In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Atlanta Braves have been undergoing a beautiful and painful rebuild. The old regime, under Frank Wren, depleted the farm system and the new regime is trying to remedy this by drafting smart and retaining young talent. After four of the Braves’ six minor league affiliates just clinched their divisions for the first time in 27 years, it’s safe to say the rebuild is working.
But with this new rebuild and with all of this special attention on prospects, rankings seem to be thought of and written about as if a player’s prospect ranking is their destiny chiseled in stone.