Braves Briefing: Atlanta takes outfielder in latest MLB Mock Draft

In a recent MLB mock draft, the Atlanta Braves take an experienced outfielder.

In most mock drafts that I've seen over the past two months, most draft experts have Atlanta taking pitchers from the high school level. In a new MLB mock draft from the Baseball Prospects Journal, the Atlanta Braves are tabbed to select outfielder Chase Davis from Arizona. 

Here's what the write-up said on the reasoning for the pick at 24.

Davis may have the most steam of any player mentioned in the first round of the 2023 MLB draft. He’s improved at the plate in so many areas. He has displayed an ability to hit for average and a lot of power this season. He also has really improved his plate discipline.

NL East Standings

Team	Record	GB	Action Today
Atlanta	32-22	-	@ Oakland
Miami	28-26	4.0	Hosts San Diego
NYM	27-27	5.0	Hosts Philadelphia
Philadelphia	25-28	6.5	@ NYM
Washington	23-31	9.0	@ LAD

We wrote it

Braves Today's Lindsay Crosby wrote about Michael Soroka's return Monday night.

Soroka made his debut, pitching for the first time in three years and looked...fine?
He gave up five hits and four earned runs in six innings, walking two and striking out three. He threw eighty-three pitches, fifty-five for strikes.
Outside of the obvious accomplishment it was just to make it to this point, the most surprising thing about the start was how normal it all looked.
The repertoire was vintage Soroka - he threw the same number of changeups as sinkers, and only one more fastball than he threw sliders. He mostly prevented hard contact - he gave up only four hard hit balls in the outing, and even Ryan Noda's 5th inning homerun came off the bat at only 97 mph. While not as sharp as his All-Star year in 2019, Soroka looked perfectly fine, and that's just amazing to be able to say. 

Here's the full list of takeaways from Monday night.

Watch Atlanta Braves highlights vs Oakland

What's next for the Atlanta Braves

First pitch in Tuesday's action in Oakland is set for 9:40 PM ET. The game broadcast, with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin, is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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