Maple Maddux aka M-m-m-Mike Soroka, as my daughter affectionately calls him, was the Atlanta Braves ace of the 2019 season. Pitching to a 4 or 5.6 WAR, depending on your choice between B-ref or Fangraph’s evaluations, the 22 year old is the subject of today’s piece, Atlanta Braves Extension Candidate: Mike Soroka.
Mike Soroka’s Background
In a draft that yielded many fruits for the Atlanta Braves including names like Kolby Allard, Austin Riley, Lucas Herbert, A.J. Minter, Patrick Weigel, Evan Phillips, Kurt Hoekstra, and Jonathan Morales, the crowned jewel in the 2015 draft for the Braves came at number 28 in the form of a 17 year old Alberta, Canada native, RHP Mike Soroka.