The Atlanta Braves' front office has done an incredible job rebuilding its minor league system over the last couple of years. That hard work is beginning to pay off, with a handful of prospects absolutely shining in 2026.
Here we will take a look at four prospects who are ready to continue their journey to the bigs with a promotion to the next level. Some names on this list may surprise you, but it just goes to show how much talent exists within the organization.
Here are 4 Braves prospects that are already playing like they deserve to be promoted
Luis Guanipa
Guanipa may be having the best season of his minor league career. He carries an impressive .313/.356/.527 slash line with an .883 OPS over 45 games. He has 57 hits, including nine doubles, three triples, and eight home runs. He's driven in 31 runs with 11 walks, 21 strikeouts, and 22 stolen bases.
Guanipa couldn't be playing much better for Low-A Augusta right now. The Braves are lucky to have a handful of outfield prospects who are absolutely crushing it. Guanipa is a contact hitter who gets on base a good bit. If he could work on walking more often, he'd be even more of a menace on the base paths. It would be nice to see if he can continue this pace at the High-A level.
Eric Hartman
Hartman has surprised everyone this season. He wasn't really on anyone else's radar until now. It's hard for the final picks in any draft to work their way up, but the Canadian youngster is doing it. He has an unbelievable .302/.384/.610 slash line over 44 games, with 12 doubles, one triple, 13 homers, and 36 RBI.
Hartman went from being unknown to Atlanta's 19th-best prospect due to this surge in power and upcoming lists will undoubtedly be putting him much higher. Hartman has 22 walks to 44 strikeouts and 17 stolen bases on top of that. That isn't bad at all, and he appears to be more than ready to take it to the next level with Double-A Columbus.
Tate Southisene
Atlanta's top pick from the 2025 MLB Draft has been playing extremely well for the Augusta GreenJackets this season. Over 46 games, the talented shortstop has a .297/.436/.488 slash line with a .924 OPS.
Southisene has 51 hits, including eight doubles, two triples, and seven homers. He's driven in 26 runs and stolen 35 bases. There's a reason he is Atlanta's third-best prospect. He has great speed and is getting on base at an impressive rate. He's more than ready for the jump to High-A Rome.
Isaiah Drake
Drake isn't talked about nearly enough, but Atlanta's 29th-best prospect is showing how valuable he is this season. The outfielder is slashing .285/.367/.462 over 45 games played with an .829 OPS. Of his 53 hits, nine are doubles and eight are home runs.
He's one of the best picks from that 2023 draft and could benefit from a promotion to Double-A Columbus. Drake has decent speed, as indicated by his 15 stolen bases, but he does need to work on cutting down on strikeouts. Fans will want to keep an eye on him this season.
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