Drew Waters was watching the MLB Draft with hopes of being selected in the latter stages of the first round to the point where panic began to spread throughout the watch party as television coverage ended and the highly-touted prospect hadn’t heard his name.
But Waters knew where he was headed around the 35th pick as his agent had received a call from Braves’ general manager John Coppolella with interest in drafting the Woodstock product.
The lifelong Braves fan had no problem agreeing to being selected with the 41st-overall pick by Atlanta. A special clause in his contract made it even easier as the chance to spend time with a Hall of Famer was tough to pass up.