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Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up: May 23rd

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar (92) singles against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees defeated the Braves 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar (92) singles against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees defeated the Braves 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar (92) singles against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees defeated the Braves 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar (92) singles against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees defeated the Braves 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap Up

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5/19 LHP A.J. Minter promoted to Carolina from Rome
5/19 LHP Michael O’Neal demoted from Carolina to extended spring
5/19 LHP Trevor Belicek promoted from extended spring to Rome
5/20 RHP Victor Mateo promoted from Mississippi to Gwinnett
5/20 RHP John Gant demoted from Atlanta to Gwinnett
5/20 LHP Sean Burnett released by Gwinnett
5/20 RHP Joel De La Cruz promoted from Gwinnett to Atlanta
5/20 1B Matt Tellor activated from DL to Rome
5/20 1B Juan Yepez placed on DL by Rome
5/21 RHP Rob Wooten promoted from extended spring to Gwinnett
5/21 RHP Victor Mateo demoted from Gwinnett to Mississippi
5/21 RHP Lucas Harrelll assigned to Gwinnett
5/21 RHP Jose Ramirez demoted to extended spring from Gwinnett
5/21 LHP Trevor Belicek demoted from Rome to extended spring
5/21 RHP Shae Simmons assigned to Rome on rehab assignment
5/21 RHP Grayson Jones promoted from extended spring to Rome
5/22 LHP Manny Banuelos assigned to Rome on rehab assignement

Hitter of the week – The winner was easy this week. When you hit over .500 and have an on base and slugging over .600, you’re pretty much a shoo-in. Brandon Snyder put up a .533/.611/.667 line for Gwinnett this week with 2 doubles and 2 steals with a 3/3 BB/K ratio. Honorable mention: Dansby Swanson bounced back nicely from his multi-week slump to put up a .375/.429/.625 line with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. He hit a home run and a triple, but oddly no doubles. He also stole a base.

Pitcher of the week – After a three-start “slump” where he allowed 8 runs in 16 innings, Brandon Barker came out guns blazing on Wednesday. He went 6 innings, allowing not a single runner to cross the plate as he only allowed 3 hits and walked two. Even more impressive is that Barker, who pitches to contact and relies on his defense behind him, struck out 8 hitters!

Honorable mention: There are starters that could get mentioned here, but no one has looked half as good as A.J. Minter. He was promoted to Carolina already, having made his professional debut on May 5th after not pitching at all last season after the Braves selected him.

So far in his professional career he’s allowed a total of ZERO runs. That’s not a typo.

In fact, in the 8 2/3 innings he’s thrown, he’s allowed a total of 3 base runners! Over that time, he’s struck out 10 batters as well. In his debut for Carolina on Sunday, he pitched 2 perfect innings, striking out 4, giving him 6 punch outs on the week, which would tie him for the 5th highest total of any pitcher in the system, including starters, who pitched more than his 3 2/3 innings on the week!

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