May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of a Atlanta Braves cap and glove on the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /
Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up
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6/16 – LHP A.J. Minter assigned to Rome Braves from Florida Fire Frogs 6/16 – RHP Alan Rangel assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 6/16 – RHP Daniel Winkler on a rehab assignment with Rome Braves 6/17 – RHP Caleb Dirks placed on 7-day DL by Gwinnett Braves 6/17 – LHP A.J. Minter assigned to Florida Fire Frogs from Rome Braves 6/17 – LHP Jaret Hellinger assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves 6/18 – LHP Rex Brothers assigned to Gwinnett Braves from Mississippi Braves 6/18 – RHP Brando Hernandez assigned to DSL Braves
Hitter of the week: The Braves haven’t exactly had the best luck in Cuba as their signings have struggled to perform. However, they may have found a gem this offseason in outfielder Juan Carlos Negret. Interestingly, he turns 18 today, and the Braves signed him over the offseason under the radar.
Negret has been assigned to the Dominican Summer League, and he’s been blowing away the competition. He hit .389/.542/.722/1.264 with 5 runs, 4 doubles, a triple, an RBI, and 3 steals with a 3/2 BB/K ratio. Negret has the instincts and range to be a quality center fielder, but his arm is at the level that he’s a quality defender at either corner as well.
Honorable mention: He was injured still to open the season, as evidenced by his swing, but Ozzie Albies has hit very well since he came off the DL, and he’s shown a much, much better lefty swing.
Albies put up a great line over the last week, hitting .333/.379/.667/1.046 with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 triples, a home run, 7 RBI, and 2 stolen bases, with a 2/5 BB/K ratio.
Pitcher of the week: He only threw 2 2/3 innings on the week, but the way he threw those innings are a great example of the big progress that Akeel Morris made from last season.
Many were on Morris as a guy that would get called up early by the Braves this season based on his ERA and strikeout rate last year, but he did struggle with his control, and his command was even worse. This year he’s cleaned that up significantly.
On the week, Morris threw 2 2/3 innings without allowing a run, giving up 2 hits, walking none, and striking out 7 (!!) batters.
Honorable mention: After a week where he was utterly dominant, Mike Soroka followed up with the best start of the week in the system, going 7 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
Next: Gwinnett Braves
AAA Gwinnett Braves ()
Thursday
The G-Braves took down Toledo Thursday 8-3. Matt Wisler made the start, going 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Gwinnett sent many balls into orbit on Friday night, losing to Columbus 7-6. G-Braves pitching allowed most of the homer balls, however. Lucas Sims got the start, going 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 5 walks, striking out 8, allowing 4 home runs.
Anthony Recker had a single, a walk, and stole a base. Jace Peterson and Xavier Avery each had a single and a walk. Ozzie Albies had a home run. Carlos Franco had a double.
Saturday
Columbus put up all their runs in the 5th and 6th innings to defeat Gwinnett 8-2 on Saturday. Aaron Blair was rolling through 4 innings and then fell apart, finishing with 5 1/3 innings, 5 runs allowed on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 8.
Jace Peterson had a double and a single.
Sunday
Columbus came out big with six runs in the first inning to defeat Gwinnett 9-3. Patrick Weigel went 3 1/3 innings, allowing 9 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks, striking out 2.
Sean Kazmar had two doubles and was hit by pitch. Dustin Peterson had a double and a walk. David Freitas had a single and a walk. Matt Tuiasosopo had a double.
Leaders
BA: Jace Peterson .333 OBP: Jace Peterson .426 HR: Three with 5 SB: Ozzie Albies 17 W: Andrew Albers 6 SV: David Peterson 5 SO: Lucas Sims 77 ERA: Rhiner Cruz 2.36
Mississippi followed an excellent start from Mike Soroka to defeat Montgomery 4-1. Soroka went 7 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk, striking out 5.
The game was ended early with the M-Braves on the short end, losing to Montgomery 1-0. Kolby Allard wasn’t his sharpest, but he went 5 innings, allowing one run on 7 hits and no walks, striking out 5.
Sal Giardina had two walks as the only M-Brave to reach base twice.
Saturday
The M-Braves were shut out by Montgomery Saturday 11-0. Max Fried got the start, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6.
Mississippi bounced back from a rough pair of games to defeat Montgomery 6-3. Luiz Gohara went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8.
Joey Meneses had a double, single, and a walk. Kade Scivicque had a single and a walk. Jared James had two walks. Dylan Moore had two singles. Connor Lien had a double, a hit by pitch, and a stolen base.
Leaders
BA: Joey Meneses .317 OBP: Joey Meneses .367 HR: Carlos Franco 11 SB: Ronald Acuna 15 W: Mike Soroka 8 SV: Jason Hursh 5 SO: Max Fried 74 ERA: Mike Soroka 2.23
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Next: Florida Fire Frogs
Florida Fire Frogs (25-38)
Thursday
Florida was rained out of their scheduled double header on Thursday against Daytona.
Friday
Florida was off for the FSL all star break.
Saturday
Saturday was the All Star game, and the Fire Frogs had multiple representatives on the North team that defeated the South squad 5-4. Carlos Castro went 1-4 with a single. Tyler Neslony was 0-4 with a run scored. Austin Riley went 0-2. Braxton Davidson went 0-1. Chase Johnson-Mullins threw 1/3 inning. Devan Watts threw a perfect inning, striking out 2.
Augusta jumped out early and defeated the Rome Braves 7-2. Alan Rangel struggled in his second start of the season, going 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits and a walk, striking out 4.
Greenville laid the smack down on Rome on Friday, defeating the Braves 14-5. Bryse Wilson had a rough start, going 3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 1.
Rome came out early and held on to defeat Greenville 8-5. Jeremy Walker went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and a walk, striking out 3.
Brett Cumberland had a double, a single, a walk, and a hit by pitch. Lucas Herbert had a double and two singles. Cristian Pache had three singles. Justin Ellison had a pair of singles and a walk. Randy Ventura had two singles, a walk, and a steal. Anthony Concepcion had two singles and a stolen base. Marcus Mooney had a stolen base.
Sunday
Rome took a 2-1 lead into the top of the 8th before falling 4-3 to Greenville. Joey Wentz went 6 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6.
Marcus Mooney had a double, a walk, was hit by pitch, and stole two bases. Kurt Hoekstra had two doubles. Cristian Pache and Lucas Herbert each had two singles. Brett Cumberland had a home run and was hit by pitch. Anthony Concepcion had a single and a walk. Randy Ventura had a stolen base.
The Braves fell to the Athletics on Thursday 8-1. Albinson Volquez was the starter and went 4 innings, allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and a walk, striking out one. Miguel Jerez went 3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, striking out 3.
Juan Carlos Negret had a triple.
Friday
DSL was rained out on Friday.
Saturday
The Marlins scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Braves 4-2. Yefri Del Rosario went 2 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on a hit and 2 walks, striking out 4. Alger Hodgson went 3 perfect innings, striking out 1. Filyer Sanchez had two perfect innings with a strikeout.
Juan Carlos Negret had a double and was hit by pitch. Eudis Lora had a double. Yoeli Lopez stole a base.
