Kent Emanuel improves Draft stock, UNC stays alive in CWS

Posted Jun 21, 2011
A year ago, Kent Emanuel had the choice of signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a 19th-round Draft pick, or heading to the University of North Carolina with the 2013 First-Year Player Draft on his distant radar screen. Emanuel took the college route and there haven't been many speed bumps for the freshman left-hander thus far. (MLB.com)

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