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Last Friday, June 4th, was the 20th anniversary of the Braves selecting Larry Wayne Jones as the number one pick in baseball's amateur draft. Fox Sports South's Bill Shanks shares the story of how the Braves chose Jones in sharing a chapter from his 2005 book, "Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way To Build A Winning Team." This is the second of a three-part series.
A few days before the 1990 draft, the Braves front office decided to take a vote. Which player should they take with the first pick? Todd Van Poppel or Chipper Jones?
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