A first look at Braves LHP prospect Jared Shuster

Wayne Cavadi | Talking Chop ROME, GA — Jared Shuster returned to action Tuesday, May 26 after a three-week layoff. While he didn’t go deep into the game, the Atlanta Braves Top-10 prospect showed what made him a target in last year’s MLB Draft.

Here are some quick thoughts on what to know about Shuster.

The skinny

Shuster was the Braves first-round draft pick in 2020, selected 25th overall. A big lefty, he came out of Wake Forest, where he improved every year as he worked his way into the rotation. It wasn’t until his 2019 summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Orleans Firebirds that he really jumped onto the radar. That summer he went 4-0 in seven starts, pitching to a 1.40 ERA while…