Here are the Atlanta Braves 2022 Minor League All-Stars

The minor league postseason All-Stars have officially been announced for each level of the minor leagues. The Atlanta Braves had several prospects have been recognized for their good work down in the minors in 2022. Let’s take a quick look at who made it.

Gwinnett Stripers

Kyle Muller earned a selection to the International League All-Star team. He earned the honors as the top left-handed starter this season in the Triple-A International League.

In 134.2 innings pitched in Gwinnett, Muller had a 3.41 ERA, 3.52 FIP, 3.49 xFIP, 29.3% strikeout rate, and 7.4% walk rate. He also had a few promising spot starts for the Atlanta Braves in 2022. Unfortunately, a hand injury to his non-throwing hand hampered his season somewhat, otherwise, he might have made a few more starts at the big league level. Nevertheless, it is an honor for him to be selected as an All-Star and hope to see him build on it in 2023.

Mississippi Braves

Jared Shuster also earned the honor of top left-handed starter. In his case, it was for the Double-A Southern League and also comes with being selected as an All-Star.

Shuster answered a lot of questions this year for the Mississippi Braves. After struggling with an injury in 2021, Shuster pitched 90.2 innings for Mississippi with a 2.78 ERA, 3.12 FIP, & 3.46 xFIP. This included a 30.0% strikeout rate and 6.2% walk rate. It also led to him being promoted to Gwinnett for 10 games. While he will need to improve in Gwinnett and figure out how to limit hard contact better, Shuster’s 2022 season had fans turning more attention to the southpaw and that changeup of his.

Rome Braves

Two Rome Braves earned All-Star honors for the High-A South Atlantic League. Both Vaughn Grissom and Cody Milligan‘s strong performances in Rome earned them All-Star selections.

Vaughn Grissom played well during his time in Rome, hitting .312/.404/.487 with 11 HR, 62 R, 55 RBI, 20 SB, .406 wOBA, & 146 wRC+ across 74 games. It was not only good enough to earn an All-Star selection but also promotions to Mississippi and ultimately to Atlanta. Grissom had the biggest jump in value of any prospect in the Braves system in 2022.

Cody Milligan is a lesser known prospect in the Braves system, but he turned a lot of heads with his defensive versatility and ability to get on base. In 55 games in Rome, Milligan hit .329/.458/.452 with 1 HR, 55 R, 15 RBI, 7 SB, .423 wOBA, & 157 wRC+. The versatile defender played well no matter if he was at second base or in the outfield. His play not only earned him an All-Star selection, but also a promotion to Mississippi where he also played well.

Augusta Greenjackets

J.J. Niekro earned the honors for the Augusta Greenjackets, the Braves’ Low-A affiliate. He was named to the Carolina League All-Star team.

Niekro pitched 73.1 innings with a 2.09 ERA, 3.55 FIP, 3.39 xFIP, 27.0% strikeout rate, and 6.0% walk rate. His performance was enough to earn him a promotion to High-A Rome during the year. His promotion to Rome didn’t go quite as well and there are questions as to whether his stuff will play as he ascends the minor leagues, but his performance with Augusta merited recognition to be sure.