A month after the MLB draft, MLB Pipeline has updated their list of the Atlanta Braves top prospects. Here’s how the top 10 shakes out.

10. Owen Murphy

Murphy has made his way back from Tommy John surgery, and the early returns have been more than promising. In his first two starts for High-A Rome, he has yet to give up a run and has 13 strikeouts over 8.1 innings.

9. Didier Fuentes

A name that is undoubtedly too low on this list, the Braves showed how much they believe in the 20-year-old Didier Fuentes when they called him up earlier this season. He might not be ready for the majors just yet, but he’s got an extremely high ceiling and is already experiencing success at the AAA level, posting a 3.63 ERA over five starts. It won’t be long before we see Fuentes back in Atlanta again.

8. Garrett Baumann

Standing at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, the Braves took Garrett Baumann in the fourth-round of the 2023 draft out of high school. He’s put together back-to-back really impressive full seasons at the professional level, pounding the strike zone as he continues to develop. Baumann will be a fun prospect to keep tabs on next year and beyond.

7. Hurston Waldrep

Waldrep isn’t likely to be a prospect for much longer, as he appears to have finally taken the step necessary to becoming a permanent member of the roster in Atlanta. He made some mechanical changes in the middle of the season and added a couple of more offerings to his repertoire this season, leading to much better results. In two starts since returning to the Braves, he owns a 1.54 ERA with 10 strikeouts compared to only three walks.

6. Nacho Alvarez Jr.

Alvarez is another player who might not be a prospect for much longer. He received his first cup of coffee in the majors last season and has seen two separate stints this year. Defensively, he has the makeup of a player that can serve as a super utility piece in Atlanta, but he’ll have to show more offensively if he ever wants to be viewed as a permanent starter.

5. Briggs McKenzie

Despite being taken in the fourth round, the Braves gave McKenzie the highest signing bonus of any player in their 2025 draft class to keep him from signing with LSU. He’s a high school arm out of North Carolina that offers a ton of projectability from the left side, especially his fastball/curveball combination.

4. Alex Lodise

A winner of the Dick Howser award — given to the best all-around college baseball player each season — for his performance at Florida State this season, Alex Lodise is already the best middle infield prospect the Braves have in their organization. He’s athletic with a plus hit tool and flashed a decent amount of power for the Seminoles, hitting 17 homers and 18 doubles as a junior.

3. Tate Southisene

Southisene was the Braves first-round pick in this year’s class out of Basic High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. His brother, Ty Southisene, was a fourth-round pick of the Chicago Cubs last year. Tate is another super athletic player that could project as a shortstop or a centerfielder as he works his way up the minor league ranks. His speed and arm really standout coming out of high school, but his contact and power are also viewed as plus tools.

2. JR Ritchie

Ritchie is unquestionably the Braves most MLB ready pitching prospect that has yet to make his MLB debut. He boasts a 2.73 ERA across three levels this year, including a 4.09 ERA over his first four starts since being promoted to the Gwinnett Stripers. His fastball velocity is back up to 97 now that he’s over a year removed from Tommy John surgery, and he features a wide array of secondary pitches. We could see Ritchie in Atlanta as early as next season.

1. Cam Caminiti

The Braves first round pick from 2024, Caminiti has been very impressive in ten starts for the Augusta Green Jackets, boasting a 2.29 ERA with 55 strikeouts over 39.1 innings. He’s further away than most prospects on this list from the majors, given he just turned 19, but he has the ability to be a frontline starter in Major League Baseball for a long time.