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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
wells, kenny RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 FRONT OFFICE
Born: 4/4/98 in Akron, OH Resides: Lodi, OH
School: Seton Hill University (PA)
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 4, 2019
Signed By: Alan Sandberg
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2019 Danville 0-0 4.86 13 0 0 0 1 16.2 11 10 9 1 1 14 24 6 0

WHITE, Brandon RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER MANAGER & STAFF
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 215
Born: 12/21/94 in Columbia, SC Resides: Chapin, SC
School: Lander (SC) University
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 12th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft
Signed By: Billy Best
2019 Review: Made 34 relief appearances between High-A Florida (33 G) and Double-A Mississippi (1
G), going 3-5 with a 1.35 ERA (8 ER/53.1 IP), 27 walks and 61 strikeouts...Posted the lowest ERA on the
Fire Frogs (1.40; min. 15.0 IP)...Also led the club in games finished (26) and tied for second in saves (4)... PLAYER BIOS
Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Had a 0.89 ERA (3 ER/30.1 IP) with 12 walks and 32
strikeouts prior to the break...Tabbed by the organization as Florida’s Pitcher of the Month for May (1.54
ER, 2 ER/11.2 IP, 4 BB, 13 K, 7 G)...2018: Split his second consecutive season between Single-A Rome and
High-A Florida, going 3-6 with a 3.68 ERA (24 ER/58.2 IP)...Ranked tied for third in the system with 11
saves...Named Rome’s Pitcher of the Month for June after going 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA and one save in 10.0
innings...2017: Appeared in 36 games between Rome and Florida, combining to go 2-1 with a 2.56 ERA
(16 ER/56.1 IP), 51 strikeouts and 10 saves...Paced all Atlanta farmhands with 10 saves, and ranked ninth
among relief prospects (min. 30.0 IP) with a 2.56 ERA...Named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star SEASON IN REVIEW
after going 1-0 with a 1.67 ERA and eight saves in 20 appearances over the season’s first half...Amateur:
Pitched for three seasons at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C....Holds school records in appearances
(73) and saves (27)...Set the single-season program record in 2016 with 14 saves.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2016 Danville 2-2 2.30 15 0 0 0 7 15.2 11 5 4 1 2 5 24 1 0
2017 Rome 2-0 1.82 25 0 0 0 10 39.2 36 13 8 1 2 10 37 6 0
Florida 0-1 4.32 11 0 0 0 0 16.2 15 10 8 2 0 7 14 1 0
2018 Rome 2-3 1.23 25 0 0 0 9 36.2 22 12 5 0 2 9 40 4 0
Florida 1-3 7.77 16 0 0 0 2 22.0 30 24 19 3 3 15 14 2 1 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
2019 Mississippi 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Florida 3-5 1.40 33 0 0 0 4 51.1 44 16 8 1 4 26 59 7 0
Minor Totals 10-14 2.54 126 0 0 0 32 184.0 159 80 52 8 14 73 190 22 1
williams, peyton right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
Born: 5/6/98 in Chapel Hill, NC Resides: Biscoe, NC
School: Catawba College (NC) BRAVES HISTORY
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 20th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft
Signed By: Billy Best
2019 Review: After getting drafted by the Braves in June, made 13 appearances, four starts, between
Rookie Advanced Danville (12 G) and the GCL Braves (1 G), going 2-3 with a 6.23 ERA (18 ER/26.0 IP), 10
walks and 24 strikeouts...Was named Danville’s Pitcher of the Month for August after allowing three earned
runs in 13.2 innings (1.98 ERA) with four walks and 12 strikeouts in six relief appearances.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2019 Danville 2-3 6.38 12 3 0 0 0 24.0 22 19 17 4 2 9 21 3 0 OPPONENTS
GCL Braves 0-0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
Minor Totals 2-3 6.23 13 4 0 0 0 26.0 24 20 18 4 2 10 24 3 0

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