The Atlanta Braves have had many players make just a short trip through the organization over the team’s long history. Some had very impressive non-baseball resumes, and one of the most well-known of those was Jim Bouton, former pitcher and author.
Bouton’s background
A talented arm coming out of college, Jim Bouton was signed by the New York Yankees in 1959. The Yankees farm system at the time was one of the deepest, so it required excellence to stand out. Bouton did just that, posting nearly 400 innings between 1960 and 1961 with under a 3.