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Trey Hendricks, congratulations on singularly keeping the dream alive.
The 716th pick overall, Hendricks was chosen with his future as a first or third baseman in mind, taken for his offensive talent rather than the at-times tireless pitching arm which won him Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Impressively, the Spring, Texas native ranked sixth in the country...
Indeed, to Walsh, Hendricks and the Diamondbacks organization are a prime, logical fit. He said that he was “not surprised by the selection,” and points in particular to a positive relationship between the senior and Arizona’s Boston-area representatives which developed...
Notably, however, Hendricks was curiously not amongst the first crop of Ivy Leaguers selected, a head-scratching fact only compounded by the comparative statistical performances of the players chosen.
Of the six position players taken before him—four of whom are from Princeton—none exhibited the same measurable level of hitting ability, power numbers or run production that Hendricks did this season or over their respective careers.