I don’t feel like talking about the major league Braves game from Saturday, so instead I am going to do a bit of prospect talk, as there are some guys I am excited about down on the farm, particularly on the pitching side. Owen Murphy and AJ Smith-Shawver are the two guys I want to talk about here, but JR Ritchie has been impressive as well, with a few other guys coming back from injury on the pitching side and with Ignacio Alvarez doing some nice stuff on the hitting side.
Owen Murphy doesn’t have the most electric velocity or the most projectable frame, but he seems to have about as high of a floor as a high school pitcher can have, with great fastball shape despite the lackluster velocity, the makings of good secondaries, and an athletic build that contributes to an easy delivery, resulting in good command.