Minor League Thread Part Deux

CJ9 said:
This was the first thing that came to my mind:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1976333240324718771
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Curious at a level. It's hard to pin much--if any--blame on Davis unless they have identified something that they believe is contributing heavily to arm problems. He's probably not the one who is rushing guys who aren't ready into the bigs. Braves have done a good job with reclamation projects, but I don't know if Davis has contributed there.

Pitching (and pitchers) can be odd. It was Murphy who helped Waldrep make a big step when he was rehabbing in Gwinnett. Sometimes it just takes outside eyes to recognize something and that probably has happened with Sinnard. It's almost like flipping a switch. Sinnard's arm problems aren't that far away in the rearview mirror, so I hope the Braves take their time with him like they did with Schwellenbach.

I've been more critical of the minor league staff as it relates to hitters. There have been some notable successes, but not much depth or solid performance from some guys with decent bonuses.
 
I think what people are missing here is that we need to be drafting more pitchers with a last name starting with S. Particularly if their first name is Spencer.

Strider, Schwelly, Shawver, and Sinnard. The pattern is clearly there.
 
Carp said:
I think what people are missing here is that we need to be drafting more pitchers with a last name starting with S. Particularly if their first name is Spencer.

Strider, Schwelly, Shawver, and Sinnard. The pattern is clearly there.
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SucceSS and injurieS that follow
 
"Nelly Taylor faced a number of quality arms this year while playing for the High-A Greenville Drive. Which of them most impressed the 22-year-old outfielder in the Boston Red Sox system?

“I can’t remember his name, but he was with Rome and threw a complete game against us,” replied Taylor, who is finishing up his season with the Arizona Fall League’s Salt River Rafters. “I know that he pitched in the Futures Game. It was weird, because he wasn’t throwing all that hard. It was 90-92 [mph], but it felt like 97-98 that day for some reason. His stuff was phenomenal, and he mixed it well and kept us off balance.

“I think it might have been a combination of his extension and the background,” Taylor said of the the righty’s perceived velocity. “There were white signs in the background that were playing into his arm slot, but the extension was there, too. His stuff definitely played up. He was really good.”

The pitcher in question would have been JR Ritchie. Drafted 35th overall in 2022 by the Atlanta Braves out of a Bainbridge Island, Washington high school, the 22-year-old right-hander threw a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against Greenville on May 10. Currently ranked the No. 7 seven prospect in the Atlanta system with a 45+ FV, Ritchie recorded a 2.64 ERA, a 3.84 FIP, and a 24.8% strikeout rate across three levels. He finished the year in Triple-A."
 
Tapate50 said:
"Nelly Taylor faced a number of quality arms this year while playing for the High-A Greenville Drive. Which of them most impressed the 22-year-old outfielder in the Boston Red Sox system?

“I can’t remember his name, but he was with Rome and threw a complete game against us,” replied Taylor, who is finishing up his season with the Arizona Fall League’s Salt River Rafters. “I know that he pitched in the Futures Game. It was weird, because he wasn’t throwing all that hard. It was 90-92 [mph], but it felt like 97-98 that day for some reason. His stuff was phenomenal, and he mixed it well and kept us off balance.

“I think it might have been a combination of his extension and the background,” Taylor said of the the righty’s perceived velocity. “There were white signs in the background that were playing into his arm slot, but the extension was there, too. His stuff definitely played up. He was really good.”

The pitcher in question would have been JR Ritchie. Drafted 35th overall in 2022 by the Atlanta Braves out of a Bainbridge Island, Washington high school, the 22-year-old right-hander threw a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against Greenville on May 10. Currently ranked the No. 7 seven prospect in the Atlanta system with a 45+ FV, Ritchie recorded a 2.64 ERA, a 3.84 FIP, and a 24.8% strikeout rate across three levels. He finished the year in Triple-A."
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Our 7th best prospect???
 
Not much to write home about in the AFL. Nacho is doing well but why is he there? Sinnard has been excellent. The rest, meh, at least from looking at the stat sheet. Hackenburg never pitched.

The team ERA is 7.19 with a WHIP of 2.00. No wonder they are 6-15.

There's 4 games left in the season and then an ASG on Sunday.
 
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NYCBrave said:
Here's an unbiased take on our farm system. As excited as we've been on how far it's progressed over the past year, still sobering to see we have nobody who they consider top tier.


prospect361.com

Atlanta Braves

prospect361.com prospect361.com
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A lot of places didn't consider a lot of our guys as top tier but we've had several win ROTY. I'm not worried about the ranking bc we seem to have 1 every year come in and be really good.
 
NYCBrave said:
Here's an unbiased take on our farm system. As excited as we've been on how far it's progressed over the past year, still sobering to see we have nobody who they consider top tier.


prospect361.com

Atlanta Braves

prospect361.com prospect361.com
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Tier 1 is “fantasy impact targets.” Considering Caminiti won’t be in the majors next year and he’s the best prospect, I’m not surprised. Kind of a silly tier tbh.

Ritchie is going to be a useful major league pitcher next year though.

Honestly that site and their rankings/ceilings don’t make a whole lot of sense.
 
Super said:
Tier 1 is “fantasy impact targets.” Considering Caminiti won’t be in the majors next year and he’s the best prospect, I’m not surprised. Kind of a silly tier tbh.

Ritchie is going to be a useful major league pitcher next year though.

Honestly that site and their rankings/ceilings don’t make a whole lot of sense.
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I was about to chime in with the same thing. Honestly, most of the lists and rankings from most experts, fantasy enthusiasts and baseball rats can be subjective. There are just too many variables to consider, but some are obvious and others not so much. To that end, that list is "meh," but not because of the Braves not having a "tier 1" prospect. My first 5 players could, should, might and possibly will be outstanding major league players. Of course I'm biased...so my list never seems to jibe with the consensus.
 
Deester11 said:
I was about to chime in with the same thing. Honestly, most of the lists and rankings from most experts, fantasy enthusiasts and baseball rats can be subjective. There are just too many variables to consider, but some are obvious and others not so much. To that end, that list is "meh," but not because of the Braves not having a "tier 1" prospect. My first 5 players could, should, might and possibly will be outstanding major league players. Of course I'm biased...so my list never seems to jibe with the consensus.
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They have Cam’s “ceiling” as a top 40 fantasy SP…I know what that means, but I don’t really know what that means…
 
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