Today we get to look at arguably the second most surprisingly positive player performance of the Braves’ roster in 2025 (behind Drake Baldwin), with the breakout of Hurston Waldrep in the major leagues during the last two months of the season.

How acquired The Braves drafted Hurston Waldrep out of the University of Florida in the 2023 MLB Draft, in what was considered a great value pick late in the first round (24th overall). Waldrep got a bonus of just under $3 million, pitched at four different levels post-draft, and then split time in 2024 between Double-A and Triple-A, where he had an easy time in the former and much more of a mixed bag in the latter. That year also featured a disastrous two-start stint in the majors. In 2025, Waldrep made 19 starts in Triple-A before his promotion to

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