Originally Posted by
Braves1976
Do you mean La Stella as far as long term? If so, I'd say that is an overstatement or at the very least jumping the gun. I am not saying La Stella isn't ready, he may be ready. I just don't see either he nor Pastornicky as our future at second long term. I see them both as likely placeholders till Peraza is ready, at least if we finally dump Uggla.
Further, I see Jose Peraza as our future as second, he is already in high A and doing great there too. I could see Peraza being ready to make the jump to the Majors as soon as next year (maybe a Sept. call-up in 2015). While some will surely disagree, I would remind y'all that Simmons only spent 44 games in AA before he became our starting shortstop. Peraza will likely start AA next year and could be ready later that season (similar to Simmons), IMO.