It's sad to see guys just get old like that. Baseball is a tough game and it is hard to go out there and still do the things you could do when you are 20 or 21
.272, to .213, to .184 at Lakewood. That's real discouraging. He signed for a $1 million following the 2011 draft. I wonder if he gets to keep most of that or if it's distributed over a few years.
Hanson was fighting two elbow surgeries at a young age. Also mentioned in the article is Steve Susdorf, 28, 7 years in the minors, .299/.364/.420. Hit .339 in 2011. I wonder why he was never really given a shot. Only 7 games in 2013 with the Phillies. But wait a minute, he was the left fielder who embarrassingly dropped an easy pop fly in a game the Phillies lost 12-4.