Kole Calhoun News

Bees' player Luis Rodriguez celebrates his score with Kole Calhoun as the Salt Lake Bees play the Tucson Padres in baseball on the season opener Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

One of the great things about living in Salt Lake City with its Triple-A baseball club, the Salt Lake Bees , is fans get the opportunity to watch some of the best prospects in organized baseball.

The fact has nearly reached the point of cliche. As the Angels stocked up on expensive major-league talent in recent years, their organizational depth sank.

The Salt Lake Bees third baseman was just beginning his day, but the way his bat cracked, the way the ball shot up, it was unmistakably destined for a spot over the wall.

Hawpe, a right fielder and first baseman, will report to extended spring workouts in Tempe, Ariz., for four or five days, then head to Triple-A Salt Lake.