TRENTON, N.J. -- The hallways leading to the home clubhouse at Arm & Hammer Park are lined with framed jerseys, reminders of young Trenton Thunder players who went on to experience success at the game's highest level.
Robinson Cano. Brett Gardner. Phil Hughes. Each of them All-Stars in the Major Leagues; each a former member of this Double-A club in the heart of New Jersey's capital.
Justus Sheffield and Chance Adams are hoping to be the next players to make such a transition, having the same type of impact in the Bronx with their talented arms that sluggers Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge and Greg Bird have with their bats during the past 18 months.