• Full name Ben Barrone
  • Born 11/07/1984 in Winona, MN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Winona State
  • Drafted in the 44th round (1,318th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2007.
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    Catcher Ben Barrone is yet another small-college standout. The NCAA Division II national player of the year, he led D-II with 27 homers (despite Winona State losing 16 games to weather) and a 1.089 slugging percentage. Barrone, who spent a year each at Des Moines Area (Iowa) Community College and Minnesota State-Mankato before joining the Warriors, has a solid arm to go with his power and served as Winona State's closer. He proved he could hit with wood bats last summer, hitting five homers in his first five games after arriving in the Northwoods League as a temp player.

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