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    MINORS FINAL 7/9: Gil One-hitter! Castro draws notice

    From MiLB.com
    It's a tough time to be a middle infielder in the Braves organization, but despite the presence of Andrelton Simmons, Tommy La Stella and emerging prospect Jose Peraza, Mississippi manager Aaron Holbert thinks Atlanta might have to start considering Daniel Castro's place in the system.
    "I see him as a guy that is going to be huge for our success," the M-Braves skipper said. "He's somebody that, as an organization, we may have to recognize in the near future."
    The 21-year-old Mexican shortstop drew plenty of attention Tuesday night, going 5-for-5 with his first Double-A homer as Mississippi thwarted Montgomery, 7-4. The outburst lifted Castro's average to .355 through nine games since being promoted from Class A Advanced Lynchburg. His eighth-inning homer tied the game and sparked a three-run inning that put Mississippi ahead, 6-4.
    Power isn't a huge part of Castro's game -- the homer was just his second this season -- but he's shown an early knack for hard contact that's intrigued Holbert.
    "I think he'll be more of a line-drive, singles- and doubles-type hitter," Holbert said. "He's put some good swings on the ball at home, though, and unfortunately, it doesn't carry here. ... At another ballpark, he could have two, three, four home runs already. We're not looking for that out of him, but there is some power in his swing."
    Castro picked up his first hit in the second inning, driving in a run with a double down the left-field line. He followed that with a two-out single in the third that nearly earned him another RBI, but Biscuits left fielder Willie Argo nailed Cedric Hunter at the plate for the third out. The infielder singled again in the sixth and capped his five-hit day with another single in the ninth. In between, he ripped his solo homer.
    Castro signed with the Braves in 2010 and spent two years in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League. After that, he returned to his home country for a season and a half with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. After hitting .306 in 140 games, Castro returned to the States, hitting .284 in 26 games with Lynchburg to close out 2013.
    Castro returned to the Carolina League this season, slashing .292/.320/.389 in 70 games before moving up to Mississippi.
    He's also become a full-time shortstop for the first time in his career. Holbert said the Braves are high on Castro for his hands, and the skipper thinks he has a promising future there because of his athleticism and instincts.
    "You hear a lot of people say he has good hands and, for the most part, that's true," Holbert said. "But at the same time, a guy with good hands usually has good feet. That's what you have in Danny. He moves extremely well and positions himself well. He catches the routine ball and doesn't have a strong arm but has an accurate throwing arm."
    Particularly intriguing about Castro is his polish defensively. His years in the Mexican League -- where he was surrounded by Triple-A-level talent -- left him with a better feel for positioning and strategy than the average 21-year-old prospect.
    "There are a lot of guys who are out of position and have to dive for balls or they're not where they should be when the ball is hit, but he has an understanding of that," Holbert said. "He plays like he's an older, veteran-type player.
    "It could come from his years in Mexico playing with older guys. There are a lot of Major League players in Mexico. I think he learned a lot of things from the guys down there, and that's transferring well since coming stateside."

    Mississippi also got a big night from Peraza, who went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a stolen base after a day off on Monday to make some adjustments to his swing. Hitting coach John Moses wanted to adjust Peraza's hand positioning, sliding the second baseman's hands further back in his setup to hopefully create a little more bat speed.
    "He was setting up with his hands almost in the middle of his stomach, way forward," Holbert said. "We moved his hands back in his regular setup, back a little bit, and that should help him really feel those hands when they're moving back, getting them back behind the baseball."
    Holbert was struck by how quickly Peraza made the adjustment, something that speaks to the 20-year-old's coachability.
    "It was a small adjustment, but it's good he had success that quickly," Holbert said. "Hopefully, he will continue with that.

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    WEDNESDAY GAMES LINK


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    CLASS AAA

    Syracuse 8, Gwinnett 4

    LP: Northcraft (0-2) 5 IP, 8 H,. 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.
    Terdoslavich 2-3, 2B, HR (7th), 2 RBIs.
    Salcedo 1-3, HR (7th), RBI.
    Gosselin 2-4, 2B, R, RBI.

    CLASS AA

    Mississippi, idle.

    ADVANCED CLASS A

    Suspended Game
    Carolina 12, Lynchburg 4

    SP: Watts 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
    LP: Jadofsky (3-4) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
    Pruneda 0.1 IP, 4 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 0 K.
    Skinner 2-4, 2 R, HR (7th), 2 RBIs.
    Hyams 2-4, RBI.
    Nick 1-4, 2B.

