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Austin Riley can take Atlanta to the next level with his bat. He’s ready, but are the Braves?

If you’ve been following the Atlanta Braves rebuild long enough then you have seen a bevy of young star talent graduate from the minor leagues in the past couple of seasons. Yet, there are still more insanely gifted bats rising through the Braves’ system and there has been none more publicized than Austin Riley, a third base prospect with a next level bat.

Initially taken with the 41st pick of the 2015 MLB Draft, Riley has seen every single level of the Braves minor league system. At the ripe age of 22 he is about to go through his second season at Triple-A in Gwinnett.