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Falkenbach

Falkenbach, who wasn’t taken until the 43rd round of the 2005 draft despite an excellent career as a reliever at Florida, had a 1.61 ERA and a 19/3 K/BB ratio in 22 1/3 innings for Single-A Dunedin. His upside is Todd Williams, but that’s still very good for where he was picked.

It turned out that Falkenbach wasn’t ready for Double-A less than a year after being drafted in the 43rd round from Florida, but he was stellar after returning to the Florida State League in June, finishing with a 1.94 ERA in 55 2/3 innings of relief. Falkenbach is a groundball machine, something that could make him a useful middle reliever someday. That is his upside.