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Low-A Vermont Lake Monsters welcome first wave of 2016 draftees

The Low-A Vermont Lake Monsters are off and running (swimming?) in their 2016 season. They're only 4-7 through their first 11 games, but I cannot stress enough how completely irrelevant their team record is. At this level of the minors, all I personally care about is the individual performances of the top handful of youngsters.

We took an introductory look at Vermont's roster when their season began, but the landscape has already changed now that some players from the 2016 draft are making their way into the pros. The Opening Day roster was highlighted by names like Dakota Chalmers, Dustin Driver, Branden Kelliher, and James Terrell -- all former high school draftees who are being brought along slowly.