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The Dragons have had only three winning seasons in their 17 years playing in downtown Dayton. What makes it more frustrating is a lot of the players that come to Dayton were successful the season before at the Rookie League level in Billings, Montana.
Maybe the problem is the box office success. Most of these guys have never played in front of the type of crowd they see at Fifth Third Field night in and night out.
Catcher Tyler Stephenson is back for his second season in Dayton and the former first-round draft pick thinks things will be different in 2017
“I firmly believe that this is a totally different team than in was last year,” Stephenson said before a workout on Wednesday. “I really do think we can go far in the playoffs and even win it all.”
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