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With friend's help, third-rounder Chalmers adjusting to life as a pro

MESA, Ariz. -- Moving across the country and adjusting from life as a high school student to one as a professional athlete isn't an easy transition to make. And it is even tougher when you are just 18 years old and carrying around the lofty expectations of being a third-round Draft pick.

However, Athletics prospect Dakota Chalmers has had it a bit easier because he's going through the process, side by side, with one of his best friends.

"Whenever you hear somebody on the phone, you have a picture of what they're going to be like; then when you finally meet them, it's different.