Derian Cruz: Ready to advance at age 17
Nearly everything farm director Brian Barnes said this month of Kevin Maitan needs to be copied and pasted onto the scouting report for GCL Braves shortstop Derian Cruz. Our big ticket signee last July, he debuted in the GCL and all he has done after 10 games is hit .370 with four doubles, two homers and four stolen bases.
He doesn't even turn 18 until October, so he easily projects as someone who could be on the doorstep of the big leagues before his 20th birthday. He actually has cooled a little; he hit safely in his first seven professional games and was at .406 at that point. The switch-hitting Dominican is a prototype 6-1, 180. The only red flag is that he hasn't drawn a walk yet, but he has a modest seven strikeouts in 10 games.
I already feel I have underrated him in my top 30, but I will wait until the trade deadline to update my board again in order to accommodate the several trades I am sure the Braves will be making.
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Why is Clark still blocking people in Carolina? Weigel should be there, Fried should be there when his blister heals, and Allard and Wentz should be allowed to stretch out in Rome.
THURSDAY'S MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
CLASS AAA
Gwinnett 15, Charlotte 3
SP: Banuelos 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Texeira 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
WP: Roney (2-0) 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Rojas 3-6, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Castro 2-4, 3 R, HR (2nd), 2 RBI
Schlehuber 2-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
Ruiz 2-4, 2B, R, RBI, SF
Lipka 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, SF
Mustelier 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
CLASS AA
Mississippi 3, Montgomery 2
SP: Sims 5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
WP: Kent (BS, 1-2) 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Younginer (Save, 9) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Albies 2-3, 2 R, 3B, 2 BB, SB
Swanson 0-1, RBI, 2 BB, SF
Schrader 1-3, HR (9th), RBI
ADVANCED CLASS A
Carolina 5, Salem 2
WP: Clark (1-10) 6 H, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Sobotka 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
McLaughlin (Save, 4) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB,1 K
Tejeda 1-3, HR (3rd), RBI
Daris 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Fernandez 0-0, 2 R, 4 BB
Davidson 0-3, BB, 3 K
Valenzuela 0-2, RBI, 2 BB
CLASS A
Hickory 9, Rome 4
LP: Weigel (5-4) 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1K
Kennedy 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Matos 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Webb 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Dykstra 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Ellison 1-5, 2B, RBI
Castro 2-3, R, BB
Riley 1-4, BB
SHORT-SEASON
GCL Braves 8, GCL Tigers 3
SP: Heredia 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
WP: Vega (1-1) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Greene 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Schlosser 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
D. Cruz 3-5, 2B, HR (2nd), 2 R, 4 RBI (.370)
Pache 2-3, 3B, R, SB, BB, OF assist
Contreras 1-1, 2B, RBI
Ventura 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Mejia 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
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Danville 7, Bluefield 1
WP: J. Martinez (1-1) 6 IP, 5 H, 0 Er, 0 BB, 6 K
Walker 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Watts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Neslony 2-4, 2 R, HR (1st), 2 RBI
Gonzalez 1-3, 3B, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Lee 3-4, 2B, RBI
James 2-5, RBI
Cumberland 0-5
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DSL Braves 10, DSL Nationals 5
SP: Javier 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
WP: Gil (3-1) 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(2R), 3 BB, 2 K
Michel 2-5, 2 R, RBI, SB
Centeno 2-5, R, 3 RBI, 3 K
J.C. Encarnacion (SS) 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI (pro debut)
Morales 1-3, R, RBI, 2 E (7) (.146)
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