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Atlanta Braves: how the minor league teams are doing

By Alan Carpenter

Braden Shewmake #83 and Michael Harris #92 of the Atlanta Braves sit in the stands during a 2020 exhibition game against the Miami Marlins. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Braden Shewmake #83 and Michael Harris #92 of the Atlanta Braves sit in the stands during a 2020 exhibition game against the Miami Marlins. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Connor Johnstone #80 of the Atlanta Braves warms up. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Atlanta Braves upper minor league levels

MISSISSIPPI BRAVES

  • AA South League (8 teams; member of South division)
  • Pensacola series:  2-4
  • Biloxi series:  2-4
  • Chattanooga:  3-2, 1 game today
  • Overall:  7-10, 3rd/4th place tie (Biloxi)

Mississippi has been struggling to score at all:  52 runs so far, easily the worst in the league (Birmingham has 100!). Of note, this counts a 14-10 loss in a game a week ago… yeah, almost 20% of their runs can in that one game.

On the plus side, the pitching has limited the damage by giving up a league-low 60 runs (most clubs are at well over 70).

The Braves are 2-4 in 1-run contests.

Leading hitters:  you might have guessed, but there really aren’t any.  Wendell Rijo has a .256 average to lead qualified batters.  His OPS is just .630.

There are a couple of brighter spots, though:  catcher Shea Langeliers has an .834 OPS (.245 avg) while CF Justin Dean has an .811 OPS (.288 avg. in less-than-qualified ABs so far).

Dean also boasts 5 steals, tied for 2nd in the league (caught once).  Still… wondering here when Michael Harris gets promoted to lend a hand.

GWINNETT STRIPERS

  • AAA East (member of 20-team league and 7-team Southeast division)
  • Charlotte series:  5-1
  • Louisville series:  4-2
  • Nashville series: 0-5
  • Overall:  9-8, 4th place.

Until this Nashville series, the Stripers were flying high.  As it is, the Nashville Sounds have been scraping by with their wins:  4 of them have been 1-run victories, the other had a 3-1 final score.

Gwinnett had survived their other 1-run contests at a 3-1 clip.  Their run-scoring enjoys a +33 run differential, fueled primarily from a consecutive 19-1, 7-3, and 12-9 drubbings of Charlotte coupled with an 11-1 beating of Louisville.

Leading hitters:  of the qualifiers, Abraham Almonte is hitting .349 and Orlando Arcia is at .333.  Travis Demeritte (remember him?) is mentionable at .326.

Demeritte is smoking hot overall, too, with a 2nd-in-league 1.233 OPS.  Arcia is close behind at 1.090; Almonte 1.014.

Drew Waters has stolen 5 bases (though caught twice) to rank him at the bottom of a large tie for 6th in the league.  He’s hitting .268 overall with a  .869 OPS.

Leading pitchers:  I will mention Connor Johnstone here.  In 18.1 innings, he has a 3.44 ERA with a WHIP of 0.60.  That latter number is 2nd in the league.

Tucker Davidson (14 innings) has an 0.64 ERA with a 0.71 WHIP.  That got him a start in Atlanta last week.

Next. The minor league players report. dark

That’s a wrap on the minors this week.  We’ll periodically review these teams and see how things are progressing.

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