Braves to lose Maitan, 12 other prospects

In the blink of an eye, the Braves' farm system is down 13 talented players.Atlanta will lose its No. 5 prospect, Kevin Maitan, along with No. 30 prospect Abrahan Gutierrez and 11 others following a Major League Baseball investigation into the organization's recent international signing practices, commissioner Rob Manfred announced In the blink of an eye, the Braves' farm system is down 13 talented players.Atlanta will lose its No. 5 prospect, Kevin Maitan, along with No. 30 prospect Abrahan Gutierrez and 11 others following a Major League Baseball investigation into the organization's recent international signing practices, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday. The Braves also will forfeit their 2018 third-round Draft pick and have restrictions on their spending during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 international signing periods. Ranked as the No. 38 overall prospect by MLB.com, Maitan was the cream of the crop heading into the 2016 international signing period, not only for the Braves...