Multiple reputable prospect outlets have mocked the same college outfielder to the Atlanta Braves at pick #24.
The Braves are an organization that likes to commit MLB Draft bonus dollars to pitching prospects - so much, in fact, that
This commitment to pitching can be seen in several of the most recent drafts - you have to go back to 2019 to find a first-round pick for Atlanta that’s a position player, and you’ll actually find two that year: catcher Shea Langeliers out of Baylor, taken at pick #9, and shortstop Braden Shewmake out of Texas A&M, taken at pick #21. Both players have since been traded, Langeliers to the Oakland Athletics and Shewmake to the Chicago White Sox .
Baseball America goes into further detail on the TrackMan numbers that McDaniel teased in his write-up: Opinions are mixed on his defensive future. At his best, scouts believe he had a chance of sticking in centerfield, but most evaluators we’ve talked to feel that his future is in leftfield. His arm is considered below-average, something that required him to move from third base to the outfield when he transferred from the College of Charleston to Kentucky after the 2022 collegiate season.
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