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Top MLB prospect for each team

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Mar 20, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada (10) during a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada (10) during a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 12, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves shortstop Ozzie Albies (74) singles during the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves shortstop Ozzie Albies (74) singles during the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves

Ozzie Albies, IF

  • MLB.com: 7
  • Baseball Prospectus: 35
  • Baseball America: 8
  • FanGraphs: 11

The Atlanta Braves sit atop nearly every organizational ranking with a deep stable of prospects. The best of the bunch is middle infielder Ozzie Albies, a switch-hitting 20-year-old that has shot through the system and should make it to Atlanta at some point this season. Albies signed with the Braves out of Curacao in 2013, and quickly tore through the lower levels of the minor leagues, hitting .364/.446/.444 across two levels in 2014 and .310/.368/.404 at Single-A Rome in 2015.

Last season, the Braves split Albies time between Double-A and Triple-A. He hit a combined .292/.358/.420 with a career high six home runs, 53 RBI, 83 runs scored and 30 stolen bases in 138 games. After splitting time between shortstop and second base in his first two pro seasons, Albies played second base primarily in 2016 (and so far this year) in anticipation that he will soon be double play partners with Dansby Swanson with the Braves.

Albies is the best prospect currently in the Braves farm system, but Atlanta is loaded with minor league talent. Once Albies is promoted to the majors (which could happen any day now), infielder Kevin Maitan and pitchers Kolby Allard and Mike Soroka will fight it out for the top spot within the organization.

However, a name to watch is Ronald Acuna, a 19-year-old outfielder shooting through the system and hitting .375/.446/.609 with three homers and 10 stolen bases in 17 games at Double-A Mississippi. Baseball Prospectus actually ranked Acuna four spots ahead of Albies in its spring Top 101.

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