The Braves have signed the primary six gamers they chose within the 2023 draft, which befell earlier this week. Proper-handers Hurston Waldrep, Drue Hackenberg, Cade Kuehler and Garrett Baumann have put pen to paper, as has shortstop Sabin Ceballos and outfielder Isaiah Drake. Particulars from Twitter courtesy of Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and Carlos Collazo of Baseball America. Moreover, the membership inked seventh-rounder Justin Lengthy, per Collazo.

Waldrep, 21, was chosen twenty fourth general out of the College of Florida. He’ll obtain a signing bonus of $2,997,500, just below that decide’s slot worth of $3,270,500. He made 19 begins for the Gators this yr, tossing 101 2/3 innings with a 4.16 ERA. He struck out 34.7% of the batters he confronted whereas strolling 12.7%.

He was ranked the #14 participant within the draft by each ESPN and Keith Regulation of The Athletic, #18 by Baseball America, #19 by MLB.com, with FanGraphs having him the best at #6. The reviews on him all replicate the stat line, in that they level to his wonderful strikeout stuff however lack of command. His splitter is taken into account his finest put-away pitch, usually thrown beneath the zone for both a whiff or a ball.

Hackenberg, 21, was the membership’s second-round decide, taken out of Virginia Tech. He’ll get a $2MM bonus, considerably above his $1,369,300 slot worth. The righty made 15 begins for Virginia Tech this yr, posting a 5.80 ERA in 85 1/3 innings, putting out 24.8% of hitters whereas strolling simply 6.5%.

Kuehler, 21, was chosen seventieth general, utilizing the compensatory draft decide that Atlanta obtained when Dansby Swanson rejected a qualifying provide and signed with the Cubs. He will get a $1.045MM bonus, just below the $1.0475MM slot. He made 13 begins for Campbell College this yr with a 2.71 ERA, 29.3% strikeout charge and eight.4% stroll charge.

Ceballos, 20, was taken within the third spherical out of the College of Oregon. He receives a signing bonus of $597.5K in comparison with a slot of $714.1K. He hit .333/.426/.643 in his 256 plate appearances this yr. Baumann, 18, was chosen within the fourth spherical out of a Florida highschool. He’ll get $747.5K for his bonus, a bit above the $521.8K slot. Drake, 17, was chosen within the fifth spherical out of North Atlanta Excessive Faculty. He’ll get the identical $747.5K bonus as Baumann, however towards a much less slot of $367.5K.

Lengthy, 21, was taken within the seventh spherical out of Rice College. He will get a bonus of $172.5K, beneath his $229.4K slot worth. He tossed 45 2/3 innings this yr with a 4.93 ERA, 18.9% strikeout charge and eight% stroll charge.