Matt Wisler, RHP, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 1 prospect by Baseball America
Wisler had strung together three good starts after his three rough ones, using a more comfortable grip on his slider. He has allowed just one earned run in each of his past three starts (2-0 with a 1.42 ERA) to improve 2-3 with a 4.15 ERA. Wisler held Louisville scoreless Friday until two outs in the sixth when he gave up back-to-back run-scoring hits. Wisler also collected the first two RBIs of his career on a two-out, two-run single. He’ll make his next Wednesday in front of family and friends in Toledo, just an hour from his hometown of Bryan, Ohio.
Jose Peraza, 2B, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 2 prospect by Baseball America
Peraza had to leave Thursday’s game after singling in the ninth inning with hamstring soreness and has missed the past three games. But with one more day of rest Monday, the G-Braves were hoping to have him back in the lineup Tuesday in Toledo. Peraza went 2-for-4 Thursday to extend his hitting streak to six games, while batting .360 (9-for-25) with five RBIs and three stolen bases.
Lucas Sims, RHP, high Single-A Carolina
Ranking: No. 5 prospect by Baseball America
Sims was one of six Carolina player to be placed on the disabled list following the team’s bus wreck a week ago on the way to Myrtle Beach, S.C. from Salem, Va. Sims’ injury was undisclosed though none of the injuries were considered serious. It will likely to be another week or so before Sims is ready to get back on the mound. He was coming off his best start of the year, allowing one runs in seven innings against Salem, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Jason Hursh, RHP, Double-A Mississippi
Ranking: No. 7 prospect by Baseball America
After going 0-3 with an 8.56 ERA through his first seven starts, Hursh put together his best start of the year. He pitched six shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Pensacola, giving up just three hits, walking one and striking out four. He made a mechanical adjustment to improve his balance throughout his delivery and got better command on his sinking fastball. He was rewarded with 10 groundouts.
Ozhaino Albies, SS, low Single-A Rome
Ranking: No. 8 prospect by Baseball America
Albies’ hitting streak ended after nine games but he got right back into another one over the weekend in Asheville. He hit in three straight, while going 4-for-14 with a double and two stolen bases. The shortstop is hitting .307 and is tied for fifth in the South Atlantic League with 15 stolen bases.
Ricardo Sanchez, LHP, low Single-A Rome
Ranking: No. 9 prospect by Baseball America
Sanchez has been on the disabled list with a right calf strain all month, but the injury isn’t considered serious. Since he’s only 18, the Braves want to monitor Sanchez’s workload on the mound anyway and have put him on a strength and conditioning program until his return, perhaps in the next week or so. He is 0-3 with an 8.79 ERA through four starts in Rome.
Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, Double-A Mississippi
Ranking: No. 13 prospect by Baseball America
On the same day that Shelby Miller came one out shy of throwing a no-hitter, another former Cardinal who came to the Braves in the Jason Heyward trade — Jenkins — had a pretty good day of his own. He pitched seven scoreless innings against Pensacola, allowing only three hits, while pitching effectively wild (five walks, three strikeouts, 48 of 89 pitches for strikes.) Jenkins has allowed just one earned runs over 20 innings in his past three starts after getting roughed up for nine runs in 5 2/3 innings in a loss to Montgomery on May 1.
Manny Banuelos, LHP, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: No. 14 prospect by Baseball America
Entering his start Monday in Toledo, Banuelos had allowed only two earned runs in his past three starts over 17 innings. He gave up just one run in five innings against Syracuse on Wednesday and helped himself with a ground rule double for the first hit of his career. He scored the tying run on a Peraza triple before Gwinnett held on to win 2-1 in the 10th inning on its fourth walk-off of the season.
Mallex Smith, CF, Double-A Mississippi
Ranking: No. 17 prospect by Baseball America
Smith extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a 2-for-5 effort on Sunday, which included driving in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning of a 3-2 win over Pensacola. He was hitting .373 (19-for-51) over the streak, with one double, one homer, five RBIs, six runs scored and two stolen bases.
Daniel Castro, SS, Triple-A Gwinnett
Ranking: 28th prospect by Baseball America
Castro was called up from Double-A Mississippi when G-Braves shortstop Elmer Reyes went on the DL with a right hand contusion. He had 10 hits in his first 10 games in Gwinnett and was hitting .278 overall with a .372 on-base percentage.
