Brandon Cunniff #67

Last name is pronounced kin-if...Resides in Corona, California...Signed by Robby Corsaro (Marlins).

2014

In his first full season with the Braves organization, went 4-0 with a 1.58 ERA in 42 appearances out of the bullpen between the Lynchburg Hillcats (A) and Mississippi Braves (AA)...His combined ERA was 1.58 (12 ER/68.1 IP), while he converted three of four save opportunities, all of which came with Lynchburg...Ranked third in all of minor league baseball with a combined 1.58 ERA...Held opponents to a .187 batting average (combined between both clubs), which ranked as the third-lowest average in all of minor league baseball...His 42 appearances ranked tied for eighth among organizational pitchers and he ranked 10th among relief pitchers with a 1.09 WHIP...Opened the year by posting a 0.00 ERA over 14.1 frames for Lynchburg (4/4-5/3), going 1-0 with three saves, before a promotion to Mississippi on 5/6...Made his Double-A debut on 5/7 and pitched in 33 games over the remainder of the season. He posted a 2.05 ERA while striking out 50 over 50.2 innings pitched...Posted two months in which he did not allow an earned run: April (13.2 IP) and July (12.1 IP)...His first earned run allowed of the season came on 5/15 vs. Tennessee in his 12th outing of the season (third outing with MS)...With MS, posted a 10-game scoreless streak that totaled 17.1 innings, from 7/1-8/6...Twice threw a season-high 3.0 IP, 4/18 vs. Potomac and 8/1 vs. Mobile. Both outings were scoreless...Made 11 appearances (14.0 IP) out of the bullpen going 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League...Had his contract purchased and was added to the Braves' 40-man roster on November 19th.

2013

Signed by the Braves and assigned to High-A Lynchburg after starting the season with Southern Illinois of the independent Frontier League...Led the Hillcats pitching staff with a 1.99 ERA and allowed opponents to hit just .185 on the season (20-for-108), both of which were the seventh-best marks among all Atlanta relief farmhands.