ATLANTA — The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft kicked off Sunday night, with the Braves going a now-familiar route with their first pick at No. 24.
Atlanta tabbed a prep pitcher, Arizona left-hander Cam Caminiti for their first choice. Caminiti, follows on Owen Murphy and JR Ritchie who were taken with the Braves' first two picks in 2022.
The Braves later took another pitcher, Vanderbilt lefty Carter Holton, in the second round at No. 62.
The draft resumes Monday, and 11Alive will track Atlanta's picks below:
Atlanta Braves 2024 draft picks list
- No. 24: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro HS (Arizona)
- No 62: Carter Holton, LHP, Vanderbilt
- No. 99: Luke Sinnard, RHP, Indiana
- No. 129: Herrick Hernandez, LHP, Miami
- No. 161: Nick Montgomery, C, Cypress HS (California)
- No. 191 Ethan Bagwell, RHP, Collinsville HS (Illinois)
- No. 221 Brett Sears, RHP, Nebraska
- No. 251 Logan Samuels, RHP, University of Montevallo (Alabama)
- No. 281 Owen Hackman, RHP, Loyola Marymount University (California)
- No. 311 Jacob Kroeger, LHP, Maryville University (Missouri)
- No. 341 Patrick Clohisy, OF, St. Loius University (Missouri)
- No. 371 Cayman Goode, RHP, Douglas S. Freeman School (Virginia)
- No. 401 Colby Jones, SS, NW Florida St. College (Florida)
- No. 431 Mason Guerra, 1B, Oregon State University (Oregon)
- No. 461 Owen Carey, OF, Londonderry High School (New Hampshire)
- No. 491 Titus Dumitru, OF, New Mexico State University
- No. 521 Jacob Shafer, RHP, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- No. 551 Jake Steels, OF, California Polytechnic St. University
- No. 581 Dalton McIntyre, OF, University of S. Mississippi
- No. 611 Eric Hartman, OF, Holy Trinity Academy (AB)
More on Cam Caminiti
The 6-foot-2 lefty has an easy, fluid motion that makes the most of his larger frame. If he grows another inch or two, you can see the easy physical comparison to current Braves star Max Fried.
According to the MLB Draft scouting report, he was considered one of the best players in the 2025 draft class before he reclassified to move up to 2024. He can run his fastball up to 98mph according to his profile, though he sits more consistently around 93-95 mph (quite a bit like, well, Max Fried).
He also reportedly has a curve, slider and changeup that are all in varying levels of development.
- Cam Caminiti highlights:
More on Carter Holton
A Georgia native who went to Benedictine HS in Savannah, Holton has big-time strikeout stuff -- with 251 in 200 innings across the last three seasons at Vanderbilt. MLB's scouting report says he can touch 98, like Caminiti, and also like Caminiti usually sits more at 93-95 mph.
"He misses more bats with a low-80s slider that features horizontal and vertical action and shuts down left-handers. His upper-70s curveball was a solid offering in the past before regressing in 2023, and he also owns a sinking mid-80s changeup," his scouting report states.
He's got a little more of a shotgun motion than Caminiti, and his college season ended in May with an arm injury that may have played a role in his ERA inflating to 5.19 before he was shut down. It's unclear how much of a concern it is that the injury may linger, or whether it will keep him from making his minor league debut this year.
In this video you can see the easy velocity on his fastball, as well as some really nasty swing-and-miss cut on his breaking pitches.
Luke Sinnard clips
Herrick Hernandez highlights
Nick Montgomery highlights
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