UPDATED 2014 Minor League Rosters (Monday)

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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
2014 GWINNETT BRAVES

Managers & Coaches

# Name Pos

44 Brian Snitker Manager

33 Garey Ingram Batting Coach

22 Marty Reed Pitching Coach

49 Ivan Cruz Coach

13 Billy Nicholson Coach

Pitchers

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

38 Mitch Atkins P R R 6' 4" 225

46 Juan Jaime P R R 6' 2" 250

32 Mark Lamm P R R 6' 4" 215

Cody Martin P R R 6' 3" 230

28 Yunesky Maya P R R 6' 0" 210

45 Wirfin Obispo P R R 6' 2" 215

Luis Perez P L L 6' 0" 215 7-day DL

34 Daniel Rodriguez P L L 5' 11" 195

56 Andrew Russell P R R 6' 0" 200

30 Ervin Santana P R R 6' 2" 185

Ata. Severino P L L 5' 11" 220

24 Zach Stewart P R R 6' 2" 205

40 Luis Vasquez P R R 6' 4" 200



Catchers

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

27 Chr. Bethancourt C R R 6' 2" 205

39 Steven Lerud C L R 6' 1" 220

25 Jose Yepez C R R 6' 0" 210 7-day DL

Infielders

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

8 Philip Gosselin 2B R R 6' 1" 200

17 Tyler Greene SS R R 6' 2" 200

Mark Hamilton 1B L L 6' 4" 215

9 Sean Kazmar SS R R 5' 9" 180

11 Tommy La Stella 2B L R 5' 11" 185

52 Ernesto Mejia 1B R R 6' 5" 260

Edward Salcedo 3B R R 6' 3" 210

Outfielders

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

12 Jose Constanza LF L L 5' 9" 185

20 Todd Cunningham LF S R 6' 0" 205

1 Mycal Jones CF R R 5' 10" 190 7-day DL

15 Derrick Mitchell OF R R 6' 3" 210

7 Joey Terdoslavich LF S R 6' 2" 200
 
2014 MISSISSIPPI BRAVES

Managers & Coaches
# Name Pos
13 Aaron Holbert Manager
26 Jamie Dismuke Batting Coach
50 Dennis Lewallyn Pitching Coach

Pitchers
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
23 Lay Batista P R R 6' 2" 200
30 David Bromberg P L R 6' 6" 245
27 John Cornely P R R 6' 1" 205
34 J.R. Graham P R R 5' 10" 195
18 Ryne Harper P R R 6' 3" 215
51 James Hoyt P R R 6' 5" 220
8 Jason Hursh P R R 6' 3" 195
Ryan Kelly P R R 6' 2" 180 7-day DL
36 Mike Minor P R L 6' 4" 220 Rehab
28 Aaron Northcraft P R R 6' 4" 230 7-day DL
43 Ronan Pacheco P L L 6' 6" 193
40 Carlos Perez P L L 6' 3" 220
57 Williams Perez P R R 6' 1" 228
Benino Pruneda P R R 5' 9" 170 7-day DL
33 Chasen Shreve P L L 6' 3" 190
46 Shae Simmons P R R 5' 11" 175
48 Ryan Weber P R R 6' 0" 170

Catchers
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
2 Matt Kennelly C R R 6' 1" 200
11 Braeden Schlehuber C R R 6' 2" 210

Infielders
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
5 Barrett Kleinknecht 1B R R 6' 0" 200
39 Kyle Kubitza 3B L R 6' 3" 215
19 Emerson Landoni 2B R R 5' 11" 180
25 Joe Leonard 3B R R 6' 5" 220
22 Seth Loman 1B L R 6' 4" 245
4 Gustavo Nunez SS S R 5' 10" 170
14 Elmer Reyes SS R R 5' 11" 175 7-day DL

Outfielders
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
32 Robby Hefflinger LF R R 6' 5" 235
17 Cedric Hunter OF L L 6' 0" 195
1 Matt Lipka CF R R 6' 1" 200
24 David Rohm OF R R 6' 3" 215
 
I thought Salcedo would repeat AA. Interesting flip-flop of him and Leonard.

Everything else is pretty much as I expected. Interested to see how the Lynchburg group does in AA.
 
