Left-handed pitchers (12 ): Tucker Davidson, Grant Dayton, Max Fried, Cole Hamels, Tyler Matzek *, A.J. Minter, Kyle Muller *, Sean Newcomb, Philip Pfeifer, Chris Rusin *, Jared Shuster *, Will Smith
Top possibility Drew Waters is the only non-roster addition for the Braves outfield group. I do not particularly see Waters as a most likely choice for the group in 2020 however being included in this pool must assist his advancement. It will be interesting to see what occurs with Cristian Pache who is already on the 40-man lineup. Now he appears to be on the outdoors looking in at an already crowded situation but could press the issue as Austin Riley did last season.
No real surprises in the left-handed group. The other non-roster player is 2020 first-round choice Jared Shuster who will get his first taste of pro ball with the huge club.
Atlanta positioned reliever Jeremy Walker on the 45-day injured list previously this week opening up one area on the 40-man lineup. It will need a subsequent 40-man roster relocation if the group includes more than one non-roster gamer.
This is a big group however remember the Braves will have 30 pitchers training at 2 various websites and Atlanta currently has four catchers on the 40-man lineup. Shea Langeliers is the huge name here and he was impressive in major league camp this spring. Logan Brown spent last season at Rome and Florida while Morales is organizational depth at this point.
Finishing up, there wasnt a big number of surprises with this preliminary swimming pool. Atlantas farm system is top heavy which is reflected in this group as a number of their top potential customers have actually currently made their big league debut or are knocking on the door. The position gamer group appears to have a great deal of veteran depth while any of the 30 pitchers in camp might reasonably see some action.
This group consists of 6 non-roster players consisting of 2019 first round choice Braden Shewmake. Culberson figures to be the most likely of the group to challenge for a roster area but keep an eye on OBrien who might serve as a right-handed power alternative off the bench.
Right-handed pitchers (18 ): Ian Anderson *, Jasseel De La Cruz, Mike Foltynewicz, Shane Greene, Felix Hernandez *, Luke Jackson, Chris Martin, Mark Melancon, Darren ODay, Chad Sobotka, Mike Soroka, Josh Tomlin *, Touki Toussaint, Jacob Webb, Patrick Weigel, Bryse Wilson, Kyle Wright, Huascar Ynoa
Infielders (12 ): Ozzie Albies, Yonder Alonso *, Johan Camargo, Charlie Culberson *, Freddie Freeman, Adeiny Hechavarria, Pete Kozma *, Peter OBrien *, Austin Riley, Braden Shewmake *, Yangervis Solarte *, Dansby Swanson.
Spring Training 2.0 for the Atlanta Braves is quickly approaching and the team announced a preliminary 56-man player swimming pool on Sunday. Having four open lineup spots provides Atlanta the flexibility to contribute to its pool from outside the company or to add more potential customers to the list at a later date. Keep that in mind when you see guys like Trey Harris and Greyson Jenista missing out on. Another thing to keep in mind is that this group of players will be split into two groups and training at Truist Park and at Gwinnett. That is a huge part of the choice to carry 7 catchers to help handle the 30 pitchers who are in the swimming pool.
Catchers (7 ): Logan Brown *, William Contreras, Travis dArnaud, Tyler Flowers, Alex Jackson, Shea Langeliers *, Jonathan Morales *.
Another thing to keep in mind is that this group of players will be divided into 2 groups and training at Truist Park and at Gwinnett. Culberson figures to be the most likely of the group to challenge for a lineup area but keep an eye on OBrien who could serve as a right-handed power choice off the bench. Top prospect Drew Waters is the only non-roster addition for the Braves outfield group. Atlantas farm system is leading heavy and that is reflected in this group as a number of their leading potential customers have actually currently made their significant league debut or are knocking on the door. The position player group appears to have a lot of veteran depth while any of the 30 pitchers in camp could reasonably see some action.
Another thing to keep any eye on with this outfield group is the status of Adam Duvall who has type 1 diabetes and might choose out of the 2020 season.
The Braves are reportedly anticipating Cole Hamels to be prepared when the season does get underway. Hamels was slowed during the spring by shoulder inflammation and was expected to miss out on a minimum of the very first month of the regular season. Atlanta might try to limit his work early however he should be all set to go disallowing a problem.
The right-handed group includes three non-roster additions in leading possibility Ian Anderson and veterans Felix Hernandez and Josh Tomlin. It looked like Hernandez was on his way to protecting a spot in the rotation before spring training was shut down.
A lot of lineup projections have actually had groups carrying 3 catchers but I dont believe the Braves remain in a position where they require to do that. Travis dArnaud and Tyler Flowers are the clear cut starters barring injury. With Alex Jackson and William Contreras already on the 40-man lineup, Atlanta might assign one to the Taxi squad and trigger one if an injury to dArnaud or Flowers happens.
Outfielders (7 ): Ronald Acuña Jr., Adam Duvall, Ender Inciarte, Nick Markakis, Marcell Ozuna, Cristian Pache, Drew Waters *.
