Minor League Thread Part Deux

[bravesfanMatt]

That was Dustin Peterson that got banged up in the bus crash. Maybe Davidson was on board the same bus and maybe he did miss some time (too lazy to look it up), but I know Peterson was out for a couple of weeks and he really wasn't the same player after that.

As for Southisine, his hands look awfully low in his batting stance. That may work against high school pitchers, but it's difficult to catch up with high strikes with your hands that low.

Yep. I knew that nagging voice in my head wasn’t the crazy trying to come out. Thanks 50 for the correction.

 

[Deester11]

I guess I misspoke about Braxton a little bit... he was drafted and had quite a bit of power hitter hype around him and there was a lot of optimism but he never could figure it out and was striking out well over 30% of the time by the end of his career... and over 40% his last year. I think his best year was in low A ball with the wRC+ of 117. He knew how to take a walk and hit a long ball at times, but he never really became a legit prospect.

No. You're spot on. I remember the joy his dad had because I was the first one to record his first homerun. I asked his dad at the time what braxton wanted to be. He said the Braves pay for power...but he wanted to be a complete hitter. As I watched him, I saw him perplexed about a strike down the middle or a ball 2 feet off the plate. I honestly never thought he'd put it together but I was intrigued. Eh...

He's the reason I stopped recording and made notes. They serve me better to this day.