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Shortstop Tristan Hanoian went 6-for-12 and played sterling defense en route to the tournament title
Consider this: Tigers third baseman Miguel
Cabrera, who has averaged 32 homers and
115 RBIs, will hit fifth; the four men in front
of him (Curtis Granderson, Placido Polanco,
Magglio Ordonez and Gary Sheffield) batted
a combined .320 and scored 451 runs a year
ago.
"You've seen what (Cabrera) can do," said
Dontrelle Willis, who joined Cabrera in coming from the Marlins in an eight-player trade
that sent prospects Cameron Maybin and
Andrew Miller to the Marlins. "He's a professional hitter. You've seen that. I'm not sure
what he'll do in this lineup. I've never been
around four hitters who hit .320."
Cabrera himself is a .313 hitter in a career
that started with the Marlins when he was
barely 20. As a rookie, he batted cleanup in
the World Series that year, delivering four
home runs in 17 playoff games as the Marlins
carved a path to a surprising championship,
their franchise's second crown and first since
1997.
Cabrera's conditioning has been a question
in recent years. White Sox manager Ozzie
Guillen, a good friend, told reporters last
year that Cabrera was a threat to eat himself
out of the big leagues. He reported to Tigers
camp looking fitter than when last seen in
a Marlins' uniform, however, earning praise
from manager Jim Leyland.
"Cabrera has been unbelievable," Leyland
said. "I'm very proud of him."
April 21–May 12, 2017
Orange Lutheran wins NHSI
BY CARLOS COLLAZO
CARY, N.C.
Senior shortstop Tristan Hanoian remembers the last time he was at the National
High School Invitational with Orange (Calif.)
Lutheran—they aren’t great memories.
Lutheran won only once in the 2014 edition of the NHSI, when Hanoian was a
freshman. A few weeks prior to the 2017 tournament, the Texas Christian commit wasn’t
happy with how his team was playing, citing
selfish at-bats as the main factor.
Now, sitting at the podium, celebrating a
3-2 win over Dana Hills (Dana Point, Calif.)
in the championship game, Hanoian can look
forward to replacing those memories.
“This week we really took team at-bats and
we played probably the best baseball we’ve
payed in a long time,” Hanoian said. “. . .
This has probably been the best team I’ve ever
played for, too.”
Orange Lutheran was the last team standing in a 16-team field after an exceptionally
strong defensive showing, backing up senior
starter Nicholas Janowicz (who threw two
no-hit, shutout innings) and senior Zach
Busalacchi, who tossed the remaining five
innings and also drew a pair of crucial walks.
“What a game,” Lutheran coach Eric Borba
said. “It was wild. Ups and downs . . . every
way you’d want a championship game to be.
We didn’t pitch as well as we could, but we
found ways to get out of innings. We played
great defense and we got the big sacrifice fly
there at the end.”
That sacrifice fly was a perfect example of
the team-oriented approach that Hanoian
was looking to see out of his teammates.
After a successful sacrifice bunt by Brenden
Avventino, Borba called on Jasiah Dixon, a
sophomore Southern California commit.
“Coach told me to go swing a bat, and I was
pretty excited,” Dixon said.
Perhaps too excited at first. Dixon chased a
ball low in the dirt, and found himself backed
into a 1-2 count. The next pitch he saw was
up. So he took it.
“And then it came, the moment,” Dixon
said. “I was just telling myself I’ve got to
mentally prepare for a team at-bat right now.
And once I saw that fastball up, I knew I had
to go get it and put it in the outfield. Score
that run.”
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he Padres are entering almost uncharted
territory.
San Diego is beginning the season
with three Rule 5 picks on its roster, including a catcher with just 49 games of full-season
minor league experience and a shortstop with
zero games in the full minors.
Three times in the past decade, only three
Rule 5 picks stuck from the entire Rule 5
class. The only team this century to carry
three Rule 5 picks on its roster all season was
the 2003 Tigers, which kept Wil Ledezma,
Matt Roney and Chris Spurling on the big
league roster all season.
Altogether 12 of the 18 major league Rule
5 picks made Opening Day rosters, although
five of them were on the disabled list. Rule 5
picks must be kept on the active MLB roster
(with the exception of trips to the disabled list
or the suspended list) for the entire season.
October is a long way away, but if the 12 players who are still with their new teams stick, it
would be the most MLB Rule 5 picks to stick
in a Rule 5 draft this century, topping 2014,
which had 10 and could end up with 11.
That’s unlikely to happen. Last year, 10
Rule 5 picks survived to make Opening Day
rosters. But just five lasted the full season.
When it comes to a Rule 5 pick sticking, an
injury can be a useful problem. Players can’t
be optioned to the minors during their Rule 5
season without being placed on waivers. But
teams only have to carry a player on the active
roster for 90 days.
Here’s how all 18 2016 MLB Rule 5 picks
currently stand.
Rule 5 picks on the active roster on Opening
Day: Miguel Diaz, rhp, Padres; Luis Torrens,
c, Padres; Allen Cordoba, ss, Padres; Justin
Haley, rhp, Twins; Dylan Covey, rhp, White
Sox; Mike Hauschild, rhp, Rangers; Stuart
Turner, c, Reds.
Rule 5 picks on the disabled List on
Opening Day: Kevin Gadea, rhp, Rays;
Armando Rivero, rhp, Braves; Josh Rutledge,
inf, Red Sox; Anthony Santander, 1b, Orioles;
Glenn Sparkman, rhp, Blue Jays.
Rule 5 picks offered back to their previous teams or otherwise waived: Tyler Jones,
lhp, Diamondbacks; Caleb Smith, lhp, Cubs;
Tyler Webb, lhp, Pirates; Daniel Stumpf, lhp,
Tigers; Hoby Milner, lhp, Indians; Aneury
Tavarez, of, Orioles.
Stumpf's case is an interesting one. Because
Stumpf had already been a Rule 5 pick, he had
the option to become a free agent when the
Tigers decided he would not make the major
league roster. He took that option, then resigned to a major league deal with the Tigers
and was optioned to Triple-A. Now he's still
a Tigers reliever, but one who faces no Rule 5
roster restrictions.
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By all accounts,
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Lucas Giolito is committed and mature
enough at age 22 to
take constructive criticism to heart.
He received a lesson
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Among other things, Maddux revealed that
his Hall of Fame brother Greg as well as
Washington ace and Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer both endured some rough
patches early in their careers.
“I was kind of down on myself about how
unsuccessful I was last year in the big leagues,
and Mike sat me down and we talked about
how everyone is gonna struggle,” Giolito said.
“There are very few players who get drafted
and get to the big leagues and have a ton
of success. We looked up Max’s stats when
he first came up in the league, and (Greg
Maddux’s) stats. They’re household names,
but everyone has to learn something.”
Giolito has yet to reach the level of household name, but he’s encountered enough
obstacles in his young career to embrace the
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following truisms: Hype is fleeting, job security is a myth, and no matter how astronomical
a player’s tools might grade out on the 20-80
scouting scale, success must be earned.
Not long ago, Giolito’s blend of talent and
stuff screamed “untouchable.’’ Then everything changed during the span of a few
months in 2016.
In July, reports surfaced that the Nationals
might be interested in sending Giolito
straight up to the Yankees for reliever Andrew
Miller. The trade rumors persisted until early
December, when Giolito was hanging out in
Southern California watching TV with his
good friend, Braves prospect lefthander Max
Fried, and he discovered the course of his
professional life was about to change.
“You should probably pull out your phone
and look at Twitter,” Fried told him.
Within moments, the news was everywhere.
The Nationals, intent on making an impact
move after falling short in their pursuit of
Chris Sale, switched to Plan B and sent
Giolito and righthanders Reynaldo Lopez and
Dane Dunning to Chicago for Adam Eaton, a
28-year-old outfielder with a rising profile and
potentially five more years of team control.
A Fresh Start
After receiving confirmation calls from the
Nationals and White Sox, Giolito warmed
to the idea of a fresh start. But the deal was
also a lesson in the fleeting nature of prospect
adulation.
“A couple of years ago, when I was doing
well in the low minors and people were saying a lot of good stuff about me, it was easy
to think, ‘I’ll just make it up to big leagues,
stay there and dominate and there won’t be
any problems,’ ” Giolito said. “But the reality
of the situation is, this is a very hard thing
to do.”
Baseball executives and media members
looking to make sense of the trade were left
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Larry Sarzyniak
Edward Richards
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to fill in the blanks: Did general manager
Mike Rizzo and the Nationals overreact to a
failed pursuit of Sale and overpay for Eaton?
Did they see something in Giolito’s 21-inning
cameo in Washington last summer to suggest
he was expendable? Survey front office people
and scouts throughout the game, and it isn’t
hard to find skeptics.
One scout who followed Giolito this spring
was unconvinced by his 93-94 mph fastball,
inconsistent breaking ball and overall stuff
that he described as “vanilla.” Some talent
evaluators point to Giolito’s lack of deception
and inconsistent release point as obstacles that
need to be overcome.
“I’m trying to be fair to the kid,” said an
American League personnel man. “He’s gotten a lot of ‘phenom’ attention and right now
he’s going through a human period. He looks
like a player who’s thinking and feeling his
way through the game rather than letting his
natural ability play.’’
The good news: The White Sox plan to give
Giolito the necessary time to find himself,
and he’ll have a lot of accomplished voices to
help show him the way. He begins the season
at Triple-A Charlotte, where pitching coach
Steve McCatty just happens to be the guy
who preceded Maddux in Washington and
was around when the Nationals chose Giolito
16th overall in the 2012 draft.
Some of the critiques surrounding Giolito
seem harsh or premature given that he’s so
early in his learning curve. He struck 9.7 per
nine innings even as the Nationals pushed
him aggressively through the minors. He had
to deal with the trauma of a Tommy John surgery at age 18. And at 6-foot-6, 255 pounds,
he’s working through some mechanical issues
that are exacerbated by all those moving parts.
Can Giolito regain the prospect glow that
seemed so luminous only a year or two ago?
The hard work required to find an answer to
that question has just begun.
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IN SHORT | PEPPER
Richmond Reinstates
Suspended Players
Richmond announced that four players
suspended since the start of the season due to
NCAA violations have been reinstated. A fifth
player will remain suspended for the remainder
of the season, but will be reinstated for 2018.
Richmond declined to release the names
of the players involved. News outlets previously reported the reason for the suspensions
were related to fantasy sports gambling, but
the NCAA told the Richmond Times-Dispatch
that the players “wagered money on sporting
events using gambling websites.”
The suspensions were first announced on
Opening Day. While Richmond has never
revealed which players have been suspended,
junior righthander Keenan Bartlett and senior
infielder Kurtis Brown are two prominent players who had not appeared for the Spiders this
season through April 6.
BY TEDDY CAHILL
Buffalo will cut its baseball, men’s soccer,
men’s swimming and diving and women’s
rowing teams following this school year, the
university announced in April.
Coach Ron Torgalski said he was informed
of the decision just 15 minutes before the
players were told. No one had given him any
indication that the program was in jeopardy.
“To have something taken away like that
and being blindsided made it pretty difficult,”
he said.
The cuts will reduce the size of Buffalo’s
athletic department from 20 teams to 16, the
minimum number the NCAA requires for
Football Bowl Subdivision schools. In a press
release, president Satish Tripathi said the decision to eliminate sports was a difficult one.
“The unfortunate reality is that we no
longer have the resources to support 20 competitive Division I athletic teams,” Tripathi
said. “I know that this is a difficult day for
our student-athletes, our coaches, and the
entire athletics program and university. We
will work very hard to provide our studentathletes and coaches who are impacted by this
decision with the support they need.”
As a part of the decision-making process,
Buffalo performed a review of the athletic
department’s programs, considering costs,
facilities, Title IX, geography and what sports
fellow Mid-American Conference schools
sponsored. Following the cuts, the university
estimates it will save $2 million annually.
Torgalski said the administration made no
mention of any possibility of the program
raising an endowment to save itself. He and
his staff are now committed to finishing this
season strong and helping the underclassmen
on the team find a place to play next year if
they want to transfer.
Buffalo is the third school in the last three
years to cut baseball and the second from the
MAC to do so. Akron, a fellow MAC school,
cut baseball following the 2015 season and
North Dakota eliminated its program last
year.
Buffalo has cut baseball once before. The
program began in 1949 and was shuttered in
1987. Baseball returned in 2000 following the
school’s move to Division I and the MAC.
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Former MLB executive
Feeney dies at 68
STAFF REPORT
Katy Feeney, Major League Baseball’s senior
vice president of club relations and scheduling
until her retirement after the 2016 season, has
died. She was 68.
Feeney, the daughter of longtime baseball
executive and former National League president Charles “Chub” Feeney, died of natural
causes, according to the Giants, for whom
Chub served as general manager.
Feeney died on April 1 while visiting relatives in Maine.
“All of us at Major League Baseball are
shocked and saddened by the news of Katy’s
passing,” the league said in a statement. “She
was one of the game’s most dedicated executives. Overseeing the schedule, Katy long held
one of the most challenging positions in the
sport. . . . For decades, Katy carried on her
family’s great baseball tradition and became a
mentor to many young officials.
“In particular, she was one of the leading
pioneers to the female executives of our game.
Her friends and colleagues will never forget
Katy’s unwavering commitment to baseball
and her many contributions to the National
Pastime.”
Feeney was the great-grandaughter of
Charles Stoneham, owner of the New York
Giants from 1919-1936.
“The passing of Katy Feeney brings great
sadness to our organization,” Giants CEO
Larry Baer said in a statement. “Katy was one
of the most experienced voices in the game
and was a longtime friend that left an imprint
not only on the Giants organization, but all
of baseball.”
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Doug Gassaway, the scout responsible
for first spotting Hall of Fame catcher Ivan
Rodriguez, among many others, died in April
at age 82.
A scout for four decades, Gassaway signed
more than 100 big leaguers, including All-Star
outfielder Carl Crawford, catcher John Russell
and lefthanded pitchers Brian Bohanon and
Jim Morris.
Astros’ Arauz Among
Eight Suspensions
Shortstop Jonathan Arauz, the Astros’ No.
17 prospect, who was acquired from the Phillies
along with Ken Giles in the trade netted righthander Vince Velasquez and four others for
Philadelphia, was suspended in early April after
testing positive for methamphetamine. Arauz
was expected to begin the season at low Class
A Quad Cities.
Also suspended for drugs of abuse were Ian
Kahaloa, the Reds’ No. 26 prospect; Nationals
infielder Emmanuel Burriss; Giants catchers
Cody Brickhouse and Ty Ross; and Angels
shortstop Keith Greishaber. Red Sox shortstop Jeremy Rivera was suspended for an
undisclosed violation and Dodgers righthander
Edward Perez tested positive for stanzolol.
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the Dominican Republic. Even Israel’s team
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bat flips and sometimes wild-boar approach
to the game became so controversial, one Red
Sox executive said, “We love him in our house
because that’s the way my boys play.” Indeed,
that’s the way a lot of us played when we were
10 and developing our bond to baseball.
What has been so interesting in the four
WBCs that have transpired since 2006 is the
different baseball cultures on display. And
while baseball is played internationally, it is
our game because it is inclusive, so much so
that a bridge in Boston is named for David
Ortiz and a statue of Roberto Clemente in
Pittsburgh has become a monument. Some
day in Seattle a statue will honor Hall of
Famer Ichiro Suzuki.
TOM DIPACE
BOSTON
The fact that the
United States won the
World Baseball Classic
isn’t the point. Adam
Jones and Eric Hosmer
may have played with
the fervor and passion
of flag-waving Olympic
athletes of yesteryear,
Columnist,
but this isn’t the same.
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have put into the WBC
for a dozen years has now been realized, with
historic passion on display in Miami and sellout crowds in Tokyo. This year’s tournament
was a success because it celebrated the diversity that has made our country great.
A decade ago, Orlando Hernandez and I
used to have a little fist-bumping celebration
with the words “boat people,” which signified
the fact that we all come from somewhere
by boat, whether it be Cuba or England or
Italy. In fact, MLB celebrates its diversity each
year on April 15, which was the day Jackie
Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn
Dodgers—seven years before the Supreme
Court struck down school segregation.
In a period in American history when diversity of cultures and religions have become
such a political hot-button divide, this WBC
gloried the opposite. Part of the reason the
games were so compelling was the passion
and pride of players from Puerto Rico and
Encouraging Imagination
When Jose Fernandez hit his first big
league home run in 2013, he did what he did
growing up in Cuba: He flipped his bat. The
Braves took offense, and Fernandez later said
he better understood that the flip was from his
culture, not the American baseball culture he
struggled so hard to join.
During this year’s WBC, American kids
saw and embraced all those diverse baseball
cultures. Few complained about the players’ joy. And because failure is such a part of
the game, Adam Jones celebrated when he
leaped over the fence to help save one U.S.
victory. He didn’t show up an opponent.
He embraced the moment. Adam Jones is
Failure is part of the game, so we should enjoy when Adam Jones celebrates his big moments at the WBC
described on Wikipedia as “flamboyant,” but
he is a proud father who carries out whatever message Orioles manager Buck Showalter
needs delivered.
Dennis Eckersley pumped his fist when he
closed games, and it bothered some who didn’t
know him. Greg Maddux on the mound was
stoic, a human metronome who in his career
faced 20,244 batters (excluding intentional
walks) and fell into a 3-0 count just 135
times. Pedro Martinez pitched with the flair
of a Spanish matador. All are in Cooperstown.
Henry Aaron and Willie Mays had com-
pletely different styles, and they might be the
two best players the game has ever seen.
While growing the game through the WBC
goes hand in hand with growing revenues, the
tournament has grown the game to include
cultures and styles that encourage imagination. That the U.S. won was a celebration of
American baseball culture, but the tournament in its entirety was a celebration of the
game’s diversity.
The WBC showed us how vital freedom of
expression is to baseball, and how important
global diversity is to the game’s viability.
WBC success drives Puerto Rico
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creating an international draft.
Those inside the game, however, refer to it as the Melvin
Nieves factor—a response to the Braves signing Nieves for
what was then a record-setting bonus of $175,000 for an international free agent back in 1988.
That in turn came on the heels of the so-called Juan Nieves
factor, a reference to the Puerto Rican lefthander who signed
with the Brewers in 1983 for what was then a record bonus of
$150,000. He was attending Avon Old Farms High, a boarding school in Connecticut, at the time. As a response to the
signing, Major League Baseball adopted a rule that any foreign
student attending school in the U.S. would be draft-eligible.
Decades Of Decline
Since the rule change that made Puerto Rican players eligible for the draft, fewer of the nation’s players have reached
the majors. Puerto Rico had produced more big league players
than any country other than the U.S. prior to that.
Since outfielder Ricky Otero, who was drafted in 1990 and
made his debut on April 25, 1995, became the first drafted
player from Puerto Rico to reach the big leagues, just 63 Puerto
Rican players have made it to the majors.
Compare that to 283 players from Venezuela and 278 from
the Dominican Republic since 1995. There have been 63 players from Canada, which is subject to the same draft rules as
Puerto Rico.
One big difference is that major league organizations run
their own academies to house and work out teenagers in the
Dominican Republic and Venezuela, but since the advent of
the draft, Puerto Rico has been treated more like the U.S., and
it has fallen on Puerto Rico to create its own academies.
And a prospect from Puerto Rico must either be 18 or have
graduated from high school to be draft-eligible, while in other
Latin American countries, a player may sign after turning 16.
Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was the first player from
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BILL NICHOLS
DENVER
In the aftermath of Puerto Rico
advancing to the finals of the World
Baseball Classic for the second tournament in a row, catcher Yadier Molina
talked about his hope that the team’s
success would help rekindle a focus on
baseball in his homeland.
There was definitely a special feeling on the island amid a celebration of
national pride, and videos of children
singing while holding Puerto Rican flags
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were commonplace.
Though Puerto Rico once again was
shut out in the championship game—
they fell 8-0 to the United States after losing 3-0 to the
Dominican Republic in 2013—many see the nation’s success
in the past two tournaments as a path to restoring passion for
the game to a place that was once a hotbed of baseball talent.
“Our goal is not to give them joy for (just) two weeks,”
Puerto Rico general manager Alex Cora, the former big league
shortstop, said after the championship game. “Our goal is to
change the feeling of the country.”
But can that happen?
The argument can be made that Puerto Rico never lost its
love for baseball, which shows in the emotions stirred by the
WBC. It has, however, lost its magic touch, at least in terms of
producing big league players.
There have been 257 natives of Puerto Rico to appear in
the big leagues, which ranks behind the Dominican Republic
(669) and Venezuela (358) and just ahead of Canada (246),
according to Baseball-Reference.com.
Puerto Rico’s big league impact has slowly eroded since
native players were folded into the pool of draft-eligible players
in 1989. The move was supposed to be the first step toward
Yadier Molina hopes WBC success will spark a revival in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico to be taken with the first overall pick in a draft
(2012), and he then earned the American League Rookie of
the Year Award just three years later to become a national hero.
Correa, however, is the exception. There have been just 12
Puerto Rican players selected in the first round, including
supplemental picks prior to the second round, in the 28 years
they have been a part of the draft. Correa is the only one taken
among the first 15 selections of a draft.
Just seven of the 64 drafted players have appeared in as
many as 1,000 games, led by Carlos Beltran (2,457), Alex Rios
(1,691) and Molina (1,611).
This summer, Ivan Rodriguez will be inducted into the Hall
of Fame. He was signed by the Rangers as a 16-year-old in
1988—the last year before his native Puerto Rico was included
in the draft.
April 21–May 12, 2017
PERSPECTIVE Sunshine state struggles
Halfway through the
college baseball season,
several story lines have
emerged, from the brilliance of Louisville’s
Brendan McKay to
Oregon State’s 24-1
start.
But the biggest story
so far comes from the
Sunshine State, where
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the state’s top program
under coach Kevin
O’Sullivan, winning 24 of the last 30 headto-head with Miami and Florida State.
However, Miami still went to the College
World Series the last two years and has played
in 44 straight NCAA tournaments, dating
back to 1973. Florida State has won at least
40 games every year for 39 years in a row, a
mark of consistency that’s unmatched, and the
Seminoles made back-to-back CWS trips as
recently as 2011-2012.
But both schools’ streaks are in jeopardy
in 2017.
Miami had lost three straight Atlantic Coast
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Manuel
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Conference series—on the road at N.C. State
and North Carolina and at home against Wake
Forest. The Demon Deacons’ first-ever series
win at Mark Light Field ended with a 9-0
shutout as Connor Johnstone spun a Maddux,
needing just 96 pitches over nine innings.
The struggles for Miami have been pronounced; the team was batting a collective
.205/.316/.291 and ranked last in the ACC
in runs per game (3.89). At 12-16, 5-7 ACC
and with an RPI of 75, the Canes were in real
danger of missing both the ACC and NCAA
tournaments. The saving graces are that coach
Jim Morris hasn’t lost his fastball, and the
schedule eases up in the second half.
The Seminoles were 20-11 after sweeping
a midweek two-game set from Florida Gulf
Coast, which had risen as high as No. 11 in
this season’s rankings. Florida State, which
opened the season ranked No. 2, returned
plenty of talent and had a strong recruiting
class that had some (including, ahem, me)
thinking this was the year Mike Martin finally
would break through and win a College
World Series for the first time, after 15 previous trips without a title.
That’s not how the season has started. FSU
had never lost 11 games in its first 30 before
this season, and it had a lost weekend against
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Slow starts imperil
Miami, FSU streaks
Carl Chester, who played for Miami’s 2016 College World Series team, has found the road rougher in 2017
North Carolina in early April. The Tar Heels
swept the Seminoles in Tallahassee for the
first time ever, with the ’Noles coughing up
leads in the final two games of the series while
committing 11 errors in the process. Martin
also suspended All-America shortstop Taylor
Walls, reportedly after the player failed to
make a planned adjustment in his swing and
didn’t run out a ground ball, leading to a dug-
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out argument with coaches.
“I know how I felt about this club six weeks
ago,” Martin told the Tallahassee Democrat
after the UNC series. “Nothing has changed
there.”
It’s just midseason, so neither Miami nor
Florida State is done writing its 2017 story.
But both programs have work to do to keep
their historic streaks going.
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Born
to be a
VandyBoy
The Life And Death Of Donny Everett
STORY BY
MICHAEL LANANNA
one: Clarksville, Tenn.
cars never drove down the street in front of Forney Abbott’s house.
PHOTOS BY
ALYSON BOYER RODE,
MICHAEL LANANNA AND
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Donny Everett turned
down $2.5 million in
the 2015 draft to attend
Vanderbilt and hit 101
mph on the radar gun
during the SEC tournament, in what turned out
to be his final game. He
drowned the day before
the Commodores opened
NCAA regional play
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Born in Houston and raised in 1940s Palestine, Texas, Abbott’s formative years
came before cellphones and color TVs. He didn’t even have a diamond nearby
to play on, no chalky foul lines or fertile grass, just the white lines and the hot,
black asphalt of a mostly deserted street.
When he was 7, 8 years old, Abbott would take a baseball and march onto
that street like he was Joe DiMaggio and it was Yankee Stadium. Instead of
throwing from foul pole to foul pole, he’d go light pole to light pole, hurling the
ball as far as he could over the power lines that stretched above his head.
He did this every day, until one day, a car did drive down the street in front
of Forney Abbott’s house. And inside that car were two scouts, one who worked
for the Pirates, one for the Cardinals. Abbott, now 77, doesn’t remember their
names, but he remembers them stopping their car, on their way to some recruiting mission in nearby Houston or Tyler, and talking to this kid out on the street
and watching him throw. That car would continue to stop, usually once every
month or so, and the Pirates scout—who lived in a small town about 20 miles
away—would give the young Abbott pointers.
The scout kept coming by until Abbott was 11 years old. For that, he’s always
been thankful. Still, as a teenager, playing for his high school team and summer
league teams, Abbott would draw criticism for the way he threw. Other kids
would always tell him he was throwing the wrong way, but he knew they were
the ones who were wrong. He knew he threw hard. He didn’t have a radar gun
to prove it, but he always felt as though God had granted him velocity.
Abbott never had the chance to test his arm in professional baseball. He joined
the Army. Served in the Korean War. And when he returned, he moved to
Clarksville, Tenn. He turned his attention to coaching kids, just like that Pirates
scout once coached him.
Over his adult life, Abbott has helped thousands of kids—and some of those
kids’ kids. At any time, he could have several 11- or 12-year-olds out in his front
yard working on drills to strengthen their bodies, arms and minds
There was one kid, among those thousands, who was different.
Abbott will never forget Donny Everett. He gets emotional thinking about
him now. “I was glad to know Donny,” Abbott says. “It was one of the best
things that ever happened to me.”
Abbott still remembers the day Donny and his father Teddy pulled up in front
of Abbott’s carport about eight years ago. Donny stepped out of the passenger’s
side with the widest smile, a younger, spitting image of his burly blond-haired
father. Together with Teddy, the 11-year-old Donny strolled toward the 70-yearold Abbott, who was sitting outside, and introduced himself.
“Mr. Forney,” Donny began. He always called him Mr. Forney. Never Mr.
BaseballAmerica.com
Abbott. Never coach. Just Mr. Forney. “Can you help me?”
“Son, I don’t know,” Mr. Forney said, “What do you need me to help you
with?”
“He wants to be a baseball player,” Teddy interjected.
“Well,” Mr. Forney laughed. “What does he do?”
“He pitches.”
“OK, if he pitches, that’s good,” Mr. Forney said. “What does he want to do
with this if he wants to be a pitcher?”
Abbott will never forget the look in the 11-year-old Donny’s eyes after he
asked that question—the urgent sense of determination, the desire. Abbott
knew, in that moment, that Donny would get to where he wanted to go, that
this kid was going to be something special. He was already special.
“Mr. Forney,” Donny said, “I want to be a major league baseball player.”
“Donny, I can help you,” Mr. Forney told him after he had watched him
throw for a few minutes.
Even at Donny’s young age, Mr. Forney could see the quickness of his arm
and the untapped potential in his highly projectable body.
“If your goal is to be a major league ballplayer, you have to do everything we
tell you to do,” Mr. Forney told Donny. “And this is going to be a six-day affair.
You’ve gotta work out six days a week, and one day you have to take off because
that’s how God made our bodies to work.
“If you understand that, we can keep going.”
Donny nodded his head.
“The other thing you have to do is your dad has to agree to be with you until
you get into college,” Mr. Forney continued. “Somebody has to be with you to
help you with this stuff, because it’s a lot of movement and a lot of different
things that’s going to accumulate and allow you to be a major league ballplayer.
Are you sure your dad’s going to be with you every day?”
“Yes, Mr. Forney.”
“Now then there’s one more thing to this equation,” Mr. Forney said, “and
that’s your mother.”
“My mother?”
“Yes. She’s got to agree to cook everything you eat from now until you graduate high school. If she don’t agree to cook and feed you what you need to eat,
then you’re not going to be able to do what you want to do, so all of this is off.”
Donny didn’t hesitate. “My mother will do that.”
growing up with a father in the military, Susan had spent most
of her life in Clarksville, near Fort Campbell. Teddy was born and raised in
Louisville, but after joining the Army, he was stationed at Fort Campbell, too.
After first meeting in a public park in 1987, Susan and Teddy dated for three
years, married in July of 1990 and have been together ever since. Teddy spent 10
years in the military, serving in Desert Storm, Desert Shield and more. At one
point, he was stationed in Italy, where he and Susan lived together until they
moved back to Clarksville in 1995.
All the while, Susan and Teddy were trying to have a child. They tried for
seven years. “We didn’t think we were going to have children, actually,” Teddy
said. “We had pretty much given up.”
Then, on April 16, 1997, Donny Everett came into the world.
From a young age, Donny displayed a clear affinity for sports, throwing a ball
before he could walk. As he grew older, Donny channeled that love for throwing into a love for baseball. He’d spend many days over at Susan’s father’s house.
Often he would watch Red Sox games with his grandpa.
the family was gathered on June 8, 2015, for draft night at the Everett
house.
Teddy and Rod Streeter, the middle school coach who had connected the
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Everetts with Forney Abbott, were sitting in the bonus room, back behind the
couch, where Donny was sprawled. They were watching MLB Network, listening to the names called. They knew that, at any point, one of the names out of
Commissioner Rob Manfred’s mouth could be “Donny Everett.”
Suddenly, Donny’s phone rang. He stood up from the couch and left the
room, then returned 30 minutes later.
“Well,” Donny told his family, almost matter-of-factly, “I just turned down
$2.5 million.”
Teddy and Rod exchanged a glance, eyes wide.
“This kid—it made me have even more respect for him,” Streeter remembered. “I just remember thinking, ‘Who would turn that down as an 18-year-old
kid? And what parent would allow their kid to make that decision?’ I think a lot
of parents would be like, ‘Take it, take it! Go!’
“But they left that decision up to Donny, and I have so much respect that he
wanted to get that college experience, and that money wasn’t everything.”
But that was Donny. And that was the Everett family. Donny always valued
relationships over finances, the collective over the individual, and Teddy and
Susan valued their son’s independence. They left the final decision up to the person who’d have to live with it.
Scouts in the area said that even during in-home visits, Donny would do the
majority of the talking, while his parents played a more complementary role.
Usually it’s the other way around. Donny’s ability to handle himself, his maturity, garnered him even more respect among the scouting community. His makeup
might’ve ultimately graded higher than his fastball.
Had he accepted the offer, Donny would’ve been drafted in the latter half of
the first round (the interested club wishes to remain anonymous out of respect
for the Everett family). But Donny had a number in his head going into draft
day, and the offer fell just short. He slid, instead, to the 29th round to the
Brewers, but he wasn’t going to sign.
“He finally said, ‘I made a commitment, and I want to keep it,’ ” Susan said.
That commitment was to Vanderbilt, a school about 45 minutes west on
Interstate 24.
Donny fell in love with the program when he was 10 years old, playing in the
same youth tournament as future Commodores ace and Dodgers draftee Jordan
Sheffield. Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin made a speech at that tournament,
and when Donny heard it, he told his parents right then and there, “I’d really
like to go to Vanderbilt.”
Vanderbilt fell in love with Donny a few years later, when the Commodores
hosted the Royals Scout Team for a game. Then-recruiting coordinator Travis
Jewett was sitting in his office at the ballpark when he saw a kid larger than any
other on the mound. When he heard the ear-shattering pop of the catcher’s mitt,
Jewett knew he needed to act. Fast.
“They FBI’d us in the back parking lot,” Teddy said, laughing. “Donny was
driving and he went to put it in reverse and a black SUV pulls up and all four
doors open up, and all these people were getting out, and we’re like, ‘What in
the world is going on?’ It was all the coaching staff here at Vanderbilt.”
Thus began Vanderbilt’s recruiting of Donny Everett—not that it was a tough
sell. Donny wore a Vandy sweatshirt on his first official visit.
The admiration was mutual. Both Jewett and Corbin could see quickly that
Donny had the kind of character they look for in recruits. He didn’t just fit the
“VandyBoy” mold—he was the embodiment of it.
“I think those people who are inside the walls, they understand what a
VandyBoy is,” said Jewett, now in his first year as Tulane’s head coach. “People
who have that kind of character—people who are selfless, serving others, good
teammates, humble. This kid was a heck of a good competitor.
“Everyone liked him. He had an infectious smile. Obviously, he was big and
strong and all of those things, but yet soft and nurtured in terms of who he was
as a person.”
Donny had a joyful, carefree aura about him. He collected nicknames like
baseball cards: The Don, Big Bird, Sweaty Goat. He earned that one in middle
school because he tended to sweat profusely on the mound while chewing peanuts with the shell intact. Donny could take a ribbing, but he could also dish it
out, with his trademark one-liners.
Donny paired his jovial nature with a voracious work ethic. He was bluecollar in his love for hard labor, for creating things with his own hands. One of
Donny’s favorite hobbies was building model trains. In fact, the Everetts turned
the spare bedroom of their house into a display room for those trains. The
homemade platform fills the room.
