Atlanta Braves and the 1990 MLB draft

The second in an occasional series, this is a review of the 1990 MLB draft, which was significant in Braves’ history for one particular player.

The 1989 Atlanta Braves were… terrible. They finished 63-97 that season, 28 games behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.

Yes – the NL West. For those who might have just gotten here, baseball had 24 teams then and Atlanta was forced to travel a lot more since MLB never bothered with a realignment after the Braves relocated from Milwaukee… 24 seasons earlier.

So while the teams of the 80’s generally weren’t that memorable anyway, constant road trips to San Diego, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco weighed heavy. But in this season, Atlanta…