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Braves Stay the Course
June 3, 2003
By Bill Ballew
ATLANTA--Last September marked the 10th anniversary of the major league debut
of the most recent everyday catcher developed in the Atlanta farm system.
While Javy Lopez continues to maintain the starting job behind the plate with
the Braves, the organization has made a conscious effort to improve the
situation by drafting Brian McCann in the second round in 2002 and Jarrod
Saltalamacchia with its second of back-to-back first-round compensation picks
this year.
The Braves nabbed Saltalamacchia, a switch-hitting Florida prep product, with
the 36th overall choice, one pick after taking Luis Atilano, a righthander
from Puerto Rico. The selection of Saltalamacchia continued a trend of adding
depth to the catching ranks, while Atilano is the latest in a long line of
high school hurlers taken by Atlanta with its initial choice
"We looked at the players' makeup and character more than ever this year, and
we feel very good about getting Luis Atilano and Jarrod Saltalamacchia,"
Atlanta scouting director Roy Clark said. "We want to make as certain about
the character of the guys we draft and sign as we do about their ability on
the field. And we know these two guys as well as the other players we drafted
fit those qualif cations because of the constant work our scouts do."
The first day of Clark's fourth draft as Atlanta's scouting director continued
organization tradition. No team has been more dedicated to high school players
over the past two decades than the Braves, and they took prepsters with their
first eight selections and nine of their initial 11. Atilano is the third high
school pitcher drafted first by Clark, following Adam Wainwright (2000) and
Macay McBride (2001). Nine of the team's first 11 choices this year also
were pitchers, with all but Western Carolina's Ryan Basner coming from the
high school ranks
Atilano has two solid pitches and an ideal frame that could make him a solid
middle-of-the-rotation starter. Atilano, 18, has an easy arm that produces
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a cutting fastball with excellent movement. Though skinny at 6-foot-3 and 180
pounds, he should get stronger as his body matures, which should make his
fastball more effective and possibly sit in the 93-94 mph range
Atilano also throws an above-average changeup with good depth and fade. The
Braves like his mound presence and competitiveness, traits that led the Major
League Scouting Bureau to grade him higher than any other player this year
in Puerto Rico.
Saltalamacchia headed a modest draft class of catchers. Rated by Baseball
America as the seventh-best prospect in Florida, Saltalamacchia offers an
excellent overall package of tools, including above-average arm strength and
good athleticism behind the plate. He also has power potential from both
sides of the plate and impressive leadership skills
"We did a lot of homework on Jarrod and Luis and feel very confident that
they can be the type of fits that we are looking for in the organization,"
Clark said. "Both of them, along with the other guys we drafted, fill needs
and are the kind of players that we feel can enable us to continue to win
championships at the major league level."
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Chipper Jones
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
99 157 561 116 181 41 1 45 110 126 94 25 3 .427 .633 .319
Most Valuable Player
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