Hitters
1. Connor Lien – CF – (B-R/T-R) – LoA Carolina (Carolina Lg.)
- .742 APAB / 2.92 PAG
- 6’3″ – 205 lb. / 21 yrs. old / 2012 – 12th round – Olympia HS (Orlando, FL)
- .285 BA – 22 2B – 9 HR – 72R – 34 SB – .347 OB% – 188 TB
- 2014 Organizational All-Star
- 3-time UTR Hitter of the Day
- Lien’s 129 hits ranked 2nd among all Braves minors leaguers
2. Randy Ventura – CF – (B-S/T-R) – DSL (Dominican Summer Lg.)
- .974 APAB / 4.60 PAG
- 5’9″ – 165 lb. / 17 yrs. old / 2015 – FA signee – Dominican Republic
- .329 BA – 11 2b – 61R – 25RBi – 55 SB – – .421 OB% – .815 OPS
- 4-time UTR Hitter of the Day (2015)
- (Ventura’s 55 stolen bases ranked only two behind top CF prospect Mallex Smith‘s 57 for tops in the organization)
3. Anthony Concepcion – 1B – (B-R/T-R) – DSL (Dominican Summer Lg.)
- .841 APAB / 3.74 PAG
- 6’1″ – 200 lb. / 20 yrs. old / 2014 – FA signee – Venezuela
- .308 BA – 15 2b – 5HR – 58R – 40 RBi – 12 SB – 30 BB:51 K – .410 OB% – .451 SLG% – .861 OPS
- August 13 UTR Hitters of the Day selection (2015)
4. Ronald Acuna – CF – (B-R/T-L) – GCL/Rookie Danville (Gulf Coast Lg./Appalachian Lg.)
- .806 APAB / 3.47 PAG combined
- 6’0″ – 180 lb. / 17 yrs. old / 2014 – FA signee – Venezuela
- GCL: .258 BA – 9 2B – 3 HR – 31 R – 11 SB – .376 OB% – .800 OPS
- Danville: .290 BA – 5 2b – 1 HR – 10 R – 5 SB – .380 OB% – .851 OPS
- 3-time UTR Hitter of the Day (2015)
5. Isranel Wilson – RF – (B-L/T-R) – GCL (Gulf Coast Lg.)
- .861 APAB / 3.10 PAG
- 6’3″ – 185 lb. / 17 yrs. old / 2014 – FA signee – U.S. Virgin Islands – St. Martin
- .222 BA – 5 2b – 10 HR – 29 R – 22 RBi – .349 OB% – .479 SLG% – .828 OPS
Pitchers
Top 5 Starting Pitchers – (Factor Score) / TPS 1. RHP Brandon Barker – (11) SP/TPS .113- 22 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina / AAA Gwinnett)
- 16th round – 2014
- 21 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina)
- 3rd round – 2014
- 24 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina / LoA Rome)
- Undrafted – 2013 (w/Arizona)
- 24 years old – (HiA Carolina / LoA Rome / HiA Carolina)
- Undrafted – 2010
- 2014 Organizational All-Star – Ranked #1 Factor Score
- Carlos Gil struggled last season, but his radar signal remains strong. He’s consistently appears on my post-season list, sans the Tommy John year of 2012.
- 22 years old – (LoA Rome)
- 13th round – 2014
- 22 years old – (LoA Rome / Appy League Danville / HiA )
- 8th round – 2014
- 2014 Organizational All-Star
- Ranked #3 Factor Score
- Ranker # 1 TPS
- 23 years old – (HiA Carolina)
- International Free Agent – 2009
- 2010 “UTR Breakout”
- Ive been high on Otero since his debut season (2009). I tagged him for a breakout year, but he missed the following season to injury which delayed his development, but things are now rolling for Panama native. Otero should be nice fit in a rebuilding Braves bullpen in 2017.
- 24 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina / AA Mississippi)
- 25th round – 2014
- 2014 Organizational All-Star – Ranked #3 TPS
- 21 years old – (Hi Lynchburg / GCL Braves / HiA Carolina / AA Mississippi)
- 1st round – 2012
- 2014 Organizational All-Star – Ranked #3 Factor Score
- 21 years old – (Appy League Danville)
- 7th round – 2015
- 22 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina / AAA Gwinnett)
- 16th round – 2014
- 21 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina)
- 3rd round – 2014
- 23 years old – (Appy Danville / LoA Rome)
- 16th round – 2015
- 21 years old – (GCL Braves / Appy League Danville)
- 31st round – 2015
- 22 years old – (LoA Rome / Appy League Danville / HiA )
- 8th round – 2014
- 2014 Organizational All-Star
- Ranked #3 Factor Score
- Ranker # 1 TPS
- 24 years old – (LoA Rome / HiA Carolina / AA Mississippi)
- 25th round – 2014
- 2014 Organizational All-Star – Ranked #3 TPS