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Atlanta Braves Minor League Playoff Championship Week Review

By Benjamin Chase

Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Atlanta Braves second baseman Tommy La Stella (not pictured) hat and glove in the dugout against the San Diego Padres in the third inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Minor League Playoff Championship Week Review

The Atlanta Braves had three teams competing for league championships this week, and they had their low-A affiliate in Rome take home the South Atlantic championship!

We’ll wrap up each level in just a bit, but first some individual performances…

Hitter of the week: After struggling to adjust to AA after tearing up Carolina, Joey Meneses became one of the most consistent hitters in Mississippi after Dansby Swanson was called up to the major leagues and much of the rest of the offense for the M-Braves went cold. This week, Meneses was one of the only bright spots for the M-Braves as they were swept by Jackson in the Southern League championship. He hit .417/.417/.583 on the week with a pair of doubles and 2 RBI.

Honorable mention: Sean Kazmar simply carried the Gwinnett offense throughout the playoff run. He was really the only consistent hitter in the Gwinnett lineup in the championship series as he hit .333/.375/.600, and he was the driving force behind the game 1 victory. Kazmar added a home run and a double on the week, driving in 4 runs.

Pitcher of the week: Last week’s strong elimination game from Chris Ellis bumped Max Fried to the honorable mention status. Not so this week. Fried was simply dominant in the series clincher for the Rome Braves, striking out 13 hapless Lakeland hitters before turning over the game to the bullpen. Fried certainly looks to be 100% back from his long Tommy John recovery, and he could move quickly through the system in 2017.

Honorable mention: The starting rotation is really the reason that Rome won the championship, and you could choose any of the other three Rome starters as the honorable mention. I’m going to go with the starter to go deepest of any starter in the system this week, Touki Toussaint. He went 8 innings in his start for the team, allowing only a solo home run and no walks, which is a big thing for Touki in his progression.

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