Today is January 15 (or the new July 2): The date for the international free agents in the current class to finally sign with their potential future big league clubs. The Braves are in the process of signing their 2025/2026 crop right now. At the moment four players are considered signed, with a number of others rumored to be signing but not yet pen to paper.

The below will talk about little bit about the newest 16-year-olds signed by the Atlanta Braves, as well as track some of the players we can expect to sign in the coming days/weeks – as not all signees end up signing on the first day for various reasons.

One thing to note, as some of you might be expecting to see a big name on this list and find him missing. Dominican shortstop Alfredo Sena, is considered to be the top player in his class and rumored to be looking at a $5.8M signing bonus. The reason you won’t find him on this list is the fact that he isn’t eligible to sign for another year. So while you may have heard great things about him and him being linked to the Braves, Sena is still just 15-years-old and a year away from signing – though we can only hope the potential labor stoppage due to the CBA expiring doesn’t cause any issues there.

As of this writing the Braves international budget is $6,679,200 and they have reportedly signed players totaling $3,640,000. The rumored other players yet to sign reportedly will cost a combined nearly $1.7M. That means the Braves are currently around $5,320,000 spent including the players they have committed to.

Jose Mañon, SS, Dominican Republic ($1.5M)

Starlyn De La Cruz, OF, Dominican Republic ($1.2M)

Edelson Cabral, INF, Dominican Republic ($600k)

Jonathan Hechavarria, RHP, Cuba ($340k)

Durban Arnedo, INF, Colombia

Efrain Caminero, RHP, Dominican Republic

Josue Castro, LHP, Venezuela

Sherrintely De Costa, OF, Curacao

Luis Fortunato, OF, Dominican Republic

Geowin Gomez, RHP, Colombia

Giovanni Medina, RHP, Venezuela

Cesar Navarro, RHP, Venezuela

Darren Pereira, RHP, Panama

Jorwin Pulido, C, Venezuela

Derek Torres, RHP, Venezuela

Mañon is the highest ranked player in the Braves 2026 class, ranking as high as #26 on Baseball America and #39 on FanGraphs. He is a shortstop who is very much expected to remain a shortstop as he moves up the ladder. He brings plus tools in his speed and arm, and is also known for his defensive ability and hit tool. Currently he is more of a player who hits it into the gaps instead of having big home run power, but he is seen as a player who could grow into more power as he fills in his 6’2, 175-pound frame.

Starlyn De La Cruz is also a ranked prospect, coming in at #36 on Baseball America and #50 on FanGraphs. De La Cruz is a little on the smaller size at 5’10, 180-pounds, however he has loud tools. He has a real chance to stick in center as a plus-plus runner and the power potential is his calling card thanks to huge bat speed. The hit tool has also seen some growth and despite having power at a young age, he doesn’t appear to be a free swinger. He has even received some early comps to Michael Harris II.

Edelson Cabral is the final ranked prospect, though he comes in with some real variance in his rankings. Baseball America has him at #84, while FanGraphs ranks him highest in the class at #18. Cabral is 6’1 and 175-pounds with plenty of projection remaining on his body. Like De La Cruz he has promising bat speed, and regularly produced high exit velocities already. Defensively he has a chance to stick at shortstop with the feel tools for the position, though he could end up needing to move to second or even third depending on how his body continues to grow – also worth noting that he has a strong enough arm. De La Cruz feels like the potential sleeper of the class with a mix of exciting tools and growth potential.

Jonathan Hechavarria is an outfielder turned pitcher who can already hit 94 MPH with his fastball. He represents a young arm without a lot of mileage on it for the Braves developmental staff to work with. He also brings a slider that gives him a second promising pitch already. Hechavarria is listed at 6’2 and 200-pounds.