Braves in the AZL

[Enscheff]

The Braves prospects in the AZL had a pretty good opening day!

Acuna 2-4
Fried 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB
Touki 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K, 1 BB
Graham 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB
Clouse 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB

I'd say 8 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 16 K and 3 BB is a pretty damn good day for the Braves pitchers. I wonder if Longenhagen was on hand to give us a report on how the pitchers looked.

[JxnMissFan]

The Braves prospects in the AZL had a pretty good opening day!

Acuna 2-4
Fried 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB
Touki 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K, 1 BB
Graham 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB
Clouse 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB

I'd say 8 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 16 K and 3 BB is a pretty damn good day for the Braves pitchers. I wonder if Longenhagen was on hand to give us a report on how the pitchers looked.

Should we be worried that Acuna didn't go 4 - 4 with 4 extra base hits???

Isn't AZL AAA level competition?

[rico43]

Also today,

Austin Riley 0-4, 3 K
Alex Jackson 0-3

Toussaint credited with win

Jackson 1-2 in caught stealing
Fried had a pickoff

[mqt]

Good reports on Jackson at C, as well.

[Enscheff]

Should we be worried that Acuna didn't go 4 - 4 with 4 extra base hits???

Isn't AZL AAA level competition?

I think for the most part the hitters are better than the pitchers. Of the 11 Top 100 guys in the league, only 2 are pitchers (Keller and Sheffield). There is a scout's wet dream of OFers though: Robles, Acuna, Tucker, Lewis, Ray, Diaz and Florial.

Nothing Acuna does in the AZL matters. The Braves are almost certainly going to blow a year of control and have him in RF opening day next year unless his leg falls off. The FO is too desperate to contend next year for anything else to happen.

[Knucksie]

Isn't AZL AAA level competition?

AFL is probably even better. It features higher caliber AA and AAA prospects with real futures. No scrubs.

[depley]

Fried with another good outing 5 innings 1 hit, one walk, and 4 strike outs, zero runs

[salmagundy]

Fried with another good outing 5 innings 1 hit, one walk, and 4 strike outs, zero runs

Additionally ---

Acuna with 1-5(single) and Jackson 2-4(both singles)

[Russ2dollas]

Additionally ---

Acuna with 1-5(single) and Jackson 2-4(both singles)

Klaw with an insider article today. Mentioned AJax. Said he looked much better at the plate and looked horrible at C.

[MadduxFanII]

I think for the most part the hitters are better than the pitchers. Of the 11 Top 100 guys in the league, only 2 are pitchers (Keller and Sheffield). There is a scout's wet dream of OFers though: Robles, Acuna, Tucker, Lewis, Ray, Diaz and Florial.

Nothing Acuna does in the AZL matters. The Braves are almost certainly going to blow a year of control and have him in RF opening day next year unless his leg falls off.

*sharpens machete*

A man does not merely observe. A man acts.

[Nerfherders]

I'm surprised Fried and Acuna are there. Usually all the Braves are on the same team, but I assume not this year?

[salmagundy]

Game 2 of AFL season. Acuna went 1-4 with a single. Now 3-8, all singles.

[CyYoung31]

Acuna left today's game with a forearm contusion.

[salmagundy]

Riley went 3-5 with HR and an error. Peoria knocked out 16 hits and scored 10 runs. Acuna scored 2 runs before leaving game after being HBP.

[50PoundHead]

I see the Braves sent Jared James down there as well. We have 8 guys on the Peoria roster.

[salmagundy]

Game 5 of AFL season, Peoria won 12-2 ovewr Salt River Rafters.

Acuna(.333) had a single, 2 out RBI, Jackson(.167) had a Grand Slam, James(.250) had a single

Toussaint 2 IP, 1 BB, 4 Ks, Graham 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER

[CJ9]

Alex Jackson homered today in his first at bat.

[thethe]

Encouraged by the velocity readings in Fried. Still believe he can be a TOR type pitcher.

[Enscheff]

Encouraged by the velocity readings in Fried. Still believe he can be a TOR type pitcher.

Are there any Braves pitching prospects you don't think can be TOR pitchers?

[CJ9]

Jackson's up to 3-4 with a homer, double and single.