4/18 MONDAY MINORS THREAD ... Folty, Soroka in spotlight

[rico43]

MONDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Durham 5, Gwinnett 4

LP: Foltynewicz (1-1) 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER(4R), 4 BB, 5 K
De La Cruz 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Burawa 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Cunniff 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HR

Brignac 3-5, 2 RBI, SB
d'Arnaud 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 R, SB
Ruiz 1-4 (.310)
Musteilier 1-3, R, HBP (.346)

CLASS AA

Mississippi 5, Chattanooga 3

WP: Ellis (2-0) 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP
Kent 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Mateo 0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR
Marksberry (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Astudillo 2-3, 2B, R
Toscano 1-3, 3B, R
Hyams 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Lipka 1-2, 2B, RBI, SF
Albies 1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Salem 6 Carolina 4

SP: Lawlor 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 3 K
LP: Bird (2-1) 2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Salazar 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Johnson-Mullins 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Curcio 2-5, 2 R
Swanson 3-5, 2B, R, RBI (.367)
Davidson 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Edgerton 1-4, 2B, R, RBI

CLASS A

Augusta 5, Rome 2

LP: Soroka (0-1) 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER(4R), 1 BB, 6 K
G. Jones 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 3 BB, 2 K
Lewis 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Tellor 2-4, 2B, HR (1st), RBI
Dykstra 1-3, 2B
Ellison 1-4, 2 B
Morales 1-4, K (.405)
Salazar 1-4, RBI

[bravesfanMatt]

Great pitching lineup tonight. Soroka and Folty will hopefully build of their last starts.. Lawlor is an under the radar guy that needs to extend his outings to get noticed.. Ellis will hopefully cut his BB down this start..

[UNCBlue012]

Great pitching tonight! I really hope Folty can continue to build. Dude was so impressive in his last start.

[bravesfanMatt]

Great pitching tonight! I really hope Folty can continue to build. Dude was so impressive in his last start.

If he continues to produce in AAA, I would say he would be ready to relieve Perez of his duties in two to three weeks.

[UNCBlue012]

If he continues to produce in AAA, I would say he would be ready to relieve Perez of his duties in two to three weeks.

I sure hope he gets an opportunity soon. His biggest issue this spring looked like arm strength, so let's hope he's all good there.

[50PoundHead]

Great pitching lineup tonight. Soroka and Folty will hopefully build of their last starts.. Lawlor is an under the radar guy that needs to extend his outings to get noticed.. Ellis will hopefully cut his BB down this start..

I wonder what the long term plan for Lawlor is. He leapfrogged Rome completely, so he obviously has something going for him.

[skillet]

I don't think Folty will ever amount to anything at the major league level. He's never been more than a decent minor league pitcher. He throws hard but that's about it, and those die on the vine all the time.

[bravesfanMatt]

I don't think Folty will every amount to anything at the major league level. He's never been more than a decent minor league pitcher. He throws hard but that's about it, and those die on the vine all the time.

Lol

[skillet]

Lol

OK smartass, you think you are so smart, his career minor league ERA is barely under 4, with a WHIP of 1.40. His K/BB ratio is barely 2. None of that is anything special at all. You see hundreds of guys like him all the time that never amount to **** in the big leagues. Further, his first 34 appearances in the bigs have been putrid.

[rico43]

I don't think Folty will every amount to anything at the major league level. He's never been more than a decent minor league pitcher. He throws hard but that's about it, and those die on the vine all the time.

So do posts like this.

[Julio3000]

I certainly can't say if he'll be a long-term, effective starter or not, but he showed enough dominant flashes last year to warrant some patience.

[cajunrevenge]

Milb.tv not showing Rome Tonight. Boooooooo.

[Braves1976]

Milb.tv not showing Rome Tonight. Boooooooo.

Yea, that sucks because Soroka is quickly becoming one of my favorite pitching prospects.

[UNCBlue012]

Folty might be ready to come back up. Dude is killing it.

[bravesfanMatt]

Folty might be ready to come back up. Dude is killing it.

might need to get MiLBtv.. his stat sheet is saying he is on tonight.

[CJ9]

Herbert is a high school product who played in two games last year before hurting his knee. He's teenager in a full-season league. Take a deep breath.

FYI: he's thrown out five of eight base stealers so far.

This place can be really annoying at times. No one ever said we were calling him a bust or ready to cut the guy. He hasn't started off well at the plate. That's not really up for debate.

[msstate7]

So, what are the chances Dansby Swanson is in Mississippi when the M-Braves come to Mobile a little more than a month from now?

Probably not good unless Albies is in Gwinnett

[bravesfanMatt]

Probably not good unless Albies is in Gwinnett

so you are thinking they are going to spend some time together in the minors this year?? not saying by X series.. but I think the FO is going to want them playing together for at least half this year IMO.. I know they want them both being SS.. but building that chemistry is important too.. Maybe they won't and want to keep both values high, just in case they think about including one in a trade this off season..

[msstate7]

so you are thinking they are going to spend some time together in the minors this year?? not saying by X series.. but I think the FO is going to want them playing together for at least half this year IMO.. I know they want them both being SS.. but building that chemistry is important too.. Maybe they won't and want to keep both values high, just in case they think about including one in a trade this off season..

Beckham and aybar are going to get extended. We're gonna trade Swanson and Albies for bullpen arms

Really though, I have no idea if they'll let Albies and Swanson play together this year. I just figured the FO would want to get extended looks at each player playing SS daily

[Julio3000]

There is also a group that overreacts to every little hot streak a prospect has. I find both annoying. But that's part of life at a discussion board.

There is a tendency among some to look at the rebuild as almost guaranteeing a perpetual 90+ win team beyond a certain date. The FO certainly makes statements from time to time implying that they are on track for this. But spinning is part of their job. And I suppose some have bought into the spin or to give them more credit independently reached that conclusion.

100% agree.

I also agree with striker that we shouldn't have a particular attachment to both of the kids playing short full-time. I wouldn't mind at all seeing them alternate between short and second.

I don't think either one of them is going to be bothered by this, in terms of development. It may even provide a positive challenge.

I watched the Sox low-A club do this for most of the year last year. They had 3 strong middle-IF guys (Moncada, Javier Guerra, and Mauricio Dubon) who rotated between short, second, and DH, and it seemed to work well. Barring a trade, they are going to be playing together at the keystone eventually, so why not start that dynamic earlier?