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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 19th, 2019
Even though the top performance on the night came from High-A, AA pitchers put on a show across minor league baseball on Thursday with long, impressive starts in each league. Hitters AAA Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Yu Chang, Columbus, 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Matt Duffy, Durham, 4-5, R Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Connor Lien, Gwinnett,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 13th, 2019
On a night when the Angels paid an incredible, emotional tribute to Tyler Skaggs, minor league baseball didn’t have a similar emotional hook, but there were many tremendous performances to note on Friday. Hitters AAA Billy Burns, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2B, 3B Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 4-5, 4 R, 3 2B Sean Kazmar, Jr., Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B Brennon Lund, Salt Lake, 3-5, RBI, 2 2B Jose Marmolejos, Salt Lake, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Rafael Ortega, Gwinnett, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI,…
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An Atlanta Braves MLB Trade Deadline Primer
Previewing the 2019 Atlanta Braves trade deadline After an offseason that drove many Atlanta Braves fans bonkers, the Atlanta Braves enter July leading the National League East, 5 1/2 games ahead in the division, as well as one of only two teams in the National League with 50 wins entering the month. Without the August trade deadline this year, this is the month for the Atlanta Braves to make any moves they want to in order to improve the team for the stretch run and the 2019 postseason. With the trade deadline just 4 weeks away, let’s take a look at what this deadline will mean for the Atlanta Braves:…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 29th, 2019
On the day that Rays pitching prospect Brendan McKay makes his big league debut, top Rays prospect Matthew Liberatore‘s excellent performance on Friday night was overshadowed by another elite prospect’s part in a no-hitter: Hitters AAA John Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 2B, HR Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 4-5, RBI, K, 2B Jason Coats, Durham, 4-5, R, 2 RBI, K, HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 3-6, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 4-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR, SB Jake Fraley, Tacoma, 4-6, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B, 3B, SB Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-4, R, 2 RBI,…
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Video Scouting Report on Atlanta Braves RHP Victor Vodnik
After 15 games pitching out of the bullpen (he has one start on the year, but it was as part of a relief day in a doubleheader), Atlanta Braves prospect Victor Vodnik will make his first start of 2019 Monday, June 24th. Let’s take a look at the young righty. Background Victor Vodnik (birthdate: 10/9/1999) was the Atlanta Braves 14th round selection out in the 2018 draft out of Rialto High School. The coverage on Vodnik would have certainly been higher on a pitcher with mid-90s velocity in Southern California, a known prospect hotbed, but Vodnik was knocked for mechanics that concerned a number of teams, allowing him to slip…
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2019 MLB Draft team-by-team strategy – NL East
This is part 3 of my team-by-team review of each team’s strategy for the 2019 MLB draft. Today, we focus on the National League East, a division that entered 2019 with hopes of 4 of the teams fighting for the division lead. That hasn’t played out this year so far, but much like the division race the rest of the way in this division, the draft among these teams could be very intriguing to watch! Atlanta Braves 2018 Record: 90-72 (lost NLDS)Bonus Pool: $11,532,200Day 1 selections: 3 (9, 21, 60)Day 2 selections: 8 (98, 127, 157, 187, 217, 247, 277, 307) Draft Strategy This draft could be a very interesting…
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Previewing the 2019 Atlanta Braves
The 2019 Atlanta Braves season opens today, and fans have a mixed reaction to seeing the team begin the season with the current roster. Many fans were hoping to see more moves from the front office while many are excited to see the reliance on young players that has been a feature of the Opening Day makeup of the Braves for 2019. Let’s take a look at the club by position and preview what fans can expect from the team in 2019: Catcher One of the notable moves of the Atlanta Braves offseason was bringing back veteran catcher Brian McCann to pair with Tyler Flowers, who the team had signed…
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Braves writing
I got my start in expressing my views on baseball on ESPN forums in the late 1990s, but the first “official” gig writing was with Tomahawk Take in 2013. A lifelong fan of the Atlanta Braves due to the love my great-grandmother had for Hank Aaron in spite of her Cubs fandom, I’ve spilled out nearly 1,000 articles on the team across various websites. I’ll keep team-specific pieces here! 2019 Braves 2019/2020 Offseason Overview Braves organization depth chart Previewing the 2019 Atlanta Braves Goodbye to Tomahawk Take Braves home may soon be getting a new name The updated 2018/2019 Braves top 125 prospects The beginning of the Braves franchise The…
