Minor League Thread

zbhargrove said:
Let’s not forget Schwellenbach… if he keeps pitching well he will likely be a fast mover.
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Missed him and Drake Baldwin.

The guy I am really curious about is Javier Valdes. He was the Braves' 21st round pick out of Florida International in 2019. He was a middle infielder in college and the Braves converted him to the catching position. Only thing I've read about his defense is that it needs to be refined. Never hit until last year, but he began ripping it in Rome and it hasn't stopped since his promotion to Mississippi. He's 24 years old, so his window is pretty tight and if it's judged he can't play defense at the major league level behind the plate, his opportunity would likely dry up. He's a guy who is hard to make sense of.
 
Talking to a colleague who knows way more about baseball than I ever will (not saying much, I know ) - he says Braves front office believes they have eleven potential MLB starting pitchers in the farm right now …..
If so, then that means the rest of the league knows this too- meaning we might not be as barren as some believe - and might well have some serious trade ammo given how important starting pitchers are these days with all the injuries across the league ….
 
50PoundHead said:
Only position players of interest are both in Rome (SS/3B Alvarez and 3B/1B McCabe). Some real borderliners in guys like Kilpatrick, Franklin, Tolve, Valdes, and Zebrowski. Conley and Waddell project as possible utility IFs. Just not much else.

Murphy and De Grandpre among the pitchers.
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I still think Jesse Franklin V merits an “of interest” (not to mention Grissom in AAA).
 
jpx7 said:
I still think Jesse Franklin V merits an “of interest” (not to mention Grissom in AAA).
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Grissom goes without saying. I was thinking of some names that most aren't familiar with.

Hard to tell on Franklin. Big power potential, but like so many of our prospects, seems to contact issues. If he takes a step forward this year, he could be in the discussion for LF once Rosario has swagged out of Atlanta.
 
50PoundHead said:
Grissom goes without saying. I was thinking of some names that most aren't familiar with.

Hard to tell on Franklin. Big power potential, but like so many of our prospects, seems to contact issues. If he takes a step forward this year, he could be in the discussion for LF once Rosario has swagged out of Atlanta.
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Don't know 50. I used to think his game would advance but injuries and contact are indeed an issue. It takes him a minute to adjust so with time off and getting back, hopefully he can salvage being useful.
 
Deester, what's your assessment of Workinger? Seems to have some tools (from his Perfect Game page) and his stats look alright (not great), but that's only part of the story with anybody.
 
50PoundHead said:
Deester, what's your assessment of Workinger? Seems to have some tools (from his Perfect Game page) and his stats look alright (not great), but that's only part of the story with anybody.
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I've only paid attention to him a few times. One minute I'm thinking he may be something, and others I'm like Meh. He's got a decent setup and I think his in game power shows on occasion. His inexperience shows but there are tools there. I've seen him barrel a few balls and they were no doubters. He will hit line drives, but I'm thinking even with the lack of standout hitters, he's a mid type player. But that's not bad for an undrafted guy.
 
Deester11 said:
I've only paid attention to him a few times. One minute I'm thinking he may be something, and others I'm like Meh. He's got a decent setup and I think his in game power shows on occasion. His inexperience shows but there are tools there. I've seen him barrel a few balls and they were no doubters. He will hit line drives, but I'm thinking even with the lack of standout hitters, he's a mid type player. But that's not bad for an undrafted guy.
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The thing that I've never figured out about Workinger is that he signed during the COVID year for a measly $20,000 when he could have gone back to junior college (he had a good freshman year at San Diego City College) and probably gotten drafted.
 
50PoundHead said:
The thing that I've never figured out about Workinger is that he signed during the COVID year for a measly $20,000 when he could have gone back to junior college (he had a good freshman year at San Diego City College) and probably gotten drafted.
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Yeah..I found that weird too. But I think teams that were interested in him were probably affected by less drafted players, covid if I'm not mistaken. Some considered him 5 tool but I think people throw that around a lot. He may be, but I don't see above average in all areas. He's good though...hard working. Easy to pull for.
 
I'm really curious about Allan Winans... He's been really good in AAA with a 2.91 ERA, 3.09 FIP, 3.83 xFIP... wondering if he's going to get a chance at some point. Doesn't strike too many out, but only has a 1.69 BB/9. He's already 27 but has had very little action above AA (only a little over 200 innings of minor league ball total) and was only made a starter when he came to the Braves organization as a Rule 5 pick from the Mets. Maybe we made some adjustments. As a guy who was a discarded Met, it would be delicious if he could become a useful pitcher for us in some form or fashion.
 
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Dominican Summer League and Florida Complex League start today.

Our big international signing, CF Luis Guanipa, is 1-2 with a homer, walk, stolen base and a strikeout in his DSL debut. He's 17.
 
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