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Atlanta Braves AA Affiliate Mississippi Braves Official Roster And Preview

By Benjamin Chase

Feb 25, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Akeel Morris (62) throws a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Akeel Morris (62) throws a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 25, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Akeel Morris (62) throws a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Akeel Morris (62) throws a pitch in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

The Mississippi Braves have released their 2017 roster. How many of these guys will find their way to the Atlanta Braves this season?

The Atlanta Braves have loaded their AA roster this season with pitching and plenty of upside.

Let’s get right to the roster…

Let’s first look at the guys putting the runs on the board:

Hitters

Catchers – Armando Araiza, Sal Giardina, Joseph Odom, Kade Scivicque

I only got Scivicque correct in this group, though the mix of backup catchers going where doesn’t bug me so much. I am quite surprised not to see either Jonathan Morales or Tanner Murphy here to get them with this excellent pitching staff, and there was good argument for either guy to make the AA roster.

Infielders – Travis Demeritte, Carlos Franco, Reed Harper, Levi Hyams, Dylan Moore, Luis Valenzuela

I had the projected starters correct with Moore, Demeritte, Valenzuela, and Franco. Meneses will get some time at 1B most likely. Harper and Hyams are perfect backup infielders to work behind what should be an elite defensive infield.

Outfielders – Keith Curcio, Stephen Gaylor, Jared James, Connor Lien, Joey Meneses

The outfield will be elite defensively no matter the alignment. Gaylor is an excellent defensive backup, Meneses flashed excellence in right field in his time there in 2016, Lien is an all-world defender, and Curcio is the type of scrappy ballplayer that simply makes play after play.

Analysis

The M-Braves will be a team that will jump from 1 run on a Tuesday to 10 runs on a Wednesday. The offense has potential to hit against anyone, but this will be an offense that will be very hit-and-miss, and it could lead to some rough nights when a Mississippi starter pitches a gem and loses the ball game.

That all said, the team should be playing tremendous defense, so it’s hard to imagine any game getting out of hand too much as the M-Braves should be able to pick the ball very well and back up their pitchers in that way.

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