Yesterday, we ended our 2019 Atlanta Braves Player Review series and today we begin to look forward to the 2020 season and a new series: Atlanta Braves Extension Candidates. We start with a story similar to our beloved Ronald Acuna with a player whose skillset, although different from Acuna’s, is loud and cannot be ignored: Atlanta Braves Extension Candidate: Cristian Pache
Cristian Pache Background
Teams usually wait a season or two before moving to extend a player during their team control years. The reasons are not hard to fathom: prospects bust, injuries happen, player development is not a linear process.