Brett Cumberland is red hot over his last 9 games. He has hit 3 home runs and is slugging over .500 during that time. It will be interesting to see if the Braves keep Lucas Herbert at Low A and jump Cumberland to High A next year.
I think the big club has some talent that is within a year...
That guy was so good. Between his age 20 season and his age 30 season, Andruw hit 18, 31, 26, 36, 34, 35, 36, 29, 51, 41, and 26 home runs. Combine that with the possibility that he may have been the greatest defensive outfielder of all time.
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That guy is a stud as well. Hunter Greene and Jordon Adell are two high school prospects that are really emerging this summer, and from a college point of view, I think Jeren Kendall may be the guy to keep an eye on.
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This guy is mid to upper 90s off the mound with above average secondary stuff, but he might just be the best prep bat in the draft as well.
Good lord that Rome rotation has filthy talent in it right now. Weigel should be moved up. The Carolina rotation is pretty barren outside of Matt Withrow, whose future is as a reliever, IMO.
The thing I really like about Dustin Peterson is that he is a 21 year old at AA who has improved his strike out rate in each month, has shown at the very least good doubles power, and still has room to grow into some more home run power.
Anderson, Wentz, and Muller have combined for 29.2 IP, 35 K, 12 BB, and 2 ER.
Riley Pint has thrown 10.1 innings, struck out 11, given up 9 ER, and walked 5.
Braxton Garrett has not pitched yet. Matt Manning has been mentioned. Jason Groome has not pitched yet.
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One thing he mentioned about Ruiz is that he had hoped his power would be playing better than it has. Overall, he is pleased with Rio, but I think there is still some doubt in the mind about whether he will hit for enough power to play on the corner.
Where would Happ play in Atlanta? Right now, he is a 2nd baseman. There were some projections that he could move to CF, but Happ really isn't a guy that I'm interested in trading Julio to get.
I'd go get McCann. Let McCann and Flowers platoon until Cumberland is ready to assume the duties. McCann would be great for a young staff as well. He's a big target with good pitch framing ability. He calls a good game.
I'd love to get McCann back in Atlanta. It could probably be done without giving up a lot just to take his contract. I'm still steamed that the Melvin Upton contract essentially kept Atlanta from keeping McCann.