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Atlanta Braves: Gwinnett Stripers 2018 season review

By Benjamin Chase

Atlanta Braves prospect Rio Ruiz struggled last year. He worked hard to turn that around this offseason and deserves a chance to win the opening day job at third base.
Atlanta Braves prospect Rio Ruiz struggled last year. He worked hard to turn that around this offseason and deserves a chance to win the opening day job at third base. /
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The Atlanta Braves are seeing their minor league clubs finish out their 2018 seasons. We’ll review each one as they finish!

The 2018 minor league regular season has come to a close for the Atlanta Braves, and while the won-loss record at some levels may not be what they’d like, the development of players for the future of the organization is what is the goal of the Braves. Let’s see how each team has done with that, focusing on the Gwinnett Stripers today.

While the last few seasons have seen the majority of the best prospects in the Atlanta Braves farm system congregated in the lower levels, this was the season to see a large part of that talent congregated in the upper levels. Gwinnett, in particular, had a seeming quick transit back and forth with the big league club as multiple prospects broke through and earned their way into the makeup of the Atlanta Braves.

The 2018 Gwinnett Stripers debuted their new team nickname, and they finished the year with a 70-69 record, finishing 9 games back in the South Division of the International League and 3 1/2 games back of a Wild Card spot.

Team ranks:
Batting average (.254) – 6/14
On-Base percentage (.315) – 13/14
Slugging percentage (.384) – 8/14
Home Runs (101) – 11/14
Stolen Bases (60) – 12/14
Earned Run Average (3.78) – 7/14
WHIP (1.32) – 7/14
Strikeouts (1,174) – 4/14

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Players in league top 10:
Kolby Allard – 3rd in ERA (2.72), 5th in WHIP (1.21)
Peter Bourjos – 7th in triples (5)
Carlos Franco – 4th in RBI (76)
Rio Ruiz – 6th in runs (72), 6th in hits (134), 6th in RBI (72), 8th in total bases (194), 10th in triples (4)
Jacob Webb – 7th in saves (11)

Team leaders (min. 50 AB, 10 IP):
BA – Michael Reed .363
OBP – Michael Reed .459
SLG – Michael Reed .539
R – Rio Ruiz 72
H – Rio Ruiz 134
2B – Rio Ruiz 25
3B – Peter Bourjos 5
HR – Carlos Franco, Danny Santana 16
RBI – Carlos Franco 76
SB – Danny Santana 12
W – Wes Parsons 7
G – Jason Hursh, Evan Phillips 39
GS – Kolby Allard 19
SV – Jacob Webb 11
IP – Kolby Allard 112 1/3
K – Kolby Allard 89
ERA – Josh Ravin 0.00
WHIP – Kyle Wright 0.80

Next. Braves midseason top 50 prospects list. dark

With a lot of the top Atlanta Braves prospects hitting their maturity, Gwinnett will become a more popular spot to see elite future Atlanta Braves players before they get their first shot with the big league club!

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