That season opened yesterday. The Braves prospects are playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Here is how they fared:
Juan Jamie: 1IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Tommy La Stella: 2-4, RBI, BB
Robby Hefflinger: 0-5, 4K, 5LOB
Kyle Kubitza: 3-4, RBI, R, K
That season opened yesterday. The Braves prospects are playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Here is how they fared:
Juan Jamie: 1IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Tommy La Stella: 2-4, RBI, BB
Robby Hefflinger: 0-5, 4K, 5LOB
Kyle Kubitza: 3-4, RBI, R, K
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50PoundHead (10-09-2013), JohnAdcox (10-11-2013), Runnin (10-09-2013), Teheran_49 (10-09-2013)
I like the group we have playing in the AFL. No elite prospects but most of them have a better than even chance of playing in the majors. I'd rank their prospect status as follows:
1. La Stella
2. Kubitza
3. Northcraft
4. Jaime
5. Cornely
6. Reyes
7. Hefflinger
I thought Shae Simmons is there as well. Is that not accurate?
Natural Immunity Croc
Not surprised to see LaStella start out right. Hope he gets every chance to be our everyday second baseman next year
Natural Immunity Croc
JohnAdcox (10-11-2013), Teheran_49 (10-09-2013)
Like the idea of his bat, but reports are that his defense will make Uggla look like a gold glover. Makes me nervous.Originally Posted by thethe
Oh Tommy La Stella. Just another 2-4 with a walk and no strikeouts....what a breath of fresh air he would be to this line-up.
I think bringing in Infante and letting La Stella battle it out is the way to go unless there's some top of the order long term 2b that becomes available. I love La Stella and he projects as the type of player this lineup needs but we can't go into the season with him starting.
I get the approach you advocate but I disagree. If a player is ready he is ready. Now maybe LaStella isn't ready but I would roll the dice with him out of ST. If we have extra money then hell yeah bring in INfante but I wouldn't worry if he was the starting second baseman next year. We wouldn't be relying on him to be anything special.
Natural Immunity Croc
I have heard that he is a better fielder than most of us think. We shall see. He may be ready. I was hoping that he would have been called up by thecl middle of August.
Good catch. I'd rate him 4th, between Northcraft and Jaime.
I like him a bit more than northcraft but I think the difference is negligible.
Natural Immunity Croc
I'm not as high on Northcraft as you, but if I think the difference between 3 and 5 are very slim here.
Not sure on Kubitza. Had a nice rebound year. Ks a ton with marginal power, so that will have to improve. Good walk rate and supposedly a better fielder than his stats indicate.
Everyone knows I like Reyes, but I think all-glove back-up IF is his ceiling.
Hefflinger has supposedly has all-world power, but he really scuffled in Mississippi.
It really is odd . Seeing how desperate we were at the position really makes it baffling.
i second that. it makes you wonder if they see something really troubling there, but i don't know.
Yeah makes no sense they felt Gosselin and ELLIOTT JOHNSON were better options. You can't be a worse option than Elliott Johnson. You just can't.
Knucksie (10-11-2013)
I don't know if it played into the decision or not, but La Stella has one more year before he has to go on the 40-man roster and if the Braves still have questions about him, they may not have wanted to use the spot in an off-season where there may be a lot of shuffling and as a result the spot on the 40-man would be needed.
There is one worse option. His name is Dan Uggla.
yeezus (10-11-2013)
Very true, I meant LaStella could not have been worse...than either Uggla or Johnson, really.
I am waiting for Dan Uggla to come and give this post a thanks.
The Chosen One (10-11-2013)
Friday AFL report:
Jaime 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
Kubitza 0-3, 2 K
E. Reyes 0-2, BB, GIDP
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