Jose Peraza, 2B/OF, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: Braves’ No. 2 prospect by Baseball America
Peraza had a 13-game hitting streak snapped on Sunday against Charlotte. He hit .370 (20-for-54) over the streak with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, 10 runs scored and three stolen bases. Peraza is 12th in the International League with a .291 batting average.
Mike Foltynewicz, RHP, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 3 prospect by Baseball America
Foltynewicz pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned), in his last outing Thursday in Rochester. He took the loss but walked only one batter and struck out six while throwing 74 of his 108 pitches for strikes, just the kind of progress the Braves want to see in his control. He takes the mound again on Tuesday against Durham.
Lucas Sims, RHP, Double-A Mississippi
Ranking: No. 5 prospect by Baseball America
Sims was still wild but more effective in his second start for Double-A Mississippi following his promotion from Carolina. Sims walked five batters on Sunday (down from six in his Double-A debut) but gave up only one hit over 5 2/3 innings against Mobile. He gave up two earned runs while striking out eight batters to match his season-high.
Christian Bethancourt, C, Gwinnett Braves
Ranking: No. 6 prospect by Baseball America
Bethancourt needed a soft single to right field in the eighth inning Sunday against Charlotte to snap an 0-for-18 streak at the plate. The cold spell dropped his batting average with Gwinnett from .321 to .273 in a span of seven games.
Ozzie Albies, SS, low Single-A Rome
Ranking: No. 8 prospect by Baseball America
The dynamic 18-year-old from Curacao actually had a few 0-fers at the plate this week, which was news for the youngest selection to this year’s Futures Game. He was 2-for-25 entering Monday which dropped his South Atlantic leading average from .334 to .316. He was still fourth in the league in hitting.
Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 13 prospect by Baseball America
Jenkins made his second quality start in his first three outings for Gwinnett after his promotion from Mississippi. Jenkins went six innings at Rochester on Wednesday, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and just one walk. Jenkins, who was to start Monday against Durham, is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA in Gwinnett.
Mallex Smith, CF, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 17 prospect by Baseball America
Smith is finding his stride in Triple-A. After hitting just .195 through his first 19 games since his promotion from Mississippi, Smith has hit safely in eight of his past nine games. He has batted 10-for-36 (.278) over that span with a triple, three RBIs, six runs scored and five stolen bases.
Dustin Peterson, OF, high Single-A Carolina
Ranking: No. 18 prospect by Baseball America
Peterson had back-to-back multi-hit games for the Mudcats entering Monday and was 7-for-25 over his past seven games. He is hitting .259 for the season but he’s also drawn eight walks in his past 10 games to help raise his on-base percentage to .334.
Rio Ruiz, 3B, Double-A Mississippi
Ranking: No. 11 prospect by Baseball America
After showing some progress coming out of the All-Star break, Ruiz is back in a funks. He was hitless in his previous eight games entering Monday, while going 0-for-29 with no walks and 12 strikeouts over that span. His season batting average is back down to .207.
Touki Toussaint, RHP, low Single-A Rome
Ranking: Formerly Diamondbacks’ No. 5 prospect by Baseball America
It was a week of highs and lows for one of the newcomers into the Braves system. Toussaint pitched six no-hit innings against the Lakewood BlueClaws on July 20, walking four and striking out eight. Six days later he got hammered for nine earned runs in 3 1/3 innings, allowing four home runs among his 10 hits and striking out just two.
