As the Atlanta Braves prepared for the 2015 Draft, they realized they needed to get back to basics, back to the formula that had been instrumental in building a perennial favorite in the National League East.
It was time to go young again. After several years of college-heavy drafting, the braintrust came to the collective decision that a return to selecting high-ceiling high school prospects was what was needed.
The Braves had four picks in the first two rounds, and they used all four selections to go the high school route.