MINORS FINAL 4/11/18: A BIG Nothing Day

[rico43]

WEDNESDAY RESULTS

(All Times Eastern)

CLASS AAA

Durham 5, Gwinnett 2

LP: Blair (0-1) 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(3R), 5 BB, 3 K
Peterson 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Pfeifer 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Hursh 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Acuna 0-4, 3 K
Santana 1-4, HR (1st), RBI
Franco 2-4, HR (1st), RBI
Kazmar 2-3, BB

CLASS AA

Biloxi 2, Mississippi 0

LP: Wright (0-1) 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 6 K
Parsons 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Franco 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Mader 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Neslony 2-4
Reed 1-4, 2B
Riley 1-4
Jackson 1-3, BB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Fort Myers 9, Florida 0

LP: Walker (0-1) 1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Sobotka 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Whitley 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Matos 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Pache 2-4, 2B
Salazar 2-4

CLASS A

Charleston 3, Rome 1

LP: De La Cruz (1-1) 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 6 K
Deal 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Belinda 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Schwartz 1-4, 2B
Encarnacion 1-3, BB
Ramos 1-4, BB

[CJ9]

De La Cruz with 9 ground outs, 6 strike outs and 1 fly out. Hard not to be excited about his first two starts in Rome.

[CJ9]

Good start for Kyle Wright - 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.

[msstate7]

Acuna 0-3, 2 k

On the season, acuna has a 35% k rate (7 k in 20 PA). Can we promote him like this?

[TheBravos]

Acuna 0-3, 2

On the season, acuna has a 35% k rate (7 k in 20 PA). Can we promote him like this?

Sure...he needs challenged. You could promote him on defense and speed alone lol.

[GeorgiaGirl]

One person that has been there has said it looks like Acuna "doesn't want to be there at all".

[msstate7]

Acuna strikes out on 3 pitches. Now 8 k in 21 PA. No way I promote him swinging like this

[TheBravos]

Acuna strikes out on 3 pitches. Now 8 k in 21 PA. No way I promote him swinging like this

A promotion actually cures his problem...he’s bored.

[thethe]

The beginning of the animosity between the braves and acuna.

[msstate7]

Dpete 0-14 on year
Acuna 2-19

Ouch

[sturg33]

The beginning of the animosity between the braves and acuna.

Lol

[Hudson2]

Wright has looked awesome so far

[GeorgiaGirl]

I truly think there's a possibility that Acuna underachieving is simply based on him not wanting to be there at all. The guy that I mentioned said that he was smiling and looked completely relaxed, just didn't look like he wanted to be there. You can make a good argument that if it's indeed this, that you can teach him a lesson for doing this by leaving him down for longer.

There's two other parts it could be, the monkey that's out there is Acuna actually did struggle for a little while in AA after a fantastic start before adjusting and killing it again (not to mention he started slow in real ball last year, too), and the other is based off of what I saw in the YT video. His swing is long, but it works unless he gets overly aggressive.

Tbh, if the Braves decide to bring him up anyway soon (and I don't think doing it in Chicago with the forecast will be a good idea), unless it's the "the league adjusted to him and he needs to adjust back", it'll probably be fine. It's just that in which it makes me wonder.

[rico43]

Ye gods. Please draft hitters this year.

[jpx7]

My boy Neslony producing again.

[Tapate50]

Sobotka finally putting it all together?

[thewupk]

Acuna strikes out on 3 pitches. Now 8 k in 21 PA. No way I promote him swinging like this

This is why fans don't handle roster decisions.

[msstate7]

This is why fans don't handle roster decisions.

I love the implication that you're more than a fan.

Acuna is much like kris Bryant in how he was sent down at the end of ST with the expectation he'd be right back. Bryant slashed .321/.364/.679 to prove he was ready. Currently, acuna is .105/.190/.158.

[thewupk]

I love the implication that you're more than a fan.

Acuna is much like kris Bryant in how he was sent down at the end of ST with the expectation he'd be right back. Bryant slashed .321/.364/.679 to prove he was ready. Currently, acuna is .105/.190/.158.

I just know roster decisions shouldn't be based on a couple of games. If he had started with the big club and didn't hit in a few games would you send him down because he 'wasnt ready'? Acuna has more than proved he is ready to be in Atlanta and should be once we have gained that extra year of control.

[mqt]

Acuna strikes out on 3 pitches. Now 8 k in 21 PA. No way I promote him swinging like this

This feels all too similar to the "Send Ohtani to the Minors" argument from 2 weeks ago.