{"id":6816,"date":"2017-06-11T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=6816"},"modified":"2017-06-12T09:17:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:17:00","slug":"sean-newcomb-debuts-for-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/06\/11\/sean-newcomb-debuts-for-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Atlanta Braves Farm Report: Sean Newcomb Debuts for Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of the weekly report on the Atlanta Braves farm system from the team at Last Word on Baseball! This week was an intriguing one for Atlanta\u2019s minor leaguers with many top pitching performances. Sean Newcomb<\/a> <\/strong>stole the headlines on Saturday with an impressive MLB debut. Mike Soroka<\/a><\/strong>, Lucas Sims<\/a><\/strong>, and Ian Anderson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>also\u00a0posted impressive outings this week. Soroka is the pitcher and top performer of the week for Atlanta. Cristian Pache<\/a> <\/strong>is the position player of the week. (Prospect ranking listed in parenthesis. All rankings taken from MLB.com\u2019s Atlanta Braves Prospect Watch Top 30<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Weekly Atlanta Braves Farm Report: Sean Newcomb Debuts for Atlanta<\/h2>\n

News broke earlier this week that Newcomb (fifth) would make his debut<\/a> on Saturday for Atlanta. Newcomb was stellar all day. He finished six and one-third of an inning with just four scattered hits, two walks, and a single unearned run allowed. Newcomb struck out seven and looked sharp with 70 strikes in 96 pitches. Unfortunately, he was credited with a loss despite his impressive performance. Newcomb was filling in for the injured Bartolo Colon<\/a><\/strong>, but it is hard to imagine a scenario where Newcomb will not continue in Atlanta’s rotation barring a setback or injury.<\/p>\n

Gwinnett Braves (Triple-A)<\/h3>\n

The Gwinnett Braves finished the week with a record of 3-4. The second half of the week featured Atlanta\u2019s pitching prospects in full force. Patrick Weigel<\/a> <\/strong>(15th<\/span>) picked up his second Triple-A win with six solid innings that yielded one earned run on three walks and three hits with six strikeouts. Fans were treated to an intense match-up featuring top prospects on Saturday evening. Sims\u00a0<\/strong>(18th<\/span>) faced off against Lucas Giolito<\/a><\/strong>, the fourth ranked prospect for the Chicago White Sox. Giolito battled all night, but it was Sims who stole the show. Sims pitched eight shutout innings with three hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Outfielder Dustin Peterson<\/a> <\/strong>(17th<\/span>) is still trying to find his way in Gwinnett. Peterson began the week just 1-for-10 over his first two games. He leveled off and went 7-21 with a run and an RBI the rest of the way. He does have 23 hits over his first 22 games this season, but Peterson is still trying to find his power groove with a .329 slugging percentage so far in 2017.<\/p>\n

Mississippi Braves (Double-A)<\/h3>\n

The Mississippi Braves posted a strong record of 5-2 this week. Mississippi was led by Soroka (fourth). Soroka picked up his seventh win and finished the week with two shutout appearances. Soroka\u2019s line for the week was 15.0 innings pitched, seven hits, one walk, and 13 strikeouts. He is one of the top pitching prospects in the Southern League despite competing at 19 years old. Soroka is fifth in ERA (2.45), tied for third in innings pitched (69.2), and third in WHIP (0.98). Soroka, and six of his Mississippi teammates, were named Southern League all-stars this week.<\/p>\n

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7 @MBraves<\/a> Named Southern League All-Stars https:\/\/t.co\/0m8MxfTaNg<\/a> <\/p>\n

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— Mississippi Braves (@mbraves) June 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n