Atlanta Braves: 5 prospects that should be untouchable

Here we look at five prospects in the Atlanta Braves system who should be untouchable as trade conversations start to pick up.

We are just 15 games into the 2019 season and a little over 10 games into the Minor League season, but it’s never too early to think about trade talks with the Atlanta Braves.

Since Alex Anthopoulos took over as the general manager of the Atlanta Braves he has pretty much considered every prospect untouchable.

But now that he has a better feel for the system, hopefully now he knows which guys will definitely be part of the future of this team, and which guys he can consider moving.

In the next week, we will look at five prospects that AA should use as trade bait, but in this article, we are going to look at five players who should absolutely not be traded.

If I’m being honest, I don’t ever consider any prospect to be untouchable. If the right deal comes along that can significantly make your team better, you have to pull the trigger.

Prospects are just prospects until they prove they can do it at the Major League level.

If the Atlanta Braves are going to contend in 2019, they are going to need to trade some prospects to improve the team.

As we all know, the Atlanta Braves farm system is deep with talent, and I think that bites us sometimes. People think just because we’re trying to give them our 14th best prospect they aren’t getting a fair deal.

But our 14th best prospect is a top five prospect in most organizations.

But here are five players that I think have a bright future with the Atlanta Braves, and I hope AA doesn’t even consider trading them anytime soon.