ATLANTA -- It seems whenever Braves manager Brian Snitker has been asked about Ronald Acuna, he has hearkened back to around this time last year, when he was telling the team's player development staff that it better not have the teenage outfielder serve as a roster addition for Grapefruit League games if it didn't truly want him to play.
After Snitker took advantage of multiple opportunities to see Acuna face big leaguers and advanced Minor Leaguers in preseason games last year, the five-tool phenom commanded the attention of the baseball world and established himself as one of the game's top talents.