When Donny was 14, he convinced his father to restore a 1979 Ford F-100
truck that Teddy had purchased for $150—solely for the engine. Teddy and
Donny worked on that truck for nearly a year, refurbishing it from a junkyard
shell into a mint-green beauty. Donny cherished that truck like it was his offspring.
Donny had an appreciation for the intricacies of life, for the effort behind the
results, for his roots. Even at college, Donny never lost sight of where he came
from.
Streeter remembers a day in late May of Donny’s freshman year at Vandy—
May 28 to be exact—when Donny and Teddy came over to visit. His son Ryan,
one of Donny’s best friends, was home, too. The day before, Vanderbilt had
been eliminated from the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Ala.
Now, together, the Streeters and the Everetts watched the remaining SEC tournament games on TV.
All of a sudden, while watching the games, Rod’s youngest daughter Tessa
walked into the living room and said, “Hey, who wants to play catch with me?”
Donny volunteered, even though he had pitched in the SEC tournament four
Donny’s and Mr. Forney’s playground, their weight room, their boxing ring.
Mr. Forney had warned the boy that this was going to be grueling, that it
would be six days of brutal, sweat-drenched intensity every week. He wasn’t
lying.
Mr. Forney’s teachings were less about angles and hand placement and more
about feeling, more about getting the ball to where Donny wanted it to go. Mr.
Forney designed drills to build up Donny’s body, particularly his lower body, to
catch up with the strength of his arm. He prescribed him a very specific diet,
too, to facilitate growth.
Donny would take a shake to school, mixed with vegetables and protein powder (100 percent protein. Mr. Forney was very particular about that). He kept a
giant jar of peanut butter by his bed and he’d eat it nightly by the spoonful. For
good measure, Mr. Forney insisted Susan cook all of Donny’s meals with coconut oil. That diet, combined with Donny’s hard labor, began to yield results.
Even still, Donny would grow frustrated at times if Mr. Forney tweaked one
of their drills or added additional steps. He would say, “Mr. Forney, I gotta go.”
He always said that. And then he would leave.
The next day, he’d come back and work twice as hard.
Mr. Forney and Donny remained connected through middle school, through
high school, even at Vanderbilt.
Whenever Donny experienced any sort of problem, if he was ever struggling
or aggravated or stressed, he’d call Abbott and say, “Mr. Forney, can I come by?”
And the two would sit on the swing outside of Mr. Forney’s carport and talk
about life, just life, rarely anything about baseball.”
One day, in the middle of Donny’s freshman season at Vanderbilt, he came by
Mr. Forney’s place seeking advice. Donny hadn’t pitched a single inning—sidelined with a lat injury—and he had begun to worry. Mr. Forney assured him it
was only a minor setback. He would be fine.
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Vanderbilt’s program and
its players have taken
steps to honor Donny
Everett’s memory and life,
with his Commodores
number, 41, a constant
reminder. It’s on the
Hawkins Field turf, and
now indelibly inked on
the left wrist of pitcher
Collin Snider (with the
date of his death listed in
Roman numerals), and on
the bicep of Patrick Raby.
days prior. He delivered a scoreless ninth inning against Missouri to close out a
7-0 win. The final pitch of that game was the last pitch Donny Everett would
ever throw. On the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium scoreboard, the radar reading
flashed three digits:
One zero one.
a tobacco barn, a wood stove, a cow mat with a strike zone
painted on it, a makeshift mound constructed out of plywood—this was
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“Donny, you like to fish and all that?” Mr.
Forney asked.
“Yeah.”
Mr. Forney grabbed a couple of rods and some
reels, handed them to Donny and told him to
go fishing with his father, to take his mind off of
baseball and his injury.
“To me,” Mr. Forney says now, “it’s the worst
thing I did.”
Months later, at Donny’s funeral in Clarksville,
Teddy and Susan asked Mr. Forney if he would
be willing to say a few words about their son,
but he just couldn’t bring himself to do it. All he
could muster was a single sentence, something
private and personal.
“Donny,” he said, “It’s my time to say, ‘I gotta
go.’ ”
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Vanderbilt will officially
retire Everett’s No. 41 during a home series against
Florida in mid-April—just
before Everett’s birthday
April 16. Everett’s parents,
Susan and Teddy, have
maintained a consistent
presence at Vandy games.
The game of
baseball was not
overpowering.
That was not
our opponent.
Grief was our
opponent.
And grief just
says, ‘I don’t care
what you
have for me . . .
I will move you
to the side’ . . .
Grief ’s
undefeated—
unless you don’t
have a heartbeat.
vanderbilt
head coach
tim corbin
sitting behind home plate in late
January, inside the offices at Vanderbilt’s
Hawkins Field, Collin Snider points to his left
hand, tracing the area of his palm where his
thumb and left index finger connect.
“My hand was bruised all the time,” Snider
says, with a chuckle. “Right up in this area.”
A few inches below that area, on his wrist, is
a tattoo: “DE41,” along with a date, in Roman
numerals.
June 2, 2016.
Snider remembers the day clearly. It was a
sunny day in Nashville. A practice day. Vanderbilt was getting ready to host
UC Santa Barbara, Washington and Xavier in an NCAA regional. A little
before 10:00 a.m., Vanderbilt pitchers gathered on the turf football field next to
Hawkins Field to get loose and participate in long toss, Snider included.
Snider, then a sophomore, loved Donny Everett as a teammate, as a friend, as
a person—but he hated catching him. “(It was) the scariest thing I did every single day,” he said, laughing. Donny threw so hard and with so much movement,
Snider, at times simply couldn’t see it, especially once they got to the portion of
the drill when they were 60 feet apart and Snider had to squat down like he was
a catcher.
On June 2, 2016, Snider took extra precautions. He asked junior catcher Jason
Delay if he could borrow his catcher’s mitt, and Delay obliged. Even still, Snider
squirmed uncomfortably in his catcher’s squat. Near the end of the workout,
about an hour and 15 minutes later, Donny held up two fingers, as if to say,
“Two more fastballs, then I’m done.”
As he walked up and down the field to monitor his pitchers, Vanderbilt coach
Tim Corbin saw Donny’s two fingers out of the corner of his eye and decided to
move closer. Donny threw one high and tight—very close to the Corbin’s body.
Corbin glared but Donny never made eye contact.
Now, Corbin was curious. He stepped even closer to Snider—standing firmly
within a hypothetical batter’s box. Snider’s thinking, “Is Donny actually doing
this to him right now?,’ but Corbin just smiled. Donny threw this next one even
harder—and closer—just under Corbin’s chin. The coach flinched and fell back
on his heels.
Donny walked up to Snider and shook hands, still not making eye contact
with Corbin—out of a sense of masculine pride. Then, Corbin asked Donny his
signature question, which he asks every player, every day. Donny rarely took the
question seriously.
“Donny, what do you got?”
Donny looked at Corbin with a sly smile and winked—a look Corbin will
never forget.
“You got nothing, coach.”
Corbin loved it—the confidence, the self-assurance, the competitive edge. In
his eyes, that was a moment of growth, and it was the last moment he would
share with Donny.
Around 11:15 a.m., practice ended and the team dispersed, players free to
spend their afternoon however they chose, as long as they were back to their
dorms by curfew.
Donny, fellow freshman righthander Chandler Day, redshirt junior lefthander
Ryan Johnson and two of Donny’s Clarksville friends went to Chipotle for
lunch, then went back to their dorms, gathered their fishing gear and drove
about 70 miles southeast to Normandy Lake, near the city of Tullahoma in
Coffee County.
Corbin stayed put, preparing for the next day’s postseason action. At about a
quarter to eight, he picked up his wife Maggie for dinner.
As they drove, Corbin’s phone began to ring. It was junior ace Jordan
Sheffield. That was odd. Corbin’s players rarely, if ever, call him at night.
Corbin answered the phone.
“Coach, I just want you to know something. I’m not trying to alert you,
but—”
It was too late for that.
sheffield wasn’t trying to worry his head coach. But he did.
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As Corbin continued driving, Sheffield told him that his mom had heard something disturbing on the police scanner—that a Vanderbilt baseball player had
gone fishing and drowned in a lake near Tullahoma.
“But I don’t see how that can be, coach,” Sheffield said. “It can’t be a
Vanderbilt player. It must be a mix-up.”
“Everyone’s back, right?” Corbin responded.
“Almost everyone.”
“Who’s missing?”
Sheffield proceeded to tell Corbin that Donny, Chandler and Ryan had gone
fishing after practice, but they had said they’d be back by 8 o’clock.
At this point, a twinge of panic set in. More than a twinge.
“Can you try to find out where Donny is, and the rest of the boys?”
Corbin hung up the phone and immediately called the sheriff ’s office. He got
the dispatcher. He was told the sheriff would call him back.
Five minutes later, Corbin and Maggie sat in the parking lot outside Sam’s
Sports Grill. Waiting. It was about 8:30. They hadn’t eaten.
The phone rang.
The sheriff, in as calm a voice as he could muster, began speaking on the other
line.
“Coach,” he said. “I just want to let you know that Donny Everett was found
dead tonight in (25) feet of water.”
Time stopped. Earth stopped spinning. Corbin stopped listening. Maggie
could hear the sheriff ’s voice from the passenger’s seat. Silence. Cold silence.
What do you do? What do you say? What do you feel? What can you do?
Corbin called Sheffield back.
“Could you please gather the kids in the dorm?”
Deputy Charles Taylor of the Coffee County Sheriff ’s Department received a
call just before 5 p.m. on June 2, 2016. Another deputy, Brandon Reed, soon
joined him on the scene.
Five young men—Donny Everett, Chandler Day, Ryan Johnson and two
of Donny’s Clarksville friends were fishing at Normandy Lake near Fire Lake
Bridge on Mt. View Road, according to a release from the department. Everett’s
four fishing companions told police that Everett was on the west side of that
bridge and had decided to go into the water in an attempt to swim to the other
side.
Everett made it halfway across before he started to ask for help. He was smiling, and his friends thought he was “joking around,” according to the report.
At one point, one of the boys jumped into the water and pulled Everett several
feet, but he told police he wasn’t a good swimmer and was struggling to stay
afloat. When it seemed like Everett was no longer struggling, the boy let go and
swam back to shore. The group, as a collective, still thought Everett was joking.
When the boy looked back, Everett had gone underwater. He didn’t resurface.
“He went fishing with those rods I gave him,” Forney Abbott said. “And he
decided to swim, and not being familiar with cold water, he was thinking summertime, it was warm, he could get in the water and go across. Well, I’m sure
that cold water shut him down. Because it’s 50-degree water and his muscles just
didn’t work, and the others didn’t understand what was happening to him.”
When Reed arrived on scene a little after 5 p.m., he went into the water and
tried to locate Everett, with no luck. The sheriff ’s department launched a boat to
help with the search. Divers from the Coffee County Rescue Squad entered the
water at 6:38 p.m. to search for Everett, according to the report. At 6:47 they
dived again, and at 6:49 they found Everett’s body in 25 feet of water, about 15
feet from the shore line.
“People say, ‘Why the heck did he try to swim across?’ ” his high school coach,
Brian Hetland, said. “He was carefree. He was Donny. It was in the late afternoon, getting ready to close it up and go on back and get ready for the game.
It wasn’t like he was there at midnight, or swimming at one in the morning, all
crazy and messed up.”
Teddy Everett had to work in the morning. He’d always get up at 3 a.m.,
make the 45-minute drive to the post office in Nashville and work the early
shift. He and Susan were already in bed when the sheriff knocked.
It was 9:30 p.m. The sheriff kept knocking. And knocking. And knocking.
And knocking. And knocking.
Susan remembers every little detail from that day, June 2, 2016. She remembers calling Donny. She remembers texting him. She remembers not hearing
back. She remembers telling Teddy she thought something was wrong. She
remembers the sound of the knocking on the front door. She remembers the
feeling of dread.
Teddy remembers nothing.
corbin and maggie never got out of their car. Tim pulled out
of the parking lot outside of the restaurant and started driving back toward
Vanderbilt’s campus.
As he drove, Maggie’s phone rang. Tim could hear the wailing on the other
line. It was Chandler Day and Ryan Johnson. They were standing in Corbin’s
front yard.
“Tell those boys to get over to the dorm,” Tim said to Maggie, “and we’ll be
waiting on them.”
As Corbin prepared to enter the dorm, he had flashbacks to the early 1990s,
his final season as the head coach at Presbyterian. One of his players, Marcus
Miller, died in a car accident. He remembers bringing his players into his apartment and telling them the news.
It doesn’t get easier the second time. Not in the slightest.
“It’s so toxic because you don’t know what to do, what to say,” Corbin said.
“Because at that point right there, when you share that news with them, they’ve
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gone somewhere else. They’ve just gone to their emotion.”
Corbin didn’t even need to say a word as he entered the lobby. They could tell
from his body language.
“Corbs comes in,” Snider said, “and I don’t remember if he even said anything.”
“He knew that we had all kind of heard rumors as to what possibly happened,” righthander Kyle Wright said. “He came in and basically said one thing,
‘Yeah,’ and that was pretty much kind of it. And then from there, guys just kind
of broke down. There really wasn’t a whole lot of talking.”
No one wanted to sleep that night. No one wanted to be alone. No one
wanted to talk. No one wanted to think about the regional the next day. No one
wanted to think about baseball. No one wanted to think about a game.
Finally, at 4 a.m., Corbin told his players to get to their rooms. Try to get
some sleep. If some of them wanted to sleep in the same room, they could.
Many players did just that. Some didn’t sleep at all.
The next morning, the Commodores boarded a bus and made the 45-minute
ride to Clarksville. Teddy and Susan were waiting in their front yard, arms open
wide, a Vanderbilt flag displayed proudly in front of their house. Players circled
around them, hugged them, cried together, mourned together.
At one point, Teddy and Susan approached the two teammates who were with
Donny at the lake—Chandler Day and Ryan Johnson. They embraced them.
They didn’t want them to blame themselves. They knew this was Donny’s decision.
The first words out of the mouths of Teddy and Susan:
“This wasn’t your fault.”
The clubhouse was divided—to play or not to play?
Fate intervened. Rain washed away Vanderbilt’s regional-opening game against
Xavier. It was hardly a reprieve. Another sleepless night. Another night of
mourning. Saturday, June 4, was just as gray and rainy.
The flags at Hawkins Field flew at half-mast. Donny’s No. 41 jersey hung in
the home dugout. The Commodores left a space for Donny down the foul line
as they lined up for the national anthem. Every player wrote “DE41” on his hat.
Corbin and his coaching staff did their best to manage their players’ emotions—to lend them some morsel of strength. But it was still all so raw. The
tears still flowed freely.
Behind ace Jordan Sheffield, Vanderbilt made an uncharacteristic four errors,
fueling a 13-run seventh inning for Xavier, the No. 4 seed. The Musketeers won
15-1. The shaken Commodores suddenly were staring at an elimination game.
Cruelly, they’d have to play for a second time that day.
When Kyle Wright took the mound that night against Washington, he had
barely slept the previous two nights. He was running on pure adrenaline.
Through the first three innings, that seemed to be enough to carry him. He kept
the Huskies off the board, while Vanderbilt established a 1-0 lead. Then things
began to unravel. Down 8-2 in the sixth inning, the Huskies led a spirited comeback, knocking out Wright in the seventh and taking a 9-8 lead in the eighth.
That score would hold.
Vanderbilt’s season ended. Abruptly. Painfully.
After that final game ended, no one said a word in the dugout. The
Commodores sat there for an hour, silent, encircling coach Corbin. Snider
remembers looking up at the No. 41 jersey hanging on the jacket rack and crying. He had wanted to win with every fiber of his being.
But the truth was—as Corbin later shared with his team—Vanderbilt wasn’t
meant to win that day. This was life’s way of saying they needed to direct their
attention and love elsewhere—completely and fully toward Donny.
“We were thinking about Donny the entire day. I think the kids are probably
saying, ‘Did this really happen?’ It’s replay in your mind,” Corbin said. “And
we’ve all had dreams and we’ve all had nightmares, and you wake up and you say
to yourself, ‘Boy, that dream was so real, and I’m glad it never happened.’ And
then you continue to try to wake up from this, and you’re up, or at least you
think you’re up because—what is life?
“Life might be one huge dream for all I know, but whatever we’re doing at the
time, you wake up and it keeps replaying itself, ‘Yes, this did happen; yes, this
did happen; yes, this did happen; but I have an at-bat here. Yes, this did happen;
yes, this did happen; yes, this did happen; but I’ve got to throw a pitch here, but
yes, this did happen.’ And it just keeps coming.
“People outside go, ‘That must be so difficult to do.’ Difficult is not the word.
It’s not doable. The game of baseball was not overpowering. That was not our
opponent. Grief was our opponent. And grief just says, ‘I don’t care what you
have for me, I will eat you up, I will move you to the side, you can throw anything my way,’ but grief always wins. Grief ’s undefeated—unless you don’t have
a heartbeat.
“Quite frankly, when grief ate us, it just did the best thing it could’ve done
for Vanderbilt baseball at that moment. It just made us stop playing a sport and
then turn our attention to Donny, and that’s what we needed to do, and that
was healthier than winning two baseball games.”
Three days later, Vanderbilt’s team bus unloaded outside of Faith Outreach
Church in Clarksville. The community poured into the church to honor Donny
Everett—every person he had ever touched filled its expansive interior. Even
Vanderbilt players Donny never played with—Dansby Swanson, Carson Fulmer,
Rhett Wiseman—came to offer their condolences.
Eight players served as pallbearers, Snider and Wright included. Representing
his teammates, Snider made a touching eulogy, describing Donny as the “ultimate VandyBoy.”
Tim Corbin made his own eulogy, a moving reflection on Donny’s carefree
Midwest American values, his positive life force and his biting wit.
Corbin still has that eulogy saved in a Word document on his office computer. It’s 10 pages long. In it he praises Teddy and Susan, Coach Hetland of
Clarksville High, adviser Scott Boras and Vanderbilt baseball for shaping the
man Donny had become.
“Last Thursday morning, the sun was out. It was 85 degrees,” Corbin said
in his eluogy. “Donny was on the baseball field training and preparing for our
regional game. He was throwing baseballs with his teammates, running around
the field and catching ground balls with a smile ear to ear.
“After we finished, it was on to Chipotle . . . then back to the dorm to grab
fishing gear. Then on to the lake with his friends and his fishing rod . . .
“His best friends. Baseball. Fishing. Happiness.
“This is all you would ever want for your child.
“This is all we ever would want for him.”
beloved son. Grandson.
Nephew. Cousin. Friend and
teammate. Taken too soon but
not forgotten. Remember him
for his kindness, generosity, and
most of all, his ability to make
you laugh!
The grave is located at
Sango Cemetery, a few-minute
drive from the purple-tinged
Clarksville High baseball field,
where a light-hearted, easygoing country boy had become
something greater. Something
mythical.
If you’re walking to it from the
church, aim for the northwest
corner, as far as you can go, away
from the street. The tombstone is
almost isolated there, as if staring
out at the grassy, open field in
front of it. Except for a red barn
off in the distance, there’s nothing but green on the horizon. He would’ve liked that.
The items left there by his friends and family coalesce into a narrative. They
tell a story brimming with love. There are flowers and religious articles, a clear
glass cross, a circular stone plate adorned with a golden border and the words,
“In memory of a life so beautifully lived.”
There’s a Tennessee Titans banner draped across an adjacent bench, a gold
Vanderbilt baseball flag pinned firmly into the ground. There’s a bottle of Big
Red soda—the kind he used to order at White Castle every Sunday. There’s a
can of Natural Light beer—a college-kid staple. Two cans of chewing tobacco.
One Cuban cigar, half-smoked. Three baseballs, one older and more worn than
the other two. A pencil-drawn sketch—laminated—of a Clarksville pitcher with
his back turned, wearing No. 14 and tossing a ball in the air.
Etched in the stone itself, on one side, is the No. 41, a Vanderbilt “V” and a
baseball. On the other side, on the bottom left and bottom right, respectively, is
“CHS #14” and the image of a fisherman, standing on a boat, reeling in a fish
out of the water. It’s a big one.
But the part that will catch your eye first as you inch closer to the stone—the
part that you couldn’t possibly miss—are the two words stretched across the top
of the grave. Two words spelled out in all-caps, bolded in deep, black font. Two
words that tell the story of Donny Everett more succinctly and more powerfully
than any one person could ever hope to. Those two words:
VANDYBOY FOREVER.
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three: Nashville
his office is geometrical perfection, neatly arranged and thoughtfully decorated. The view outside his balcony window in late January is one of
construction—the $12 million renovations to the left-field complex won’t be
completed until spring of 2018. The sky is gray; the ground cold, wet.
On the wall adjacent to his desk, closest to the door, is a collection of trophies
and awards. Memories of euphoric times, a national championship in 2014, the
first in Vanderbilt history.
Life lessons—human emotion—preserved behind glass.
“The part of winning a national championship and the part of death, those
emotions are so extreme that they’re almost similar in some ways,” Tim Corbin
says, glancing at the mementos in front of him. “Because they’re almost so not
how you live your life.
“Winning a national championship, after a couple of days, you want to get
back to some normalcy. And
after a death, which is far different than a game, you want to get
back to some normalcy . . . But
normalcy from Donny’s death—
that seemed so far removed. I
didn’t think we’d ever see normalcy again, at least at that time . . .
“It’s starting to feel more like
normalcy now.”
Everett’s grave is located
at Sango Cemetery, not
far from where he played
high school baseball at
Clarksville (Tenn.) High.
He wore No. 14 in high
school and switched to
No. 41 in college. On
the opposite side of the
stone, there’s an image
of a fisherman reeling
in a fish. Along the top,
stretched across in thick,
black lettering is the
phrase, “VANDYBOY
FOREVER.”
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PROSPECT PULSE Roster surprises
Stassi grinds his way to Opening Day roster
Few outside the Phillies organization took
notice when Brock Stassi won the Double-A
Eastern League MVP award in 2015. After all,
he was a 26-year-old first baseman who the
year before had hit .232 with just eight home
runs in his first season at Reading.
Stassi didn’t dwell on his 2014 performance,
though. He did what he always does. He kept
grinding.
“I always believed in myself . . . I always had
confidence that I would work hard,” Stassi
told reporters this spring after he learned he
had made the Phillies’ Opening Day roster.
The 27-year-old will play first base and left
field as a lefthanded-hitting complement to
Tommy Joseph and Howie Kendrick.
“When I was in high school I wasn’t recruited to go to college. I was a late draft pick.”
Stassi said. “So I’ve always had a lot of confidence. It was always my end goal (to make the
majors) and I never doubted myself—ever.”
Stassi was a two-way player at Nevada who
was 33rd-round pick and signed for just
$1,000 in 2011. He returned to Reading in
2015 and hit .300/.394/.470 with 15 homers
in 133 games. He led the EL with 90 RBIs
and ranked second with 32 doubles and 77
walks. He even led league first basemen with
a .995 fielding percentage.
Stassi’s ability to work pitchers, hit for
power and defend his position didn’t go unno-
ticed by the Phillies. Nor did his work ethic.
“He’s earned every bit of it,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said this spring. “He’s just
a good-looking player . . . He plays the game
the right way.”
Stassi gets that from his family. His father
Jim reached Triple-A as a catcher and coached
both Brock and his brother Max, a catcher in
the Astros system, at Yuba City (Calif.) High.
“My dad always talked about the value of
versatility,” Brock said this spring.
That lesson paid off for Stassi, who might
even be able to pitch in on the mound. He
pitched 243.2 innings in college, and the
Indians even drafted him as a lefthander in
2010.
Reporting by Jim Salisbury
Nine More Roster Surprises
CHASE DE JONG, RHP, MARINERS: Seattle
traded for the reigning Texas League pitcher
of the year on March 1. He made the big club
when Dillon Overton went on paternity leave.
TREY MANCINI, 1B, ORIOLES: Mancini batted just 15 times last season as a September
callup, yet he cracked a Baltimore roster that
already produces righthanded power galore.
JOSE MARTINEZ, OF, CARDINALS: The
well-traveled 28-year-old made the big club
after revamping his swing and slugging .740
with 15 RBIs to lead the Cardinals this spring.
JACOB MAY, OF, WHITE SOX: An injury to
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Brother Max beat him to the majors, but Brock Stassi opened 2017 in the majors with Max in Triple-A
Charlie Tilson paved the way for the speedy,
switch-hitting center fielder to make the team.
REDS ROTATION: No pitching staff is greener than the Reds, who began the year with
three pitchers with zero big league experience:
reliever Barrett Astin and starters Rookie
Davis, a righthander, and lefty Amir Garrett.
DREW ROBINSON, UTIL, RANGERS: The
Rangers list 24-year-old Robinson as a backup
at every position but catcher, and he mashed
lefthanders at Triple-A last season.
DANIEL ROBERTSON, UTIL, RAYS: Part of
the return from the Athletics for Ben Zobrist
in 2015, Robertson is a strong fundamental
player who can back up any infield position.
ROCKIES ROTATION: Colorado rounded
out its rotation with Top 10 Prospects Kyle
Freeland and Antonio Senzatela, neither of
whom had logged a single big league inning
but beat out Jeff Hoffman.
BEN TAYLOR, RHP, RED SOX: The 2015
seventh-round reliever made the win-now
Red Sox by striking out 19 in 13 innings and
allowing a .212 average this spring.
System Analyst
When it comes to drafting future big league
players, no team has been more prolific in
recent years than the Diamondbacks.
Surprising as it sounds, Arizona led the field
with 26 players on Opening Day rosters (or
the 10-day disabled list) who were originally
drafted and signed by the organization. This
despite the fact that the D-backs rank No. 28
on our organization talent rankings this year.
While a strict head count isn’t a particularly
advanced way to look at draft impact—reliever Steve Hathaway counts the same for the
D-backs as Paul Goldschmidt, for example—
but it is a useful tool to determine which
teams have scouted and drafted big leaguers
and which have not.
The D-backs have more than just numbers.
Their draftees include Goldschmidt, Max
Scherzer, Justin Upton, A.J. Pollock, Adam
Eaton, Dansby Swanson and Jake Lamb
among its homegrown draftees.
When it comes to scouting international
talent, the Rangers have excelled. Texas signed
the highest number—14—of future big
leaguers among its international free agents.
The list includes old-school signees Joaquin
Benoit and Edinson Volquez, plus Odubel
Herrera, Leonys Martin, Rougned Odor,
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Nomar Mazara, Martin Perez and Jurickson
Profar by the current administration.
Because the Rangers also tied for the fourthmost original draftees, the organization leads
the way with 38 players who entered pro ball
with Texas.
On the other end of the spectrum, the
Padres and Orioles tied for the fewest original
draftees or signees (22) on Opening Day rosters this year.
Here is the complete accounting of all players originally drafted or signed as an international free agent by each organization. Not
shown: nondrafted free agents or signees from
independent leagues.
Team
Rangers
Yankees
Braves
Red Sox
D-backs
Cardinals
Mets
Mariners
Rockies
Cubs
Angels
Blue Jays
Nationals
White Sox
Reds
Indians
Giants
Athletics
Twins
Brewers
Rays
Royals
Pirates
Phillies
Marlins
Dodgers
Astros
Tigers
Padres
Orioles
Draft
24
21
23
20
26
24
20
18
22
21
19
25
25
23
21
18
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
15
20
14
18
15
19
17
IFA
14
13
11
12
7
8
11
12
7
8
7
3
3
5
7
10
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
10
4
10
5
8
3
5
Overall
38
35
34
34
33
32
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
The Angels originally signed three of the six
domestic nondrafted free agents on Opening
Day rosters: righthanders Miguel Gonzalez,
Darren O’Day and Matt Shoemaker.
The Red Sox signed the only two players
on Opening Day rosters who began their pro
careers in the independent leagues: outfielder
Daniel Nava and lefthander Robby Scott.
—J.J. Cooper
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Braves bump Allard,
Soroka to Double-A
The Braves are pushing some of their top
prospects this year.
Atlanta sent lefthanders Max Fried and
Kolby Allard and righthander Mike Soroka to
Double-A Mississippi, skipping all three over
high Class A Florida after they spent last year
at low Class A Rome.
For Fried, the move isn’t all that unexpected. The 23-year-old is a 2012 first-round pick
whose advancement was slowed by August
2014 Tommy John surgery. He largely missed
the 2014 and 2015 seasons and the Braves
were cautious in his return, leaving him in
low Class A Rome all season last year where he
helped Baseball America’s Minor League Team
of the Year to the South Atlantic League title.
But the ascent for Allard and Soroka is
much more rapid. Both were 2015 first-round
picks. Soroka went 9-9, 3.02 in 143 innings
with Rome. He impressed scouts with his
ability to command three pitches and his
knack for setting up hitters.
Allard’s jump is even more surprising. At
this time last year, he wasn’t on Rome’s
Opening Day roster because he was still recovering from a back injury that wiped out his
senior season in high school and also limited
him to six pro innings in 2015.
He made three starts in June and was
demoted to Rookie-level Danville. But after
returning to Rome in July, he was dominating down the stretch, including 12 scoreless
innings in the playoffs. Overall Allard was
5-3, 3.73 for Rome last season. Both Allard
and Soroka won’t turn 20 until August.
“They are both really special pitchers we
think will rise to the challenge. We feel like
we want to see where they will go with this,”
Braves general manager John Coppolella said.
“We felt like they can handle this challenge.
They may be 19-years-old, but we felt they are
advanced beyond their years. The good ones
get there early and these are two really good
ones.”
The Braves bumped Allard and Soroka in
part because of a pitching log jam as well.
With them headed to Double-A, the Braves
begin the season with five-man rotations all
through the minor leagues that are stacked
with legitimate pitching prospects (albeit in
some cases they are young pitchers who have
exceeded rookie eligibility).
Waiting On Aiken
Indians lefthander Brady Aiken will begin
the season at low Class A Lake County. But
there are causes for concern after Aiken’s
fastball velocity remained down during spring
training. Aiken was the No. 1 pick in the 2014
draft after he sat at 90-94 mph and touched
96 as a high school senior in San Diego.
Aiken ended up not signing with Houston
after the team lowered its bonus offer over
concerns about the size of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. Aiken
then injured his elbow the following spring
and had to have Tommy John surgery. The
Indians picked him with the 17th pick in the
2015 draft and were willing to be patient as
he rehabbed.
But Aiken’s velocity never fully came back
in his pro debut in 2016. He sat in the upper
80s and touched 91 mph during much of his
time with the AZL Indians and short-season
Mahoning Valley, although there were reports
of him showing a little better velocity during
instructional league.
The hope was he’d be closer to his pre-injury form this spring. But scouts who have seen
him this spring have generally saw him sit in
the upper 80s without the arm speed or plus
secondary stuff they expected to see.
Top 100 Injury Roll-Call
Cardinals righthander Alex Reyes (No.
4-ranked prospect) leads a group of 13 Top
100 prospects who didn’t make Opening Day
rosters. Reyes will miss the entire season as
he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Rays
righthander Jose De Leon (No. 29) is on the
Triple-A Durham disabled list with a sore
forearm. Astros righthander David Paulino
(No. 51) begins the season on the Triple-A
Fresno DL with a bone bruise.
And Yankees righthander James Kaprielian
has been placed on the disabled list with a
sore pitching elbow. A similar injury kept
Kaprielian out for all but three starts in 2016.
Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis (No. 34) is
being held back in extended spring training as
SEAN
PRESENTS
MURPHY
THE
CAPTAIN’S
CATCHER’S
OAKLAND
The Captain’s Catcher’s Award recognizes the
defensive qualities of minor league catchers.
Inspired by the catching skills and character of Jason Varitek,
this award is only about catching and who plays the position
to the fullest. The best catchers are detail oriented and driven
to improve their performance behind the plate. Leadership,
dedication, the ability to call a game, blocking, receiving, and
making plays are the primary qualities sought after—with the
ultimate goal of protecting home.
BILL MITCHELL
AWARD
TONY FARLOW
BY J.J. COOPER
Kolby Allard began last year in extended spring training. He’s starting this year in Double-A.
he continues to rehab and recover from last
season’s significant knee injury.
The Cubs are holding outfielder Eloy
Jimenez (No. 14) back in extended spring
training for a couple of weeks to recover from
a shoulder injury.
Brewers outfielder Corey Ray (No. 42) is
being held back in extended spring briefly as
he continues to recover from offseason knee
surgery, but he’s expected to join high Class A
Carolina before long.
The Dodgers are holding back righthander
Yadier Alvarez (No. 26) and the Padres are
keeping lefthander Adrian Morejon (No. 98)
in extended spring training but are expected
to send both to full-season assignments in
either later April or early May.
A pair of 2016 first-round high school
NEWS & NOTES
Q Soroka and Allard are the two youngest Top 100 Prospects
to begin the season in Double-A.
Q The Blue Jays pushed third baseman Vladimir Guerrero
Jr., 18, to low Class A Lansing. Guerrero is the youngest Top
100 Prospect to receive a full-season assignment.
The seventh edition of the CAPTAIN’S CATCHER AWARD, PRESENTED BY
ALL-STAR, features a number of recent draftees as contenders, headlined by
Oakland’s Sean Murphy. The Athletics drafted Murphy in the third round, No. 83
overall, last year out of Wright State. Murphy sets a low target, has a plus, accurate
arm, blocks balls well and has excellent agility. His hands work well but he can
improve his pitch presentation. He will attempt to do just that as he enters his first
full season of professional baseball.
Player
Aramis Garcia
Joe Hudson
Carson Kelly
Reese McGuire
Francisco Mejia
Sean Murphy
Tomas Nido
Will Smith
Garrett Stubbs
Jose Trevino
#MFRA
April 21–May 12, 2017
pitchers–the Tigers Matt Manning (No. 61)
and the Marlins Braxton Garrett (No. 76) are
also staying back in extended spring training
as is Cardinals’ 2016 first-round shortstop
Delvin Perez. The least surprising news of a
Top 100 Prospect failing to make an Opening
Day roster belongs to Braves shortstop Kevin
Maitan (No. 77). After signing last summer
as a 16-year-old, the young Venezuelan is not
expected to make his pro debut until rookie
ball begins in late June.
