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High ranking meaningful to prospect Acuna

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuna will come to Spring Training with the hope of earning a spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster. But the young outfielder seems to fully understand why the Braves might be wise to delay his much anticipated arrival to the big leagues by at least a couple weeks.

"I've talked to some people, and I think the debate is whether they should keep me [with Triple-A Gwinnett] for a couple weeks or a month or however that works, contractually, to benefit the team," Acuna said through an interpreter. "I've tried not to focus on any of that.