"The final week of the season for Atlanta Braves minor league baseball is under way, and it was a bit of a quiet start for the affiliates. No one had a real stand out day, though a few flashes from Drue Hackenberg in his start for Columbus were impressive. The big news of the day was the promotion of John Gil, who the Braves skipped over High-A to give a week-long glance at higher level pitching."
"Jhancarlos Lara has been absolutely horrendous in his past five games as a starter, with 19 runs and 20 walks allowed over an 18 2/3 inning stretch of pitching. The understanding we have is that Lara's role as a starter is simply an effort to get him more innings, but at some point you do have to question that approach. His control has regressed precipitously and his whiff rates have dropped as well, though the latter issue is far less pronounced."
"In fairness he hasn't really had a major run of issues with his release point so it isn't affecting him mechanically, and the last time he had to adjust to the bullpen he was able to adapt quickly and begin to dominate. This gives reason to hope or believe that there isn't long-term damage being done here, but it's still been a disappointing end of season run for the guy who spent nearly two months as the International League's most dominant reliever."
The Atlanta Braves minor league teams began the final week with subdued results, highlighted by a promotion and a few individual flashes. John Gil received a promotion directly above High-A for a week-long look at higher-level pitching. Drue Hackenberg produced glimpses of strong performance in his start for Columbus. Gwinnett lost 8-1 to Nashville, with David McCabe and Luke Waddell held hitless in the game. Jhancarlos Lara allowed seven runs in four innings and has given up 19 runs and 20 walks across his last five starts. His control has regressed, though his release point appears stable and past bullpen adjustments led to dominant results, offering cautious optimism. Reliever Blake Burkhalter recovered after a rough first batter to record a scoreless inning.
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