Jeff Treadway, second baseman for the Atlanta Braves during the worst-to-first era of the nineties, was a small-town boy who could only dream about spending time in the Big Leagues during his formative years.
His name was not on anybody’s “must" prospect list. If there were tryout camps within easy traveling distance, he was not favored a priority invitation. He could only “walk on.”
In fact, he was not highly sought after by Southeastern Conference teams when he was finishing at Middle Georgia College in the spring of 1980, but a funny thing happened on his way to Gainesville, Florida, where the Gators were keen on him signing a baseball grant-in-aid.