The 2007 MLB Draft is now in the history books, and the reviews of the Braves' picks have been very positive. The consensus seems to be that we pretty much stole Jason Heyward with our first pick, getting some of the best value for the position we picked at. Here is a list of all the Braves picks with links to video's and detailed scouting reports.

-A- Baseball Prospectus calls Jason Heyward one of the best value picks in the first round.

-A- Apparently there was not much doubt that the Braves would select Heyward with their first pick, especially after Florida passed on him with the 12th pick.

-A- More praise for the Braves selection of Jason Heyward in the first round. John Sickels calls Heyward the best value pick of the draft:

-A- Prospect guru Kevin Goldstein ranks our first round pick, Jason Heyward, as the eighth best prospect in the draft. He gives this assessment of Heyward:

-A- Here is a good review of the young third-baseman we picked up with our supplemental first round selection:

-A- Our third round pick, Brandon Hicks, is considered one of the best value picks by Baseball Prospectus. His profile reminds many of another shortstop the Braves recently acquired, Brent Lillibridge. With Hicks being taken with the 108th selection this year and Lillibridge being selected with the 121st pick in 2005, both players seem to have similar value out of the draft.

-A- While the Braves selected two college relievers with their first six picks, the Mets selected four relievers from eight picks they had in the first five rounds. They gained dishonorable mention from Baseball Prospectus for having the second worst draft. Indeed the write-ups at the official site don't give glamorous reviews for many of their selections.

-A- Can the Braves make a deal with Uncle Sam? Here is another interesting selection:

-A- The Braves re-drafted a player they had selected last year, this time taking him one round earlier. Here is the write-up from BA: