From Baseball America's Braves' top ten prospects: 3. Adam Wainwright, rhp Age: 22. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-8. Wt.: 205. Drafted: HS--St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000 (1st round). Signed by: Rob English. Background: Wainwright did nothing to alter his standing as the top pitching prospect in the organization in 2003. In his first season at Double-A, he overcame five straight losses at midseason to go 5-1, 2.14 in his final seven starts and rank 10th in the Southern League in ERA. Strengths: Wainwright has an ideal combination of size, talent and makeup. He started working off his 92-93 mph fastball more often at midseason and the positive results were immediate. He also throws a hard curveball and a solid changeup, and he mixes his pitches and throws strikes well. He has a great work ethic and is one of the most intelligent pitchers in the organization. Weaknesses: Wainwright needs to continue to gain confidence and trust his stuff. He tends to be too fine with his pitches instead of challenging hitters. He also needs to add strength to remain strong throughout the season and late into games. The Future: The Braves were most encouraged by the fact that Wainwright finished the season stronger than he started. He's still climbing the learning curve and will continue to do so at Triple-A Richmond in 2004. Team W-L SV ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO AVG Greenville (AA) 10-8 0 3.37 27 27 149.2 133 59 56 37 128 .241 --

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