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| The 'Ball' In Your Future |
The Red Sox signed first pick
Trey Ball yesterday (
along with 10 other draftees), and brought the lanky lefty into the team's clubhouse. He was immediately razzed by
Dustin Pedroia who shouted,
"Hurry up so I can retire!" As suspected, Ball signed well under the slot number for his draft position—getting $2.75 million from the Red Sox. This—along with other discounted signings—allows third-round pick
Jon Denney to be signed
above his slot number. Asked about Ball, General manager
Ben Cherington said,
"We sort of go through the checklist of things that we need to see in a high school pitcher to invest a first-round pick, and he just checks all the boxes." We agree with
The Muddy Chicken: Get here quickly, Trey!
