The third and final day of the draft included a couple of familiar names picked the Braves.
Atlanta took Grayson Byrd, an LSU recruit out of King's Ridge Christian School (Ga.) Saturday in the 39th round. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound shortstop is in the son of former Braves pitcher and current FOX Sports South analyst Paul Byrd.
In the 38th round, the Braves picked Brown second baseman J.J. Franco, the son of former closer John Franco, who is fourth on the all-time saves list with 424.
The day's selections for the Braves included 14 pitchers, beginning in the 11th round with Luis Gamez, a right-handed pitcher from Cienega High School.
They followed with second baseman Dorrian Patrick from Kingston High School (New York) in the 12th; Shelton State Community College (Ala.) right-hander Caleb Beech in the 13th; center fielder Joseph Daris in the 14th from Azusa Pacific University (Calif.); California Baptist University righty Caleb Dirks in the 15th; 16th-round pick Brandon Barker, a right-handed pitcher, from Mercer; righty Perritt Ashton from Liberty University in the 17th; Jacob Webb, a righty from Tabor College in the 18th; shortstop Codey McElroy of Cameron University in the 19th; Wigberto Nevarez, catcher, from Lubbock Christian in the 20th round; Providence Catholic (Ill.) High School right-hander Jake Godfrey in the 21st; Sean Godfrey, a center fielder from Ball State in the 22nd; Tanner Krietemeier (first baseman) of Oklahoma State in the 23rd; Prairie State College catcher Kevin Reiher in the 24th; Kyle Kinman, left-hander from Bellevue in the 25th; Auburn University at Montgomery second baseman Trevor Sprowl in the 26th; Rocky Mountain (Col.) High School first baseman Carl Stajduhar in the 27th; Texas-San Antonio righty Matt Sims in the 28th; West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School right-hander Dazon Cole in the 29th; Sacramento Community College outfielder Jared James in the 30th; Salvatore Giardina, catcher, from Lynn University in the 31st; North Gwinnett (Ga.) lefty Tucker Baca in the 32nd; Doug Still, left-handed pitcher, from Sikeston (Mo.) High School in the 33rd; Mountain Vista (Col.) High School righty Nick Leonard in the 34th; Fairview (Col.) righty Ryan Kokora in the 35th; center fielder Larry Crisler of Bishop Noll Institute (In.) in the 36th; Gavin Sheets, first baseman from Gilman School (Md.) in the 37th; Brown second baseman J.J. Franco in the 38th; Grayson Byrd, shortstop from King's Ridge Christian School (Ga.) in the 39th and Peru State College second baseman Randy Santiesteban in the 40th round.
