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The Braves’ loaded farm system can be overwhelming at times when it comes to keeping tabs on individual players, especially during winter leagues, but Ronald Acuna is making it impossible to overlook his play in the Australian League. The 19 year-old hit .375 in his first 20 games for the Melbourne Aces, compiling a 1.001 OPS. There are countless reasons to be excited about Acuna’s potential given his impressive array of tools, and Mark Bowman of MLB.com throws out a lofty comparison in his latest piece on the Venezuelan phenom:
Still just 19 years old and in the midst of the early portion of his development as a center fielder, Acuna has already drawn comparisons to Pittsburgh's Starling Marte and established himself with Kevin Maitan as the two highest-upside position players in the Braves' system.