CHRISTIAN BETHANCOURT RUMORS
Christian Bethancourt Suffers from Goldilocks Syndrome
Bill Baer coined the term “Goldilocks Syndrome” to describe when we, as fans, get discouraged with a player or prospect because he isn’t perfect or what we hoped he would be, and Christian Bethancourt isn’t “just right”. Signed out of Panama in 2008, Bethancourt had elite potential behind the plate with good athleticism and an incredibly strong arm. The concern, however...
FanGraphs Prospect Stock Watch – 06/28/12
Christian Bethancourt, C, Atlanta Braves
Current Level: AA
2012 Top 15 Prospects Ranking: 7th
Current Value: Down
This past off-season I spoke with a front office person who had very glowing things to say about Bethancourt – especially on defense. The backstop is continuing to impress observers with his play in the field in 2012 but his offense has been MIA at the double-A level...
Braves scout talks Delgado & Bethancourt
Bill Shanks visits with Luis Ortiz, the scout that signed Randall Delgado and Christian Bethancourt.
Via braves.scout.com
March 22, 2012
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Grading future Braves talent (part-2): Infield
By Jim Pratt
Editor’s note: In part-1 of his evaluation of future Atlanta Braves talent, BravesWire’s Jim Pratt took a look at the Braves’ young pitching talent. You can see part-1 here.
The strength of the infield is unevenly weighted on one side of the diamond. As you can see below, only one out of the top 10 infield prospects in the system is on the right side of shortstop...
Braves like their organizational catching depth
Christian Bethancourt has earned the attention he has garnered from multiple media outlets including MLB.com, which ranks him as the game's seventh-best catching prospect.
Top 30 Braves Prospects: #10-6
10. Zeke SpruillInjury issues. Maturity questions. There was a lot of turbulation surrounding Spruill going into 2011. What he did was nothing short of outstanding. As a 21 year-old, Spruill spent about 2/3 of his year with Lynchburg, and 1/3 with Mississippi. While a Hillcat, Spruill threw 130 innings in 22 starts, struck out 92 and walked 23. He threw a minor league-leading six...
2012 Player Preview: Christian Bethancourt
20 year-old catcher Christian Bethancourt is a tough nut to crack. He's fallen from grace on many prospect lists (dropping to ninth on this year's BA top ten), because he hasn't found consistency hitting, despite playing the 2011 season as a 19 year-old in full season ball. He started the year in Rome, and after a cold spell to start the year, caught fire and finished...
Plenty of talent on horizon in Braves' system
The Braves may have fallen short of the postseason, but all one has to do is take a look at the club's list of top prospects at season's end to know there should be more good times coming. Catcher Christian Bethancourt is among those on the rise.
Braves pair part of AFL's Top Prospects Team
When Luis Salazar completed his duties as Class A Advanced Lynchburg's manager this year, he raved about Joe Terdoslavich's bat and the tremendous promise Christian Bethancourt had shown behind the plate.
Bethancourt isn't defined by numbers alone
Do not judge Christian Bethancourt's experience in the Arizona Fall League by his statistics. The numbers only tell part of the story for the young Atlanta catching prospect.
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