22-year old righty swinging shortstop Andrelton Simmons came into this season as the Braves’ #4 prospect according to Baseball America. He has played in 22 games in AA-ball so far this year and he is 29 for 90 (.322 avg, .805 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 0 homers, 13 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He has now played in 215 games in his first three years in the minors and he is 256 for 846 (.303 avg, .746 OPS) with 117 runs scored, 3 homers, 91 RBIs and 50 stolen bases. At some point in the very near future, Simmons is going to challenge Tyler Pastornicky for the starting SS job in Atlanta.

Last season, 32-year old righty swinging 2B Dan Uggla got off to a rough start in his first year in Atlanta before finishing with a bang. Uggla played in 161 games for the Braves last year and he was 140 of 600 (.233 avg, .764 OPS) with 88 runs scored, 36 homers, 82 RBIs and 1 stolen base. This season, Uggla is off to a better start. He has played in 26 games for the Braves so far this year and he is 26 for 98 (.265 avg, .743 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 3 homers and 15 RBIs. The Braves hope that Uggla keeps up the good work.