


With the departure of two pitchers, I’d have expected another pitcher, like perhaps Trevor Kelley (34 games, 37.2 IP, 1.67 ERA, 1.088 WHIP, 10.8 K/9), or Kyle Wright, but they brought Orlando Arcia back instead. The Atlanta Braves had two vacancies on the 40-man roster, so no roster move was needed to add Lee. Welcome aboard Dylan: may you pitch so well that they can’t send you back to Gwinnett. It’s unreasonable to expect those numbers in the majors, but a pitcher who pounds the zone is always a good addition. In his 45+ innings, he struck out 52 and walked six – yes, six, you know, the number between five and seven – giving him a 10.9 K/9 ratio and a 5.67 K/BB rate. Here is a look at some of the key figures from this past season and how they might contribute in 2022.
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This season for the Stripers, Lee’s appeared in 34 games and thrown 45 2/3 innings while pitching to a 2.17 ERA, 0.766 WHIP. mlbbowman ATLANTA - When you look back on the 2021 season, it’s easy to see why Freddie Freeman and others have repeatedly credited the many players who pushed the Braves toward their first World Series title since 1995. Jake briefly mentioned Lee’s good start at Gwinnett back in May since that report, he’s improved. He looks pretty good in the Tweet below.Ĭlutch strikeout, /XzqlyXF8CM- Fish Stripes March 2, 2021 Baseball America’s draft report had his fastball at 94 back in 2016, so I expect the 92mph mentioned by Fish Stripes early in the spring. Lee is a 6’- 3, 214-pound lefty, who the folks over at Fish Stripes say featured a four-seamer fastball, changeup, and curveball pitch mix this spring. The Braves signed Lee on April 15 and assigned him to Gwinnett. Lee didn’t pitch in 2020, and with the Marlin minor league system flush with young power arms, they released the then 26-year-old reliever on March 29.

Looking to complete the four game sweep, the. With AAA New Orleans, Lee threw 15 innings over eight games, posting a 3.00 ERA while striking out 18 and holding batters to a. Michael Harris had a five hit game and Eddie Rosario hit two homers as the Braves offense rolled over the Rockies. Gwinnett Stripers transferred C Ryan Casteel to the Development List. He began the 2019 season with 32 AA games, throwing 37 2/3 innings at a 2.15 ERA, 0.909 WHIP earning himself a promotion to AAA in August. RHP Scott Blewett assigned to FCL Braves from Gwinnett Stripers. He moved swiftly through the system that season, throwing 62 innings over 44 games while pitching to a 1.74 ERA, 0.968 WHIP. The Marlins selected Lee in the 10th round of the 2016 draft out of Cal State Fresno, where he’d appeared in 42 games and pitched to a 4.29 ERA in 86 innings over five starts and 37 relief appearances, and earned six saves.Īfter initially using him as a starter, the Marlins moved him to the pen full-time in 2018. As regular readers know, I’ve lobbied for Lee’s addition to the bullpen for a while, as he’s been pitching very well at Gwinnett. On the heels of their four-game weekend sweep of the Rockies, the Braves have made a minor roster move: The Oakland A’s have acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Yacksel Rios from the Atlanta Braves organization for cash considerations. The Atlanta Braves announced that Dylan Lee is joining the pen to replace Santana. command.Thursday morning, the Atlanta Braves announced that Edgar Santana went on the paternity list, and sadly Touki Toussaint went on the bereavement list. They seem enamored with a certain body type and mound demeanor and just a certain look about a pitcher instead of results or measurables or general sense of stuff vs. I’d bet the list of guys that have pitched 40+ MLB innings that had ERAs close to 9 and WHIPs over 2 that ever amounted to squat is pretty low… Career ERA after tonight is going to be over 8. He’s a supposed bulldog, without the actual bulldog will to win, ability to get by with subpar stuff, IMO. We have try hard types that aren’t nearly as talented as originally thought. After being active on the Atlanta Braves roster for 27 days but not appearing in a single game, Charlie Culberson was designated for assignment Sunday morning. You have on the other extreme, pitchers that should be guile types, that have no guile. You could say that Touki’s stuff is electric but IMO any MLB batter worth their salt isn’t going to be dazzled by occasional curves that break 2 feet when the other pitches have ZERO command. IMO, in the Braves desire to develop balanced pitchers with ‘poise and mound presence’, they’ve managed to create an environment where the pitchers have neither amazing stuff, NOR command and control.
