Atlanta Braves Top 20 Prospects for 2011 by John Sickels on Oct 21, 2010 1:30 PM EDT 1) Julio Teheran, RHP, Grade A: Second only to Hellickson and Chapman in my view. 2) Freddie Freeman, 1B, Grade A-: Great Triple-A performance at age 20 is rare. You can make a case for a pure Grade A. 3) Mike Minor, LHP, Grade A-: Borderline B+. I think he can be a number two starter. Right on the edge between those two grades for me. 4) Randall Delgado, RHP, Grade B+: Can also be a number two guy if all goes well. 5) Arodys Vizcaino, RHP, Grade B: Would also be a B+ if not for health concerns, but that's enough for me to hold him back a notch. 6) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Grade B: You can make a B+ case if you don't mind giving that high a grade to relievers. Future closer. 7) Matt Lipka, SS, Grade B: Lots of projection in this grade, but I like the athleticism. 8) Carlos Perez, LHP, Grade B: Great power sinker, but small sample size and some command issues mean I won't go higher than this without more data. 9) Brandon Beachy, RHP, Grade B-: Finished product, can be a number four starter or a very good reliever. 10) J.J. Hoover, RHP, Grade B-: I've been a big Hoover supporter since he was in junior college. I think he can be a durable inning-eater. 11) Andrelton Simmons, SS, Grade B-: Excellent defense and I think the bat has a chance to improve. 12) Michael Dunn, LHP, Grade B-: Borderline C+. Should be a valuable reliever, needs to lower the walks. 13) Todd Cunningham, OF, Grade B-: Borderline C+: 2011 will tell us a lot; can his power increase? 14) Edward Salcedo, SS, Grade B-: Borderline C+. Extremely difficult to grade and rank. Grade A tools, Grade D skills, could be a superstar but also has a high chance to be a bust given his hacktastic approach. You could put him as high as number nine depending on what you emphasize as an analyst. 15) Christian Bethancourt, C, Grade C+: Like Salcedo, there is high bust potential here, especially offensively, but he's very young and has all the tools, especially on defense. 16) Scott Diamond, LHP, Grade C+: Could be a very nice number four starter. 17) Steven Kent, LHP, Grade C+: Aggressive ranking, but Australian lefty could break out huge in 2011. 18) Mychal Jones, SS, Grade C+: Not likely to hit for average, but does other things well. 19) Benino Pruneda, RHP, Grade C+: Relief sleeper, good stuff, great K/IP rate, only small size keeps him from being noticed. 20) Joe Leonard, 3B, Grade C+: I can't say I'm hugely impressed yet; defense is rough, needs better strike zone judgment. 21) Brett Oberholtzer, LHP, Grade C+: Love the K/BB ratios. 22) Adam Milligan, OF, Grade C+: Love the power potential, but strikes out a lot and health problems have slowed his development. 23) Paul Clemens, RHP, Grade C+: Numbers don't stand out on the surface, but I think he could be a sleeper. 24) Dave Filak, RHP, Grade C+: Interesting small college guy, need to see at higher levels. OTHERS OF NOTE: Juan Abreu, RHP; Willie Cabrera, OF; Erik Cordier, RHP; Dimaster Delgado, LHP; Brett DeVall, LHP; Cody Gearrin, RHP; Phil Gosselin, 2B; Cody Harrilchak, OF; Cody Johnson, OF; Willie Kempf, RHP; Chris Masters; LHP; Tyler Pastornicky, INF; Cory Rasmus, RHP; Elmer Reyes, 2B; David Rohm, OF-1B; Zeke Spruill, RHP. Here you have the classic Atlanta Braves pitching depth, granted there will be some injury attrition. Other than Freeman, I'm not that impressed with the available hitting. Lipka, Simmons, and Jones should help cover middle infield needs in the coming years, but the shortage of useable power remains an issue and much rides on bats like Salcedo, Milligan, and Leonard living up to their potential despite big issues with their approach. --

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