Last week was a good week for the Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates. The four teams combined for a 18-6 record. A 2-4 week by Augusta was the lone blemish, but Rome, Mississippi and Gwinnett are now all, at least, .500 ball clubs.
The big news is that 2020 MLB draft pick Spencer Strider made quick work of Low-A and is on his way up to Rome this week. He finished his first tour of duty as a pro baseball player with four strong starts in Augusta — two this past week — pitching to a 0.