2014 LYNCHBURG HILLLCATS Roster

Managers & Coaches

# Name Pos

4 Luis Salazar Manager

25 John Moses Batting Coach

43 Derrick Lewis Pitching Coach

Pitchers

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

22 Mauricio Cabrera P R R 6' 2" 180

48 Matt Chaffee P L L 6' 0" 185

20 Brandon Cunniff P R R 6' 0" 185

15 A.J. Holland P R R 6' 5" 225 7-day DL

7 Nate Hyatt P R R 6' 0" 185

40 Zach Jadofsky P R R 6' 3" 210

23 Matt Marksberry P L L 6' 1" 200

18 Jarrett Miller P R R 6' 1" 195

Navery Moore P R R 6' 2" 212 7-day DL

39 Wes Parsons P R R 6' 5" 190

David Peterson P R R 6' 5" 205 7-day DL

19 Eric Pfisterer P L L 6' 2" 225

15 Greg Ross P R R 6' 3" 200

28 Patrick Scoggin P R R 6' 4" 230

27 Lucas Sims P R R 6' 2" 195

45 Andrew Waszak P R R 6' 1" 205

Catchers

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

13 Chase Anselment C L R 6' 0" 215 7-day DL

30 Cory Brownsten C R R 6' 0" 210 7-day DL

46 Joseph Odom C R R 6' 2" 205

9 Tyler Tewell C L R 5' 11" 185

Infielders

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

17 Kevin Ahrens 1B R R 6' 1" 195

12 Daniel Castro 2B R R 5' 11" 170

8 Eric Garcia 2B L R 5' 11" 175

5 Levi Hyams 2B L R 6' 2" 205

9 Trenton Moses 1B R R 6' 3" 235 7-day DL

1 Jose Peraza SS R R 6' 0" 165

16 Edison Sanchez 1B R R 6' 4" 195

Outfielders (click column headers to sort)

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt

30 Daniel Carroll OF R R 6' 1" 180 7-day DL

24 Josh Elander LF R R 6' 1" 220

Alejandro Piloto OF R R 6' 0" 185

11 Will Skinner OF R R 6' 0" 210

2 Kyle Wren OF L L 5' 10" 175
 
2014 ROME BRAVES Roster

Managers & Coaches
# Name Pos
2 Jonathan Schuerholz Manager
1 Bobby Moore Batting Coach
27 Gabriel Luckert Pitching Coach
4 Nestor Perez Coach
51 Tim Straus Coach

Pitchers
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
36 Rafael Briceno P R R 6' 2" 175
48 Tyler Brosius P R R 6' 4" 230
49 Chuck Buchanan P L L 6' 5" 220
39 Jared Dettmann P L L 6' 3" 180
30 Brady Feigl P R L 6' 3" 175
14 Jeremy Fitzgerald P R R 6' 0" 175
46 Jean Carlos Gil P R R 6' 2" 192
18 Francois Lafreniere P R R 6' 5" 185
19 Andy Otero P L L 5' 9" 165
23 Carlos Salazar P R R 6' 0" 200
David Starn P L L 6' 0" 190 7-day DL
38 Michael Swanner P R R 6' 4" 190
12 Richie Tate P R R 6' 6" 225
25 Andry Ubiera P R R 6' 0" 170

Catchers
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
15 Victor Caratini C S R 6' 0" 195
26 Bryan De La Rosa C R R 5' 8" 193
Anthony Nunez C R R 6' 3" 205 7-day DL

Infielders
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
24 Johan Camargo SS R R 6' 0" 160
11 Carlos Franco 3B S R 6' 2" 170
20 Reed Harper SS R R 6' 2" 200
32 Joey Meneses IF R R 6' 3" 190
7 Mikey Reynolds 2B S R 5' 9" 170
45 Jacob Schrader 1B R R 6' 2" 215

Outfielders
# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt
8 Blake Brown OF R R 6' 0" 185
22 Cody Livesay CF L L 6' 0" 160
9 Jose Morel OF S R 6' 1" 195
34 Victor Reyes LF L R 6' 3" 170
 
I find it interesting they put Salcedo in AAA while putting Leonard in AA. There's marginal difference in the leagues, so I guess it's a symbolic gesture letting Salcedo know he's the current kind of the minor league 3B?

