Atlanta Braves Minor League Review: Leaders + Big Announcement!!
Sep 12, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves pinch hitter
Adonis Garcia(24) hits a three run home run against the New York Mets during the eighth inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Atlanta Braves Minor League Review: Org Leaders
We’ll take a look at the statistical leaders across all levels in the Braves system today:
Batting Leaders
Games Played: Cedric Hunter, 138
Plate Appearances: Keith Curcio, 565
At Bats: Curcio, 499
Hits: Mallex Smith, 148
Runs: M.Smith, 84
Doubles: Carlos Franco, 30
Triples: Joseph Daris, 12
Home Runs: Jake Schrader, 15
Total Bases: Hunter, 199
Runs Batted In: Hunter, 77
Stolen Bases: M.Smith, 57
Batting Average (min. 100 PA): Randy Ventura, .329
On Base Average (min. 100 PA): Ventura, .421
Slugging Percentage (min. 100 PA): Austin Riley, .544
The most fun race was the stolen base race. Randy Ventura stole 55 in only 58 games, while Mallex needed a flury of 7 steals in his last 8 games in order to pass Ventura’s season total and be the organization leader.
Next: Pitching Leaders
Sep 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Manny Banuelos (60) stretches before a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Now a look at the organization pitching leaders:
Pitching Leaders
Games Pitched: Kyle Kinman, 54
Games Started: Brandon Barker and Yean Carlos Gil, 27
Innings: Gil, 155 1/3
Wins: Barker, 12
Saves: Ryan Kelly, 23
Complete Games: Sean Furney, 4
Shutouts: Four with 1
Strikeouts: Barker, 109
ERA (min. 25 IP): Caleb Dirks, 0.68
WHIP (min. 25 IP): Matt Custred, 0.80
K/9 (min. 25 IP): Bradley Roney, 13.0
K/BB (min. 25 IP): Seth Webster 10.30
Now for the big announcement:
I will be releasing a top-100 list for the Atlanta Braves minor league system starting next week. We’ll start by reviewing those players who exhausted their rookie eligibility this year, then move in to the prospects. I’ve been putting in a lot of hours watching video of guys and working the (admittedly few) contacts I have to get as many reports as I could throughout the system. The scary part is that I have nearly 150 guys that I got evaluations on, but due to time and realistic interest from you, the reader, I will be posting 100, which will likely still be about 70 more than you’ll see anywhere else! Look next Monday for the first batch to pop!