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Atlanta Braves Top 100 Prospects: #69 Caleb Beech

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 31, 2015; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone (33) brushes off the rubber on the pitcher
Mar 31, 2015; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone (33) brushes off the rubber on the pitcher /
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Oct 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A baseball on the pitchers mound before the first pitch between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A baseball on the pitchers mound before the first pitch between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

2016 Outlook

Beech had a bad hiccup to his transition to starter when he lost the time he did in 2015. With big arms drafted in the 2015 draft behind him to push him, he’ll have to establish himself well to keep moving in the system or find him getting quickly left behind.

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Beech reminds me on the mound of Derek Lowe, which may cause a number of Braves fans to either regurgitate their lunch or run screaming and crying to hide under their pillow, but before he came to the Braves, Lowe was able to rack up an average of 208 innings over his first 7 full seasons starting in the majors after converting from closer, and while he was not a big strikeout guy (5.6 K/9) in that time, he was still able to eat up those innings at a 118 ERA+ rate, which has some big value for a club. It will be interesting to see how Beech works in 2016. I’d wager we’ll see him start again at Rome to start the season, moving quickly up as he shows his 2015 results were no fluke.

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