When the Atlanta Braves drafted Troy Bacon in the 4th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, he was announced as a right-handed pitcher out of Santa Fe Community College. What we didn’t know at the time was that Bacon is not only a pitcher.
The 6’0″ 165-pounder was a two-way player in high school as well as in college. He attended the University of Florida before he transferred to Santa Fe CC. Bacon was a shortstop that can hit the baseball. He also DH’d during his time at Santa Fe.
MLB.com’s report on Bacon was that he sits between 90-94mph with his fastball with an above average slider, average to above-average curveball and he’s a good athlete.