2017 CAPTAIN’S CATCHER AWARD WATCH LIST
Team
PCT
G
E PB SBA
San Francisco
1.000
47
0
7
55
Cincinnati
.995
66
3 12
72
St. Louis
.996
92
3
6
87
Toronto
.984
86 10
3
96
Cleveland
.988
87
9
6
69
Oakland
.983
21
3
0
25
New York (NL)
.987
88
9
9 119
Los Angeles (NL)
.994
39
2
2
60
Houston
.997
67
2 10
53
Texas
.998 100
2
8
98
CS
21
29
27
35
30
11
50
25
27
47
PCT
.381
.402
.310
.365
.435
.440
.420
.417
.509
.480
MOVE FORWARD RISE ABOVE™
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15
BUSINESS BEAT Tebow road show
BY JOSH NORRIS
Despite all the hassle they’ll go through,
every team in the minor leagues is hoping to
get a glimpse of Tim Tebow at their ballpark.
Not necessarily because the Heisman Trophy
winner and ex-NFL quarterback will be fun
to watch, but because he’ll bring the fans out
in droves.
Fans followed Tebow from ballpark to ballpark in the Arizona Fall League, and teams
around the South Atlantic League are expecting the same phenomenon this year as long
as Tebow is with the Mets’ low Class A
Columbia affiliate. Even before games were
played, the Tebow Effect was clear.
“It was announced two weeks ago, I think,
a couple of weeks before our single-game
tickets were going to go on sale,” Lakewood
BlueClaws vice president of ticket sales Jimmy
McNamara said. “So, for those games, we
moved up our single-game ticket sales and
we’re already out of seats for our game on
Saturday the 13th.”
That game was already going to be big for
the BlueClaws, with bark in the park night
scheduled, but groups that had reservations
quickly called up and asked for more tickets.
Even before he was officially assigned to
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Columbia, opposing teams were speculating
about where Tebow would go and what they’d
do if he wound up playing at their park.
“We thought, based on his skill level, he
wouldn’t go to Double-A or Triple-A. We
thought that they’d maybe he’d go to high
Class A,” McNamara said. “I guess they want
to develop him at a different pace so they
moved him to Columbia. We were thinking
about it when he signed, and as the offseason progressed and rumors were swirling we
thought, ‘This could happen.’”
And it did. Columbia announced Tebow’s
assignment with a video showing his nameplate
above a locker in their Spirit Communications
Park. A few days later a picture of Tebow in
a Fireflies jersey, shown while he was at Mets
spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla., began
circulating. Once that happened, the rest of
the SAL was off and running.
The Fireflies’ first road games are at Augusta
and Rome. The Hickory Crawdads are the
third road team Tebow and Co. will visit, and
they, too, were more than willing to make special arrangements so fans could get a glimpse
of Tebow.
“We have seen quite an uptick, actually,
compared to what that weekend would be
normally,” Crawdads GM Mark Seaman said.
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Tebow will be a boon
for Columbia’s foes too
Tim Tebow’s presence in the South Atlantic League will be good for his opponents’ bottom line
“Almost immediately we were getting some
calls, and then it continually progressed. It’s
kind of tapered off at this point, but almost as
soon as it was announced it began.”
The Crawdads got another ticket push once
they highlighted Columbia’s series in Hickory.
BaseballAmerica.com
In our recent minor league survey, executives were generally in favor of Tebow’s foray
into the minor leagues. Suffice it to say, those
whose teams get a few games of Tebow’s boxoffice boost will be just fine with the former
football star’s attempt at baseball.
April 21–May 12, 2017
Rosters OPENING DAY
ARIZONA
DIAMONDBACKS
Pitchers
* Jake Barrett
Archie Bradley
Andrew Chafin
Patrick Corbin
Jorge De La Rosa
Randall Delgado
Zack Greinke
* Steve Hathaway
J.J. Hoover
Shelby Miller
Robbie Ray
Fernando Rodney
Taijuan Walker
Tom Wilhelmsen
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
R-R 25 Diamondbacks
R-L 27 Diamondbacks
L-L 28 Diamondbacks
L-L 36 Rockies
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
R-R 33 Diamondbacks
L-L 27 Diamondbacks
R-R 30 Reds
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
L-L 26 Diamondbacks
R-R 40 Marlins
R-R 25 Mariners
R-R 33 Mariners
Catchers
Chris Herrmann
Chris Iannetta
Jeff Mathis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 29 Diamondbacks
R-R 34 Mariners
R-R 34 Marlins
Infielders
Nick Ahmed
Daniel Descalso
Brandon Drury
Paul Goldschmidt
Jake Lamb
Chris Owings
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
L-R 30 Rockies
R-R 25 Diamondbacks
R-R 30 Diamondbacks
L-R 26 Diamondbacks
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
**Socrates Brito
L-L 25 Diamondbacks
Jeremy Hazelbaker L-R 30 Cardinals
David Peralta
L-L 30 Diamondbacks
A.J. Pollock
R-R 29 Diamondbacks
Yasmany Tomas
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
RENO ACES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Anthony Banda
Silvino Bracho
Enrique Burgos
Erik Davis
Frank Duncan
Kaleb Fleck
Daniel Gibson
Zack Godley
Matt Koch
Brian Matusz
T.J. McFarland
Keyvius Sampson
Jimmie Sherfy
Braden Shipley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
R-R 30 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 25 Pirates (AAA)
R-R 28 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-L 25 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
L-R 26 Diamondbacks
L-L 30 Cubs
L-L 28 Orioles
R-R 26 Reds
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks
Catchers
Willians Astudillo
Hank Conger
Ronnie Freeman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Braves (AA)
B-R 29 Rays
R-R 26 Diamondbacks (AAA)
Infielders
Ketel Marte
Kris Negron
Jack Reinheimer
Carlos Rivero
Ildemaro Vargas
Christian Walker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Mariners
R-R 31 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 29 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 26 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 26 Orioles (AAA)
Outfielders
Oswaldo Arcia
Zach Borenstein
Reymond Fuentes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 26 Padres
L-R 27 Diamondbacks (AAA)
L-L 26 Royals
JACKSON GENERALS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Taylor Clarke
Miller Diaz
Brooks Hall
Eric Jokisch
Brad Keller
Joe Krehbiel
Jared Miller
Gabriel Moya
Yuhei Nakaushiro
Grant Sides
Gabe Speier
Josh Taylor
Alex Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 27 Brewers (AAA)
R-L 28 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-L 24 Diamondbacks (AAA)
L-L 22 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-L 28 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 28 Indians (AA)
L-L 22 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-L 24 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-L 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
Catchers
Oscar Hernandez
Michael Perez
* Jose Queliz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks
L-R 25 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
Infielders
Kevin Cron
* Travis Denker
Rudy Flores
Dawel Lugo
Kevin Medrano
Colin Walsh
Jamie Westbrook
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 32 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-R 26 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-R 27 Diamondbacks (AAA)
B-R 28 Brewers
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (AA)
Outfielders
Kelly Dugan
Stewart Ijames
Evan Marzilli
Victor Reyes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 27 Cubs (AA)
L-R 29 Diamondbacks (AA)
L-L 26 Diamondbacks (AAA)
L-R 22 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
VISALIA RAWHIDE
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Armando Aguilar
Jose Almonte
Nick Baker
Kirby Bellow
Cody Clark
Justin Donatella
Cameron Gann
Bud Jeter
Keegan Long
Mason McCullough
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 26 Mexican League
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AAA)
L-L 25 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
April 21–May 12, 2017
Joel Payamps
Ivan Pineyro
Cody Reed
Trevor Simms
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
23
26
21
25
Diamondbacks (Hi A)
Marlins (AAA)
Diamondbacks (Hi A)
Diamondbacks (SS)
Catchers
Francis Christy
Matt Jones
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AAA)
Infielders
Sergio Alcantara
Austin Byler
* Henry Castillo
Galli Cribbs
Marty Herum
Danny Lockhart
Fernery Ozuna
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 21 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-R 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
B-R 22 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-R 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-R 24 Cubs (AA)
B-R 21 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
Outfielders
Colin Bray
Grant Heyman
Matt McPhearson
Zach Nehrir
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-L 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-R 23 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
L-L 22 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
KANE COUNT Y COUGARS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Ryan Atkinson
Ryan Burr
Jon Duplantier
Tommy Eveld
Wei-Chieh Huang
Sam Lewis
Tyler Mark
Jose Martinez
Austin Mason
Sam McWilliams
Jefferson Mejia
Emilio Vargas
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (R)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
L-R 23 Diamondbacks (SS)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (SS)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 25 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 21 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
Catchers
Jose Herrera
Alexis Olmeda
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 20 Diamondbacks (R)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Luis Alejandro BasabeB-R 21 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
Jazz Chisholm
L-R 19 Diamondbacks (R)
Paxton De La Garza R-R 23 Diamondbacks (SS)
Ramon Hernandez R-R 21 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
Manny Jefferson
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (SS)
Kyle Smith
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (R)
Outfielders
Anfernee Grier
Jason Morozowski
Luis Silverio
Marcus Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Diamondbacks (SS)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
R-R 22 Diamondbacks (SS)
R-R 21 Diamondbacks (Lo A)
ATLANTA
BRAVES
Pitchers
* Mauricio Cabrera
Josh Collmenter
Bartolo Colon
R.A. Dickey
Mike Foltynewicz
Jaime Garcia
Jim Johnson
Ian Krol
**Jacob Lindgren
Eric O’Flaherty
Jose Ramirez
* Armando Rivero
Chaz Roe
Julio Teheran
Arodys Vizcaino
* Dan Winkler
Tyler Flowers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Braves
R-R 31 Braves
R-R 44 Mets
R-R 42 Blue Jays
R-R 25 Braves
L-L 31 Cardinals
R-R 34 Braves
L-L 26 Braves
L-L 24 Yankees (Hi A)
L-L 32 Braves
R-R 27 Braves
R-R 29 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 30 Braves
R-R 26 Braves
R-R 26 Braves
R-R 27 Braves
R-R 31 Braves
Catchers
Anthony Recker
Kurt Suzuki
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 34 Indians
R-R 33 Twins
Infielders
Chase d’Arnaud
Freddie Freeman
Adonis Garcia
* Micah Johnson
Jace Peterson
Brandon Phillips
**Sean Rodriguez
Dansby Swanson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Braves
L-R 28 Braves
R-R 32 Braves
L-R 26 Dodgers
L-R 27 Braves
R-R 36 Reds
R-R 32 Pirates
R-R 23 Braves
Outfielders
Emilio Bonifacio
Ender Inciarte
Matt Kemp
Nick Markakis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 32 Braves
L-L 26 Braves
R-R 33 Braves
L-L 33 Braves
GWINNETT BRAVES
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Aaron Blair
* Rex Brothers
Kevin Chapman
Rhiner Cruz
Joel De La Cruz
Caleb Dirks
Sam Freeman
David Hernandez
Jason Hursh
Luke Jackson
Sean Newcomb
Dave Peterson
* Bradley Roney
Lucas Sims
Matt Wisler
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Braves
L-L 29 Did not play
L-L 29 Astros
R-R 30 Mexican League
B-R 28 Braves
R-R 24 Braves (AA)
R-L 30 Brewers
R-R 32 Phillies
R-R 25 Braves
R-R 26 Rangers
L-L 24 Braves (AA)
R-R 27 Braves (AAA)
R-R 25 Braves (AAA)
R-R 23 Braves (AAA)
R-R 25 Braves
2017
OPENING DAY
ROSTERS
T
he following pages contain Opening Day rosters for every fullseason team in Organized Baseball. Roster limits for all full-season
leagues are set at 25. Ages are as of April 6, minor league Opening
Day. For each player, we have listed the organization he played in last
year. Major leaguers simply have the team name; those who played
in the minors only are listed with the peak level reached in parentheses. Only the most recent organization played for is listed. Foreign or
independent leagues are also listed. Opening Day rosters with more
updated and detailed information are available at baseballamerica.com
* DISABLED LIST ** 60DAY DISABLED LIST
# RESTRICTED/PATERNITY/MILITARY LIST
Sean Kazmar
Kyle Kubitza
* Emerson Landoni
Rio Ruiz
R-R
L-R
B-R
L-R
33
27
28
23
Braves (AAA)
Braves (AAA)
Braves (AAA)
Braves
Outfielders
Lane Adams
Xavier Avery
* Dustin Peterson
Mel Rojas
Matt Tuiasosopo
Adam Brett Walker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Cubs (AAA)
L-L 27 Orioles (AAA)
R-R 23 Braves (AA)
B-R 27 Braves (AAA)
R-R 31 Braves
R-R 25 Twins (AAA)
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Kolby Allard
Jesse Biddle
Max Fried
* Kyle Kinman
Michael Mader
Akeel Morris
Wes Parsons
Phil Pfeifer
Evan Phillips
Danny Reynolds
* Joe Rogers
Chad Sobotka
Mike Soroka
Patrick Weigel
Matt Withrow
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 20 Braves (Lo A)
L-L 25 Braves (DNP)
L-L 23 Braves (Lo A)
L-L 27 Braves (AA)
L-L 23 Braves (AA)
R-R 24 Braves (AA)
R-R 25 Braves (AA)
L-L 25 Braves (AA)
R-R 23 Braves (AA)
R-R 26 Angels (AA)
L-L 26 Tigers (AA)
R-R 24 Braves (AA)
R-R 20 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 23 Braves (AA)
R-R 24 Braves (Hi A)
Catchers
Armando Araiza
* Sal Giardina
* Joseph Odom
Kade Scivicque
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Rays (AA)
B-R 25 Braves (Hi A)
R-R 25 Braves (AA)
R-R 24 Braves (AA)
Infielders
Travis Demeritte
Carlos Franco
Reed Harper
* Levi Hyams
Dylan Moore
Luis Valenzuela
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Braves (Hi A)
R-R 25 Braves (AA)
R-R 26 Braves (AA)
L-R 27 Braves (AAA)
R-R 25 Braves (Hi A)
L-R 24 Braves (Hi A)
Outfielders
Keith Curcio
Stephen Gaylor
Jared James
Connor Lien
Joey Meneses
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Braves (Hi A)
L-R 25 Braves (AAA)
L-R 23 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 23 Braves (AA)
R-R 25 Braves (AA)
FLORIDA FIRE FROGS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age
Corbin Clouse
B-L 22
Luiz Gohara
L-L 21
Josh Graham
R-R 23
Drew Harrington
R-L 22
Chase Johnson-MullinsL-L 23
Taylor Lewis
R-R 23
Sean McLaughlin L-R 23
Tyler Pike
L-L 23
Ricardo Sanchez
L-L 20
Andres Santiago
R-R 27
Touki Toussaint
R-R 21
Devan Watts
R-R 22
Jacob Webb
R-R 24
2016 Org (Peak)
Braves (Lo A)
Mariners (Lo A)
Braves (Lo A)
Braves (R)
Braves (Hi A)
Braves (AA)
Braves (Hi A)
Mariners (Hi A)
Braves (Lo A)
Can-Am League
Braves (Lo A)
Braves (Lo A)
Braves (Lo A)
Catchers
Jonathan Morales
Wigberto Nevarez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 26 Braves (Lo A)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
David Freitas
R-R 28 Cubs (AAA)
Blake Lalli
L-R 34 Braves
* Braeden Schlehuber R-R 29 Braves (AAA)
Infielders
Carlos Castro
Alay Lago
Omar Obregon
Austin Riley
Alejandro Salazar
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 26 Mexican League
B-R 23 Braves (Hi A)
R-R 20 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 20 Braves (Lo A)
Infielders
Ozzie Albies
Johan Camargo
Outfielders
Ronald Acuna
Braxton Davidson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 19 Braves (Lo A)
L-L 21 Braves (Hi A)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 20 Braves (AAA)
B-R 23 Braves (AA)
Ray-Patrick Didder R-R
Alex Jackson
R-R
Tyler Neslony
L-R
22
21
23
Braves (Lo A)
Mariners (Lo A)
Braves (Lo A)
ROME BRAVES
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Ian Anderson
Thomas Burrows
Oriel Caicedo
Matt Custred
Tucker Davidson
Jon Kennedy
Ryan Lawlor
Bladimir Matos
Adam McCreery
Jeremy Walker
Joey Wentz
Brandon S. White
Bryse Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 19 Braves (R)
L-L 23 Mariners (SS)
L-L 23 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 24 Braves (Lo A)
L-L 21 Braves (R)
L-L 22 Braves (Hi A)
R-L 23 Braves (Hi A)
R-R 23 Braves (Lo A)
L-L 24 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 22 Braves (R)
L-L 19 Braves (R)
R-R 22 Braves (R)
R-R 19 Braves (R)
Catchers
Brett Cumberland
Lucas Herbert
Tanner Murphy
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 22 Braves (R)
R-R 20 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 22 Braves (Hi A)
Infielders
Derian Cruz
Kurt Hoekstra
Kevin Josephina
Marcus Mooney
Anfernee Seymour
Juan Yepez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 18 Braves (R)
L-R 24 Braves (R)
B-R 20 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 23 Braves (R)
B-R 22 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 19 Braves (Lo A)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Anthony Concepcion R-R 22 Braves (R)
Cristian Pache
R-R 18 Braves (R)
Randy Ventura
B-R 20 Braves (R)
BALTIMORE
ORIOLES
Pitchers
Brad Brach
Zach Britton
Dylan Bundy
Oliver Drake
Kevin Gausman
Mychal Givens
Donnie Hart
Ubaldo Jimenez
* Wade Miley
Vidal Nuno
Darren O’Day
* Chris Tillman
Tyler Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Orioles
L-L 29 Orioles
B-R 24 Orioles
R-R 30 Orioles
R-R 26 Orioles
R-R 27 Orioles
L-L 27 Orioles
R-R 33 Orioles
L-L 30 Orioles
L-L 30 Mariners
R-R 34 Orioles
R-R 29 Orioles
R-R 28 Orioles
Catchers
Welington Castillo
Caleb Joseph
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Diamondbacks
R-R 31 Orioles
Infielders
Chris Davis
Ryan Flaherty
J.J. Hardy
Manny Machado
Trey Mancini
Jonathan Schoop
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 31 Orioles
L-R 31 Orioles
R-R 35 Orioles
R-R 25 Orioles
R-R 25 Orioles
R-R 25 Orioles
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Craig Gentry
R-R 33 Angels
Adam Jones
R-R 32 Orioles
Hyun-Soo Kim
L-R 29 Orioles
Joey Rickard
R-L 26 Orioles
* Anthony Santander B-R 22 Indians (Hi A)
Seth Smith
L-L 35 Mariners
Mark Trumbo
R-R 31 Orioles
NORFOLK TIDES
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Jayson Aquino
Alec Asher
BaseballAmerica.com
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Orioles
R-R 25 Phillies
Richard Bleier
Parker Bridwell
Stefan Crichton
Joe Gunkel
Chris Lee
Scott McGough
Richard Rodriguez
Zach Stewart
Logan Verrett
Mike Wright
Jimmy Yacabonis
Gabriel Ynoa
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
30
26
25
25
25
27
27
31
27
27
25
24
Yankees
Orioles
Orioles (AA)
Orioles (AAA)
Orioles (AA)
Orioles (AAA)
Orioles (AAA)
Korea
Mets
Orioles
Orioles (AA)
Mets
Catchers
Francisco Pena
Chance Sisco
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Orioles
L-R 22 Orioles (AAA)
Infielders
Robert Andino
Alex Castellanos
Sean Coyle
Johnny Giavotella
Paul Janish
Chris Johnson
David Washington
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 33 Marlins
R-R 31 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 25 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 30 Angels
R-R 34 Orioles
R-R 32 Marlins
L-L 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Outfielders
Pedro Alvarez
Michael Choice
Chris Dickerson
Logan Schafer
Henry Urrutia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 Orioles
R-R 27 Indians (AAA)
L-L 35 Orioles (AA)
L-L 31 Twins
L-R 30 Orioles (AAA)
BOWIE BAYSOX
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Brandon Barker
Jed Bradley
Bobby Bundy
Garrett Cleavinger
Jason Garcia
Matt Grimes
Jefri Hernandez
David Hess
Jon Keller
Jesus Liranzo
Lucas Long
John Means
Ryan Meisinger
Tanner Scott
Michael Zouzalik
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Orioles (AA)
L-L 27 Braves
R-R 27 Orioles (AAA)
L-L 23 Orioles (Hi A)
R-R 24 Orioles (AA)
R-R 26 Orioles (AA)
R-R 26 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 24 Orioles (AA)
R-R 25 Orioles (AA)
R-R 22 Orioles (AA)
R-R 24 Orioles (Hi A)
L-L 24 Orioles (AA)
R-R 23 Orioles (Hi A)
R-L 23 Orioles (AA)
L-R 27 Orioles (AAA)
Catchers
# Chris O’Brien
Audry Perez
Austin Wynns
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 28 Orioles (AAA)
R-R 28 Orioles (AAA)
R-R 26 Orioles (AAA)
Infielders
Drew Dosch
Jeff Kemp
Adrian Marin
Aderlin Rodriguez
Garabez Rosa
Erick Salcedo
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 25 Orioles (AA)
R-R 27 Orioles (AA)
R-R 23 Orioles (AA)
R-R 25 Orioles (Hi A)
R-R 27 Orioles (AAA)
B-R 24 Orioles (Hi A)
Outfielders
Glynn Davis
Jay Gonzalez
Cedric Mullins
Tucker Nathans
D.J. Stewart
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Orioles (AA)
L-L 25 Orioles (AA)
B-L 22 Orioles (Lo A)
L-R 28 Orioles (AA)
L-R 23 Orioles (Hi A)
FREDERICK KEYS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Keegan Akin
L-L 22 Orioles (SS)
Cristian Alvarado R-R 23 Orioles (Lo A)
Mike Burke
R-R 25 Orioles (Hi A)
Tanner Chleborad R-R 24 Orioles (AA)
Jay Flaa
R-R 25 Orioles (Lo A)
Brian Gonzalez
R-L 21 Orioles (Lo A)
Luis Gonzalez
L-L 25 Orioles (Hi A)
Mitch Horacek
L-L 25 Orioles (Hi A)
Cory Jones
R-R 26 Orioles (Hi A)
Reid Love
R-L 25 Orioles (Lo A)
Ofelky Peralta
R-R 20 Orioles (Lo A)
Franderlyn Romero R-R 24 Orioles (Hi A)
Cody Sedlock
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
Christian Turnipseed R-R 25 Orioles (Lo A)
Catchers
Stuart Levy
Yermin Mercedes
Alex Murphy
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Orioles (AA)
R-R 24 Orioles (Hi A)
R-R 22 Orioles (Lo A)
Infielders
Ricardo Andujar
Steve Laurino
Ryan Mountcastle
Jomar Reyes
Drew Turbin
Steve Wilkerson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 24 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 20 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 20 Orioles (Hi A)
L-R 24 Orioles (Lo A)
B-R 25 Orioles (AA)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Randolph Gassaway R-R 22 Orioles (Lo A)
Josh Hart
L-L 22 Orioles (Hi A)
Austin Hays
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
Ademar Rifaela
L-L 22 Orioles (Hi A)
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Dariel Alvarez
Jake Bray
Matthias Dietz
Cody Dube
Kory Groves
Lucas Humpal
Francisco Jimenez
Nick Jobst
Steven Klimek
Zeke McGranahan
Zach Muckenhirn
Jhon Peluffo
Travis Seabrooke
James Teague
Alex Wells
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Orioles
R-R 24 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 25 Orioles (DNP)
R-R 24 Orioles (SS)
R-R 22 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 23 Orioles (R)
L-R 23 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 26 Orioles (R)
L-L 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 20 Orioles (Lo A)
R-L 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 23 Orioles (SS)
R-R 20 Orioles (SS)
Catchers
Daniel Fajardo
Jerry McClanahan
* Wagner Ramirez
Chris Shaw
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 25 Orioles (Hi A)
R-R 22 Orioles (R)
R-R 23 Orioles (SS)
Infielders
Chris Clare
Frank Crinella
Alejandro Juvier
Irving Ortega
Preston Palmeiro
Collin Woody
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 23 Orioles (SS)
L-R 21 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 20 Orioles (SS)
L-R 22 Orioles (SS)
R-R 23 Orioles (SS)
Outfielders
Cole Billingsley
Gerrion Grim
Ryan McKenna
Jake Ring
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Orioles (SS)
R-R 24 Orioles (Lo A)
R-R 20 Orioles (SS)
L-L 23 Orioles (Lo A)
BOSTON
RED SOX
Pitchers
Fernando Abad
Matt Barnes
* Roenis Elias
Heath Hembree
Joe Kelly
Craig Kimbrel
* Drew Pomeranz
Rick Porcello
* David Price
Eduardo Rodriguez
Robbie Ross
Chris Sale
Robby Scott
* Carson Smith
Ben Taylor
* Tyler Thornburg
Steven Wright
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 31 Red Sox
R-R 27 Red Sox
L-L 29 Red Sox
R-R 28 Red Sox
R-R 29 Red Sox
R-R 29 Red Sox
R-L 28 Red Sox
R-R 28 Red Sox
L-L 32 Red Sox
L-L 24 Red Sox
L-L 28 Red Sox
L-L 28 White Sox
B-L 28 Red Sox
R-R 27 Red Sox
R-R 24 Red Sox (AA)
R-R 29 Brewers
R-R 33 Red Sox
Catchers
Sandy Leon
Christian Vazquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 28 Red Sox
R-R 27 Red Sox
Infielders
Xander Bogaerts
Mitch Moreland
Dustin Pedroia
Hanley Ramirez
* Josh Rutledge
Pablo Sandoval
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Red Sox
L-L 32 Rangers
R-R 34 Red Sox
R-R 33 Red Sox
R-R 28 Red Sox
L-R 31 Red Sox
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Andrew Benintendi L-L 23 Red Sox
Mookie Betts
R-R 24 Red Sox
Jackie Bradley
L-R 27 Red Sox
Brock Holt
L-R 29 Red Sox
Steve Selsky
R-R 28 Reds
Chris Young
R-R 34 Red Sox
PAWTUCKET RED SOX
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Erik Cordier
Shawn Haviland
Brian Johnson
Kyle Kendrick
Kyle Martin
Edgar Olmos
Henry Owens
Chandler Shepherd
Hector Velazquez
Marcus Walden
Brandon Workman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Japan
R-R 31 Indians (AAA)
L-L 26 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 33 Angels (AAA)
R-R 26 Red Sox (AAA)
L-L 27 Orioles (AAA)
L-L 25 Red Sox
R-R 25 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 28 Mexican League
R-R 29 Twins (AAA)
R-R 29 Red Sox (AA)
Catchers
Dan Butler
Tim Roberson
Blake Swihart
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 28 Red Sox (AA)
B-R 25 Red Sox
Infielders
Matt Dominguez
Marco Hernandez
Deven Marrero
Mike Miller
Sam Travis
Jantzen Witte
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Blue Jays
L-R 25 Red Sox
R-R 27 Red Sox
R-R 28 Red Sox
R-R 24 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 27 Red Sox (AAA)
Outfielders
Brian Bogusevic
Bryce Brentz
Rusney Castillo
Allen Craig
Junior Lake
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 33 Japan
R-R 28 Red Sox
R-R 30 Red Sox
R-R 33 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 27 Blue Jays
PORTLAND SEA DOGS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Trey Ball
L-L 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
Jalen Beeks
L-L 24 Red Sox (AA)
Ty Buttrey
L-R 24 Red Sox (AA)
Jamie Callahan
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
* Harrison Cooney
R-R 25 Angels (Hi A)
Jake Cosart
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
Jacob Dahlstrand R-R 25 Red Sox (AA)
Taylor Grover
R-R 26 Red Sox (AA)
Williams Jerez
L-L 25 Red Sox (AA)
Austin Maddox
R-R 26 Red Sox (AAA)
Kevin McAvoy
R-R 24 Red Sox (AA)
Josh Smith
L-L 27 Pirates (AAA)
Teddy Stankiewicz R-R 23 Red Sox (AA)
Luis Ysla
L-L 25 Red Sox (AAA)
Catchers
Danny Bethea
Jake DePew
Jordan Procyshen
# Jake Romanski
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 25 Rays (AA)
L-R 24 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 26 Red Sox (AA)
Infielders
Ryan Court
Rafael Devers
Tzu-Wei Lin
Nick Longhi
Heiker Meneses
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Red Sox (AAA)
L-R 20 Red Sox (Hi A)
L-R 23 Red Sox (AA)
R-L 22 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 26 Twins (AAA)
17
OPENING DAY Rosters
R-R
R-R
29
25
Padres (AAA)
Yankees (AAA)
Outfielders
Danny Mars
Joseph Monge
Cole Sturgeon
Aneury Tavarez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 22 Red Sox (Hi A)
L-L 26 Red Sox (AAA)
L-R 25 Red Sox (AAA)
SALEM RED SOX
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Gerson Bautista
Austin Glorius
Dedgar Jimenez
Trevor Kelley
Matt Kent
Travis Lakins
Adam Lau
Daniel McGrath
Mitchell Osnowitz
Yankory Pimentel
Bobby Poyner
Roniel Raudes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Red Sox (Lo A)
R-R 24 Red Sox (Lo A)
L-L 21 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
L-L 25 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-L 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 26 Frontier League
R-R 24 Red Sox (Hi A)
L-L 24 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 19 Red Sox (Lo A)
Catchers
Jhon Nunez
Austin Rei
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 22 Red Sox (Lo A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Lo A)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Jordan Betts
R-R 25 Red Sox (AA)
Michael Chavis
R-R 22 Red Sox (Hi A)
Chad De La Guerra L-R 24 Red Sox (Lo A)
Deiner Lopez
B-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
Josh Ockimey
L-R 21 Red Sox (Lo A)
Jose Sermo
B-R 26 Red Sox (Hi A)
Josh Tobias
R-R 24 Phillies (Hi A)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Lo A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 25 Red Sox (AA)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Lo A)
Outfielders
Bryan Hudson
Tate Matheny
Mike Meyers
Derek Miller
Kyri Washington
GREENVILLE DRIVE
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Shaun Anderson
R-R 22 Red Sox (SS)
Logan Boyd
L-L 23 Red Sox (Lo A)
Pat Goetze
R-R 23 Red Sox (SS)
Daniel Gonzalez
R-R 21 Red Sox (Lo A)
Matthew Gorst
R-R 23 Red Sox (SS)
Jason Groome
L-L 19 Red Sox (SS)
Darwinzon HernandezL-L 20 Red Sox (SS)
Steve Nogosek
R-R 22 Red Sox (Lo A)
Hildemaro Requena R-R 20 Red Sox (R)
Robby Sexton
L-L 23 Red Sox (R)
Mike Shawaryn
R-R 23 Red Sox (SS)
Hunter Smith
R-R 23 Red Sox (SS)
Jordan Weems
L-R 24 Red Sox (SS)
Catchers
Roldani Baldwin
Isaias Lucena
Eddy Reynoso
# Tyler Spoon
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Red Sox (Lo A)
B-R 22 Red Sox (SS)
R-R 23 Red Sox (R)
R-R 25 Red Sox (Lo A)
Infielders
Bobby Dalbec
Santiago Espinal
Mitchell Gunsolus
Nick Lovullo
Carlos Tovar
Tucker Tubbs
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Red Sox (SS)
R-R 22 Red Sox (R)
L-R 24 Red Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Red Sox (AA)
R-R 22 Red Sox (SS)
R-R 25 Red Sox (SS)
Outfielders
Yoan Aybar
Lorenzo Cedrola
Tyler Hill
Chris Madera
Ryan Scott
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 20 Red Sox (SS)
R-R 19 Red Sox (R)
R-R 21 Red Sox (SS)
R-R 25 Red Sox (AA)
L-R 24 Red Sox (SS)
CHICAGO
CUBS
Pitchers
Brett Anderson
Jake Arrieta
Wade Davis
* Brian Duensing
Carl Edwards
Justin Grimm
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey
Jon Lester
Mike Montgomery
Hector Rondon
Pedro Strop
Koji Uehara
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 29 Dodgers
R-R 31 Cubs
R-R 32 Royals
L-L 34 Royals
R-R 26 Cubs
R-R 29 Cubs
R-R 27 Cubs
R-R 38 Cubs
L-L 33 Cubs
L-L 28 Cubs
R-R 29 Cubs
R-R 32 Cubs
R-R 42 Red Sox
Catchers
Willson Contreras
Miguel Montero
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Cubs
L-R 34 Cubs
Infielders
Javier Baez
Kris Bryant
Tommy La Stella
Anthony Rizzo
Addison Russell
Ben Zobrist
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cubs
R-R 25 Cubs
L-R 28 Cubs
L-L 28 Cubs
R-R 23 Cubs
B-R 36 Cubs
Outfielders
Albert Almora
Jason Heyward
Jon Jay
Kyle Schwarber
Matt Szczur
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Cubs
L-L 28 Cubs
L-L 32 Padres
L-R 24 Cubs
R-R 28 Cubs
IOWA CUBS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Aaron Brooks
Jake Buchanan
Eddie Butler
Dylan Floro
18
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 28 Cubs
B-R 26 Rockies
L-R 26 Rays
Seth Frankoff
Pierce Johnson
Jack Leathersich
Miguel Mejia
Alec Mills
Felix Pena
David Rollins
Jose Rosario
Zac Rosscup
Ryan Williams
Rob Zastryzny
R-R
R-R
R-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-L
R-R
R-L
29
26
27
29
25
27
27
27
29
25
25
Dodgers (AAA)
Cubs (AAA)
Cubs (AAA)
Cubs (AAA)
Royals
Cubs
Mariners
Cubs (AAA)
Cubs (DNP)
Cubs (AAA)
Cubs
Catchers
Victor Caratini
Carlos Corporan
Taylor Davis
Ali Solis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 Cubs (AA)
B-R 33 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 27 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 30 Red Sox (AAA)
Infielders
Stephen Bruno
Jeimer Candelario
Ian Happ
Chesny Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Cubs (AAA)
B-R 23 Cubs
B-R 23 Cubs (AA)
R-R 24 Cubs (AA)
Outfielders
John Andreoli
Todd Glaesmann
Bijan Rademacher
Mark Zagunis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 26 Diamondbacks (AAA)
L-L 26 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 24 Cubs (AAA)
KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
TENNESSEE SMOKIES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
David Berg
R-R 24 Cubs (AA)
Trevor Clifton
R-R 22 Cubs (Hi A)
Gerardo Concepcion L-L 25 Cubs
Daniel Corcino
R-R 27 Dodgers (AA)
Zach Hedges
R-R 24 Cubs (AA)
Brad Markey
R-R 25 Cubs (AA)
Ryan McNeil
R-R 23 Cubs (Hi A)
Jhondaniel Medina R-R 24 Pirates (AAA)
Preston Morrison R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
Steve Perakslis
R-R 26 Cubs (AAA)
James Pugliese
R-R 25 Cubs (AA)
Daury Torrez
R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
Jen-Ho Tseng
L-R 22 Cubs (AA)
Duane Underwood R-R 23 Cubs (AA)
Catchers
Cael Brockmeyer
Erick Castillo
Ian Rice
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Cubs (AAA)
B-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
Infielders
David Bote
Andrew Ely
Carlos Penalver
Jason Vosler
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cubs (AAA)
L-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (AA)
L-R 24 Cubs (AA)
Outfielders
Jeffrey Baez
Yasiel Balaguert
Charcer Burks
Roberto Caro
Trey Martin
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 22 Cubs (Hi A)
B-R 24 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 24 Cubs (AA)
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Adbert Alzolay
Pedro Araujo
Casey Bloomquist
Craig Brooks
Oscar De La Cruz
Scott Effross
Thomas Hatch
Ryan Kellogg
Dillon Maples
Jordan Minch
James Norwood
Jeremy Null
Justin Steele
Tommy Thorpe
