The Atlanta Braves have a farm system built on pitching.
With all eight defensive positions under team control for multiple seasons, Atlanta’s wisely shifted their focus to pitcher acquisition. Atlanta’s 61% of MLB Draft bonus money allocated towards pitching prospects from 2018-2023 is the highest percentage of all 30 MLB teams, with only eight other clubs reaching 50% and only Atlanta over 60%.
And it’s paid off, with the Braves planning different “waves” of pitching prospects that are ready to debut each season for the next few years. These arms coming up provide reinforcements to a rotation that could potentially lose Max Fried and Charlie Morton after 2024 and have uncertainty about the status of Spencer Strider’s availability to open 2025.