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Atlanta Braves Week 16 Farm Report: Gwinnett’s offense has awakened again

By Clint Manry

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 22: A general view of Vanderbilt batting helmets at TD Ameritrade Park before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 22, 2015 at in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 22: A general view of Vanderbilt batting helmets at TD Ameritrade Park before game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 22, 2015 at in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Week 16 top players

C, Alex Jackson (Gwinnett)

6 games, .333 BA, 4 HR, 9 RBI

Rafael Ortega (Gwinnett)

7 games, .347 BA, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 2 SB, 7 BB, 6 K

Two players benefiting from a Gwinnett lineup that is currently doing some historic things on offense, Jackson and Ortega aren’t even the top-two batters on the team.

If Jackson were putting up his current numbers in the majors, he’d be in the midst of one of the best campaigns by a catcher in a very long time.

Other than his middling batting average, his baseball card stats are remarkable for his position, let alone any spot on the field:

63 games, .239 BA, 22 HR, 52 RBI

Ortega started 2019 looking like the best batter in the Stripers lineup. Now over 90 games into the season, he’s arguably  the best pure hitter on the team, batting a healthy .293 through Sunday.

Talk about a guy putting up some unique numbers… no matter what position a guy plays, 30 doubles and 18 home runs is a heckuva season. Ortega’s been doing this literally all year.

SP, Philip Pfeifer (Florida)

I’m sure you suspected as much, but it’s mighty hard to top a 17-strikeout game. Not only did Pfeifer strikeout 17 batters, but he didn’t walk a single one, which you usually don’t see in high-strikeout outings. That just shows how locked-in Pfeifer really was.

Pfeifer is a pretty cool story. I wrote a little about his journey this past weekend, sort of recapping his seven-year minor league career. He’s a player that has had his share of ups and downs, so it’s even more delightful that Pfeifer was able to have such a crazy dominant start last week.

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That’s it for this week’s Farm Report. This week saw two key prospects earn promotions: Trey Harris and Riley Unroe. Who’s the next Atlanta Braves prospect to earn a promotion?  Share you’re thoughts in the comments!

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