Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.In recent years, the Braves farm system has been one of baseball's most formidable.

Fans in Columbus and Trenton better make sure their gloves are oiled, laced up and ready to go.Derby season arrives next week for the Triple-A and Eastern leagues, and each circuit has announced its list of participants for their respective home run competitions. The Triple-A showcase will take place in

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.After being named the farm system with the best pitching

DURHAM, NC - Leading 7-3 midway through the seventh inning, the Gwinnett Braves (64-63) couldn't put away the Durham Bulls (78-50), who scored six unanswered runs for a 9-7 win on Tuesday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.With the win in game two of the four-game series, Durham trimmed its

BUFFALO, NY-The Gwinnett Braves (63-62) rode the pitching of starter Manny Barreda  and a 10-hit offensive attack to a 7-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons (57-70) on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series at Coca-Cola Park.The G-Braves never trailed in the game and are now 4-2 on their

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Behind a timely hit from young catcher Kade Scivicque and a strong team pitching performance, the Gwinnett Braves (57-60) defeated the Louisville Bats (46-71) 3-1 in game two of the four-game series on Friday night at Coolray Field.With the game scoreless and Louisville reliever Ariel Hernández on

 ALLENTOWN, PA- The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (64-40) sent the Gwinnett Braves (50-52) to their second straight loss on their current seven-game road trip with an 8-2 win on Wednesday night in game three of the four-game series at Coca-Cola Park. For the second consecutive day, the G-Braves were held to just

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The Gwinnett Braves (48-49) snapped a five-game losing streak in impressive fashion, hitting three home runs to fly past the Indianapolis Indians (54-44) 9-3 on Friday night at Coolray Field.Lane Adams led the way for the G-Braves by hitting homers in both the sixth and seventh innings

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - On a night where fireworks filled the sky, the Gwinnett Braves (42-41) provided fireworks on the diamond by routing the Norfolk Tides (35-50) 11-3 in front of a season-best crowd of 9,992 on Independence Day at Coolray Field.Carlos Franco went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs,

CHARLOTTE, NC- The Gwinnett Braves (41-41), with an assist from mother nature, held on for a 4-2 win over the Charlotte Knights (36-46) on Monday night in a game shortened to six innings because of rain at BB&T Ballpark to earn a split of the four-game series. The G-Braves broke a

 TOLEDO, OH- The Toledo Mud Hens (35-42) came back from a one-run deficit with eight unanswered runs to crush the Gwinnett Braves (39-39) 12-5 on Thursday night in the finale of the four-game series at Fifth Third Field. Despite the loss, Gwinnett wins the season series from the Mud Hens, seven

Anybody who thought an 0-for-5 Sunday was going to cool off Ozzie Albies for a long period of time learned otherwise Monday. Atlanta's top prospect matched a career high with four RBIs by going 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored. But Carlos Franco stole a share of the spotlight

TOLEDO, OH- The Gwinnett Braves (39-36), behind a 16 hit attack and a strong outing from starting pitcher Lucas Sims , trounced the Toledo Mud Hens 11-4 on Monday night in game one of the four-game series at Fifth Third Field. Sims (W, 6-3) tossed his second straight quality start by going

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - In a game that started as a slugfest and ended as a bullpen battle, the Norfolk Tides (32-44) got the late run to defeat the Gwinnett Braves (38-36) 9-8 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game series at Coolray Field. The two teams

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Behind another strong pitching performance, this time by Aaron Blair and three relievers, the Gwinnett Braves (32-30) beat the Charlotte Knights (27-34) 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field. Blair (W, 4-3) tossed 6.1 scoreless innings to earn his fourth win of the year, giving up just four singles and

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Despite a solid start from Kris Medlen in his first Gwinnett outing since 2012, the Gwinnett Braves couldn't find the clutch hit as they fell 3-1 to the Charlotte Knights at Coolray Field on Friday night.Medlen (L, 0-1) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits while

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Despite a solid start from Kris Medlen in his first Gwinnett outing since 2012, the Gwinnett Braves couldn't find the clutch hit as they fell 3-1 to the Charlotte Knights at Coolray Field on Friday night.Medlen (L, 0-1) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on five

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - In a game that featured a combined 25 runs and 28 hits, the Gwinnett Braves (28-28) ended up on the wrong end of the score as they fell to the Norfolk Tides (24-33) 16-9 on Monday night at Coolray Field.After jumping out to a 6-1 lead, Gwinnett

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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Patrick Weigel tossed 6.0 innings of one-run baseball for his first career Triple-A victory, and Carlos Franco belted his first career Triple-A home run to lead the Gwinnett Braves (23-21) to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Bisons (23-20) on Wednesday night at Coolray Field.Weigel (W, 1-1), the Atlanta Braves' No.

Carlos Franco has been in Atlanta's system since 2009, but he's never had a month quite like this. Franco continued his May home run surge by crushing a go-ahead grand slam to power the Double-A Mississippi Braves to a 6-4 win over Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Thursday night at the Baseball

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Trailing 4-0 entering the fifth inning, M-Braves infielder Carlos Franco blasted a grand slam to cap off a five-run fifth to ultimately lift the Braves to a 6-4 victory over the Jacksonville Shrimp Thursday night at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The series continues Friday at 6:05 PM

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

BILOXI, MS -- The Biloxi Shuckers (20-19) defeated the Mississippi Braves (21-18) 6-3 Tuesday morning in game four of a five game series at MGM Park, snapping the Braves four-game winning streak. The Shuckers jumped out to an early lead and held off a late rally by the M-Braves to prevent Mississippi

BILOXI, MS -- The Mississippi Braves (20-17) used a five-run fourth inning to jump in front of the Biloxi Shuckers (19-18) early at MGM Park before holding on to withstand a late rally for a 6-5 victory. The Double-A Braves have now won the first two games in the series, and