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Atlanta Braves Top 100 Scouting Report: 16. Ronald Acuna

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 5, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves special assistant to baseball operations Andruw Jones before the start of the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves special assistant to baseball operations Andruw Jones before the start of the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 5, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves special assistant to baseball operations Andruw Jones before the start of the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves special assistant to baseball operations Andruw Jones before the start of the spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Outfielder Ronald Acuna

Who Is He?

Acuna was signed as a 16 year-old in 2014 out of Venezuela. As a December 1997 birthday, he was one of the youngest members of that signing class. Even still, the Braves decided to start his career stateside instead of sending him to the DSL, and he excelled, moving up through the GCL Braves to the advanced rookie Danville Braves in 2015 as a 17 year old. His season totals were 237 plate appearances with a .269/.380/.438 slash line, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homers, and 16 steals while putting up a 28/42 BB/K ratio.

The Braves raved all offseason about what they saw from Acuna, starting in fall instructs, then continuing in spring, and they pushed the 18 year-old to full-season Rome as the starting center fielder. He’s responded very well by hitting .289/.373/.378 (through 5/4) with 2 home runs and 6 stolen bases while putting up a 11/14 BB/K ratio.

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