The Braves drafted Braden Shewmake with their second first round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft from Texas A&M after a great career in the SEC. The thought with Shewmake was that he was a higher floor player who should be able to hit and defend at the big league level, though there were questions surrounding his potential power output due to his skinny frame as well as questions on his ability to handle shortstop long-term due to his speed potentially limiting his range, but he has shown out well there so far and could stick there, at second base, or end up as a super utility infielder down the line
Midseason Ranking: 18
2021 Stats: 344 PA, .