Danny Hultzen (LHP Braves 08′), continues to impress. Below is a snippet from MLB.com on Danny winning the Minor League Player of the Week award last week. Go Braves!
A number of pitching prospects are doing impressive things in the Minors of late, but it’s hard to find anyone who was more impressive in the past week than the Mariners’ Danny Hultzen.
Seattle’s first-round pick (No. 2 overall) last June is No. 2 on the Mariners’ Top 20 list and No. 16 on the overall Top 100. Making his pro debut in the Double-A Southern League, Hultzen won both of his starts this week (Thursday, April 19 through Wednesday, April 2).
The University of Virginia product didn’t allow a run in 12 total innings of work. He yielded only four hits for a .103 batting average against while allowing five walks and striking out 10. For the year, spanning four starts, the southpaw has a 2.08 ERA (fifth in the Southern League) and a .122 BAA while compiling 26 strikeouts (fifth in the SL) in 21 2/3 innings.