Rehab starts are all about feeling good on the mound, with results often in the background of the outing. Max Fried saw success in both areas Monday. Atlanta's seventh-ranked prospect struck out 10 while allowing one hit and one walk over 6 2/3 scoreless frames as Double-A Mississippi cruised past Mobile,

Having bounced back and forth from the Majors -- and from the rotation to the bullpen and back -- Max Fried hasn't had an opportunity to settle into a role in 2018. But now back as a full-time starter with Triple-A Gwinnett, he brought dominating stuff to Wednesday's start. The seventh-ranked

Theme of the dayTeens:Juan Soto's Major League debut with the Nationals, making him the youngest player in The Show this season, would have been the prime driver of the news on any other day. But Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did his best to wrestle back the "Best 19-Year-Old Prospect" belt by

It's the Goldilocks scenario of the Minor Leagues: Some Opening Day assignments feel aggressive; some don't feel aggressive enough, while others feel just right.Major League organizations often attempt to thread the needle early in players' careers. They want them to be challenged, but they also want them to taste success

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Minor League season was one for the books. The 19-year-old outfielder climbed three levels, won the MiLBY award for Breakout Prospect of the Year, has risen to the No. 6 spot in MLB.com's overall prospect rankings and finished things off by being

The Arizona Fall League season wrapped up nearly a month ago, but accolades are still rolling in for the circuit's best.The showcase league's top players were honored Monday with the announcement of the official 2017 Top Prospects Team, voted on by AFL managers and coaches. The group is comprised of

Max Fried is penning a fitting conclusion to his roller-coaster journey this year.Several months ago, Atlanta's No. 9 prospect appeared to be headed for one of the worst seasons of his career. Fried opened the campaign with Double-A Mississippi, bypassing Class A Advanced Florida after spending all of 2016 at

The Atlanta Braves are stealing the show in Peoria.Braves No. 9 prospectMax Fried allowed three hits over six scoreless innings on Saturday as the Javelinas rolled past Salt River, 10-1, in Arizona Fall League action. Offensively, Austin Riley -- Atlanta's 10th-ranked prospect -- homered and drove in four runs, while

Pitching closer to where he grew up than he ever has in his professional career, Max Fried looks right at home in the Arizona Fall League.After a solid debut last week, Atlanta's No. 9 prospect was even better in his second start. Fried allowed just one hit and one walk

Justus Sheffield made his professional debut in Arizona three years ago. His return to the state was an impressive one.In his Arizona Fall League bow, the Yankees No. 4 prospect dazzled, allowing just one hit while striking out six over five scoreless innings as Scottsdale opened its autumn campaign with

NORFOLK, VA-The Gwinnett Braves (68-68) and Norfolk Tides (64-73) split a doubleheader on Wednesday night at Harbor Park with Gwinnett winning game one, 8-2, and Norfolk coming back to win game two, 4-3.The home run ball propelled the G-Braves to the win in game one as Rio Ruiz  cracked a two-run

DURHAM, NC-The Gwinnett Braves (65-64) could not hold a late 1-0 lead as three bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the eighth inning led the Durham Bulls (78-51) to a 3-2 win on Thursday night in the finale of the four-game series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.With the win, the

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PEARL, MS -- For the second straight game, the Mississippi Braves (11-21, 45-57) fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (17-16, 47-56) at Trustmark Park. The M-Braves out hit the Jumbo Shrimp nine to four, but left 10 runners on base as Jacksonville defeated the Braves 2-1.Max Fried was solid in three

JACKSON, TN -- Mississippi limited Jackson to two runs on four hits, but could not muster the runs needed to claim the win and clinch the series as the Generals defeated the Braves 2-1 Friday night at The Ballpark at Jackson. Braves pitchers Max Fried and Philip Pfeifer combined to strike out

BILOXI, MS -- After taking the first three games in the series, the Mississippi Braves (21-19) ran out of gas at MGM Park in a 4-1 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers (21-19) in the final game of a five game series. Despite dropping the last two games, the M-Braves won the

BIRMINGHAM, AL -- The Mississippi Braves got great pitching from Max Fried and Michael Mader along with home runs from Carlos Franco and Adam Brett Walker to win their fourth game in a row against the Birmingham Barons by a score of 5-3 Saturday night at Regions Field.Mississippi (15-14) wasted no