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2022 Offseason Braves Prospect List: The first tier (nos. 1-9)

This morning I put out my latest prospect list, my 2022 Offseason Braves Prospect List. As I mentioned with the actual rankings, this time around I’ve increased the list to 35 players, which allows me to better cover the talent and depth in this Braves system. I’ve also incorporated tiers, including five tiers in my list to provide a bit of context.

Click for rankings, names, and pictures.

https://bravesfarm.com/2021/12/11/2022-offseason-braves-prospect-list-the-first-tier-nos-1-9/

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I really like Elder and Strider, but I'm skeptical about Mueller (inconsistent command) and especially Davidson (lacks velocity).

[Ruzious]

Next set of rankings 10-16

https://bravesfarm.com/2021/12/12/2022-offseason-braves-prospect-list-the-second-tier-nos-10-16/

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Very cool to have fireballers Estes and Cusick - who I think will both be late inning relievers in the Majors. Honestly, I think Grissom is better than Shewmake and belongs in their top 10. People especially underrate his "hit tool" - considering he hit well over .300 in low and high A ball last season. And his power is going to get nothing but better - with a great frame (6'2, 180 at age 20) that's going to add some muscle. Sounds like he can stay at SS - really underrated, imo.

[HMFFL]

Jared Shuster Scouting Report

In his first professional year of pro ball he posted a 4.44 ERA in 73 innings with 90 strikeouts, a WHIP of 1.178, 2.5 BB/9, and 11.1 K/9.
Shuster spent most of the year in High-A but made three starts at Double-A to end the year.

The Pitch Mix

Fastball, change-up, curveball, and slider.
Although, in going back in watching his starts at Mississippi, I couldn’t really see a difference between the change-up and curveball. Part of that is because his change-up is so good — maybe the best in the farm system — and has a ton of drop on it at around 80 MPH.

The fastball is also an above-average offering, especially when he’s able to locate it up in the zone as he now throws more of a rising four-seam fastball at 92-94 MPH.
What I noticed in the two games I watched is that when he threw the fastball below the belt it got hit hard. Same for the change-up when it stayed in the middle of the zone — they both got hit really hard.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/tomahawktake.com/2022/01/05/atlanta-braves-prospects-jared-shuster-scouting-report/amp/

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[HMFFL]

The Braves farm system continues to receive poor reviews — falls 14 spots in ESPN’s 2022 rankings




https://bravesfarm.com/2022/02/18/the-braves-farm-system-continues-to-receive-poor-reviews-falls-14-spots-in-espns-2022-rankings/

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The Braves farm system continues to receive poor reviews — falls 14 spots in ESPN’s 2022 rankings




https://bravesfarm.com/2022/02/18/the-braves-farm-system-continues-to-receive-poor-reviews-falls-14-spots-in-espns-2022-rankings/

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Yeah, it's no surprise - given they're picking late every year, have the international restrictions, and top prospects like Pache and Waters stopped hitting. But I'm pretty happy with where they are - lots of interesting pitching prospects, 2 highly ranked catchers, the 3 good OF prospects, an underrated middle infield prospect in Vaughn Grissom, and a great long-term infield prospect in Diego Benitez.

[HMFFL]

Vaughn Grissom appears to a true stud for us.

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[graymule]

Soroka comes up from AAA and wins his first game in a long, long time. Coming back from major injury X 2

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[HMFFL]

Why did we trade Justyn-Henry Mallory?

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=malloy000jus

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Which pitching prospect do you expect to be great.

Hurston Waldrep and Owen Murphy are two that I like.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/braves

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