#15 Cyle Hankerd - Player Profile

The 27 year-old Hankerd was signed by the Sox last year after five successful years in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system, advancing as high as triple-AAA Reno in 2010.  In 70 games for the Sox, the 6-3, 180 lbs right-hander hit .355 with ten homeruns and 74 RBI.  The Covina, California native earned 99 hits before being picked up by the Philadelphia Phillies organization on July 31; the first Sox player to be picked up by a major league organization.  He hit .248 with six homeruns and 23 RBI in 31 games for advanced single-A Clearwater in 2011.