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Travis Shaw played well enough to end the year a level above, Michael Almanzar makes significant strides, and Heiker Meneses had to be demoted to play.

Allen Webster makes his Portland debut, Bryce Brentz is impossible to get out right now, and Travis Shaw's first weeks at Double-A have gone very well.

Bryce Brentz has flipped the "On" switch once more, Travis Shaw's first week in Double-A is a mix of good and bad, and Aaron Kurcz is likely ready to move on up.

Some of the system's first basemen shuffle around after promotions, while a promising catcher has his season interrupted by injury.

Brandon Workman gives up some homers but misses all the other bats, Travis Shaw's slow month beats most players good ones, and Christian Vazquez is making up for a horrific May.

Matt Barnes might be human after all, at least sometimes, Travis Shaw is murdering baseballs left and right, and Brandon Workman avoids the long ball.

Four Salem Red Sox have made the Carolina League All-Star team, including Travis Shaw and Michael Olmsted.