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 25 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 22 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (DNP)
R-L 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 25 Cubs (Hi A)
L-L 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
L-L 22 Cubs (Lo A)
L-L 25 Cubs (Hi A)
Catchers
Tyler Alamo
P.J. Higgins
Tyler Pearson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 24 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 25 Cubs (Hi A)
Infielders
Bryant Flete
Trent Giambrone
Jesse Hodges
Adonis Paula
Matt Rose
Carlos Sepulveda
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (SS)
R-R 23 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
L-R 21 Cubs (Lo A)
Outfielders
Robert Garcia
Eddy Martinez
Connor Myers
Daniel Spingola
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Cubs (SS)
R-R 22 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
L-L 24 Cubs (Hi A)
SOUTH BEND CUBS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Dylan Cease
Jared Cheek
Chad Hockin
Marc Huberman
Dakota Mekkes
Kyle Miller
Tyson Miller
Erling Moreno
Duncan Robinson
Manuel Rondon
Michael Rucker
Wyatt Short
Pedro Silverio
Matt Swarmer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Cubs (SS)
B-R 24 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 22 Cubs (SS)
L-L 23 Cubs (SS)
R-R 22 Cubs (SS)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 22 Cubs (SS)
R-R 20 Cubs (SS)
R-R 23 Cubs (SS)
L-L 22 Cubs (SS)
R-R 23 Cubs (SS)
L-L 22 Cubs (SS)
R-R 23 Cubs (SS)
R-R 24 Cubs (R)
Catchers
Alberto Mineo
Tyler Payne
Jhonny Pereda
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 24 Cubs (SS)
R-R 21 Cubs (R)
JOSHUA BLANCHARD/GETTY IMAGES
Mike Olt
Jose Rosario
Ian Happ, the Cubs’ 2015 first-round pick, shined in spring training
and jumped to Triple-A Iowa for the first time
Infielders
Wladimir Galindo
Vimael Machin
Isaac Paredes
Yeiler Peguero
Zack Short
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 20 Cubs (SS)
L-R 24 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 18 Cubs (Lo A)
B-R 20 Cubs (SS)
R-R 22 Cubs (SS)
Outfielders
Luis Ayala
Kevonte Mitchell
Chris Pieters
D.J. Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-L 21 Cubs (R)
R-R 22 Cubs (SS)
L-L 23 Cubs (SS)
R-R 20 Cubs (SS)
CHICAGO
WHITE SOX
Pitchers
Dylan Covey
Miguel Gonzalez
Derek Holland
Dan Jennings
Nate Jones
* Juan Minaya
Jake Petricka
Zach Putnam
Jose Quintana
David Robertson
* Carlos Rodon
James Shields
Anthony Swarzak
Michael Ynoa
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Athletics (AA)
R-R 33 White Sox
B-L 30 Rangers
L-L 30 White Sox
R-R 31 White Sox
R-R 27 Astros
R-R 29 White Sox
R-R 30 White Sox
L-L 28 White Sox
R-R 32 White Sox
L-L 24 White Sox
R-R 35 White Sox
R-R 32 Yankees
R-R 26 White Sox
Catchers
Omar Narvaez
Geovany Soto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 White Sox
R-R 34 Angels
Infielders
Jose Abreu
Tim Anderson
Matt Davidson
Todd Frazier
Tyler Saladino
Yolmer Sanchez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 White Sox
R-R 24 White Sox
R-R 26 White Sox
R-R 31 White Sox
R-R 28 White Sox
B-R 25 White Sox
Outfielders
Cody Asche
Melky Cabrera
Avisail Garcia
Leury Garcia
Jacob May
* Charlie Tilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 27 Phillies
B-L 33 White Sox
R-R 26 White Sox
B-R 26 White Sox
B-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
L-L 24 Cardinals
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Jose Vinicio
B-R
Outfielders
Jason Bourgeois
Adam Engel
Willy Garcia
Rymer Liriano
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 35 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 25 Pirates (AAA)
R-R 26 Brewers (DNP)
24
Red Sox (AAA)
BIRMINGHAM BARONS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Spencer Adams
Brandon Brennan
Miguel Chalas
Matt Cooper
Jace Fry
Jordan Guerrero
Michael Kopech
Will Lamb
Robin Leyer
Thad Lowry
El’Hajj Muhammad
* Scott Snodgress
* Jordan Stephens
Colton Turner
Connor Walsh
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 White Sox (AA)
R-R 26 White Sox (AA)
R-R 25 White Sox (DNP)
R-R 26 White Sox (AA)
L-L 24 White Sox (DNP)
L-L 23 White Sox (AA)
R-R 21 Red Sox (Hi A)
L-L 27 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 24 White Sox (AA)
R-R 22 White Sox (AA)
R-R 26 Reds (AAA)
L-L 28 Atlantic League
R-R 25 White Sox (Hi A)
L-L 26 White Sox (AA)
L-R 24 White Sox (AA)
Catchers
Brett Austin
Alfredo Gonzalez
* Chris O’Dowd
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
B-R 26 White Sox (AAA)
Infielders
Eddy Alvarez
Keon Barnum
Nick Basto
Trey Michalczewski
Jake Peter
Cleuluis Rondon
Cameron Seitzer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 27 White Sox (AAA)
L-L 24 White Sox (AA)
R-R 23 White Sox (AA)
B-R 22 White Sox (AA)
L-R 24 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 23 White Sox (Hi A)
L-R 27 Rays (AAA)
Outfielders
Courtney Hawkins
Hunter Jones
Mason Robbins
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 White Sox (AA)
R-R 26 White Sox (AA)
L-L 24 White Sox (Hi A)
WINSTONSALEM DASH
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Tanner Banks
Max Beatty
Aaron Bummer
Brannon Easterling
Ian Hamilton
Drew Hasler
Louie Lechich
* Luis Martinez
Aron McRee
Yelmison Peralta
Ryan Riga
Zach Thompson
Kelvis Valerio
Andre Wheeler
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 25 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 26 White Sox (Lo A)
L-L 24 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 27 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 24 White Sox (Hi A)
L-L 25 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 23 White Sox (R)
R-R 22 White Sox (Hi A)
L-L 24 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 26 White Sox (Hi A)
L-L 26 White Sox (AA)
Catchers
Zack Collins
Daniel Gonzalez
* Wilfredo Rodriguez
* Casey Schroeder
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 21 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 Atlantic League
B-R 24 White Sox (Lo A)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 Reds (AA)
R-R 24 White Sox (R)
R-R 21 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 24 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 23 White Sox (Hi A)
Pitchers
Chris Beck
Zack Burdi
* Brian Clark
Tyler Danish
* Jake Dunning
Carson Fulmer
Lucas Giolito
Brad Goldberg
David Holmberg
Greg Infante
Reynaldo Lopez
* Cory Luebke
Terance Marin
Matt Purke
Giovanni Soto
Chris Volstad
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 White Sox
R-R 22 White Sox (AAA)
R-L 24 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 23 White Sox
R-R 29 Giants (AAA)
R-R 23 White Sox
R-R 23 Nationals
R-R 27 White Sox (AAA)
R-L 26 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 30 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 23 Nationals
R-L 32 Pirates
R-R 28 White Sox (AAA)
L-L 27 White Sox
L-L 26 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 31 White Sox (AAA)
Catchers
* Carson Blair
Roberto Pena
Kevan Smith
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Rangers (AAA)
B-R 25 Astros (AAA)
R-R 29 White Sox
Infielders
Ronald Bueno
Brady Conlan
Johan Cruz
Danny Mendick
Toby Thomas
Infielders
Everth Cabrera
Nicky Delmonico
Danny Hayes
Yoan Moncada
* Gerson Montilla
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 30 Did not play
L-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
L-R 27 White Sox (AAA)
B-R 22 Red Sox
R-R 27 White Sox (Hi A)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Luis Alex. Basabe B-R 21 Red Sox (Hi A)
Alex Call
R-R 23 White Sox (Lo A)
Jake Fincher
R-R 24 White Sox (Lo A)
Aaron Schnurbusch L-L 23 White Sox (R)
Louis Silverio
R-R 23 White Sox (AAA)
BaseballAmerica.com
Pitchers
* Victor Diaz
Danny Dopico
Dane Dunning
Kevin Escorcia
Bernardo Flores
Alec Hansen
Lane Hobbs
Alex Katz
Kyle Kubat
Jimmy Lambert
Luis Ledo
Mike Morrison
Yosmer Solorzano
Ben Wright
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Red Sox (Lo A)
R-R 23 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 22 Nationals (SS)
L-L 22 White Sox (R)
L-L 22 White Sox (R)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 22 White Sox (R)
L-L 22 White Sox (Hi A)
L-L 24 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 22 White Sox (R)
R-R 24 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 20 White Sox (R)
R-R 23 White Sox (Lo A)
Catchers
Nate Nolan
Seby Zavala
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 24 White Sox (Lo A)
Infielders
Brandon Dulin
Max Dutto
Grant Massey
Zach Remillard
Mitch Roman
* K.J. Woods
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Royals (Lo A)
R-L 23 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 25 White Sox (Hi A)
R-R 23 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 22 White Sox (R)
L-R 22 Marlins (Hi A)
Outfielders
Micker Adolfo
Joel Booker
Jameson Fisher
Antonio Rodriguez
Tyler Sullivan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 White Sox (Lo A)
R-R 23 White Sox (R)
L-R 23 White Sox (R)
R-R 22 White Sox (Lo A)
L-L 24 White Sox (Lo A)
CINCINNATI
REDS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Barrett Astin
R-R 25 Reds (AA)
**Homer Bailey
R-R 31 Reds
* Austin Brice
R-R 25 Marlins
Tony Cingrani
L-L 28 Reds
Rookie Davis
R-R 24 Reds (AAA)
* Anthony DeSclafani R-R 27 Reds
Scott Feldman
L-R 34 Blue Jays
Brandon Finnegan L-L 24 Reds
Amir Garrett
L-L 25 Reds (AAA)
Raisel Iglesias
R-R 27 Reds
Michael Lorenzen R-R 25 Reds
* Nefi Ogando
R-R 28 Marlins
Wandy Peralta
L-L 26 Reds
Cody Reed
L-L 24 Reds
Robert Stephenson R-R 24 Reds
Drew Storen
B-R 30 Mariners
**Nick Travieso
R-R 23 Reds (AA)
Blake Wood
R-R 32 Reds
Catchers
Tucker Barnhart
* Devin Mesoraco
Stuart Turner
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 26 Reds
R-R 29 Reds
R-R 25 Twins (AA)
Infielders
Zack Cozart
Scooter Gennett
Jose Peraza
Eugenio Suarez
Joey Votto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 32 Reds
L-R 27 Brewers
R-R 23 Reds
R-R 26 Reds
L-R 34 Reds
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Arismendy Alcantara B-R 25 Athletics
Adam Duvall
R-R 29 Reds
Billy Hamilton
B-R 27 Reds
Patrick Kivlehan
R-R 27 Reds
Scott Schebler
L-R 26 Reds
LOUISVILLE BATS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Tim Adleman
Bronson Arroyo
Lisalverto Bonilla
Alejandro Chacin
* Nick Christiani
Louis Coleman
# Carlos Gonzalez
Lucas Luetge
* Andrew McKirahan
Kyle McMyne
Evan Mitchell
* Jon Moscot
Sal Romano
Nick Routt
Kevin Shackelford
Jackson Stephens
Rob Wooten
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Reds
R-R 40 Nationals (R)
R-R 27 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 24 Reds (AA)
R-R 30 Reds (DNP)
R-R 31 Dodgers
R-R 27 Reds (AA)
L-L 30 Angels (AAA)
R-L 27 Braves (DNP)
R-R 27 Reds (AA)
R-R 25 Reds (AA)
R-R 26 Reds
L-R 23 Reds (AA)
L-L 27 Reds (AAA)
R-R 28 Reds (AAA)
R-R 23 Reds (AA)
R-R 32 Braves (AAA)
Catchers
Rob Brantly
Chad Wallach
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 28 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 25 Reds (AA)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Brandon Dixon
R-R 25 Reds (AA)
Dilson Herrera
R-R 23 Reds (AAA)
Seth Mejias-Brean R-R 26 Reds (AAA)
Juan Perez
L-R 25 Reds (AAA)
Tony Renda
R-R 26 Reds
Zach Vincej
R-R 26 Reds (AA)
* Zach Walters
B-R 28 Dodgers
Outfielders
Beau Amaral
Sebastian Elizalde
Phillip Ervin
Tyler Goeddel
* Hernan Iribarren
Jesse Winker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 26 Reds (AAA)
L-R 25 Reds (AA)
R-R 25 Reds (AA)
R-R 24 Phillies
L-R 33 Reds
L-L 24 Reds (AAA)
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Brennan Bernardino L-L 25 Reds (Hi A)
Luis Castillo
R-R 24 Marlins (AA)
Jake Ehret
Ismael Guillon
Jimmy Herget
Ariel Hernandez
Tyler Mahle
Deck McGuire
Keury Mella
Carlos Portuondo
Alex Powers
Austin Ross
Domingo Tapia
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
24
25
24
25
23
28
24
29
25
29
26
Reds (AA)
Reds (Hi A)
Reds (Hi A)
Reds (Hi A)
Reds (AA)
Cardinals (AAA)
Reds (AAA)
Braves (AAA)
Reds (Hi A)
Brewers (AAA)
Mets (AA)
Catchers
Joe Hudson
Adrian Nieto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Reds (AA)
B-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
Infielders
Alex Blandino
Eric Jagielo
Taylor Sparks
Blake Trahan
Josh VanMeter
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Reds (AA)
L-R 25 Reds (AA)
R-R 24 Reds (AA)
R-R 24 Reds (Hi A)
L-R 22 Padres (AA)
Outfielders
Aristides Aquino
Gabby Guerrero
Angelo Gumbs
Leon Landry
Brian O’Grady
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 23 Diamondbacks (AAA)
R-R 24 Reds (Hi A)
L-R 28 Mariners (AA)
L-R 25 Reds (Hi A)
DAY TONA TORTUGAS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Wendolyn Bautista
Ty Boyles
Geoff Broussard
Jonathon Crawford
Vladimir Gutierrez
Jose Lopez
Sandy Lugo
Juan Martinez
Austin Orewiler
* Braulio Ortiz
Jake Paulson
Tanner Rainey
Jesus Reyes
Robert Stock
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Reds (Hi A)
R-L 22 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 27 Angels (AAA)
R-R 25 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 22 Did not play
R-R 24 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 23 Reds (Lo A)
L-L 25 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 24 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 25 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 25 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 24 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 24 Reds (Lo A)
L-R 27 Can-Am League
Catchers
Garrett Boulware
Chris Okey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
Infielders
Blake Butler
Gavin LaValley
Shed Long
Alfredo Rodriguez
Nick Senzel
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 22 Reds (Hi A)
L-R 22 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 23 Reds (R)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
Outfielders
Narciso Crook
Reydel Medina
Mitch Piatnik
Daniel Sweet
Josciel Veras
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
L-L 24 Reds (Hi A)
B-R 23 Reds (Lo A)
B-L 22 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 24 Reds (AAA)
DAY TON DRAGONS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Jesse Adams
L-L 24 Reds (Lo A)
Lucas Benenati
R-R 24 Reds (Lo A)
Andy Cox
R-L 23 Reds (R)
Aaron Fossas
R-R 25 Reds (R)
Ryan Hendrix
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
Andrew Jordan
R-R 20 Reds (R)
Joel Kuhnel
R-R 22 Reds (R)
Scott Moss
L-L 22 Reds (R)
Ryan Olson
R-R 22 Reds (DNP)
Patrick Riehl
R-R 23 Reds (R)
Wennigton Romero L-L 19 Reds (R)
Tony Santillan
R-R 20 Reds (Lo A)
Jesse Stallings
R-R 22 Reds (R)
Catchers
Cassidy Brown
Tyler Stephenson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Reds (R)
R-R 21 Reds (Lo A)
Infielders
Brantley Bell
Luis Gonzalez
Avain Rachal
John Sansone
Hector Vargas
James Vasquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 23 Reds (Lo A)
R-R 23 Reds (Hi A)
R-R 24 Reds (R)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
L-L 24 Reds (Lo A)
Outfielders
Michael Beltre
T.J. Friedl
Jose Siri
Taylor Trammell
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 22 Reds (R)
L-L 22 Reds (R)
R-R 22 Reds (Lo A)
L-L 20 Reds (R)
CLEVELAND
INDIANS
Pitchers
Cody Allen
**Cody Anderson
Shawn Armstrong
Trevor Bauer
Carlos Carrasco
Corey Kluber
Boone Logan
Zach McAllister
Andrew Miller
Dan Otero
Danny Salazar
Bryan Shaw
Josh Tomlin
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Indians
R-R 27 Indians
R-R 27 Indians
R-R 26 Indians
R-R 30 Indians
R-R 31 Indians
R-L 33 Rockies
R-R 29 Indians
L-L 32 Indians
R-R 32 Indians
R-R 27 Indians
B-R 29 Indians
R-R 32 Indians
Catchers
Yan Gomes
Roberto Perez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Indians
R-R 28 Indians
Infielders
Edwin Encarnacion
* Jason Kipnis
Francisco Lindor
Michael Martinez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 34 Blue Jays
L-R 30 Indians
B-R 23 Indians
B-R 35 Indians
April 21–May 12, 2017
Jose Ramirez
Carlos Santana
B-R
B-R
25
31
Indians
Indians
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Abraham Almonte B-R 28 Indians
Michael Brantley
L-L 30 Indians
* Lonnie Chisenhall L-R 28 Indians
Yandy Diaz
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
Brandon Guyer
R-R 31 Indians
Austin Jackson
R-R 30 White Sox
Tyler Naquin
L-R 26 Indians
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Mike Clevinger
Joseph Colon
Kyle Crockett
Steve Delabar
Carlos Frias
Perci Garner
Nick Goody
Louis Head
Jeff Johnson
Josh Martin
Ryan Merritt
Shawn Morimando
Chris Narveson
Tyler Olson
Adam Plutko
# Bryan Price
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Indians
R-R 27 Indians
L-L 25 Indians
R-R 34 Reds
R-R 27 Dodgers
R-R 28 Indians
B-R 26 Yankees
R-R 27 Indians (AA)
R-R 27 Indians (AAA)
R-R 27 Indians (AAA)
L-L 25 Indians
L-L 24 Indians
L-L 35 Marlins
R-L 27 Yankees
R-R 25 Indians
R-R 30 Did not play
Catchers
Erik Kratz
Jeremy Lucas
Adam Moore
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 37 Pirates
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
R-R 33 Indians
Infielders
Chris Colabello
Erik Gonzalez
Yhoxian Medina
Ronny Rodriguez
Eric Stamets
Giovanny Urshela
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 33 Blue Jays
R-R 26 Indians
R-R 27 Indians (AAA)
R-R 25 Indians (AAA)
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
R-R 25 Indians (AAA)
Outfielders
Dan Robertson
Richie Shaffer
Jordan Smith
Bradley Zimmer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 32 Mariners
R-R 26 Rays
L-R 27 Indians (AAA)
L-R 24 Indians (AAA)
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Robbie Aviles
L-R 25 Indians (AA)
* Dylan Baker
R-R 25 Indians (DNP)
Travis Banwart
R-R 31 Korea
D.J. Brown
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
Mitch Brown
R-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
Cameron Hill
R-R 23 Indians (AAA)
Rob Kaminsky
R-L 23 Indians (AA)
Luis Lugo
L-L 23 Indians (Hi A)
Julian Merryweather R-R 25 Indians (AA)
Nick Pasquale
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
Scott Peoples
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
David Speer
L-L 25 Indians (AAA)
Cole Sulser
R-R 27 Indians (AAA)
Matt Whitehouse
L-L 26 Indians (AAA)
Catchers
Eric Haase
Francisco Mejia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Indians (AA)
B-R 21 Indians (Hi A)
Infielders
Bobby Bradley
Ivan Castillo
Yu-Cheng Chang
Todd Hankins
Tyler Krieger
Joe Sever
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 21 Indians (Hi A)
B-R 22 Indians (AAA)
R-R 22 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 26 Indians (AAA)
B-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 27 Indians (AA)
Outfielders
Greg Allen
Taylor Murphy
Mike Papi
Dorssys Paulino
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 Indians (AA)
L-R 24 Indians (AA)
L-R 25 Indians (AA)
R-R 22 Indians (Hi A)
LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Argenis Angulo
Shao-Ching Chiang
Dominic DeMasi
Matt Esparza
Justin Garcia
Brock Hartson
Neil Holland
Leandro Linares
Kieran Lovegrove
Triston McKenzie
Thomas Pannone
Jared Robinson
Billy Strode
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Indians (AAA)
R-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
R-R 24 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 25 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 24 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 29 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
R-R 20 Indians (Lo A)
L-L 23 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 22 Indians (Hi A)
L-L 25 Indians (Hi A)
Catchers
Martin Cervenka
Sicnarf Loopstok
Daniel Salters
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Indians (Hi A)
R-R 24 Indians (Hi A)
L-R 24 Indians (AA)
Infielders
Claudio Bautista
Willi Castro
Sam Haggerty
Yonathan Mendoza
Anthony Miller
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Indians (AA)
B-R 20 Indians (Hi A)
B-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
B-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
L-R 22 Indians (Lo A)
Outfielders
Andrew Calica
Jodd Carter
Connor Marabell
Ka’ai Tom
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
R-R 21 Indians (Hi A)
L-R 23 Indians (Hi A)
L-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
April 21–May 12, 2017
LAKE COUNT Y CAPTAINS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Brady Aiken
Shane Bieber
Aaron Civale
Justin Garza
Juan Hillman
Domingo Jimenez
Ben Krauth
Michael Letkewicz
Henry Martinez
Micah Miniard
# Luis Morel
Ryder Ryan
Dalbert Siri
Tanner Tully
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 21 Indians (SS)
R-R 22 Indians (SS)
R-R 22 Indians (SS)
R-R 23 Indians (R)
L-L 20 Indians (SS)
R-R 24 Indians (SS)
L-L 23 Indians (Lo A)
R-R 23 Indians (SS)
R-R 23 Indians (SS)
R-R 21 Indians (Lo A)
R-R 24 Indians (DNP)
R-R 22 Indians (R)
R-R 22 Indians (SS)
L-L 22 Indians (SS)
Catchers
Li-Jen Chu
Logan Ice
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
B-R 22 Indians (SS)
Infielders
Erlin Cerda
Juan De La Cruz
Alexis Pantoja
Jorma Rodriguez
Emmanuel Tapia
Luke Wakamatsu
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Indians (Lo A)
B-R 24 Indians (Hi A)
B-R 21 Indians (SS)
R-R 21 Indians (SS)
L-L 21 Indians (SS)
B-R 20 Indians (SS)
Outfielders
Conner Capel
Todd Isaacs
Jose Medina
Gabriel Mejia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 20 Indians (R)
R-R 21 Indians (SS)
L-L 22 Indians (Lo A)
B-R 22 Indians (SS)
COLORADO
ROCKIES
Pitchers
Tyler Anderson
**Chad Bettis
Tyler Chatwood
* Jairo Diaz
Mike Dunn
Carlos Estevez
Kyle Freeland
Jon Gray
Greg Holland
Jordan Lyles
German Marquez
Jake McGee
Scott Oberg
Adam Ottavino
* Chad Qualls
* Chris Rusin
Antonio Senzatela
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Rockies
R-R 28 Rockies
R-R 27 Rockies
R-R 26 Rockies (DNP)
L-L 32 Marlins
R-R 24 Rockies
L-L 24 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 25 Rockies
R-R 31 Did not play
R-R 26 Rockies
R-R 22 Rockies
L-L 31 Rockies
R-R 27 Rockies
L-R 31 Rockies
R-R 39 Rockies
L-L 30 Rockies
R-R 22 Rockies (AA)
Catchers
Dustin Garneau
* Tom Murphy
Tony Wolters
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Rockies
R-R 26 Rockies
L-R 25 Rockies
Infielders
Cristhian Adames
Alexi Amarista
Nolan Arenado
Stephen Cardullo
* Ian Desmond
D.J. LeMahieu
Mark Reynolds
Trevor Story
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 26 Rockies
L-R 28 Padres
R-R 26 Rockies
R-R 30 Rockies
R-R 32 Rangers
R-R 29 Rockies
R-R 34 Rockies
R-R 24 Rockies
Outfielders
Charlie Blackmon
* David Dahl
Carlos Gonzalez
Gerardo Parra
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 31 Rockies
L-R 23 Rockies
L-L 31 Rockies
L-L 30 Rockies
ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Matt Carasiti
Shane Carle
Ryan Carpenter
Matt Flemer
Nelson Gonzalez
Jeff Hoffman
Zach Jemiola
Johendi Jiminian
C.C. Lee
Sam Moll
Harrison Musgrave
Jerry Vasto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Rockies
R-R 26 Rockies (AAA)
L-L 27 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 26 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 27 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 24 Rockies
L-R 23 Rockies (AA)
R-R 24 Rockies (AA)
R-R 30 Japan
L-L 25 Rockies (AAA)
L-L 25 Rockies (AAA)
L-L 25 Rockies (AA)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Anthony Bemboom L-R 27 Angels (AAA)
Ryan Hanigan
R-R 37 Red Sox
Infielders
Daniel Castro
Derrik Gibson
Pat Valaika
Rafael Ynoa
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Braves
R-R 27 Mets (AA)
R-R 25 Rockies
R-R 30 Rockies
Outfielders
Noel Cuevas
Chris Denorfia
Rosell Herrera
Jordan Patterson
Raimel Tapia
Mike Tauchman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 37 Giants (AAA)
B-R 24 Rockies (AA)
L-L 25 Rockies
L-L 23 Rockies
L-L 26 Rockies (AAA)
HARTFORD YARD GOATS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Yency Almonte
Shane Broyles
Ryan Castellani
James Farris
Parker French
Austin House
D.J. Johnson
Troy Neiman
Luis Niebla
Luis Ramirez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Rockies (AA)
R-R 26 Rockies (AA)
R-R 21 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 25 Cubs (AA)
L-R 24 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 26 Rockies (AAA)
L-R 28 Angels (AA)
R-R 26 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 26 Rockies (AA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (AA)
Konner Wade
Austin Wright
Jack Wynkoop
L-R
L-L
L-L
25
28
23
Rockies (AA)
Diamondbacks (AA)
Rockies (Hi A)
Catchers
Dom Nunez
* Elvin Soto
Jan Vazquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Rockies (Hi A)
B-R 25 Can-Am League
B-R 26 Rockies (AAA)
Infielders
Collin Ferguson
Josh Fuentes
Ashley Graeter
Luis Jean
Emerson Jimenez
Ryan McMahon
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 27 Rockies (AA)
R-R 23 Rockies (Hi A)
L-R 22 Rockies (Hi A)
L-R 22 Rockies (AA)
Outfielders
Omar Carrizales
Dillon Thomas
Drew Weeks
Max White
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Rockies (AA)
L-L 24 Rockies (AA)
R-R 24 Rockies (Hi A)
L-L 23 Rockies (Hi A)
LANCASTER JETHAWKS
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Huascar Brazoban
Logan Cozart
Adonis Guillen
Heath Holder
Salvador Justo
Trey Killian
Peter Lambert
Carlos Polanco
Cristian Quintin
Craig Schlitter
Max Schuh
Sam Thoele
Colin Welmon
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Did not play
R-R 24 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 21 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 25 Rockies (R)
R-R 22 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 20 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 25 Rockies (Hi A)
L-L 25 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rockies (Lo A)
L-R 25 Rockies (Hi A)
Catchers
Hamlet Marte
Chris Rabago
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 24 Rockies (Lo A)
Infielders
Scotty Burcham
Garrett Hampson
Brian Mundell
Roberto Ramos
Brendan Rodgers
Forrest Wall
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 22 Rockies (SS)
R-R 23 Rockies (Lo A)
L-R 22 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 21 Rockies (Lo A)
L-R 21 Rockies (Hi A)
Outfielders
Yonathan Daza
Sam Hilliard
Mylz Jones
Wes Rogers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rockies (Hi A)
L-L 23 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rockies (Hi A)
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Bryan Baker
# Andrew Brown
Ty Culbreth
Matt Dennis
Julian Fernandez
Brandon Gold
J.D. Hammer
Erick Julio
Justin Lawrence
Kenny Oakley
Riley Pint
Alejandro Requena
Antonio Santos
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rockies (R)
R-R 27 Rockies (DNP)
L-L 23 Rockies (R)
R-R 22 Rockies (R)
R-R 21 Rockies (SS)
R-R 23 Rockies (SS)
R-R 23 Rockies (R)
R-R 21 Rockies (SS)
R-R 22 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 24 Rockies (R)
R-R 19 Rockies (R)
R-R 20 Rockies (R)
R-R 20 Rockies (SS)
Catchers
Joel Diaz
Robbie Perkins
* Campbell Wear
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rockies (R)
R-R 23 Rockies (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rockies (SS)
Infielders
Jacob Bosiokovic
Max George
Jose Gomez
Tyler Nevin
Taylor Snyder
Colton Welker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rockies (SS)
R-R 21 Rockies (Lo A)
R-R 20 Rockies (R)
R-R 20 Rockies (SS)
R-R 23 Rockies (R)
R-R 19 Rockies (R)
Outfielders
Willie Abreu
Cole Anderson
Vince Fernandez
Manuel Melendez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Rockies (SS)
R-R 20 Rockies (R)
L-R 22 Rockies (R)
L-L 20 Rockies (R)
DETROIT
TIGERS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Matt Boyd
L-L 26 Tigers
Michael Fulmer
R-R 24 Tigers
Shane Greene
R-R 28 Tigers
Daniel Norris
L-L 24 Tigers
Francisco Rodriguez R-R 35 Tigers
Bruce Rondon
R-R 26 Tigers
Kyle Ryan
L-L 26 Tigers
Anibal Sanchez
R-R 33 Tigers
Justin Verlander
R-R 34 Tigers
Alex Wilson
R-R 30 Tigers
Justin Wilson
L-L 30 Tigers
Jordan Zimmermann R-R 31 Tigers
Catchers
Alex Avila
James McCann
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 White Sox
R-R 27 Tigers
Infielders
Miguel Cabrera
Nick Castellanos
Jose Iglesias
JaCoby Jones
Ian Kinsler
Dixon Machado
Victor Martinez
Andrew Romine
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 34 Tigers
R-R 25 Tigers
R-R 27 Tigers
R-R 25 Tigers
R-R 35 Tigers
R-R 25 Tigers
B-R 38 Tigers
L-R 31 Tigers
Outfielders
Tyler Collins
Mikie Mahtook
* J.D. Martinez
Justin Upton
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Tigers
R-R 27 Rays
R-R 30 Tigers
R-R 30 Tigers
TOLEDO MUD HENS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Chad Bell
William Cuevas
Buck Farmer
Joe Jimenez
Logan Kensing
Arcenio Leon
Dustin Molleken
Edward Mujica
Angel Nesbitt
Warwick Saupold
Daniel Stumpf
Drew VerHagen
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-L 28 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 26 Red Sox
L-R 26 Tigers
R-R 22 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 35 Tigers
R-R 31 Mexican League
L-R 33 Tigers
R-R 33 Twins (AAA)
R-R 26 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 27 Tigers
L-L 26 Phillies
R-R 26 Tigers
Catchers
John Hicks
Bryan Holaday
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Tigers
R-R 29 Red Sox
Infielders
Michael Almanzar
Argenis Diaz
Efren Navarro
Brendan Ryan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Orioles (AAA)
R-R 30 Tigers (AAA)
L-L 31 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 35 Angels
Outfielders
Jim Adduci
David Lough
Steven Moya
Matt Murton
Juan Perez
Alex Presley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 32 Korea
L-L 31 Phillies
L-R 26 Tigers
R-R 35 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 30 Cubs (AAA)
L-L 32 Tigers
ERIE SEAWOLVES
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
A.J. Achter
R.J. Alaniz
Victor Alcantara
Tyler Alexander
# Tommy Collier
Matt Crouse
Sean Donatello
Jeff Ferrell
Myles Jaye
Artie Lewicki
Josh Turley
Anthony Vasquez
Paul Voelker
Mike Zagurski
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Angels
R-R 26 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 24 Angels (AA)
R-L 23 Tigers (AA)
R-R 27 Tigers (AA)
L-L 27 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 27 Marlins (AA)
R-R 26 Tigers (AAA)
B-R 25 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 25 Tigers (AA)
L-L 27 Tigers (AAA)
L-L 31 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 25 Tigers (AA)
L-L 34 Japan
Catchers
Miguel Gonzalez
Grayson Greiner
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 24 Tigers (AAA)
Infielders
Kody Eaves
Dominic Ficociello
Gustavo Nunez
Gabriel Quintana
A.J. Simcox
Logan Watkins
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Tigers (AA)
B-R 25 Tigers (AA)
B-R 29 Tigers (AA)
R-R 25 Padres (AA)
R-R 23 Tigers (Hi A)
L-R 28 Cubs (AAA)
Outfielders
Mike Gerber
Jason Krizan
Jeff McVaney
Christin Stewart
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 25 Tigers (AA)
L-R 28 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 27 Tigers (AAA)
L-R 23 Tigers (AA)
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Sandy Baez
* Johan Belisario
Beau Burrows
Kyle Dowdy
Mark Ecker
Santiago Garrido
Matt Hall
Jairo Labourt
A.J. Ladwig
Gerson Moreno
Zac Reininger
Drew Smith
Jeff Thompson
Spencer Turnbull
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 21 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 27 Tigers (AA)
L-L 24 Tigers (Hi A)
L-L 23 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 22 Tigers (Hi A)
B-R 24 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 26 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Tigers (Hi A)
Catchers
Austin Green
Arvicent Perez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Tigers (AA)
R-R 23 Tigers (Lo A)
Infielders
Will Allen
David Gonzalez
Wade Hinkle
Will Maddox
Joey Pankake
Zac Shepherd
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Tigers (Lo A)
L-L 28 Tigers (Hi A)
L-R 25 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 22 Tigers (Hi A)
Outfielders
Jose Azocar
# Connor Harrell
Ross Kivett
Quincy Latimore
Ben Verlander
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 26 Tigers (AA)
R-R 25 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 28 Orioles (AA)
R-R 25 Tigers (Hi A)
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Anthony Castro
Jason Foley
Kyle Funkhouser
Bryan Garcia
Alfred Gutierrez
Zac Houston
Eudis Idrogo
Eduardo Jimenez
* Dominic Moreno
Joe Navilhon
Fernando Perez
Austin Sodders
Gregory Soto
Trent Szkutnik
BaseballAmerica.com
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Tigers (R)
R-R 21 Tigers (SS)
R-R 23 Tigers (SS)
R-R 22 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Tigers (Hi A)
R-R 22 Tigers (Lo A)
L-L 22 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Tigers (SS)
R-R 24 Tigers (DNP)
R-R 24 Tigers (SS)
R-R 23 Tigers (Lo A)
L-L 22 Tigers (SS)
L-L 22 Tigers (SS)
R-L 24 Tigers (Hi A)
* Trey Teakell
Spenser Watkins
R-R
R-R
25
25
Tigers (DNP)
Tigers (AA)
Catchers
Austin Athmann
Andrew Longley
* Shane Zeile
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Tigers (SS)
R-R 28 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 24 Tigers (Lo A)
Infielders
Josh Lester
Anthony Pereira
Daniel Pinero
Blaise Salter
Will Savage
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 20 Tigers (AA)
R-R 23 Tigers (SS)
R-R 24 Tigers (SS)
R-R 22 Tigers (SS)
Outfielders
Cole Bauml
Cam Gibson
* Joey Havrilak
* Derek Hill
Jacob Robson
Elvis Rubio
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Tigers (SS)
L-R 23 Tigers (Lo A)
L-R 25 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Tigers (Lo A)
L-R 22 Tigers (SS)
R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
HOUSTON
ASTROS
Pitchers
Chris Devenski
Michael Feliz
Mike Fiers
Ken Giles
Luke Gregerson
Jandel Gustave
Will Harris
Dallas Keuchel
Lance McCullers Jr.
