BELATED WEDNESDAY MINORS FINAL 6/23/21; Kingham, Tarnok Impressive

[rico43]

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WEDNESDAY MINORS SCHEDULE

All Times Eastern

CLASS AAA

Game One
Norfolk 9, Gwinnett 3 (7)

LP: Rodriguez (0-1) 0.2 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Lee 2.1 IP, 2 K
Arano 2 IP, 2 K
Horacek 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Camargo 1-3, HR (5th), 2 RBI
Arcia 1-2, R, RBI

Game Two
Norfolk 5, Gwinnett 2 (7)

LP: Johnstone (1-6) 2.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Burrows 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Lopez 1 IP, 1 K
Biddle 1 IP, 1 K

Kipnis 1-4, 2B
Goins 2-3, 2B, R, RBI

CLASS AA

Mississippi 3, Tennessee 0

WP: Kingham (5-1) 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
E. Ramirez (Save, 1) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Shewmake 2-4,, 2B, 3B. 2 RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Aberdeen 3, Rome 2 (11)

SP: Tarnok 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Stallings 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Daniels 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Kalich 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
LP: Diaz (4-1) 0.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Milligan 1-5, R
Franklin 1-4, HR (8th), RBI
M.Harris 1-3, RBI
4 total hits in 11 innings

CLASS A

Charleston 5, Augusta 3

SP: McSteen 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Barger 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
LP: B. Thompson (2-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Paolini 1-1

[50PoundHead]

The Franklin Mint with another HR for Rome.

[CJ9]

Nolan Kingham now at 24 straight scoreless innings. He doesn’t strike out many and isn’t getting a ton of ground balls, but he doesn’t walk anyone. I’m not overly excited about him, but could be something to watch if we get into serious depth issues.

[CJ9]

Great start to the year for Vaughn Grissom, who's still 20 in Low A. Hitting .280/.381/.386, 10.2 BB%, 15.9 K%, 5-6 in stolen bases. All reports have him as a strong defender at third, but he's still playing short and second as well.

Video of his homer to right-center last night: https://twitter.com/BravesMILB/statu...860414465?s=20.

[msstate7]

Shewmake is coming around

[zbhargrove]

Dang... Franklin also has 11 SB...

[msstate7]

Waters...
10.8% bb, 30.2% k

Both are much improved from last year, but obviously still work to be done on the k rate

[CyYoung31]

Dang... Franklin also has 11 SB...

He’s the real left-handed Acuña.

[50PoundHead]

How good has Franklin V been this month? After posting a .481 OPS in May, he's rocketed to a 1.436 OPS for June to get himself into the mid-.800 OPS for the season. The improvement has been across-the-board, but the biggest contributor to the launch into the stratosphere is his 8 HRs this month after not hitting any in May. College guy who missed his junior year in 2020 due to a skiing injury and it looks like we may have found something.

[msstate7]

Touki at Gwinnett. Hopefully he's effective, and he's back in Atlanta soon

[CyYoung31]

Touki at Gwinnett. Hopefully he's effective, and he's back in Atlanta soon

Touki has had about the same amount of success as Wright at the big league level. I’m a big Touki guy, but I don’t know why you’re so sure he will help us. It’s like everyone with Shane Greene before we signed him.

[Russ2dollas]

Touki has had about the same amount of success as Wright at the big league level. I’m a big Touki guy, but I don’t know why you’re so sure he will help us. It’s like everyone with Shane Greene before we signed him.

I think it is time both guys focus on being pen arms. They may unlock something there.

[Carp]

Shewmake is coming around

The K rate has dropped considerably since May. That was one of my main concerns with him a month ago. The BB rate could stand to be better though.

[thewupk]

Touki has had about the same amount of success as Wright at the big league level. I’m a big Touki guy, but I don’t know why you’re so sure he will help us. It’s like everyone with Shane Greene before we signed him.

Greene is just a guy. I know he's sucked ass so far but he's had a 3.81, 3.79, and 3.84 FIP 3 of the last 4 years. That's fine as a middle relief option. Is there a widely known secret that's he's rapidly declined that caused him to not have much interest this offseason?

[CyYoung31]

Greene is just a guy. I know he's sucked ass so far but he's had a 3.81, 3.79, and 3.84 FIP 3 of the last 4 years. That's fine as a middle relief option. Is there a widely known secret that's he's rapidly declined that caused him to not have much interest this offseason?

I agree, but people acted like it was gross incompetence that we hadn’t signed him and treated him like a real difference maker.

[Southcack77]

Nolan Kingham now at 24 straight scoreless innings. He doesn’t strike out many and isn’t getting a ton of ground balls, but he doesn’t walk anyone. I’m not overly excited about him, but could be something to watch if we get into serious depth issues.

Is he a sinker guy that gets them to chop them into the ground?

He was one of the guys that I had to watch, but I've had him more for the AAAA shuttle based on stat lines.