For the third consecutive year, Braves scouting director Brian Bridges emerged from Atlanta’s draft room prepared to gush over an elite pitching prospect taken with the franchise’s top pick.
Atlanta selected Vanderbilt right-hander Kyle Wright, one of the draft’s premier names, with the fifth overall selection on Monday night, adding to the organization’s MLB-best stockpile of arms in the farm system.
The 6-foot-5 collegiate standout boasts a plus fastball that sits in the 93-95 mile-per-hour range that tops out at 97. His secondary pitches include a curveball, slider, cutter and changeup — potentially giving him a complete arsenal to work with at the major-league level in the future.