FRIDAY MINORS FINAL 6/4/21; Big Outing for Roark

[rico43]

FRIDAY MINORS SCOREBOARD

All Times Eastern

CLASS AAA

Jacklsonville 5, Gwinnett 0

LP: Johnstone (1-4) 2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Roark 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Lee 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Chavez 2 IP, 1 BB

Lucroy 1-4
Demeritte 2-4

CLASS AA

Pensacola 4, Mississippi 1

SP: Puckett 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: Nunn (0-2) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 IP, 1 BB, 1 K
Graham 1 IP, 1 BB
Ramirez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Dean 3-4, RBI, SB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Bowling Green 7, Rome 3

LP: Gordon (0-2) 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
McSteen 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Daniels 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Schwab 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

M.Harris 2-4, HR (3rd), 3 RBI
Josephina 1-4, 2B, R

CLASS A

Charleston 8, Augusta 3

SP: Owens 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER(3R), 2 BB, 4 K
LP: Santos (1-1) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Yeager 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Acuna 1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Wells 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Grissom 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI
Valdes 1-3

[thethe]

When do you guys expect to see Michael harris promoted?

[msstate7]

When do you guys expect to see Michael harris promoted?

Garmel brought up a good point on Harris in game thread. He has a non-existent walk rate right now. Might be a good thing to see that improve first

[clvclv]

Garmel brought up a good point on Harris in game thread. He has a non-existent walk rate right now. Might be a good thing to see that improve first

Kinda tough to improve your walk rate when you're hitting .352 and opposing Pitchers are

A.) stupid enough to keep throwing it over the plate when you're in the box, and/or...
B.) don't have advanced control/command so their misses are often so bad that you don't chase

Tough to tell from a boxscore how close the pitches he spits on are, but there's a pretty good chance that the ones in AA will be around the plate more often - if he doesn't take walks at that point I might get SLIGHTLY concerned.

[Slippyjms]

Kinda tough to improve your walk rate when you're hitting .352 and opposing Pitchers are

A.) stupid enough to keep throwing it over the plate when you're in the box, and/or...
B.) don't have advanced control/command so their misses are often so bad that you don't chase

Tough to tell from a boxscore how close the pitches he spits on are, but there's a pretty good chance that the ones in AA will be around the plate more often - if he doesn't take walks at that point I might get SLIGHTLY concerned.

His K rate is only about 21%. I think he’s ready for a move up.

[50PoundHead]

I'm pretty much a lone wolf on this, but I don't see any reason to promote Harris this soon unless they are absolutely certain his skill application has proven him truly ready. He has a much different approach than Waters, but I think we're seeing the downside of aggressive promotion in Waters' instance. Challenging guys who aren't ready to be challenged is a short-sighted approach.

[clvclv]

I'm pretty much a lone wolf on this, but I don't see any reason to promote Harris this soon unless they are absolutely certain his skill application has proven him truly ready. He has a much different approach than Waters, but I think we're seeing the downside of aggressive promotion in Waters' instance. Challenging guys who aren't ready to be challenged is a short-sighted approach.

That's kinda my point. I don't think ANYONE is capable of making that determination from strictly looking at the numbers - they just don't provide enough context. If you've got the pitch charts and statcast info I get it, but it's probably safe to say that a 21% strikeout rate doesn't tell anyone much about ANY hitter's approach and ability to adjust.

Stepping him up to face more consistent pitching ought to help answer those questions quicker, but I agree - what's the rush? Absent something shocking happening, Harris being a late 2022 callup would be both extremely aggressive AND impressive at the same time. No need to have him finish there this season unless he gets to the point that they simply can't get him out in Rome anymore.

[Garmel]

Will M. Harris defend well enough to stay in CF? His fielding report has him as a potential 45 but i wonder if he has shown signs of improving there.

[Enscheff]

Elite hitting prospects on the “A/AA/AAA in a single year” path tend to get about 100-150 PAs in A before being promoted to AA. If that’s the path Harris is on, he should be promoted within 2-3 weeks. After about 2 months in AA he should be ready for some time in AAA on his way to being a legit MLB option for 2022.

While I agree the BB rate is something to take note of, the Braves have access to plate discipline stats we do not. They should be able to determine if the plate discipline is a concern, and since he’s shown the ability to walk in prior seasons there’s no reason to worry yet.

Hopefully this kid is in the process of doing exactly what we all hoped he’d be doing this season.