I wrote in depth about the Braves selection of 6-foot-8, 220-pound right Max Poves in the third round of the 2014 amateur draft and Ben wrote about him in his roundup of Braves prospects last month. They were impressed with his heavy sinker that sat at about 93mph and hoped his slider would turn into the kind of swing and miss pitch that would make him a mid-rotation starter.
He signed in time to get into 12 games for Danville in 2014 and used his fastball to strike out 37 hitters while walking 11 in 47 1/3 IP and posting a 3.