Editor's note: NESN.com Red Sox reporter Tony Lee will be profiling Dan Wheeler each day this week. On Monday, Wheeler's rise from Rhode Island to the MLB draft was covered. A good number of minor league pitchers have stat lines that include inflated walk and strikeout totals. Many of them have good stuff, but struggle to harness it. Pitching to contact is not always a common conception. There are exceptions, of course. Plenty of them. Dan Wheeler, who is prepared to showcase his strike-throwing ability for the Red Sox this season, was one. He never had such issues, peppering the...
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