Atlanta Braves minor league players
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Atlanta Braves:
Prospects
Zachary Bird
Zachary Bird | |||
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Born: Jackson, Mississippi | July 14, 1994|||
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Zachary Alston Bird (born July 14, 1994) is professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Zachary Bird was born in Jackson, Mississippi on July 14, 1994, to parents Eugene and Glenda Bird.[1] Bird was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Murrah High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He chose to sign with the Dodgers, rescinding an agreement with the University of Southern Mississippi, where he had originally chosen to play college baseball.[2] Bird began his career with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2012 and then split 2013 between the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League and the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League.[3][4] He was 4–9 with a 5.38 ERA in 28 appearances (20 starts) between the two levels. In 2014 he spent the entire season with the Loons and was 6–17 with a 4.25 ERA in 26 games (24 starts).[5] Bird began 2015 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League,[6] where he was 5–7 with a 4.75 ERA in 19 games (17 starts).
On July 30, 2015, in a three-team trade, the Atlanta Braves acquired Bird, Héctor Olivera, Paco Rodriguez and a competitive balance draft pick for the 2016 MLB Draft, while the Dodgers acquired Mat Latos, Michael Morse, Bronson Arroyo, Alex Wood, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilán, and José Peraza, and the Miami Marlins acquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham, and Kevin Guzman.[7] Bird was assigned to the AA Mississippi Braves.[8][9] He began the 2016 season with the Carolina Mudcats.[10] Bird was assigned to the Danville Braves on June 15,[11] but had been returned to the Mudcats by June 23, when Danville's Opening Day roster was announced.[12]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Johan Camargo
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Infielder | |||
Born: Panama City, Panama | December 13, 1993|||
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Johan Camargo (born December 13, 1993) is a Panamanian professional baseball infielder in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Camargo signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in July 2010.[13] The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[14]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Braxton Davidson
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Born: Asheville, North Carolina | June 18, 1996|||
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Braxton Cain Thomas Davidson (born June 18, 1996) is a baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[15] He attended T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina.[16][17][18][19] Davidson spent the 2015 season with the Class A Rome Braves, where he hit ten home runs in 125 games, with a .242 batting average, a .381 on base percentage, and a .374 slugging percentage.[20] After spending time in major league spring training, Davidson was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats to start 2016.[21] He spent the whole 2016 season with the Mudcats, where he posted a .224 batting average with 10 home runs and 63 RBI's in 128 games.[22]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Travis Demeritte
Travis Demeritte | |||
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Second baseman | |||
Born: New York City, New York | September 30, 1994|||
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Travis Timothy Demeritte (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[23][24] Demeritte began his professional career with the Arizona League Rangers.[25] The next year, he was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads and began playing second base regularly, having moved from his natural position as shortstop.[26][27] In 2015, Demeritte returned to Hickory. That June, he tested positive for Furosemide, and was suspended for eighty games.[28] While serving the suspension, Demeritte played in the Dominican Republic and for the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League.[29] Upon his return to Minor League Baseball, Demeritte was demoted to the Spokane Indians, where he finished the season.[25] The next season, Demeritte was assigned to the High Desert Mavericks.[30][31] In a June 2016 game, against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Demeritte was hit by a pitch, an action which caused a bench-clearing brawl.[32] The next month, he appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.[25]
On July 27, 2016, the Rangers traded Demeritte to the Braves for Lucas Harrell and Darío Álvarez.[33][34] He was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats.[35]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Caleb Dirks
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Born: Arcadia, California | June 9, 1993|||
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Caleb Timothy Dirks (born June 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization.
Dirks attended Woodcrest Christian High School and California Baptist University in Riverside, California. He was selected in the 15th round of the 2014 MLB draft by the Atlanta Braves.[36] In 2015, the Braves traded Dirks and Jordan Paroubeck to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for an international signing bonus slot worth $249,000.[37] In 2016, the Dodgers traded Dirks and Philip Pfeifer to the Braves for Bud Norris, Dian Toscano, a player to be named later (Alec Grosser), and cash.[38][39]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Brady Feigl
Brady Feigl | |||
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Born: Severn, Maryland | December 27, 1990|||
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Brady Matthew Feigl (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Feigl played college baseball at Mount St. Mary's University from 2009 to 2012. He missed his junior year in 2011 due to a torn labrum.[40] A year after graduating college, Feigl signed with the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent in October 2013 after he impressed a Braves scout at Mount St. Mary's Scout Day.[40][41] Feigl was signed by Braves' scout Gene Kerns.[42] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Rome Braves and was later promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats. In 2015, the Braves invited Feigl to spring training, where he competed for a spot on the opening day roster.[40][43] Though he spent most of spring training in minor league camp, Feigl was viewed as having a good chance of making the team, due to the release of James Russell.[44][42] Feigl instead began the 2015 season with the Gwinnett Braves, where he injured his elbow in his Triple–A debut against the Durham Bulls on April 10.[45] Eleven days later, Feigl underwent Tommy John surgery, performed by James Andrews.[46]
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers bio
David Freitas
David Freitas | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Wilton, California | March 18, 1989|||
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David Freitas (born March 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Freitas was born in Wilton, California. He attended Elk Grove High School and then Cosumnes River College, where he played college baseball for two years, earning All-American honors. He then transferred to the University of Hawaii, where he continued his college baseball career with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[47]
The Washington Nationals selected Freitas in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Playing for the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2011, he started in the all-star game.[48] In 2012, they traded Freitas to the Athletics for Kurt Suzuki.[49]
Freitas was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on December 12, 2013 as the player to be named later in the Jim Johnson trade.[50][51] After the 2015 season, the Cubs selected Freitas in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft.[52]
In November 2016, Freitas signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[53]
Freitas grew up a fan of the Athletics.[54]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Max Fried
Max Fried | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Santa Monica, California | January 18, 1994|||
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Max Dorian Fried is an American baseball player in the Atlanta Braves farm system.
