Braves sign pitching help

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves have signed right-handed pitcher Ezekiel Spruill, a second-round pick, and 17 more draft picks, including their fourth and fifth overall selections, right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel and catcher Braeden Schlehuber.

Ezekiel Spruill, drafted from Kell High in Marietta, was the second of two second-round picks and the team's third overall draft pick behind Brett DeVall, a left-handed pitcher from Niceville High School in Florida, and Robert Stovall, a left-hander from Hokes Bluff High in Alabama.

DeVall signed with the University of Georgia before he was drafted by the Braves.