Atlanta Braves Minor League Ag Report

Feb 23, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; (Editors note: Caption correction) Atlanta Braves catcher

takes batting practice during spring training workouts at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Atlanta Braves Minor League Ag Report

Depending on your location in the country, crops are starting to hit their maturation period. As we’ve seen promotions across levels, the Atlanta Braves’ minor league system has been seeing huge growth in many of its players.

I have been checking out some midseason lists, and here’s the quick run down of those who have released their lists and the Braves that were on it:

Baseball America
26. Jose Peraza
32. Ozhaino Albies

Baseball Prospectus (may require subscription to see the whole list)
39. Ozzie Albies
45. Jose Peraza

With all the pitchers acquired over the winter, the two bright spots in the system are a pair of middle infielders. Albies is also part of the futures game roster over All Star break.

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GCL Braves (3-11)

Monday

The Astros defeated the Braves on Monday 6-4. Wes Parsons continued his rehab, throwing 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 4. Ronald Acuna was on base three times with a single and 2 walks. Juan Yepez had three hits, including a double. Justin Ellison and Austin Riley each had a double, and Isranel Wilson added a triple. Alejandro Salazar added a stolen base.

Tuesday

The Tuesday game between the Braves and Astros was suspended in the bottom of the 2nd inning with the game tied at 0.

Wednesday

The Yankees2 defeated the Braves 2-1 on Wednesday. Gabino Avalos threw 3 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 1. Alejandro Salazar had 2 singles as the only GCL player to get on base twice.

Weekend Matchups
Thursday, 12pm ET vs. GCL Yankees2
Friday, 10am ET vs. GCL Tigers
Saturday, 12pm ET at GCL Tigers

Danville Braves (6-9)

Monday

Danville completed their Sunday game on Monday. The game was called with Danville leading 3-1, but they fell to Pulaski 6-4 in the end. Josh Graham had a very nice start with 2 scoreless innings and 3 strikeouts. Jose Morel flashed the power for the Braves, clubbing his first home run in the first inning. Ray-Pattrick Didder had a single and two walks. Carlos Castro had two hits, including a double. Luke Dykstra added a double.

The regularly scheduled game was also won by Pulaski 2-1. Ryan Lawlor started the game and struck out 5 in 1 2/3 innings. Jose Morel had two singles as the only Brave hitter to reach base multiple times.

Tuesday

Danville did well Tuesday, defeating Pulaski 6-4. Matt Withrow started the game and went 4 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 4. Leudys Baez had his first home run of the season. Ray-Patrick Didder had two hits, including a triple, and he stole two bases. Carlos Castro had two singles. Trey Keegan added a single and a walk while Ian Hagenmiller had a double.

Wednesday

The Braves defeated the Bluefield Blue Jays 7-4 on Wednesday. Luis Gomez started the game and went 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 5. Carlos Castro had three hits, including a double. Carlos Martinez had a home run, double, and two walks. Ray-Patrick Didder and Jose Morel had two singles apiece. Kurt Hoekstra stole his second base of the season. Dylan Manwaring had two walks.

Weekend matchups:
Thursday, 7:00pm ET vs. Bluefield
Friday, 7:00pm ET vs. Bluefield
Saturday, 7:00pm ET at Burlington
Sunday, 6:00pm ET at Burlington

Rome Braves (37-46)

Monday

Finally, for really the first time in 2015 at any level, Yean Carlos Gil had the type of start to rave about. He threw a complete game shutout, allowing 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6. Joseph Daris was the only Rome hitter to get on base twice. Ozhaino Albies had a double, and Omar Obregon added his 19th stolen base on the season.

Tuesday

Charleston walked off against Rome on Tuesday, winning 3-2. Zach Quintana started the game and threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs (both unearned) on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6. Jordan Edgerton was the only Brave on base twice. Joseph Daris and Omar Obregon stole bases, their 14th and 20th respectively.

Wednesday

Rome rallied late, but fell to Augusta 9-5 on Wednesday. Ricardo Sanchez went 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. Alec Grosser had his first solid outing since his move back to the bullpen, throwing 2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out 3. Ozzie Albies had two hits, including a double, and a walk. Tanner Murphy had a double and a walk. Braxton Davidson had two walks. Matt Tellor had two hits, including a double. Stephen Gaylor had two singles.

