College Splits: Atlanta Braves 2010 Draft Recap

Atlanta Braves 2010 Draft Recap

June 18, 2010

Todd Cunningham, the first college player popped by the Braves, has a solid all-around game. He's one of the few guys who rated above average both in defense and baserunning all of the last three years. His competition level raises questions about the bat, but there's no doubting his athleticism.

By contrast, Joey Terdoslavich is a bit of a draft-and-dream. We could pick on a lot of things, but let's focus on the baserunning. At 3.4 runs below average (remember, short college season!) he was about as bad as it gets. Below average base stealing, avoiding double plays, and reaching on errors. Only 16 D-1 players were worse on the bases, and those guys didn't exactly fly off the board last week.

It would be interesting to know what scouts have to say about Barrett Kleinknecht. He posted gaudy numbers, though it's tough to read much into those because he played in D-2. The 2:1 groundout/flyout ratio is attractive, but the 5.4 strikeouts per nine is not.

Draft Class Breakdown

Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.

  Pos    4YR  JC  HS  Total  
  RHP     10   5   1     16  
  LHP      2   1   1      4  
  C        5   0   1      6  
  1B       0   3   1      4  
  2B       1   0   1      2  
  3B       2   0   0      2  
  SS       1   2   5      8  
  CF       1   1   0      2  
  RF       0   0   2      2  
  OF       0   3   1      4  
  UTL      1   0   0      1  
  Total   23  15  13

Splits for Braves Draftees

35 - Matthew Lipka, McKinney HS (TX)

53 - Todd Cunningham, Jacksonville State

70 - Andrelton Simmons, Western Oklahoma State

101 - Joe Leonard, Pittsburgh

134 - David Filak, SUNY Oneonta

164 - Philip Gosselin, U Virginia

194 - Joseph Terdoslavich, Cal State - Long Beach

224 - Matthew Suschak, Toledo

254 - Kurt Fleming, St. Christopher's School (VA)

284 - David Rohm, Fresno CC

314 - Matthew Lewis, University of California - Davis