Baseball America Position Rankings

[praeceps93]

Baseball America is starting to release it's positional rankings for prospects. Starting off is left-handed pitching prospects. Out of the top 25, the Braves have 5;

4) Sean Newcomb
11) Kolby Allard
17) Max Fried
21) Manny Banuelos
25) Ricardo Sanchez

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-lefthanders/

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-righthanders/

Right-handed pitching prospects go all the way up to the top 100; Braves have 4.

13) Aaron Blair
26) Touki Toussaint
61) Lucas Sims
78) Mike Soroka

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-catchers/

Catching prospects go up to the top 20; Braves have 0.

 

[nsacpi]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-catchers/

Catching prospects go up to the top 20; Braves have 0.

The weakest position in our system. Could change quickly with Herbert and Guttierez.

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-first-basemen/

First baseman prospects go up to 20; Braves have 0.

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-second-basemen/

Second baseman prospects go up to 20; Braves have 0.

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/position-rankings-shortstops/

Shortstop prospects go up to 56; Braves have 2.

5) Dansby Swanson
17) Ozzie Albies

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-third-basemen/

Third baseman prospects go up to 26; Braves have 2.

7) Austin Riley
14) Rio Ruiz

 

[bravesfanMatt]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-second-basemen/

Second baseman prospects go up to 20; Braves have 0.

yeah.. um we have at least a top 5 in Ozzie or Swanson right now.. just not moved yet.

 

[praeceps93]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-prospects-position-rankings-center-fielders/

Center field prospects go up 40; Braves have 1.

15) Mallex Smith

 

[clvclv]

yeah.. um we have at least a top 5 in Ozzie or Swanson right now.. just not moved yet.

Tweeted to J. J. about that. He agreed that whichever of Ozzie/Swanson moves over would be #2.