Originally Posted by
rico43
In the process of naming the Atlanta Braves 50 top prospects all-time (1966-present), I had to make sure I have a consistent definition of what a prospect is for the purposes of this series.
Here's what I came up with:
First of all, we are resticting this to the Draft Era, which began in 1965. That dovetails nicely with the Braves' arrival in Atlanta in 1966, but excludes all-timers like Aaron, Carty, Torre, Menke, Niekro, Cloninger, etc.
Even though amateur free agents are dotted throughout the upcoming list, we are restricting our list to players who are ORIGINAL Braves prospects, either by draft or free agent sigee. This eliminates notable folks like Swanson, Smoltz, Folty, Mallex, Peterson(s), Capra, Jurrjens, Deion, etc.
I am still in the process developing a formula that will be a ciombination of achievement, hype, bonus, etc.