Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up: April 18

Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up

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4/13 LHP Jon Kennedy assigned to Rome
4/14 LHP Trevor Belicek demoted to Rome from Mississippi
4/14 OF Sean Godfrey placed on DL by Mississippi
4/14 RHP Victor Mateo activated from DL to Mississippi
4/14 OF Dian Toscano activated from DL to Mississippi
4/14 RHP Rob Wooten activated from DL to Gwinnett
4/14 RHP Jose Ramirez outrighted to Gwinnett from Atlanta
4/14 RHP Kanekoa Texeira activated from DL to Gwinnett
4/14 RHP Mike Foltynewicz placed on temporary inactive list
4/16 RHP Dalton Geekie assigned to extended spring from Rome
4/16 C Braeden Schlehuber activated from DL to Gwinnett
4/16 RHP Jose Ramirez placed on DL by Gwinnett

Hitter of the week – Rio Ruiz, 3B, Gwinnett. Incredibly enough, there were a number of Atlanta Braves minor leaguers with a 1.000 or better OPS on the week. The reason I went with Ruiz was simply that he did what he’s been doing all season, but his hard hits finally started falling. For the week, he went .391/.440/.600 with a home run, triple, and double, six runs, and four RBI. Ruiz added a lift to his follow through in July of 2015, and this led to a big turnaround in his season, and he’s simply kept going strong in 2016 with that same swing. Honorable mention: Jonathan Morales, C/DH, Rome – .455/.455/.591, 3 2B.

Pitcher of the week – Brandon Barker, RHP, AA Mississippi. Barker was an afterthought on the construction of the loaded Mississippi rotation, but he turned in two very solid starts on the week, putting up a total of 10 innings pitched, 1.80 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 2/8 BB/K ratio. There were a number of single great starts on the week, but Barker’s total line outweighed the singular starts. Honorable mention: Lucas Sims, RHP, Mississippi – 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 1.86 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 7/17 BB/K.

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