As the 2013 Minor League regular seasons draw to a close, it seems like a pretty good time to take a look at Atlanta's "feeder" depth chart going forward. Below is When Sid Slid's take on the kids Braves fans may be getting to know much better in the near future. Everyone should notice a handful of these names as several have gotten their feet wet with the big club this season. You'll likely notice a few more of them mentioned during game telecasts in the coming days as the big league roster expands for the last month of the regular season.
Each player's highest completed minor league level is noted, as well as WSS's expected ETA for them. Pitchers' ceilings are also noted (potential future MLB rotation slots for SPs as well as potential future pen roles for RPs) - as always, these are to be taken as "soft" expectations since it's typically much tougher to project their capability to adjust and develop...PARTICULARLY the younger ones.
We'll name our Braves' MiLB Pitcher and Hitter Of The Year soon as well as take a closer look at quite a few of these kids in the coming weeks.
(Players in bold are already on the MLB 40-Man Roster, and Constanza, Gattis, Pastornicky, Terdoslavich, Cunningham, and Gosselin each have accrued MLB Service Time.)
Starting Pitchers
1. Graham, J. R. (AA) (1-2) (2014)
2. Sims, Lucas (A) (1-2) (2016)
3. Cabrera, Mauricio (A) (1-2) (2016)
4. Hursh, Jason (A) (2-3) (2015)
5. Gilmartin, Sean (AAA) (3-4) (2014)
6. Northcraft, Aaron (AA) (3-4) (2014)
7. Schlosser, Gus (AA) (3-4) (2016)
8. Ubiera, Andry ® (1-2) (2016)
9. Thomas, Ian (AA) (3-4) (2015)
10. Hale, David (AAA) (3-4) (2014)
11. Martin, Cody (AAA) (3-4) (2014)
12. Otero, Andy ® (2-3) (2016)
13. Salazar, Carlos ® (2-3) (2016)
14. Torres, Yeralf ® (2-3) (2016)
15. Jones, Jesus ® (2-3) (2016)
16. Grosser, Alec ® (3-4) (2016)
17. Silva, Aldo ® (2-3) (2017)
Relief Pitchers
1. Graham, J. R. (AA) (CL) (2014)
2. Buchter, Ryan (AAA) (CL) (2014)
3. Simmons, Shae (AA) (CL) (2015)
4. Harper, Ryne (AA) (CL) (2014)
5. Hursh, Jason (A) (2015)
6. Cornely, John (A+) (SU) (2015)
7. Hale, David (AAA) (SU)(2014)
8. Obispo, Wirfin (AAA) (SU) (2014)
9. Lamm, Mark (AAA) (SU) (2014)
10. Jaime, Juan (AA) (SU) (2014)
11. Merejo, Luis ® (SU) (2014)
12. Perez, Carlos (A+) (SU) (2015)
13. Pfisterer, Eric (A) (SU) (2015)
14. Gilmartin, Sean (AAA) (SU) (2014)
15. Northcraft, Aaron (AA) (SU) (2014)
Catchers
1. Gattis, Evan (AAA) (2013)
2. Bethancourt, Christian (AA) (2014)
3. Sanchez, Carlos ® (2016)
4. Murphy, Tanner ® (2016)
5. Martinez, Carlos ® (2016)
First Basemen
1. Terdoslavich, Joey (AAA) (2013)
2. Gattis, Evan (AAA) (2013)
3. Mejia, Ernesto (AAA) (2014)
4. Elander, Josh (AA) (2015)
5. Beckwith, William (AA) (2015)
Second Basemen
1. LaStella, Tommy (AA) (2014)
2. Pastornicky, Tyler (AAA) (2012)
3. Gosselin, Paul (AAA) (2013)
4. Peraza, Jose (A) (2015)
5. Monasterio, Luis ® (2016)
Third Basemen
1. Salcedo, Edwin (AA) (2015)
2. Kubitza, Kyle (A+) (2016)
3. Caratini, Victor ® (2017)
4. Camargo, Johan ® (2017)
5. Azuaje, Franklin ® (2017)
Shortstops
1. Peraza, Jose (A) (2015)
2. Reyes, Elmer (A+) (2015)
3. Reynolds, Mikey ® (2015)
4. Castro, Daniel (A+) (2016)
5. Camargo, Johan ® (2016)
Left Fielders
1. Terdoslavich, Joey (AAA) (2013)
2. Constanza, Jose (AAA) (2012)
3. Elander, Josh (AA) (2015)
4. Hefflinger, Robby (AA) (2015)
5. Estevez, Kelvin ® (2016)
Center Fielders
1. Cunningham, Todd (AAA) (2013
2. Wren, Kyle (A+) (2015)
3. Lipka, Matt (AA) (2015)
4. Reyes, Victor ® (2016)
5. Sanchez, Fernelys ® (2016)
Right Fielders
1. Cunningham, Todd (AAA) (2013)
2. Wren, Kyle (A+) (2015)
3. Hefflinger, Robby (AA) (2015)
4. Rohm, David (A+) (2015)
5. Morel, Jose ® (2016)
