CONTEST: Guess who the Braves draft.

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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Thanks to the signing of Ervin Santana, the Braves do not have a draft pick until No. 32 in the supplemental first round.

There are enough draftniks around here to make this a viable contest, so here goes -- A 1993 Braves media guide goes to whoever correctly guess who the Braves draft with their belated first pick on June 5th.

In the unlikely event of more than one person selecting the correct player, the tiebreaker is guessing when Kennesaw catcher Max Pentecost is selected.
 
I was just doing my research today. So I'll be in. I'm guessing pitcher. Probably high school pitcher. Don't know which one.
 
Mac Marshall, Michael Gettys or Dylan Cease. My money's on Mac Marshall.

And Pentecost? 13 to the Padres.
 
In two of the last three drafts, the Braves have taken someone that no one had connected them to prior to the draft. In 2013, it was Jason Hursh. In 2011, it was Sean Gilmartin. In 2012, they took Lucas Sims, who they were connected to I believe.

This year, they seem to be connected to according to Baseball America high school lefties Kodi Medeiros, Mac Marshall, Foster Griffin, and Cody Reed. When you look at the system, left handed pitching prospects at the lower levels are lacking right now. My guess is, they will go with a left handed high school pitcher, so it will probably be one of the ones they are connected with. I wouldn't be surprised if they took a college left though. Two names I think to keep in mind: Matt Imhoff from Cal Poly and Jacob Lindgren from Mississippi State.
 
KB21 said:
In two of the last three drafts, the Braves have taken someone that no one had connected them to prior to the draft. In 2013, it was Jason Hursh. In 2011, it was Sean Gilmartin. In 2012, they took Lucas Sims, who they were connected to I believe.

This year, they seem to be connected to according to Baseball America high school lefties Kodi Medeiros, Mac Marshall, Foster Griffin, and Cody Reed. When you look at the system, left handed pitching prospects at the lower levels are lacking right now. My guess is, they will go with a left handed high school pitcher, so it will probably be one of the ones they are connected with. I wouldn't be surprised if they took a college left though. Two names I think to keep in mind: Matt Imhoff from Cal Poly and Jacob Lindgren from Mississippi State.
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Other than Sims, not a lot of pitching prospects at all. I still have hopes that Salazar was simply pushed too fast. Grosser has some upside as well. But we need arms and a lot of them.

Hence, I'm guessing they'll take a pitcher. Which one I don't know. I'm just hoping plus fastball or room to grow into a plus fastball.
 
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Just given their recent history of drafting college guys high and getting guys who are willing to sign below slot, I'm going to project they take Matt Imhof, LHP, Cal Poly SLO.
 
Something else to consider. Tony Demacio has had 13 first round draft picks during his years as a scouting director. Of those 13 picks, 10 have been college players. There has definitely been a strong tendency for taking college guys since he has been here, particularly in the first 2-3 rounds.
 
John Mayo's latest mock has the Braves taking UNLV pitcher Eric Fedde, who is a hard thrower who just underwent TJ surgery.

BA has them taking Ti'quan Forbes from Columbia, MS, but mentions that they are high on RHP Spencer Adams and high school lefties. They also like Chavis, obviously.
 
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Something else to consider. Tony Demacio has had 13 first round draft picks during his years as a scouting director. Of those 13 picks, 10 have been college players. There has definitely been a strong tendency for taking college guys since he has been here, particularly in the first 2-3 rounds.
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I thought of that. That might point to FSU RHP Luke Weaver or, as you point out, Matt Imhof.

Geez, I hope we don't take a damaged arm.
 
My Guess: Ti'quan Forbes - Forbes is probably the only high school position player with enough upside for the Braves to take instead of a Pitcher unless Chavis slides.

Something tells me this is the year we take another high schooler with upside - the last few years of taking college guys to help re-stock the upper levels of the system has worked great, and we're now in a position to go after someone with louder tools than skills.

If it's a college Pitcher, I'm guessing Luke Weaver - a Huddy clone.

If it's a LHP, I'm guessing Mac Marshall - reports sure sound like Minor's around the time we "reached" for him.

My Sleeper: Jacob Bukauskas - if they want premium velocity and are willing to buy him out of Chapel Thrill, he could provide serious ROI.

Tiebreaker: Pentecost goes #14 to the Giants or #15 to the Angels.
 
I watched MLB Network's show last night on the top 50 prospects in the draft. John Hart was really talking up Kodi Medeiros. He says he will pitch in the majors at the very least as a reliever. Good fastball and knows how to pitch. Arm action is almost like a left handed side arm pitcher.

Isn't John Hart a special assistant to Frank Wren? If he is, with the way he talked him up, it would not surprise me to see him as the Braves top target.
 
Kind of funny. Back in the day, I used to joke that the answer to this question was "Any random Georgia high school pitcher." Interesting how organizations evolve.
 
I'm sticking with Medeiros as my pick.

I will note, however, that if a good center field prospect is available for our first pick that this is an area of need. I know you want to pick the best prospect possible. But it would be nice if a center fielder fell to us. Someone like Derek Hill or Monte Harrison. Or maybe Marcus Wilson in the second round. Several people have mentioned Gettys. Not sure if he is a first or second round talent. But he is a possibility as well.
 
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