* Collin McHugh
Charlie Morton
Joe Musgrove
* David Paulino
Brad Peacock
Tony Sipp
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Astros
R-R 24 Astros
R-R 32 Astros
R-R 27 Astros
L-R 33 Astros
R-R 24 Astros
R-R 33 Astros
L-L 29 Astros
L-R 23 Astros
R-R 30 Astros
R-R 33 Phillies
R-R 24 Astros
R-R 23 Astros
R-R 29 Astros
L-L 34 Astros
Catchers
Evan Gattis
Brian McCann
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Astros
L-R 33 Yankees
Infielders
Jose Altuve
Alex Bregman
Carlos Correa
Marwin Gonzalez
Yulieski Gurriel
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Astros
R-R 23 Astros
R-R 23 Astros
B-R 28 Astros
R-R 33 Astros
Outfielders
Nori Aoki
Carlos Beltran
Jake Marisnick
Josh Reddick
George Springer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 35 Mariners
B-R 40 Rangers
R-R 26 Astros
L-R 30 Dodgers
R-R 28 Astros
FRESNO GRIZZLIES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Dayan Diaz
Edison Frias
Reymin Guduan
Brian Holmes
James Hoyt
Jordan Jankowski
Francis Martes
David Martinez
Albert Minnis
Tyson Perez
Brady Rodgers
Ashur Tolliver
Aaron West
Keegan Yuhl
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Reds
R-R 26 Astros (AAA)
L-L 25 Astros (AAA)
L-L 26 Astros (AAA)
R-R 31 Astros
R-R 28 Astros (AAA)
R-R 21 Astros (AA)
R-R 29 Twins (AAA)
R-L 25 Astros (AAA)
R-R 27 Astros (SS)
R-R 27 Astros
L-L 29 Orioles
R-R 27 Astros (AAA)
R-R 25 Astros (AAA)
Catchers
Juan Centeno
Max Stassi
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 27 Twins
R-R 26 Astros
Infielders
Reid Brignac
Tony Kemp
Colin Moran
A.J. Reed
Tyler White
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 31 Braves
L-R 25 Astros
L-R 24 Astros
L-L 24 Astros
R-R 26 Astros
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Andrew Aplin
L-L 26 Astros (AAA)
Derek Fisher
L-R 24 Astros (AAA)
Teoscar Hernandez R-R 24 Astros
Jon Kemmer
L-L 26 Astros (AAA)
Preston Tucker
L-L 27 Astros
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Rogelio Armenteros R-R 23 Astros (AA)
Kevin Comer
R-R 25 Astros (AA)
Dean Deetz
R-R 23 Astros (AA)
Jacob Dorris
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
Brock Dykxhoorn R-R 23 Astros (Hi A)
Kent Emanuel
L-L 25 Astros (AA)
Michael Freeman R-L 25 Astros (AA)
Josh James
R-R 24 Astros (Hi A)
Eric Peterson
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
Kyle Smith
R-R 25 Astros (AA)
Cy Sneed
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
Ryan Thompson
R-R 25 Astros (AA)
Trent Thornton
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
Catchers
Jamie Ritchie
Garrett Stubbs
Trent Woodward
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Astros (Hi A)
L-R 24 Astros (AA)
B-R 25 Astros (AA)
Infielders
J.D. Davis
Mott Hyde
Jack Mayfield
Bryan Muniz
Antonio Nunez
Jon Singleton
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
R-R 25 Astros (AA)
R-R 27 Astros (AAA)
R-R 24 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 24 Astros (AA)
L-L 26 Astros (AAA)
Outfielders
Drew Ferguson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Astros (AA)
Alejandro Garcia
Ramon Laureano
R-R
R-R
26
23
Astros (AAA)
Astros (AA)
BUIES CREEK ASTROS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Akeem Bostick
Matt Bower
Justin Ferrell
Riley Ferrell
Ralph Garza
Elieser Hernandez
Nick Hernandez
Sebastian Kessay
Franklin Perez
Yoanys Quiala
Andrew Thome
Framber Valdez
Alex Winkelman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Astros (Hi A)
R-L 23 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 23 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 23 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 22 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
L-L 24 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 19 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 24 Astros (Hi A)
L-L 23 Astros (Hi A)
L-L 23 Astros (Hi A)
Catchers
Christian Correa
Eduardo de Oleo
Anthony Hermelyn
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 24 Diamondbacks (AA)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
Infielders
Ryne Birk
Osvaldo Duarte
Dex McCall
Arturo Michelena
Stijn Van Der Meer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 21 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
L-R 24 Astros (R)
Outfielders
Jason Martin
Pat Porter
Johnny Sewald
Myles Straw
Kyle Tucker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Astros (Hi A)
L-L 24 Astros (Lo A)
L-R 23 Astros (Hi A)
R-R 22 Astros (Hi A)
L-R 20 Astros (Hi A)
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Brett Adcock
Jorge Alcala
Tyler Britton
Ryan Hartman
Dustin Hunt
Carson LaRue
Hector Perez
Erasmo Pinales
Abdiel Saldana
Edgardo Sandoval
Carlos Sierra
Derick Velazquez
Forrest Whitley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
L-L 23 Astros (SS)
R-R 23 Astros (SS)
R-R 21 Astros (R)
R-R 21 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 21 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 21 Astros (AA)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 23 Astros (DNP)
R-R 20 Astros (R)
Catchers
Chuckie Robinson
Jake Rogers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
Infielders
Rodrigo Ayarza
Randy Cesar
Alex DeGoti
Spencer Johnson
Taylor Jones
Anibal Sierra
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 22 Astros (AA)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 23 Astros (SS)
R-R 23 Astros (Lo A)
R-R 23 Astros (SS)
R-R 23 Astros (R)
Outfielders
Carmen Benedetti
Daz Cameron
Ronnie Dawson
Stephen Wrenn
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 20 Astros (Lo A)
L-R 22 Astros (SS)
R-R 22 Astros (Lo A)
KANSAS CITY
ROYALS
Pitchers
Danny Duffy
**Brian Flynn
Jason Hammel
Kelvin Herrera
Nate Karns
Ian Kennedy
Mike Minor
Peter Moylan
Joakim Soria
Matt Strahm
Jason Vargas
Travis Wood
Chris Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 28 Royals
L-L 27 Royals
R-R 35 Cubs
R-R 27 Royals
R-R 29 Mariners
R-R 32 Royals
R-L 29 Royals (AAA)
R-R 38 Royals
R-R 33 Royals
R-L 25 Royals
L-L 34 Royals
R-L 30 Cubs
R-R 38 Royals
Catchers
Drew Butera
Salvador Perez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 34 Royals
R-R 27 Royals
Infielders
Christian Colon
Cheslor Cuthbert
**Hunter Dozier
Alcides Escobar
Eric Hosmer
Raul A. Mondesi
Mike Moustakas
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Royals
R-R 24 Royals
R-R 26 Royals
R-R 30 Royals
L-L 27 Royals
B-R 22 Royals
L-R 29 Royals
Outfielders
Lorenzo Cain
Alex Gordon
Terrance Gore
Brandon Moss
Paulo Orlando
* Jorge Soler
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Royals
L-R 33 Royals
R-R 26 Royals
L-R 34 Cardinals
R-R 31 Royals
R-R 25 Cubs
OMAHA STORM CHASERS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Al Alburquerque
Scott Alexander
Yender Caramo
Malcom Culver
Jonathan Dziedzic
Andrew Edwards
Luke Farrell
Jake Junis
* Seth Maness
Kevin McCarthy
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Angels
L-L 28 Royals
R-R 26 Royals (AAA)
R-R 27 Royals (AAA)
R-L 26 Royals (AAA)
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
R-R 26 Royals (AAA)
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
R-R 28 Cardinals
R-R 25 Royals
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OPENING DAY Rosters
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
33
27
23
24
28
Tigers
Royals (AAA)
Royals (AA)
Royals (AA)
Braves
Catchers
Cam Gallagher
Brayan Pena
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Royals (AA)
B-R 35 Cardinals
Infielders
Dean Anna
Garin Cecchini
Whit Merrifield
Ryan O’Hearn
Ramon Torres
Corey Toups
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 Cardinals (AAA)
L-R 26 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 28 Royals
L-L 24 Royals (AA)
B-R 24 Royals (AAA)
R-R 24 Royals (AA)
Outfielders
Jorge Bonifacio
Billy Burns
Peter O’Brien
Bubba Starling
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Royals (AAA)
B-R 28 Royals
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
NW ARKANSAS NATURALS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Miguel Almonte
Evan Beal
Christian Binford
* Andy Ferguson
Pedro Fernandez
Ashton Goudeau
Tim Hill
Zach Lovvorn
Jake Newberry
Corey Ray
Reid Redman
Sam Selman
Eric Skoglund
Matt Tenuta
Kyle Zimmer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Royals (AAA)
R-R 24 Royals (AAA)
R-R 24 Royals (AAA)
R-R 29 Royals (AA)
R-R 23 Royals (AA)
R-R 25 Royals (AA)
L-L 27 Royals (AA)
R-R 23 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 22 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 24 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 28 Royals (AA)
R-L 26 Royals (AA)
L-L 24 Royals (AA)
L-L 23 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 26 Royals (AA)
Catchers
Zane Evans
Parker Morin
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
L-R 26 Royals (AAA)
Infielders
Humberto Arteaga
Carlos Diaz
Samir Duenez
Jack Lopez
Mauricio Ramos
Frank Schwindel
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Royals (AA)
B-R 24 Royals (AAA)
L-R 21 Royals (AA)
R-R 24 Royals (AA)
R-R 25 Royals (AA)
R-R 25 Royals (AA)
Outfielders
Donnie Dewees
Alfredo Escalera
Logan Moon
Ruben Sosa
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 22 Royals (AA)
R-R 25 Royals (AA)
B-R 27 Mexican League
WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Scott Blewett
Cristian Castillo
Foster Griffin
Jake Kalish
Richard Lovelady
Andres Machado
Yunior Marte
Emilio Ogando
A.J. Puckett
Luis Rico
Colin Rodgers
Jared Ruxer
Franco Terrero
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Royals (Lo A)
L-L 23 Royals (R)
L-L 22 Royals (Hi A)
B-L 26 Royals (Hi A)
L-L 22 Royals (R)
R-R 24 Royals (R)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
L-L 24 Royals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
L-L 23 Royals (Hi A)
L-L 23 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 25 Angels (Hi A)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
Catchers
Nate Esposito
Colton Frabasilio
Chase Vallot
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Royals (R)
R-R 24 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 21 Royals (Lo A)
Infielders
D.J. Burt
Wander Franco
Nicky Lopez
Travis Maezes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Royals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Royals (Hi A)
L-R 22 Royals (R)
L-R 23 Royals (Lo A)
Outfielders
Roman Collins
Brandon Downes
Elier Hernandez
Jonathan McCray
Anderson Miller
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
R-R 22 Royals (Hi A)
B-R 22 Royals (R)
L-L 23 Royals (Hi A)
LEXINGTON LEGENDS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Garrett Davila
Andre Davis
Travis Eckert
Gerson Garabito
Grant Gavin
Ofreidy Gomez
David McKay
Julio Pinto
Walker Sheller
Vance Tatum
Jose Veras
Jace Vines
Nolan Watson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 20 Royals (R)
L-L 24 Royals (R)
R-R 23 Royals (R)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Royals (R)
R-R 22 Royals (R)
R-R 22 Royals (R)
R-R 21 Royals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Royals (R)
L-L 22 Royals (R)
R-R 23 Royals (R)
R-R 23 Royals (R)
R-R 20 Royals (Lo A)
Catchers
Nick Dini
* Xavier Fernandez
Meibrys Viloria
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Royals (Hi A)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
L-R 20 Royals (R)
Infielders
Ricky Aracena
Gabriel Cancel
Angelo Castellano
Chris DeVito
Manny Olloque
Emmanuel Rivera
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 19 Royals (R)
R-R 20 Royals (R)
R-R 22 Royals (R)
L-R 22 Royals (R)
R-R 21 Royals (R)
R-R 21 Royals (R)
20
Outfielders
Amalani Fukofuka
Marten Gasparini
Khalil Lee
Kort Peterson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Royals (Lo A)
B-R 20 Royals (Lo A)
L-L 19 Royals (R)
L-R 23 Royals (R)
LOS ANGELES
ANGELS
Pitchers
Jose Alvarez
Andrew Bailey
Cam Bedrosian
* Vicente Campos
Jesse Chavez
* Andrew Heaney
Ricky Nolasco
Bud Norris
Blake Parker
Yusmeiro Petit
J.C. Ramirez
Garrett Richards
Matt Shoemaker
Tyler Skaggs
* Huston Street
**Nick Tropeano
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 28 Angels
R-R 33 Angels
R-R 25 Angels
R-R 25 Yankees
R-R 34 Dodgers
L-L 26 Angels
R-R 34 Angels
R-R 32 Dodgers
R-R 32 Yankees
R-R 32 Nationals
R-R 29 Angels
R-R 29 Angels
R-R 31 Angels
L-L 26 Angels
R-R 34 Angels
R-R 27 Angels
SALT LAKE BEES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Austin Adams
R-R 31 Indians
Manny Banuelos
L-L 26 Braves (AAA)
Cody Ege
L-L 26 Angels
Drew Gagnon
R-R 27 Brewers (AAA)
Deolis Guerra
R-R 28 Angels
Alex Meyer
R-R 27 Angels
Keynan Middleton R-R 24 Angels (AAA)
Justin Miller
R-R 30 Rockies
Mike Morin
R-R 26 Angels
Brooks Pounders
R-R 27 Royals
Jose Valdez
R-R 27 Angels
Daniel Wright
R-R 26 Angels
Kirby Yates
R-R 30 Yankees
Catchers
Francisco Arcia
Tony Sanchez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 28 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 29 Giants (AAA)
Infielders
Dustin Ackley
Kaleb Cowart
Nolan Fontana
Sherman Johnson
Rey Navarro
Matt Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 29 Yankees
B-R 25 Angels
L-R 26 Astros (AAA)
L-R 27 Angels (AAA)
B-R 27 Angels (AAA)
R-R 28 Cardinals (AAA)
Outfielders
Ramon Flores
Ryan LaMarre
Shane Robinson
Eric Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 25 Brewers
R-L 28 Red Sox
R-R 32 Angels
B-R 32 Yankees
MOBILE BAYBEARS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Cody Buckel
Tyler Carpenter
Abel De Los Santos
Luis Diaz
Jon Fitzsimmons
* Kevin Grendell
* Ivan Hernandez
Eric Karch
Jordan Kipper
Alex Klonowski
Greg Mahle
Osmer Morales
Ronnie Muck
Chris O’Grady
Eduardo Paredes
Brandon Peterson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Rangers (AA)
R-R 25 Angels (AA)
R-R 24 Reds
R-R 25 Padres (AA)
R-R 25 Indians (Lo A)
L-L 24 Angels (AA)
R-R 26 Orioles (Hi A)
R-R 25 Angels (Hi A)
R-R 24 Angels (AA)
R-R 25 Angels (AA)
L-L 24 Angels
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 26 Angels (Hi A)
L-L 27 Angels (AAA)
R-R 22 Angels (AA)
R-R 26 Twins (AA)
Catchers
Jose Briceno
Wade Wass
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Angels (AAA)
R-R 26 Angels (AA)
Infielders
Andrew Daniel
David Fletcher
Zach Houchins
Hutton Moyer
Angel Rosa
Luis Tejada
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Angels (AA)
R-R 23 Angels (AA)
R-R 25 Angels (Hi A)
B-R 24 Angels (Hi A)
R-R 25 Angels (AAA)
R-R 24 Padres (AA)
Outfielders
Caleb Adams
Forrestt Allday
Bo Way
Zach Welz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Angels (AA)
R-R 26 Angels (AAA)
L-L 25 Angels (AA)
R-R 25 Angels (AA)
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Justin Anderson
Jaime Barria
Adam Hofacket
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 25 Angels (Hi A)
R-R 21 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 23 Angels (Hi A)
28
26
28
24
Dodgers (AAA)
Dodgers (AA)
Reds
Dodgers (Lo A)
Catchers
Kyle Farmer
Paul Hoenecke
* Sean O’Connell
Wynston Sawyer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Dodgers (AA)
L-R 27 Dodgers (AA)
L-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
R-R 25 Orioles (AA)
2016 Org (Peak)
Dodgers (Hi A)
Dodgers (Hi A)
Did not play
Dodgers (AA)
Dodgers (AA)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Pirates (AA)
R-R 25 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 22 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 23 Dodgers (AA)
RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
C.J. Cron
R-R 27 Angels
Yunel Escobar
R-R 34 Angels
Danny Espinosa
B-R 30 Nationals
Jefry Marte
R-R 26 Angels
Cliff Pennington
B-R 33 Angels
Albert Pujols
R-R 37 Angels
Andrelton Simmons R-R 28 Angels
* Luis Valbuena
L-R 31 Astros
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 29 Angels
R-R 30 Tigers
L-R 29 Nationals
R-R 26 Angels
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-R
Outfielders
Stetson Allie
Kyle Garlick
Johan Mieses
Jacob Scavuzzo
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Martin Maldonado R-R 31 Brewers
Carlos Perez
R-R 26 Angels
Outfielders
Kole Calhoun
Cameron Maybin
Ben Revere
Mike Trout
Tim Shibuya
Yaisel Sierra
Layne Somsen
Ivan Vieitez
Infielders
B-T Age
Mike Ahmed
R-R 25
Matt Beaty
L-R 24
Jose Miguel FernandezL-R 29
Tim Locastro
R-R 25
Edwin Rios
L-R 23
TIM WARNER/GETTY IMAGES
Bobby Parnell
Mark Peterson
Josh Staumont
Eric Stout
* Chris Withrow
The son of ex-big leaguer Clay, Cody Bellinger has tremendous
power and uncommon athleticism for a first baseman
Sam Holland
Jake Jewell
Winston Lavendier
Conor Lillis-White
Grayson Long
Garrett Nuss
Luis Pena
Jeremy Rhoades
* Austin Robichaux
Jose Rodriguez
Tyler Warmoth
R-R
R-R
L-L
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
23
24
25
25
23
24
22
24
24
22
25
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Lo A)
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Lo A)
Angels (Hi A)
Angels (Lo A)
Angels (Lo A)
Angels (Hi A)
Catchers
Michael Barash
* Angel Genao
Julian Leon
* Taylor Ward
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 24 Angels (AAA)
R-R 21 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 23 Angels (Hi A)
Infielders
Connor Justus
Cody Ramer
Jose Rojas
Matt Thaiss
Jared Walsh
Jake Yacinich
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
L-R 23 Angels (R)
L-R 24 Angels (R)
L-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
L-L 24 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 24 Angels (Lo A)
Outfielders
Jared Foster
Zach Gibbons
Michael Hermosillo
Brendon Sanger
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Angels (Hi A)
R-R 23 Angels (R)
R-R 22 Angels (Hi A)
L-R 24 Angels (Lo A)
BURLINGTON BEES
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Nathan Bates
Greg Belton
Nathan Bertness
Jesus Castillo
* Aaron Cox
Greyfer Eregua
Joe Gatto
Travis Herrin
Mike Kaelin
Erik Manoah
* Jacob McDavid
Sam Pastrone
Blake Smith
Andrew Vinson
Jonah Wesely
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Angels (R)
R-R 24 Angels (R)
L-L 22 Angels (R)
R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 23 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cubs (Lo A)
R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 22 Angels (R)
R-R 23 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 21 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 24 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 20 Angels (R)
R-R 25 Angels (Lo A)
L-R 23 Angels (Lo A)
L-L 22 Angels (R)
Catchers
Jack Kruger
Brennan Morgan
Jeyson Sanchez
Mario Sanjur
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Angels (R)
R-R 23 Angels (R)
R-R 23 Angels (R)
R-R 21 Tigers (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Roberto Baldoquin R-R 23 Angels (Hi A)
Juan Moreno
R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
Jordan Serena
R-R 25 Angels (Lo A)
Jordan Zimmerman R-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
Outfielders
Jahmai Jones
Brennon Lund
Troy Montgomery
John Schuknecht
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 20 Angels (Lo A)
L-R 22 Angels (Lo A)
L-L 23 Angels (Lo A)
R-R 23 Angels (R)
LOS ANGELES
DODGERS
Pitchers
Luis Avilan
* Pedro Baez
Grant Dayton
**Yimi Garcia
Chris Hatcher
Rich Hill
Kenley Jansen
* Scott Kazmir
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 28 Dodgers
R-R 29 Dodgers
L-L 29 Dodgers
R-R 27 Dodgers
R-R 32 Dodgers
L-L 37 Dodgers
B-R 30 Dodgers
L-L 33 Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw
Kenta Maeda
Brandon McCarthy
* Josh Ravin
Sergio Romo
Hyun Jin Ryu
* Brock Stewart
Ross Stripling
Alex Wood
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
L-R
R-R
L-L
29
29
34
29
34
30
25
27
26
Dodgers
Dodgers
Dodgers
Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
Dodgers
Dodgers
Dodgers
Catchers
Austin Barnes
Yasmani Grandal
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Dodgers
B-R 28 Dodgers
Infielders
Logan Forsythe
Adrian Gonzalez
Corey Seager
Justin Turner
Chase Utley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Rays
L-L 35 Dodgers
L-R 23 Dodgers
R-R 32 Dodgers
L-R 38 Dodgers
Outfielders
* Andre Ethier
Franklin Gutierrez
Enrique Hernandez
Joc Pederson
Yasiel Puig
Andrew Toles
Scott Van Slyke
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 35 Dodgers
R-R 34 Mariners
R-R 26 Dodgers
L-L 25 Dodgers
R-R 26 Dodgers
L-R 25 Dodgers
R-R 31 Dodgers
OKLAHOMA CIT Y DODGERS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Fabio Castillo
Josh Fields
Wilmer Font
Steve Geltz
Jair Jurrjens
Adam Liberatore
Justin Masterson
Brandon Morrow
Trevor Oaks
Jacob Rhame
Patrick Schuster
Madison Younginer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Padres (AAA)
R-R 32 Dodgers
R-R 27 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 29 Rays
R-R 31 Did not play
L-L 30 Dodgers
R-R 32 Pirates (AAA)
R-R 33 Padres
R-R 24 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 24 Dodgers (AAA)
R-L 26 Phillies
R-R 26 Braves
Catchers
Jack Murphy
* Brant Whiting
Bobby Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 29 Dodgers (AAA)
L-R 25 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 34 Rays
Infielders
Cody Bellinger
Willie Calhoun
Charlie Culberson
* Drew Maggi
Rob Segedin
Darnell Sweeney
Chris Taylor
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Dodgers (AAA)
L-R 22 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 28 Dodgers
R-R 28 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 28 Dodgers
B-R 26 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 27 Dodgers
Outfielders
O’Koyea Dickson
Brett Eibner
Tyler Holt
* Henry Ramos
Trayce Thompson
Alex Verdugo
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 28 Athletics
R-R 28 Reds
B-R 25 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 26 Dodgers
L-L 21 Dodgers (AA)
TULSA DRILLERS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Isaac Anderson
Scott Barlow
Joe Broussard
Ralston Cash
Corey Copping
Colt Hynes
Michael Johnson
Karch Kowalczyk
Edward Paredes
BaseballAmerica.com
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 24 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 26 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 26 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 23 Dodgers (Hi A)
L-L 32 Athletics (AAA)
L-L 26 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 26 Dodgers (Hi A)
L-L 31 Angels (AA)
Pitchers
Adam Bray
Kevin Brown
Caleb Ferguson
Wes Helsabeck
Alex Hermeling
Andrew Istler
Dean Kremer
Gavin Pittore
Chris Powell
Dennis Santana
Shea Spitzbarth
Julio Urias
Mitchell White
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-L 21 Dodgers (Lo A)
L-L 25 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 21 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Dodgers (AAA)
L-L 21 Dodgers
R-R 22 Dodgers (Hi A)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Garrett Kennedy
L-R 24 Dodgers (Hi A)
Will Smith
R-R 22 Dodgers (Hi A)
* Peter Summerville R-R 25 Did not play
Infielders
B-T Age
Omar Estevez
R-R 19
Ibandel Isabel
R-R 22
Drew Jackson
R-R 24
Erick Mejia
B-R 22
Brandon MontgomeryR-R 21
Outfielders
Yusniel Diaz
Logan Landon
D.J. Peters
Luke Raley
Ariel Sandoval
2016 Org (Peak)
Dodgers (Lo A)
Dodgers (Lo A)
Mariners (Hi A)
Dodgers (Hi A)
Dodgers (R)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 20 Dodgers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Dodgers (R)
L-R 23 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Dodgers (Hi A)
GREAT LAKES LOONS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
A.J. Alexy
Leonardo Crawford
Tony Gonsolin
Nolan Long
Dustin May
Lenix Osuna
Vince Santarsiero
Jose Santos
Sven Schuller
Jordan Sheffield
Devin Smeltzer
William Soto
Christian Stolo
# J.D. Underwood
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 19 Dodgers (R)
L-L 20 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 20 Dodgers (R)
R-R 21 Dodgers (R)
R-R 23 Dodgers (R)
R-R 25 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Dodgers (R)
R-R 22 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-L 22 Dodgers (R)
R-R 21 Dodgers (Lo A)
L-L 23 Did not play
L-R 25 Dodgers (DNP)
Catchers
Stevie Berman
Keibert Ruiz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Dodgers (Lo A)
B-R 19 Dodgers (R)
Infielders
Oneil Cruz
Brendon Davis
Zach McKinstry
Luis Paz
Gersel Pitre
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 18 Dodgers (R)
R-R 20 Dodgers (Lo A)
L-R 22 Dodgers (Lo A)
L-R 21 Dodgers (R)
R-R 21 Dodgers (R)
Outfielders
Gage Green
Saige Jenco
Carlos Rincon
Cody Thomas
Darien Tubbs
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Dodgers (Lo A)
L-L 23 Dodgers (Lo A)
R-R 19 Dodgers (R)
L-R 22 Dodgers (R)
R-L 22 Dodgers (Lo A)
MIAMI
MARLINS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Kyle Barraclough R-R 27 Marlins
Wei-Yin Chen
L-L 32 Marlins
Adam Conley
L-L 27 Marlins
* Odrisamer DespaigneR-R 30 Marlins
Tom Koehler
R-R 31 Marlins
* Jeff Locke
L-L 29 Pirates
Dustin McGowan R-R 35 Marlins
David Phelps
R-R 30 Marlins
A.J. Ramos
R-R 31 Marlins
Dan Straily
R-R 28 Reds
Junichi Tazawa
R-R 31 Red Sox
Jose Urena
R-R 26 Marlins
Edinson Volquez
R-R 34 Royals
Nick Wittgren
R-R 26 Marlins
Brad Ziegler
R-R 37 Red Sox
Catchers
A.J. Ellis
J.T. Realmuto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 36 Phillies
R-R 26 Marlins
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Justin Bour
L-R 29 Marlins
Derek Dietrich
L-R 28 Marlins
Dee Gordon
L-R 29 Marlins
Adeiny Hechavarria R-R 28 Marlins
Tyler Moore
R-R 30 Braves (AAA)
* Martin Prado
R-R 33 Marlins
Miguel Rojas
R-R 28 Marlins
Outfielders
Marcell Ozuna
Giancarlo Stanton
Ichiro Suzuki
Christian Yelich
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Marlins
R-R 27 Marlins
L-R 43 Marlins
L-R 25 Marlins
NEW ORLEANS BABY CAKES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Hunter Cervenka
Scott Copeland
Brandon Cunniff
Brian Ellington
Stephen Fife
Severino Gonzalez
Javy Guerra
Raudel Lazo
Kelvin Marte
Clayton Mortensen
* Greg Nappo
Justin Nicolino
Drew Steckenrider
Vance Worley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Marlins
R-R 29 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 28 Braves
R-R 27 Marlins
R-R 30 Cubs (AAA)
R-R 25 Phillies
R-R 31 Angels
L-L 28 Marlins (AAA)
L-L 29 Pirates
R-R 32 Royals (AAA)
L-L 29 Marlins (AAA)
L-L 25 Marlins
R-R 26 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 30 Orioles
Catchers
Ramon Cabrera
* Carlos Paulino
Tomas Telis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 27 Reds
R-R 28 Twins (AAA)
B-R 26 Marlins
Infielders
Ryan Jackson
Matt Juengel
Steve Lombardozzi
Peter Mooney
J.T. Riddle
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Angels (AAA)
R-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
B-R 29 Nationals (AAA)
L-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
L-R 25 Marlins (AAA)
Outfielders
Brandon Barnes
Matt den Dekker
Isaac Galloway
Destin Hood
Moises Sierra
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Rockies
L-L 30 Nationals
R-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 27 Marlins
R-R 29 Marlins (AA)
JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Hunter Adkins
Omar Bencomo
Tyler Bremer
James Buckelew
# Jarlin Garcia
Tayron Guerrero
Tyler Higgins
Mike Kickham
Tyler Kinley
Chris Mazza
Victor Payano
Dillon Peters
Matt Tomshaw
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 28 Twins (AAA)
R-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
L-L 26 Marlins (AA)
L-L 24 Marlins (AA)
R-R 26 Padres
R-R 26 Marlins (AA)
L-L 28 Giants (AA)
R-R 26 Marlins (AAA)
R-R 27 Marlins (AA)
L-L 24 Rangers (AAA)
L-L 25 Marlins (AA)
L-L 28 Marlins (AAA)
Catchers
* Chris Hoo
Cam Maron
Austin Nola
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Marlins (Hi A)
L-R 26 Marlins (AA)
R-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
Infielders
Brian Anderson
Taylor Ard
Yefri Perez
K.C. Serna
David Vidal
Alex Yarbrough
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Marlins (AA)
R-R 27 Marlins (Hi A)
B-R 26 Marlins
R-R 27 Phillies (AA)
R-R 27 Atlantic League
B-R 26 Angels (AAA)
Outfielders
Austin Dean
Alex Glenn
John Norwood
Jeremias Pineda
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Marlins (AA)
L-L 26 Marlins (AA)
R-R 25 Marlins (Hi A)
B-R 26 Marlins (AA)
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Ryan Beckman
R-R 27 American Assoc.
