I will be the first to say congratulations to Nationals fans for signing Stephen Strasburg. He signed at the deadline for a record $15.67 million over 4 years and I think most people will say the Nationals did amazingly well to get him for that. I expected him to get at least $20 million.
Pawtucket 2, Gwinnett 3
Gwinnett's run to the playoffs is becoming pretty impressive. They are 12-4 for the month of August largely behind some of the best pitching in the league (3rd in ERA and leading the league Ks for the season). JoJo Reyes has been solid for the Braves since his return from injury but his K rate is way down from last season at AAA. Reid Gorecki has been recalled to Atlanta so we will finally get to see him in action.
Mobile 4, Mississippi 1
As we all have probably noticed Jason Heyward has fallen off a little recently (he is hitting .231 in his last 10 games) but even for the month he is posting a .960 OPS. I am interested to see how he comes around out of this and what kind of adjustments he can make.
Myrtle Beach - Mercifully has an Off Day
Rome 2, Lake County 19
I am going out on a limb and saying this is the worst beating any Braves affiliate has received this season. Julio Teheran just fell apart in the 6th inning. He hit a batter to lead off the inning then allowed 3 consecutive doubles and then was pulled. The crazy thing is Lake County only scored in 3 innings.
Danville 5, Elizabethton 9
We have had a couple of poor pitching outings tonight from guys who are normally pretty good. Teheran can be forgiven because of his age, I guess Oberholtzer was due at some point as well.
GCL Braves 3, GCL Phillies 2
Is 19 year old Jake Hanson making a bid to be our top 3B prospect? He is posting an .860 OPS this season with good pop and excellent plate discipline. The only issue I see so far is that his K rate is a little high. But at 19 years old he has 16 walks in less than 100 AB. I'll take that from just about anyone.
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Thank yodaime14, I hadn’t heard about Strasburg until I saw this. So, for all that blustering, Boras didn’t change the draft, and the kid ended up getting less than a quarter of what they were originally asking for. Well done Natinals. Curious to see if the kid ends up in Potomac, cause if so I’ll have to scoot up there. Even though he’s already a prick to the fans.
Also curious to see who the Braves promote to Gwinnett to take Gorecki’s spot. They’re making a playoff run, so they need somebody. Is it gonna be Heyward, or maybe Matt Young, who should have been there all year.
cbwilk - August 18, 2009
i say you have to give it to Young. I am still baffled that he has been in AA all season. I think it affected him at the beginning of the season too.
yondaime4 - August 18, 2009
i agree. what can the guy learn or improve on in AA ball?
Scott Coleman - August 18, 2009
I didn’t know much about Matt Young before last weekend but he did look very comfortable in the outfield and he seems to have great speed. He made some impressive catches in center going back on long balls. I also noticed he was the first player out on the field in both games I attended last weekend. That should be some indication of his work ethic.
Mountngrown - August 18, 2009
Also, Matt Purke, one of the guys people think we should have drafted, didn’t sign. And, I may be wrong on this, so feel free to correct me, Alex White, another guy some folks said we should draft, didn’t sign either. Personally, I’d rather have Mike Minor than, well, nothing.
cbwilk - August 18, 2009
white did sign
Only guys that didn’t were Purke and Lavon Washington.
yondaime4 - August 18, 2009
Yeah, I was just coming to correct myself. Must learn to read better.
Crow didn’t sign either, but he doesn’t have to. I guess he doesn’t want to play baseball for a living. Maybe he should call Josh Fields and see how that 6.48 ERA is working out for him.
cbwilk - August 18, 2009
Doesn’t Crow have an extended signing period since he was in an independent league last season?
bwellnjonesco - August 18, 2009
yes, he and tanner scheppers. I fully expect crow to sign too, i mean i can’t see the kid turning down 3M knowing he’s definitely not getting that next year.
McCann's the Man - August 18, 2009
matzek signed for 3.9M though, that hurts. and shelby miller at 2.9M, along with Gibson at 1.8M.
McCann's the Man - August 18, 2009
that hurt me to
I would have loved to get Matzek
drumzalicious - August 18, 2009
Actually
Boras came out and said they were never looking for 50 mil but more like low 20’s
drumzalicious - August 18, 2009
And they still didn’t get it.
cbwilk - August 18, 2009
Im gonna go ahead and say
this is probably the worst night for all our minor league teams in a long, long time. Teheran and Oberholtzer got killed. Heyward hasnt done anything in a week or so. 4 of our 5 teams scored 4 runs or less. And Rome got destroyed.
Good thing the Braves won, or it would be a horrible day throughout the organization.
Scott Coleman - August 18, 2009
ya
when I checked the box scores earlier, Sumoza’s line was the only one that really impressed me.
VivaLosBravos - August 18, 2009
Heyward
After last two-singles game,his AVG falls off from 0.422 to 0.364.He is no longer a beast,I am a little disappointed.He needs more PA at AA and AAA,don’t rush him please!
Go Braves - August 18, 2009
no longer a beast? he has better numbers than 80% of the guys at AA…and he’s only been there a month and a half.
Scott Coleman - August 18, 2009
Going to Rome Saturday
For those who know, believe it or not, I haven’t been all year. So I’m clueless – whose spot should come in the rotation?
Also going to Gwinnett Sunday.
secondbass - August 18, 2009
you will probably get Teheran or the relievers they have been running out there.
yondaime4 - August 18, 2009
Will Heyward play in the AFL? Do we know who else will be going?
TradeAndruw - August 18, 2009
hmm
If he goes you will prob see Freeman go with him.
drumzalicious - August 18, 2009
he better go to the AFL!
Scott Coleman - August 18, 2009 via mobile
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