SATURDAY MINORS FINAL 7/28/18; A word about Miguel Jerez

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rico43

<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
A WORD ABOUT MIGUEL JEREZ

The 20-year-old left-hander has gone down a familiar path so far. Signed originally to the DSL, he spent a couple of short-seasons as an effective relief, and was named the Braves' GCL Pitcher of the Year with a 2-0, 1.38, with a save. Jerez was made a starter this year in the GCL and has impressed (4-1, 1.78 in 7 starts) with an unfortunate side-trip to Florida for a spot start.
Jerez, fortunately, excaped being part of the ill-fated 2016 from the Dominican by signing a deal officially with the 2015 class thanks to a contract in May of 2016. Most reports indicate his stuff is a notch below top-shelf, but he is a left-hander with control and enough weapons to impress. A year ago, it was said he was not quite top 50 prospect, but he is close enough now to top 30 to be seriously considered.



SATURDAY MINORS RESULTS
All Times Eastern

CLASS AAA

Scranton/WB 11, Gwinnett 1

LP: Sims (4-3) 2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
Bell 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Hursh 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Sobotka 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

Marte 2-4, 2B, R
Ruiz 1-3, 2B
Riley 1-4, RBI

CLASS AA

Mississippi 4, Birmingham 2

WP: Wilson (3-5) 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Leyva 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Burrows (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Marlette 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Salazar 1-3, R, SAC
Didder 1-4, R


ADVANCED CLASS A

Game One
Bradenton 10 Florida 0 (5th, suspended)

SP: Ynoa 3.2 IP, 5 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, HBP, Balks 2
B.S. White 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Mooney 1-1, 2B
Rodgers 1-1

Game Two
Bradenton @ Florida, ppd.

CLASS A

Lexington 4, Rome 2

LP: Curtis (1-2) 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Bacon 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Venter 1-3, HR (1st), RBI, 2 BB
Jenista 2-5, RBI, SB, OF assist
Cruz 1-4, 2B
Encarnacion 2-4

SHORT-SEASON

GCL Braves 6, GCL Tigers 1

WP: Jerez (4-1) 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (1.78)
Rodriguez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Pena 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

B.Vasquez 3-4, 2B, R
Ovando 2-4, 2 RBI
De Hoyos 2-5, HR (2nd), RBI

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Danville 7, Johnson City 4

SP: Rowland 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
WP: Guth (2-1) 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Seipel (Save, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Cullen 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, SF
Langhorne 3-5, R
Dean 3-4, 3B, 2 R, BB
Moritz 2-5, R
Benson 3-5, 2B, HR (3rd), 4 RBI

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DSL Dodgers 9, DSL Braves 5

SP: E. Rodriguez 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LP: Valdez (0-2) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Paraguate 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB
Mezquita 1-3, HR (2nd), RBI

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MOVES:

GWINNETT: Evan Phillips returned from ATL
MISSISSIPPI: Connor Johnstone put on DL; Tyler Pike activated from DL
ROME: Troy Bacon assigned from Florida
 
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Another day another Fire Frogs rain out. First game was called at the end of the top of the 4th. That’s 7 games postponed (multiple double headers) this week.
 
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Aw, man, how did I miss that Tony Graffanino’s kid is playing for Rome? I assume he’s Tony’s kid because his name is Anthony Graffanino and he looks like a carbon copy of the old man.

The main thing I remember about Graf is that he hit more warning-track FBs than any Brave this side of Bret Boone.
 
I watched Bryce Wilson's start...I'd be okay with trading him. I do not believe his stuff will translate to MLB.
 
Enscheff said:
According to striker, he's Ian Anderson's future
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He was cited as an Anderson worst-case if the latter’s control problems remained unresolved. I didn’t necessarily subscribe to the comparison, but Anderson’s bb-rate was indeed worrisome.
 
ball4life32 said:
Another day another Fire Frogs rain out. First game was called at the end of the top of the 4th. That’s 7 games postponed (multiple double headers) this week.
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Is it the rain alone or the drainage system at the ballpark that's causing issues? It seems that a couple of games were called because of wet grounds and not rain per se. I know the South has been getting pelted this summer, but it doesn't look like the rest of the FSL is having problems getting in games to the same extent as the Fire Frogs.
 
Beginning to wonder if Jenista starts out in Mississippi next year if he has a good camp - would allow he and Pache to play together.
 
50PoundHead said:
Is it the rain alone or the drainage system at the ballpark that's causing issues? It seems that a couple of games were called because of wet grounds and not rain per se. I know the South has been getting pelted this summer, but it doesn't look like the rest of the FSL is having problems getting in games to the same extent as the Fire Frogs.
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Yeah I know at least two of thier games were called due to wet grounds and the rest were rain outs.
 
Thanks for your comments on Jerez. Interesting that he's repeating GCL this year outside of his one-game bump to Florida (for one of their rare July games). Braves have not had much success with undersized LHPs over the past couple of decades as they all seem to come down with arm problems or stall out after impressive career starts. Here's hoping it's different for Jerez.
 
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