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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
deal, hayden left-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: L Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 FRONT OFFICE
Born: 11/4/94 in Hickory, NC Resides: Maiden, NC
School: Presbyterian College (SC)
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on June 23, 2017
2019 Review: Named by the organization as High-A Florida’s Pitcher of the Year...Ranked among Florida
State League leaders in ERA (4th, 3.24), games started (6th, 22), innings pitched (7th, 119.1), batting
average against (9th, .260) and WHIP (9th, 1.27)...Was a FSL Mid-Season All-Star...Was also named by
the organization as Florida’s Pitcher of the Month in April after going 2-1 with a 1.20 ERA (4 ER/30.0 IP),
six walks, 27 strikeouts, 0.73 WHIP and a .154 batting average against in five appearances...2018: Made MANAGER & STAFF
27 appearances, five starts, with Single-A Rome and went 9-1 with a 2.17 ERA (19 ER/78.2 IP) and 82
strikeouts...Was named by the organization as Rome’s Pitcher of the Year following the season...His nine
wins tied for second most in the system, and his 2.17 ERA was second lowest among Braves farmhands
with at least 75.0 innings...2017: Pitched in 14 games with the GCL Braves (13 G) and Single-A Rome (1 G).
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2017 GCL Braves 2-2 3.71 13 0 0 0 2 26.2 29 17 11 1 3 8 23 1 0
Rome 1-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
2018 Rome 9-1 2.17 27 5 1 0 2 78.2 62 23 19 3 4 17 82 13 0 PLAYER BIOS
2019 Florida 5-10 3.24 23 22 1 1 0 119.1 119 51 43 6 5 32 99 6 0
Minor Totals 17-13 2.87 64 27 2 1 4 228.2 211 91 73 10 12 58 208 20 0
delgado, riley infielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 5-9 Weight: 180
Born: 2/22/95 in Miami, FL Resides: Murfreesboro, TN
School: Middle Tennessee State University
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the ninth round (260th overall) in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft
Signed By: Dustin Evans SEASON IN REVIEW
2019 Review: Spent the entire year with High-A Florida and was named a Florida State League Mid- and
Post-Season All-Star...Led the circuit in hits (144), while finishing seventh in batting average (.282)...Named
Florida’s Player of the Month for April by the organization...Slashed .326/.369/.400 (31-for-95) with nine
RBI in 24 games that month...Finished the campaign tabbed by MLB.com as Atlanta’s No. 24 prospect...
Named by Baseball America as having the best “Strike-Zone Discipline” in the Braves organization...2018:
Appeared in 122 games between Single-A Rome and High-A Florida, combining to bat .315 (153-for-
486)...Led all Atlanta farmhands with 153 hits...Was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star
after hitting .318 in 59 games before the All-Star break...Honored by the organization as Rome’s Player PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
of the Month for April after batting .360 (27-for-75) in 19 games...2017: Split his first professional season
between Rookie Advanced Danville and Single-A Rome, and combined to bat .217/.280/.241 between the
two clubs...Amateur: Finished his career at Middle Tennessee State with a career batting average of .369,
seventh best in program history.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2017 Danville .232 22 69 5 16 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 7 9 0-0 .299 .246 3
Rome .143 4 14 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 2 0-0 .188 .214 1
2018 Rome .330 78 309 35 102 19 0 2 45 0 3 11 17 30 1-0 .382 .411 5
Florida .288 44 177 15 51 5 0 0 11 1 0 2 12 18 0-0 .340 .316 5 BRAVES HISTORY
2019 Florida .282 131 511 49 144 15 3 0 33 3 2 5 28 42 1-1 .324 .323 9
Minor Totals .292 279 1080 107 315 41 3 2 100 5 7 18 65 101 2-1 .340 .341 23

diaz, giomar right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 190
Born: 11/23/02 in Bani, Dominican Republic Resides: Bani, Dominican Republic
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on November 11, 2019
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK OPPONENTS
2021 Will Be First Professional Season

DIaz, indigo right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-5 Weight: 250
Born: 10/14/98 in North Vancouver, Canada Resides: Alpharetta, GA
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 11, 2019
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK MISCELLANEOUS
2019 GCL Braves 1-0 3.48 6 0 0 0 0 10.1 9 4 4 0 1 2 15 0 0

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