www.foxsports.com/south/story/atlanta-braves-ozzie-albies-leaves-playoff-game-090716.amp.html Something with his forearm after I guess he hit the ball wrong? weird looking injury. There's a video in the link.
Sebastian: Touki Toussaint had a relief appearance and struck out 3 in an inning. While the Braves will keep him as a starter as long as they can, do you think he ultimately ends up in the pen? And, if so, what’s his ceiling there? Klaw: I think he’s a starter. Athletic, loose, shows three pitches, smart kid, just raw. Gotta be patient with the baby Braves. Matt: I know you’ve long been a Mike Foltynewicz fan, and he’s shown some flashes of brilliance this year, but has also been incredibly inconsistent. Is there anything you’ve seen or heard to make you think it could all still come together for him? He’s still just 24. Klaw: I would take his year overall as a positive step. His control, which was awful at times last year, has been the best of his pro career, both in walks and generally in throwing strikes. I’m very optimistic on his future as a starter.
I hope there isn't any bigger problem. I feel like it's pretty weird to randomly fracture your elbow taking a swing.
I wish I knew what he broke. Elbow fractures can be anything from no big deal to potentially career ending.
Patrick Weigel hurled seven shutout innings, Carlos Franco smacked a three-run homer, and the Mississippi Braves beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5-0 on Thursday night in game two of the Southern League Division Series. The series heads back to Trustmark Park on Friday night, tied at a game apiece. The Braves started the scoring in the second inning. Franco and Joey Meneses hit back-to-back singles off starter Jackson Stephens (0-1) to open the frame. After Willians Astudillo grounded into a double play, Connor Lien ripped an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead. Mississippi pulled away with a four-run third. With one out, MLB rehabber Mallex Smith laid down a bunt single, followed by singles from Levi Hyams and Dustin Peterson, the last to bring in a run for a 2-0 edge. A batter later, Franco jumped on a first-pitch fastball for a three-run home run, the club’s first in the postseason, stretching the Braves’ lead to 5-0. Stephens took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked one. Weigel, meanwhile, was dominant over seven frames. He allowed just three hits and two walks, striking out eight. Evan Phillips, Philip Pfeifer and David Peterson combined to finish the shutout over the final two frames. With the series tied at a game each, the Mississippi Braves entertain the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Trustmark Park for games three and four on Friday and Saturday night. Right-hander Max Povse (4-1, 2.93) gets the start Friday for the Braves against Wahoos right-hander Sal Romano (6-11, 3.52). First pitch on Friday is slated for 7:00 PM CT, while game four on Saturday will be at 6:00 PM CT. If necessary, game five would return to Pensacola on Sunday at 6:30 PM CT.
Albies, 19, will have surgery next week to repair a fracture of the olecranon bone at the tip of the elbow. The Braves said he’s expected to resume baseball activities at some point after Jan. 1.
Fam, 2 games down with 23 or so left really need to settle down and close that gap Minnesota. We can do it. Maybe rest Freddie and Enders 4 out of 6 games each week.
Since Dansby Swanson's MLB debut, #Braves have scored 136 runs, second-most in MLB and 10 more than the NL's second-best.
Baseball Reference @baseball_ref Freddie Freeman is the 2nd 1B in @Braves history w/multiple 5-WAR seasons http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/4rLdu …
Liked that all of our guys have pitched really well when the playoffs have started in pressure starts.
http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=prospects Dansby #4 Albies #13 Newcomb #48 Allard #63 Anderson #81 Maitan #94 (youngest player ever in top 100) Soroka #95 Other notables (mainly guys we were looking at drafting #3) Corey Ray #28 Kyle Lewis #29 Groome #31 Pint #39 Senzel #45 Puk #67
I think it was Law said on twitter that you have to be really careful getting too high on college bats that tear it up in low levels of the minors. They tend to do it pretty often and then come to a crashing halt when the pitching goes up a notch.
No doubt. I never really knew what to make of Senzel pre-draft. But then again, I loved Corey Ray pre-draft and he hit like dick in pro ball, although Milwaukee pushed him quickly (maybe too quickly), to High-A ball.
I think they were super conservative with Senzel as well. He started out in rookie ball when guys Like Dansby and Bregman went straight to A.
I know Coppy loved him, but the scouts were against it. They sent Chipper to watch him in Athens towards the end of the season and Chipper was like "no thanks"
Marshall: Is Touki a potential ace? Stuff is crazy and control/command seems to be coming around Klaw: Yes, I’ve always thought he had that upside, but as you imply his command was a long way away from that. Great athlete, good arm action, smart kid, so all the elements you’d want in a teenaged arm to project him for that kind of ceiling. Matt: Coppy mentioned Patrick Weigel as the biggest riser for the Braves. Thoughts on him? Can he harness the command to be an effective workhorse starter? He looks to have the frame… Klaw: Yep, mid-rotation upside. Scarlet: Please rank these young pups: isan diaz- juan soto – ronald acuna…offensive potential only Klaw: Diaz, Acuna, Soto. BG: What are your thoughts on Snitker? He seems to be gaining support as a legit candidate on a full-time basis. Klaw: Good minor league manager/org soldier, not the kind of advanced thinker or tactician they should hire. The odds of the best possible replacement being someone already in your system are just not very high. Jefe: Whose future do you prefer: Yusniel Diaz or Ronald Acuna? Klaw: I feel more sure about Acuna but I think Diaz has a higher offensive ceiling. Mike: Which, if either, of DJ or Dustin Peterson gets called up first. Do you project either to be more than replacement level? Klaw: Dustin’s quite a bit more than replacement level.
