While the month isn't over yet, May has been kind to a few prospects across the Atlanta Braves organization.
Numerous names across Atlanta's minor league system have taken their on-field performances to another level this month, with much of this group ranking highly in the club's Top 30. Here are six of those names in particular, including what each has done so far this month.
NOTE: Stats current as of Saturday, May 25 - Prospect rankings according to MLB Pipeline
6 Atlanta Braves prospects who have impressed during the month of May
Hurston Waldrep, Right-Handed Pitcher
May stats: 3-0 record, 0.71 ERA, 24:5 K/BB ratio, .213 AVG against across 25.1 IP (four starts)
The highest-ranked Braves prospect included here is Hurston Waldrep, as Atlanta's No. 2 overall has enjoyed a big month of May down in Double-A. This includes a 3-0 record with a 0.71 ERA and 24:5 K/BB ratio over his 25.1 IP, as well as opponents owning a .213 AVG against across those four starts.
Good Morning.
— Mississippi Braves (@mbraves) May 22, 2024
Good Afternoon.
Good Night.@HurstonWaldrep is through 6.0 shutout innings, 7 K's, 1 BB. pic.twitter.com/y5SD8Dppq4
For the season, Waldrep's numbers now sit at a 3-3 record with a 2.84 ERA and 41:15 K/BB ratio across 44.1 IP, with each of his eight starts coming in Double-A. Should he continue this success, the former first-rounder could likely move up to Triple-A soon.
Spencer Schwellenbach, Right-Handed Pitcher
May stats: 2-0 record, 1.59 ERA, 30:6 K/BB ratio, .156 AVG against across 22.2 IP (four starts)
Sitting behind Waldrep as Atlanta's No. 3 prospect is Spencer Schwellenbach, who recently moved from High-A Rome to Double-A Mississippi in May. Across his four starts this month, with two coming with each team, Schwellenbach owns a 2-0 record with a 1.59 ERA and 30:6 K/BB ratio over 22.2 IP, as well as a .156 AVG against and no earned runs across his first two Double-A starts.
Spencer Schwellenbach (@Braves' No. 3 prospect) tallies 8⃣ K's over seven scoreless innings for the @mbraves. pic.twitter.com/1HmzM2ikKA
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 23, 2024
An often talked about prospect this season, the right-hander has also made eight starts up to this point in the year where he owns a combined 4-1 record, 1.80 ERA, 51:10 K/BB ratio, and .191 AVG against across 45 IP between the two previously mentioned levels. Because of this, Schwellenbach is knocking on the door of the MLB's Top 100 very quickly.