A ranking and review of the top prospects in the Atlanta Braves system.
Welcome to a special edition of Fifty Prospects in Fifty Days. For over a month, I have been delivering prospect analysis every other day, counting down the top 50 prospects in the Braves organization until [READ MORE]
13. Alex Jackson, C Age: 22 | Bats: R .267/.328/.480 | 134 wRC+ | 19 HR | 0 SB | 5.7% BB | 26.4% K Current Assignment: Class AA Mississippi Acquired: Trade w/Seattle Mariners – [READ MORE]
15. Patrick Weigel, RHP Age: 23 | Throws: R 4.14 ERA | 3.98 FIP | 15 G, 15 GS | 78.1 IP | 3.22 BB/9 | 7.81 K/9 Current Assignment: Class AAA Gwinnett Acquired: Drafted, [READ MORE]
17. Brett Cumberland, C Age: 23 | Bats: S .266/.409/.445 | 152 wRC+ | 11 HR | 1 SB | 10.8% BB | 27.2% K Current Assignment: Class A+ Florida Acquired: Drafted, 2nd Round – [READ MORE]
Welcome to the Top 20 Braves prospects! Actually, we are now well into the Top 20 thanks to the sanctions levied upon the Braves organization. Those sanctions included the release into free agency of 13 [READ MORE]
21. Ricardo Sanchez, LHP Age: 20 | Throws: L 4.95 ERA | 4.06 FIP | 22 G, 21 GS | 100.0 IP | 4.14 BB/9 | 9.09 K/9 Current Assignment: Class A+ Florida Acquired: Trade [READ MORE]
We’re down into the Top 25 prospects of the deepest farm system in baseball. Here’s a look at two former second round draft picks that otherwise couldn’t be more different. 23. Lucas Herbert, C Age: [READ MORE]
(Ed. note: the following write-up on Yunior Severino was completed prior to MLB sanctioning the Braves for violating international signing rules. Part of those sanctions was making Severino a free agent, and he is no [READ MORE]
25. Freddy Tarnok, LHP Age: 19 | Throws: L 2.57 ERA | 2.85 FIP | 8 G, 8 GS | 14 IP | 1.93 BB/9 | 6.43 K/9 Current Assignment: Rookie League – GCL Acquired: [READ MORE]
27. Jean Carlos Encarnacion, 3B Age: 20 | Bats: R .321/.346/.464 | 124 wRC+ | 3 HR | 7 SB | 3.4% BB | 21.0% K Final 2017 Assignment: Rookie League – Danville Acquired: International [READ MORE]
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