Former @MBraves Terdoslavich Called to the Show
By Kyle Tait
Congratulations to former Mississippi Brave Joey Terdoslavich on his call to the big leagues! It’s been a winding and unconventional path to the majors for Terdoslavich, who started 2012 with the triple-A Gwinnett Braves, skipping right over Mississippi following a spectacular 2011 with Lynchburg.
But there’s a reason you don’t see many guys make the jump directly from high-A to triple-A. It’s an enormous leap.
Terdoslavich struggled, batting .180 with an OPS of just .515 while simultaneously trying to move from first to third base full time. He made 22 errors in 50 games at third before the Braves reassigned him to double-A Mississippi for more seasoning as a first baseman.
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And instead of taking the demotion as a blow, Terdoslavich used it for motivation. He turned around his season with the M-Braves, batting .315 while raising his OPS to .852 and also moving back to first base.
In the offseason, Atlanta moved him to right field, and he’s had by far his best offensive season to date with the Gwinnett Braves, posting a .318 average with 18 home runs, 58 RBI, and a .926 OPS. On Wednesday he was named to the International League All-Star Team. He was also scheduled to play in the MLB Futures Game at New York’s Citi Field as part of the annual MLB All-Star Game festivities.
Terdoslavich will travel to Atlanta today and is expected to be available for Thursday night’s game against Miami.
Terdoslavich is another in a long line of former Mississippi Braves to make their major league debut in 2013. He joins a list that includes Jesus Sucre, Cory Rasmus, Evan Gattis, Alex Wood, Paul Clemens, Ed Lucas, and Brett Oberholtzer.
Kyle Tait is in his third season as the radio voice of the Mississippi Braves. Follow him on Twitter: @kyle_tait
