Word: haviland
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Oakland powers-that-be took note, and Haviland found himself among about 10 Vancouver teammates with an invitation to the Arizona Instructional League...
...draft pick, it was a pretty big deal to get invited because they only invite guys they think are worth trying to develop,” Haviland says. “It signified going from the 33rd round to them actually thinking of me as a prospect. It was a pretty exciting...
...They want you to be comfortable being uncomfortable,” Haviland says. “I think I’ve gotten better in a short amount of time...
...Everyone’s good friends, but it’s different in the low minors because it’s not really about how the team does,” Haviland explains. “If you’re lose a game in extra innings at Harvard, everyone’s going to be devastated. If you lose that game in Vancouver, people don’t take it as hard because they’re not playing for their school, they’re trying to do well personally so they can move up. It?...
...just his third season in the minors was promoted to Cleveland’s AAA affiliate in Buffalo in July. Hermann saw his velocity rise by a few miles per hour after college, and Walsh suggests that the same thing could happen to Haviland with the transfer to warmer weather. If his one-time ace is going to ascend the ranks, though, he’ll live and die with his curveball...