Braves Player Pool Profile: William Contreras

Photo by /Icon Sportswire via Getty Images William Contreras behind the plateThere are bargains like Ronald Acuña and Ozzie Albies and then there are bargains like William Contreras. Now Acuña signed for $100K in 2014, and the prior year Albies signed for a slightly larger amount at $350K. However, Contreras signed for a measley $10K in 2015, which is just ridiculous. He’s proven himself to be a worthwhile prospect, placing himself into top 10 rankings for Braves prospects and just outside some top 100 lists (ranked 125 on Fangraphs). He was primed to make some top 100 lists before having a down year at the plate in 2019. Even if he ends up just a backup catcher, that’s still tremendous value for $10K.

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