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No. 1 JASON HEYWARD, RF
Team: low Class A Rome (South Atlantic)
Age: 18
Why He's Here: .462/.516/.846, 12-for-26, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 2 SO
The Scoop: If it felt like something was missing from last week's Hot Sheet, you may have been thinking of Heyward, who had appeared on the previous three (twice on Hot Sheet, once on Not-Hot) before having a relatively ordinary week. That changed this week as the Rome right fielder unleashed his best week yet. Heyward is having the best season of any of the top hitting prospects in low Class A. He has hits in 18 of his last 20 games, and Thursday's 0-for-2 (with three walks) night was just his fifth hitless game of the month, whereas he's racked up 11 multi-games. As great as Heyward was in April (.330/.375/.470), he's been even better in May (.343/.383/.552), and his .337 average ranks fourth in the SAL. He also leads the league in hits and runs scored. Heyward turned in four multi-hit games this week, and his biggest game of the week came on Tuesday against Hickory, when he went 4-for-5 and finished a triple short of the cycle.

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No. 6 FREDDIE FREEMAN, 1B
Team: low Class A Rome (South Atlantic)
Age: 18
Why He's Here: .429/.484/.857, 12-for-28, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 2 SO
The Scoop: Freeman has provided Jason Heyward with plenty of protection. The two of them, who were Atlanta's first and second round picks a year ago, have anchored the middle of the Braves' batting order. Freeman leads the team in doubles with 19 and RBIs with 38. Freeman attracted strong interest as a pitcher in high school, but he preferred hitting and it looks like he made the right career choice since he's putting up a .299/.341/.507 line for the season. He had four multi-hit games this week, including a 3-for-5 night with a double and a home run last Friday against Asheville.