- Full name Blake Baxendale
- Born
- School Rogers (Ark.) Heritage HS
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Arkansas righthander D.J. Baxendale entered the season with a chance to be drafted in the first three rounds, but his stuff backed up early in the spring. Conversely his younger brother Blake, a physical 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthanded hitter, was moving up draft boards. The scouting consensus is that the younger Baxendale may not be agile enough to remain a catcher, but his righthanded power is too much to ignore. He has plenty of arm strength but it may wind up being wasted at first base. He's committed to play college ball for the Razorbacks, who hope the Baxendales choose to play together for a year like brothers Austin and Aaron Nola did last year for Louisiana State.
