I was perusing rosters today and noticed a very notable addition in Chatham.
USC’s Grant Green, who excelled last year for Y-D, is now on the Chatham roster. Before that, he hadn’t been on any Cape League roster, which I thought was strange. I chalked it up to the fact that Green to Team USA must have been a foregone conclusion. Maybe it’s not or maybe this is a just-in-case measure on the part of Green and his USC coaches. Regardless, it could be a coup for Chatham if he actually comes.
Last summer, Green played all over the field for Y-D, both because he could, and because that lineup was tough to crack. Wherever he played, he hit the ball well, finishing with a .291 average and four home runs, some of the best numbers of any freshmen on the Cape. A shortstop by trade, Green was the only freshman position player on Baseball America’s Cape League Top Prospects List.
This season for USC, Green has held on to that momentum. He leads the team with a .386 average. If Green does make it to the Cape, he will become, in my book, the top returning position player, just ahead of Blake Dean, Sean Ochinko and Josh Phegley.
Also of note, Green is now the second Trojan to switch Cape League teams, with Chatham as the destination. Brad Boxberger pitched last summer for Orleans, but is now on Chatham’s roster. Two other Trojans — Tom Milone and Kevin Couture — played for Chatham last year and are on the roster again.
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Grant Green is definitely coming to Chatham. Hopefully Kyle Seager doesn’t go to USA. We will have an excellent middle infield.
Brad Boxberger will come from Orleans and if you are a Trojan fan Tommy Malone stays a Trojan or will go pro if he gets drafted low/high $ enough. He is an excellent command pitcher. It would be great to get him back, but wish him the best if he doesn’t.