"You are drafted and you get Tommy John right away, you have to wonder what are thinking of you then? I was advancing slowly . I started seeing guys who were drafted higher than me and signed for more money than me getting released. I was 24 in High-A and you don’t want to think about , but I knew I had to prove myself. So I had to figure this out."
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