MONDAY MINORS FINAL 6/25/19; Miss. gem while rockets fly elsewhere

[rico43]

MONDAY SCOREBOARD

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 13, Norfolk 4

WP: Weigel (1-1) 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Carle 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Winkler 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Creasy 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Demeritte 3-4, 2B, HR (15th), 3 R, 2 RBI
Ortega 1-4, HR (14th, slam), 4 RBI
Duvall 3-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Florimon 2-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI

CLASS AA

Mississippi 1, Biloxi 0
Pache led off game with HR

WP: Davidson (3-4) 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K (1.48)
Johnstone 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Custodio 1 IP, zeroes

Pache 1-5, HR (10th), RBI
Unroe 3-5
Casteel 1-3, BB
Waters DNP

ADVANCED CLASS A

Florida, mercifully idle

CLASS A

Rome 12, Charleston 3

SP: Vodnik 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
WP: Higginbotham (2-2) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Lawson 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Benson 3-3, HR (7th), 6 RBI
Shewmake 3-5, 4 R, 2 2B, RBI
Langeliers 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Quintero 2-4, 2 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Montesino 3-3, 2B, RBI

SHORT-SEASON

Danville, idle
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GCL Orioles 17, GCL Braves 9

LP: Asencio (0-1) 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Leban 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Schwab 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Guth 1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
Pena 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Stevens 2-5, 2B, HR (1st), 4 RBI
Mezquita 3-5, R, 3 RBI
Harris 2-4, R, RBI
Bunnell 1-1, R, RBI, 2 BB
Paolini 0-4, 2 R, 2 BB
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DSL Marlins 8, DSL Braves 3

SP: Moreno 0 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, WP (8 pitches, 0 strikes)
LP: Rijo (0-1) 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Celestin 0-2, R, 3 SB
Dilone 2-3, R, RBI

[Tapate50]

Davidson could likely help this pen at some point as long as he doesn’t get way up there in IP.

[Southcack77]

Looks like Paolini is a bust.

[50PoundHead]

I don't know if this would happen, but it certainly would be a situation rich with irony. Brandol Mezquita is the only member of the tainted international signings from 2016 that remained with the Braves and I think it would be hilarious if he ended up being the best of that bunch. Most of the guys from that class are now in Low A with a number of them struggling, so they are a couple of steps up from the brand of play in the GCL and the comparison in performance is simply not relevant, but it would still be a hoot if it turned out that Mezquita outperformed the rest of them at some point.

[Jaw]

Demerritte continues to surprise me.

If Shewmake is in Gwinnett a year from now with the same numbers that Demerritte has now, will people be excited?

[nsacpi]

Demerritte continues to surprise me.

If Shewmake is in Gwinnett a year from now with the same numbers that Demerritte has now, will people be excited?

The thing about Demeritte is he is a former first round pick (#30 overall in 2013) but lost his luster with two mediocre seasons in AA in 2017 and 2018. Anyone having seasons like that in AA (at ages 22 and 23) is going to lose of bit of their shine.

When we ask who is Travis Demeritte, we can't just focus on what he has done the first 3 months of this season. Some weight has to be given to his struggles in the prior 2 years. But I give some weight too to what he has done in 2019. And my bottom line conclusion (as of today and it will evolve in the months ahead) is that he has a chance to be a decent bench player (given he can play infield and outfield) in the majors. I would add him to the 40 man this off-season.

Keep in mind that major league rosters go up to 26 next year. I foresee that more teams will take players like Demeritte in the Rule 5 draft and stash them on their major league roster for the season. That extra roster spot makes this much more feasible.

[Southcack77]

Demerritte continues to surprise me.

If Shewmake is in Gwinnett a year from now with the same numbers that Demerritte has now, will people be excited?

Well, it would suggest that he jumped three levels and discovered 30 HR power in his first full year as a pro, so I would say so.