Matt Houser's Baseball Information Page

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Braves prospect signing news

Many of our local guys have not signed with the Atlanta Braves yet. I will try to keep you posted. This is my update as of July 4th.
As with everything else on this site, i am paying special attention to player that I know.

Zeke Spruill has signed with the Braves!!
RHP
Players from our local area
1. Zeke Spruill from East Cobb County/Kell HS in Marietta, Ga
2. Billy Burns(OF) & Mark Pope (P), both from Walton HS in Marietta Ga (East Cobb County)have not signed yet
3. Michael Palazzone (P) from Lassiter HS in Marietta Ga (East Cobb County)has not signed yet
4. Jason Stolz from Kell HS in Marietta Ga (East Cobb County)has not signed yet

Atlanta Braves 2008 Draft Picks

Players signed indicated in Bold

Round Overall Player Position School State
1s 40 Brett DeVall LHP Niceville (Fla.) HS Fla.
2 64 Tyler Stovall LHP Hokes Bluff (Ala.) HS Ala.
2 70 Zeke Spruill RHP Kell HS, Marietta, Ga. Ga.
3 96 Craig Kimbrel RHP Wallace State (Ala.) CC Ala.
4 130 Braeden Schlehuber C CC of Southern Nevada Nev.
5 160 Jacob Thompson RHP Virginia Va.
6 190 Adam Milligan OF Walters State (Tenn.) CC Tenn.
7 220 Paul Clemens RHP Louisburg (N.C.) JC N.C.
8 250 Brett Oberholtzer LHP Seminole (Fla.) CC Fla.
9 280 Kyle Farrell RHP Western Nevada CC Nev.
10 310 J.J. Hoover RHP Calhoun (Ala.) CC Ala.
11 340 Richard Sullivan LHP Savannah College of Art and Design Ga.
12 370 Ross Francis RHP Walters State (Tenn.) CC Tenn.
13 400 Travis Adair SS Cleveland State (Tenn.) CC Tenn.
14 430 Jason Hanson 3B Sabino HS, Tucson Ariz.
15 460 Layton Hiller OF Blinn (Texas) JC Texas
16 490 Billy Burns OF Walton HS, Marietta, Ga. Ga.
17 520 Mark Pope RHP Walton HS, Marietta, Ga. Ga.
18 550 Michael Palazzone RHP Lassiter HS, Marietta, Ga. Ga.
19 580 Zac Fuesser LHP York (S.C.) HS S.C.
20 610 Robert Brooks SS Wallace State (Ala.) CC Ala.
21 640 Tyler Barnett SS Eastern Kentucky Ky.
22 670 Dane Carter 3B Texas A&M Texas
23 700 Casey Hodges RHP Mount Olive (N.C.) N.C.
24 730 Shane Moody SS Charlotte N.C.
25 760 Nick Fuller RHP Walters State (Ala.) CC Ala.
26 790 Calvin Culver OF Los Angeles Pierce JC Calif.
27 820 Anthony Rendon SS Lamar HS, Houston Texas
28 850 Quentin Cate C Cuesta (Calif.) JC Calif.
29 880 Josh Moody LHP Western Nevada CC Nev.
30 910 Chris Shehan OF Georgia Southern Ga.
31 940 Jason Stolz SS Kell HS, Marietta, Ga. Ga.
32 970 Pat Lenton RHP Minnesota State-Mankato Minn.
33 1000 Justin Fowler RHP Texarkana (Texas) CC Texas
34 1030 Matthew Price RHP Walker School, Augusta, Ga. Ga.
35 1060 Zack Osborne RHP New Mexico JC N.M.
36 1090 Cecil Tanner RHP Ware County HS, Waycross, Ga. Ga.
37 1120 Lucas Hileman OF Anna-Jonesboro HS, Anna, Ill. Ill.
38 1150 Jeffrey Richard RHP Coastal Carolina S.C.
39 1180 Taylor Wulf RHP Alvin (Texas) CC Texas
40 1210 Jesse Wierzbicki C Walters State (Tenn.) CC Tenn.
41 1240 Ian Gilley SS Northside HS, Fort Smith, Ark. Ark.
42 1270 Stephen Foster LHP Bellevue (Wash.) CC Wash.
43 1300 Adam Bullard RHP Gardner-Webb N.C.
44 1330 Taylor Hart RHP Madison County HS, Danielsville, Ga. Ga.
45 1358 Nick Croce C Mission Bay (Calif.) HS Calif.
46 1385 Matt Harrison SS Green Valley HS, Henderson, Nev. Nev.
47 1412 David Walters RHP Francis Marion (S.C.) S.C.
48 1439 David Holman RHP Andale (Kan.) HS Kan.
49 1466 Josh Adams RHP Midland Valley HS, Graniteville, S.C. S.C.
50 1493 Dylan Lightell RHP West Hills (Calif.) CC Calif.