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Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap: April 11th

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Mallex Smith (63) celebrates with Atlanta Braves catcher Blake Lalli (88) after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Mallex Smith (63) celebrates with Atlanta Braves catcher Blake Lalli (88) after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Mallex Smith (63) celebrates with Atlanta Braves catcher Blake Lalli (88) after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2016; Melbourne, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Mallex Smith (63) celebrates with Atlanta Braves catcher Blake Lalli (88) after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium. The Washington Nationals won 9-7. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up

The Atlanta Braves full-season minor league affiliates all opened up their seasons on Thursday. We covered the full rosters earlier last week. This will be our first minor league wrap up post of the year. For those new to TT, this is something we started last year, and we’ll post an update on Monday and Thursday on the minor league system.

The Monday post will contain the scores from Thursday through Sunday games along with statistical leaders (through Saturday’s games). The Thursday post will contain the scores of the games from Monday through Wednesday along with a peak at the weekend pitching match ups. Something new this year will be adding in video highlights from the MiLB YouTube page that are posted.

This first page in each post will highlight those players who have been promoted, demoted, signed, or released in the last week so you can know the player movement within the system. I also utilized the first page last season to highlight players of the week, and I intend to do that as well this season, and we’ll start that with our short week players of the week from the first week of play:

Hitter of the week – Ray-Patrick Didder may be one of the most unheralded players in the system to the common fan, but those following the minors closely have known about his incredible speed and defense. He blew out of the gate in opening weekend with Rome, hitting .462/.563/.846 with 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 runs, and 2 RBI. Honorable mention: Keith Curcio, Carolina

Pitcher of the week – Max Povse was a guy who shuffled a bit last season, and with the big influx of pitching in trades and the excellent 2015 draft class pitching performances, he had to feel the heat under his feet to perform well or likely face a move to the bullpen. Perform well he did this week, giving the Mudcats 6 scoreless innings Sunday, allowing only a single hit and a walk, while striking out 7 in a pitcher’s duel that Carolina pulled out in extra innings. Honorable mention: Chris Ellis, Mississippi

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