Oct. 30, 2008

By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- We've all heard it before, about what a great advantage players who "grew up around the game" have compared to others.

Whether their dads were players or coaches, it didn't matter. They automatically had a leg up on the competition, not just because of genetics, but because they inherently understood what the pro game was all about.

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