Braves Select Carter Beck with 26th Pick

With the 26th pick in the 2026 MLB Draft the Atlanta Braves have selected Indiana State outfielder Carter Beck. Beck is a very toolsy college outfielder who had a ton of helium this year.

Bio

Name: Carter Beck

Position: Outfielder

Hometown: Saskatchewan, Canada (Carnduff HS)

School: Indiana State

Height: 5’11

Weight: 206

Bats/Throws: L/R

Rankings

Baseball America: 69

Perfect Game: 149

Pipeline: 193

ESPN: 70

Overslot: 47

My Own: 55

Consensus: 82

Stats

2025: .335/.417/.564, 15 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 56 RBI, 11-14 SB, 25 BB, 36 K, 264 PA

2026: .346/.446/.637, 17 2B, 2 3B, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 12-16 SB, 35 BB, 33 K in 285 PA

Hit Tool 50

Beck has an average hit tool, with the chance to develop more as he is a former multi-sport athlete from Canada who has only spent two years in D1. His feel for contact already in his career is what makes him interesting.

Power 50

There is above average power potential, but it probably settles in more as average with his approach.

Speed 60

Plus speed is the best tool in Beck’s game. He’s got a chance to develop into more of a threat on the bases than what we’ve seen so far.

Glove 50

Beck has a chance to be an average defender in center as he continues to refine his glove. There is a chance he would have to move to left, where he could be an asset with the glove.

Arm 45

The arm is more fringy and would keep him in left as opposed to right if he had to move.

Overall Thoughts

I like Beck as a toolsy late bloomer with room for growth in his game. This is the kind of player who could potentially have a better pro career than college.