Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Reliever Devan Watts

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The Atlanta Braves drafted Devan Watts in the 17th round this past June and he made a big impression in his first season in the organization.

Who Is He?

Watts was selected by the Atlanta Braves out of Tusculum College in Tennessee in the 17th round of the June 2016 draft. While he had a tremendous strikeout rate his final year at Tusculum (62 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings), he also put up a 3.10 ERA and showed some control issues (15 walks and 7 wild pitches in those 49 1/3 innings).

Watts was originally assigned to Danville, but after 4 scoreless appearances without allowing a single hit or walk while striking out 3 over 4 innings, he was bumped up to Rome. Watts was inserted at Rome’s closer once he was up. He kept his ERA under 1 in his time with Rome, dominating Rome hitters.

The final line on the season for Watts was 20 games, 23 2/3 innings pitched, a 0.76 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, and a 6/26 BB/K ratio. He did not allow a home run the entire season.

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