AA has most of the pitchers I'll be watching (aside for Sims and Cabrera)

Not much out there that I really want to watch for position players though. Would be interesting to see how Kubitza develops. A solid AA performance and he could be a bench candidate maybe replace Johnson if he gets hurt candidate.

Will also be fun to see how Kyle Wren plays. Was he just a flash in the pan? My gut says yes, but my heart wants to believe no.
 
I find it interesting that Carlos Salazar was moved up to Rome after his mediocre debut. He must've had a great spring.

I thought Alec Grosser, Nelson Leon and Michael Flores would've made the Rome team. I know the rosters could change before the season with injuries though.
 
The Braves must be seeing something in Edward Salcedo that I do not see. I mean, at some point, you have to produce.
 
The Braves must be seeing something in Edward Salcedo that I do not see. I mean, at some point, you have to produce.

I have no idea about Salcedo's chances of big league success, but the Braves have certainly pushed him along. His development is likely behind the level at which he's been playing. That said, as I wrote above, I was a bit surprised that he didn't repeat AA.
 
International League transactions report that the Gwinnett Braves have released outfielder Brandon Boggs.
 
Question. Joey Meneses has always been an OF. Are they moving him to the IF or is the milb.com roster in error?
 
I find it interesting they put Salcedo in AAA while putting Leonard in AA. There's marginal difference in the leagues, so I guess it's a symbolic gesture letting Salcedo know he's the current kind of the minor league 3B?

AA has most of the pitchers I'll be watching (aside for Sims and Cabrera)

Not much out there that I really want to watch for position players though. Would be interesting to see how Kubitza develops. A solid AA performance and he could be a bench candidate maybe replace Johnson if he gets hurt candidate.

Will also be fun to see how Kyle Wren plays. Was he just a flash in the pan? My gut says yes, but my heart wants to believe no.

No love for Elander? I know his glove is going to hurt him but his bat may carry him to the big leagues. As I've said numerous times he is hte guy I expect to have the big break out this year.
 
So I see that Hursh is on the Alex Wood path. There are some really good arms on that AA team. I really believe the depth of pitching on the farm is really strong with the hitting on the way in the lower levels. I think there might be yet another wave to come while all of our previous wave are making big money. Very important year down on the farm. With improvements to the right guys Wren can rest be confident in consolidating the cap to a group of 10-12 players whil knowing the gaps will be filled in from the farm and under the radar signings.
 
I find it interesting that Carlos Salazar was moved up to Rome after his mediocre debut. He must've had a great spring.

I thought Alec Grosser, Nelson Leon and Michael Flores would've made the Rome team. I know the rosters could change before the season with injuries though.

I'm a little surprised on Flores, a little less on Grosser and Leon who are likely slated for Danville. I think one of the things they do is get the college guys going as soon as possible and let the high school and younger international guys slot in after guys either move up or there are injuries.

PS--Not surprised at all on Salazar. He was probably the highest ceiling guy we drafted last year. They are pushing him, but if he's not ready he could find himself back in Danville.
 
Leon hurt his arm. Might have had TJ surgery. Merejo too. They might not be back until July/August if at all this year.
 
The team seems to like Waszak. First giving him starts last year, and pushing him up to Lynchburg this year.
 
The team seems to like Waszak. First giving him starts last year, and pushing him up to Lynchburg this year.

He had a nice season in Danville, but I always fear the ghost of Willie Kempf with guys like Waszak. 4-year senior (I think Kempf was a 5-year senior) and those guys usually eat up short-season ball and the lower levels. They aren't messing around with him. Must have shown them something.
 
I wonder if Brosius will be given a chance to start in Rome. One of the pitching coaches was raving about him during instructs.
 
He had a nice season in Danville, but I always fear the ghost of Willie Kempf with guys like Waszak. 4-year senior (I think Kempf was a 5-year senior) and those guys usually eat up short-season ball and the lower levels. They aren't messing around with him. Must have shown them something.

I think they took Schlosser as a senior too. Sometimes the older guys keep improving.
 
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