Weekend matchups:
Thursday, 7:05pm ET at Augusta
Friday, 7:05pm ET at Augusta
Saturday, 7:05pm ET at Augusta
Sunday, 5:05pm ET at Augusta

Carolina Mudcats (41-42)

Monday

Carolina walked it off over Myrtle Beach on Monday, winning 3-2. Blair Walters started the game and went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6. Joseph Odom made his one hit count, knocking out his 5th home run of the season. Carlos Franco had two doubles on the day while Dustin Peterson added a single and a walk.

Tuesday

Salem defeated Carolina 7-2 on Tuesday. Andrew Waszak had a rough outing, going 4 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks while striking out 2. Carlos Franco was on base three times through a single and two walks and stole a base. Connor Lien had two hits, including a double and his 16th steal on the season. Dustin Peterson added two singles. Johan Camargo had a triple, and Keith Curcio had his 9th steal as a member of the Mudcats.

Wednesday

Carolina took an early lead and held on to win 4-3 over Salem on Wednesday. Seth Webster had another excellent start, throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits while striking out 8. Connor Lien hit his 4th home run of the season. Joseph Odom had a single and a walk. Carlos Franco added two walks. Tanner Krietemeier had a double.

Weekend matchups:
Thursday, 7:05pm ET at Salem
Friday, 7:05pm ET at Myrtle Beach
Saturday, 7:05pm ET at Myrtle Beach
Sunday, 6:05pm ET at Myrtle Beach

Mississippi Braves (39-42)

Monday

Jackson won a pitcher’s duel over Mississippi on Monday 2-1. Greg Ross went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. Sean Godfrey was the only M-Brave to get on base twice on the day with a single, a walk, and a stolen base. Kevin Ahrens clubbed his 3rd home run of the season, and Matt Lipka stole his 12th base on the year.

Tuesday

Mississippi rode a 6-run 6th inning to defeating Jackson 9-1. Victor Mateo had a typical game of his, throwing 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks, though he didn’t strike out a single hitter. Emerson Landoni had three hits, a double, and 2 RBI. Matt Kennelly had two singles and a walk. Sean Godfrey added two singles while Rio Ruiz had a single and a walk.

Wednesday

Jackson scored 7 runs in the first inning and held on to defeated Mississippi 10-5. After a scoreless first start at AA, Steve Janas ran into a buzzsaw on this night, throwing 4 2/3 innings, allowing 7 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. Rio Ruiz had two hits, including his 12th double. Matt Lipka had two singles and his 13th stolen base. Matt Kennelly had a double.

Weekend matchups:
Thursday, 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga
Friday, 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga
Saturday, 6:15pm CT at Chattanooga
Sunday, 1:15pm CT at Chattanooga

Gwinnett Braves (42-44)

Monday

Charlotte defeated Gwinnett on Monday 2-1. Alex White got the start and threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. Christian Bethancourt had 2 hits with a double on the day. He also stole his 5th base of the season. Mallex Smith also stole his 5th base on the season as he collected two singles. Daniel Castro also had two singles on the day.

Tuesday

Norfolk defeated the Gwinnett squad on Tuesday 4-1. Kanekoa Texeira got the start, and took the loss in spite of throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits while striking out 5. The Braves offense was only able to muster two hits on the day.

Wednesday

Gwinnett took an early lead, but they could not hold on as Norfolk defeated the Braves 3-2. Greg Smith got the start and threw 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and a walk while striking out 3. Cedric Hunter had two hits, including a double and a stolen base. Christian Bethancourt had a single and a walk. Joey Terdoslavich also had a single and a walk. Mallex Smith had his second triple in his time in Gwinnett while Eric Young, Jr. stole his 12th base as a G-Brave.

Weekend matchups:
Thursday, 12:05pm ET vs. Norfolk (Tyrell Jenkins‘ AAA debut)
Friday, 7:05pm ET at Durham
Saturday, 6:35pm ET at Durham
Sunday, 1:05pm ET Durham