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blindsided789

Aug 14, 2009 Nov 26, 2010 4 211

21 year old Braves fan from NY...follower of advanced stats and minor league devotee.

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Minor League Ball MiLB 8/29


Games are already being played (or over with), but I figured I'd get this going, just because I enjoy coming to this site and seeing the lines from different prospects.

So far for my Braves:

Freddie Freeman pulled an 0-5, breaking his hitting streak. Brandon Beachy with another solid AAA start, 6 ip, 6 h, 1 er, 1 bb, 5 k. Myke Jones goes 0-6. Ouch.

Now: give me some stats from your prospect of choice.

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Minor League Ball 8/17 MiLB Thread

Pretty bored today, so I figured I'd try my hand at one of these. Here's some probables, mostly just the names I recognize.


AAA: Kenshin Kawakami, Carlos Carrasco

AA: Jay Jackson, Cesar Ramos, Alejandro Sanabia (never heard of him before but he seems to have some decent #'s), Matt Packer, Kyle Drabek

A+: Patrick Corbin, Juan Oramas, Manny Banuelos, Kenneth McNutt, Phillippe Aumont, Jeurys Familia

A: Brody Colvin, Robinson Lopez

 

A few good names up there, although I'm certain there's a few I missed. Lopez has been struggling lately, it will be interesting to see how they handle him the rest of the year.

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I thought it was pretty cool that the Braves have 5 guys in the top 15 in BB%. I don't think you should underestimate the value of a walk, and the Braves are proving to be an extremely patient team.

almost 2 years ago Tiny blindsided789 5 comments

Minor League Ball BP Braves Top 11

Five-Star Prospects
1. Jason Heyward, OF
2. Julio Teheran, RHP
3. Arodys Vizcaino, RHP
Four-Star Prospects
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B
Three-Star Prospects
5. Randall Delgado, RHP
6. Christian Bethancourt, C
7. Mike Minor, LHP
8. Craig Kimbrell, RHP
9. Adam Milligan, OF
10. Robinson Lopez, RHP
Two-Star Prospects
11. Cody Johnson, OF

Four More:
12. J.J. Hoover, RHP: An over-slot 10th-round pick from 2008, Hoover showed excellent control and an impressive sinker/slider mix in his full-season debut.
13. Zeke Spruill, RHP: Spruill’s a tall, angular righty who pounds the strike zone with a plus sinker, but his secondary offerings need work.
14. Tyler Stovall, LHP: The lefty showed two plus pitches in Appy League, but a messy delivery and no clue of the strike zone keep him down.
15. Mycal Jones, SS: Jones has impressive tools and upside, but he’s quite raw for his age.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9968

 

Interesting rankings. Most lists I've seen would put Freeman ahead of Vizcaino and Teheran, but I don't have a problem with this placement.  I would put Spruill higher though, into the 3 star range, and definitely ahead of Lopez.

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