Heading into the MLB Draft Lottery, the Atlanta Braves were in a very strong position to land a top pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. They had the sixth-best odds of getting the first overall pick (though those odds were still less than 5%) and the extra pick they got from Drake Baldwin's ROY win meant that no matter how the lottery went, Atlanta would have plenty of draft bonus pool money to play with.
Still, it sure would be nice to move up into the top five or snag the first overall.