MLB Draft League weekly preview: Aug. 11-16

In honor of some lefty alumni making waves in the Majors, David Seifert details the work of some of the best southpaws going in the MLB Draft League.

The Draft League's Data Darlings highlights players each week who have set themselves apart from the league and takes a look at their trends and how it has impacted their summers.

Aberdeen took over first place in the Draft League second half as the race to make the championship game heats up.

The MLB Draft League announced that the Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of RHP Cam Padgett from the West Virginia Black Bears. He is the fourth Draft League professional player to have their contract purchased by a Major League club this season.

In one of the busiest weeks of the year amongst MLB Draft League alumni, two former players made their MLB debuts, 10 players appeared in MLB games and another 10 players were traded leading up to the trade deadline.

Kenny Piper (SC '21) notched a single in his MLB debut for the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 3, a day before Nate Lavender (MV '21) earned a call-up for the New York Mets and got his club out of a jam with a key strikeout.