Greatest 21 Days Baseball Profiles

Lewis-Clark State College's Mike DeKneef held out for more in June 1990 and the Red Sox gave it, his hometown Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote . The Red Sox ended up giving it, including extra to finish school, The Star-Bulletin wrote . "I'm very happy," DeKneef told The Star-Bulletin . "This has been a dream of mine for a long time." DeKneef went on from there to a career that spanned four seasons. He topped out at AAA . DeKneef's career began that year in 1990, taken by the Red Sox in the 17th round of the draft out of Lewis-Clark . DeKneef started with the Red Sox in the rookie Gulf Coast League . He saw 47 games and hit .249. He then moved to high-A Winter Haven for most of 1991, and saw six games at AAA Pawtucket . He went 3 for 16 at Pawtucket and hit .246 on the year.  He also saw 10 games at high-A Lynchburg at the end of the year to help them win the division. "It feels great to go from a team that was going nowhere to one winning a champion...