Atlanta Braves Off-Day Chop: Majors and minors
A Wrap-up of recent action among all the Braves’ affiliates
Here’s a combination of an off-day Atlanta Braves news and minor league update for you:
GULF COAST LEAGUE
The Gulf Coast League game is very interesting today, with all of the following players in action:
- Micah Johnson: played CF and went 1 for 2 with a walk in his 1st rehab game.
- Sean Rodriguez: 0 for 2 at shortstop. He’s hitting .200 in 2 games.
- Kevin Maitan: A walk and a single in 2 AB’s today – his first official professional game. So no one has ever retired him.
GCL Braves are 2-4 thus far, though that’s still second place in their ‘Northeast’ division. That’s tied with the Pirates, ahead of the Tigers, and behind the 5-1 Yankees.
As I write this, the Braves are behind 1-0 to the Phillies.
Update: they put up a 3-spot in the bottom of the 7th to take a 3-1 lead. They got a 4th run in the 8th, but the Phils tied it with 3 runs of their own in the 9th.
In the 10th, the Braves came from behind and walked it off with 2 more runs and a 6-5 victory!
Here’s that Maitan single – h/t to @ProspectsBraves:
APPY LEAGUE
Danville is certainly holding its own so far: 7-4 and in second place behind – yeah, the Yankees (8-3).
In just 29 AB, new draftee Drew Lugbauer has hit four homers, while sporting a .241 avg. and 1.023 OPS.
Derian Cruz is trying to get back on track: he’s hitting .257 early on, but with a .333 OBP and .848 OPS.
19-year-old left-hander Dilmer Mejia has started very well. In 3 appearances (10.2 innings), he’s got 14 strikeouts, 2 walks, a 0.l94 WHIP, and 2.53 ERA.