Fangraphs Top 32 Braves Prospects

In his chat, he says he sees Moniak and Acuna as essentially the same caliber player. Another thing to keep in mind when thinking about the Braves hitters in the system. There may be more there than people think based on the international signings.
 
Southcack77 said:
In his chat, he says he sees Moniak and Acuna as essentially the same caliber player. Another thing to keep in mind when thinking about the Braves hitters in the system. There may be more there than people think based on the international signings.
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I agree with this. I have been down on the drafting of mostly pitchers but the international hitters are there and coming on strong.
 
Surprised how Sims has fallen.

Great notes on everyone. His synopsis of Dustin Peterson is how I imagine him. But if Peterson has an Ethier comp, that would be a pretty good player.
 
50PoundHead said:
Surprised how Sims has fallen.

Great notes on everyone. His synopsis of Dustin Peterson is how I imagine him. But if Peterson has an Ethier comp, that would be a pretty good player.
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Where did you see an Ethier comp to DPete?

Besides batting from opposite sides of the plate, Ethier produced 4 seasons with a WAR of ~3.5, a couple more ~2.5 WAR seasons, and a career .822 OPS.

If DPete was projected to have that type of career he would be a FV 60-65 guy and would rank up there with Swanson and Albies.
 
50PoundHead said:
Surprised how Sims has fallen.

Great notes on everyone. His synopsis of Dustin Peterson is how I imagine him. But if Peterson has an Ethier comp, that would be a pretty good player.
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yeah.. I guess I see Sims as a better RP than he does. I agree he won't be a starter. His time has passed IMO.. he will start in AAA, but needs to be on a short lease.
 
Enscheff said:
Where did you see an Ethier comp to DPete?

Besides batting from opposite sides of the plate, Ethier produced 4 seasons with a WAR of ~3.5, a couple more ~2.5 WAR seasons, and a career .822 OPS.

If DPete was projected to have that type of career he would be a FV 60-65 guy and would rank up there with Swanson and Albies.
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in the Mahalanobis comps table.
 
Enscheff said:
Where did you see an Ethier comp to DPete?

Besides batting from opposite sides of the plate, Ethier produced 4 seasons with a WAR of ~3.5, a couple more ~2.5 WAR seasons, and a career .822 OPS.

If DPete was projected to have that type of career he would be a FV 60-65 guy and would rank up there with Swanson and Albies.
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This was towards the bottom of the article:

Noteworthy Mahalanobis Comps for 40+ FV Prospects
Rank Prospect Most Noteworthy Comp
1 Dansby Swanson Troy Tulowitzki
2 Ozzie Albies Rickie Weeks
4 Kolby Allard Carlos Carrasco
7 Max Fried Tom Gorzelanny
8 Luiz Gohara Javier Vazquez
9 Mike Soroka Carlos Zambrano
10 Cristian Pache Grady Sizemore
11 Sean Newcomb Freddy Garcia
13 Touki Toussaint Oliver Perez
14 Patrick Weigel Daniel Cabrera
15 Travis Demeritte Keith Ginter
17 Ray-Patrick Didder Jason Conti
18 Dustin Peterson Andre Ethier
22 Derian Cruz Luis Ordaz
24 Alex Jackson Eliezer Alfonzo
25 Rio Ruiz Hank Blalock
26 Dylan Moore Kevin Millar
28 Austin Riley Matt Holliday
30 Ricardo Sanchez Javier Vazquez
31 Jonathan Morales Brandon Inge
32 Randy Ventura Anthony Sanders
 
bravesfanMatt said:
in the Mahalanobis comps table.
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I see. Looks like a stat line scouting metric. That's a bit of encouraging data though for sure.

Newcomb's comp is Freddie Garcia, a LHer whose hardest FB since 2008 was 92.3 MPH.

Soroka's comp is Carlos Zambrano, two pitchers that couldn't be any more different.

Albies comp is Rickie Weeks, a guy who hit 20+ HRs in a season 3 times.

Makes me a little dubious about these comps, to say the least.
 
These were terrific write-ups. I think his approach to Fried was very logical -- impressed over his 2016 season, but cautiously optimistic. I'll be really interested to see where everyone moves next year.

I'm with you guys on Gohara. I can't believe how high a lot of these rankings are on him. I really liked Mallex, but it's hard to believe we got a guy with this much promise for just Mallex. I'm PUMPED!

Go Bravos!
 
Enscheff said:
I see. Looks like a stat line scouting metric. That's a bit of encouraging data though for sure.

Newcomb's comp is Freddie Garcia, a LHer whose hardest FB since 2008 was 92.3 MPH.

Soroka's comp is Carlos Zambrano, two pitchers that couldn't be any more different.

Albies comp is Rickie Weeks, a guy who hit 20+ HRs in a season 3 times.

Makes me a little dubious about these comps, to say the least.
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Yeah, it's definitely a stat line comp. They don't really put much emphasis on it, so I think it's supposed to just be something interesting to see, not something to base your projection on.
 
gamecock4braves said:
This was towards the bottom of the article:

Noteworthy Mahalanobis Comps for 40+ FV Prospects

Rank Prospect Most Noteworthy Comp

1 Dansby Swanson Troy Tulowitzki

2 Ozzie Albies Rickie Weeks

4 Kolby Allard Carlos Carrasco

7 Max Fried Tom Gorzelanny

8 Luiz Gohara Javier Vazquez

9 Mike Soroka Carlos Zambrano

10 Cristian Pache Grady Sizemore

11 Sean Newcomb Freddy Garcia

13 Touki Toussaint Oliver Perez

14 Patrick Weigel Daniel Cabrera

15 Travis Demeritte Keith Ginter

17 Ray-Patrick Didder Jason Conti

18 Dustin Peterson Andre Ethier

22 Derian Cruz Luis Ordaz

24 Alex Jackson Eliezer Alfonzo

25 Rio Ruiz Hank Blalock

26 Dylan Moore Kevin Millar

28 Austin Riley Matt Holliday

30 Ricardo Sanchez Javier Vazquez

31 Jonathan Morales Brandon Inge

32 Randy Ventura Anthony Sanders
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Pretty sure we would all be pretty happy with just about all of those - particularly Riley/Holliday. Kinda figure Albies makes enough contact to be a little better than Weeks in the end. I'm in the camp that thinks lots of people are missing on Fried, but he's such a wildcard it's tough to blame them.

Could definitely live with a Carrasco (Allard), Teheran, Vazquez (Gohara), Zambrano (Soroka), Garcia (Newcomb) rotation in a couple years. Would certainly allow the organization to be big players in free-agency/trades in the near future. Hang onto the three arms drafted last summer and we should have plenty of depth for awhile.
 
I see people more encouraged about Rio Ruiz development. Always seemed to have power that doesn't play in game. Hearing he dropped significant weight in a good way for the second year in a row and has put on muscle. He could be a under the radar contributor this season. Not as a star, but possible serviceable player surely.
 
Tapate50 said:
I see people more encouraged about Rio Ruiz development. Always seemed to have power that doesn't play in game. Hearing he dropped significant weight in a good way for the second year in a row and has put on muscle. He could be a under the radar contributor this season. Not as a star, but possible serviceable player surely.
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I am hoping for a good spring and improved AAA presence. June call up to start taking some reps at 3rd. I like him like I do D-pete. He could become a good player that is dependable and can allow you to focus on other areas for the time being.
 
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