4/19 TUESDAY MINORS FINAL: Wins for Blair, Newcomb

[rico43]

TUESDAY MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 7, Durham 2

WP: Blair (3-0) 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K
Younginer 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER,. 1 BB, 0 K
Wooten 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Ruiz 3-4, 2B, RBI
Mustelier 3-4, 2 R, RBI
Bonafacio 2-3, R, RBI. BB
Lavarnway 2-4, 2B, R

CLASS AA

Mississippi 7, Chattanooga 4

WP: Newcomb (1-0) 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 7 K
Janas 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Cabrera (Save, 2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Albies 3-4
Landoni 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 E (@3B)
Astudillo 2-3, R
Camargo 2-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI
Peterson 1-4, HR (2nd), RBI
Hyams 2-4, 2 R, HR (1st), RBI

ADVANCED CLASS A

Salem 6, Carolina 5 (12)

Withrow 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(1R), 1 BB, 4 K
Parsons 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Trepagnier 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
LP: Phillips (0-1) 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 0 K
Gebhardt 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Obregon 4-6, 2B, 3B, R, 2 RBI
Odom 2-5, HR (1st), RBI
Meneses 2-4, 2B, R
Swanson 1-4, 2B, 2 BB
Davidson 0-6, 3 K

CLASS A

Augusta 3, Rome 2

SP: Weigel 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
LP: Geekie (2-1) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Herbert 1-4, 2B, RBI
Acuna 1-4, R, SB
Riley 0-3, RBI

[msstate7]

Ready to see Blair. You guys think we see Blair or folty first?

[nsacpi]

Ready to see Blair. You guys think we see Blair or folty first?

Blair first. But both have a good chance to be in the 2017 rotation.

[striker42]

I think we'll see Folty first. I think Williams Perez's is dangling by a thread and we all know the odds of a thread holding him for long. I think they move Perez to the pen fairly soon and move Folty up to the rotation. They'll leave Blair in AAA for now because they don't want to start his clock.

[smootness]

Definitely Blair. Fredi basically even promised him that.

[bravesfanMatt]

initially I thought Folty would be the first call up.. but I am now leaning more towards Blair. Like above, Perez is dangling by a thread.. I think two or three more starts before he is shuffled off to the pen or demoted and one of those two are called up. Folty just still isn't able to pitch deep and when he gets in trouble can't escape.

[50PoundHead]

I think we'll see Folty first. I think Williams Perez's is dangling by a thread and we all know the odds of a thread holding him for long. I think they move Perez to the pen fairly soon and move Folty up to the rotation. They'll leave Blair in AAA for now because they don't want to start his clock.

Don't you mean heavy-duty cable?

[rico43]

Don't you mean heavy-duty cable?

More like a battleship anchor.

[dak]

Ready to see Blair. You guys think we see Blair or folty first?

I'm hoping they'll audition guys based on a combination of their readiness and their roster situation . . .

Perez, Weber, Kelly: I assume all are just viewed as placeholders and depth plays as it relates to the rotation.

Folty, Gant, Jenkins, Banuelos: IMO, these guys deserve the first shot to show what they have in the rotation once they show a month or two of success at AAA. All are on the 40-man. Gant has used one option year, Folty and Jenkins two, Banuelos four.

Blair, Sims, Whalen: Need to be added to the 40-man this offseason or be exposed to the Rule 5. Really shouldn't burn an option on these guys this year. If they come up, we need to be sure they'll stay up.

Newcomb, Ellis, Povse: Don't need 40-man protection in the 2016-2017 offseason. We need to be stingy with 40-man spots. Would prefer these three stay in the minors all year.

[smootness]

Blair will stay up for good once he's called up. Same for Sims once he's eventually ready.

[Julio3000]

I imagine will see a lot of arms shuttling between Gwinett and the big club. Considerations of workload, service time, health, and effectiveness are going to necessitate that, I think.

I'm ready to see Folty get a shot, but only when his endurance is back.

[msstate7]

Blair will stay up for good once he's called up. Same for Sims once he's eventually ready.

That's pretty bold considering it's a pretty strong rotation at Gwinnett and Mississippi.

[smootness]

That's pretty bold considering it's a pretty strong rotation at Gwinnett and Mississippi.

Doesn't matter. Those are guys you call up based on their own timetable...meaning you don't call them up until they're ready and you let them figure it out at the major league level beyond that.

If our plan is to improve going into next year and then compete starting in 2018, that will be largely dependent on young pitching. That means you have to let these guys start getting their lumps before then. If they're ready, more time at AAA does them no good.

[nsacpi]

I see it is now Ozzie Albies in the box score.

[Hudson2]

Albies and Swanson still tearing the cover off the ball. No jinx but go check the Mississippi and Gwinnett box scores

[Hudson2]

Newcomb just gave up his first hit in the 4th. Blair is pitching out of his mind right now, 7 ip, 0 hits, 1 bb, 10 K

[smootness]

Albies and Swanson still tearing the cover off the ball. No jinx but go check the Mississippi and Gwinnett box scores

Blair.....

And Ruiz keeps hitting.

[msstate7]

Has the light come on for Ruiz?

Pretty sure he started hitting at the end last year

[UNCBlue012]

I said it in the main thread, but this system is stacked, and incredible. We have the chance to have a really solid lineup and rotation within the next year or two.

[bravesfanMatt]

I said it in the main thread, but this system is stacked, and incredible. We have the chance to have a really solid lineup and rotation within the next year or two.

I can't wait to see the Mid season updates. We will dominate the list if kids keep projecting like this. Allard still hasn't even thrown yet..