Andy Beltre
R-R 24 Marlins (Hi A)
* Jeff Brigham
R-R 25 Marlins (Hi A)
Jorgan Cavanerio R-R 23 Marlins (Hi A)
Esmerling De La Rosa R-R 26 Marlins (AA)
* Miguel Del Pozo
L-L 24 Marlins (DNP)
Steven Farnworth R-R 24 Marlins (Hi A)
Felipe Gonzalez
R-R 26 Dodgers (AA)
Ben Holmes
L-L 26 Marlins (Hi A)
Jeff Kinley
L-L 25 Marlins (Hi A)
Ryan Newell
R-R 26 Marlins (AA)
Cody Poteet
R-R 23 Marlins (Lo A)
Jose Quijada
L-L 21 Marlins (Hi A)
Trevor Richards
R-R 24 Marlins (Lo A)
Scott Squier
R-L 25 Marlins (Hi A)
Catchers
Roy Morales
Angel Reyes
Rodrigo Vigil
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 22 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 24 Marlins (Hi A)
Infielders
Justin Bohn
Dustin Geiger
J.J. Gould
* Brad Haynal
Brian Schales
Ty Washington
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Marlins (Hi A)
R-R 25 Atlantic League
R-R 24 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 26 Marlins (Hi A)
R-R 21 Marlins (Hi A)
R-R 24 Reds (Hi A)
Outfielders
Kyle Barrett
Stone Garrett
Dex Kjerstad
Zach Sullivan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 21 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 25 Marlins (Hi A)
R-R 21 Marlins (Lo A)
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
* Nestor Bautista
Dustin Beggs
L.J. Brewster
* Gabe Castellanos
Marcus Crescentini
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 25 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 24 Marlins (SS)
R-R 23 Marlins (Lo A)
L-L 23 Marlins (Lo A)
R-R 24 Marlins (Lo A)
April 21–May 12, 2017
* Kevin Guzman
Jordan Holloway
Kyle Keller
Mike King
Tyler Kolek
Dylan Lee
Ryley MacEachern
Alex Mateo
Michael Mertz
Ben Meyer
Travis Neubeck
Sam Perez
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
L-R
R-R
22
21
24
22
21
23
23
23
24
24
22
23
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (DNP)
Marlins (SS)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (SS)
Marlins (Lo A)
Marlins (SS)
Marlins (SS)
Catchers
Alex Jones
Jarrett Rindfleisch
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Marlins (SS)
R-R 22 Marlins (SS)
Infielders
Rony Cabrera
* Mason Davis
Garvis Lara
Colby Lusignan
Luis Pintor
Justin Twine
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Marlins (Hi A)
B-R 24 Marlins (Lo A)
B-R 21 Marlins (SS)
L-R 24 Marlins (SS)
R-R 22 Marlins (R)
R-R 21 Marlins (Lo A)
Outfielders
Branden Berry
Corey Bird
Aaron Knapp
# Casey Soltis
Boo Vazquez
Dalton Wheat
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Marlins (SS)
L-L 22 Marlins (SS)
L-R 22 Marlins (SS)
L-L 22 Marlins (Lo A)
L-R 24 Royals (R)
L-R 23 American Assoc.
MILWAUKEE
BREWERS
Pitchers
Chase Anderson
Jacob Barnes
Zach Davies
Neftali Feliz
* Matt Garza
Junior Guerra
Jared Hughes
Taylor Jungmann
Corey Knebel
Jhan Marinez
Tommy Milone
Jimmy Nelson
Wily Peralta
Carlos Torres
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Brewers
R-R 27 Brewers
R-R 24 Brewers
R-R 29 Pirates
R-R 33 Brewers
R-R 32 Brewers
R-R 32 Pirates
R-R 27 Brewers
R-R 25 Brewers
R-R 29 Brewers
L-L 30 Twins
R-R 28 Brewers
R-R 28 Brewers
R-R 34 Brewers
Catchers
Jett Bandy
Manny Pina
* Andrew Susac
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Angels
R-R 30 Brewers
R-R 27 Giants
Infielders
Jesus Aguilar
Orlando Arcia
Hernan Perez
Travis Shaw
Eric Thames
Jonathan Villar
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Indians
R-R 23 Brewers
R-R 26 Brewers
L-R 27 Red Sox
L-R 30 Korea
B-R 26 Brewers
Outfielders
Ryan Braun
Keon Broxton
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Domingo Santana
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 33 Brewers
R-R 27 Brewers
L-R 30 Brewers
R-R 25 Brewers
COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Andrew Barbosa
R-L 29 Mets (AAA)
Hiram Burgos
R-R 30 Brewers (AAA)
Tyler Cravy
R-R 28 Brewers
Tim Dillard
R-R 34 Brewers (AAA)
Paolo Espino
R-R 30 Nationals (AAA)
David Goforth
R-R 28 Brewers
Josh Hader
L-L 23 Brewers (AAA)
Stephen Kohlscheen R-R 29 Brewers (AA)
Damien Magnifico R-R 26 Brewers
Rob Scahill
R-R 30 Brewers
Wei-Chung Wang L-L 25 Brewers (AAA)
Brandon Woodruff R-R 24 Brewers (AA)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Tyler Heineman
B-R 26 Astros (AAA)
Adam Weisenburger R-R 28 Brewers (AAA)
Infielders
Garrett Cooper
Ivan De Jesus Jr.
Nick Noonan
Gabriel Noriega
Nathan Orf
Yadiel Rivera
Eric Sogard
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 30 Reds
L-R 28 Padres
R-R 27 Brewers (AA)
R-R 27 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 25 Brewers
L-R 31 Athletics (Hi A)
Outfielders
Lewis Brinson
Ryan Cordell
Brett Phillips
Kyle Wren
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 25 Rangers (AA)
L-R 23 Brewers (AA)
L-L 26 Brewers (AAA)
BILOXI SHUCKERS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Tristan Archer
Bubba Derby
Preston Gainey
Jorge Lopez
Luis Ortiz
Jon Perrin
Nick Ramirez
Matt Ramsey
Tayler Scott
Forrest Snow
Tyler Spurlin
Angel Ventura
Aaron Wilkerson
Taylor Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Brewers (AA)
L-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
R-R 26 Brewers (AA)
R-R 24 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 22 Brewers (AA)
R-R 24 Brewers (AA)
L-L 28 Brewers (AA)
R-R 28 Marlins (AA)
R-R 25 Brewers (AA)
R-R 28 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 26 Brewers (AA)
R-R 24 Brewers (AA)
R-R 28 Brewers (AAA)
B-R 26 Brewers (DNP)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Dustin Houle
R-R 23 Brewers (AA)
* Natanael Mejia
R-R 25 Brewers (Lo A)
Jacob Nottingham R-R 22 Brewers (AA)
# Leudi Otano
R-R 26 Brewers (DNP)
April 21–May 12, 2017
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Blake Allemand
B-R 25 Brewers (Hi A)
Javier Betancourt R-R 22 Brewers (AA)
Art Charles
L-L 26 Can-Am League
Dustin DeMuth
L-R 26 Brewers (AA)
Mauricio Dubon
R-R 23 Red Sox (AA)
George Iskenderian R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
Angel Ortega
R-R 24 Brewers (AA)
Outfielders
Clint Coulter
Johnny Davis
Michael Reed
Victor Roache
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Brewers (AA)
B-R 27 Brewers (AA)
R-R 24 Brewers
R-R 26 Brewers (AA)
CAROLINA MUDCATS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
# Phil Bickford
R-R 22 Brewers (Hi A)
Corbin Burnes
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
Colton Cross
R-R 24 Brewers (R)
Marcos Diplan
R-R 21 Brewers (Hi A)
Nate Griep
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
Eric Hanhold
R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
Conor Harber
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
Brad Kuntz
L-L 25 Brewers (Hi A)
Kodi Medeiros
L-L 21 Brewers (Hi A)
Jon Olczak
R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
Freddy Peralta
R-R 21 Brewers (Hi A)
Cody Ponce
R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
Wuilder Rodriguez R-R 24 Brewers (R)
Quintin Torres-Costa L-L 23 Brewers (Lo A)
Jordan Yamamoto R-R 21 Brewers (Lo A)
Catchers
Mitch Ghelfi
Cooper Hummel
Max McDowell
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Brewers (Hi A)
B-R 22 Brewers (R)
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
Infielders
Luis Aviles
Isan Diaz
Lucas Erceg
Jake Gatewood
Wendell Rijo
Weston Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
L-R 21 Brewers (Lo A)
L-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Red Sox (AA)
R-R 23 Brewers (R)
Outfielders
Carlos Belonis
Trent Clark
Brandon Diaz
Troy Stokes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
L-L 20 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Brewers (Hi A)
R-R 21 Brewers (Lo A)
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Luke Barker
Dalton Brown
Daniel Brown
Zack Brown
Jordan Desguin
Victor Diaz
Nattino Diplan
Jake Drossner
Thomas Jankins
Aaron Myers
Cam Roegner
Miguel Sanchez
Trey Supak
Braden Webb
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Frontier League
R-R 24 Brewers (R)
L-L 22 Brewers (R)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Brewers (R)
R-R 23 Brewers (R)
R-L 23 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Brewers (R)
L-L 24 Brewers (R)
R-R 23 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Brewers (DNP)
Catchers
Mario Feliciano
Nathan Rodriguez
Yoel Vasquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 18 Brewers (R)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 21 Brewers (R)
Infielders
Jose Cuas
Ronnie Gideon
Gilbert Lara
Trever Morrison
Tucker Neuhaus
Jonathan Oquendo
# Yerison Pena
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Brewers (Hi A)
R-R 23 Brewers (R)
R-R 19 Brewers (R)
L-R 22 Brewers (R)
L-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
B-R 21 Brewers (Lo A)
B-R 26 Brewers (DNP)
Outfielders
Ryan Aguilar
Monte Harrison
Demi Orimoloye
Joantgel Segovia
Caleb Whalen
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Brewers (R)
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
R-R 20 Brewers (R)
R-R 20 Brewers (R)
R-R 24 Brewers (R)
MINNESOTA
TWINS
Pitchers
Matt Belisle
Craig Breslow
Tyler Duffey
Kyle Gibson
Justin Haley
Phil Hughes
Brandon Kintzler
**Trevor May
Adalberto Mejia
* Ryan O’Rourke
**Glen Perkins
Ryan Pressly
Taylor Rogers
Ervin Santana
Hector Santiago
Michael Tonkin
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 37 Nationals
L-L 37 Marlins
R-R 26 Twins
R-R 29 Twins
R-R 26 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 31 Twins
R-R 33 Twins
R-R 28 Twins
L-L 24 Giants
R-L 29 Twins
L-L 34 Twins
R-R 28 Twins
L-L 26 Twins
R-R 34 Twins
R-L 29 Twins
R-R 27 Twins
Catchers
Jason Castro
Chris Gimenez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 Astros
R-R 34 Rangers
Infielders
* Ehire Adrianza
Brian Dozier
Eduardo Escobar
Joe Mauer
Jorge Polanco
Miguel Sano
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 28 Giants
R-R 30 Twins
B-R 28 Twins
L-R 34 Twins
B-R 24 Twins
R-R 24 Twins
Outfielders
Byron Buxton
Robbie Grossman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Twins
B-L 28 Indians
Max Kepler
Eddie Rosario
Danny Santana
L-L
L-R
B-R
24
26
26
Twins
Twins
Twins
ROCHESTER RED WINGS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
D.J. Baxendale
R-R 26 Twins (AAA)
Jose Berrios
R-R 23 Twins
Buddy Boshers
L-L 29 Twins
Alan Busenitz
R-R 27 Twins (AAA)
J.T. Chargois
B-R 26 Twins
Nick Greenwood
R-L 30 Twins (AAA)
Trevor Hildenberger R-R 26 Twins (AA)
David Hurlbut
L-L 27 Twins (AAA)
Yohan Pino
R-R 33 Korea
Jake Reed
R-R 25 Twins (AAA)
Drew Rucinski
R-R 28 Cubs (AAA)
Aaron Slegers
R-R 25 Twins (AA)
Nick Tepesch
R-R 28 Dodgers
Jason Wheeler
L-L 26 Twins (AAA)
Alex Wimmers
L-R 28 Twins
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Mitch Garver
R-R 26 Twins (AAA)
John Ryan Murphy R-R 26 Twins
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Tommy Field
R-R 30 Twins (AAA)
Benji Gonzalez
R-R 27 Mariners (AA)
Niko Goodrum
B-R 25 Twins (AA)
Matt Hague
R-R 32 Japan
Byung-Ho Park
R-R 31 Twins
Ben Paulsen
L-R 29 Rockies
Leonardo Reginatto R-R 27 Twins (AAA)
Kennys Vargas
B-R 27 Twins
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Quintin Berry
L-L 32 Blue Jays (AAA)
Zack Granite
L-L 25 Twins (AA)
Daniel Palka
L-L 25 Twins (AAA)
J.B. Shuck
L-L 30 White Sox
Ryan Strausborger R-R 29 Mariners (AAA)
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Pitchers
Luke Bard
Nick Burdi
Paul Clemens
John Curtiss
Ryan Eades
Raul Fernandez
* Stephen Gonsalves
* Tyler Jay
Felix Jorge
Mason Melotakis
Fernando Romero
Kohl Stewart
Matt Tracy
Nik Turley
Todd Van Steensel
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Twins (AA)
R-R 24 Twins (AA)
R-R 29 Padres
R-R 24 Twins (HiA)
R-R 25 Twins (AA)
R-R 27 Twins (AA)
L-L 23 Twins (AA)
L-L 23 Twins (AA)
R-R 23 Twins (AA)
R-L 26 Twins (AA)
R-R 22 Twins (HiA)
R-R 22 Twins (AA)
L-L 28 Marlins (AA)
L-L 28 Red Sox (AA)
R-R 26 Twins (AA)
Catchers
Jose Gonzalez
Dan Rohlfing
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 American Assoc.
R-R 28 Diamondbacks (AAA)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Dan Gamache
L-R 26 Pirates (AAA)
Nick Gordon
L-R 21 Twins (HiA)
Levi Michael
R-R 26 Twins (AA)
Jonathan Rodriguez R-R 28 Cardinals (AAA)
Engelb Vielma
B-R 23 Twins (AA)
Ryan Walker
L-R 25 Twins (AA)
* T.J. White
R-R 25 Twins (AA)
Outfielders
Edgar Corcino
Tanner English
Travis Harrison
LaMonte Wade
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Twins (AA)
R-R 24 Twins (AAA)
R-R 24 Twins (AA)
L-L 23 Twins (HiA)
FORT MYERS MIRACLE
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age
Nick Anderson
R-R 26
* Cam Booser
L-L 24
* Michael Cederoth R-R 24
* Henry Centeno
R-R 22
Sam Clay
L-L 23
Jonny Drozd
L-L 25
David Fischer
R-R 26
Randy LeBlanc
R-R 25
Anthony McIver
L-L 24
*Alex Muren
R-R 25
Williams Ramirez R-R 24
Dereck Rodriguez R-R 24
Randy Rosario
L-L 21
Cody Stashak
R-R 21
Keaton Steele
R-R 25
Michael TheofanopoulosL-L 24
Lachlan Wells
L-L 20
2016 Org (Peak)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (Lo A)
Rays (Hi A)
Twins (Hi A)
Yankees (Hi A)
Canadian-American
Twins (AA)
Twins (Lo A)
Twins (DNP)
Twins (Lo A)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (AA)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (Hi A)
Twins (Lo A)
Catchers
Kevin Garcia
* A.J. Murray
Brian Navarreto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 24 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 24 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 22 Twins (Hi A)
Infielders
Luis Arraez
Sean Miller
Nelson Molina
* Brian Olson
Chris Paul
Alex Perez
Trey Vavra
Zander Wiel
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 19 Twins (Lo A)
R-R 22 Twins (Hi A)
L-R 21 Twins (Lo A)
R-R 23 Twins (AAA)
R-R 24 Twins (Hi A)
L-R 24 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 25 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
Outfielders
Daniel Kihle
Max Murphy
Rafael P Valera
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-L 23 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 24 Twins (Hi A)
R-R 22 Twins (Lo A)
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Brady Anderson
L-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
Tyler Beardsley
R-R 23 Twins (Lo A)
Clark Beeker
R-R 24 Twins (R)
Max Cordy
R-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
* Andro Cutura
R-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
Colton Davis
R-R 23 Twins (Lo A)
Eduardo Del Rosario R-R 22 Twins (Lo A)
Thomas Hackimer R-R 23 Twins (Lo A)
Hector Lujan
R-R 23 Twins (Hi A)
Sean Poppen
R-R 23 Twins (Lo A)
Alex Robinson
L-L 23 Twins (R)
Alex Schick
R-R 22 Twins (R)
* Lewis Thorpe
R-L 21 Twins (DNP)
* Zach Tillery
R-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
Andrew Vasquez
B-L 24 Twins (Lo A)
Tyler Wells
R-R 23 Twins (R)
Catchers
Caleb Hamilton
Mitchell Kranson
Ben Rortvedt
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Twins (R)
L-R 23 Twins (R)
L-R 20 Twins (R)
Infielders
Travis Blankenhorn
Lewin Diaz
Brandon Lopez
Ariel Montesino
Jermaine Palacios
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 21 Twins (Lo A)
L-L 20 Twins (R)
R-R 24 Twins (Lo A)
B-R 22 Twins (R)
R-R 21 Twins (Lo A)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Shane Carrier
R-R 21 Twins (R)
Christian Cavaness L-L 23 Twins (Lo A)
Jaylin Davis
R-R 23 Twins (Lo A)
Aaron Whitefield R-R 21 Twins (R)
NEW YORK
METS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Jerry Blevins
L-L 34 Mets
Jacob deGrom
L-R 29 Mets
Josh Edgin
L-L 30 Mets
# Jeurys Familia
R-R 27 Mets
Robert Gsellman
R-R 24 Mets
Matt Harvey
R-R 28 Mets
* Seth Lugo
R-R 27 Mets
* Steven Matz
R-L 26 Mets
Rafael Montero
R-R 26 Mets
Addison Reed
L-R 28 Mets
Hansel Robles
R-R 27 Mets
Fernando Salas
R-R 32 Mets
Josh Smoker
L-L 28 Mets
Noah Syndergaard L-R 25 Mets
Zack Wheeler
R-R 27 Mets (Hi A)
Catchers
Travis d’Arnaud
Rene Rivera
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Mets
R-R 34 Mets
Infielders
Asdrubal Cabrera
Lucas Duda
Wilmer Flores
Ty Kelly
Jose Reyes
T.J. Rivera
Neil Walker
* David Wright
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 31 Mets
L-R 31 Mets
R-R 26 Mets
L-R 29 Mets
B-R 34 Mets
R-R 28 Mets
B-R 32 Mets
R-R 34 Mets
Outfielders
Jay Bruce
Yoenis Cespedes
Michael Conforto
Curtis Granderson
* Juan Lagares
* Brandon Nimmo
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 30 Mets
R-R 31 Mets
L-R 24 Mets
L-R 36 Mets
R-R 28 Mets
L-R 24 Mets
LAS VEGAS 51S
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Wilfredo Boscan
Chase Bradford
Sean Gilmartin
Erik Goeddel
Donovan Hand
Ricky Knapp
Kevin McGowan
David Roseboom
Ben Rowen
Paul Sewald
Logan Taylor
Beck Wheeler
Adam Wilk
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Pirates
R-R 28 Mets (AAA)
L-L 27 Mets
R-R 28 Mets
R-R 31 Atlantic League
R-R 25 Mets (AAA)
R-R 25 Mets (AAA)
L-L 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 28 Brewers
R-R 27 Mets (AAA)
R-R 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 28 Mets (AAA)
L-L 29 Rays (AAA)
Catchers
Xorge Carrillo
Jeff Glenn
Kevin Plawecki
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Mets (AAA)
R-R 26 Mets (AAA)
R-R 26 Mets
Infielders
Gavin Cecchini
Phillip Evans
Matt Reynolds
Josh Rodriguez
Amed Rosario
Dominic Smith
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mets
R-R 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 26 Mets
R-R 32 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 21 Mets (AA)
L-L 22 Mets (AA)
Outfielders
Jayce Boyd
Victor Cruzado
Travis Taijeron
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Mets (AA)
B-R 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 28 Mets (AAA)
BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Alberto Baldonado
Cory Burns
P.J. Conlon
Casey Delgado
Ben Griset
Mickey Jannis
Luis Mateo
Corey Oswalt
BaseballAmerica.com
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Mets (AA)
R-R 29 Atlantic League
L-L 23 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 27 Mets (AA)
L-L 25 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 29 Mets (AA)
R-R 27 Mets (AAA)
R-R 24 Mets (Hi A)
Tim Peterson
Tyler Pill
Kyle Regnault
Scarlyn Reyes
Kelly Secrest
Corey Taylor
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
L-L
R-R
26
27
28
27
26
24
Mets (AA)
Mets (AAA)
Mets (AA)
Mets (Hi A)
Mets (AA)
Mets (Hi A)
Catchers
Tomas Nido
Colton Plaia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 27 Mets (AA)
Infielders
Luis Guillorme
L.J. Mazzilli
Jeff McNeil
Jio Mier
Matt Oberste
J.C. Rodriguez
Kevin Taylor
David Thompson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 23 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 27 Mets (AAA)
L-R 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 27 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 26 Mets (AA)
B-R 25 Mets (Lo A)
L-R 26 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 24 Mets (Hi A)
Outfielders
Patrick Biondi
Kevin Kaczmarski
Champ Stuart
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 26 Mets (Hi A)
L-R 25 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 24 Mets (AA)
ST. LUCIE METS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Ty Bashlor
Justin Brantley
Kevin Canelon
Andrew Church
Nabil Crismatt
Justin Dunn
Chase Ingram
Johnny Magliozzi
Thomas McIlraith
Craig Missigman
Marcos Molina
Alex Palsha
Joe Shaw
Joshua Torres
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 26 Indians (AA)
L-L 23 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 22 Mets (AAA)
R-R 22 Mets (AA)
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
R-R 22 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 26 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 23 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 22 Mets (DNP)
R-R 25 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 23 Mets (AA)
R-R 23 Did not play
Catchers
Patrick Mazeika
Dan Rizzie
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 23 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 23 Mets (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Pete Alonso
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
Dale Burdick
R-R 21 Mets (AA)
Nick Sergakis
R-R 24 Mets (SS)
Vinny Siena
R-R 23 Mets (Hi A)
Jhoan Urena
B-R 23 Mets (Hi A)
Colby Woodmansee R-R 23 Mets (SS)
Outfielders
Wuilmer Becerra
Jeff Diehl
John Mora
Enmanuel Zabala
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 24 Mets (Lo A)
L-L 24 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 23 Mets (Lo A)
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Matt Blackham
* Seth Davis
Harol Gonzalez
Merandy Gonzalez
Cameron Griffin
Witt Haggard
Taylor Henry
Colin Holderman
Jordan Humphreys
Max Kuhns
Gabe Llanes
Austin McGeorge
Blake Taylor
Adonis Uceta
Joe Zanghi
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Mets (DNP)
L-L 24 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
R-R 21 Mets (SS)
R-R 26 Mets (DNP)
R-R 25 Mets (Lo A)
L-L 24 Mets (Hi A)
R-R 21 Mets (R)
R-R 21 Mets (SS)
R-R 23 Mets (R)
R-R 21 Mets (SS)
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
L-L 22 Mets (R)
R-R 23 Mets (R)
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
Catchers
Brandon Brosher
Anthony Dimino
* Jose Garcia
* Natanael Ramos
Ali Sanchez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Mets (Hi A)
L-R 24 Mets (SS)
B-R 22 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mets (Lo A)
R-R 20 Mets (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Luis Carpio
R-R 20 Mets (SS)
Michael Paez
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
Milton Ramos
R-R 21 Mets (Lo A)
Blake Tiberi
L-R 22 Mets (SS)
Dash Winningham L-L 21 Mets (Lo A)
Outfielders
Gene Cone
Desmond Lindsay
Tim Tebow
Jacob Zanon
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Mets (SS)
R-R 20 Mets (SS)
L-L 30 Did not play
R-R 22 Mets (SS)
NEW YORK
YANKEES
Pitchers
Dellin Betances
Aroldis Chapman
Tyler Clippard
Jonathan Holder
Tommy Layne
Bryan Mitchell
Michael Pineda
C.C. Sabathia
Luis Severino
Chasen Shreve
Masahiro Tanaka
Adam Warren
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Yankees
L-L 29 Cubs
R-R 32 Yankees
R-R 24 Yankees
L-L 32 Yankees
L-R 26 Yankees
R-R 28 Yankees
L-L 37 Yankees
R-R 23 Yankees
L-L 27 Yankees
R-R 28 Yankees
R-R 30 Cubs
Catchers
Austin Romine
Gary Sanchez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Yankees
R-R 24 Yankees
Infielders
**Tyler Austin
Greg Bird
Chris Carter
Starlin Castro
* Didi Gregorius
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Yankees
L-R 24 Yankees (DNP)
R-R 30 Brewers
R-R 27 Yankees
L-R 27 Yankees
Chase Headley
Pete Kozma
Ronald Torreyes
B-R
R-R
R-R
33
29
25
Yankees
Yankees (AAA)
Yankees
Outfielders
Jacoby Ellsbury
Brett Gardner
Aaron Hicks
Matt Holliday
Aaron Judge
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 34 Yankees
L-L 34 Yankees
B-R 27 Yankees
R-R 37 Cardinals
R-R 25 Yankees
SCRANTON/WB RAILRIDERS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Johnny Barbato
R-R 25 Yankees
Luis Cessa
R-R 25 Yankees
Dietrich Enns
L-L 26 Yankees (AAA)
Ernesto Frieri
R-R 32 Did not play
Giovanny Gallegos R-R 26 Yankees (AAA)
J.R. Graham
R-R 27 Twins
Jason Gurka
L-L 29 Rockies
Ben Heller
R-R 26 Yankees
Tyler Jones
R-R 28 Yankees (AA)
Brady Lail
R-R 24 Yankees (AAA)
Joe Mantiply
R-L 26 Tigers
Jordan Montgomery L-L 24 Yankees (AAA)
Tyler Webb
R-L 27 Yankees (AAA)
Catchers
Kyle Higashioka
Eddy Rodriguez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 31 Yankees (AAA)
Infielders
Ji-Man Choi
Cito Culver
Rob Refsnyder
Donovan Solano
Ruben Tejada
Tyler Wade
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 26 Angels
R-R 25 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 26 Yankees
R-R 29 Yankees
R-R 27 Giants
L-R 22 Yankees (AA)
Outfielders
Dustin Fowler
Clint Frazier
Mark Payton
Mason Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Yankees (AA)
R-R 23 Yankees (AAA)
L-L 25 Yankees (AAA)
L-R 26 Yankees
TRENTON THUNDER
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Chance Adams
Daniel Camarena
Cale Coshow
J.P. Feyereisen
Caleb Frare
Domingo German
Chad Green
Travis Hissong
Matt Marsh
Yefrey Ramirez
Justus Sheffield
Caleb Smith
Matt Wotherspoon
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Yankees (AA)
L-L 24 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 25 Yankees (AA)
R-R 24 Yankees (AA)
L-L 24 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 25 Yankees (Hi A)
L-R 26 Yankees
R-R 26 Yankees (AA)
R-R 26 Yankees (AA)
R-R 23 Yankees (Hi A)
L-L 21 Yankees (AA)
R-L 26 Yankees (AA)
R-R 25 Yankees (AAA)
Catchers
Wilkin Castillo
Francisco Diaz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 33 Blue Jays (AAA)
B-R 27 Yankees (AAA)
Infielders
Miguel Andujar
Dante Bichette
Thairo Estrada
Billy Fleming
Mike Ford
Gleyber Torres
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Yankees (AA)
R-R 25 Yankees (AA)
R-R 21 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 25 Yankees (AA)
L-R 25 Yankees (AA)
R-R 20 Yankees (Hi A)
Outfielders
Devyn Bolasky
Rashad Crawford
Billy McKinney
Zach Zehner
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Yankees (AA)
B-R 23 Yankees (Hi A)
L-L 23 Yankees (AA)
R-R 25 Yankees (Hi A)
TAMPA YANKEES
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Domingo Acevedo
Alex Bisacca
Sean Carley
Luis Cedeno
Ian Clarkin
Nestor Cortes
Jordan Foley
Cody Hamlin
Joe Harvey
Chase Hodson
Justin Kamplain
*James Kaprielian
Brody Koerner
Zack Littell
Jose Mesa
Jose Pena
Eduardo Rivera
Josh Rogers
Stephen Tarpley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 24 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 26 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 23 Yankees (Lo A)
L-L 22 Yankees (Hi A)
R-L 22 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 24 Yankees (AA)
R-R 24 Yankees (Lo A)
R-R 25 Yankees (SS)
R-R 25 Yankees (Hi A)
R-L 24 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 23 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 23 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 21 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 24 Yankees (Hi A)
R-R 26 Yankees (R)
R-R 25 Yankees (Hi A)
L-L 23 Yankees (Hi A)
R-L 24 Yankees (Hi A)
Catchers
Wes Wilson
Infielders
Jorge Mateo
Connor Spencer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Yankees (Hi A)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Yankees (Hi A)
L-R 24 Yankees (Hi A)
Outfielders
Austin Aune
Jeff Hendrix
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Yankees (Hi A)
L-R 24 Yankees (Hi A)
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Albert Abreu
Phillip Diehl
Raynel Espinal
Anyelo Gomez
Nick Green
Brian Keller
Trevor Lane
Kolton Mahoney
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Astros (Hi A)
L-L 23 Yankees (SS)
R-R 23 Yankees (SS)
R-R 24 Yankees (Lo A)
R-R 22 Yankees (Lo A)
R-R 23 Yankees (SS)
L-L 23 Yankees (SS)
R-R 25 Yankees (SS)
21
OPENING DAY Rosters
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
R-R
24
21
20
21
24
22
24
Yankees (Lo A)
Yankees (R)
Mariners (R)
Yankees (SS)
Yankees (DNP)
Yankees (Lo A)
Yankees (Lo A)
Catchers
Eduardo Navas
Donny Sands
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 21 Yankees (Lo A)
R-R 21 Yankees (R)
Infielders
Angel Aguilar
Oswaldo Cabrera
Diego Castillo
Hoy-Jun Park
Brandon Wagner
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Yankees (Lo A)
R-R 18 Yankees (R)
R-R 19 Yankees (R)
L-R 21 Yankees (Lo A)
L-R 22 Yankees (R)
Outfielders
Estevan Florial
Isiah Gilliam
Leonardo Molina
Blake Rutherford
Carlos Vidal
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 19 Yankees (Hi A)
B-R 21 Yankees (R)
R-R 20 Yankees (Lo A)
L-R 20 Yankees (R)
L-L 21 Yankees (Hi A)
OAKLAND
ATHLETICS
Pitchers
Raul Alcantara
John Axford
* Chris Bassitt
Santiago Casilla
Jharel Cotton
Daniel Coulombe
Sean Doolittle
Ryan Dull
Kendall Graveman
* Sonny Gray
Liam Hendriks
Ryan Madson
Sean Manaea
* Daniel Mengden
Frankie Montas
Andrew Triggs
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Athletics
R-R 34 Athletics
R-R 28 Athletics
R-R 37 Giants
R-R 25 Dodgers
L-L 27 Athletics
L-L 31 Athletics
R-R 27 Athletics
R-R 26 Athletics
R-R 27 Athletics
R-R 28 Athletics
L-R 37 Athletics
R-L 25 Athletics
R-R 24 Athletics
R-R 24 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 28 Athletics
Catchers
Josh Phegley
Stephen Vogt
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Athletics
L-R 32 Athletics
Infielders
Yonder Alonso
Mark Canha
Ryon Healy
Jed Lowrie
Trevor Plouffe
Adam Rosales
Marcus Semien
* Joey Wendle
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 Athletics
R-R 28 Athletics
R-R 25 Athletics
B-R 33 Athletics
R-R 31 Twins
R-R 34 Padres
R-R 27 Athletics
L-R 27 Athletics
Outfielders
Khris Davis
Rajai Davis
Matt Joyce
* Jake Smolinski
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Athletics
R-R 36 Indians
L-R 33 Pirates
R-R 28 Athletics
NASHVILLE SOUNDS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Paul Blackburn
Michael Brady
Simon Castro
Ross Detwiler
Daniel Gossett
Tucker Healy
Aaron Kurcz
Zach Neal
Chris Smith
Josh Smith
Cesar Valdez
Bobby Wahl
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mariners (AA)
R-R 30 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 29 Rockies (AAA)
R-L 31 Athletics
R-R 24 Athletics (AAA)
L-R 27 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 27 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 28 Athletics
R-R 36 Athletics
R-R 30 Reds
R-R 32 Astros (AAA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AAA)
Catchers
Ryan Lavarnway
Bruce Maxwell
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Braves (AAA)
L-R 26 Athletics
Infielders
Franklin Barreto
Matt Chapman
Renato Nunez
Matt Olson
Chris Parmelee
Chad Pinder
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 24 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 23 Athletics
L-R 23 Athletics
L-L 29 Yankees
R-R 25 Athletics
Outfielders
Jaff Decker
Andrew Lambo
Matt McBride
Kenny Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Rays
L-L 29 Athletics
R-R 32 Athletics
B-R 27 Marlins (AAA)
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Ben Bracewell
Sam Bragg
Heath Fillmyer
Kyle Finnegan
Kyle Friedrichs
Grant Holmes
Brandon Mann
James Naile
Jake Sanchez
Joel Seddon
Cody Stull
Lou Trivino
Corey Walter
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Athletics (AA)
R-R 24 Athletics (AA)
R-R 23 Athletics (AA)
R-R 26 Athletics (AA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AA)
L-R 21 Athletics (Hi A)
L-L 33 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 24 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 28 Athletics (AA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AA)
L-L 25 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 26 Athletics (AA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AA)
Catchers
* Jose Chavez
Andy Paz
Argenis Raga
# Beau Taylor
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Athletics (Lo A)
R-R 24 Athletics (AA)
R-R 23 Athletics (Hi A)
L-R 27 Athletics (AA)
Infielders
Joe Bennie
Richie Martin
Melvin Mercedes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Athletics (AA)
R-R 22 Athletics (AA)
B-R 25 Athletics (Hi A)
22
# Yairo Munoz
Viosergy Rosa
Max Schrock
Jordan Tarsovich
R-R
L-L
L-R
R-R
22
27
22
26
Athletics (AA)
Athletics (AA)
Athletics (AA)
Dodgers (AA)
Outfielders
B.J. Boyd
Tyler Marincov
J.P. Sportman
Brett Vertigan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Athletics (AAA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AA)
R-R 25 Athletics (AA)
L-L 27 Athletics (AA)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Starling Marte
R-R 28 Pirates
Andrew McCutchen R-R 30 Pirates
Gregory Polanco
L-L 26 Pirates
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Steven Brault
L-L 25 Pirates
Cody Dickson
L-L 25 Pirates (AA)
Tyler Eppler
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
Clay Holmes
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
Drew Hutchison
L-R 27 Pirates
* Nick Kingham
R-R 25 Pirates (AA)
Pat Light
R-R 26 Twins
Josh Lindblom
R-R 30 Korea
Brett McKinney
R-R 26 Pirates (AA)
Dovydas NeverauskasR-R 24 Pirates (AAA)
Dan Runzler
L-L 32 Twins (AAA)
Angel Sanchez
R-R 27 Pirates (DNP)
Edgar Santana
R-R 25 Pirates (AAA)
A.J. Schugel
R-R 28 Pirates
STOCKTON PORTS
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Nolan Blackwood
Angel Duno
Brett Graves
Dustin Hurlbutt
Daulton Jefferies
Jared Lyons
Evan Manarino
Casey Meisner
Carlos Navas
A.J. Puk
Matt Sergey
Logan Shore
Joey Wagman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Athletics (Lo A)
R-R 23 Athletics (Lo A)
R-R 24 Athletics (Hi A)
R-R 24 Athletics (Lo A)
L-R 22 Athletics (R)
L-L 24 Athletics (Hi A)
L-L 24 Athletics (Hi A)
R-R 22 Athletics (Hi A)
R-R 25 Athletics (AAA)
L-L 22 Athletics (SS)
R-R 28 Athletics (Hi A)
R-R 22 Athletics (SS)
L-R 26 Athletics (AA)
Catchers
Iolana Akau
Sean Murphy
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Athletics (Hi A)
R-R 22 Athletics (SS)
Infielders
Branden Cogswell
Trent Gilbert
Chris Iriart
* Sandber Pimentel
Josh Vidales
Eli White
Mikey White
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Athletics (DNP)
L-R 24 Athletics (Lo A)
R-R 22 Athletics (Hi A)
L-L 23 Athletics (Hi A)
B-R 24 Athletics (R)
R-R 23 Athletics (SS)
R-R 24 Athletics (Hi A)
Outfielders
Skye Bolt
Seth Brown
Tyler Ramirez
Brett Siddall
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Athletics (Lo A)
L-L 25 Athletics (Hi A)
L-L 22 Athletics (SS)
L-L 22 Athletics (Lo A)
BELOIT SNAPPERS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Xavier Altamirano R-R 23 Athletics (Lo A)
Brandon Bailey
R-R 22 Athletics (SS)
Boomer Biegalski R-R 23 Athletics (Lo A)
Heath Bowers
R-R 24 Athletics (SS)
Brendan Butler
L-R 24 Athletics (Hi A)
Dakota Chalmers R-R 20 Athletics (SS)
Ty Damron
L-L 23 Athletics (SS)
Will Gilbert
L-L 23 Athletics (SS)
Nick Highberger
R-R 23 Athletics (Hi A)
Matt Milburn
R-R 24 Athletics (SS)
Michael Murray
R-R 24 Athletics (Hi A)
Dalton Sawyer
L-L 23 Athletics (SS)
Andrew Tomasovich L-L 24 Athletics (Lo A)
Catchers
Jason Goldstein
Colin Theroux
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mariners (SS)
R-R 23 Athletics (Lo A)
Infielders
Edwin Diaz
Trace Loehr
Eric Marinez
Miguel Mercedes
Nate Mondou
Kyle Nowlin
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Athletics (Lo A)
L-R 22 Athletics (Lo A)
B-R 22 Athletics (SS)
R-R 22 Athletics (SS)
L-R 22 Athletics (SS)
R-R 23 Athletics (R)
Outfielders
Luis Barrera
Cole Gruber
Mike Martin
JaVon Shelby
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 21 Athletics (Lo A)
L-L 23 Athletics (R)
R-R 25 Athletics (Lo A)
R-R 22 Athletics (SS)
PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES
Pitchers
Joaquin Benoit
Clay Buchholz
* Zach Eflin
Jerad Eickhoff
Jeanmar Gomez
Jeremy Hellickson
Adam Morgan
Hector Neris
Pat Neshek
Aaron Nola
Edubray Ramos
Joely Rodriguez
Vince Velasquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 40 Blue Jays
L-R 33 Red Sox
R-R 23 Phillies
R-R 27 Phillies
R-R 29 Phillies
R-R 30 Phillies
L-L 27 Phillies
R-R 28 Phillies
B-R 37 Astros
R-R 24 Phillies
R-R 24 Phillies
L-L 25 Phillies
B-R 25 Phillies
Catchers
Andrew Knapp
Cameron Rupp
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 29 Phillies
Infielders
Andres Blanco
Maikel Franco
Freddy Galvis
Cesar Hernandez
Tommy Joseph
Brock Stassi
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 33 Phillies
R-R 25 Phillies
B-R 27 Phillies
B-R 27 Phillies
R-R 26 Phillies
L-L 28 Phillies (AAA)
Outfielders
Aaron Altherr
Odubel Herrera
Howie Kendrick
Daniel Nava
Michael Saunders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Phillies
L-R 25 Phillies
R-R 34 Dodgers
B-L 34 Royals
L-R 30 Blue Jays
LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Mark Appel
Pedro Beato
Luis Garcia
* Dalier Hinojosa
Mark Leiter
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 30 Orioles (AAA)
R-R 30 Phillies
R-R 31 Phillies
R-R 26 Phillies (AA)
CLIFF WELCH/GETTY IMAGES
Garrett Mundell
Nick Nelson
Jio Orozco
Freicer Perez
# Alex Robinett
Adonis Rosa
David Sosebee
Phillies outfielder Dylan Cozens led the minor leagues with 40 home
runs in 2016, but that was while playing in Reading’s cozy confines
Ben Lively
Michael Mariot
Hoby Milner
* Colton Murray
Wander Perez
Ricardo Pinto
Nick Pivetta
Cesar Ramos
Jake Thompson
Pat Venditte
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-R
L-L
R-R
R-B
25
28
26
27
32
23
24
33
23
32
Phillies (AAA)
Phillies
Phillies (AAA)
Phillies
American Assoc.
