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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 205
Wilson, brooks RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Born: 3/15/96 in Lakeland, FL
School: Stetson University (FL) Resides: Lakeland, FL
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the seventh round (202nd overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft
Signed By: Justin Clark
2019 Review: Made 24 appearances, 11 starts, all with High-A Florida...Went 3-3 with a 2.60 ERA (18
MANAGER & STAFF ER/62.1 IP), 16 walks and 56 strikeouts in his starts...Posted a 2.16 ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP) as a reliever...2018:
Began his professional career by making 17 relief appearances between Rookie Advanced Danville and
Single-A Rome, registering a 1.30 ERA (4 ER/27.2 IP) with nine walks and 25 strikeouts...Amateur: Attended
Stetson University...Worked as a starter for the first three years before becoming the team’s closer in
his senior season...Had 20 saves in 32 total appearances in 2018, the most saves in a single season in
school history, earning Atlantic Sun Player of the Year honors...Was also a Baseball America First Team
All-American that season...Finished his collegiate career with 309 strikeouts, fourth most in school history.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
9.0
2018 Rome 1-1 1.00 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.2 13 7 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 3 6 17 8 1 3 0 0
PLAYER BIOS 2019 Florida 4-3 2.47 24 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 115.0 100 31 28 2 5 2 3 34 98 10 0 0
2-1
1.45
Danville
11
73
25
24
80
87.1
14
Minor Totals
7-5
37
41
2.19
WITHROW, Matt RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-4 Weight: 235
Born: 9/23/93 in Odessa, TX Resides: Odessa, TX
SEASON IN REVIEW Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft
School: Texas Tech University
Signed By: Nate Dion
2019 Review: Combined to make 19 appearances, 10 starts, between High-A Florida and the GCL Braves,
going 4-4 with a 4.02 ERA (21 ER/47.0 IP), 22 walks and 51 strikeouts...Missed the first month of the
season recovering from a 2018 season-ending injury...Went back on the injured list on 6/30 with right
knee bursitis, and missed over a month...Made four rehab appearances with GCL...With the Fire Frogs,
held opponents to a .206 average, including a .156 mark (10-for-64) to left-handers...2018: Placed on
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT syndrome...2017: Made 18 appearances (15 starts) between Mississippi (AA), the GCL Braves and Florida
Double-A Mississippi’s disabled list on 4/5 and missed the entire season with right shoulder impingement
(High-A), combining to go 1-4 with a 3.73 ERA (33 ER/79.2 IP) and 70 strikeouts...Opened the season
with Mississippi and made 10 starts before going on the seven-day disabled list (right ankle contusion) on
6/6...2016: Played the entirety of his second professional season with Single-A Carolina and earned the
Mudcats’ Pitcher of the Year honors from the organization...Paced Carolina in wins (9) and led all Mudcats
starters with a 3.80 ERA, while his 131 strikeouts on the season were second most in the Carolina League
and fifth most among Braves farmhands...Also ended his season in the Top 10 among Atlanta prospects in
wins (T3rd, 9) and starter’s ERA (8th, 3.80)...Other: Brother of former major-league reliever Chris Withrow
(LAD - 2013-14; ATL - 2016).
BRAVES HISTORY Year Club W-L 3.56 13 GS CG SHO SV 120.2 100 60 ER HR HB 68 131 WP BK 0 0 2
H
G
ERA
SO
R
IP
BB
48
13
0
0
19
0
24
48.0
4
35
16
0-4
2015 Danville
2
5
3.80
0
8
2016 Carolina
9-6
11
25
0
9
51
24
0
8
44
2
2
24
26
22
10
0
0
4.47
10
1-3
0
39
2017 Mississippi
48.1
GCL Braves
5.0
0-1
Florida 0-0 0.00 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.1 21 1 0 9 0 9 0 1 3 1 0 9 21 5 0 1 0 0
3.08
2018 Injured - Did Not Play
2019 Florida 3-3 3.29 15 9 0 0 0 38.1 28 15 14 1 3 20 42 3 0
8.2
13
13
7.27
1-1
4
GCL Braves 14-18 3.78 75 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 295.1 250 147 124 7 24 1 23 1 137 2 287 9 19 0 0 2
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