could get a 4A guy with some promise.

[Acuña’s Bat Flip]

Time to call Folty up.

[CyYoung31]

Man, if Duvall can really get back to where he was.. that would be a huge boost!

For the actual team? Unless, someone gets hurt I don’t see how. Our lineup is set and our bench is one of the best in the league.

[Hudson2]

We should of cut Duvall and saved the money when we had the chance.

[thethe]

Duval is going to end up with a 2 WAR season for someone and Braves fans country wide are going to be bitching.

[thethe]

Waters BB/K ratio is ugly but man a 162wRC+ in his age 20 season (will be 20 all year) at AA is damn impressive. He is slowly making his way into FV 55-60 range.


Both he and Pache (who has similar numbers) are really changing the calculus long term. You could end up having all 3 OF / SS / 2B / 1B all locked up long term. Flowers is going to be our catcher for another 2-3 years hopefully. Then its all about third base and the pitching.

[Jaw]

Waters BB/K ratio is ugly but man a 162wRC+ in his age 20 season (will be 20 all year) at AA is damn impressive. He is slowly making his way into FV 55-60 range.


Both he and Pache (who has similar numbers) are really changing the calculus long term. You could end up having all 3 OF / SS / 2B / 1B all locked up long term. Flowers is going to be our catcher for another 2-3 years hopefully. Then its all about third base and the pitching.

BABIP now .488, 125 points higher than last year.

[Heyward]

Waters BB/K ratio is ugly but man a 162wRC+ in his age 20 season (will be 20 all year) at AA is damn impressive. He is slowly making his way into FV 55-60 range.


Both he and Pache (who has similar numbers) are really changing the calculus long term. You could end up having all 3 OF / SS / 2B / 1B all locked up long term. Flowers is going to be our catcher for another 2-3 years hopefully. Then its all about third base and the pitching.

Wouldnt be against keeping JD if the numbers were good for both sides.

[thethe]

An argument?

What do you think the FO is weighing more heavily when assessing these guys? The 30% K rate, the batted ball profiles they are measuring, or the BABIP fueled OPS?

Contact rates and batted ball data is always most important