iTHURSDAY MINORS FINAL 6/1 ... Final at-bat losses everywhere

[rico43]

THURSDAY SCOREBOARD

CLASS AAA

Louisville 3, Gwinnett 2 (11)
Walk-off win for Louisville

SP: Albers 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
Peterson 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Cruz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Burgos 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LP: Phillips (0-1) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Rojas 2-4, HR (6th), RBI
Albies 1-5, R, BB
Kazmar 1-6, RBI
Peterson 1-4

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CLASS AA

Jackson 7, Mississippi 6
Walk-off win for Jackson

SP: Allard 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Sobotka 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Brothers 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
LP: Mader (3-3) 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 1 K

Acuna 1-5, 2 R, HR (4th), 3 RBI
Meneses 3-4, 2B, R
James 3-5, 3B, R
Lien 1-4, 2B, R

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ADVANCED CLASS A

Clearwater 7, Florida 3

LP: E. Franco (0-4) 3 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Clouse 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Webb 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Davidson 1-3, RBI
Neslony 2-3
Morales 2-4, HR (2nd), RBI
Castro 0-4, 3 K

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CLASS A

Rome 5, West Virginia 4
3-run 8th for R-Braves; Cumberland winning hit

SP: Wilson 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
WP: Davidson (1-2) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Ventura 1-4, 3B, R
Hoekstra 2-4, 2 RBI
Pache 3-4, 2 R
Cumberland 1-4, 3B, R, RBI

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[CJ9]

I always enjoy Jeff Passan's prospect heat check columns. I think this is his first of the year. Here are the Braves listed, really interesting stuff on Wentz:

Ronald Acuna, OF, Atlanta, Double-A
Might as well stick with precocious teenagers. The Braves, who are promoting players as aggressively as anyone, bumped Acuna to Double-A at 19, and all he has done in 21 games there is hit .415/.467/.634. An average on balls in play well over .500 helps, and that will normalize. Still, in an organization teeming with prospects, Acuna has the best chance to be a star. He’s got legs to match the bat. With 12 stolen bases at Double-A and 14 more in 28 games at High-A, his 26 swipes are second in all the minors.

Kolby Allard and Mike Soroka, LHP and RHP, Atlanta, Double-A
Two more teenagers at Mississippi who are doing things well beyond their years. The Braves took Allard with the 14th pick in 2015 when a back injury caused him to drop in the draft, and all he has done this year is put up a 1.83 ERA in a league where he’s the youngest pitcher at 19. Soroka is nine days older, taken 14 picks later by the Braves out of high school in Calgary, and has been every bit as impressive.

Joey Wentz, LHP, Atlanta, Low-A
The pride of Shawnee Mission East High in Kansas – currently home of freshman Robert Moore, the talented son of Kansas City GM Dayton Moore – went to the Braves last year for an over-slot bonus of more than $3 million. Wentz’s 3.18 ERA is all the more impressive considering balls in play are falling nearly 40 percent of the time. His peripherals tell a far better story: In 39 2/3 innings, he has struck out 42, walked eight and not allowed a home run. His fastball can run up into the mid-90s, and among the Braves’ deep cache of minor league starters, he may have the most upside.

[CJ9]

Seems like every report I've read on Wentz this spring has him at 89-92, so the velocity Passan wrote might be off.

I don't think it's crazy to think Wentz could see his velo jump. It already did a year ago right before the draft, and he's a tall guy who's a good athlete and room to fill out.

[smootness]

Wentz has been the most overlooked guy in the system this year. We all read the reports on his velocity and basically cast him aside (sort of the way we did with Riley and his bat speed), but that K/BB ratio is nuts.

[Enscheff]

That's the first time I have ever heard anyone pimp Wentz' upside like that. I have a hard time believing he has higher upside than Allard, Gohara, Fried, Newcomb and Touki.

[smootness]

That's the first time I have ever heard anyone pimp Wentz' upside like that. I have a hard time believing he has higher upside than Allard, Gohara, Fried, Newcomb and Touki.

He was definitely considered a high-upside guy at the time of the draft, it was just the reports of a velocity dip that caused that to cool some.

I would agree, though, that it's hard to put his upside over the guys you listed. It may have just been a throw-away line from Passan. Or maybe he thinks that in terms of realistic ceiling, Wentz has more than guys like Newcomb, Touki, and Fried due to their control issues. And I could see someone believing Wentz' pure upside is higher than Allard.

[SJ24]

That's the first time I have ever heard anyone pimp Wentz' upside like that. I have a hard time believing he has higher upside than Allard, Gohara, Fried, Newcomb and Touki.

I've heard Cliff Lee comps bandied about.

[bravesfanMatt]

First look at Wilson. Good grief he is rather large..in colonish large. But I liked his stuff. his change had guys spinning in the dirt..

[bravesfanMatt]

Flipped over to the Miss game in time for the Acuna at bat... 1-2 pitch crushed for a 2 run shot. The camera angle is horrible, so couldn't tell location or pitch.. but it was a no doubter.. LF didn't make much effort to track that one..

[CJ9]

Acuna two-run homer.

[bravesfanMatt]

First look at Wilson. Good grief he is rather large..in colonish large. But I liked his stuff. his change had guys spinning in the dirt..

And as soon as I say this and flip over to the Mississippi game, he falls apart. My bad Wilson..

[thewupk]

Acuna two-run homer.

Andruw hype incoming

[msstate7]

Why are some M-braves' games dh and others pitcher hits? Is it home team's decision?

[Garmel]

First game in AA where Allard has been knocked around.

[Enscheff]

Why are some M-braves' games dh and others pitcher hits? Is it home team's decision?

I think that if the other club is from the AL they use a DH, no matter where they are playing. Don't take that as gospel, it's just what I remember hearing somewhere one day.

[bravesfanMatt]

Andruw hype incoming

Why would I discredit Acuna like that..

[msstate7]

I think that if the other club is from the AL they use a DH, no matter where they are playing. Don't take that as gospel, it's just what I remember hearing somewhere one day.

Makes sense. Thanks

[msstate7]

Dustin Peterson 1-3
Now hitting .304

Who's a good comparison player to him? Could he be a Brett Gardner type?

[sturg33]

Dustin Peterson 1-3
Now hitting .304

Who's a good comparison player to him? Could he be a Brett Gardner type?

I think I'd be thrilled if we was a useful bench player

Gardner has produced 29 WAR in his career...

[zbhargrove]

Dustin Peterson 1-3
Now hitting .304

Who's a good comparison player to him? Could he be a Brett Gardner type?

Maybe without the speed. Power is about the same. Although Dustin I think has quite a bit more raw power it just hasn't turned into a whole lot of game power at this point. In a garbage year I'd love to see Neck traded just to see what he can do: