Atlanta Braves 2008 Prospects

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Braves Top 20-John Sickels
Published 11/16/2007 by themurph <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop
[editor's note, by gondeee] - I promoted this from the diary so it doesn't trump the trade news. Damn! There's a lot of news today. John Sickels top-20 list is out. I've never seen this many B's in one of his lists.  11!  Cody Johnson at 20? ...

JJ on Sickels list
Published 11/17/2007 by admin at Jair Jurrjens - Braves Prospect
John Sickels wrote up his “extremely preliminary” rankings of the Atlanta Braves prospects. He had the lowest rating of Jair Jurrjens that I’ve seen so far with him slotted at 8th and rated as a B. Sickels noted that he was worried about Jurrjens health, which is a fair statement given his late season neck & shoulder problems the last 2 years. Minor League Ball :: Minor Leagues blog featuring John Sickels Advertisement: http://detroittigersweblog.com For more baseball news Share This ...

Oh-no no more! Jose Ascinio, come on down…
Published 12/4/2007 by Dr. Joseph Hecht at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... He’s #19 in John Sickels latest rankings, a C+ prospect. Out of Venezeula, Ascinio was signed in 2001 by the Braves and has compiled a ...

Jose Ascanio profile
Published 12/4/2007 by Maddog at Another Cubs Blog
... 18 and striking out 71. Nobody knows what Ascanio will do for the Cubs in 2008 as of yet. He’s likely to head to AAA Iowa, but he’s the kind of reliever that Lou loves to have around. Overpowering, electric stuff. For what it’s worth, CHONE projected Ascanio to post a 4.50 ERA in the big leagues in 2008. Age G GS IP HIT HR BB SO HB RUN ER ERA 23 42 3 74 77 8 31 60 3 40 37 4.5 John Sickels rated Ascanio a the 19th Braves Prospect for 2008 with a C+ grade. Were he a Cub, he’d rank somewhere ...

Braves get Ohman, Infante from Cubs
Published 12/4/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball
The Braves and Cubs have made a minor deal, with reliever Will Ohman and utilityman Omar Infante going to the Atlanta Braves for minor league relievers Jose Ascencio. Infante had just come over from the Tigers in the Jacque Jones deal, and is a pretty decent utility guy, while Ohman is apparently to replace Ron Mahay in the lefty-out-of-the-pen role. Ascencio got a C+ from John Sickels, is 22 years old and threw hard, and well, in AA last year.

Catfish Stew: Blowing Up The A's, Part 3: Kotsay to Atlanta?
Published 1/10/2008 at Baseball Toaster
David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says he has spoken with Mark Kotsay , who was told by Billy Beane that the A's are working on a deal that would send Kotsay to the Braves for a mid-level prospect. The A's would probably pay at least $5M of the $8M owed to Kotsay this year. If the Braves find Kotsay's MRI acceptable, the deal could be announced Monday. This deal is probably going down now because the Braves other good CF option, free agent Mike Cameron, just signed with the Brewers. It's a good fit for both teams: the Braves need a stopgap centerfielder until Jordan Schafer is ready for the big leagues, and the A's ...

Kotsay to Braves?
Published 1/11/2008 by Ryan Armbrust at A Minor Consideration
... According to John Sickels’ list, who is as informed as anyone when it comes to prospects, the following players fall into the range of players expected to be included in the deal: ...

Sunday a.m. things
Published 1/13/2008 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball
... almost 30 years later. I don't think I've ever felt so old and out of shape in my life... Many thanks to zywica for filling in while I was gone...and if you haven't already, make sure you check out his piece last night on the Rangers' pitching situation, which I think is about as good a breakdown of where the staff stands as you'll see... I see the A's continued their teardown. The Kotsay trade is interesting...and I'm not sure what to think about the return. Joey Devine got a grade B from John Sickels, who had him as the #5 prospect in the Braves system, but he didn't ...

Catfish Stew: Mark Kotsay Is Officially A Brave; Catfish Stew Is Officially Giddy
Published 1/14/2008 at Baseball Toaster
Mark Kotsay passed his physical, and...wow. The A's got not only one, but two of the Braves' top 20 prospects in exchange for Mark Kotsay. As discussed before , the A's get hard-throwing reliever Joey Devine, who John Sickels lists as the Braves' #5 prospect, plus--bonus!--Jamie Richmond, the Braves' #13 prospect. Neither prospect is without their flaws. Devine was rushed to the majors too young, where he promptly gave up some devastating home runs. He was the first pitcher in MLB history to give up grand slams in his first two games, and he also gave up an 18th-inning home run to Chris Burke in the 2006 NLDS, which ended ...

Who is Jamie Richmond?
Published 1/15/2008 by SwizStick at ConditionOakland.com
... John Sickels has Richmond listed as the Braves #13 prospect in 2008 with a C+ grade, a downgrade from 2007 when Sickels rated him a B and the number 8 prospect in the system. Richmond was the Appalachian pitcher of the year in 2006 and was a Baseball America Rookie All-Star. ...

The Pitchers We Gave Up for Kotsay
Published 1/16/2008 by gondeee <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop
I'm fairly certain this will be the penultimate thing I will write about the Kotsay trade (it may even be the ultimate). We have been discussing it ad nauseam for several days now and I'm sure it's beginning to wear on some folks, but I wanted to take a closer look at the two pitchers we gave up, and see if their hype (perhaps their hype was only in my mind) was on par with what the experts say about them. ...

Braves win now team .... questionable decisions
Published 1/19/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... Fontaine who was listed #10 on Sickels list last year along INF Willy Aybar for LOOGY Jeff Ridgway. Finally, they obtained Mark Kotsay (an injury risk) to replace Jones for #5 RHP Joey Devine and #13 RHP Jamie Richmond. From last year's prospect list # 7 1B Thorman, #8 LHP Jo-Jo Reyes and #10 INF Yunel Escobar all graduated to the major league team. The only player left from last years #3 Brandon Jones the rest have either made the majors, been traded or dropped off the list. The Braves prospect list looks much thinner this year, their best prospects are three B+ outfielders. ...

John Sickels: Braves Prospect List Q&A 2008
Published 2/17/2008 by gondeee <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop
... about his top-20 Braves prospects list, and he was gracious enough to agree to answer my questions this year about his 2008 prospect list as well as other aspects of the Braves minor league system. John also publishes an annual ...

Jeff Locke Q&A
Published 2/19/2008 by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
Jeff Locke, who was a big part of Appalachian League Champion Danville Braves this past season, was kind enough to answer a few questions for Chop-n-Change. For those of you who don’t know, Locke is a left-handed pitcher who the Braves took in the second round (51st overall) of the 2006 draft. He was recently rated the eleventh best Atlanta prospect by Baseball Prospectus and John Sickels, and the eighth best by Baseball America. Without further adieu, here is the Jeff Locke Q&A. Q: How much do you pay attention to your ...

A Brave New World
Published 6/18/2008 by Cat (noreply@blogger.com) at The Front-Row Johnson
... for 2009. Trading for Winn benefits the Braves as well. Kotsay is currently on the DL, though he is returning soon, and Francoeur is struggling (.252/.301/.416). Most of the Braves' top prospects are struggling this year, but a package of Winn + reliever + money eating on the Giants' part could net a couple with upside. Lillibridge, Hernandez, and Flowers are potential names. Braves' prospects: BP's Braves Top 11 Prospects: Jan 15, 2008 John Sickels' Atlanta Braves 2008 Prospects: Nov 16, 2007 BA's Top Ten Prospects: Nov ...

2008 Prospect Lists
Published 25 days ago by azruavatar at Future Redbirds
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