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    MINORS FINAL 7/12: Another Strong Arm; Dykstra homers



    You'd better get to know this man. Ross, Greg Ross.

    In the Braves' two decades of playoff contention, no deadline deal might be more obscure or forgotten as the one on August 31, 2012, when the Braves picked up longtime Cubs utilityman Jeff Baker from the Tigers for a player to be named later. Baker was just about done with his 2-for-19 performance for the Braves when the Tigers selected Class A pitcher Greg Ross from the Braves to complete the deal that Sept 25th.

    Fast-forward to spring, 2013. The final, bloody cuts of the spring were happening everywhere, and March 25 saw the Tigers axed Ross among their final minor league moves. It took the Braves less than three days to re-sign their former 18th round pick out of Frostburg State, and all he's done since is impress. As such a late acquisition, he began that year in the Rome bullpen, but after going 1-0, 1.40 in long man duty, he earned the bump up to Lynchburg and quickly slipped into the rotation and enjoyed a 9-6, 3.27 completion to his season.

    He had to begin 2014 with the Hillcats as well, but was 5-3 in mid-June when he was moved to Mississippi to replace Aaron Northcraft. And the 6-3 right-hander has come into his own in a big way.

    His first Double-A start was in front of 8,000 fans in the Rickwood Classic and got the win with just two earned runs allowed over six innings. He followed that up with a rare nine-inning complete game shutout of tough Huntsville (Brewers AA), a six-hitter. He allowed only one earned run in his only loss, but Friday improved to 3-1, 0.98 with the M-Braves with seven shutout innings, two-hitting Moble. He has only allowed 15 hits in 28 Class AA innings, a .158 average and is rapidly becoming the next-best gift from the Tigers since John Smoltz.

    For Ross, Friday night was not as easy at it looked.

    "Our catcher [Braeden Schlehuber] noticed I was sweating more than he was. Being from up north, I'm not used to the humidity down here yet. I was sweating like crazy," the Braves prospect said.

    Nonetheless, the Baltimore native continued to get great results.

    "I think today was a rough one. I know the numbers don't say it, but my command wasn't there," Ross said. "But I've been throwing a lot of innings this year, and part of what I do is compete and grind. I give it everything I got and if I'm spent when I come out, at least I got the most out of it."

    Ross, who threw a six-hit shutout in his second Double-A outing, boasts a 0.98 ERA. So far, he hasn't approached pitching for the M-Braves all too differently than the way he did pitching in the Carolina League, where he was 5-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 15 games -- including 11 starts -- for the Hillcats.

    "I'm just attacking guys, really, knowing my strengths and competing," said Ross. "I know it's a little better competition here, so I'm trying to stay aggressive. Schlehuber and [Matt] Kennelly both call great games. They know the hitters and know the sequences to throw. That's more than helpful, so I'm just trying to throw all my pitches for strikes."

    The two hits Ross allowed were singles.
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    CLASS AAA

    Game One

    Norfolk 5, Gwinnett 3 (7)

    LP: Texeira (1-1) 4.2 IP, 8 H< 5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K.
    Gosselin 3-4, 2 2B, R. (.343)
    Yepez 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs.

    Game Two
    Norfolk 9, Gwinnett 8 (7)

    Blown save; walkoff win
    SP: Doyle 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K.
    LP: Hoyt (1-1) 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
    Gosselin 1-1, R, RBI. (.345)
    Kazmar 2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs. (.329)
    Terdoslavich 2-4, 2 RBIs.
    E. Reyes 1-4, 2 R.

    CLASS AA

    Mobile 5, Mississippi 1


    LP: W. Perez (3-5) 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
    Robinson 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
    Castro 1-4, RBI.
    Kubitza 1-2, 2B, R.

    ADVANCED CLASS A

    Myrtle Beach 8, Lynchburg 6


    LP: Scarpetta (3-3) 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
    Cabrera 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
    Landoni 2-5, 2B, 2 RBIs.
    Nick 2-5, 2B, R.
    Hyams 2-4, 2B, R.
    Martinez 1-3, 2B, RBI. (.405)

    CLASS A

    Hickory 8, Rome 1

    LP: Janas (2-4) 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
    Kimbrel 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
    Godfrey 2-4.
    Giardina 1-2. (1B)

    SHORT-SEASON

    Elizabethton 7, Danville 1


    SP: Cordero (1-3) 2.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
    M. Sims 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
    McElroy 2-4, 3B, R.
    Murphy 1-2, RBI.
    Black 2-3.
    Edgerton 1-4.

    GCL Braves 8, GCL Tigers 1

    WP: Jhon Martinez (1-1) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
    Jacob Webb 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
    Nevarez 2-2, 2B, R, 3 RBIs.
    Dykstra 1-2, HR (1st), 2 RBIs. (.375)
    Davidson 1-2. (.237)

    DSL Rangers 5, DSL Braves 4

    LP: Gavidia (0-3) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.
    Jesus Heredia 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K. (0.44 ERA)
    T. Josephina 2-3, BB. (.317)
    Salazar 1-3, R.
    Willlems 2-4, R.
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    Ross has an average FB and only decent off speed stuff.

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    Luke Dykstra has been far better than I expected so far. He has more power than I expected as well.

    Today he went 1-2, HR (1)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay212033 View Post
    Luke Dykstra has been far better than I expected so far. He has more power than I expected as well.

    Today he went 1-2, HR (1)
    Nice to see a HS player doing well too.

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    Wow, Jeff Baker. Rico going for a Frank Wren deep cut.

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    Yenier Bello has resolved his visa issues and will report to Braves minor league camp.
    The Cuban catcher was signed to a minor league contract over the spring, but struggled to get all of his paperwork in order to come stateside. He oozes offensive potential, hitting .274 with 13 homers in Cuba's La Serie Nacional back in 2011, but his path to the big leagues is very clogged in Atlanta.

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    Hitting .271 3 years ago in Cuba doesn't really excite me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunrevenge View Post
    Hitting .271 3 years ago in Cuba doesn't really excite me.
    What about .274?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadduxFanII View Post
    Wow, Jeff Baker. Rico going for a Frank Wren deep cut.
    I'm saving Lyle Overbay for the Night of the Long Knives.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    What about .274?
    +3

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    Gosselin gets a double (what else) in his first AB in Game 2 of the DH with the Norfolk Tides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    Gosselin gets a double (what else) in his first AB in Game 2 of the DH with the Norfolk Tides.

    FW has to do something soon about the Uggla situation. You may as well just DFA him and call up Gosselin in Uggla's spot as no one will take him and we're not going to play him. Also, I'm not sure if Cedric Hunter can play CF or not but he'd be an upgrade over what we're getting from Schafer at the plate. I think FW needs to shake up some of the bench and see what these other guys can do.

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