2026 BFR AWARDS

There was a lot of excitement around the Braves’ minor league system this year. We saw players take major steps forward, prospects move quickly through multiple levels, and a few prospects go from unknown to household names.

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Stripers Dominate With Pitching And Power, Take Series Win In Jacksonville

The Minor League Baseball season is nearing its end. Augusta and Rome have both completed their seasons, Columbus will finish its season Sunday, and Gwinnett has only one more week remaining after this series in Jacksonville. Even with the season winding down, there was still plenty of opportunity to watch some great baseball from some of the Braves’ most experienced prospects.

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Davis Polo Strikes Out 12

Davis Polo. A name you’ve heard before and a name you’ll need to get used to hearing. After a solid outing in his High-A debut, he took the mound for his second start with Rome. His stat line shows three earned runs, but they really don’t tell the story of how great he was in this game. Only six batters reached base during his six inning performance. Two of the three runs he allowed came from solo home runs, showing how well he limited the damage when runners were on base. His slider and changeup proved to be an issue for Winston-Salem hitters, generating plenty of swing-and-miss at the bottom of the zone. He finished the game with a single game career high 12 strikeouts and 22 whiffs.

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Daniel Brooks Quick Rise in the Minors

Let’s talk about a guy that at the beginning of the season really wasn’t on many people’s radar. A guy that was just getting back from Tommy John surgery at the end of 2023, went undrafted, and has completely changed the trajectory of his career in a matter of one full season of professional baseball. I’m talking about Daniel Brooks, a 6’7” right-handed pitcher out of the College of Charleston. 

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