    Scheduled Game
    Carolina 5, Lynchburg 4

    SP: J. Miller 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K.
    LP: Pacheco (BS, 2-1) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
    M. Cabrera 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, HBP.
    Skinner 1-3, HR (8th), 2 RBIs.
    Tewell 1-3.

    CLASS A

    Rome 4, Asheville 0 (7)

    WP: Gil (5-4) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP.
    Oliver 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs.
    Caratini 1-3, 2B, RBI.
    Chin 2-3, 2B, R, SB.
    Lien 2-3, 2 R, SB.

    SHORT-SEASON

    Danville 4, Pulaski 2

    SP: Ubiera 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K.
    WP: Miranda (2-0) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
    F. Sanchez 1-3, HR (1st), RBI, SB.
    McElroy 0-2, 2 RBIs.
    Godfrey 3-5, R.

    GCL Yankees 10, GCL Braves 4

    Big-time blown save; Braves led 4-0 after 7 inn.
    SP: F. Gonzalez 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K.
    Stuart 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HR.
    Albies 2-3, 2B, R.
    Dykstra 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, SB.
    Davidson 0-2, R, 2 BB.

    DSL Mets 12, DSL Braves 3

    LP: L. Barrios (1-5) 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
    T. Josephina 2-4, 2 R, RBI, SB. (.321)
    Salazar 2-4.
    Arias 0-4.
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    Looking through our farm system it seems we need to build back the pitching depth. Not a ton of guys having good years like I'm accustomed to seeing from the Braves farm. Hursh and sims are having disappointing years and it seems like Alec Grosser is an up and coming starter but he's only in Danville.

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    Albies and Dykstra look like 2 promising young players and have been doing really well in the GCL. Even though Davidson went 0-2 he still drew 2 BB's and a run which is a positive sign for his plate discipline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teheran_49 View Post
    Looking through our farm system it seems we need to build back the pitching depth. Not a ton of guys having good years like I'm accustomed to seeing from the Braves farm. Hursh and sims are having disappointing years and it seems like Alec Grosser is an up and coming starter but he's only in Danville.
    Yeah. We don't have a pitching prospect of the quality of Teheran, Wood or Minor. We are going to lean heavily on those three the next few years. What's on the farm may be ok rounding out the rotation after those three. I think from among Hursh, Hale, Martin, Thomas, Sims, Cabrera and Parsons a decent #4 and a decent #5 will emerge. Not next year. Maybe a #5 next year. We still will have to go out and acquire a #4 for 2015.

    There are some glimmers in Rookie ball, of whom the brightest at the moment is Grosser. Hard to project pitchers when they are so far away from being ready. I'm more comfortable making a statement about hitters in Rookie ball and I like the group we have there. That includes the young 'uns in the GCL like Albies, Davidson and Dystra and the older 'uns in Danville like Edgerton. I think we have a good group of hitters in Rookie ball. These things to in cycles. The last couple years everyone has been commenting about the lack of position prospects. It seems the pendulum is swinging the other way now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Yeah. We don't have a pitching prospect of the quality of Teheran, Wood or Minor. We are going to lean heavily on those three the next few years. What's on the farm may be ok rounding out the rotation after those three. I think from among Hursh, Hale, Martin, Thomas, Sims, Cabrera and Parsons a decent #4 and a decent #5 will emerge. Not next year. Maybe a #5 next year. We still will have to go out and acquire a #4 for 2015.

    There are some glimmers in Rookie ball, of whom the brightest at the moment is Grosser. Hard to project pitchers when they are so far away from being ready. I'm more comfortable making a statement about hitters in Rookie ball and I like the group we have there. That includes the young 'uns in the GCL like Albies, Davidson and Dystra and the older 'uns in Danville like Edgerton. I think we have a good group of hitters in Rookie ball. These things to in cycles. The last couple years everyone has been commenting about the lack of position prospects. It seems the pendulum is swinging the other way now.
    I was thinking the same thing the other day. Our two biggest international signings in the pitching department in the last two years--Yeralf Torres and Luis Barrios--are both having control problems right now. They are both young (especially Barrios), but we're just flat out thin throughout the system right now. There are some decent arms sprinkled in and I still think Lucas Sims is the real deal, but it's something that needs to be fixed.

    Grosser looks good and I will be interested to see if Salazar gets it put together in Danville after his problems in Rome.

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