BA's Braves' 2018 Top 30 Prospects

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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
 
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
 
Organizational Talent Rankings

#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."
 
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."
 
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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