The Florida Complex League Braves are an American baseball team. They are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Braves. The team plays at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.
History The team traces its history to the earliest days of complex-based baseball, in reference to major-league teams' spring training complexes. Initially based in Sarasota, Florida, the team was a member of the short-lived Sarasota Rookie League (1964) and Florida Rookie League (1965), and was a charter club in the Gulf Coast League when it was formed in 1966. The team operated from 1964 to 1967, and has operated continuously since 1976.Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007.
In 2003, the Braves won a best-of-three series over the GCL Pirates to become league champions. Prior to the 2021 season, the Gulf Coast League was renamed as the Florida Complex League.
Roster
Season-by-season Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs SRL Braves (1964)1964 36-23 1st Paul Snyder League ChampsNo playoffsFRL Braves (1965)1965 34-25 2nd Paul Snyder No playoffsGCL Braves1966 27-21 2nd Tom Saffell No playoffs until 1983 1967 27-32 5th Tom Saffell 1976 21-32 6th Chuck Goggin & Pedro Gonzalez 1977 22-31 5th Pedro Gonzalez 1978 25-30 4th Pedro Gonzalez 1979 26-28 4th Pedro Gonzalez 1980 37-25 3rd Pedro Gonzalez 1981 28-34 8th Pedro Gonzalez 1982 32-31 4th Pedro Gonzalez 1983 32-28 4th Pedro Gonzalez 1984 31-32 6th Pedro Gonzalez 1985 26-35 7th Pedro Gonzalez 1986 29-34 9th Pedro Gonzalez 1987 20-43 10th Pedro Gonzalez 1988 16-47 12th Pedro Gonzalez 1989 37-26 4th (t) Jim Procopio 1990 33-29 6th Jim Procopio 1991 30-29 6th (t) Jim Saul 1992 22-37 14th Jim Saul 1993 32-26 4th Jim Saul 1994 13-46 15th Jim Saul 1995 14-43 16th Jim Saul 1996 14-45 16th Robert Lucas (11-36) / Chino Cadahia (3-9) 1997 21-38 15th Frank Howard 1998 25-35 11th (t) Rick Albert 1999 27-33 10th Rick Albert 2000 26-34 10th Rick Albert 2001 30-30 8th Rick Albert 2002 28-32 8th (t) Jim Saul 2003 38-22 1st Ralph Henriquez League Champsvs. GCL Pirates (2 games to 0)Won in 1st roundvs. GCL Red Sox (1 games to 0)2004 23-36 10th Ralph Henriquez 2005 24-28 8th Luis Ortiz 2006 23-27 8th Luis Ortiz 2007 17-43 15th Luis Ortiz 2008 29-29 9th (t) Luis Ortiz 2009 26-34 13th Luis Ortiz 2010 27-31 12th Luis Ortiz 2011 24-34 12th Jonathan Schuerholz 2012 21-37 14th Rocket Wheeler 2013 26-34 12th Rocket Wheeler 2014 29-30 9th Rocket Wheeler 2015 27-33 11th Robinson Cancel
References
External links Official website