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Atlanta Braves: the minor league Tykes Spotlight

By Alton Rabon

LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 23: 2015 World Series bats of Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets lay on a rack ready to be shipped out at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory on October 23, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 23: 2015 World Series bats of Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets lay on a rack ready to be shipped out at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory on October 23, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Introducing a new feature that spotlights some of the minor leaguers deep in the Braves farm system

This will be a weekly segment to put the spotlight on Atlanta Braves minor league players who are either having a solid season or have had a good games the previous week.  As the season moves along I am hoping to add an interview with a player or two so it will not just be me giving you stats which you could look up yourself.

After a full week of minor league baseball, 3 of 4 Braves affiliates are off to a slow start.

  • Class A Rome is 6-4
  • Triple A Gwinnett is 2-6
  • Double A Mississippi 4-6
  • Advanced A Florida Fire Frogs are 3-8.

ROME STANDOUTS

Despite the slow start there are several Braves who are off to good starts. Such as Rome‘€™s 3B Jean Carlos Encarnacion, his average is .394 going 13 for 33 at the plate.

Two other Rome hitters are above .300:  SS Riley Delgado is hitting .323 with 6 RBI, and OF Jefrey Ramos .314 with 4 RBI.

IN FLORIDA

The Florida Fire Frogs are having a slow start of the season at the plate as C Brett Cumberland is the only one with solid hitting numbers, Cumberland has .286 average with 3 HR.

The starting pitching has been very good for the Fire Frogs, pitchers Bryse Wilson, Joey Wentz, and Ian Anderson have solid numbers after each of their first two starts.

  • Wilson (RHP) 1-0, 8.2 IP, 6 Hits, 0 ER, 10 SO.
  • Wentz (LHP) has 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 5 Hits, and 9 SO.
  • Anderson (RHP) 3.12 ERA, 8.2 IP, 3 Hits, 3 ER, 12 SO.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE ACTION

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Mississippi Braves bats have been off to a good start.  OF Michael Reed has 4 SB and 8 walks to go along with his .393 average.

OF Tyler Neslony is hitting .361 with 5 RBI,  3B Austin Riley has 8 RBI & 2 HR to go along with his .294 average.

C Alex Jackson .320 with 1 HR and 5 RBI  (Jackson was a 1st round pick by Seattle in the 2014 MLB Draft).

 

STRIPERS QUIET

You can see why Gwinnett has only won 2 games after a full week, Carlos Franco 1B is only hitter above .280 as he’€s hitting .303 to go along with his 8 RBI and 3 HR.  The downside to Franco‒s start is the 14 SO in 33 AB.

The only Stripers’ starter having a solid start is Mike Soroka.  Soroka is 1-0, 1.69 ERA, 10.2 IP, 8 Hits, 2 ER, and 13 SO.

Meanwhile, Aaron Blair injured his shoulder last week and is reportedly seeing Dr. James Andrews about that today… no definitive word about that just yet.

Next: Notes from the League

Hope you will like this weekly segment and if you have a player or players you would like to be interviewed please let us know.  Send us a question or two you would like to have asked either in the comments below or to @BravesManSC on twitter.

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