When the Atlanta Braves selected Victor Vodnik with their 14th-round pick in 2018, there was much talk about his raw talent and his potential for durability issues, and both have been self-evident throughout his professional career. Vodnik asserted himself as the top player from an admittedly weak draft class, but also found himself left available (and unclaimed) in the Rule 5 draft this past week.
2022 Preseason Outlook
Vodnik remained one of the Braves’ better pitching prospects coming into 2022, and arguably was their most purely talented, but he was coming off of an injury-riddled 2021 that had his future hanging by a thread.