The Blake Street Bombers instilled fear into the hearts of many a pitcher in the mid-'90s, running roughshod over opposing pitching staffs with impunity. One of them was Vinny Castilla, but before he was a Bomber, he was a Brave.
The Braves purchased Castilla from Saltillo of the Mexican League following the 1989 season, but merited just two September call-ups and was left unprotected in the expansion draft in November 1992. That's when the Colorado Rockies snatched him up with the 40th pick.
Castilla started as a shortstop, a position he played in the minors with Atlanta, but moved to third base when Charlie Hayes left for free agency.