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Braves prospect retrospect: The 2003 Rome Braves

Let’s continue the Talking Chop stroll down memory lane with a look at the 2003 South Atlantic League champion Rome Braves. But first, let’s catch up on who you’ve missed:

So, why does this entire Rome Braves team get a look? It was the first Rome Braves team to win a South Atlantic League title. Well, that and the fact that a dynamic duo led a second-half surge and wasted little time etching their place in Atlanta Braves history a few years later.

Welcome to Rome (Georgia, that is)

At the conclusion of the 2002 season, the Macon Braves packed up and moved to Rome.