The results this year weren’t what I would have liked but i made great strides during the FIL, but overall I am happy with how this year went.

No question that it was the pitching. There were plenty of good pitchers at the jc level, but it was facing better pitchers day in and day out.

I’ve used a wooden bat for the last couple years, (but the change) didn’t really affect me.

I think the coaches and players in the organization all understand what type of organization this is and when everybody is on the same page it makes a big difference. There are a couple players I talk to a little more than others but I try to have a relationship with everybody.
 

Instruct’s was great for me and is great for personal improvements because of all the drill specific coaches they bring in. For me there were a lot of days when I didn’t play and I’d just hit which was definitely what I needed to work on the most.

So far this offseason I’ve just been home relaxing after a long year and spending time with family that I haven’t seen in a while.

My favorite position is Shortstop, which is what I’ve played my whole life.

I think that to a certain extent you need to have an idea of some results you’d like to see, but at the same time you need to be more aware of the process and allow those results to follow.

Teams like the Braves, D-Backs, Royals, Astros and White Sox were talking to me the most and in regards to the Twins they were probably one of the teams I talked to the least. As far as the whole draft process, it was something I had gone through before, but not with the seriousness and detail that came with this last year’s draft since I was going to be a higher pick.

I think the strongest aspect of my game is my athletic ability. I have always really took pride in making the hard plays look routine.

If I could have signed out of high school I would have but coming off a serious shoulder surgery as I had my junior year really didn’t allow me to play at the level I would have needed to make a jump to pro ball. I really wasn’t 100% until the fall of my sophomore year so I guess you could say I lost two years because of it, but now I feel great.

During the GCL I worked with Milt the most since he was our hitting coach and Jake was the head coach and worked with us on defense, but they are both great coaches who know what it takes to keep moving up. 

I was drafted as a shortstop and I’ve been there this first year and they’ve told me as long as I dont get too big that I will continue to be there.

I see myself playing Major League baseball.