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DEL.ICIO.USBraves draft Georgia baseball signee
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Braves drafted left-handed pitcher Brett DeVall of Niceville (Fla.) High School with their first pick (40th overall) in the baseball draft Thursday afternoon.
DeVall, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound pitcher ranked No. 33 by Baseball America, signed with the Georgia Bulldogs in November.
The Braves got a good look at him as he played for the East Cobb Astros summer team. He was also a member of Team USA Junior Olympic team.
The Braves’ first pick came in the supplemental round, as the team did not have a first-round pick. They had to give that to the Mets as compensation for signing Tom Glavine.
As heavy as the state of Georgia was represented in the draft, the Braves didn’t dip into that in-state talent with their top pick, something they had done four times in the past eight drafts.
The state of Georgia had five players taken in the first round — three of the first eight picks — including No. 1 overall pick Tim Beckham, a shortstop from Griffin High School, by Tampa Bay.
FSU catcher Buster Posey (Lee County) was drafted fifth overall by the Giants, Georgia shortstop Gordon Beckham (Westminster Schools) was drafted eighth by the White Sox, third baseman/pitcher Ethan Martin (Stephens County) was drafted 15th by the Dodgers and Georgia reliever Josh Fields (Prince Avenue Christian) was drafted 20th by the Seattle Mariners.
The Braves have gone heavy in Georgia talent in recent years — with four of their past eight top picks coming from in-state. They chose outfielder Jason Heyward out of Henry County High with the 14th overall pick last year. For three years in a row, 2000-02 they chose Georgians with their first-round pick: Adam Wainwright from Glynn Academy, Macay McBride from Screven County and Jeff Francoeur from Parkview.
The Braves had two second-round picks at 64 and 70 overall: 64 is their regular slot, and they pick at 70th because they didn’t sign Josh Fields last year after drafting him in the second round.
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