Braves Promote Christian Pache to Triple-A Gwinnett
By Max Scoli
The Atlanta Braves' No. 1 prospect is on the move.
Christian Pache, the 20-year-old outfielder from the Dominican Republic, has been promoted to the organization's Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Stripers.
Another day, another #Braves prospect moves closer to the big leagues.
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 5, 2019
Atlanta's top prospect and 11th overall in baseball, Cristian Pache, is reportedly on his way to the @GoStripers.
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The center fielder had outgrown his role with the Mississippi Braves, sporting a .278/.340/.474 slash line with 11 homers, 53 RBI, and 8 stolen bases in 104 games played this season.
He should see a starting role on the club immediately given the struggles of current starting CF Connor Lien. The career minor-leaguer has been awful since being sent to Triple-A, maintaining a .167 BA with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 24 contests.
Just a friendly reminder that Cristian Pache is good at baseball. pic.twitter.com/snbVpSNIfP
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) June 7, 2019
While Pache continues to progress through the organization, you shouldn't expect to see him in the MLB anytime soon.
Outfielder Ender Inciarte has picked things up since his slow start to the year, and has earned the starting spot in center in the eyes of management. Also, with the capable bats of Matt Joyce and Austin Riley waiting in the dugout, it's hard to imagine the Braves will want to overcrowd their outfield any further at this point.