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AAA)
Rangers
Phillies
Mariners
Catchers
Jorge Alfaro
Logan Moore
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Phillies
L-R 27 Phillies (AAA)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
J.P. Crawford
L-R 22 Phillies (AAA)
Taylor Featherston R-R 27 Phillies
Pedro Florimon
B-R 30 Pirates
Hector Gomez
R-R 29 Korea
Rhys Hoskins
R-R 24 Phillies (AA)
Jesmuel Valentin B-R 23 Phillies (AAA)
Outfielders
Dylan Cozens
Cam Perkins
Roman Quinn
Nick Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Phillies (AA)
R-R 27 Phillies (AAA)
B-R 24 Phillies
L-L 24 Phillies (AAA)
READING FIGHTIN PHILS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age
Drew Anderson
R-R 23
* Victor Arano
R-R 22
Jesen Dygestile-TherrienR-R 24
Tom Eshelman
R-R 23
* Elniery Garcia
L-L 22
Matt Hockenberry R-R 26
Brandon Leibrandt L-L 24
Miguel Nunez
R-R 24
* John Richy
R-R 25
Yacksel Rios
R-R 24
Alexis Rivero
R-R 22
Mario Sanchez
R-R 22
Tyler Viza
R-R 22
Shane Watson
R-R 24
Tom Windle
L-L 25
2016 Org (Peak)
Phillies (Hi A)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (Hi A)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (Hi A)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (AA)
Nationals (Hi A)
Phillies (AA)
Phillies (Hi A)
Phillies (AA)
Catchers
Joel Fisher
Chace Numata
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Phillies (AA)
B-R 25 Phillies (Hi A)
Infielders
Malquin Canelo
Jorge Flores
Scott Kingery
Kyle Martin
Harold Martinez
Angelo Mora
Mitch Walding
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 23 Phillies (AA)
L-L 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 27 Phillies (AA)
B-R 24 Phillies (AA)
L-R 25 Phillies (AA)
Outfielders
Aaron Brown
Andrew Pullin
Carlos Tocci
Jiandido Tromp
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 25 Phillies (AA)
L-R 24 Phillies (AA)
R-R 22 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 24 Phillies (Hi A)
CLEARWATER THRESHERS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Tommy Bergjans
Ranfi Casimiro
Austin Davis
Scott Harris
Ulises Joaquin
Luke Leftwich
Jeff Singer
Jose Taveras
Alberto Tirado
Jacob Waguespack
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 25 Phillies (Hi A)
L-L 24 Phillies (Hi A)
L-L 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 25 Phillies (AA)
L-R 23 Phillies (Hi A)
L-L 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 23 Phillies (Lo A)
R-R 22 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 23 Phillies (Lo A)
Catchers
Austin Bossart
Gregori Rivero
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 21 Phillies (Hi A)
Infielders
Grenny Cumana
Zach Green
Drew Stankiewicz
Damek Tomscha
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 21 Phillies (Lo A)
R-R 23 Phillies (Hi A)
B-R 24 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 26 Phillies (Hi A)
Outfielders
Derek Campbell
Zach Coppola
Mark Laird
Jose Pujols
Herlis Rodriguez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Phillies (Hi A)
L-R 23 Phillies (Hi A)
L-L 24 Phillies (Lo A)
R-R 22 Phillies (Lo A)
L-L 23 Phillies (Hi A)
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Harold Arauz
R-R 22 Phillies (Lo A)
Trevor Bettencourt R-R 23 Phillies (SS)
Ismael Cabrera
R-R 23 Phillies (Hi A)
Nick Fanti
L-L 20 Phillies (R)
Jonathan Hennigan L-L 23 Phillies (SS)
Will Hibbs
R-R 23 Phillies (SS)
Mauricio Llovera
R-R 21 Phillies (R)
Adonis Medina
R-R 20 Phillies (SS)
Zach Morris
L-L 24 Phillies (Lo A)
Felix Paulino
R-R 22 Phillies (SS)
JoJo Romero
L-L 21 Phillies (SS)
Sixto Sanchez
R-R 19 Phillies (R)
Ranger Suarez
L-L 22 Phillies (SS)
Catchers
Edgar Cabral
Henri Lartigue
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Phillies (Lo A)
B-R 22 Phillies (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Daniel Brito
L-R 19 Phillies (R)
Arquimedez Gamboa B-R 20 Phillies (SS)
Darick Hall
L-R 22 Phillies (SS)
Lucas Williams
R-R 21 Phillies (SS)
Alex Wojciechowski R-R 23 Did not play
Danny Zardon
R-R 23 Phillies (R)
Outfielders
Carlos Duran
David Martinelli
Mickey Moniak
Cord Sandberg
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Phillies (Lo A)
L-R 22 Phillies (SS)
L-R 19 Phillies (R)
L-L 22 Phillies (Hi A)
PITTSBURGH
PIRATES
Pitchers
Antonio Bastardo
Gerrit Cole
Tyler Glasnow
Dan Hudson
Chad Kuhl
Wade LeBlanc
Juan Nicasio
Ivan Nova
Felipe Rivero
Jameson Taillon
Tony Watson
Trevor Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 32 Pirates
R-R 27 Pirates
L-R 24 Pirates
R-R 30 Diamondbacks
R-R 25 Pirates
L-L 33 Pirates
R-R 31 Pirates
R-R 30 Pirates
L-L 26 Pirates
R-R 25 Pirates
L-L 32 Pirates
R-R 25 Pirates
Catchers
Francisco Cervelli
Chris Stewart
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Pirates
R-R 35 Pirates
Infielders
Josh Bell
David Freese
Phil Gosselin
Alen Hanson
Josh Harrison
John Jaso
# Jung-Ho Kang
Jordy Mercer
Adam Frazier
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Pirates
R-R 34 Pirates
R-R 28 Diamondbacks
B-R 24 Pirates
R-R 30 Pirates
L-R 34 Pirates
R-R 30 Pirates
R-R 31 Pirates
L-R 25 Pirates
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Catchers
Elias Diaz
Jacob Stallings
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Pirates
R-R 27 Pirates
Infielders
Chris Bostick
Anderson Feliz
Max Moroff
Gift Ngoepe
Jason Rogers
Erich Weiss
Eric Wood
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Nationals (AAA)
B-R 25 Pirates (AA)
B-R 24 Pirates
B-R 27 Pirates (AAA)
R-R 29 Pirates
L-R 26 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
Outfielders
Austin Meadows
Danny Ortiz
Jose Osuna
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Pirates (AAA)
L-L 27 Pirates (AAA)
R-R 24 Pirates (AAA)
ALTOONA CURVE
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Tanner Anderson
Buddy Borden
J.T. Brubaker
Austin Coley
Montana DuRapau
Yeudy Garcia
Sean Keselica
John Kuchno
Jared Lakind
Alex McRae
Miguel Rosario
Tate Scioneaux
Brandon Waddell
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 25 Rays (AA)
R-R 23 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 25 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 25 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
L-L 24 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 26 Pirates (AAA)
L-L 25 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
L-L 23 Pirates (AA)
Catchers
Zane Chavez
Tomas Morales
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 30 American Assoc.
R-R 26 Pirates (AAA)
Infielders
Edwin Espinal
Connor Joe
Kevin Kramer
Wyatt Mathisen
Kevin Newman
Pablo Reyes
Chase Simpson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Pirates (AA)
R-R 25 Pirates (Hi A)
L-R 23 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 23 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 24 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
B-R 25 Pirates (Hi A)
Outfielders
Elvis Escobar
Jordan Luplow
Michael Suchy
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Pirates (AA)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
BRADENTON MARAUDERS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Dario Agrazal
Jess Amedee
Jake Brentz
Taylor Hearn
Bret Helton
Gage Hinsz
Mitch Keller
Seth McGarry
Yunior Montero
Logan Sendelbach
Sam Street
Pedro Vasquez
Daniel Zamora
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Lo A)
L-L 23 Mariners (AAA)
L-L 23 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 21 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 21 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 23 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 23 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 25 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 22 Mariners (Lo A)
L-L 24 Pirates (Lo A)
Catchers
John Bormann
Christian Kelley
Kevin Krause
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
R-R 24 Pirates (SS)
Infielders
Danny Arribas
Will Craig
Ke’Bryan Hayes
Alfredo Reyes
Mitchell Tolman
Cole Tucker
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 22 Pirates (SS)
R-R 20 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 23 Pirates (Lo A)
L-R 23 Pirates (Lo A)
B-R 21 Pirates (Hi A)
Outfielders
Zach George
Logan Hill
Casey Hughston
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 24 Pirates (Hi A)
L-R 23 Pirates (Lo A)
WEST VIRGINIA POWER
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Matt Anderson
Blake Cederlind
Matt Eckelman
Luis Escobar
Matt Frawley
Hector Garcia
Geoff Hartlieb
Jordan Jess
James Marvel
Oddy Nunez
Dylan Prohoroff
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Pirates (SS)
R-R 21 Pirates (R)
R-R 23 Pirates (R)
R-R 21 Pirates (SS)
R-R 22 Pirates (Lo A)
L-L 21 Pirates (R)
R-R 23 Pirates (R)
L-L 24 Pirates (R)
R-R 24 Pirates (SS)
L-L 20 Pirates (R)
R-R 22 Pirates (SS)
Eduardo Vera
Cam Vieaux
R-R
L-L
23
23
Pirates (R)
Pirates (SS)
Catchers
Chris Harvey
Arden Pabst
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Pirates (SS)
R-R 22 Pirates (SS)
Infielders
Stephen Alemais
Trae Arbet
Albert Baur
Hunter Owen
Kevin Mahala
Logan Ratledge
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Pirates (Lo A)
R-R 23 Pirates (SS)
L-R 25 Pirates (SS)
R-R 24 Pirates (SS)
R-R 23 Pirates (SS)
R-R 25 Pirates (Hi A)
Outfielders
Alexis Bastardo
Clark Eagan
Victor Fernandez
Sandy Santos
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Pirates (R)
L-R 22 Pirates (SS)
R-R 22 Pirates (R)
R-R 23 Pirates (SS)
ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS
Pitchers
Matt Bowman
Jonathan Broxton
Brett Cecil
**Zach Duke
* John Gant
Mike Leake
Lance Lynn
* Tyler Lyons
Carlos Martinez
Seung Hwan Oh
* Alex Reyes
* Trevor Rosenthal
Kevin Siegrist
Miguel Socolovich
Sam Tuivailala
Michael Wacha
Adam Wainwright
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Cardinals
R-R 33 Cardinals
R-L 31 Blue Jays
L-L 34 Cardinals
R-R 25 Braves
R-R 29 Cardinals
R-R 30 Cardinals (AA)
B-L 29 Cardinals
R-R 26 Cardinals
R-R 35 Cardinals
R-R 23 Cardinals
R-R 27 Cardinals
L-L 28 Cardinals
R-R 31 Cardinals
R-R 24 Cardinals
R-R 26 Cardinals
R-R 36 Cardinals
Catchers
Eric Fryer
Yadier Molina
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 32 Pirates
R-R 35 Cardinals
Infielders
Matt Adams
Matt Carpenter
Aledmys Diaz
Greg Garcia
Jedd Gyorko
Jhonny Peralta
Kolten Wong
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 29 Cardinals
L-R 31 Cardinals
R-R 27 Cardinals
L-R 28 Cardinals
R-R 29 Cardinals
R-R 35 Cardinals
L-R 26 Cardinals
Outfielders
Dexter Fowler
Randal Grichuk
Jose Martinez
Stephen Piscotty
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 31 Cubs
R-R 26 Cardinals
R-R 29 Cardinals
R-R 26 Cardinals
MEMPHIS REDBIRDS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
John Brebbia
Chris Ellis
* Marco Gonzales
* Mitch Harris
Kurt Heyer
Thomas Lee
# Corey Littrell
Josh Lucas
Mike Mayers
Mark Montgomery
Zach Phillips
Artie Reyes
* Jordan Schafer
Ryan Sherriff
Luke Weaver
Rowan Wick
Josh Zeid
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 25 Braves (AAA)
L-L 25 Cardinals (DNP)
R-R 31 Cardinals (DNP)
L-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 27 Cardinals (AAA)
L-L 25 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 25 Cardinals
R-R 27 Yankees (AAA)
L-L 31 Pirates
R-R 25 Cardinals (AAA)
L-L 31 Dodgers (AAA)
L-L 27 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 24 Cardinals
L-R 24 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 30 Mets (AAA)
Catchers
Carson Kelly
Alberto Rosario
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Cardinals
R-R 30 Cardinals
Infielders
Paul DeJong
Wilfredo Tovar
Breyvic Valera
Luke Voit
Patrick Wisdom
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 26 Twins (AAA)
B-R 25 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 26 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Outfielders
Harrison Bader
Todd Cunningham
Anthony Garcia
Chad Huffman
Tommy Pham
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Cardinals (AAA)
B-R 28 Angels
R-R 25 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 32 Tigers (AAA)
R-R 29 Cardinals
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Sandy Alcantara
R-R 22 Cardinals (Hi A)
Corey Baker
R-R 27 Cardinals (AAA)
Daniel Bard
R-R 32 Cardinals (Hi A)
Pedro Echemendia R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Jack Flaherty
R-R 21 Cardinals (Hi A)
Austin Gomber
L-L 23 Cardinals (AA)
Chandler Hawkins L-L 24 Cardinals (AA)
Kevin Herget
R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Dakota Hudson
R-R 23 Cardinals (Hi A)
Blake McKnight
R-R 26 Cardinals (AA)
* Andrew Morales
R-R 24 Cardinals (AA)
* Trey Nielsen
R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Matt Pearce
R-R 23 Cardinals (AAA)
Daniel Poncedeleon R-R 25 Cardinals (AA)
Jimmy Reed
L-L 26 Cardinals (DNP)
Catchers
Luis Cruz
Gabriel Lino
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 24 Phillies (AA)
Infielders
Eli Alvarez
Bruce Caldwell
Casey Grayson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Cardinals (Lo A)
L-R 25 Cardinals (AAA)
L-L 26 Cardinals (Hi A)
April 21–May 12, 2017
Alex Mejia
Dickie Joe Thon
Jacob Wilson
R-R
R-R
R-R
26
25
27
Cardinals (AAA)
Blue Jays (Hi A)
Cardinals (AAA)
Outfielders
Blake Drake
Jose Adolis Garcia
Nick Martini
* C.J. McElroy
Oscar Mercado
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 24 Did not play
L-L 27 Cardinals (AAA)
R-R 24 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 22 Cardinals (Hi A)
PALM BEACH CARDINALS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Landon Beck
Tyler Bray
Jacob Evans
Junior Fernandez
Zac Gallen
Derian Gonzalez
Ryan Helsley
Connor Jones
Brennan Leitao
Ian McKinney
Juan Perez
Ross Vance
Jake Woodford
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 25 Cardinals (Lo A)
L-L 23 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 20 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 22 Cardinals (R)
R-R 22 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Cardinals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
R-R 24 Cardinals (Hi A)
L-L 22 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 22 Cardinals (Lo A)
L-L 25 Cardinals (R)
R-R 20 Cardinals (Lo A)
Catchers
Jose Godoy
Jeremy Martinez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
Infielders
Danny Diekroeger
Luke Dykstra
Leobaldo Pina
Darren Seferina
Edmundo Sosa
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 25 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 21 Braves (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cardinals (Lo A)
R-R 23 Cardinals (Hi A)
R-R 21 Cardinals (Hi A)
Outfielders
Randy Arrozarena
Chris Chinea
Magneuris Sierra
Tom Spitz
Austin Wilson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Mexican League
R-R 23 Cardinals (Lo A)
L-L 21 Cardinals (Lo A)
R-R 25 Cardinals (AA)
R-R 25 Mariners (Hi A)
PEORIA CHIEFS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Estarlin Arias
R-R 23 Cardinals (R)
Brady Bowen
R-L 25 Cardinals (Lo A)
Eric Carter
R-R 25 Cardinals (SS)
Bryan Dobzanski
R-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
Steven Farinaro
R-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
Jordan Hicks
R-R 21 Cardinals (SS)
John Kilichowski
L-L 23 Cardinals (Lo A)
Dailyn Martinez
R-R 24 Cardinals (Lo A)
Ian Oxnevad
R-L 20 Cardinals (R)
* Jorge L. Rodriguez R-R 23 Cardinals (Lo A)
Ramon Santos
R-R 23 Cardinals (R)
Greg Tomchick
R-R 24 Cardinals (SS)
Spencer Trayner
R-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
Ronnie Williams
R-R 21 Cardinals (Lo A)
Catchers
Andrew Knizner
Ryan McCarvel
Brian O’Keefe
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Cardinals (R)
R-R 22 Cardinals (Lo A)
R-R 24 Cardinals (Hi A)
Infielders
J.R. Davis
Tommy Edman
Danny Hudzina
Stefan Trosclair
Andy Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Cardinals (R)
B-R 22 Cardinals (SS)
R-R 23 Cardinals (SS)
R-R 23 Cardinals (R)
R-R 23 Cardinals (SS)
Outfielders
Craig Aikin
Dylan Carlson
* Bryce Denton
Vince Jackson
Nick Plummer
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 24 Cardinals (Hi A)
B-L 18 Cardinals (R)
R-R 20 Cardinals (R)
L-L 23 Cardinals (SS)
L-L 21 Cardinals (DNP)
SAN DIEGO
PADRES
Pitchers
* Buddy Baumann
Ryan Buchter
Trevor Cahill
* Carter Capps
Jhoulys Chacin
Jarred Cosart
Miguel Diaz
**Robbie Erlin
* Christian Friedrich
Brad Hand
Brandon Maurer
Luis Perdomo
**Colin Rea
Clayton Richard
Craig Stammen
Jose Torres
Jered Weaver
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 29 Padres
L-L 30 Padres
R-R 29 Cubs
R-R 27 Padres (DNP)
R-R 29 Angels
R-R 27 Padres
R-R 22 Brewers (Lo A)
L-L 26 Padres
R-L 30 Padres
L-L 27 Padres
R-R 27 Padres
R-R 24 Padres
R-R 27 Padres
L-L 34 Padres
R-R 33 Indians (AAA)
L-L 24 Padres
R-R 34 Angels
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Christian BethancourtR-R 26 Padres
Austin Hedges
R-R 25 Padres
Hector Sanchez
B-R 27 Padres
Luis Torrens
R-R 21 Yankees (Lo A)
Infielders
Erick Aybar
Allen Cordoba
Wil Myers
Luis Sardinas
Ryan Schimpf
Yangervis Solarte
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 33 Tigers
R-R 21 Cardinals (R)
R-R 26 Padres
B-R 24 Padres
L-R 29 Padres
B-R 30 Padres
Outfielders
* Alex Dickerson
Travis Jankowski
Manuel Margot
Hunter Renfroe
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Padres
L-R 26 Padres
R-R 23 Padres
R-R 25 Padres
April 21–May 12, 2017
EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Logan Bawcom
R-R 28 Dodgers (AAA)
Carlos Fisher
R-R 34 Rangers (AAA)
Keith Hessler
L-L 28 Padres
Tyrell Jenkins
R-R 25 Braves
Jason Jester
R-R 26 Padres (AAA)
Dinelson Lamet
R-R 25 Padres (AAA)
Zach Lee
R-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
Walker Lockett
R-R 23 Padres (AAA)
Matt Magill
R-R 27 Reds
Phil Maton
R-R 24 Padres (AAA)
Kevin Quackenbush R-R 28 Padres
Andre Rienzo
R-R 29 Marlins (AAA)
Bryan Rodriguez
R-R 26 Padres (AAA)
Catchers
Tony Cruz
Rocky Gale
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Royals
R-R 29 Padres (AAA)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Carlos Asuaje
L-R 25 Padres
Dusty Coleman
R-R 30 Royals (AAA)
Diego Goris
R-R 26 Padres (AAA)
Jamie Romak
R-R 32 Japan
Cory Spangenberg L-R 26 Padres
Outfielders
Jabari Blash
Franchy Cordero
Collin Cowgill
Rafael Ortega
Jose Pirela
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Padres
L-R 23 Padres (AAA)
R-L 31 Indians
L-R 26 Angels
R-R 27 Padres
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Tyler Barnette
R-R 25 White Sox (AAA)
Enyel De Los Santos R-R 21 Padres (Hi A)
Rafael De Paula
R-R 26 Padres (AAA)
Jake Esch
R-R 27 Marlins
Justin Hancock
R-R 26 Padres (AAA)
Mike Kelly
R-R 25 Padres (AAA)
Brett Kennedy
R-R 23 Padres (Hi A)
Kyle Lloyd
R-R 26 Padres (AA)
Kyle McGrath
L-L 25 Padres (AAA)
Chad Nading
R-R 30 American Assoc.
Cesar Vargas
R-R 25 Padres
Brad Wieck
L-L 25 Padres (AA)
Trey Wingenter
R-R 23 Padres (AA)
Eric Yardley
R-R 27 Padres (AAA)
Catchers
A.J. Kennedy
Stephen McGee
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Padres (AA)
R-R 26 Marlins (AAA)
Infielders
Fernando Perez
Noah Perio
Jose Rondon
River Stevens
Luis Urias
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Padres (Hi A)
L-R 25 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 23 Padres
L-R 25 Padres (AA)
R-R 20 Padres (AAA)
Outfielders
Auston Bousfield
Alberth Martinez
Franmil Reyes
Nick Schulz
Nick Torres
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Padres (AAA)
R-R 26 Padres (AA)
R-R 22 Padres (Hi A)
R-R 26 Padres (AA)
R-R 24 Padres (AAA)
LAKE ELSINORE STORM
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Pedro Avila
R-R 20 Nationals (Lo A)
Colby Blueberg
R-R 24 Padres (Hi A)
Jose Castillo
L-L 21 Padres (Hi A)
Jean Cosme
R-R 21 Padres (Lo A)
*Anderson Espinoza R-R 19 Padres (Lo A)
Trevor Frank
R-R 26 Indians (Hi A)
Chris Huffman
R-R 24 Padres (Hi A)
Eric Lauer
R-L 22 Padres (Lo A)
Joey Lucchesi
L-L 24 Padres (Lo A)
Cal Quantrill
L-R 22 Padres (Lo A)
Gerardo Reyes
R-R 24 Padres (Hi A)
Jose Ruiz
R-R 22 Padres (Hi A)
T.J. Weir
R-R 26 Padres (AA)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Austin Allen
L-R 23 Padres (AA)
Miguel Del Castillo R-R 25 Padres (AAA)
Infielders
Chris Baker
Ty France
Ruddy Giron
Javier Guerra
Josh Naylor
Peter Van Gansen
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Padres (Lo A)
R-R 23 Padres (Hi A)
R-R 20 Padres (Hi A)
L-R 22 Padres (Hi A)
L-L 20 Padres (Hi A)
L-R 23 Padres (Lo A)
Outfielders
Aldemar Burgos
Alan Garcia
Michael Gettys
Taylor Kohlwey
* Edwin Moreno
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 20 Padres (SS)
L-L 20 Padres (Lo A)
R-R 21 Padres (Hi A)
L-L 23 Padres (Hi A)
L-L 23 Padres (Hi A)
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Logan Allen
R-L 20 Padres (Lo A)
David Bednar
L-R 22 Padres (Lo A)
Lou Distasio
R-R 23 Padres (AAA)
Will Headean
R-L 23 Padres (Lo A)
Jerry Keel
L-L 24 Padres (AA)
Nick Monroe
R-R 23 Padres (Lo A)
Emmanuel Ramirez R-R 23 Padres (Lo A)
Hansel Rodriguez R-R 20 Padres (SS)
Jesse Scholtens
R-R 23 Padres (Hi A)
Ben Sheckler
L-L 22 Padres (SS)
Austin Smith
R-R 21 Padres (Lo A)
Wilmer Torres
R-R 21 Padres (R)
Mark Zimmerman L-R 23 Padres (Hi A)
Catchers
Marcus Greene
Webster Rivas
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Padres (Hi A)
R-R 27 Angels (AAA)
Infielders
Reinaldo Ilarraza
Hudson Potts
Eguy Rosario
Fernando Tatis
G.K. Young
Brad Zunica
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 18 Padres (R)
R-R 18 Padres (SS)
R-R 18 Padres (R)
R-R 18 Padres (SS)
L-R 22 Padres (SS)
L-R 21 Padres (Lo A)
Outfielders
Rod Boykin
Jorge Ona
Buddy Reed
Jack Suwinski
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Padres (Lo A)
R-R 20 Did not play
B-R 22 Padres (SS)
L-L 19 Padres (R)
SAN FRANCISCO
GIANTS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Ty Blach
R-L 26 Giants
Madison Bumgarner R-L 28 Giants
Matt Cain
R-R 32 Giants
Johnny Cueto
R-R 31 Giants
Cory Gearrin
R-R 31 Giants
George Kontos
R-R 32 Giants
Derek Law
R-R 27 Giants
Mark Melancon
R-R 32 Nationals
Matt Moore
L-L 28 Giants
Neil Ramirez
R-R 28 Twins
Jeff Samardzija
R-R 32 Giants
**Will Smith
R-L 28 Giants
Hunter Strickland R-R 29 Giants
Outfielders
Hunter Cole
Carlos Garcia
Slade Heathcott
Tyler Horan
Ryan Lollis
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Giants (AA)
R-R 25 Royals (AA)
L-L 27 White Sox (AAA)
L-R 26 Giants (AA)
L-L 30 Giants (AAA)
SAN JOSE GIANTS
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Yordy Cabrera
Mike Connolly
Carlos Diaz
Ryan Halstead
Connor Kaden
Dusten Knight
Matt Krook
Jake McCasland
Conner Menez
Dave Owen
Mark Reyes
Dylan Rheault
William Simpson
Heath Slatton
Caleb Smith
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Tigers (Lo A)
R-R 25 Giants (Lo A)
L-L 23 Giants (Hi A)
L-R 25 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 24 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 27 Giants (Hi A)
L-L 22 Giants (SS)
R-R 26 Giants (Lo A)
L-L 22 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 23 Giants (Lo A)
R-L 24 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 25 American Assoc.
