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Braves Minor League and Draft Day-3 Open Thread

I'm combining the threads here to save some front page real estate. The draft starts at noon, and Mississippi kicks off their game at the same time. The big pitching name today is Randall Delgado for Myrtle Beach.

Gwinnett Braves
Game time:  7:15pm
Starting pitcher:  Tim Gustafson (5-3, 5.74)

Mississippi Braves
Game time:  12:05pm
Starting pitcher:  Jacob Thompson (2-4, 6.46)

Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Game time:  7:05pm
Starting pitcher:  Randall Delgado (2-5, 2.50)

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Is there anyone notable the Braves have drafted on the 3rd day in recent memory?

Hanson was a late rounder wasn’t he?

22nd I think...

drafted past round 30 pickings tend to get slim, with very few guys producing at a high level. See the link…
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3423890

article says nate was 25th round guy
Jonny Venters was a 30th round pick

The 33rd round has been eventful for the Braves. Five players selected have made the show including Tony Gwynn Jr in 2000, Tyler Flowers in 2005 and Craig Kimbrel in 2007 although Gwynn and Kimbrel were both redrafted in subsequent years.

Nick Green and Mark Hendrickson were both 32nd round picks for the Braves although Hendrickson did not sign.

Darell May had a decent season or two for the Royals and was a 46th round pick for the Braves.

That’s about as interesting as it gets on day three.

Since this is only the second year they’ve had a 3rd day, no. But yeah, VivaLosBravos pointed out some good late rounders. Marcus Giles was a 53rd round pick.

Yes, but I think we can just go ahead an assume that Giles made a huge jump after going on the juice.

It’s really hard to argue that.

So when does the fun begin?

HERE WE GO GALAXY HERE WE GO

Looking forward to another day of the soccer draft.

o_O

My thoughts exactly.

How’d that Beckham experiment pan out? hahaha Soccer sucks.

And go Braves!

lol this

I’ll watch the WC, but MLS is a JOKE

I Love You, Man quote fail.

im such a nerd

I read that and thought mario…

Have you played Galaxy 2?

I think it’s really good so far

Yeah I mostly like it.

Not as much talking as the first one, which was the worst part of the first one.

My only big complaint is that every time you find a star, you are automatically sent back to the ship, forcing you to walk over to the wheel before you can go to another world. I know it sounds stupid, but it’s getting annoying and I would rather just get sent back to the map so i can go to the next world.

Jack Reinheimer, SS from a north carolina HS

Is anyone else getting a Duluth Buck Naked Underwear flash ad on this page? It’s actually pretty funny for an ad.

Ryan Delgado, C, Azua Pacific U
Any idea about this guy, or Reinheimer?
Gotta love google...

Ryan Delgado:

5-27 from: – http://baseballdraftreport.com/ – 2010 MLB Draft: Top 30 College Third Base Prospects – 16. Azusa Pacific SR 3B Ryan Delgado – Delgado earned his way on the list because of his ridiculous power numbers over the years, but it certainly doesn’t hurt that Azusa Pacific has one of the most fun college names to say out loud. Try it, you won’t be disappointed. Besides the cool college name and plus power potential, Delgado has a true plus arm and a well above-average overall hit tool. His defense at third isn’t currently at the level where you could project him as above-average professionally, but the tools are there for him at least wind up a decent defensive player at least through his twenties. If it doesn’t work at third, however, there’s a backup plan that I know for a fact is actually Plan A for some teams. Delgado’s future for some teams might be donning the tools of ignorance behind the plate every day. It’s a stretch and it’s based largely on the 3B/C future that could be in store, but I can’t shake the Jake Fox comp for Delgado that I heard way back when.
http://macksmets.blogspot.com/2010/05/draft-garin-cecchini-jesse-biddle.html

Sounds like a nice pick.

