Atlanta Braves No. 6 prospect and right-hander JR Ritchie will be the starter for the Futures Game, according to sources.
This will be the second time this year that he's been given the starting job for a prospect game. He started the Spring Breakout game for the Braves back in March.
Along with Ritchie, left-hander Hayden Harris will be heading to the Futures Game. It has yet to be reported what the plan is for him in the game.
Ritchie has become one of the Braves' most intriguing prospects this season. He began his season with High-A Rome and earned a promotion to Double-A after seven starts.