MIKE MINOR RUMORS & GOSSIP
I am now in second to last place. Cue the choir of angels!
I am now in second to last place. Cue the choir of angels! “Beat with a Dan Uggla Stick” has a reason to play the fantasy music in their fantasy locker room a little bit louder this week.
Maybe I’m not the Houston Astros of the Fantasy Baseball world. I’m probably more of the New York Mets.
Pitching has been my weakness. Strasburg has lost the plate. Vogelsong has been a...
Is Mike Minor the next great Braves pitcher?
The Atlanta Braves were mainly known for their dynamic starting pitching staff in the 1990s. In every year from 1991-2007 (with the exception of 2003), the Braves had at least one pitcher top 4.0 fWAR, according to Fangraphs. And that run of pitching wasn't powered solely by Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, as Tim Hudson, Jaret Wright, Kevin Millwood, John Burkett, Denny Neagle,...
Braves pitching staff off to overwhelming start
ATLANTA -- These were the facts according to Mike Minor Wednesday night in Miami: his pitch count was too high, his location was off, his curveball was not working, his slider was not working and Tim Hudson makes for a lousy reporter.
It was just one of those nights I didnt feel like my greatest, he said.
The key, though, was what the 25-year-old lefty glossed over during postgame...
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April 11, 2013
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Braves' Minor leading a charmed life in the majors
ATLANTA -- As a fully formed adult (6-foot-4, 205 pounds), Braves pitcher Mike Minor bears a closer resemblance to Hall of Fame-bound pitcher Randy Johnson than Hall of Fame-boundace Tom Glavine.
And yet, during Minor's formative years in Chapel Hill, Tenn., a town of 1,500 people nestled between Nashville and Chattanooga, he opted to emulate the style of Glavine -- in terms...
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February 07, 2013
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Player Profile #188: Mike Minor | SP | ATL
For three years now we’ve been waiting for Mike Minor to live up to some of his immense potential. Minor made his pro debut in single-A back in 2009 after being selected seventh overall and went on to pitch 14 innings, striking out 17 batters while allowing just one earned run and nary a walk. That earned him a promotion to double-A to start 2010 followed by a short stint in Triple...
Happy Birthday Mike Minor
It was a tale of two sesons for Mike Minor
You wonder if Mike Minor has always the shaft because his birthday is just after Christmas? I’m sure he gets a lot of “combo” gifts, that is one gift that is supposed to be for both Christmas and his birthday. But he makes $482,500 a year so he’s probably got the new iPad Mini anyway. What do you even get a guy that has everything...
Minor's improvement showing in recent starts
ATLANTA Mike Minor had a simple explanation why the Colorado Rockies couldnt touch his pitches.
I threw a lot of crap in there early, he said. I dont think they knew what was coming.
If confusion was his best ally, he should employ it more often. Minor struggled with his control, as has often been the case this year, but he didnt allow a hit until the seventh inning on Wednesday...
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September 06, 2012
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When To Stop Making Excuses For Mike Minor
There are issues with Mike Minor on the mound. He has allowed far too many home runs this year, eight in eight starts, and his BABIP once again is astronomically higher than league average. His current BABIP of .336 is getting laughed at by the league average .288 mark, and his career BABIP of .353 is nowhere near the league average during that span of .290.
At this point, it is...
Minor overcomes slow start for best outing yet
Mike Minor wasn't optimistic after the first couple of innings on Saturday. He had no reason to be.
His control was erratic he walked the first batter of the game and hit the first guy he faced in the second. He wasn't fooling anyone. He couldn't even get on the same page with catcher Brian McCann.
Only two double plays saved him and the Atlanta Braves from severe...
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April 15, 2012
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Meet the Braves: Mike Minor
FOXSportsSouth.com invites you to meet the Braves as we continue a month-long look at our team, player-by-player. We'll revisit 2011 and project what 2012 might look like.
Mike Minor
Position: P
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205
BatThrow: RL
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Experience: Third season
2011 in review: Minor shuffled between Triple-A Gwinnett and the Braves, going 5-3 with a 4...
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March 15, 2012
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