The Braves’ minor league system has been lauded far and wide and rightly so. One only need to look at the upper minors to see the mind boggling depth that exists, in particular on the pitching side. At LEAST 12 different pitchers could make a case for place in the starting rotation alone and that doesn’t factor in position players like Austin Riley and Cristian Pache who are among the better players at their positions among prospects league wide.
However, beneath that veil of talent has been what can best be described as a good bit of dysfunction.