BRAVES NEWS
After he posted an impressive season in Rome last season, MLB Pipeline is expecting big things from Braves left-hander Max Fried in 2017. Evaluators have been slow to acknowledge Fried as a top prospect since his Tommy John Surgery in 2014, but after he finished with a 3.26 ERA and 52 Ks in 38.2 innings in season’s second-half, many publications are once again praising the California native as a potential impact major league starter.
The Braves have a lot to look forward to in 2017: a new ballpark, a stocked farm system, and a returning roster that finished the 2016 season on a tear.