Fried attended the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, and was drafted by the San Diego Padres at number 7 overall in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[55] Baseball America had him rated as the top left-hander available in the draft, high school or college.[56] Though Fried had committed to the UCLA Bruins baseball team,[57] he chose instead to sign with the Padres for $3 million.[58] Fried made his professional debut for the Arizona League Padres later that year, and was promoted to the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2013. At the end of the year, Fried was ranked the 43rd-best prospect in the minors by MLBPipeline.[59] He was injured for much of 2014, and did not make his season debut until July. The next month, on August 20, 2014, Fried underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the remainder of the 2014 season.[59]
On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, and Mallex Smith to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Justin Upton and Aaron Northcraft.[60] Fried missed the entire 2015 season to recover from Tommy John surgery.[59] He returned to action on April 9, 2016 for the Rome Braves.[61] The Braves added Fried to their 40-man roster after the season.[14]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Balbino Fuenmayor
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First baseman | |||
Born: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | November 26, 1989|||
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Balbino Rafael Fuenmayor Pina (born November 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Fuenmayor signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in 2006. He played in the Blue Jays organization until he was released in 2013.[62] He spent the next two years playing independent baseball in the Frontier League, American Association and Canadian-American Association.[63] Prior to 2015 he signed with the Kansas City Royals.[64] He started with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and was promoted to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.[65][66] In July he was selected to the All-Star Futures Game.
On November 25, 2016, Fuenmayor signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[67]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Matt Lipka
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Born: Snellville, Georgia | April 15, 1992|||
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Matthew F. Lipka (born April 15, 1992) is a professional baseball player in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Lipka attended McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas.[68] The Atlanta Braves selected Lipka in the first round (35th overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft. In 2011, the Braves had Lipka shift to center field.[69]
Lipka played for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2013,[70] and the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in 2014. He returned to Mississippi to start the 2015 season.[71] Lipka was reassigned to Mississippi to begin 2016.[72] By mid-June, he had been promoted to Gwinnett.[73] He finished 2016 with a .243 batting average and 3 homers.[74]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Michael Mader
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Born: Marianna, Florida | February 18, 1994|||
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Michael C. Mader (born February 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization.
Mader attended Marianna High School in Marianna, Florida, and Chipola College. At Chipola, Mader was named the Panhandle Conference Pitcher of the Year as a freshman.[75]
The Miami Marlins selected Mader in the third round, with the 105th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft.[76] After signing with the Marlins, Mader played for the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, and was named a midseason all-star.[75] Mader played for the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2015,[77] and began the 2016 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[78][79]
On August 6, 2016, the Marlins traded Mader and Anfernee Seymour to the Atlanta Braves for Hunter Cervenka.[80] The Braves assigned Mader to the Double A Southern League Mississippi Braves.[81] Mader finished 2016 with a 7-9 record and a 3.25 ERA.[82]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Kevin Maitán
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Born: Carabobo, Venezuela | February 12, 2000|||
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Kevin Francisco Maitán (born February 12, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Maitán was considered the top international prospect for the 2016 class.[83][84] Though a natural shortstop, Maitán has most often been projected as a third baseman in professional baseball.[85][86] He has been called the best international free agent since Miguel Sanó in 2009 and has been compared to Miguel Cabrera and Chipper Jones.[87] He signed with the Atlanta Braves on July 2.[88][89] Maitán arrived in the United States in September to begin his professional career at the instructional league.[90]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB
A. J. Minter
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Born: Tyler, Texas | September 2, 1993|||
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Alex Jordan Minter (born September 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Minter attended Brook Hill School in Bullard, Texas and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign and attended Texas A&M University where he played college baseball. After spending his first two years pitching out of the bullpen, Minter was converted into a starting pitcher his junior year.[91] Early in his junior season he suffered an injury which required Tommy John Surgery, ending his season.[92]
Minter was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2015 MLB Draft.[93][94] He made his professional debut in 2016 for the Rome Braves. He was promoted to the Carolina Mudcats and Mississippi Braves during the season. Minter finished 2016 with an 1-0 record and a 1.30 ERA.[95]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Philip Pfeifer
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Born: Knoxville, Tennessee | July 15, 1992|||
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Philip James Pfeifer (born July 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization. He previously played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.
