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2011 Braves Draft Picks: Nick Ahmed, Kyle Kubitza Continue Oddly Collegiate Draft Class

By Jason Kirk

The Atlanta Braves continued hauling in prospects in day two of the 2011 MLB Draft, though their long-standing practice of favoring high school talent has taken a year off. In addition to picking Florida St. Seminoles LHP Sean Gilmartin with their No. 28 pick, the Braves have taken only three high schoolers through 30 rounds.

Pitching hasn't been as big a focus as it's traditionally been for Atlanta, with half of their 2011 picks being used to stockpile arms. Two of their top three picks, were on infielders: Connecticut Huskies SS Nick Ahmed and Texas State 3B Kyle Kubitza. Talking Chop has scouting reports on picks two through 10 and 11 through 20, with another batch on the way. SB Nation Atlanta has more analysis of its own coming as well.

The complete list of 2011 Braves draft picks so far:

 Pick Player School Pos B/T Ht Wt DOB Class

28 Sean Gilmartin Florida State LHP L/L 6'02" 195 5/8/1990 JR

85 Nick Ahmed Connecticut SS R/R 6'03" 3/15/1990 JR

115 Kyle Kubitza Texas State 3B L/R 6'03" 190 7/15/1990 JR

146 J.R. Graham Santa Clara University RHP R/R 6'00" 185 1/14/1990 JR

176 Nick DeSantiago Blinn College C L/R 5'11" 215 4/17/1991 J2

206 Mark Lamm Vanderbilt RHP R/R 6'04" 215 3/8/1988 5S

236 Cody Martin Gonzaga RHP R/R 6'02" 210 9/4/1989 SR

266 Thomas La Stella Coastal Carolina U 2B L/R 5'10" 190 1/31/1989 JR

296 Chase Larsson Cameron University LF L/L 6'02" 11/10/1988 JR

326 Logan Robbins Western Kentucky SS R/R 6'00" 190 8/4/1989 JR

356 Seth Moranda Buchanan HS (CA) IF R/R 6'01" 190 9/26/1992 HS

386 Matthew Chaffee Arizona LHP L/L 6'00" 185 12/19/1988 SR

416 Anthony Mueller Winona St U CF R/R 6'00" 183 2/22/1990 JR

446 Navery Moore Vanderbilt RHP R/R 6'02" 212 8/10/1990 JR

476 Francis Cornely Wofford Col RHP R/R 6'00" 190 5/17/1989 SR

506 Adam Holland Saint Joseph's RHP R/R 6'03" 220 12/15/1989 JR

536 August Schlosser Florida Southern College RHP R/R 6'04" 220 10/20/1988 SR

566 Greg Ross Frostburg St U RHP R/R 6'03" 200 9/6/1989 SR

596 Troy Snitker North Georgia C R/R 6'02" 210 12/5/1988 SR

626 Carlos Rodriguez Iolani HS (HI) LHP L/L 6'03" 195 12/9/1992 HS

656 Jarett Miller UNC Greensboro RHP R/R 6'01" 195 9/28/1989 JR

686 Clint Wright Columbia State CC RHP R/R 6'06" 239 4/29/1990 J3

716 Samuel Munson Tennessee Wesleyan RF R/R 6'02" 215 4/9/1990 JR

746 Brian Stamps Oregon State CF S/R 5'10" 165 12/10/1988 SR

776 Will Skinner Middle Tennessee RF R/R 5'11" 205 6/9/1989 SR

806 Kirk Walker Oklahoma City SS R/R 6' 175 12/23/1988 SR

836 Charlie Robertson Fresno State RHP L/R 6'05" 190 4/30/1990 JR

866 Matthew Talley The Citadel LHP L/L 6'6" 225 8/8/1989 SR

896 Chad Comer Texas Arlington C R/R 6'2" 220 8/29/1988 5S

926 Jonathan Youngblood Lafayette HS CF R/R 6'2" 160 7/13/1993 HS

Be sure to check out Baseball Nation's full coverage of the 2011 Draft. Braves fans should stay tuned to SB Nation Atlanta and Talking Chop for complete coverage of all the Braves selections.

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