Tag: Drew Waters
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Drew Waters walks it off for Gwinnett, while Darius Vines K’s 11 for Mississippi
Man was Sunday’s Braves game fun to watch. Finally… Atlanta’s bats woke up for a change and routed Milwaukee 9-2, thanks to four XBH and multi-hit performances from both Ronald Acuña Jr. and Dansby Swanson. Oh yeah… starter Charlie Morton was pretty solid too, as he tossed a two-hitter over five innings, striking out five…
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Drew Waters returns with a bang in first game back with Gwinnett (scores & stats only)
Between a big project at work and my daughter’s softball game, there was just no way I could put out a full recap this morning, so it’s just scores and stats today. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s action down on the Braves farm… AAA – Gwinnett Stripers (12-13) W, 11-7 vs. Charlotte (P) Touki Toussaint…
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Braves make numerous moves on the farm, including promotions for Tanner Gordon and Royber Salinas
The beauty of the farm system is the many promotions that occur during any given season, and there has been plenty of that today, as the Braves made a flurry of moves on Tuesday. Here are the activations, promotions and demotions… Gwinnett activated OF Drew Waters RHP Tanner Gordon promoted to Mississippi RHP Trey Riley…
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Another farm-wide sweep: Drew Waters homers for Rome, while Luke Waddell picks up 5 hits for M-Braves
The big league Braves suffered a 3-1 loss to the Rangers on Saturday night, thanks to only three hits overall from the Atlanta offense (who knew Dan Dunning was so dominant!). However, down on the Braves farm it was a 4 for 4 night in terms of wins, as all of Gwinnett, Mississippi, Rome and…
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Prospect Drew Waters to begin rehab assignment tonight with Rome
After putting together yet another strong season in the minors last season, and hitting well in limited play this past spring in camp, prospect outfielder Drew Waters has yet to play in a game in 2022, due to a hamstring injury. Expected to potentially debut with the Atlanta Braves this year, Waters has missed the…
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Braves option Drew Waters and Touki Toussaint to Triple-A Gwinnett
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 -Clint Manry The Braves continue to trim down its roster for the upcoming regular season, and on Wednesday the team optioned prospect outfielder Drew Waters (no. 2 on my Top 35) and 25-year-old righty Touki Toussaint to Triple-A Gwinnett, where they’ll begin their 2022 season. The moves aren’t very surprising. Despite…
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The path to the majors has become much clearer for Drew Waters
Monday, March 21, 2022 -Clint Manry Leading up to the 2020 season, the Braves farm system was no doubt headlined by a pair of ultra-talented outfielders – Cristian Pache and Drew Waters. In late January of that offseason, FanGraphs had each prospect ranked nos. 1 and 2, respectively, as both were coming off huge performances…
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Drew Waters homers, Braves beat Twins 3-1 in spring opener
Friday, March 18, 2022 -Clint Manry Real live MLB finally returned on Thursday, and today, the Braves started its spring camp with a non-televised exhibition game versus the Twins. No one could watch, but the posts on Twitter were definitely inspiring… Following back-to-back clean innings by Braves starter Bryce Elder, the Braves offense entered the…
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Daily Notes: This year’s Rule 5 outlook
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 -Clint Manry MLB’s Rule 5 Draft is slated to take place Wednesday, December 8, which means the following players are eligible to be taken, as long they aren’t added to their respective team’s 40-man roster: Players acquired on the international market in 2017 or earlier High school draft picks who were…
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Drew Waters stays hot with four-hit game for Gwinnett while Wendell Rijo walks if off for M-Braves
Saturday, July 10, 2021 -Clint Manry Yesterday featured a traditional five-game slate down on the farm, but there was still plenty of excitement. Here’s a recap of Friday’s games… (25-33) Gwinnett Stripers L, 3-1 vs. Nashville SP, K. Muller – (L), 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 11 K LF, D. Waters – 4 for 4, 2B,…
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