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    YOUNG INFIELDERS SHINE IN FLORIDA

    Oct 13, 2021 7 minutes
    by BEN BADLER

    It was an unusual year in the Florida Complex League. The league formerly known as the Gulf Coast League retained its Rookie classification and kept the same number of teams: 18.

    While the flavor of the league was similar, it was also different. With the lost 2020 season and MLB cutting out short-season leagues, players from both the 2020 and 2021 draft classes were in the FCL making their pro debuts, while multiple signing classes of international players filled the league for their first official pro action or their United States debuts.

    Several prominent 2021 draft picks do not appear on this list because they didn’t meet the playing time cutoffs to be eligible, including Marlins shortstop Kahlil Watson, Phillies righthander Andrew Painter, Rays shortstop Carson Williams and Pirates outfielder Lonnie White Jr.

    1. Marcelo Mayer, SS

    Red Sox

    AGE: 18. B-T: L-R. HT.: 6-3. WT.: 188. DRAFTED: HS—Chula Vista, CA, 2021 (1st rd).

    The fourth overall pick in the 2021 draft, Mayer makes the game look easy on both sides of the ball. He’s calm and balanced in the batter’s

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