When one thinks of the better position player prospects in the Atlanta Braves farm system, there are a lot of interesting names to choose from. Representing the cream of the crop is Drew Waters and Cristian Pache: two all-world athletes with tools all over the place at the plate and are strong defenders on top of that. Add guys like Trey Harris, William Contreras, Shea Langeliers, Braden Shewmake, Michael Harris, Vaughn Grissom, and Justin Dean and you have a really interesting crop of position prospects in the Braves’ system.
However, one position has been decidedly lacking in the Braves farm system for quite a while: first base.