5/29/15 MINORS FINAL...WOW. Three shutout wins (including Carolina!)

rico43

rico43

<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Think it's safe to say the Braves lied by omission about injuries suffered in the Carolina bus wreck. Schrader was the only player to come back after a week; none of the injured pitchers have been heard from as the Mudcats' losing streak is now 12 games since the wreck -- tying the franchise record. One FA pitcher has been signed; that's it. The Mudcats were a first-place team and need to have Dustin Peterson back ASAP. Wish straight, honest injury appraisals would be forthcoming, but it ain't happening!

ALL TIMES EDT

FRIDAY RESULTS

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 4, Columbus 0

WP: Cody Martin (1-1) 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K.

R. Kelly (Save, 1) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.

Kazmar 3-3, 2B, R; Peraza 2-5, 2B, R; Hunter 1-4, RBI; Castro 1-3, RBI.

CLASS AA

Mississippi 1, Pensacola 0

WP: Brigham (4-2) 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K.

T. Jones (Save, 3) 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.

Mx. Smith 0-4, RBI; Ruiz 1-3; E. Garica 1-1 (PH).

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 2, Myrtle Beach 0

WP: Webster (1-1) 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K.

Marksberry (Save, 1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.

Curcio 1-3, 2B, 2 R; Terdoslavich 1-4, RBI; Lien 1-3.

CLASS A

Rome 7, Hickory 3

SP: Beech 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K.

WP: Caicedo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.

Obregon 3-5, 3B, 2 R, 2 SB; Edgerton 2-4, 2 RBI; Oliver 1-3, 2B, R, RBI (Rome debut); Albies 1-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI; Mendez 2-4, R.

MOVES:

Catcher Steve Rodriguez activated from DL; catcher Chris O'Dowd placed on temp. inactive list.

Pitcher Mike Nesseth moved from Carolina to Miss.; Ryan Weber from Miss. to Gwinnett

RHP Jake Brigham activated from Miss., DL, starting Friday.

Stephen Gaylor returned to ext. spring (Danville) from Rome

OF Connor Oliver demoted from Carolina to Rome

Jorge Zavala promoted to Carolina from Rome

P Cole Brocker assigned to Carolina from extended spring
 
Just a hunch on my part, but I would venture a guess that the players involved in the bus crash haven't passed the concussion protocols that would clear them to get back on the field.
 
Eager to see Martin in his effort to get stretched out. Guy could be VERY useful at the ML level if he sticks cheaply as a strong 4\5th starter.
 
Tapate50 said:
Eager to see Martin in his effort to get stretched out. Guy could be VERY useful at the ML level if he sticks cheaply as a strong 4\5th starter.
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I'm as big a fan of Martin as anyone not named Dalyn and am convinced he has a shot to make it as a major league starter. But I think the needs of the major league team call for him to be in the pen right now. Guys like Veal, Masset and Cunniff are getting lit up lately.
 
weso1 said:
I think the Braves are going to trade one of Peterson, Peraza and Smith. Might just go with whatever guy brings back the best player.
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Could be. However, I'm thinking that Peraza will come up later this year and play CF while moving Maybin to left. Makes our offense much better.
 
weso1 said:
I think the Braves are going to trade one of Peterson, Peraza and Smith. Might just go with whatever guy brings back the best player.
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The front office also probably has an assessment as to which one will end up being the better player. I'm sure that will affect any decisions it makes. Btw there is no guarantee that any of these guys pans out. Peterson has had some good stretches but I'd like to see him have a couple more hundred at bats before making any firm decisions. I think we should take our time making this call.
 
nsacpi said:
The front office also probably has an assessment as to which one will end up being the better player. I'm sure that will affect any decisions it makes. Btw there is no guarantee that any of these guys pans out. Peterson has had some good stretches but I'd like to see him have a couple more hundred at bats before making any firm decisions. I think we should take our time making this call.
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He's shown a lot defensively though, so that even if his babip drops to Simmons territory (unlikely, imo), he'll still be a + WAR player at 2nd. I think he'll be the worst player of the three, but because of that maybe won't fetch us as much in a trade. Either way it will be interesting to see how this nice little problem we have plays out.
 
Garmel said:
Could be. However, I'm thinking that Peraza will come up later this year and play CF while moving Maybin to left. Makes our offense much better.
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Man, I just don't see how you don't give Smith a look out there though if he continues to hit like he has this season and last season.
 
weso1 said:
Man, I just don't see how you don't give Smith a look out there though if he continues to hit like he has this season and last season.
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I'm not sure we see Mallex this year. If we do it'll be in September. We have to see how he handles AAA first.
 
weso1 said:
I think the Braves are going to trade one of Peterson, Peraza and Smith. Might just go with whatever guy brings back the best player.
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If so, that would likely be Peraza since he's our top prospect. But I would try to keep all three personally unless we get an offer we can't refuse.
 
thethe said:
I see no reason to trade either if these guys until at least a year from now. There is absolutely no rush.
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It would be nice to see Jace go on a tear at some point and play his typical elite defense. If he can establish himself as 3 WAR player then we have some trade leverage with either he or Peraza.
 
Cody Martin with a nice 3 inning worth of work so far. So many starting pitching options right now.
 
Peraza 2 for 2 with a double so far tonight as well. The rest of the year at the big league level won't result in a great year but I really do believe we are going to start seeing a much higher level of baseball as soon as next season. This season is just going to be bleh for the most part aside from a few key players.
 
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