TUESDAY MINORS FINAL 5/28/19; Gwinnett Turns Triple Play

[rico43]

In a bases loaded, no-out situation for Triple-A Gwinnett, Atlanta's No. 18 prospect Patrick Weigel was in the most dangerous of pickles on the mound in the second inning at Toledo. But with a little bit of help from his defense -- and some luck -- he came out of it unscathed in one dramatic swoop.
With No. 26 Braves prospect Alex Jackson in the middle of it, the Stripers turned a unique 9-2-6-2 triple play in Gwinnett's 5-4 loss to the Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field. It marked the club's first triple play since Aug. 7, 2015. Weigel fell into an early hole in the second when No. 12 Tigers prospect Jake Rogers drew a leadoff walk, which was followed by a single up the middle by fifth-ranked Daz Cameron. Pete Kozma was plunked by a pitch to load the bases.
But then, everything came up Stripers. Dustin Peterson lofted a soft fly to right, which was easily handled by Ryan LaMarre. The right fielder fired home to prevent a sacrifice fly. When Jackson caught the ball at the plate, he noticed Cameron well off second base and fired behind the runner to nab him there. After shortstop Luis Marte applied the tag, he saw Rogers wandering off third so he fired home. Instead of throwing to third, Jackson chased down Rogers dove to tag him before he returned to third.

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TUESDAY SCOREBOARD
All Times Eastern

CLASS AAA

Toledo 5, Gwinnett 4

SP: Weigel 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
Rowen 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LP: Dayton (0-1, BS) 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Demeritte 1-4, HR (12th), RBI
Kazmar 2-4, HR (6th), 2 RBI
Orteag 1-4, HR (11th), RBI
Duvall DNP

CLASS AA

Pensacola 7, Mississippi 0

SP: Wentz 6 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 HR
Burrows 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Graham 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR

Unroe 2-3, SAC
Pache 1-3, BB

ADVANCED CLASS A

Fort Myers 7, Florida 5

SP: Pfeifer 6 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Hoekstra 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
LP: McLaughlin (1-2) 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Jenista 1-4, HR (4th), RBI
Contreras 1-5, HR (2nd), 2 RBI
Josephina 2-3, 2B, R

CLASS A

Asheville 4, Rome 3

LP: Rangel (4-3) 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Higginbotham 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Lawson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Owenby 3-5 (.462)
Cruz 2-5
Benson 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI

[bravesfanMatt]

Minter on a nice run in AAA. 6.1 innings. 2 walks. 13 k’s. No runs. Say give him another week of success before he is even considered an option back up

[CJ9]

Minter on a nice run in AAA. 6.1 innings. 2 walks. 13 k’s. No runs. Say give him another week of success before he is even considered an option back up

Bowman recently wrote that they plan to turn Minter into a guy who goes more than one inning after he returns. He could be a big boost if he's back to normal.

[bravesfanMatt]

Bowman recently wrote that they plan to turn Minter into a guy who goes more than one inning after he returns. He could be a big boost if he's back to normal.

Not sure I care for that. Just get him right and profit.

[clvclv]

Bowman recently wrote that they plan to turn Minter into a guy who goes more than one inning after he returns. He could be a big boost if he's back to normal.

If and when they institute the three batter minimum rule, everybody's certainly going to want to have several multiple-inning guys at their disposal. Not sure Minter can be successful in that type of role, but it can't hurt to try it while he's "getting right" in Gwinnett. If he and Newk could be those guys from the left side and Touki and Wilson or someone else could be those guys from the right side, you'd never have to ask Julio or even Gausman to go more than 5 again - probably making them that much more effective too.

[The Chosen One]

Bowman recently wrote that they plan to turn Minter into a guy who goes more than one inning after he returns. He could be a big boost if he's back to normal.

Dude could barely get 2 outs let alone go 2 innings.

Maybe their idea is to change his psychology. Instead of feeling like every out is max effort they're making him use control instead of raw power to get outs. Hopefully it allows him to throw more strikes.

[nsacpi]

There is a weird story about Minter that raises some questions. He had Tommy John in college and rehabbed his arm. But the ligament came from his leg and he didn't rehab his leg properly. Which contributed to his back problems last year. It is just odd to me that someone who had a future as a professional athlete would not rehab properly.

[msstate7]

There is a weird story about Minter that raises some questions. He had Tommy John in college and rehabbed his arm. But the ligament came from his leg and he didn't rehab his leg properly. Which contributed to his back problems last year. It is just odd to me that someone who had a future as a professional athlete would not rehab properly.

Texas a&m... not like he was at a world class athletic program like miss st

[Southcack77]

There is a weird story about Minter that raises some questions. He had Tommy John in college and rehabbed his arm. But the ligament came from his leg and he didn't rehab his leg properly. Which contributed to his back problems last year. It is just odd to me that someone who had a future as a professional athlete would not rehab properly.

I'm not a medical doctor. My wife claims she went to medical schools, but given she's twice diagnosed poison ivy as scabies, I'm not sure I believe her.

I was not aware that one had spare ligaments in one's leg to put in your elbow. for real? It's kind of like the extra buttons on a dress shirt down at the bottom?

[nsacpi]

Texas a&m... not like he was at a world class athletic program like miss st

Aggies. I think God invented them to make the rest of us look smart.

[nsacpi]

I'm not a medical doctor. My wife claims she went to medical schools, but given she's twice diagnosed poison ivy as scabies, I'm not sure I believe her.

I was not aware that one had spare ligaments in one's leg to put in your elbow. for real? It's kind of like the extra buttons on a dress shirt down at the bottom?

here's the Wikipedia description of the procedure (sorry for confusing tendons and ligaments)

A 3–4 inch surgical incision is made near the elbow.[13] Holes to accommodate a replacement graft tendon are drilled in the ulna and humerus bones of the elbow.[13] A harvested tendon, such as the palmaris tendon[14] from the forearm of the same or opposite elbow, the patellar tendon, hamstring, toe extensor or a donor tendon (allograft), is then woven in a figure-eight pattern through the holes and anchored.[13] The ulnar nerve is usually moved to prevent pain as scar tissue can apply pressure to the nerve.[14] The procedure is done on an outpatient basis allowing a return to home the same day, with the arm in a splint to protect the repair for the first week.[13] After one week, a brace is employed to protect the reconstruction for about six weeks following surgery.[1

[bravesfanMatt]

Well just noticed we had another organizational sweep yesterday.

[rico43]

I'm not a medical doctor. My wife claims she went to medical schools, but given she's twice diagnosed poison ivy as scabies, I'm not sure I believe her.

I was not aware that one had spare ligaments in one's leg to put in your elbow. for real? It's kind of like the extra buttons on a dress shirt down at the bottom?

Know a number of athletes who have gotten cadaver ligaments. The body does not tend to reject them as readily as soft tissue.

[rico43]

Parsons has allowed no earned runs in 14.2 minor league innings this year. Really rooting for him to return and stick somehow.