Braves debating September callup for Albies

SAN FRANCISCO — Braves executives will meet with the coaching staff within the next few days to discuss which players will be added when the active roster can expand beyond 25 players in September. Ozzie Albies stands as the most intriguing candidate, but there is no guarantee the highly regarded prospect will end this season at the big league level.

Dating back to the start of Spring Training, there has been an assumption the Braves would spend at least a portion of this season allowing Albies and Dansby Swanson to get a taste of the big leagues together and prepare to open the 2017 season as Atlanta’s double-play tandem.

But before exercising that option, the Braves will continue to discuss how to best handle the development of Albies, a 19-year-old second baseman who has batted .289 and compiled a .759 OPS over 577 plate appearances combined for Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett.

MLBPipeline.com ranks Albies No. 15 among its Top 100 prospects and the second-best prospect in the …

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