Atlanta Braves Draft Target Profile: Jett Williams

There is much uncertainty in the upcoming draft, but one thing that has been pushed with all of the conviction of a goose in a bread shop is that the Atlanta Braves are looking to take a pitcher in the first round. They’ve done it now for two years, so why would they stop now. There are, however, two important things to realize. One, with a front office notorious for not leaking things to the media, it’s likely these sources are not coming directly from the top. Two, the Braves in the past two years have been limited by bonus pool restrictions and COVID-complicated scouting seasons and the best options available simply have been college pitchers. In seasons with larger draft pools this same scouting department has gone with a prep pitcher in Carter Stewart and college bats in Shea Langeliers and Braden Shewmake, as well as giving large bonuses to high school talent in later rounds every season. They traded for more bonus money for a reason and make no mistake, the Atlanta Braves have interest in every pool of players in this draft. Perhaps the most intriguing option for this draft could present itself in Texas prep shortstop Jett Williams.

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