Atlanta Braves News: Chop, Freddie Freeman Continues To Rake, Anfernee Seymour Promoted
By Jeff Schafer
Marlins homestand continues with three-game series vs. Braves
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: Atlanta Braves baseball!! It’s back after a day (which felt like an eternity) of no ball. The Braves take on the Miami Marlins for a three-game series at Marlins Park. The Braves are currently 11-20 while the Marlins are sitting at 13-20.
Friday Night Starters – Braves Mike Foltynewicz, Marlins Jose Urena
Saturday Night Starters – Braves Julio Teheran, Marlins Edinson Volquez (coming off the 10-day DL)
Sunday Afternoon Starters – Braves R.A. Dickey, Marlins Dan Straily
"Jose Urena takes the mound Friday as the Miami Marlins begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves."
Three Up, Three Down: Freddie Freeman won’t stop raking
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The 27-year-old is having a remarkable season so far through 31 games. He’s batting .336/.457/.743 with eight doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 20 RBIs, 27 runs scored, and four stolen bases. If others would just get on base in front of him, he’d have a lot more RBIs. See Dan’s write up from yesterday about RISP.
We’re still two months away from the All-Star game, but Freeman should be on his way to his third appearance.
Freddie is on pace to hit around 63 homers in 2017. He’s fun to watch, let’s hope everyone else on this Braves lineup can catch on to all the fun.
"While the Mets may be toiling in the limelight, the Atlanta Braves are toiling in obscurity. They’re propping up the NL East at the bottom, but one person who can’t be blamed for that is Freddie Freeman. Even though the Braves are bad right now, Freeman is playing at a level similar to that of superstars like Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. In fact, Mike Petriello of MLB.com has noted that Freeman is hitting at level similar to that of the reigning American League MVP.Simply put, the Braves have a gem of a player on their hands, and it makes plenty of sense that even in the midst of their rebuilding project, the team has committed to keeping Freeman around instead of trading him away. Freddie Freeman has been playing at an extremely high level for a while now, and while there’s not too much reason for fans outside of Atlanta to pay attention to the Braves, there’s still plenty of reason to keep an eye on their first baseman — if only to see if the hot-hitting slugger can keep up this amazing run of form at the plate."
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Seymour Promoted To Class-A Advanced, Joins Fire Frogs
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: A move that kind of went under the radar this past week, the Braves promoted Anfernee Seymour to the Florida Fire Frogs. Overshadowed by the Ronald Acuna and Luiz Gohara moves up to Double-A Mississippi, Seymour seems ready to play at this level.
Last night he went 2-4 at the plate with a double, two runs scored and a walk. He’s playing center field for the Fire Frogs and joins the outfield with Ray-Patrick Didder and Tyler Neslony. The 21-year-old moved from the infield to the outfield this year. See his comments below about playing in the outfield.
"It was another step on the path toward the Major Leagues for Anfernee Seymour as his progression continues in the Atlanta Braves Organisation.Seymour was promoted to Class-A advanced and joined the Florida Fire Frogs of the Florida State League on Tuesday.In his first game with the Fire Frogs, he hit leadoff, finished 1-4 and scored the only run of the game for his team in the Frogs’ 2-1 loss to Daytona.“I’m pretty much comfortable. It takes the pressure off me trying to be perfect in the infield and perfect at the plate. I’m not saying the outfield is easy, but it’s less pressure for me than the infield. I get to focus more on hitting.”"