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Atlanta Braves 2018/2019 top 125 prospects: 101-125

By Benjamin Chase

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: A glove and the rosin bag sit on the mound before the interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park on June 23, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 24: A glove and the rosin bag sit on the mound before the interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park on June 23, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images) /
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120. Juan Morales, SS

Level(s): GCL Braves
Stats: .202/.281/.233, 38 G, 150 PA, 4 2B, 6% BB, 30% K
After two seasons in the DSL, Morales brought his exceptional defensive skills stateside in 2018, and the glovework was definitely notable. The issue was that the work with the bat is still sorely lacking. Morales reminds some of Johan Camargo at the same age defensively, but the bat is still needing plenty of work. His glove will give him multiple chances to get in that work, though.

119. Gabriel Noguera, LHSP

Level(s): Did not play in 2018
Stats: No 2018 statistics
After a very good 2017 season that saw him post a 1.58 ERA over 51 1/3 innings. Noguera has excellent raw stuff from the left side, but he was suspended for the 2018 season due to a PED suspension. The Atlanta Braves often release a player when he’s suspended at lower levels, but it’s telling that they held onto Noguera through his 2018 suspension. He’ll likely open 2019 with GCL, but don’t be surprised if he is pushed quickly after losing a year of development.

118. Ronaldo Alesandro, RHSP

Level(s): DSL Braves
Stats: 0-4, 11 G, 8 GS, 34 2/3 IP, 2.60 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 14.1% BB, 30.1%
A “late-signee”, meaning he was signed by the Braves well past his 16th birthday out of a Latin American country, Alesandro flashed a big-velocity pair of fastballs, but he struggled to control anything else in his first year in the system. The Atlanta Braves have a history with finding late bloomers and under-radar prospects in the Latin market, and if Alesandro can develop even a passable breaking pitch, he’d be a dominant reliever, and adding a similarly passable change could allow him to work well as a mid-rotation starter. Due to being 20 already, he will likely be pushed stateside to get more hands-on instruction in the GCL in 2019.

117. Shean Michel, OF

Level(s): Rome Braves, Florida Fire Frogs
Stats: .250/.309/.310, 60 G, 224 PA, 9 2B, 1 HR, 3 SB, 8% BB, 25.9% K
Another Atlanta Braves prospect from Curacao, Michel is an incredible defender in the outfield. The Braves pushed Michel up to full-season ball in 2018, but he struggled with health issues and a lack of power in his bat in 2018. Embracing his speed offensively and working the count and pushing the ball for gaps would be a great approach for Michel.

116. Brandol Mezquita, OF

Level(s): DSL Braves
Stats: .212/.347/.327, 52 G, 190 PA, 6 2B, 4 HR, 6 SB, 12.6% BB, 27.4% K
One of the players removed from the Atlanta Braves last November that re-signed with the team (Antonio Sucre was the other), Mezquita made his debut in the Braves system this year, opening at 16 in 2018. He’s quite young, and he will be only 17 when the 2019 season begins, likely in GCL for Mequita. If he can build on his plate discipline, his natural athleticism will make him one to watch in the GCL next year.

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