The Braves front office has long described the current prospect crop as coming in waves. The first such wave was when guys like Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair, Mike Foltynewicz, and, a bit later, Dansby Swanson joined the big leagues. However, if that were the only pieces that the Braves had....they would still be a long ways away from contention. Fortunately, the current composition of the farm system is one that should have more waves coming each year with more and more talent getting major league opportunities each year.
For this part of our season preview, we will highlight some of the prospects that could see time in the big leagues in 2017.