The mock draft season is really ramping up as we approach a month out from the 2023 MLB draft, and it seems that national sites are expecting the Braves to go with a high school hitter in the first round. Baseball America recently projected them to take George Lombard Jr, and it seems Jonathan Mayo of MLB pipeline agrees. In this mock draft he says that “some evaluators felt there has been a strong connection between the Braves and Lombard” and Baseball America agreed on the link between Atlanta and high school hitting.
MLB Pipeline projects Braves to select George Lombard Jr. in mock draft
