Atlanta Braves Minor League Monday, July 27
Oct. 14, 2014; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres outfielder Mallex Smith plays for the Surprise Saguaros during an Arizona Fall League game against the Salt River Rafters at Salt River Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Atlanta Braves Minor League Monday
To start the week, we’ll review the transactions of the last week:
Promoted to Atlanta: IF/OF Adonis Garcia, IF Daniel Castro
Demoted to Gwinnett: IF/OF Joey Terdoslavich, P Brandon Cunniff, P David Carpenter, P Ryan Kelly
Returned to Gwinnett from DL: Sugar Ray Marimon
Assigned to Mississippi: P John Gant
Promoted to Mississippi: P Kyle Kinman
Demoted to Mississippi: P Hunter Cervenka
Assigned to Carolina: P Clayton Cook, P Rob Whalen, P Josh Outman (rehab assignment)
Promoted to Carolina: P Carlos Salazar, P Brad Roney
Promoted to Rome: P Evan Phillips, P Taylor Lewis
Assigned to Danville: P Steve Borkowski
Promoted to Danville: P Ben Libuda
Released: Gwinnett P Alex White, Mississippi P Andrew Robinson, Mississippi P Francisco Rondon
Highlight Player of the Week:
We will stick in Carolina this week and take a look at Joseph Odom. He was a 13th round selection in 2013 out of college. Anyone looking at his season last year in high-A would not have foreseen this year’s offensive outbreak. Odom has slugged .500 this year for the Mudcats, including 7 home runs, which is more than he hit all last season. Odom’s defense is passable, albeit not excellent, and he is 23, so he’s not exactly a prospect “on the rise”, but in a Braves system basically begging for catching talent, it’s hard not to take notice. Odom has continued his walk and strike out rates at roughly the same rate as last season, but his bat is simply making much stronger contact. I haven’t noticed anything exceptionally different in Odom’s swing, but he is noticeably getting the meat of the bat on the ball more. This could be a one year anomaly in an otherwise “meh” career, but it could also be the start of something very interesting, so keep your eyes on this guy!
Next: Gwinnett Braves Report