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Atlanta Braves Morning Chop: Winter Heat, Spring Negotiations

So here’s a couple of Atlanta Braves left-overs from last week that we passed on at the time… and there is somebody who is getting hard to ignore this winter.

Braves prospect on a tear Down Under

Acuna, who played last summer at Single-A Rome, is spending his offseason playing for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League and is hitting .351 in 15 games.

[ Ed. Note: okay, there’s probably 2 questions that are relevant her about Acuna’s hitting in this league: (1) How is he doing relative to everyone else; and (2) How tough is this league anyway?