David O'Brien @DOBrienAJC OF Mallex Smith with rejoin #Braves today after Double-A Mississippi was eliminted from playoffs. He's been out since broken thumb June 19
In the playoffs last night Allard went 6 IP, 0 R, 9 K Riley hit another bomb Team won 2-0. One win away from winning the Sally League Allard's playoff numbers are 2 GS, 12 IP, 10 H, 0 R, 10 K, 3 BB Weigel did struggle last night for the first time in a while
The Braves’ Outfield By Steve Adams | September 16, 2016 at 12:13pm CDT The Braves will enter the 2016-17 offseason with a pair of veteran outfielders — Nick Markakis and Matt Kemp — under contract through 2018 and 2019, respectively, as well as a pair of fleet-footed defensive stars — Ender Inciarte and Mallex Smith — that the team has hoped can become long-term pieces. And, in looking at the potential logjam, David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that it’s “likely” that veteran Jeff Francoeur will be back in the fold with the Braves to once again fill a bench role. With a quartet of outfielders that could factor into the starting mix, there figures to be plenty of chatter about the Braves trading an outfielder this offseason, so let’s take a look at the possibility of each… Nick Markakis: Owed $10.5MM in each of the next two seasons, Markakis looked to be a potentially regrettable investment for the Braves earlier this season. The veteran right fielder hit just three homers in his first season with Atlanta and had managed just one long ball in the first two and a half months of the current season. His bat exploded in mid-June, though, and suddenly the 32-year-old (33 this winter) is in vintage form. In his past 337 plate appearances, Markakis is batting an exceptional .297/.359/.473 with 11 homers and 20 doubles. Defensive metrics are once again casting a favorable light on his glove work as well (+10 DRS, +1.6 UZR), making the remaining $22MM on his contract look perfectly reasonable. If the Braves are going to move an outfielder this winter, I agree with O’Brien’s assessment in the previously linked column that Markakis is the likeliest of the bunch. He’s a shorter-term investment than Kemp with superior defense. Matt Kemp: Kemp is technically owed $21.5MM in each of the next three seasons, but the Dodgers are picking up the tab on $3.5MM of that sum each season, so he could be had for $18MM annually from 2017-19. That’s still a huge price to pay for a player who grades out as one of baseball’s worst defensive players. Defensive Runs saved pegs Kemp at -18 this season, and Ultimate Zone Rating’s -11.4 isn’t much more favorable. With 31 homers on the season, Kemp has demonstrated that he still has plenty of power in his bat, and it’s worth noting that he’s restored his previously pitiful walk rate in recent months. Kemp has walked at an 8.2 percent clip with Atlanta and 7.8 percent clip dating back to June 14 — a vast improvement for a player that incredibly drew just two unintentional walks through his first 270 plate appearances this season. Some have suggested that Kemp’s presence has bolstered the production of Markakis and Freddie Freeman. However, as noted above, Markakis’ production is more a continuation of his June/July surge than something that could be directly attributable to Kemp’s presence in the lineup. Freeman, meanwhile, was already having a strong season and was entering a hot streak in the days leading up to Kemp’s acquisition. Kemp turns 32 next week, so he’s a year younger than Markakis with a superior bat. But, he’s considerably more expensive and comes with drastically inferior defense and on-base skills. Ender Inciarte: Trading Inciarte seems decidedly unlikely, but if we’re exploring all options, the possibility may as well be raised. The Braves have shown a willingness to trade virtually anyone other than Freddie Freeman and Julio Teheran, though Inciarte’s incredible play since returning from the disabled list could conceivably have pushed him into that echelon. The 25-year-old is hitting .288/.346/.381 with three homers and 15 steals through 512 plate appearances, and those numbers jump to .316/.368/.425 since June 5 (as O’Brien points out). Paired with his elite defense in the outfield (+13 DRS, +15.9 UZR) and remaining four seasons of control, that offensive production makes Inciarte one of the most quietly valuable commodities in Major League Baseball. He’s a four to five win player over the course of a full season, so four years of his services would need to come with an enormous return. He’s slated to hit arbitration as a Super Two player this winter, but that doesn’t detract from his value. Indeed, O’Brien notes that Atlanta would need to be “bowled over” by a huge offer to part with Inciarte. Mallex Smith: It’s doubtful that the Braves are itching to part with the 23-year-old Smith, either, but as I noted with regards to Inciarte, if the point of this write-up is to explore every option, dealing Smith as part of a package for some pitching help — GM John Coppolella has stated that he hopes to add two starters this winter — should be mentioned. Smith had a great minor league season in 2015 when he slashed .303/.371/.378 with 56 steals in 542 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A as a 22-year-old. He made his big league debut early this season when the Braves needed a replacement for the aforementioned Inciarte injury, and his electric speed and defensive contributions secured his roster spot even after Inciarte’s return. Smith didn’t look overly comfortable against MLB pitching, hitting just .237/.312/.379 before a fractured thumb cost him several months. He did slash .256/.350/.422 in his final 104 plate appearances, but that’s a fairly small sample from which to glean an accurate representation of his skills. There’s not a lot to go on at the MLB level just yet, but Smith possesses 80-grade speed in the eyes of some scouts and draws strong reviews for his defense in center and for his plate discipline. The Braves viewed him as a long-term option in center before acquiring Inciarte, and another club could feel similarly and consider him an appealing piece of a package to net the Braves some much-needed pitching. The alternative scenario, of course, is that the Braves simply hold onto all four outfielders. After all, Smith has scarcely been tested in the Majors, and the presence of all four would create a good deal of depth in the event of injuries. Even if Smith is kept around as a fourth outfielder, he could see routine time as a late-game defensive replacement for Kemp and/or a pinch-running option when he isn’t in the starting lineup. (Though, certainly, there’s an argument to be made for him to play every day in Triple-A if he doesn’t crack next year’s starting outfield mix.)