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Baseball America released its 2017 top 10 Atlanta Braves prospect list today, and unsurprisingly Dansby Swanson is headlining a group that could be the best in all of baseball:
#Top10Prospects: @LieutenantDans7 is the face of the @Braves as they move into a new ballpark—and era. https://t.co/FOEpuzObQR pic.twitter.com/AMzcTMBvWW
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) December 9, 2016
Baseball America Editor-in-Chief John Manuel tweeted that the Braves were in strong contention for the No. 1 farm system, while Managing Editor J.J. Cooper made this comment about the depth of Atlanta’s system:
Are there deserving Braves prospects we left off the top 10? Yes. No. 16 on Braves list isn't far behind No. 3. https://t.co/ETQN8JN4ti
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) December 9, 2016
Here is Baseball America’s full top-10 list:
- Dansby Swanson
- Ozhaino Albies
- Kolby Allard
- Mike Soroka
- Ian Anderson
- Ronald Acuna
- Kevin Maitan
- Sean Newcomb
- Patrick Weigel
- Max Fried
You can read the first scouting report on Dansby Swanson for free at the link above, but you’ll need to be a Baseball America subscriber to get the full article, which (as a former Baseball America intern) I would highly recommend doing.
Our very own prospect guru Eric Cole offered his take on BA’s list this morning:
I have no issues with this list. Ours will be different but it is a very interesting read https://t.co/X69IgGcp7W
— Eric Cole (@leprekhan) December 9, 2016
Feel free to leave your thoughts on the list in the comments below.