{"id":5061,"date":"2017-04-17T15:15:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T19:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2017-04-17T15:16:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T19:16:02","slug":"atlanta-braves-pitching-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/04\/17\/atlanta-braves-pitching-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves Pitching Prospects are Lights Out in Double-A"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone with an eye toward the minor leagues knows the Atlanta Braves stock of pitchers is just plain scary. Each level has a starting rotation that sits among the top of their respective class. The most formidable rotation in the Braves system is in Double-A.\u00a0The Mississippi Braves feature Kolby Allard<\/a><\/strong>, Max Fried<\/strong><\/a>, Mike Soroka<\/strong><\/a>, Patrick Weigel<\/strong><\/a>, and Matt Withrow<\/strong><\/a>. The first four are among the Braves top 15 prospects.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Braves Pitching Prospects are Lights Out<\/h2>\n

The each member of the Mississippi staff has made two starts now. These prospects have thrown 49.1 total innings through the first ten games. Their collective WHIP\u00a0equates to 0.957, better than excellent by major league standards. The staff has only surrendered 11 earned runs, while logging 50 strikeouts. The five pitchers have collectively faced 192 batters and walked 14 of them for an above-average\u00a07.3% walk rate.<\/p>\n

It’s important to note both Allard and Soroka are just 19 years old. Soroka has, surprisingly, performed the best of the five. He leads the group with 11.2 innings, 14 strikeouts, no walks, one run allowed, a low 0.77 ERA, and a minuscule 0.43 WHIP. He’s a big contributor to the 2.00 ERA for Mississippi’s starting rotation. It’s as expected from the 73rd overall prospect.<\/p>\n