Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 336-351 Organizational Pitcher of the Year: Tyrell Jenkins Organizational Player of the Year: Mallex Smith
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Atlanta Braves Minor League Report Organizational Record: 336-351 Organizational Pitcher of the Year: Tyrell Jenkins Organizational Player of the Year: Mallex Smith Recap: Gwinnett tallied its first winning season since 2011 after going 77-67 and placing second in the IL’s Team Leaders Southern Division, 1.0 game behind Norfolk (BAL)… W: M. Banuelos/G. Smith/K. Texeira/R. Weber, 6 Five of the Braves top pitching prospects appeared in International League (AAA) S: Ryan Kelly, 13 Triple-A this season, as LHP Manny Banuelos (6-2, K: Kanekoa Texeira, 71 77-67, 2nd (-1.0), Southern Division 2.23 ERA), RHP Mike Foltynewicz (1-6, 3.49 ERA) and RHP Matt Wisler (3-4, 4.29 ERA) split time between Starter ERA: Banuelos, 2.23 (21 ER/84.2) Gwinnett and Atlanta, while RHPs Tyrell Jenkins (3-4, Reliever ERA: Kelly, 0.95 (3 ER/28.1) 3.57 ERA) and Jason Hursh (1-0, 5.40) appeared for AVG: Cedric Hunter, .283 (134-for-474) the G-Braves and Mississippi…OF Cedric Hunter led HR: Cedric Hunter, 12 the offense with a .283 average, 12 homers and 77 RBI, while OF Mallex Smith joined Gwinnett from the M- RBI: Cedric Hunter, 77 Pitcher of the Year: Manny Banuelos Braves midseason and hit .281 with 34 steals. SB: Mallex Smith, 34 Player of the Year: Adonis Garcia Next Game: Season completed on 9/7 Recap: Mississippi went 69-67 on the season, including a 36-32 mark in the season’s second “half” that left the Team Leaders M-Braves 1.0 game short of the playoffs… RHPs Victor W: Greg Ross, 7 Southern League (AA) Mateo and Tyrell Jenkins combined to lead the pitching S: Tyler Jones, 16 First Half: 33-35, 3rd (-10.0), Southern Division staff before promotions to Gwinnett, as Mateo went 6-6 K: Greg Ross, 80 Second Half: 36-32, T2nd (-1.0) with a 2.68 ERA (32 ER/107.1) over 19 games (18 starts), and Jenkins logged a 5-5 record and a 3.00 ERA Starter ERA: Mateo, 2.68 (32 ER/107.1 IP) (31 ER/93.0 IP) with a league-leading three complete Reliever ERA: Harper,1.87 (7 ER/33.2 IP) games…At the plate for the M-Braves, OF Mallex Smith AVG: Emerson Landoni, .297 (122-for-411) batted .340 (70-for-206) and stole 23 bases before also HR: Kevin Ahrens, 9 moving to Triple-A, and INF Emerson Landoni collected RBI: Kevin Ahrens, 64 Pitcher of the Year: Victor Mateo 122 hits (.297 average) and 53 run in 118 games. SB: Mallex Smith, 23 Player of the Year: Emerson Landoni Next Game: Season completed on 9/7 Recap: The Carolina Mudcats completed their first season as a Braves affiliate by going 71-68 and finishing Team Leaders in third place in the CL’s Southern Division…2014 16th- W: Brandon Barker/Seth Webster, 8 round draft pick RHP Brandon Barker paced the S: J. Jackson/T. Jones/D. Peterson/B. Roney, 6 Carolina League (High-A) pitching staff, going 8-5 with a 3.00 ERA (32 ER/96.0 IP) K: Seth Webster, 96 First Half: 34-35, 3rd (-7.0), Southern Division in 17 starts on the season…He tied for the team lead with eight wins with RHP Seth Webster, who walked just Starters ERA: Webster, 2.82 (41 ER/130.2 IP) Second Half: 37-33, 3rd (-9.0) eight batters in 130.2 frames with the Mudcats on the Relievers ERA: Jackson, 2.05 (12 ER/52.2 IP) season…OF Jake Schrader slugged 15 homers on the AVG: Connor Lien, .285 (129-for-453) year, tops among Braves farmhands, while OF Dustin HR: Jake Schrader, 15 Peterson and INF Carlos Franco each had 62 RBI…OF RBI: Dustin Peterson/Carlos Franco, 62 Connor Lien batted .285 on the season and swiped 34 Pitcher of the Year: Brandon Barker bases to lead the team. SB: Connor Lien, 34 Player of the Year: Connor Lien Next Game: Season completed on 9/7 Recap: Three of Atlanta’s top 11 prospects as tabbed by Baseball America entering the year spent the season Team Leaders with Rome, helping to guide the club to 58 wins in the W: Sean Furney, 7 South Atlantic League’s Southern Division…INF S: Dustin Emmons, 5 South Atlantic League (A) Ozhaino Albies tied for third in the league with a .310 K: Zach Quintana, 68 First Half: 31-39, T6th (-8.0), Southern Division (122-for-394) batting average and swiped 29 bases after Second Half: 27-43, 7th (-19.5) entering the season tabbed as the seventh-best Braves Starters ERA: Furney, 3.03 (38 ER/113.0 IP) prospect…OF Braxton Davidson (No. 11 entering the Relievers ERA: Emmons, 3.49 (22 ER/56.2 IP) year) led