The Atlanta Braves have officially announced the signings from the 2023 MLB Draft selections, and they came away with 20 of their 21 signed. They announced all of the signings here, headlined by first round pick Hurston Waldrep. Waldrep received the biggest bonus of the group at $3,000,000, but perhaps the most surprising bonus was that of second round pick Drue Hackenberg. Hackenberg was not expected to command a premium bonus coming into the draft but ended up being handed a $2,000,000 signing bonus.
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Beyond those two pitchers the biggest bonuses went to the expected players, with all six of the draft’s top money values going to the top six picks.