| Tue Nov 20 2012 | 09:11 | Braves add C Bethancourt to 40-man roster | ||||
Braves purchased the contract of C Christian Bethancourt from Double-A Mississippi. | ||||||
Bethancourt, 21, batted .243/.275/.291 with two home runs, 26 RBI and a .566 OPS in 71 games at the Double-A level this year. With Brian McCann expected to miss the start of the season following shoulder surgery, he could be an option to begin the season as Gerald Laird's backup. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Sun Aug 12 2012 | 08:46 | Bethancourt suffers season-ending injury | ||||
Braves catching prospect Christian Bethancourt broke the fifth metacarpal in his left hand when he was struck by a pitch in Thursday's game with Double-A Mississippi. | ||||||
It's an injury that will prematurely end what has been a disappointing season. One of the top catcher prospects in the game, Bethancourt also missed more than a month with a hamstring injury earlier this season and wound up hitting just .243/.275/.291 with two homers for Mississippi. He'll likely return there in 2013. | ||||||
| Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | ||||||
| Fri Apr 13 2012 | 11:25 | Rays following Bethancourt 'diligently' | ||||
According to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, the Rays have followed Braves catching prospect Christian Bethancourt "diligently." | ||||||
The Rays have perhaps the league's worst catching duo in Jose Molina and Jose Lobaton, but Bethancourt would be a long-term answer at backstop, not a short-term solution. He's taken just 29 at-bats above High-A, all of which have come this season. There have been no indications the Braves are actively shopping their possible heir apparent to Brian McCann. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN.com | ||||||
| Fri Oct 28 2011 | 21:37 | Braves prospect Bethancourt impresses in AFL | ||||
Braves catching prospect Christian Bethancourt hit a three-run home run and caught a would-be base-stealer in a loss to the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League on Friday. | ||||||
Bethancourt was cleared to play after X-rays came back negative on his right hand when he was struck by a pitch on Wednesday. In 99 games between Class A Rome and High-A Lynchburg, he batted .289 with five home runs and 53 RBI. He's currently rated as the Braves No. 4 prospect and is highly-regarded defensively. | ||||||
| Source: Braves.mlb.com | ||||||
| Thu Oct 27 2011 | 14:19 | Bethancourt (hand) day-to-day in AFL | ||||
Braves prospect catcher Christian Bethancourt is day-to-day after being hit in the hand by a pitch Wednesday while playing in the Arizona Fall League. | ||||||
X-rays on the hand came back negative, so it shouldn't be a lingering issue. Bethancourt, 20, batted .289/.304/.385 with five home runs, 53 RBI and a .689 OPS over 410 plate appearances this season between Class A Rome and High-A Lynchburg. He has garnered plenty of hype as a prospect and is highly-regarded defensively, but his plate discipline obviously needs some work. | ||||||
| Source: David O'Brien on Twitter | ||||||