Cecchini clicking for surging ‘Clones
Former first-round pick shaking off rough first half with hit streak
Between an injury that cost him all but eight games in July and an otherwise mediocre second professional season when he was at full health, Brooklyn Cyclones shortstop Gavin Cecchini was suddenly looking like a reach as the Mets’ first-round pick (12th overall) in the 2012 MLB Draft.
But then came August.
The 19-year-old prospect, whose dad is a legendary baseball coach in Louisiana and whose older brother Garin is working his way up in the Red Sox’s organization, remained steadfast in his belief that things would turn around for him this year.