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I'll continue my tradition of adopting the "never see the majors"/"end of the draft" lost cause.

DOB--2/9/87
Senior at Yale 1B/OF
Throws R
Bats L
6'6 240 lbs

Certainly intriguing if he signs. 1st team All Ivy League

Hit .373 with 11 HR and 44 RBI in 44 games. BB/K 26/37. 12 SB's in 17 attempts. OBP .460

Stats from here

Edited by drtooth, 09 June 2010 - 04:18 PM.

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From SouthCoastToday.com

Trygg Larsson-Danforth, an all-Ivy League first baseman from Yale whom they made their 49th-round selection, the 1,493rd player taken overall.

"Whatever round it was, it didn't really matter," the 23-year-old recent grad beamed on Wednesday.

Watching the number of players drafted tick skyward became too much for Larsson-Danforth, a 6-6 left-handed slugger who was team MVP the last two seasons. Rather than keep watching, he went out to play a little golf, then grab some food at Oxford Creamery.

One of his assistant coaches at Yale led the parade of congratulatory phone calls once the pick was announced. Among the well-wishers was Ray Fagnant, Boston's long-time Northeast scout who went to Connecticut a couple weeks ago to work Larsson-Danforth out.

"I think that showed they were pretty serious about it," he said, reeling off a handful of other teams who'd shown interest. (Boston's success with fellow Yale player Ryan Lavarnway, who led the entire minor-league system with 21 homers last year, certainly didn't hurt.)

The next steps for the life-long Red Sox fan, once contract details are finalized, are likely a brief stop in Florida for a workout and medical checkup. He's certainly a candidate to see time for the short-schedule Lowell Spinners, whose season begins on June 18.

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According to soxprospects.com, Larsson has signed and has been assigned to the GCL.

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Goes 1 for 4 as a DH in his GCL debut.

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0 for 5 with 4 K's in a 10-8 win.

Edited by drtooth, 23 June 2010 - 05:10 PM.

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2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Now hitting .231. MiLB.com shortened his name to just Danforth.

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1 for 3 with an RBI, 2 BB and 2 K. Avg .250

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0 for 4 with an RBI in a 6-5 loss. Avg .200

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0 for 2 with a walk and a sacrifice in 7-6 win. Avg .182

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0 for 1 with 2 walks and a CS in a 3-1 win. Avg .174

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1 for 4 with a run scored in GCL Sox 5-1 win. Avg .185

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7/10--0 for 3 with a walk and a K. Avg .167

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In game 2 of a GCL DH (5-1 loss), 0 for 1 with a walk and a K. Avg .161

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Best day as a pro. 2 for 3 with 2 RBI, 1 run scores and a walk in an 8-5 loss. Avg .206

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1 for 3 with a walk and 1 RBI. Also was picked off. Avg .216

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Came in as a PR in a 6-5 loss. 0 for 2 with a walk and a K. Avg .205

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Best day as a pro, by far, in an 10-7 win. 3 for 5 with a double, a run scored and 1 RBI to raise his avg to.250.

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0 for 3 with a walk a run scored in a 9-5 loss. Avg .234

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1 for 4 with an RBI in a 4-1 GCL win. Avg .235

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7/24--0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K. Avg .222

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0 for 4 with 2 K's in a 3-0 loss. Avg .207

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1 for 3 with a run scored in a 5-4 loss. Avg .213

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1 for 3 with a double, a run scored but 2 K's. Avg .228

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1 for 4 with a walk and a K in a 6-5 GCL loss. Avg .211

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1 for 3 in 3-1 GCL win. Avg .216

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2 for 4 with 2 K's in a 2-1 loss. Avg .231

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1 for 4 with a double and a run scored in a 5-3 win. Avg .232

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1 for 2 with his 1st professional HR in a 3-2 loss. Avg .238

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1 for 3 with a walk in a 5-1 loss. Avg .241

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1 for 4 with 2 RBI, but 3 K'a in a 14-0 win. Avg .242

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1 for 3 with a double in a 4-3 loss. Avg .247

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2 for 4 with a run scored in an8-3 win. Avg .257

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0 for 4 in a 6-2 GCL loss. Avg .248

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2 for 8 with 2 doubles and a run scored in a 14-11 GCL win. Avg .248

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1 for 4 with a double and the lone RBI in a 6-1 GCL loss. Avg .248

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2 for 5 with a double, a run scored and 2 RBI in 9-6 win. Avg .254

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1 for 3 in a 9-1 GCL Loss. Avg .256

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0 for 4 with a walk and 3 K's in an 11-8 loss. Avg .248

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0 for 2 with a walk in game 1 of a DH, a 3-1 loss. Avg .244

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2 for 4 with a run scored in a 7-3 loss. Avg .252

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0 for 2 with a run scored, 2 RBI and 2 walks in a 7-1 win. Avg .248

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1 for 4 witha solo HR and 2 K's in a 9-3 win. Avg .248

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2 for 4 with a double in GCL finale. Finishes GCL with the following stats.

.255/.359/.366, 2 HR 15 RBI, 23 BB, 39 K (145 AB)

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Is slated to start the year in Lowell per soxprospects.com

Edited by drtooth, 02 April 2011 - 09:10 AM.

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Looks like he will be starting the year in the GCL

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Looks like he is floating on the taxi squad (listed as such on soxprospects) as he is not listed on any roster.

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According to soxprospects.com, Danforth retired on June 13.