Mid week I told you that Xavier Macklin and the Vermont River Monsters season was ended when they lost in the semi finals to Auburn New York. We told you then that X finished the season batting 230 and quite frankly after the first month at the rate he was playing this was a disappointment. Now the rest of the story.
What nobody knew was The X man fouled a ball off his ankle when he was hitting about 340 and he started his slide while trying to play with his injury. The A's are so impressed with his performance before the injury that they are sending him to Arizona for winter ball . If everything works out during the winter, X will be sent to AA ball during spring training. There is more to this story.
As a 12th round draft pick X doesn't have a baseball check coming when he is not playing so where might you find him around Rocky Mount while he waits to go to Arizona? Try Jammy's Used Cars out on highway 43. The X Man is going to be a handy man for Jammy. Those of you that know anything about local baseball get the connection right? Jammy was one of Xavier's coaches while playing
There is still more to this story;
Brian Goodwin has been sitting for almost a month when the
Auburn knocked Vermont out of the playoffs Saturday a week ago and finally lost to Staten Island this week for the New York Penn Crown. Two kids from Rocky Mount trying their best to be baseball players. Former teammates just about every where but high school. Xavier from Nash Central High and Brian from Rocky Mount high School. The old saying we went to different high schools together. Friends for life. And Now You know the rest of the story.
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