And Reinheimer…
Jack Reinheimer – INF – 6-0, 160 – Ardrey Kell HS (Charlotte, N.C.)
Two-time letterwinner and starter for head coach Hal Bagwell … Ranks as the school’s all-time assist leader with 139 … Batted .290 as a sophomore where he started at third base … Led the team in assists with 82 and helped Knights to a State 4A Championship game where they fell to J.H. Rose HS … Led Ardrey Kell to the 2009 State 4A Championship title as a junior, where he batted .337 (34-for-101) with a home run, four doubles, 18 RBI and 21 runs … Ranked No. 29 in Impact Baseball’s Top-50 North Carolina 2010 prospects … N.C. State Games participant for Region 6 that won the championship … Participated in the South Charlotte Sports Report Battles of the Borders All-Star Game and the South Atlantic Border Battle All-Star game in 2009 … Played travel baseball for Jason Hill and the On Deck Orioles … Personal: Full name is John Patrick Reinheimer … Born July 19, 1992 … Son of Paul and Bonnie Reinheimer.
Coach Godwin’s Comments: “Jack is an outstanding addition to our infield and can play at any position. He has great feel for the game and tremendous baseball instincts. Offensively he could be a top of the lineup type hitter with good speed.”
http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/112009aac.html

niiice, good find!
The 12:05 start time for Mississippi is central...

for anyone interested. That means first pitch in about 20 minutes.

Braves take back to back lefties, including one from the USMA
And they are...

Albert Minnis, a lefty from Kansas HS committed to Wichita St
http://baseballbeginnings.com/tag/albert-minnis/

And Matt Fouch SR for Army…
http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=805580

And was Patriot League P of the Year with a line of 6-2, 2.66 ERA, 5 CG, SV .

Kenny Swab, C, UVa
A JR, played at Young Harris nearby before transferring to UVa...

http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=204859861

Thanks for all the details Mr. Sanchez! I wonder how many of these guys are signable and how many are just flyers

most of them seem like college seniors,...

and therefore easily signable.

And if you want to check yourself, all I’m doing is googling their name, or perhaps their name and “baseball” or name and school.

Kollin Dowdy, OF, Harrisburg HS
Committed to Southern Illinois...

Kollin Dowdy
6-2 • 205 • R/R OF
Harrisburg, Ill./Harrisburg HS

Dowdy is a two-time, first-team all-conference outfielder and he played in the 2009 North-South State All-Star game. He is coming off a junior season in which he hit .453 with three home runs and he also swiped 28 bases while leading Harrisburg High School to a 29-5 record. In the past two seasons, Dowdy has been a part of the Harrisburg ball club that has posted a 60-8 record. As a sophomore, Dowdy hit .393 with one home run and 17 doubles while stealing 15 bases. He was plotted as the fourth-best outfielder in the state buy the Illinois Prep Baseball Report and the 42nd top recruit overall. In addition to playing baseball, Dowdy also earned two first team all-conference accolades as a linebacker for the football team, where he served as their leading tackler in 2008 and 2009.

Associate Head Coach Ken Henderson on Kollin Dowdy:
“Kollin has a great combination of power and speed. He is a big kid who is obviously very athletic, as he played linebacker on a good high school football team. He is a tough kid and is a great sign for us. To keep a Southern Illinois kid with his ability at home is huge.”

Harrisburg coach Jay Thompson on Kollin Dowdy:
“He’s a big kid – 6-2, 205 pounds – and a tremendous outfielder. A lot of people said he was the best defensive outfielder they saw this summer. He’s a great power hitter. He’s also a 3.60 GPA student.”

from the salukis website/release on signees
looks like he's probably not going to play for us then
Hard to really say...

the kid may be dying for a chance in the pros, maybe his test score is low and he doesn’t qualify (doubtful with this guy, but perhaps not some others). It may seem doubtful, but there’s always a chance. And I’d assume the Braves speak with most of these guys prior to picking them to gauge their interest.

Also a HS teammate of our 29th round pick Reid Roper
Jake Wark, 1B, Jesuit HS
Looks like a big ol' boy...

http://thetribonline.net/sports/print_story.php?story_id=127256513901323900

Signed with Cal Bears to play TE, but I’m assuming he hasn’t enrolled for summer yet or else I don’t think we could have drafted him. Seems doubtful, but if we can you gotta like his size and potential power.
http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wark_jacob00.html

looks like he's already enrolled, so wasted pick

(in their directory)

Stephen Foster, LHP, Lewis and Clark St. College
"Camptown Races, Old Susanna, Stephen stinkin Foster"
Ian Marshall, RHP, U Richmond

The Spidas!

Concerning the minor league games...

