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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on OF Ronald Acuna

By Benjamin Chase

May 15, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte (11) makes a diving catch on a fly ball in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
May 15, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte (11) makes a diving catch on a fly ball in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 15, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Endder Inciarte (11) makes a diving catch on a fly ball in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
May 15, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Atlanta Braves center fielder Endder Inciarte (11) makes a diving catch on a fly ball in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Braves saw prospect Ronald Acuna jump up national prospect lists this season. What’s in store for his future?

Player Profile

The Atlanta Braves signed Acuna from Venezuela in 2014 for the “light” sum of $100K.

He opened 2015 with the Gulf Coast League and after 37 games, he hit well enough to show he was ready for time with Danville in the Appalachian League.

His overall line was .269/.380/.438 over 237 plate appearances with 4 home runs and 16 stolen bases. He posted a 28/42 BB/K ratio, good for an 11.81% walk rate and 17.72% strikeout rate.

There was a lot of buzz about Acuna in the offseason, and even more so in spring training as people began to throw around Andruw Jones comparisons to Acuna’s skill set, which is an impressive guy to be compared to, especially in the Atlanta system who knows what young Andruw looked like.

Acuna started out in Rome in the full-season South Atlantic League, an impressive assignment for an 18 year-old. He hit well out of the gate before a thumb injury derailed his season on May 9th.

Acuna returned to action on August 22nd in the GCL for rehab and returned to Rome on August 26th to help with a playoff push that resulted in a South Atlantic League championship. On the season he hit .312/.392/.429 combined over 179 plate appearances with 4 home runs and 14 stolen bases, posting a 19/29 BB/K ratio.

Over the winter, Acuna participated in the Australian Baseball League. He was part of 20 games with Melbourne, posting a .375/.446/.556 line with 2 home runs and 13 stolen bases, along with a 10/13 BB/K ratio.

Next: Acuna's scouting report

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