Even for the most optimistic Atlanta Braves fans out there, what Hurston Waldrep has accomplished in the majors this season is pretty remarkable. Waldrep came into the 2025 season with a lot of questions regarding the quality of his fastball and whether or not he would ever have a mix of pitches that could reliably get big league hitters out.
The rest, as they say, is history. After adding a sinker at the suggestion of Sean Murphy, Waldrep has become a different pitcher entirely and has allowed his stellar splitter to play up like Atlanta was hoping it would when they drafted him in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft.