The Atlanta Braves are unquestionably thin at catcher, both in the majors and even in what is the highest ranked farm system in baseball.
Looking through MLB.com’s top-30 Braves’ prospect rankings, the first catcher doesn’t appear until #23, and it’s Alex Jackson, whom the Braves just moved back to the position after being converted to the outfield in Seattle’s system.
While the low-risk, high-reward Alex Jackson project could come to fruition in Atlanta at some point, it can’t be expected, and the Braves should be looking over some of the options that are on the table currently.