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Atlanta Braves' Christian Bethancourt, left, is congratulated by Todd Cunningham after his solo home run during their spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., on March 30, 2015.
Atlanta Braves' Christian Bethancourt, left, is congratulated by Todd Cunningham after his solo home run during their spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla., on March 30, 2015.

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Christian Bethancourt

Catcher

2014 stats: With the Braves the top-100 prospect hit .248 in 113 at-bats with nine RBIs and 26 strikeouts.

Best season: Last year at Class AAA Gwinnett he batted .283 with eight homers, 48 RBIs and 17 doubles and threw out 36 percent of would-be base stealers.