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    TUESDAY MINORS FINAL! 6/25-19; Bryce Ball -- Superstar! (for week one)

    TUESDAY SCOREBOARD
    All Times Eastern

    CLASS AAA


    Gwinnett 8, Norfolk 4

    SP: Rowen 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
    WP: Aro (3-0) 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
    DePaula 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
    Creasy 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

    Duvall 2-3, HR (21st), 2 R, 3 RBI, SB
    Ortega 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI
    Blanco 2-5, 2B, R

    CLASS AA

    Jackson @ Mississippi (36-38), ppd.

    ADVANCED CLASS A

    Palm Beach 4, Florida 2

    LP: Pfeifer (1-5) 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
    Young 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
    Wilson 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

    Brown 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
    Delgado 2-4, R
    Harris 1-4

    CLASS A

    Charleston 5, Rome 4

    LP: Olague (5-6) 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
    Noguera 1 IP, zeroes
    Cavalieri 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

    Shewmake 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR (1st), RBI
    Benson 1-4, R, RBI
    Venter 1-4, 2B
    Langeliers 0-4
    Dean 2-3, R, SB


    SHORT-SEASON

    GCL Orioles 9, GCL Braves 4

    SP: Williams 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
    Samuelson 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
    LP: Rodriguez (0-1) 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, HR
    Yeager 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
    De La Cruz 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(R), 0 BB, 0 K

    Stevens 1-4, 2 RBI
    Mezquita 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB
    Grissom 1-3, 2 R
    Harris 1-3, R

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    Danville 9, Bluefield 4

    SP: F. Sanchez (1-0) 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
    Julian 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
    Segal 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
    Camacho 1 IP, zeroes

    Ball 1-3, HR (3rd), 4 R, 3 RBI (9 total) (.500, 1.542 OPS)
    Carter 3-4, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI
    Saunders 2-4, RBI
    Parker 2-4, 3 R

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    DSL Braves 8, DSL Astros 2

    SP: Bautista 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
    WP: Santos (1-0) 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (0.00)

    Dilone 2-5, 2 R
    Estrada 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
    Then 3-4, 2 RBI
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    Just stumbled on a recent scouting report of William Contreras from a scouting site who saw him near the end of his time at High A. Sounds like he has regressed some this year: https://2080baseball.com/2019/06/flo...eague-notes-2/


    The younger brother of Cubs’ catcher Willson Contreras, William signed with Atlanta for a small bonus in February of 2015. We were among the first to get a live look at Contreras during his breakout 2018 campaign in the South Atlantic League, a season after which he established himself as Atlanta’s top catching prospect. I saw the 21-year-old backstop for three games in the Florida State League right before he got promoted to Double-A Mississippi.

    Contreras was listed at 6-foot and 180 pounds when I saw him last year, and while that’s still the height and weight that shows up on the roster, he has thickened considerably in the time since. He looked more athletic in 2018, and while the added bulk likely aids his durability behind the plate, both Contreras’ batspeed and overall actions have lost some twitch. Defensively, his arm still grades well ahead of the receiving and glovework, consistently in the 1.88-1.95 range on throws down to 2B. He will need to set quieter targets—especially on off-speed—and make progress blocking and framing to finish an average defensive catcher in the big leagues.

    The chance for power at a premium position is what made Contreras such an interesting prospect, and that raw was still on display both in BP and game action. He crushes mistakes to the pullside with strong loft contact, though his stiffer swing struggled to barrel secondary and frequently chased breaking stuff outside the zone. He’s a dead pull hitter with a hooked path that doesn’t use the big part of the field often: nearly half of Contreras’ contact was to left field in the Florida State League, and that number has increased since moving up to Double-A. While I do think Contreras will always have some pop at an offense-scarce position, there’s a chance it plays closer to 45-grade at the highest level (12 to 15 home runs over a full season) if he winds up a low-average hitter that always struggles to adjust the barrel.

    Contreras wasn’t necessarily lighting the Florida State League on fire at the time of his promotion, and he has struggled in his first few weeks at Double-A. He’s likely to stay with Mississippi through this season and potentially into 2020, as it will take time to make the requisite defensive improvements and shore up parts of his hitting ability. In the best-case scenario, everything comes together on both sides of the ball and Contreras unlocks his full ceiling as a bopping FV 50 everyday catcher. If the player I saw in the FSL is closer to who he will be at higher levels, a realistic outcome is a bat-first second option behind the plate.

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    I dont understand why Contreras and Jenista were promoted
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    I dont understand why Contreras and Jenista were promoted
    I'm starting to wonder if our player development staff just doesn't like hitters staying in Florida for some reason. They've promoted guys out of there pretty aggressively in recent years, even when some of their numbers were pedestrian at best. Unless they've got some batted ball data that the public doesn't, it really hasn't made a lot of sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    I'm starting to wonder if our player development staff just doesn't like hitters staying in Florida for some reason. They've promoted guys out of there pretty aggressively in recent years, even when some of their numbers were pedestrian at best. Unless they've got some batted ball data that the public doesn't, it really hasn't made a lot of sense.
    Weather might play a factor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    I'm starting to wonder if our player development staff just doesn't like hitters staying in Florida for some reason. They've promoted guys out of there pretty aggressively in recent years, even when some of their numbers were pedestrian at best. Unless they've got some batted ball data that the public doesn't, it really hasn't made a lot of sense.
    I may have missed this, but the Fire Flogs are leaving their current location at the end of this season. Are they moving to the new spring training complex near Sarasota or somewhere else? have they announced this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    I may have missed this, but the Fire Flogs are leaving their current location at the end of this season. Are they moving to the new spring training complex near Sarasota or somewhere else? have they announced this?
    Interesting, I hadn't seen that. Have to figure it's for the new complex though.

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    Yes. The new spring facility is the new home of the frogs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    Yes. The new spring facility is the new home of the frogs.
    Unless it covered it's not gonna matter. It's still Florida!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay212033 View Post
    Unless it covered it's not gonna matter. It's still Florida!
    Likely better drainage. Won't prevent straight rainouts, but may reduce "unplayable grounds" cancellations.

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    It may be premature, but Bryce Ball appears to be too much for the Appalachian League. Hits his third HR of the season tonight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    It may be premature, but Bryce Ball appears to be too much for the Appalachian League. Hits his third HR of the season tonight.
    Was just about to post this! It's time to move him up to Rome dude is killing it in Danville.

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    Shewmake with a double and a homer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    Shewmake with a double and a homer.
    Alright! Time to get irrationally optimistic!

    When can we capitalize on Dansbys offensive breakout?
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Alright! Time to get irrationally optimistic!

    When can we capitalize on Dansbys offensive breakout?
    With his power, he's more likely to play 3B; time to trade Riley before the latter bottoms-out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    With his power, he's more likely to play 3B; time to trade Riley before the latter bottoms-out.
    Fair point - can he play OF?

    Acuna seems to be only hitting HR's at a 35-40 per year pace. Not good enough for me.
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    Duvall has 21 homers

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ9 View Post
    Shewmake with a double and a homer.
    Waste of a pick.
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

    Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?

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    Quote Originally Posted by buck75 View Post
    Duvall has 21 homers
    Not sure what else he can do. Not room on our team but should garner some interest.

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