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Atlanta Braves off-day chop All Star vote weekend Minor League review

By Fred Owens

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman _ seen here hitting homer in third inning against the Padres last week - leads all vite-getters in voting for the 2018 All Star Game. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman _ seen here hitting homer in third inning against the Padres last week - leads all vite-getters in voting for the 2018 All Star Game. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /
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Gwinnett weekend pitching

Friday night Kolby Allard had an off night for him, Allard threw 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, walking 3 and striking out 4.

Last season in AA, Allard featured a 7.7 K rate and 2.7 BB rate. His promotion to AAA this season predictable saw that BB rate stay steady but his K rate drop to 5.74.  His 2.22 ERA is a run lower than his AA ERA of 3.18 but his FIP is slightly higher at 3.54.

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He goes deeper into games than other pitchers at AAA this year. In his 11 starts he’s gone eight innings once seven innings four times and six innings three times, averaging 6 1/3 IP a start.

Those numbers along with his LD, GB and FB rates are roughly the same as Mike Minor’s 2011 AAA season; there’s your statistical comp.

On Sunday the enigma that is Lucas Sims threw 6 1/3 innings allowing one run on four hits. Working mostly as a starter for the Stripers, Sims posted a 1.45 ERA.

Though he features a 8.44 K/9, Fangraphs shows a 5.54 walk rate, 1.36 WHIP and 3.82 FIP. That screams middle reliever and his 10.2 K rate during the 10 innings with Atlanta backs that up.

Mississippi Braves weekend pitching

Kyle Wright’s struggles continued Friday as he threw just 5 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs on 9 hits, walking five and striking out 2.

Since beginning his AA stint with two short starts without allowing a run, Wright’s made 11 starts throwing 55 1/3 innings while allowing 60 hits, 35 runs (33 earned) striking out 48 and walking 25.  That’s a 5.37 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP.

On Saturday the Bryse Wilson the Braves expected started to appear one more. The big righty gave up 17 runs ((4.6.7) in his 11 innings (6, 2 2/3, 2 1/3) – 13.91 ERA, 2.909 WHIP – over his last three starts.

Saturday night he threw 7 1/3 innings, allowed 3 runs on 9 hits, walked 2 and struck out 7. He seems to be settling in at AA and getting back on track.

Chad Sobotka picked up the rest of the innings and could be a promotion candidate soon.

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