The Braves have selected pitchers with two of their first three picks (one each from the college and prep ranks) which is hardly surprising given their stated goals and track record from the last few drafts. With their 4th round pick, they went a ways away from the expert rankings in selecting Troy Bacon out of Santa Fe Community College.
Bacon did not crack Baseball America’s Top 500 draft prospects and was just the 74th ranked prospect out of Florida, Bacon was a significant prospect in the 2015 draft before he went to school. The Braves seem to be favoring velocity in this draft and his took a jump in a big way this spring.