Christian Bethancourt
C, Gwinnett
He has hits in six of his past seven games to boost his average to .253 with eight of his 13 RBIs in that stretch.
Tommy La Stella
2B, Gwinnett
A 2-for-15 stretch has dropped his average to .300 and could hurt his possible shot at replacing Dan Uggla with the major-league club.
Victor Caratini
C, Rome
For an otherwise moribund club, he has had an 8-for-17 streak, and his season average is at .297 entering the weekend.
Jason Hursh
RHP, Mississippi
Last June’s No. 1 pick, he has a 3.41 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 12 walks in 34 innings, an improvement from a year ago when command was sometimes missing. Got a win Wednesday.
Wes Parsons
RHP, Lynchburg
Placed on extended spring training list; then assigned to Danville in rookie league as he recovers from a sore arm.
Mauricio Cabrera
RHP, Lynchburg
Was placed on seven-day disabled list April 25, was going to take a week off from throwing and will be eased back in, but has yet to appear in another game since April 19.
Jose Peraza
2B, Lynchburg
He continues to light the Carolina League afire with a .331 average and got back on track with two two-hit games Tuesday and Wednesday after consecutive days without a hit.
Lucas Sims
RHP, Lynchburg
The 2012 first-round pick from Brookwood High, Sims (2-3) continues to pitch fine without terrific results, and the Braves have to be pleased with his progress.
Shae Simmons
RHP, Mississippi
He earned the save Thursday, his eighth in as many tries, pitching a scoreless ninth. Simmons has held opponents scoreless in 12 of his 13 appearances so far this season.
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