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Whatever happened to David Renfroe, the former South Panola quarterback/shortstop/pitcher who signed, for a very nice bonus, with Boston in 2009? Renfroe, a third-round pick, didn’t make his pro debut until 2010 — and it didn’t go so well. He batted just .190 with two homers and 13 RBIs at short-season Class A Lowell. He was rated by Baseball America as the Red Sox’s 14th-best prospect before ever playing a pro game but fell out of the organization’s top 30 after his debut season. Well, don’t look now, but Renfroe is having a resurgent sophomore campaign. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder is hitting .282 with three homers, 23 RBIs and 21 runs through 56 games at low-A Greenville. The son of former Ole Miss star and short-time major leaguer Laddie Renfroe, David may have jumped back on the fast track. He wanted to play shortstop as a pro but appears better suited to third base. How his power develops likely will be the key to his big league chances.