"For me, I try to help my family," said Xu, interviewed after his first full training day in the cramped hotel room he is sharing with Oswill Lartiguez, an outfielder from Venezuela who played last season with the IronBirds and Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds. "If I sign a contract and go to the MLB developmental center, I can go to school for free, eat for free, live for free, so I can help my family."