BRAVES NEWS
David O’Brien of the AJC weighed in on Monday with his thoughts on the early portion of spring training. Though the Braves may be falling behind in the Grapefruit League standings, the load of top prospects that are getting playing time have provided visual proof as to why everyone around baseball is so high on the young crop of talent headed for Atlanta. O’Brien feels especially encouraged about two prospects in particular that are making waves in Braves camp:
Meanwhile the Braves have, for the most part, been quite pleased by what they’ve seen from prospects including outfielder Ronald Acuna, third baseman Austin Riley and pitchers led by Max Fried, the left-hander who returned last year from a long Tommy John surgery rehab and has shone in two Grapefruit League games despite having no minor league experience above low-Single A.