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    BA's Braves' 2018 Top 30 Prospects

    The Handbook arrived today...

    1.) Ronald Acuna
    2.) Luiz Gohara
    3.) Mike Soroka
    4.) Kyle Wright
    5.) Ian Anderson
    6.) Austin Riley
    7.) Kolby Allard
    8.) Max Fried
    9.) Cristian Pache
    10.) Alex Jackson
    11.) Joey Wentz
    12.) Bryse Wilson
    13.) Tucker Davidson
    14.) Touki Toussaint
    15.) A. J. Minter
    16.) Patrick Weigel
    17.) Drew Waters
    18.) William Contreras
    19.) Ricardo Sanchez
    20.) Kyle Muller
    21.) Isranel Wilson
    22.) Dustin Peterson
    23.) Freddy Tarnok
    24.) Jean Carlos Encarnacion
    25.) Huascar Ynoa
    26.) Jeffrey Ramos
    27.) Jasseel De La Cruz
    28.) Drew Lugbauer
    29.) Phil Pfeiffer
    30.) Josh Graham

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    31.) Ray-Patrick Didder
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    Position Rankings

    Catcher - #6 Alex Jackson
    3B - #3 Austin Riley
    CF - #1 Ronald Acuna
    RHP - #9 Mike Soroka, #10 Kyle Wright, #16 Ian Anderson
    LHP - #1 Luiz Gohara, #5 Kolby Allard, #9 Max Fried
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    #1 - Atlanta Braves

    "New General Manager Alex Anthopoulos inherits a farm system deep in pitching prospects and that has a nice mix of positional impact bats as well, led by CF Ronald Acuna. Not all the Braves' pitching prospects are going to pan out, but they have the numbers to make up for the expected attrition."
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    Breakout Prospect

    C - William Contreras
    "The Braves are very deep at Catcher, but Contreras' offensive ability stands out."


    Sleeper

    RHP - Josh Graham
    "Thanks to a solid fastball-changeup combo, Graham isn't that far away from helping the big league bullpen."
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    Interesting quotes...

    About Wentz:
    "If he adds another two or three ticks to his fastball, Wentz has the makings of a front-line starter, but any erosion of his current velocity would lead him to fringe territory."


    About Davidson:
    "As a starter, Davidson maintained a 90-95 mph fastball that earns plus grades thanks to its excellent finish. He also flashes a plus curveball and changeup. He has less track record, but Davidson's pure stuff is better than that of Joey Wentz or Kyle Muller."


    About Toussaint:
    The pieces are there for Toussaint to be a solid mid-rotation starter, but he has plenty of work to do on control and consistency as he heads back to AA Mississippi.


    About Encarnacion:
    "If Encarnacion heads to full-season ball in 2018, expect some initial struggles, but he has the tools to be worth plenty of patience."


    About Ramos:
    "Because he's yet to even reach full-season ball, there's plenty of risk with Ramos, but scouts see a hitter who has a chance to hit for plus average with plus power."


    About Lugbauer:
    "As a big, strong-armed Catcher with plus power, Lugbauer fits the backup Catcher profile perfectly if he can refine his technique behind the plate."
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    I’m more intrigued by Lugbauer than I probably should be - hard to let go of the idea of a lefty-swinging, power-hitting catcher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
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    Contreras is one of my favorites. That dude is gonna be a stud

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hudson2 View Post
    Contreras is one of my favorites. That dude is gonna be a stud
    Yeah, He might be one of our break out candidates..
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    Got to figure Minter is in the big leagues to stay.

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