Pfeifer graduated from Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee. He played for the school's baseball team, and set a state record by recording 46 wins.[96] He enrolled at Vanderbilt University to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team.[97] Pfeifer was suspended for the 2014 season due to substance abuse issues, but returned to the team in 2015.[98] The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Pfeifer in the third round, with the 101st overall selection, of the 2015 MLB Draft.[99][100] The Dodgers signed Pfeifer.[101]
In 2016, the Dodgers traded Pfeifer and Caleb Dirks to the Atlanta Braves for Bud Norris, Dian Toscano, a player to be named later (Alec Grosser), and cash.[102]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Austin Riley
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Born: Memphis, Tennessee | April 2, 1997|||
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Michael Austin Riley (born April 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Riley was drafted by the Atlanta Braves with the 41st overall pick in 2015 Major League Baseball Draft out of DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.[103][104] Though he was committed to Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team,[105][106] Riley chose to sign with the Braves for $1.6 million.[107] Riley made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves that season. After 30 games, he was promoted to the Danville Braves. Overall in 60 games he batted .304/.389/.544 with 12 home runs over 217 at-bats.[108][109]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mel Rojas, Jr.
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Born: Indianapolis, Indiana | May 24, 1990|||
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Mel Rojas (born May 24, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Atlanta Braves organization.
As a child, he played both baseball and basketball.[110] Rojas was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Wabash College.[111][112] He signed with the Pirates and made his professional debut that season with the State College Spikes.[113] He spent 2011 with the West Virginia Power, 2012 with Bradenton Marauders and 2013 with the Double-A Altoona Curve.[114][115] He started 2014 with Altoona and was promoted to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in July.[116][117][118] The Pirates invited Rojas to spring training in 2015.[119] Cut from the team in March,[120] Rojas began the season at the Triple–A level. After a midseason demotion to the Curve, Rojas rejoined the Indians in September.[121][122]
Rojas was traded to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations on May 9, 2016.[123] He was assigned to the Double–A Mississippi Braves, and promoted to the Triple–A Gwinnett Braves seven weeks later.[124] Rojas finished his 2016 season batting .253 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI's.[125]
Rojas is the son of former Major League Baseball player, Mel Rojas.[126][127]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Lucas Sims
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Born: Lawrenceville, Georgia | May 10, 1994|||
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Lucas Sundberg Sims (born May 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Sims was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia.[128][129] He signed with the Braves, receiving a $1.65 million signing bonus.[130]
During his first professional season he pitched for the rookie level Gulf Coast League Braves and Danville Braves. He finished 2-4 with a 3.71 earned run average with 39 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched.
Sims played the 2013 season with the Class-A Rome Braves. He started the season in the bullpen but was then moved to the rotation.[131][132] He finished the season 12-4 with a 2.62 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 116 2⁄3 innings.
In 2013, Sims was considered the Braves best prospect according to MLB.com.[133] He had fallen to third on the same list by the start of the 2015 season,[134] and was placed seventh on the year-end list.[135] The Braves sent Sims to the Arizona Fall League in 2015. He opened the AFL season for the Peoria Javelinas,[136] and also started the Fall Stars Game.[137] Sims was invited to spring training for the first time in 2016.[138] He began the season with the Mississippi Braves,[139] and was promoted to Gwinnett on April 23.[140] He struggled in the International League and returned to Mississippi on June 17.[141] Sims finished 2016 with a 7-11 record and a 4.40 ERA.[142] The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[14]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Anfernee Seymour
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Shortstop | |||
Born: Nassau, Bahamas | June 24, 1995|||
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Anfernee J'Nero Seymour (born June 24, 1995) is a Bahamian professional baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves organization.
Seymour attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. The Miami Marlins selected Seymour in the seventh round, with the 197th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft.[143]
In 2015, Seymour played for the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[144] Seymour began the 2016 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League.[145][146]
On August 6, 2016, the Marlins traded Seymour and Michael Mader to the Atlanta Braves for Hunter Cervenka.[147] Seymour finished 2016 with the Rome Braves and finished the 2016 season batting .257 with 43 stolen bases.[148]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mike Soroka
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Born: Calgary, Alberta | August 4, 1997|||
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Michael John Graydon Soroka (born August 4, 1997) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. The Braves drafted him 28th overall in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Soroka attended Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary, Alberta.[149] He pitched for the junior national team, coached by Chris Reitsma.[150] Prior to the 2015 draft, he was ranked 88th by Baseball America's annual rankings of prospects.[151] Soroka spent the 2016 season with the Rome Braves.[152] There, he posted a 9-9 record with a 3.02 ERA.[153]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Patrick Weigel
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Thousand Oaks, California | July 8, 1994|||
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Patrick Charles Weigel (born July 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Weigel attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California. He played college baseball at Pacific University for one year before transferring to Oxnard College. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 22nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and transferred to the University of Houston.[154] After one year at Houston he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the seventh round of the 2015 MLB Draft.[155]
Weigel made his professional debut with the Danville Braves.[156] He started 2016 with the Rome Braves and was promoted to the Mississippi Braves in August. [157] He ended the 2016 season with an 11-6 record and a 2.47 ERA.[158]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Houston Cougars bio
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