The Braves plethora of pitching options and an ill-timed Grapefruit League appearance conspired against Touki Toussaint breaking camp with the club. One day after he surrendered six earned runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings against the Mets, manager Brian Snitker told Atlanta's No. 6 prospect he was being assigned

There was Tampa and Dunedin in the northwest. There was Port Charlotte down the coast. There was West Palm Beach and Jupiter on the Atlantic side. And it all started at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports for one last time before North Port becomes part of the equation

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2019 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Major League-ready: Touki Toussaint, RHPThere

If Touki Toussaint pitched himself out of a Braves' starting rotation spot with his first two outings of Spring Training, he's inserted himself back into the conversation with his last two performances. Atlanta's No. 6 prospect tossed four scoreless innings of relief Monday, scattering two hits without a walk and four

After yielding seven earned runs over three innings in his first two spring outings, Braves right-hander Touki Toussaint took a big step forward against the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.The 22-year-old struck out four over three scoreless innings for his first win to help a split-squad Atlanta roster beat Detroit, 8-2,

Pete Alonso saw his first action of the spring on Saturday and picked up -- almost exactly -- where he left off.MLB.com's No. 51 overall prospect stepped in against Touki Toussaint -- ranked 50th overall -- in the second inning, turned around the first pitch he saw from the right-hander and

With the 2019 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com is looking at the state of all 30 farm systems over the next month and ranking them in several different ways. After looking at position player prospects (30-21, 20-11, 10-1), the second installment, broken into three parts, focuses on pitchers and considers the quality and

Pitchers and catchers are coming, pitchers and catchers are coming.One of the most optimistic times of the year arrived Sunday when pitchers and catchers reported to Oakland Athletics camp in Mesa, Arizona, officially beginning Spring Training in 2019. Most other tandems will report Tuesday and Wednesday with position players coming

LAS VEGAS -- The Braves' rebuild is over and they have the National League East Division title to prove it. But that doesn't mean their pipeline of top pitching prospects has gone dry.Atlanta entered the Winter Meetings with 10 of MLB.com's Top 100 prospects, tied with the Padres for the

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.

PEARL, MS - The Atlanta Braves have announced their 2018 Minor League Award Winners. Mississippi Braves outfielder Travis Demeritte  was named the M-Braves' Player of the Year, while right-handed pitcher Touki Toussaint  was named Mississippi's Pitcher of the Year. Toussaint also received the Phil Niekro Award for Braves Minor League Pitcher of the

The prospects are coming. The prospects are coming.Major League active rosters are set to expand Saturday, Sept. 1, allowing teams the opportunity to include any members of their 40-man rosters in time for the final playoff push. That means a good amount of MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects will pour into

Theme of the dayDeep in the heart of Texas: Houston and Texas prospects took center stage Thursday. In the Astros system, first-rounder Seth Beer crushed his first career grand slam for Class A Advanced Buies Creek while top prospect Kyle Tucker picked up four hits in his second game since

Touki Toussaint has had his first taste of the Majors. It's clear by his Minor League performances he plans on enjoying even more time in The Show.Atlanta's No. 7 prospect continued his dominating run on the mound, allowing three hits and a walk while fanning eight over seven innings as

It's already been a fun week for prospect callups to the Major Leagues. It hasn't, however, been a traditional one.Sure, there are periods when many of the game's top prospects head to The Show around the same time. Remember when Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres and Tyler O'Neill all made

Four years after he was drafted in the first round by D-backs, Touki Toussaint will be reaching the Major Leagues with the Braves.According to MLB.com, Toussaint is expected to be promoted Monday and pitch the opening game of Atlanta's doubleheader against Miami.

Theme of the dayThe transactions page: Monday saw its share of trades, with pitching prospects going to Los Angeles, Toronto and Texas, but the biggest moves in the Minors were the multiple internal promotions of top-100 prospects. Jo Adell continued his climb through the Angels system by joining Double-A Mobile.

Touki Toussaint hasn't slowed down at the highest level of the Minors. In fact, it looks like he's only getting better.Atlanta's No. 10 prospect matched a career high with eight innings, allowing two hits and four walks, to lead Triple-A Gwinnett to a 5-0 blanking of Lehigh Valley at Coca-Cola

Kahaso Kiti wanted to see it, just to make things official.As is Futures Game custom, the flags of each nation represented by a prospect playing Sunday were trotted out to the center of the Nationals Park diamond. There was Old Glory for the U.S. Team. There were the assorted flags