Atlanta Braves Draft Day 1- The Morning After
By Fred Owens
Atlanta Braves Draft Day 1- The Morning After
The first day of the Atlanta Braves 2016 draft ended around 11:30 central time with the selection of their first offensively minded player of the day. In retrospect how well it went depends on how you view where the Braves are going.
Fans including myself were hoping that the Braves would try to fill the gaps in a farm system virtually devoid of offense. On the day they chose to stick strictly to the philosophy I’ve written about often; draft [itching and trade for everything else.
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John Manuel of Baseball America ($) says the pitching pool now has a deep end,
• Braves: Atlanta went bold and got three high-ceiling prep arms in Ian Anderson, Joey Wentz and Kyle Muller, plus Brett Cumberland, California’s slugging, switch-hitting catcher. Cumberland might not stay behind the plate to handle all those prep arms but he can hit, and the Braves’ minor league pitching now could rate as the deepest in the game.
So let’s quickly look at the picks.
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