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Votes were sort of spread out, but Mike Shawaryn wasn’t pushed much by anyone, receiving 18 of 40 votes (45 percent) to round out our top ten.If you’ll recall, the Red Sox had to adjust their draft strategy on the fly back in 2016 when Jay Groome fell to them with the 12th overall pick. They ended up taking the high school arm, and then had to save a little money with their next few picks to afford the lefty. So, they went with college players with each of their next six picks. That included their fifth round selection, with which they took a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Marlyand named Mike Shawaryn. He wasn’t a huge name heading into the draft, particularly given his inconsistent college season that put a hit on his stock. As it turns out, the Red Sox would end up feeling pretty good about this pick as time went on.Getting to know all of the non-roster invites in Red Sox campBobby DalbecKelly O’Connor; sittingstill.smugmug.comAs we know by now, the Red Sox generally don’t push recent draftees the first summer immediately after being drafted, and that’s particularly true for a college pitcher. There’s no point in overextending a kid and beginning their career with an injury. So, Shawaryn did make six starts in Lowell in 2016, but they were all short outings as he totaled 15 2鈦? innings. He was solid in that small sample, striking out 22 batters while walking seven and pitching to a 2.87 ERA. Once the 2017 season opened up, though, the righty was really ready to shine and make his mark on the organization. He started his season in Greenville that year Red Schoendienst Jersey , making ten starts and posting a 3.88 ERA. That doesn’t seem great, but it’s not really indicative of how well he pitched. Over 53 1鈦? innings of work, Shawaryn struck out a whopping 78 batters while walking only 13, and he earned himself a midseason promotion to Salem. At High-A, the control took a step back, but he continued to strike out more than a batter per inning while keeping an ERA in the high-3’s. Although the run-based results weren’t anything to write home about, Shawaryn showed off intriguing stuff over 26 starts as a 22-year-old. In a system without much recent success in developing pitchers, he was an exciting name to follow heading into the 2018 season as he got promoted to the high minors. Although he looked like a different guy, the righty did not see his development stall out despite the promotion. In 19 starts with the SeaDogs he put up an impressive 3.28 ERA (likely helped by better defense than he’s ever played in front of). His strikeout rate came down considerably, but as a tradeoff he was much more consistent with his command, allowing fewer walks and less hard contact. Facing more advanced hitting also contributed to the strikeout dropoff, of course. Still, he was able to get the call to Pawtucket for the end of the season, though the home runs started to creep back in that 36-inning stint. Still, all told, Shawaryn is two full seasons into his professional career, and while there isn’t huge upside here he is a guy who has had success at every level (albeit in different ways) and is on the cusp of the majors. In terms of his stuff, the righty works off his fastball Enos Slaughter Jersey , which sits in the low-90s but can get up to 94-95 at times. He also has a big slider that serves as the out pitch as well as a changeup that needs some work. Shawaryn has the build of a starting pitcher, though there is some concern that his delivery could cause a move to the bullpen. Ultimately, I think his best role would be as a multi-inning reliever or someone that can start a game and give four or five solid innings. His stuff plays up when he can let loose a little bit, but he also isn’t quite a late-inning arm you want throwing one inning at a time. The game is moving more and more towards arms like that, though, so while it’s not the sexiest profile it could provide underrated value in coming seasons. The year ahead will tell us some about what the Red Sox think of the righty. He is currently in major-league camp and got the spring-opening start against Northeastern last Friday. Once the regular season hits, he’ll almost certainly be in Pawtucket’s rotation and should be their Opening Night starter. If he pitches well, though, he could serve as major-league depth and it will be interesting to see what kind of role they prepare him for. Starting depth is always more valuable, but Shawaryn himself is probably more likely to make an impact out of the bullpen. Either way, we should see him in the majors at some point in the coming season.Here is our list so far:Michael ChavisDarwinzon HernandezTriston CasasBobby DalbecJay GroomeTanner HouckDurbin FeltmanBryan MataAntoni FloresMike ShawarynNow, you can head down into the comments and vote for the number eleven. As a reminder, to do this you go down below and find the comment from me corresponding with the player for whom you’d like to vote. When you find said player, just click the “rec” button, and that will count your vote. To do this, you will need to be logged in as a member of the site. If you’d like to vote for a player who is not listed, just leave a comment saying “Vote for ___ here” and I’ll rec the comment to count your vote. Until next time... PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have been baseball’s best first-inning team and they added to those numbers with Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run homer Wednesday night.The way Clay Buchholz has been pitching, it was more than enough.Goldschmidt homered to set the all-time mark at Chase Field http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , Buchholz pitched seven scoreless innings and the Diamondbacks earned a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.“It seems like every day. This team is pretty amazing when you look at the runs scored in the first inning,” Buchholz said.The Diamondbacks have a knack for jumping on teams early, leading the majors in first-inning runs with 109.Goldschmidt increased the total with his two-run shot off Odrisamer Despaigne (2-2), passing Luis Gonzalez with his 96th homer at Chase Field. Goldschmidt had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 games and has reached safely in 27 straight.Buchholz (7-2) yielded four hits and struck out seven with no walks for his eighth straight game of at least five innings and three runs or fewer allowed.David Peralta also hit a two-run shot to homer for the third straight game. The Diamondbacks have won six of seven to maintain a 1 1/2-game lead in the NL West over Colorado.“It all started with Clay tonight,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “He goes out and gives us seven scoreless and really set the tone for us for the course of this game.”The injury-depleted Angels had five hits — two by Rene Rivera — and lost for the fifth time in six games.“I thought we had some pretty good looks at him (Buchholz), hit some balls hard, but he got in his rhythm and started to change some speeds midway through,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.Buchholz has been sharp the past two months, entering Wednesday’s game 5-1 with 2.00 ERA over seven starts, including his 10th career complete game against San Diego last Thursday. He kept the Angels off balance most of the night, allowing three singles and a double.Despaigne gave up five runs and seven hits in four innings against Texas on Friday in his second start since being acquired from Miami on Aug. 14 for cash. The right-hander served up Goldschmidt’s first-inning homer and a run-scoring single to Nick Ahmed in the fourth.Despaigne allowed three runs and five hits in four innings.“He made a couple of mistakes: One to Goldschmidt and the other one to Ahmed,” Rivera said. “Besides that he was OK. His pitch count was a little high but overall he did OK.”PUJOLS’ PLAYAngels 1B Albert Pujols made a spectacular play in the sixth inning to take a hit away from Steven Souza Jr. Souza hit a ball off the end of the bat down the line and Pujols made a diving stop, tossing the ball to pitcher Ty Buttrey as he was rolling over to get the out.PERALTA’S RUNPeralta has been one of the best hitters in baseball in August, going 21 for 51 with eight homers and 14 RBIs in his past 12 games. He has six homers in nine games and 25 on the season after going 2 for 4 against the Angels.“I keep saying it, he’s on his way to having a special year,” Lovullo said.TRAINER’S ROOMAngels: 2B David Fletcher was replaced by Kaleb Cowart in the fourth after fouling a pitch off his left knee in the top half. Scioscia said Fletcher is day-to-day with a bruise and hopes to have him back Friday against Houston.UP NEXTAngels: LHP Andrew Heaney is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts against the Astros going into Friday’s game.Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley is 4-0 with a 3.26 ERA over his last eight starts heading into Friday’s home game against Seattle.