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    Braves in the AZL

    The Braves prospects in the AZL had a pretty good opening day!

    Acuna 2-4
    Fried 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB
    Touki 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K, 1 BB
    Graham 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB
    Clouse 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB

    I'd say 8 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 16 K and 3 BB is a pretty damn good day for the Braves pitchers. I wonder if Longenhagen was on hand to give us a report on how the pitchers looked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The Braves prospects in the AZL had a pretty good opening day!

    Acuna 2-4
    Fried 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB
    Touki 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K, 1 BB
    Graham 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB
    Clouse 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB

    I'd say 8 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 16 K and 3 BB is a pretty damn good day for the Braves pitchers. I wonder if Longenhagen was on hand to give us a report on how the pitchers looked.
    Should we be worried that Acuna didn't go 4 - 4 with 4 extra base hits???

    Isn't AZL AAA level competition?

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    Also today,

    Austin Riley 0-4, 3 K
    Alex Jackson 0-3

    Toussaint credited with win

    Jackson 1-2 in caught stealing
    Fried had a pickoff
    Last edited by rico43; 10-10-2017 at 05:42 PM.

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    Good reports on Jackson at C, as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JxnMissFan View Post
    Should we be worried that Acuna didn't go 4 - 4 with 4 extra base hits???

    Isn't AZL AAA level competition?
    I think for the most part the hitters are better than the pitchers. Of the 11 Top 100 guys in the league, only 2 are pitchers (Keller and Sheffield). There is a scout's wet dream of OFers though: Robles, Acuna, Tucker, Lewis, Ray, Diaz and Florial.

    Nothing Acuna does in the AZL matters. The Braves are almost certainly going to blow a year of control and have him in RF opening day next year unless his leg falls off. The FO is too desperate to contend next year for anything else to happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I think for the most part the hitters are better than the pitchers. Of the 11 Top 100 guys in the league, only 2 are pitchers (Keller and Sheffield). There is a scout's wet dream of OFers though: Robles, Acuna, Tucker, Lewis, Ray, Diaz and Florial.

    Nothing Acuna does in the AZL matters. The Braves are almost certainly going to blow a year of control and have him in RF opening day next year unless his leg falls off.
    *sharpens machete*

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    I'm surprised Fried and Acuna are there. Usually all the Braves are on the same team, but I assume not this year?

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    Game 2 of AFL season. Acuna went 1-4 with a single. Now 3-8, all singles.

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    Acuna left today's game with a forearm contusion.

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    Riley went 3-5 with HR and an error. Peoria knocked out 16 hits and scored 10 runs. Acuna scored 2 runs before leaving game after being HBP.
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    I see the Braves sent Jared James down there as well. We have 8 guys on the Peoria roster.

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    Game 5 of AFL season, Peoria won 12-2 ovewr Salt River Rafters.

    Acuna(.333) had a single, 2 out RBI, Jackson(.167) had a Grand Slam, James(.250) had a single

    Toussaint 2 IP, 1 BB, 4 Ks, Graham 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER

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    Quote Originally Posted by JxnMissFan View Post
    Isn't AZL AAA level competition?
    AFL is probably even better. It features higher caliber AA and AAA prospects with real futures. No scrubs.

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    Fried with another good outing 5 innings 1 hit, one walk, and 4 strike outs, zero runs

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    Quote Originally Posted by depley View Post
    Fried with another good outing 5 innings 1 hit, one walk, and 4 strike outs, zero runs
    Additionally ---

    Acuna with 1-5(single) and Jackson 2-4(both singles)

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    Quote Originally Posted by salmagundy View Post
    Additionally ---

    Acuna with 1-5(single) and Jackson 2-4(both singles)
    Klaw with an insider article today. Mentioned AJax. Said he looked much better at the plate and looked horrible at C.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russ2dollas View Post
    Klaw with an insider article today. Mentioned AJax. Said he looked much better at the plate and looked horrible at C.
    I was told he will be a Top 100 prospect next year though. So worry not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russ2dollas View Post
    Klaw with an insider article today. Mentioned AJax. Said he looked much better at the plate and looked horrible at C.
    Yeah, most reports have not been good as far as his catching. I think he's destined for LF. I think it's fine to have him keep catching though. He might take a big leap forward and if not he can be an emergency catcher. It's not like it'll be hard to learn LF. Nobody grooms a LF'er.

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    Tues game, Peoria got spanked by Sunrise 10-3. No Braves players played in game.
    Last edited by salmagundy; 10-18-2017 at 08:42 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chico View Post
    Yeah, most reports have not been good as far as his catching. I think he's destined for LF. I think it's fine to have him keep catching though. He might take a big leap forward and if not he can be an emergency catcher. It's not like it'll be hard to learn LF. Nobody grooms a LF'er.
    Consensus seems to be he’s bad. That said we heard the same thing on Gattis and he’s catching in playoff games. Nobody seems to care it’s his first try in a long time catching. I don’t see the bat food enough to excite me at a corner.

    A couple of scouts like him at catcher. Pitchers seem to like him

    I’d bet he’s a non mlb player bc can’t catch well enough to catch and can’t hit enough for corner. But I’d leave him there and see what happens. Bar is so low at catcher now. Maybe he could be a bench bat third catcher or offense bases backups catcher

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