Ryan Lavarnway is beginning to heat up after a slow start. A highly-regarded catching prospect in the Boston system, Lavarnway, who played at Yale, is hitting .297 in May after an April in which he batted just .216 for the Double-A Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs of the Eastern League. He also flashed his trademark power, belting three homers with nine RBIs in his last 10 games. Lavarnway had 22 homers and 102 RBIs between Class A and Double-A last season.