Braves Prospects: Augusta GreenJackets will Feature Plenty of Talent

BREWSTER, MA - AUGUST 11: Bats next to the Brewster Whitecaps dugout during game one of the Cape Cod League Championship Series against the Bourne Braves at Stony Brook Field on August 11, 2017 in Brewster, Massachusetts. Cape Cod League games are a popular destination for MLB scouts. The collection of some of the country's top college players combined with the league's use of wooden bats help indicate a prospects success in the big leagues. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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Bat rack. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Which Braves’ Prospects Will Be in Augusta?

I think one of the easiest things to assume is that all the Braves 2020 draftees will start out in Augusta.

That means you’re likely to see first-round Jared Shuster as well as outfielder Jesse Franklin and pitchers Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder.

The one caveat here is that these were all college players and they tend to move a little quicker than others.

Normally had they played minor league ball last year they might have already moved through he A levels. Plus, we don’t know exactly what kind of work they got in the instructional camp and whether or not the team feels they progressed enough to start in High-A or Double-A.

But still, I think it’s still a pretty safe bet that they’ll at least start the year in Augusta but could advance quickly.

If you want to think optimistically, there is a chance Michael Harris could start the year in Augusta.

He ended 2019 in Rome, which was the Low-A affiliate at the time, and he didn’t exactly light it up there. Perhaps the Braves let him start back out in Low-A.

As I wrote earlier this offseason, I think Harris will be the next big-time prospect for the Braves.

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