CHRISTIAN BETHANCOURT RUMORS

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

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...
Via BravesWire  |  March 16, 2012

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.
Via mlb.com  |  February 21, 2012

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...
Via Chop-N-Change  |  February 02, 2012

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...
Via Chop-N-Change  |  January 27, 2012

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.
Via mlb.com  |  January 16, 2012

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.
Via mlb.com  |  November 21, 2011

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.
Via mlb.com  |  November 06, 2011
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