Atlanta Braves bargain hunting adds eight on draft day 2
By Fred Owens
Atlanta Braves’ shopping spree at the annual Rule 4 Amateur draft continued today ended with their selection of four pitchers, three outfielders, and a second baseman/outfielder/catcher.
The Atlanta Braves continued to pick and mix from undrafted talent today while staying well clear of the remaining highly ranked prospects on the list.
Day 1 saw the Braves select the best player on the board, and 2 players who most would say were not. On day 2, they continued that pattern, as selections bounced from ranked to unranked and back again.
It was an interesting mix, for sure. So far: just 1 high school player has been selected.
Atlanta took its highest ranked draft prospect (114) in the eighth round. Five players made Baseball America’s top 500, one made MLB Pipeline’s Top 200 as well as BA’s 500, and 3 didn’t please the eye of those compiling either list.
There are only two links for Pipeline and BA scouting (subscription required for the latter), once on the page, scroll through until you find the player, then click on the player’s name to reveal the scouting report.
The Baseball Cube is an excellent source of free – unless you wish to donate – date from most colleges and many independent leagues. I used that site for most college data, though some school sites provided information. I linked those.
As with some other sites, MLB.com has a draft tracker up and running; this one is easy to use and permits filtering by a wide variety of parameters – a handy resource.
I’m presenting the players in the order Atlanta selected them, not grouped by position. Player profiles provided are compiled from scouting reports found in the BA 500, MLB Pipeline, and data located through searches of online sources.
Now that the administrative details are out of the way, let’s get this show on the road.