I really haven’t doubted myself too much since starting pro ball and I don’t think I’ll start doing it now.”Consider the whip-smart answer Waters gave to a question about his perceived swagger from back at the Braves Chop Fest in January.Some confidence is so much empty calories.

Waters clearly has the right mindset going forward.In all seriousness, it is easy to forget sometimes that many of these prospects are kids plucked out of high school. He features an elite switch-hitting contact bat to go along with his speed, arm, and defense, and one would assume that more power should come with time, given his frame. “We stay in touch. Down went the average (.271 in 26 games). We’ve got guys like Ronald Acuna, Cody Bellinger, Christian Yelich. It has been pretty universal that the top three prospects in the Braves’ system are Cristian Pache, Drew Waters, and Ian Anderson with Pache seemingly getting the nod as the top guy by most. Up went the strikeouts (43 in 119 plate appearances).“I got humbled a little bit at Triple-A, but it was good,” he said.
Expectations are high and for good reason. The next day he was 2-for-5 with a homer and a triple.Braves outfielders Shane Robinson (from left), Cristian Pache, Drew Waters, Rafael Ortega, and Trey Harris get is some work in the outfield during spring training Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla.The Braves drafted Drew Waters, an outfielder at Etowah High School, with the team’s second-round pick in 2017.

The Braves also have two former All-Star outfielders – Nick Markakis and Adam Duvall – coming off their bench.But Waters’ time will come. Position: Outfielder Bats: Both • Throws: Right 6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg) . Dressing on that side of the room opposite where the established major-leaguers reside, Waters leaves little doubt he intends to move over to the high-rent district very soon.“No,” Waters said when asked if he ever has suffered from that affliction.“Ever since I got drafted it’s been one of those things I signed up for. But in Waters’ case, he states a convincing case for the absolute need to strut.He may be young. But he showed enough that he began the year in Double-A Mississippi.There, he hit .319 in 108 games, with an .847 OPS and was named the Southern League MVP.

Waters is a switch-hitting outfielder. Drew carries that, he carries cocky confidence. A bulked up Drew Waters sees huge rise in prospect rankings Braves A couple of weeks back, we wrote about how Drew Waters was named the most underrated prospect by 15% of baseball executives in a survey, good for the Braves, Drew Waters, mlb.com, Prospect List, weight Up went the strikeouts (43 in 119 plate appearances).“I got humbled a little bit at Triple-A, but it was good,” he said. On May 6 vs. the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Waters went 0 for 5 with 4 more K’s in his column.The 21-year-old Waters is switch hitter… or at least has been trying to be. He has more than enough range and the instincts to stay in center field, though he saw time in all three outfield positions a year ago as he played alongside fellow prospect Cristian Pache. The Braves only offered Ozuna a one-year deal because Pache and Waters are knocking on the door, and there is a strong chance that both are regulars in 2021. The Braves drafted Waters in the second round of the 2017 draft, No. Pendleton is proudly old school. Waters’ scouting scores reflect a player who can hit for average, run fairly well, and field his position. Drew carries that, he carries cocky confidence. His biggest strength is the ability to hit from both sides of the plate. No, no no.

He needs a little extra attention at times, but he means well. When you start playing with doubt, you start to struggle because you’re starting to think about that elephant in the room. “We stay in touch. He had 35 doubles and nine triples to go with five home runs (did we mention he was fast?
Waters naturally will seek his own level.Drew Waters was born Dec. 30, 1998.

This right-side update a significant improvement over 2018.This video from Mark Bowman is a little tougher to see (being outside the netting) but is also a bit longer.Drew Waters said “There she is” after driving the last pitch the other way. It has been pretty universal that the top three prospects in the Braves’ system are Cristian Pache, Drew Waters, and Ian Anderson with Pache seemingly getting the nod as the top guy by most. If you think that I’m going to be able to go out there and compete with those guys and not be confident in my ability, you’re crazy.

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We’ve got guys like Ronald Acuna, Cody Bellinger, Christian Yelich. Pendleton’s job takes him on a regular loop of the Braves’ minor league camps, where he builds bridges with a number of the team’s young players.

When you start playing with doubt, you start to struggle because you’re starting to think about that elephant in the room. As of now, the Braves only have two switch-hitting options in Johan Camargo and Ozzie Albies. “I walked over to Seitz and said, ‘This kid wasn’t lying. Obviously batting practice with a coach throwing meatballs isn’t the same as live pitching, but this is a note about the process… and Waters is clearly working on the things he needs to work on to try and make that RH swing as effective as his left-side hacks.There is no downside to this: if he’s even partially successful, that will be the kind of work that gets his ticket to the majors punched. CF Drew Waters assigned to Rome Braves from Danville Braves.