Is there any certain rotation teams consistently use? I’m trying to plan out a Myrtle Beach game and would love to know the pitching rotation in advance. Thanks for any help you guys/gals can provide.

yeah, they appear to use a 5 man rotation to me...

depending on how far ahead you are projecting can be much tougher, but if you’re looking at a week or two away, just look at their last 5 starters, and count them game-by-game going forward. That’s what I did when Rome was coming to Augusta.

right now.....

it’s Delgado, Teheran, Crim, Oberholtzer, & Hoover.

Great. Thanks for the help.

Finally one of the guys from my college got picked. Catcher Joe Velleggia in the 40th round to the Orioles. They picked him in the 47th round last year. But, he’s a junior so he’ll probably come back to school.

Did your boy from ODU get picked yet?

Joe is one of my boys, but no, the guy I thought was gonna go high hasn’t been picked yet. He’ll just have to go out next year and shove it up their asses and prove some guys wrong.

Is there an easy reference site to check and see a list of all players drafted from a particular school. I wouldn’t mind knowing all the guys that came out my alma mater, IU, for baseball. I’m sure there aren’t many though.

You used to be able to look by state, but I don’t think they have that anymore. Really the best way might be to look at IU’s website. Usually the teams will mention who got picked. You could also look at their roster and check by name. But no, there isn’t an easy way to look by school.

Alright guys, I'm out, will see you all at 930ish!
Never too early for....

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Wait…are people still here?
I feel stupid now

the draft is on round 42, so only 8 more to be picked...

picked since Ian Marshall iare a pair of JUCOs P Spencer Jordan and 1B Ben Waldrip.

Jordan…
http://www.stingerathletics.com/players/player_detail.asp?PlayerID=295&Team=BB

Waldrip…
http://www.cypresscollege.edu/baseball/waldripb.aspx

Rounds 43, 44, and 45...

Le Jon Baker, OF from Cali HS
Outfielder Le’Jon Baker (Crenshaw HS) has drawn plenty of looks because of his athletic ability and reputation as a standout football player. Baker, only 16 and a senior, has a great body but is behind in terms of baseball development. This doesn’t mean he isn’t talented enough to catch up, but it does mean that he’s not there yet. Baker’s BP produced soft contact, signs of inexperience and limited power. His second round was better, in which he gave two hard line drives to center field. But Baker lacks time with a wood bat and has inconsistent hands. He can run in a flat, but hasn’t learned to transfer his speed to baseball movements yet, which makes his times to first slower than they should be. All of these things don’t eliminate him as a prospect worth following, but do point out factors he must improve to compete for a pro contract.
http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/02/14/academy-workout-hitters/

Ryan Morrow, JR C for St. Mary’s (Tx)
http://www.stmarytx.edu/athletics/index.php?site=sportBaseball#roster

Joe Lucas, SS from a TX Juco
http://www.arlingtonas.net/joelucasprofile.html

46...

Kendall Logan, OF from Miss JUCO.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2010/jun/03/logan-named-all-state-baseball-player/?print

The way that reads, sounds like it won’t be easy to get him to forgo Jackson St.

47, 48, 49, 50...

Francois LaFreniere, a RHP from Canada by way of St Petersburg (FL) JUCO. Been drafted multiple times, by the Giants in the 34th round in 08 and the Phillies (43rd) last year
RHP R-R 6’ 5’’ 195lbs St. Bruno, Que. St. Petersburg College 5 BB, 8 Ks in 14.1 IPs, 2-0, 3.14, Drafted by the Phillies (43rd) in ‘09 PG’s 50th JUCO prospect in FLA, No. 30 PG Canuck collegian
http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/draftlist/2010?page=1

James Mahler, RHP from Utah JUCO
http://www.slccbruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=67&path=baseball

Ryan Turner, RHP from Tx JUCO, previously drafted twice by the Rays…
http://www.mclennan.edu/athletics/baseball/roster/bio.html?id=Ryan_Turner

Cody Gabella, IF from Iowa HS
http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=130971

How did mississpippi do today?

They won 8-4. They start a 5 game series tomorrow against the Chattanooga Lookouts in MS.

Waiting on Myrtle Beach to start

20 year old Randall Delgado facing 24-year old Terry Doyle. Should be a good pitching match-up. Unfortunately, that means that, once again, Randall will be lacking in run support. Maybe Mycal Jones can provide a boost.

Delgado with a shut-out going

thought 5. 6 Ks, but 2 BBs.

Randall's final numbers

6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

lol he sux cut him

hes no scott diamond

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