Arizona's Kevin Newman (Arizona Athletics)

Golden Spikes Spotlight On Kevin Newman

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Coming out of high school in Poway, Calif., Kevin Newman was a skinny righthanded-hitting infielder who lacked the strength to succeed in pro ball right away. But scouts who had seen him play often enough knew there was more to Newman than first meets the eye.

“He’s a hell of a player, a hell of a hitter, but he’s not ready yet,” an American League area scout said in the spring of 2012, Newman’s senior year of high school. “When you’re a right/right[…]