re: The ATL Offseason Thread: Tears of Coppy Edition

I knew Acuna was getting a ton of hype but I was not aware that his numbers were this good. Granted I don't follow the minors as closely as I used to.

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Acuna will be the first Braves player to be number one overall since Jason Heyward in 2010 and for good reason as Acuna has posted some absurd numbers in the minor leagues since 2015. He has not posted below a 135 wRC+ at any stop in the minor leagues all culminating up to his 2017 season between AA Mississippi and AAA Gwinnett. Acuna in 57 games with Mississippi hit .326/.374/.520 with 9 home runs and a 159(!) wRC+ and the crazy thing is he got even better after being promoted to Gwinnett where he hit .344/.393/.548 with 9 more home runs and a 162(!) wRC+ in 54 games. For comparison Acuna put up numbers between AA and AAA that would translate to being a 6+ WAR player.

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Also mentioned in the article, Acuna is the 6th Braves player to become the #1 overall prospect, 3 more than any other franchise since Baseball America started doing this.

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