The Atlanta Braves have an impressive farm system still, even after a few graduations. Who are the top 50 prospects in the system as we hit midseason?
Welcoming Benjamin Chase back to Tomahawk Take means that you will get plenty of minor league coverage of your Atlanta Braves on site. We are closing a midseason top 50 list today.
Rather than present a list number by number with quick profiles of each number, over the last few days, we presented the profiles of all those players who are seriously considered for the top 50. Today, we will cover the list itself. Here’s what the preliminary schedule will look like:
Monday – AAA and MLB prospects
Tuesday – AA prospects
Wednesday – low-A and high-A prospects
Thursday – Rookie ball prospects
Friday – Top 50 list
To preface the list, this is done by Ben, and these are his opinions based on what he’s seen and information from people he’s talked with.
We will go 10 players at a time on each slide, finishing with #1!
#41-50
50. Troy Bacon, RHP
49. Dilmer Mejia, LHP
48. Trey Harris, OF
47. Alejandro Salazar, IF
46. Jeremy Walker, RHP
45. Josh Graham, RHP
44. Luis Valenzuela, IF
43. Chad Sobotka, RHP
42. Gabriel Rodriguez, LHP
41. Justin Dean, OF
If you’ve read along this week, you’ll know that there’s an interesting blend of guys in this back ten of the top 50. Dean and Rodriguez have impressive upside that could see them move up this liste significantly by this time in 2019. There are also a trio of relievers and a few guys who profile as solid bench bats, but without upside beyond a fringe starter most likely.
The guys that could be interesting are the two starters in this group, Walker and Mejia. They really have 2019 to produce or move on as there are a host of young pitchers that will be in A-ball next year and a host that will be on the cusp in AAA, and Mejia and Walker are in a spot where they’re trailing one of those waves and would get swallowed up by the one behind.