Let’s get started with the most obvious “what if.”
1. What if the Braves actually drafted Todd Van Poppel #1 instead of Chipper Jones in 1990?
Much was made at the time at how the Atlanta Braves took a young shortstop from Florida instead of a sure-fire guarantee in Todd Van Poppel at the time of this draft.
We all know the rest of the story for Chipper Jones and all he did for the Braves and the city of Atlanta during his hall of fame career.
But again, what if the Atlanta Braves still had gone out and drafted Van Poppel against his wishes?