Picking at #22 in the 2025 MLB Draft meant that the Atlanta Braves were at the mercy of most of the rest of the league. The Braves could have a list of guys that they would like to take in the first round, but having any semblance of that list of players actually available when they pick is much tougher and that doesn't factor in the big draft bonus pool teams that may be trying to push a player to their next pick with big overslot offers.
The vast majority of the most recent mock drafts had Atlanta looking at college players on both sides of the ball with pitchers Gage Wood, Patrick Forbes, and Tyler Bremner along with shortstops Marek Houston and Wehiwa Aloy getting the most mentions.