12 Braves Surprises Prediction Game

[nsacpi]

Here is how it goes. Pick 3 Braves players who will produce positive surprises in 2014 at the major league level. Pick 3 who will produce negative surprises. Pick 3 Braves minor leaguers who will rise the most in terms of their prospect status. Pick 3 who will fall the most. At the end of the season, we will determine who did the best job with these predictions.

OK here are my predictions:

Positive major league surprises: Gattis, Pena, Justin Upton

Negative major league surprises: Kimbrel, Walden, Santana

Minor league risers: Salcedo, Wren, Parsons

Minor league fallers: La Stella, Lipka, Schlosser

 

[thethe]

Positive major league surprises: Heyward, BJ, Santana

Negative major league surprises: J-Upt, Carpenter, Minor (injury concerns)

Minor league risers: Elander, Peraza, Parsons

Minor league fallers: Graham, Lipka, Salcedo

 

[Dalyn]

Positive major league surprises: Harang, Uggla, and Doumit.

Negative major league surprises: Minor, Gattis, and Schafer.

Minor league risers: Martin, Stella!, and Caratini.

Minor league fallers: Salazar, Camargo, and Jaime.

 

[Heyward]

Positive major league surprises: BJ, Wood, Pena.

Negative major league surprises: Gattis, Carpenter, Walden.

Minor league risers: Simmons, Peraza, Wren.

Minor league fallers: Lipka, Graham, Salcedo.

 

[Bj1133]

Positive major league surprises: Heyward, BJ, Santana

Negative major league surprises: J-Upt, Justin, Minor (injury concerns)

Minor league risers: Elander, Peraza, Parsons

Minor league fallers: Graham, Lipka, Salcedo

Double negative - you must be really down on Justin Upton this year

 

[Jay212033]

Positive major league surprises: Dan Uggla, Jason Heyward, Alex Wood

Negative major league surprises: Dan Carpenter, Luis Avilan, BJ Upton

Minor league risers: Victor Reyes, Matt Lipka, Mauricio Cabrera, *Luis Barrios(super sleeper)*

Minor league fallers: Christian Bethancourt, Wes Parsons, Victor Caratini

 

[skillet]

Positive major league surprises: Heyward, Thomas, Santana

Negative major league surprises: Walden, Gattis, BJ Upton

Minor league risers: Caratini, Sims, Peraza

Minor league fallers: Salcedo, Lipka, M Cabrera

 

[thethe]

Double negative - you must be really down on Justin Upton this year

Whoops....Thanks for catching. Client I'm working on is about to file so I've been working some insane hours the last couple of weeks.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Positive major league - Freeman/Heyward both top 10 in mvp ballot, Teheran/wood/santana all have era under 3.33.
Negative major leaue - Pena, Schafer, Schlosser
Positive minors - Simms, Hursh, Cabrera
Negative minors - Graham, Elander, Bethancourt