As I wrote at the time, news of Atlanta Braves Rule 4 draft picks dried up just over a week ago. We still don’t have bonus amounts for players who are already playing in Rome or Danville.
After Tuesday night’s loss to the Phillies, the Brewers beat writer and writer for the Athletic Robert Murray, woke me up with a Tweet saying Round 16 pick Joey Estes changed his mind – a $500,000 bonus can do things like that – and signed with the Braves.
One of the youngest players in this year’s draft, Estes won’t turn 18 until October first.