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Phillip Ervin takes a step forward at the plate

The 2015 season was a bit of a rebound for Phillip Ervin, even though it may have been hidden somewhat by the league he was playing in.

After a fantastic debut in the 2013 season when he was drafted 27th overall in the 1st round, hitting .331/.425/.564 that season with 25 walks and 34 strikeouts, things went about as poorly as they could in 2014. The outfielder hit .237/.305/.376 with 46 walks and 110 strikeouts in 561 plate appearances for the Dayton Dragons.

Part of that could be blamed on offseason wrist surgery (an injury that cost him the final few weeks of the 2013 campaign), but it was also a bit of a mental hurdle he struggled with.