Mallex Smith promoted to AAA

[thethe]

Kevin McAlpin ‏@KevinMcAlpin 28s28 seconds ago
#Braves have promoted prospect Mallex Smith from Mississippi to Triple-A Gwinnett.

[Garmel]

Finally!

[thethe]

Kid is real close.

To only spend half a season in AA means the Braves are real high on him.

[Hawk]

So, what does this mean for Peraza's development as a CF?

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Mark Bowman
@mlbbowman
Peraza will still occasionally see some time in CF, but Mallex Smith will get the majority of the playing time at that position

[weso1]

Maybe they should let Peraza play some SS.

[Deester11]

I say maximize Peraza's value. Time to fleece, er... Trade for a great asset.

[Hawk]

G-Braves Media
@GBravesMedia
#GBraves Roster Move for 6/24: OF Mallex Smith promoted to GWN from @mbraves. Will wear No. 8, bat leadoff and play CF tonight.

[Pugfan]

Maybe they should let Peraza play some SS.

Or 3rd base

[gilesfan]

If we play Peraza a second at 3B, we are dumb. Play him at SS unless he's butchering balls like Chipper Jones in A ball. If not SS, then 2B

[Heyward]

With the emergence of Jace, gotta figure Peraza is trade bait for a bat this winter.

And should be at 2B or SS.

Good for Mallex though.

[Hawk]

Lol, the lineup tonight in Gwinnett has Smith/Peraza/EYJ 1-2-3.

[keithlaw]

Kid is real close.

To only spend half a season in AA means the Braves are real high on him.

Hopefully his career doesn't go up in smoke and we end up with another Schafer on our hands.

[Jay212033]

Hopefully his career doesn't go up in smoke and we end up with another Schafer on our hands.

Schafer never hit as well as he has.

[smootness]

There are pretty much only two good options for Peraza now - call him up to play 3B until the end of the year, with the expectation he will either be traded or moved back to 2B in the offseason, or move him back to SS to eventually trade him.

I guess you could also leave him at 2B and wait to see how Peterson finishes the year, but this is clearly an end to the Peraza-in-CF experiment, and I'm glad for that.

[smootness]

Schafer never hit as well as he has.

Well, that's not true.

[gilesfan]

Lol, the lineup tonight in Gwinnett has Smith/Peraza/EYJ 1-2-3.

EYJ batting third?

[thethe]

Another option is to see what yiu could get for Simmons. not saying I'd do that but it could be an option.

[thethe]

EYJ batting third?

Home runs are bad.

[Jay212033]

Well, that's not true.

Schafer's only season of hitting over .300 was 07

[keithlaw]

Another option is to see what yiu could get for Simmons. not saying I'd do that but it could be an option.

I love Andrelton, but defense usually peaks early so it could make sense to trade him while he's still young. I don't think we'll do it to make room for Peraza though, maybe Albies in a year or two.