This coming season, the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs will see numerous talented players grace their roster. Possibly nowhere on the diamond will the talent have as high of a ceiling as the middle infield combination of shortstop Anthony Volpe and second baseman Ezequiel Duran.
Volpe and Duran entered the Yankees system on the opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of expectations. Duran was signed for a $10,000 signing bonus out of the Dominican Republic as an 18-year-old. He had initially failed to submit the proper paperwork to MLB that would have made him eligible to sign at 16 like many of his fellow countrymen.