Eric DeCosta was on vacation on Cape Cod, his last downtime for many months. Training camp was still a few weeks away, and the Baltimore Ravens had no pressing issues at the moment.
The mind of a talent evaluator, though, never rests. DeCosta’s childhood dreams of finding and developing players, drafting and building a roster went beyond becoming an NFL general manager. A devout Boston Red Sox fan, the Ravens GM once thought plenty about running a baseball team. All these years later, there are times when he still does.
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Watching the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod League, one of the top summer showcases for college baseball players, DeCosta
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