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Atlanta Braves have 3 weeks until draft day – who to take?

By Alan Carpenter

SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 5: Representatives from all 30 Major League Baseball teams fill Studio 42 during the MLB First-Year Player Draft at the MLB Network Studio on June 5, 2014 in Secacucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 5: Representatives from all 30 Major League Baseball teams fill Studio 42 during the MLB First-Year Player Draft at the MLB Network Studio on June 5, 2014 in Secacucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 17: Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey of the Minnesota Twins looks on as number one overall draft pick Royce Lewis signs his contract at a press conference on June 17, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 17: Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey of the Minnesota Twins looks on as number one overall draft pick Royce Lewis signs his contract at a press conference on June 17, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

There is a consensus #1 pick this year, but after that the draft appears to be wide open.

The Atlanta Braves are picking 8th at somewhere around 8pm on June 4th.  They will not be getting Auburn’s Casey Mize unless his right arm falls off between now and then… and maybe not even then.

I am already on record as suggesting that Alex Anthopoulos will reach into his not-so-wayback machine and draft a pitcher that he couldn’t sign for the Blue Jays 3 years ago:  Brady Singer of the Florida Gators.

But that’s just 2 names that will be called – at some point – in 3 weeks.  How about some other opinions on the subject?

Ben Chase wrote for us for a couple of years and had been an avid watcher of both the minor leagues and or draft prospects.  He has continued that fine work for sister site CallToThePen.com.

On Mondays, he is producing a mock MLB draft report, and it’s good to get his perspective on what to expect.

The names will juggle from week-to-week, but there’s always a rationale for why any given team might be interested in any given player.

Let’s take a look at what he’s said about potential picks for the Braves thus far…

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