The trade deadline is among us, and the Atlanta Braves find themselves in the mix for top talent that teams are shopping to possible contenders.
With that said, Atlanta Braves prospects could very well be on the move, which makes monitoring their performance that much more important.
Let’s take a look at who had the best stretch of games in this week’s farm report.
Gwinnett Stripers (Braves AAA)
Drew Waters: The Braves highly regarded no. 2 ranked prospect looked as impressive as ever this week, slashing .348/.375/.696 with two home runs. The centerfielder looks to end his hot month of July on a high note as the Stripers finish out their 6-game set at Memphis.
Kyle Wright: Wright had his best outing of the year Tuesday night, cashing in eight shutout innings with five strikeouts and just four hits allowed in their 1-0 win.
Mississippi Braves (Braves AA)
Braden Shewmake: The Texas A&M product and 2019 draftee continues his hot July (.365), hitting .400 this past week with a pair of home runs.
Freddy Tarnok: A two-start week for Tarnok resulted in 21 fanned batters over just 10.1 innings. The right-hander allowed three earned runs and just three walks over that stretch, and closed out his month of July with two solid starts.
Drew Lugbauer: The 24-year-old out of Michigan had ones of his best stretches of the year, contributing an OPS of 1.273 and four home runs while batting .304. He continues to put together a solid season at 1st base.
Rome Braves (Braves High-A)
Michael Harris: Another Braves top-10 prospect shined this week as the outfielder hit .444 in 18 at-bats for Rome. Harris also showed off his speed, contributing three stolen bases and only striking out once to continue his very strong 2021 campaign.
Shean Michel: The 23-year-old outfielder out of Curacao closed out his best month of the year batting .421 with four stolen bases this past week. Michel will look to carry the momentum into August in what has been an underwhelming season.
Alan Rangel: Back to back great weeks for the right-hander as Rangel logged two solid starts this week. He allowed one run over 4.2 innings with eight strikeouts on Friday while notching seven innings of one-run ball and the win Thursday night.
Augusta Greenjackets (Braves Low-A)
Vaughn Grissom: An outstanding season continues for the 20-year-old, hitting .526. The Orlando product only struck out once and produced a 1.380 OPS.
That’ll do it for this week’s report. Top prospects continue to showcase their talent as we continue to monitor who might get moved (if any) at the 2021 Trade Deadline.