the league with 84 walks and reached base at AVG: Ozhaino Albies, .310 (122-for-394) a .381 clip while pacing Rome with 10 home runs and 23 doubles…LHP Ricardo Sanchez, the eighth-best HR: Braxton Davidson, 10 Braves farmhand, made 10 starts as a 17 year old and RBI: Jordan Edgerton, 57 Pitcher of the Year: Sean Furney went 1-6 with a 5.45 ERA (24 ER/39.2 IP). SB: Omar Obregon, 31 Player of the Year: Ozhaino Albies Next Game: Season completed on 9/7 Recap: Danville won eight of its final 11 games to close the season on a strong note, ending with a 34-34 record Team Leaders and a third-place finish in the division… Danville paced W: Ryan Clark, 6 the Appalachian League with 27 triples and finished third Appalachian League (Rookie) S: Chase Johnson-Mullins, 6 with 589 hits, led by a team-high 65 hits from Carlos K: Patrick Weigel, 49 34-34, 3rd (-11.0), Eastern Division Castro (65-for-204, .319)…INF Austin Riley joined Danville from the GCL Braves after being the 41st overall Starters ERA: Lawlor, 2.30 (7 ER/27.1 IP) pick in the 2015 draft, and led the club with five homers Relievers ERA: Custred,1.42 (5 ER/31.2 IP) in 30 games while hitting .351 (39-for-111)…The D- AVG: Carlos Castro, .319 (65-for-204) Braves were third in the Appy League with a 3.50 team HR: Austin Riley, 5 ERA, led by a 3.08 ERA (18 ER/52.2 IP) from RHP Ryan RBI: Carlos Castro, 31 Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Clark Clark, who went 6-1 in 13 games (7 starts). SB: Ray-Patrick Didder, 10 Player of the Year: Austin Riley Next Game: Season completed on 9/1 Recap: The GCL Braves won both of their final two Team Leaders games of 2015 to secure a 27-33 record and a second- place finish in the GCL’s Northeast division…A number W: Evertz Orozco, 5 of 2015 draft picks made an impact with the GCL Braves, S: Evertz Orozco, 3 Gulf Coast League (Rookie) including Atlanta’s top overall pick LHP Kolby Allard, the 27-33, 2nd (-9.5), Northern Division 14th overall selection…Allard tossed 6.0 innings over K: Gabino Avalos, 38 three starts with the club and allowed just one hit and one Starters ERA: J.Martinez, 2.23 (10 ER/40.1 IP) st hit batter while striking out 12…INF Austin Riley, the 41 Relievers ERA: Orozco, 2.33 (7 ER/27.0 IP) overall pick, led the team in homers (7) and RBI (21) over Jonathan Morales, .304 (41-for-135) 30 games before a promotion to Danville…C Jonathan AVG: Morales paced the club with a .304 (41-for-135) average HR: Isranel Wilson, 10 on the season, including six straight multi-hit efforts to RBI: Alejandro Salazar, 25 Pitcher of the Year: Evertz Orozco close out the year. SB: Ronald Acuna, 11 Player of the Year: Jonathan Morales Next Game: Season completed on 8/29 2015 Players of the Week/Month Awards Player Award Player Award Player Award RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (5/4-10) INF Johan Camargo CL Mid-Season All-Star OF Connor Lien CL Player of the Week (7/6-12) INF Ozhaino Albies SAL Player of the Week (5/4-10) OF Dustin Peterson CL Mid-Season All-Star LHP Andrew Barbosa SL Pitcher of the Week (7/20-26) OF Joseph Daris SAL Player of the Week (5/18-24 RHP Caleb Beech SAL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Lucas Sims SL Pitcher of the Week (8/17-23) RHP Matt Wisler IL Pitcher of the Week (5/25-5/31) LHP Kyle Kinman SAL Mid-Season All-Star INF Johan Camargo CL Year-End All-Star RHP Jake Brigham SL Pitcher of the Week (5/25-5/31) INF Ozhaino Albies SAL Mid-Season All-Star OF Connor Lien CL Year-End All-Star RHP Jake Brigham SL Pitcher of the Week (6/1-7) INF Jordan Edgerton SAL Mid-Season All-Star DH Jake Schrader CL Year-End All-Star RHP Tyrell Jenkins SL Mid-Season All-Star OF Joseph Daris SAL Mid-Season All-Star OF Mallex Smith IL Player of the Month – August RHP Jorge Reyes SL Mid-Season All-Star INF/OF Keith Curcio CL Player of the Week (6/8-14) INF Ozhaino Albies SAL Postseason All-Star RHP Jake Brigham SL Mid-Season All-Star SS Ozhaino Albies SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game INF Carlos Franco CL Player of the Week (8/31-9/7) RHP Tyler Jones SL Mid-Season All-Star LHP Manny Banuelos IL Mid-Season All-Star C Chris O’Dowd SL Mid-Season All-Star RHP Carlos Fisher IL Mid-Season All-Star OF Mallex Smith SL Mid-Season All-Star INF Emerson Landoni SL Player of the Week (7/6-12) ***Affiliate information, schedule, staff and player bios can be found in the Player Development & Scouting section of the Atlanta Braves Media Guide (Pages 214-323).*** .