starring roles

Props to Mississippi Braves left-hander Mike Minor for being selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game in Anaheim on July 11. Minor’s numbers (2-6, 4.16) are a tad deceiving; he has gotten little run support. The more telling stat is this: 101 strikeouts, best in the Southern League. Also headed to California for the annual showcase of prospects are Braves pitcher Julio Teheran, who’ll likely arrive in Pearl next spring; former M-Braves center fielder Gorkys Hernandez, now in the Pittsburgh system; and ex-Itawamba Community College star Desmond Jennings, who’s with Tampa Bay.
P.S. Interesting signee announcement by ICC on Tuesday. Andy Wilson will come in from Texas as a football player, a quarterback by position. He is the son of former major league outfielder Glenn Wilson — and he also played baseball in high school. Wonder if a compulsion for the summer game will lead Andy to play that sport at ICC also. Coincidentally, Jennings went to ICC as a football player first and foremost, then had a change of direction.