Braves first round pick quietly making very strong case for second half promotion

2024 MLB Draft Presented by Nike | Richard Rodriguez/GettyImagesIt is easy to get caught up in the fact that the Atlanta Braves' 2025 season is extremely likely to end without a playoff appearance. While one can appreciate wanting to embrace the nightmare of it all, there is still the future of the Braves to consider. That not only means looking ahead to the 2026 draft where Atlanta will hold a high pick, but also looking at their existing prospect crop where at least one former first round pick is turning some heads.

No one, including the Braves, thought that Cam Caminiti would fall to them at the 24th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. The prep lefty had some of the best raw stuff in the…