Baseball

5 Fireflies not named Tim Tebow to watch this season

By Lou Bezjak

Updated April 5, 2017 8:38 PM

Here are five Columbia Fireflies players not named Tim Tebow to watch this season:

1. Gene Cone, OF – Spring Valley grad and former South Carolina standout playing in hometown for first full season.

2. Dash Winningham, 1B – Fan favorite returns for second season with club. Led Fireflies in homers and RBIs last year.

3. Desmond Lindsay, OF – Highest ranked prospect on Fireflies’ team. Has been bothered by hamstring issues early in minor league career.

4. Merandy Gonzalez, P – One of top pitchers in Mets’ organization. Fastball topped out at 97 mph last year.

5. Luis Carpio, SS – Signed by Mets when he was 16 years old in 2013. Missed most of last year with torn labrum.

This story was originally published April 5, 2017 at 6:54 PM with the headline "5 Fireflies not named Tim Tebow to watch this season."