
The Braves’ last postseason appearance came in 2005, when an almost unfathomable 18 rookies helped Atlanta win its 14th consecutive division title. That included 12 rookies who made their major league debut that year. Think about that.
Seventeen of those 18 are gone from the organization now, with Kelly Johnson’s unceremonious non-tender departure Saturday leaving catcher Brian McCann as the only member of the erstwhile “Baby Braves” still with a tomahawk on his jersey.
Man, crazy to think that all but McCann are gone. I really expected guys like Johnson and Francoeur and Marte to be around for a long time. Thought Davies and James were gonna really help in the pen and rotation. Even guys like Orr and Langerhans from that team seemed like they could have been big pieces. Crazy.






