By now, Atlanta Braves fans that are plugged into prospects and the draft are already aware that the MLB Draft Lottery did not go well for the Braves as they moved down to the ninth overall pick. While the sting of that drop is blunted by the fact that they still have a top 10 pick as well as basically another first round pick at No. 26 thanks to Drake Baldwin's Rookie of the Year win, it was still a tough pill to swallow for fans (and team officials) hoping Atlanta could move up into the draft tier where there are several elite shortstop prospects.
Way-too-early mock drafts rub salt in Braves' wound after brutal MLB Draft Lottery
