When it comes to prospects and the MLB Draft, nothing is certain. Go back and look at any first round since the dawn of the draft and you will see a sea of players that ended up flaming out and forgotten. Evaluating young baseball talent is extremely hard and developing into a big league player is even harder. For Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Briggs McKenzie, he has some questions to answer before he has even taken the mound as a pro.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Braves, McKenzie was a massive overslot pick who ended up getting $3 million from Atlanta despite that pick slot only carrying a value of $588,900 and they had to make some strategic picks and signings before that to even be able to sign him.