Indiana's Top 10 Viewed Stories for 2014: No. 3- Play Ball, Trey Ball!

December 29, 2014

By Phil Wade
Indiana Executive Director

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As we are coming to the end of another calendar year, we are going to countdown the top ten most viewed Indiana news stories of 2014. According to our research through our google analytics, these are the most viewed news stories by you the reader in 2014.

3. Play Ball, Trey Ball!

The third read news story for 2014 was originally posted on February 18th when we posted the article Play Ball, Trey Ball!

By Pete Cava
PBR Indiana Correspondent

The Boston Red Sox made Trey Ball their No. 1 pick – seventh overall – in last June’s draft.

“I was watching it on TV,” said the left-hander from New Castle High School. “My agent called, and he was like, ‘The Red Sox would like to take you, for this number (a reported $2.75 million – second-highest in team history).’ I said, ‘Yeah, of course. Definitely!’”

After spending the summer pitching for Boston’s rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League, Ball saw his new employers beat the St. Louis Cardinals in a six-game World Series.

“I watched every single contest,” he said. “We were going to go to Game Seven, if they had it. It was a fun time.”

Boston’s front office is counting on Ball’s help to reach future Fall Classics. He’s already the organization’s No. 10 prospect, according toBaseball America, which cites his “serious wow factor.”

The Red Sox, however, are exercising caution – extreme caution – with the 19-year-old, limiting his appearances last year in the GCL. “They took me really slow, to protect my arm,” Ball said. “I got into five games. I can’t tell you how many innings I threw.”

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