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Atlanta Braves 2018 Minor League Review: Right-handed relievers

By Benjamin Chase

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 7: Arodys Vizcaino #38 of the Atlanta Braves throws a ninth inning pitch against the Miami Marlins at Turner Field on August 7, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 7: Arodys Vizcaino #38 of the Atlanta Braves throws a ninth inning pitch against the Miami Marlins at Turner Field on August 7, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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The righty from Michigan State, Walter Borkovich, pitched his first full season in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2018, and he may have asserted himself as one of the surprise prospects in the entire organization. Used primarily as a starter for most of the season with Rome, he made 3 starts late in the season before getting 3 more starts in Florida where he didn’t allow a single run.

Between the two levels, Borkovich made 34 appearances, 6 of them starts, tossing 85 2/3 innings, with an incredible 1.47 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and a 15/56 BB/K ratio, using his incredible sinker to generate plenty of weak contact.

Picked in the 4th round of the 2017 draft, Troy Bacon has been a very solid reliever in his first full season in the Atlanta Braves organization, splitting his time between Florida and Rome. Combined, he made 32 appearances, tossing 54 1/3 innings, with a 2.48 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 18/55 BB/K.

A 37th round pick in the 2018 draft, the 6’7″ 245-pound Alex Camacho made a big impression out of the bullpen, getting 4 games between the two A-ball levels after 14 in the Gulf Coast League. In those 18 games, he tossed 30 2/3 innings, with a 3.82 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and a 11/30 BB/K ratio.

Picked from the University of Iowa in the 19th round this June, Zach Daniels pitched well enough with Danville to earn a promotion to Rome to finish out the season. He totaled 17 games and 25 1/3 innings pitched, with a 2.13 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and a 10/20 BB/K ratio.

A 17th round pick in 2017, Cutter Dyals continued his solid, albeit not spectacular work with Rome in 2018, making 28 appearances and throwing 47 2/3 innings, allowing a 3.02 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and a 20/43 BB/K ratio.

Another Cuban relief signee for 2018, Daysbel Hernandez spent the 2018 season working between both A-ball levels with plenty of success with Rome, but finding the sledding more difficult at the high-A level in Florida. In total, he made 21 appearances, with a 4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 23/36 BB/K over 38 innings.

Pitching across both A-ball levels in 2018, Lander product Brandon White was purely dominant with Rome, but then couldn’t seem to fool a soul with Florida. He posted a 1.23 ERA with a 9/40 BB/K ratio over 36 2/3 innings with Rome and a 7.77 ERA and a 15/14 BB/K ratio over 22 innings with Florida. Overall, he finished with a 3.68 ERA over 41 appearances and 58 2/3 innings, saving 11 games, with a 24/54 BB/K ratio and 1.30 WHIP.

The 7th round pick for the Braves this June out of Stetson, Brooks Wilson was so dominant with Danville that he earned a promotion to Rome to finish the season. He finished with 17 games pitched, 27 2/3 innings, and a 1.30 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and 9/25 BB/K ratio.

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