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Atlanta Braves Top 100 Prospects – #39 Max Povse Scouting Report

By Benjamin Chase

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Mar 11, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Walt DisneyWorld band members entertain the crowd during a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Walt DisneyWorld band members entertain the crowd during a spring training baseball game at Champion Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Braves Right Hander Max Povse

Who Is He?

Povse was the Braves 3rd round selection in 2014 out of UNC Greensboro. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 42nd round in 2011 out of high school, but he chose to go to college. The Braves sent the tall righty to Danville in the Appalachian League where he showed very well. He made 12 appearances, 11 starts, throwing 47 1/3 innings with a 3.42 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with a 11/37 BB/K ratio.

Next: Povse's scouting report

The Braves moved Povse to Rome to start low-A Rome in 2015, and he made 12 starts before being promoted to Carolina. He struggled through injuries on the year and was shut down before August due to a non-serious injury. Overall his numbers seem less impressive at a 4.15 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 17 starts and 78 innings with a 23/60 BB/K ratio, but his time in Rome was even better, with a 2.56 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 16/50 BB/K over 59 2/3 innings. Truly, his time in Carolina was marred by one disaster outing where he only recorded one out and allowed 6 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks against Myrtle Beach.

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