4/21 MINORS FINAL THURSDAY

msstate7 said:
Is he thought of a future mlb guy?
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He's been more under-the-radar so far, nothing flashy numbers wise but just steady and moving on up and continuing to have success along the way. Barker has had a more consistent change-up than in the past and has added like 5 mph on his fastball since being drafted so that's helped. If he keeps pitching like he has tonight he'll get some attention soon.
 
CJ9 said:
I think that's about it. And 1B obviously isn't a huge concern for the next 5 or so years.
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On the other hand, I think corner OF is—for the time being—a pretty huge concern.
 
Astudillo is 1-3 tonight with no walks or K's as usual, hitting .302 this season so far. Homie might not K till the cows come home unless they decide to come home soon, then maybe never. :)
 
Braves1976 said:
Astudillo is 1-3 tonight with no walks or K's as usual, hitting .302 this season so far. Homie might not K till the cows come home unless they decide to come home soon, then maybe never. :)
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won't say he is our catcher of our future.. but he did throw behind a guy and picked him off at first tonight too... no stolen base attempts.
 
Morales sure liked batting clean-up, they put him clean-up and boom 5 RBI's including a grand slam. That's what I call taking to batting clean-up in style!
 
msstate7 said:
Where are the holes in our farm? 1b? Catcher? Corner OF?
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I would say catcher and corner OF, though we have some potentially intriguing prospects at both spots. I think we're ok at 1B because we can always shift a guy over. What we lack overall in the system is power, so 1B and corner OF are always going to look weak if that's the case.
 
Braves1976 said:
Can you imagine how great defensively we could've been with Albies at second, Simmons at short and Swanson at third along with Inciarte in the OF? Just a thought.
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And Heyward in right.

It is likely that that kind of defense would make a staff of league average starters look like a staff of aces.
 
yeezus said:
Better than Swanson?
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Three year age difference and one year difference in level of play. The Braves are the ones who decided which one should go to AA and which one should go to High A.

Albies in AA: .357/.419/.464 Youngest player in league by a wide margin.

Swanson in High A: .333/.406/.474

I like Swanson, but I don't think there is much doubt which one is the better prospect.
 
nsacpi said:
And Heyward in right.

It is likely that that kind of defense would make a staff of league average starters look like a staff of aces.
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We've been blessed with the best defender in rf, SS, and cf over the years. Do we have any elite defenders on the farm now?
 
nsacpi said:
Three year age difference and one year difference in level of play. The Braves are the ones who decided which one should go to AA and which one should go to High A.

Albies in AA: .357/.419/.464 Youngest player in league by a wide margin.

Swanson in High A: .333/.406/.474

I like Swanson, but I don't think there is much doubt which one is the better prospect.
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Could it be that albies has many more professional ab's than Swanson?
 
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