Alex Lodise signs with Atlanta Braves
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com announced that the former Florida State Seminole had signed with the Braves for $1,297,500. It is an underslot deal, as the No. 60 pick had a value of $1.52 million.
Lodise will have a chance to move quickly in the Braves system, which is light on position players, and they desperately need help at shortstop in Atlanta. He is coming off a breakout season in Tallahassee, where he won the Dick Howser Trophy after hitting .394 with 17 home runs, 18 doubles, 68 RBI, and 62 runs scored.
He was also a consensus All-American and the ACC Defensive and Player of the Year. He made just five errors in 216 chances, posting a .977 fielding percentage and helping turn 34 double plays. He started all 58 of FSU's games, finishing with 31 multi-hit games and 13 three-hit games against 10 hitless games.
Lodise was the first FSU shortstop drafted since Mike Salvatore in 2019 and the highest drafted since Stephen Drew went to the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 15th overall pick in the 2004 draft. He is the 14th Seminole that the Braves have selected, and the first since 2011.
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