Minor League Thread Part Deux

[Krgrecw]

From that article, re: Griffin:

I almost put him in the 70 FV tier, which is the highest I'll put any hypothetical prospect

Time to reignite the “can a prospect be a 80 FV” wars.

klaw said most exciting player since Trout




I’ve pointed out before that Griffin bars his lead arm, which for most hitters is a hindrance, but nothing stopped Griffin from hitting last year, even when he got to Double A, and he may just be such a good athlete and have such a high aptitude for hitting that it won’t end up mattering. He’s probably going to stick at shortstop and be a plus defender there, while posting high OBPs and hitting 25+ homers a year. I think he’s the most exciting prospect we’ve had in the minors since Mike Trout, and I think he’s going to end up one of the best players in baseball once he gets established.

 

[CJ9]

klaw had the Braves at 27 in farm system rankings l


No surprise here — Atlanta is so aggressive in promoting prospects that they often see players lose eligibility before they’re ready for full-time jobs, and they haven’t drafted all that well in recent years, contributing to the thinning of the system pretty much top to bottom. Scouts who saw their High-A club said it was one of the worst teams they saw all year.

Kiley put us at 26:


The Braves continue to graduate good players who were only in the top 100 for a limited time, with Drake Baldwin the most recent and Hurston Waldrep graduated as he was turning the corner to move up in these rankings.

Caminiti could debut as soon as 2027 while the two other top 100 prospects, J.R. Ritchie and Didier Fuentes, will likely pitch in the big league rotation at some point in 2026. The position-player depth isn't great, but recent first-rounder SS Tate Southisene and international signee CF Diego Tornes are the best of the group.

 

[Tapate50]

The Columbus team was brutal

 

[bravesfanMatt]

boom or bust I guess.

 

[Carp]

I think nearly all of the Braves top prospects list are severely underestimating our hitting crop in A ball this year. Obviously no one blew the doors off, but Gil, Hartman, Drake, and Carey showed a lot of promise for guys who were all much younger than the league average. Carey in particular was one of the youngest players in the league I believe. Gil was really impressive all around and finished the season hot, with a .909 OPS and .435 wOBA in 146 PAs from 7/26 through the end of the season.


I honestly like our position prospect depth in the lower minors. And A+ and AA should have several guys worth monitoring this year with Lodise, Dixon Williams, and Cody Miller, along with John Gil and Drake. I feel like we'll have more than a couple hitting prospects break out this year.