Derek has already changed a lot in the book, even if i'm not that far into it yet. At first, he was a cocky high school prospect, who had expected to get drafted this year. But when he got to the Yankees, he saw a professionalism about the organization, that this was a business and not just fun and games. He said that when you were in the Yankees clubhouse, you pulled your hat down tight on your head, instead of letting it barely sit on top.
But when he first started playing for them, he probably expected to do very well and to get moved up quickly. But when this didn't happen, you still see the high school kid inside him, calling back to his parents 5 times a day, and asking the Yankees if he could stay with his girlfriend a little longer before coming back.
Then, he started to grow up very quickly and ask help from his elders, and to try and work on his game instead of expecting that he would get better. After his first season in the Rookie League, he grew up a lot, but not nearly enough if he wants to play professional baseball.
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