R-R 26 Giants (SS)
L-R 24 Giants (Lo A)
R-L 24 Giants (Lo A)
Catchers
Aramis Garcia
Matt Pare
# Ty Ross
Connor Sabanosh
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
L-R 26 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 25 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 24 Giants (R)
Infielders
Jonah Arenado
Mike Bernal
Dillon Dobson
Ryan Howard
Jalen Miller
Jose Vizcaino
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 25 Giants (R)
L-R 24 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 23 Giants (SS)
R-R 20 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 23 Giants (Hi A)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Giants (R)
B-R 24 Giants (SS)
R-R 26 Giants (AAA)
R-R 22 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 25 Giants (DNP)
B-R 22 Giants (Lo A)
Catchers
* Trevor Brown
Nick Hundley
Buster Posey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Giants
R-R 34 Rockies
R-R 30 Giants
Infielders
Brandon Belt
Brandon Crawford
Conor Gillaspie
Aaron Hill
Chris Marrero
Eduardo Nunez
Joe Panik
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 29 Giants
L-R 30 Giants
L-R 30 Giants
R-R 35 Red Sox
R-R 29 Red Sox (AAA)
R-R 30 Giants
L-R 26 Giants
Outfielders
Chris Bono
Gio Brusa
Daniel Carbonell
Johneshwy Fargas
# Chuckie Jones
Bryan Reynolds
Outfielders
Gorkys Hernandez
Jarrett Parker
Hunter Pence
Denard Span
* Mac Williamson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Giants
L-L 28 Giants
R-R 34 Giants
L-L 33 Giants
R-R 27 Giants
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Tyler Beede
Clayton Blackburn
Kyle Crick
Roberto Gomez
Joan Gregorio
Chase Johnson
Steven Okert
Josh Osich
Matt Reynolds
Tyler Rogers
Ricky Romero
Michael Roth
Kraig Sitton
Chris Stratton
Albert Suarez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Giants (AA)
L-R 24 Giants (AAA)
L-R 24 Giants (AA)
R-R 28 Did not play
R-R 25 Giants (AAA)
R-R 25 Giants (AA)
L-L 26 Giants
L-L 29 Giants
L-L 32 Giants
R-R 26 Giants (AAA)
R-L 32 Giants (AAA)
L-L 27 Rangers
L-L 29 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 27 Giants
R-R 27 Giants
Catchers
Jeff Arnold
Tim Federowicz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Giants (AA)
R-R 30 Cubs
Infielders
Christian Arroyo
Kyle Blanks
Orlando Calixte
Ali Castillo
Juan Ciriaco
Jae-Gyun Hwang
Ryder Jones
Kelby Tomlinson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Giants (AA)
R-R 31 Giants (DNP)
R-R 25 Royals (AAA)
R-R 28 Giants (AAA)
R-R 34 Giants (AAA)
R-R 30 Korea
L-R 23 Giants (AA)
R-R 27 Giants
Outfielders
Wynton Bernard
Carlos Moncrief
Justin Ruggiano
Austin Slater
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Tigers (AAA)
L-R 28 Giants (AA)
R-R 35 Mets
R-R 24 Giants (AAA)
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Carlos Alvarado
Sam Coonrod
Tyler Cyr
Jose Flores
Matt Gage
Jordan Johnson
Christian Jones
Matt Lujan
Rodolfo Martinez
Reyes Moronta
Dan Slania
D.J. Snelten
Andrew Suarez
Cory Taylor
Pat Young
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Giants (AA)
R-R 25 Giants (AA)
R-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 28 Mexican League
R-L 24 Giants (AA)
R-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
L-L 26 Giants (AA)
L-L 29 Giants (AAA)
R-R 23 Giants (AA)
R-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 25 Giants (AAA)
L-L 25 Giants (Hi A)
L-L 25 Giants (AA)
R-R 23 Giants (AA)
R-R 25 Giants (Hi A)
Catchers
Adam Sonabend
Matt Winn
Eliezer Zambrano
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 25 Giants (AA)
B-R 31 Giants (AA)
Infielders
Brandon Bednar
T.J. Bennett
Miguel Gomez
Rando Moreno
John Polonius
Chris Shaw
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Giants (AA)
L-R 25 Giants (AAA)
B-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
R-R 25 Giants (AAA)
R-R 26 Giants (AA)
L-R 23 Giants (AA)
AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Melvin Adon
R-R 23 Giants (SS)
Cameron Avila-LeeperL-L 21 Giants (R)
Caleb Baragar
R-L 23 Giants (Hi A)
Alex Bostic
L-L 22 Giants (Hi A)
Jeff Burke
R-R 24 Giants (SS)
Sandro Cabrera
L-L 22 Giants (Lo A)
Domenic Mazza
R-L 23 Giants (Lo A)
Jose Morel
R-R 24 Giants (Hi A)
D.J. Myers
L-R 22 Giants (AAA)
Matt Pope
R-R 23 Giants (Lo A)
Nolan Riggs
R-R 24 Giants (SS)
Pat Ruotolo
R-R 22 Giants (SS)
Matt Solter
R-R 24 Giants (Lo A)
Stephen Woods
R-R 22 Giants (SS)
Cesar Yanez
R-R 23 Giants (Lo A)
Catchers
Will Albertson
Zack Bowers
Skyler Ewing
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Giants (R)
R-R 23 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 25 Giants (Lo A)
Infielders
Kelvin Beltre
Tyler Brown
Manuel Geraldo
Ryan Kirby
Kevin Rivera
Brandon Van Horn
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 22 Giants (Lo A)
B-R 21 Giants (Lo A)
L-R 22 Giants (SS)
B-R 21 Giants (SS)
R-R 23 Giants (SS)
Outfielders
Shawon Dunston
Sandro Fabian
Ashford Fulmer
Jacob Heyward
Anthony Marks
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Cubs (Hi A)
R-R 19 Giants (R)
R-R 24 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 22 Giants (SS)
L-L 23 Did not play
SEATTLE
MARINERS
Pitchers
Dan Altavilla
* Steve Cishek
Chase De Jong
Edwin Diaz
Casey Fien
Yovani Gallardo
Felix Hernandez
Hisashi Iwakuma
Ariel Miranda
# Dillon Overton
James Paxton
James Pazos
Marc Rzepczynski
Evan Scribner
* Shae Simmons
* Drew Smyly
Nick Vincent
* Rob Whalen
* Tony Zych
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Mariners
R-R 31 Mariners
L-R 23 Dodgers (AAA)
R-R 23 Mariners
R-R 33 Dodgers
R-R 31 Orioles
R-R 31 Mariners
R-R 36 Mariners
L-L 28 Mariners
L-L 26 Athletics
L-L 28 Mariners
R-L 26 Yankees
L-L 32 Nationals
R-R 32 Mariners
R-R 27 Braves
L-L 28 Rays
R-R 31 Mariners
R-R 23 Braves
R-R 27 Mariners
Catchers
Carlos Ruiz
Mike Zunino
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 38 Dodgers
R-R 26 Mariners
Infielders
Robinson Cano
Taylor Motter
* Shawn O’Malley
Kyle Seager
Jean Segura
Danny Valencia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 34 Mariners
R-R 28 Rays
R-R 29 Mariners
L-R 29 Mariners
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
R-R 33 Athletics
Outfielders
Nelson Cruz
Jarrod Dyson
Mitch Haniger
Guillermo Heredia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 37 Mariners
L-R 33 Royals
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
R-L 26 Mariners
BaseballAmerica.com
Leonys Martin
# Boog Powell
L-R
L-L
29
24
Mariners
Mariners (AAA)
TACOMA RAINIERS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Christian Bergman
Paul Fry
Sam Gaviglio
Nick Hagadone
Ryne Harper
Chris Heston
Dean Kiekhefer
Mark Lowe
Jean Machi
Evan Marshall
Emilio Pagan
Dylan Unsworth
Ryan Weber
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 29 Rockies
L-L 25 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 27 Mariners (AAA)
L-L 31 Did not play
R-R 28 Mariners (AA)
R-R 29 Giants
L-L 28 Cardinals
L-R 34 Tigers
R-R 35 Giants (AAA)
R-R 27 Diamondbacks
L-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 25 Mariners (AA)
R-R 27 Braves
Catchers
Steve Baron
Tuffy Gosewisch
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 34 Diamondbacks
Infielders
Gordon Beckham
Mike Freeman
D.J. Peterson
Zach Shank
Tyler Smith
Dan Vogelbach
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Giants
L-R 30 Mariners
R-R 25 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
L-R 24 Mariners
Outfielders
Ben Gamel
Tyler O’Neill
Dario Pizzano
James Ramsey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 25 Mariners
R-R 22 Mariners (AA)
L-R 26 Mariners (AAA)
L-R 27 Mariners (AAA)
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Brett Ash
Lindsey Caughel
Zac Curtis
Darin Gillies
Tyler Herb
Ryan Horstman
Kyle Hunter
Andrew Moore
Paul Paez
Blake Perry
Max Povse
Peter Tago
Thyago Vieira
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Mariners (AA)
R-R 27 American Assoc.
L-L 25 Diamondbacks
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 25 Mariners (AA)
L-L 25 Mariners (AA)
L-L 28 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 23 Mariners (AA)
L-L 25 Mets (AA)
R-R 25 Diamondbacks (Hi A)
R-R 24 Braves (AA)
R-R 25 White Sox (AA)
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Marcus Littlewood B-R 25 Mariners (AAA)
Tyler Marlette
R-R 24 Mariners (AA)
Infielders
Jay Baum
Ryan Casteel
Brock Hebert
Adam Law
Kyle Petty
Justin Seager
Joey Wong
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 26 Rockies (AAA)
R-R 26 Mariners (AA)
R-R 27 Mariners (AA)
R-R 26 Mariners (AA)
R-R 25 Mariners (AA)
L-R 29 Rockies (AAA)
Outfielders
Chantz Mack
Ian Miller
Kyle Waldrop
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 26 Mariners (AA)
L-R 25 Mariners (AA)
L-L 25 Reds
MODESTO NUTS
C ALIFORNIA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Nathan Bannister
Matt Festa
Spencer Hermann
Pablo Lopez
Reggie McClain
Anthony Misiewicz
Nick Neidert
Rohn Pierce
Joe Pistorese
Lukas Schiraldi
Joey Strain
Matt Walker
Art Warren
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mariners (DNP)
R-R 24 Mariners (SS)
L-L 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 21 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mariners (SS)
R-L 22 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 20 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mariners (Lo A)
L-L 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 23 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 23 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
Catchers
Arturo Nieto
Dan Torres
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 25 Mariners (Hi A)
Infielders
Jordan Cowan
Joey Curletta
Chris Mariscal
Logan Taylor
Donnie Walton
Gianfranco Wawoe
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 23 Dodgers (AA)
R-R 24 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 24 Mariners (Lo A)
B-R 23 Mariners (SS)
B-R 23 Mariners (Hi A)
Outfielders
Willie Argo
Braden Bishop
Ricky Eusebio
Eric Filia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 American Assoc.
R-R 24 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 23 Mariners (Lo A)
L-R 25 Mariners (AAA)
CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Jack Anderson
Matt Clancy
Ronald Dominguez
Robert Dugger
Danny Garcia
Marvin Gorgas
Michael Koval
Jeffeson Medina
Brandon Miller
Ljay Newsome
Tim Viehoff
Nick Wells
Kyle Wilcox
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Mariners (SS)
B-L 23 Mariners (R)
R-R 23 Mariners (Hi A)
R-R 22 Mariners (AAA)
L-L 23 Mariners (SS)
R-R 21 Mariners (AAA)
R-R 22 Mariners (SS)
R-R 23 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 22 Mariners (SS)
R-R 20 Mariners (SS)
L-L 23 Mariners (SS)
L-L 21 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 23 Mariners (Lo A)
Catchers
Yojhan Quevedo
Nick Thurman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Mariners (SS)
L-R 24 Mariners (SS)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Rayder Ascanio
B-R 21 Mariners (Lo A)
Bryson Brigman
R-R 22 Mariners (SS)
Kristian Brito
R-R 22 Mariners (SS)
Conner Hale
R-R 24 Mariners (Lo A)
Jhombeyker Morales R-R 23 Mariners (Hi A)
Luis Rengifo
B-R 20 Mariners (R)
Outfielders
Anthony Jimenez
Luis Liberato
Gareth Morgan
Dimas Ojeda
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Mariners (R)
L-L 21 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 21 Mariners (Hi A)
L-L 22 Mariners (SS)
TAMPA BAY
RAYS
Pitchers
Matt Andriese
Chris Archer
* Brad Boxberger
Xavier Cedeno
Alex Cobb
Alex Colome
Jumbo Diaz
**Nathan Eovaldi
Danny Farquhar
**Kevin Gadea
Tommy Hunter
Jake Odorizzi
Austin Pruitt
Erasmo Ramirez
Blake Snell
**Shawn Tolleson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Rays
R-R 29 Rays
R-R 29 Rays
L-L 31 Rays
R-R 29 Rays
R-R 28 Rays
R-R 33 Reds
R-R 27 Yankees
R-R 30 Rays
R-R 22 Mariners (Lo A)
R-R 31 Orioles
R-R 27 Rays
R-R 28 Rays (AAA)
R-R 27 Rays
L-L 24 Rays
R-R 29 Rangers
Catchers
Derek Norris
**Wilson Ramos
Jesus Sucre
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Padres
R-R 30 Nationals
R-R 29 Mariners
Infielders
Tim Beckham
* Matt Duffy
Evan Longoria
Brad Miller
Logan Morrison
Daniel Robertson
Rickie Weeks
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Rays
R-R 26 Rays
R-R 31 Rays
L-R 27 Rays
L-L 30 Rays
R-R 23 Rays (AAA)
R-R 35 Diamondbacks
Outfielders
Peter Bourjos
Corey Dickerson
Kevin Kiermaier
* Colby Rasmus
Mallex Smith
Steven Souza
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 30 Phillies
L-R 28 Rays
L-R 27 Rays
L-L 31 Astros
L-R 24 Braves
R-R 28 Rays
DURHAM BULLS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
* Jose De Leon
Jacob Faria
Ryan Garton
Taylor Guerrieri
Chih-Wei Hu
Andrew Kittredge
Adam Kolarek
Justin Marks
Diego Moreno
Jaime Schultz
* Burch Smith
Ryne Stanek
* Jonny Venters
Neil Wagner
Chase Whitley
Ryan Yarbrough
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 25 Dodgers
R-R 24 Rays (AAA)
R-R 27 Rays
R-R 24 Rays (AA)
R-R 23 Rays (AAA)
R-R 27 Mariners (AAA)
L-L 28 Rays (AAA)
L-L 29 Rays
R-R 30 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 26 Rays (AAA)
R-R 27 Rays (DNP)
R-R 26 Rays (AAA)
L-L 32 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 33 Rays (AAA)
R-R 28 Rays
R-L 25 Mariners (AA)
Catchers
Curt Casali
Mike Marjama
Michael McKenry
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Rays
R-R 28 Rays (AA)
R-R 32 Cardinals
Infielders
Willy Adames
* Ryan Brett
Casey Gillaspie
Jake Hager
Patrick Leonard
Kean Wong
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rays (AA)
R-R 25 Rays (DNP)
B-L 24 Rays (AAA)
R-R 24 Rays (AAA)
R-R 24 Rays (AAA)
L-R 22 Rays (AA)
Outfielders
Jake Bauers
Johnny Field
Shane Peterson
Dayron Varona
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 21 Rays (AA)
R-R 25 Rays (AAA)
L-L 29 Brewers (AAA)
R-R 29 Rays (AAA)
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Jose Alvarado
Fernando Baez
Kyle Bird
Diego Castillo
Yonny Chirinos
Edwin Fierro
Mike Franco
Greg Harris
Jordan Harrison
Brent Honeywell
* Chris Kirsch
Brad Schreiber
Kyle Winkler
Hunter Wood
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 25 Rays (Lo A)
L-L 24 Rays (AA)
R-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rays (AA)
R-R 24 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 25 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rays (AAA)
R-L 26 Rays (AA)
R-R 22 Rays (AA)
L-L 25 Rays (AA)
R-R 26 Rays (AAA)
R-R 27 Rays (AAA)
R-R 24 Rays (AA)
Catchers
Nick Ciuffo
Justin O’Conner
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 22 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 25 Rays (AA)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Grant Kay
R-R 24 Rays (Hi A)
Joe McCarthy
L-L 23 Rays (Hi A)
Michael Russell
R-R 24 Rays (Lo A)
Alec Sole
L-R 24 Rays (AAA)
Riley Unroe
B-R 22 Rays (Hi A)
Andrew Velazquez B-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
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OPENING DAY Rosters
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Blake Bivens
Tyler Brashears
Genesis Cabrera
Yoel Espinal
Ian Gibaut
Taylor Hawkins
Reece Karalus
* Brandon Koch
Brandon Lawson
Eduar Lopez
* Brian Miller
* Benton Moss
Jose Mujica
* Jairo Munoz
Michael Santos
* Nick Sawyer
Mike Velasquez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rays (Hi A)
L-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
L-L 20 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 24 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 22 Rays (SS)
R-R 22 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 25 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 21 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 26 Phillies (Hi A)
R-R 22 Giants (Lo A)
R-R 26 Rays (Hi A)
L-L 24 Rays (Lo A)
Catchers
David Rodriguez
Brett Sullivan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Rays (Lo A)
L-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
Infielders
Jake Cronenworth
Dalton Kelly
Brandon Lowe
Peter Maris
Kevin Padlo
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
L-L 23 Mariners (Lo A)
L-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
L-R 24 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 21 Rays (Lo A)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Ryan Boldt
L-R 22 Rays (SS)
Jake Fraley
L-L 22 Rays (SS)
Nathan Lukes
L-R 23 Rays (Hi A)
Angel Moreno
R-R 21 Rays (Lo A)
David Olmedo-BarreraL-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
Manny Sanchez
R-R 21 Rays (Lo A)
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
* Armando Bastardo
Peter Bayer
Brock Burke
J.D. Busfield
Porter Clayton
* Ty Hensley
Spencer Jones
Brian McAfee
Deivy Mendez
Dalton Moats
Adrian Navas
Travis Ott
Roel Ramirez
Kenny Rosenberg
* Alexis Tapia
Elias Torres
* Cameron Varga
* Angel Yepez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rays (R)
L-L 21 Rays (SS)
R-R 22 Rays (SS)
L-L 24 Rays (SS)
R-R 24 Yankees (DNP)
R-R 23 Rays (SS)
R-R 25 Rays (R)
R-R 21 Rays (SS)
L-L 22 Rays (R)
R-R 21 Rays (SS)
L-L 22 Rays (SS)
R-R 22 Rays (Lo A)
L-L 22 Rays (R)
R-R 22 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 25 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rays (Lo A)
R-R 22 Rays (Lo A)
Catchers
Jonah Heim
Rene Pinto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 22 Rays (Hi A)
R-R 20 Rays (R)
Infielders
Mike Brosseau
Lucius Fox
Nathan Lowe
Miles Mastrobuoni
Adrian Rondon
Robbie Tenerowicz
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rays (R)
B-R 20 Giants (Lo A)
L-R 22 Rays (SS)
L-R 21 Rays (SS)
R-R 19 Rays (R)
R-R 22 Rays (R)
Outfielders
Eleardo Cabrera
Josh Lowe
Jesus Sanchez
Garrett Whitley
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 21 Rays (R)
L-R 19 Rays (R)
L-R 19 Rays (R)
R-R 20 Rays (SS)
TEXAS
RANGERS
Pitchers
Dario Alvarez
Tony Barnette
Matt Bush
* Andrew Cashner
Alex Claudio
Yu Darvish
**Jake Diekman
Sam Dyson
**Chi Chi Gonzalez
A.J. Griffin
Cole Hamels
Mike Hauschild
Jeremy Jeffress
Jose Leclerc
Martin Perez
* Tyson Ross
* Tanner Scheppers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 28 Rangers
R-R 33 Rangers
R-R 31 Rangers
R-R 31 Marlins
L-L 25 Rangers
R-R 31 Rangers
L-L 30 Rangers
R-R 29 Rangers
R-R 25 Rangers
R-R 29 Rangers
L-L 33 Rangers
R-R 27 Astros (AAA)
R-R 30 Rangers
R-R 23 Rangers
L-L 26 Rangers
R-R 30 Padres
R-R 30 Rangers
Catchers
Robinson Chirinos
Jonathan Lucroy
* Brett Nicholas
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 33 Rangers
R-R 31 Rangers
L-R 29 Rangers
Infielders
* Hanser Alberto
Elvis Andrus
* Adrian Beltre
**Prince Fielder
Joey Gallo
Mike Napoli
Rougned Odor
Jurickson Profar
Drew Robinson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Rangers
R-R 29 Rangers
R-R 38 Rangers
L-R 33 Rangers
L-R 23 Rangers
R-R 35 Indians
L-R 23 Rangers
B-R 24 Rangers
L-R 25 Rangers (AAA)
Outfielders
Shin-Soo Choo
Delino DeShields
Carlos Gomez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 35 Rangers
R-R 25 Rangers
R-R 31 Rangers
24
Nomar Mazara
Ryan Rua
L-L
R-R
22
27
Rangers
Rangers
ROUND ROCK EXPRESS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R.J. Alvarez
R-R 26 Athletics (AAA)
Austin Bibens-Dirkx R-R 32 Rangers (AAA)
Jaye Chapman
R-R 30 Brewers (AAA)
Preston Claiborne R-R 29 Giants (AA)
Brady Dragmire
R-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
Eddie Gamboa
R-R 32 Rays
Dillon Gee
R-R 31 Royals
Keone Kela
R-R 24 Rangers
Nick Martinez
L-R 27 Rangers
Jimmy Reyes
L-L 28 Rangers (AAA)
Jose Valdespina
R-R 25 Rangers (AAA)
Tyler Wagner
R-R 26 Diamondbacks
Wesley Wright
R-L 32 Red Sox (AAA)
Catchers
Pat Cantwell
Brett Hayes
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 33 White Sox (AAA)
Infielders
Doug Bernier
Ronald Guzman
Luis Marte
Jason Martinson
Will Middlebrooks
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 37 Rangers (AAA)
L-L 22 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 23 Rangers (AA)
R-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 29 Brewers
Outfielders
Preston Beck
Jared Hoying
Cesar Puello
Travis Snider
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 26 Rangers (AAA)
L-R 28 Rangers
R-R 26 Yankees (AAA)
L-L 29 Royals (AAA)
TEX AS LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 26 White Sox (AA)
R-R 24 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 21 Rangers (AA)
L-R 25 Rangers (Hi A)
L-L 33 Diamondbacks
L-L 26 Rangers (Hi A)
L-L 22 Rangers
R-R 23 Rangers (AA)
R-R 26 Rangers (AA)
L-L 25 Rangers (AA)
R-R 23 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 26 Rangers (AA)
Catchers
Kevin Torres
Jose Trevino
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 27 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rangers (Hi A)
Infielders
Eric Aguilera
Michael De Leon
Andy Ibanez
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Juremi Profar
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Angels (AA)
B-R 20 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rangers (AA)
R-R 22 Rangers (AA)
R-R 21 Rangers (Hi A)
Outfielders
Royce Bolinger
Jose Cardona
Scott Heineman
Matt Lipka
Luke Tendler
Drew Vettleson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Rangers (DNP)
B-R 23 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 24 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Braves (AAA)
L-R 26 Rangers (Hi A)
L-R 26 Nationals (Hi A)
DOWN EAST WOOD DUCKS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Blake Bass
Wes Benjamin
Adam Choplick
Peter Fairbanks
Brady Feigl
Omarlin Lopez
Brett Martin
Joe Palumbo
Pedro Payano
Richelson Pena
Austin Pettibone
Jason Richman
Ricardo Rodriguez
Jeffrey Springs
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Rangers (Lo A)
R-L 24 Rangers (Lo A)
L-L 24 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
R-L 26 Braves (R)
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
L-L 22 Rangers (Hi A)
L-L 22 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 24 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 25 Rangers (Hi A)
L-L 23 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 25 Rangers (DNP)
L-L 25 Rangers (Hi A)
Catchers
Carlos Garay
Chuck Moorman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rangers (SS)
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
Infielders
Josh Altmann
Frandy De La Rosa
Luis La O
Arturo Lara
Luis Mendez
Josh Morgan
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rangers (Hi A)
B-R 21 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 25 Did not play
R-R 26 Did not play
B-R 24 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 21 Rangers (Hi A)
Outfielders
Jairo Beras
LeDarious Clark
Michael O’Neill
Eduard Pinto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Rangers (Hi A)
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 25 Yankees (AA)
L-L 22 Rangers (AA)
HICKORY CRAWDADS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Reid Anderson
R-R 22 Rangers (SS)
Edgar Arredondo R-R 20 Rangers (R)
Kyle Cody
R-R 23 Rangers (SS)
Demarcus Evans
R-R 20 Rangers (SS)
Tyler Ferguson
R-R 23 Rangers (Lo A)
Kaleb Fontenot
R-R 24 Rangers (SS)
Jonathan Hernandez R-R 21 Rangers (Lo A)
Luke Lanphere
R-R 22 Rangers (Lo A)
Jake Lemoine
R-R 23 Rangers (DNP)
Emerson Martinez R-R 22 Rangers (AA)
Sal Mendez
R-L 22 Rangers (SS)
C.D. Pelham
L-L 22 Rangers (SS)
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-R 27 Blue Jays (Hi A)
Infielders
Deiferson Barreto
Cavan Biggio
J.C. Cardenas
Matt Dean
* Lourdes Gurriel
Juan Kelly
* John La Prise
* Mitch Nay
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (SS)
L-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
B-R 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 23 Did not play
L-R 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
L-R 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (R)
Outfielders
D.J. Davis
Andrew Guillotte
Derrick Loveless
Connor Panas
Lane Thomas
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
L-R 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
LANSING LUGNUTS
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS
Pitchers
Clayton Cook
James Dykstra
Nick Gardewine
Reed Garrett
Ariel Jurado
David Ledbetter
Adam Loewen
Shane McCain
Yohander Mendez
Cody Palmquist
Connor Sadzeck
Ryne Slack
Collin Wiles
Sam Wolff
Catchers
Danny Jansen
Max Pentecost
Mike Reeves
MIDWEST LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
JENNIFER STEWART/GETTY IMAGES
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Granden Goetzman R-R 24 Rays (AA)
Cade Gotta
R-R 26 Rays (AA)
Braxton Lee
L-R 24 Rays (AA)
Justin Williams
L-R 22 Rays (AA)
Rangers Triple-A infielder Doug Bernier, 37, originally signed as a
nondrafted free agent out of Oral Roberts back in 2002
Tyler Phillips
Argenis Rodriguez
R-R
R-R
19
21
Rangers (SS)
Rangers (R)
Catchers
* Shaquille Matta
Isaias Quiroz
Ricardo Valencia
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Rangers (AA)
R-R 20 Rangers (R)
R-R 24 Rangers (Lo A)
Infielders
Ti’quan Forbes
Blaine Prescott
Anderson Tejeda
# Xavier Turner
Yeyson Yrizarri
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Rangers (SS)
L-R 19 Rangers (SS)
R-R 24 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 20 Rangers (Lo A)
Outfielders
Jose Almonte
Travis Bolin
Yanio Perez
Preston Scott
Leody Taveras
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Rangers (Lo A)
R-R 22 Rangers (SS)
R-R 22 Did not play
R-R 23 Rangers (SS)
B-R 19 Rangers (SS)
TORONTO
BLUE JAYS
Pitchers
Joe Biagini
Marco Estrada
Jason Grilli
J.A. Happ
J.P. Howell
Dominic Leone
Francisco Liriano
Aaron Loup
* Roberto Osuna
Aaron Sanchez
* Bo Schultz
Joe Smith
* Glenn Sparkman
Marcus Stroman
Ryan Tepera
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Blue Jays
R-R 34 Blue Jays
R-R 40 Blue Jays
L-L 34 Blue Jays
L-L 34 Dodgers
R-R 25 Diamondbacks
L-L 33 Blue Jays
L-L 29 Blue Jays
R-R 22 Blue Jays
R-R 25 Blue Jays
R-R 32 Blue Jays
R-R 33 Cubs
B-R 25 Royals (AA)
R-R 26 Blue Jays
R-R 29 Blue Jays
Catchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Russell Martin
R-R 34 Blue Jays
Jarrod Saltalamacchia B-R 32 Tigers
Infielders
Darwin Barney
Josh Donaldson
Ryan Goins
Kendrys Morales
Steve Pearce
Justin Smoak
Devon Travis
Troy Tulowitzki
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 31 Blue Jays
R-R 31 Blue Jays
L-R 29 Blue Jays
B-R 34 Royals
R-R 34 Orioles
B-L 30 Blue Jays
R-R 26 Blue Jays
R-R 32 Blue Jays
Outfielders
Jose Bautista
Ezequiel Carrera
Kevin Pillar
* Dalton Pompey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 36 Blue Jays
L-L 30 Blue Jays
R-R 28 Blue Jays
B-R 24 Blue Jays
BUFFALO BISONS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Danny Barnes
Jeff Beliveau
Mike Bolsinger
Wil Browning
Leonel Campos
* Taylor Cole
Matt Dermody
Chad Girodo
Jarrett Grube
* Lucas Harrell
T.J. House
Mat Latos
Casey Lawrence
* Blake McFarland
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 27 Blue Jays
L-L 30 Orioles (AA)
R-R 29 Dodgers
R-R 29 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 30 Padres
R-R 28 Blue Jays (AA)
R-L 27 Blue Jays
L-L 26 Blue Jays
R-R 35 Mariners (AAA)
B-R 32 Rangers
R-L 28 Indians
R-R 29 Nationals
R-R 29 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 29 Blue Jays (DNP)
Brett Oberholtzer
Chris Smith
John Stilson
L-L
R-R
R-R
28
29
27
Angels
Blue Jays (AAA)
Blue Jays (AAA)
Catchers
Juan Graterol
Luke Maile
Alex Monsalve
Mike Ohlman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Angels
R-R 26 Rays
R-R 25 Indians (AAA)
R-R 26 Cardinals (AAA)
Infielders
* Jon Berti
Jake Elmore
Jason Leblebijian
Christian Lopes
Gregorio Petit
Rowdy Tellez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Blue Jays (AAA)
R-R 30 Brewers
R-R 26 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 32 Angels
L-L 22 Blue Jays (AA)
Outfielders
Darrell Ceciliani
Chris Coghlan
Ian Parmley
Dwight Smith
* Jose Tabata
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 27 Blue Jays
L-R 32 Cubs
L-L 27 Blue Jays (AA)
L-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 29 Mexican League
NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Shane Dawson
Jose Fernandez
Alonzo Gonzalez
Conner Greene
Jon Harris
Dusty Isaacs
Tim Mayza
Carlos Ramirez
Sean Reid-Foley
Francisco Rios
Chris Rowley
Luis Santos
Murphy Smith
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-L 24 Blue Jays (AA)
L-L 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-L 25 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 26 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-L 25 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 26 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 27 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 26 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 30 Blue Jays (AAA)
Catchers
Rafael Lopez
Reese McGuire
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 29 Reds
L-R 22 Blue Jays (AA)
Infielders
Jonathan Diaz
Emilio Guerrero
Gunnar Heidt
Tim Lopes
Ryan McBroom
Richard Urena
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 32 Yankees (AAA)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 23 Mariners (AA)
R-L 25 Blue Jays (AA)
B-R 21 Blue Jays (AA)
Outfielders
Anthony Alford
Jonathan Davis
Roemon Fields
Harold Ramirez
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-L 26 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 23 Blue Jays (AA)
DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Ryan Borucki
Adonys Cardona
Andrew Case
Ryan Cook
Josh Degraaf
Conor Fisk
Angel Perdomo
Tom Robson
Jordan Romano
Justin Shafer
Kender Villegas
* Jon Wandling
T.J. Zeuch
BaseballAmerica.com
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (AA)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (Hi A)
L-L 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 24 Brewers (Hi A)
R-R 25 Blue Jays (DNP)
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
* Travis Bergen
L-L 23 Blue Jays (SS)
Mike Ellenbest
R-R 23 Blue Jays (SS)
Geno Encina
L-R 23 Blue Jays (Hi A)
Griffin Glaude
R-R 25 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Osman Gutierrez
R-R 22 Blue Jays (R)
* Nick Hartman
R-R 22 Blue Jays (SS)
Zach Jackson
R-R 22 Blue Jays (SS)
Daniel Lietz
L-L 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Justin Maese
R-R 20 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Jackson McClelland R-R 23 Blue Jays (SS)
Patrick Murphy
R-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Andy Ravel
R-R 22 Blue Jays (SS)
Tayler Saucedo
L-L 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Kirby Snead
L-L 22 Blue Jays (Hi A)
Philip Walby
L-R 25 Yankees (Hi A)
* Kyle Weatherly
R-R 22 Blue Jays (R)
Catchers
Michael De La Cruz
* Javier Hernandez
Ryan Hissey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Hi A)
R-R 21 Blue Jays (SS)
L-R 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Infielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Bo Bichette
R-R 19 Blue Jays (R)
Yeltsin Gudino
R-R 20 Blue Jays (SS)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. R-R 18 Blue Jays (R)
Bradley Jones
R-R 22 Blue Jays (R)
Nash Knight
L-R 25 Blue Jays (SS)
Christian Williams L-R 23 Blue Jays (SS)
* Carl Wise
R-R 23 Blue Jays (Lo A)
Outfielders
Edward Olivares
* Josh Palacios
Nick Sinay
Jake Thomas
J.B. Woodman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 21 Blue Jays (R)
L-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
R-R 23 Blue Jays (SS)
R-R 24 Blue Jays (Lo A)
L-R 22 Blue Jays (Lo A)
WASHINGTON
NATIONALS
Pitchers
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
Joe Blanton
R-R 36 Dodgers
Koda Glover
R-R 24 Nationals
Gio Gonzalez
R-L 32 Nationals
Shawn Kelley
R-R 33 Nationals
Oliver Perez
L-L 36 Nationals
Tanner Roark
R-R 30 Nationals
Enny Romero
L-L 26 Rays
Max Scherzer
R-R 33 Nationals
Sammy Solis
R-L 29 Nationals
Stephen Strasburg R-R 29 Nationals
Blake Treinen
R-R 29 Nationals
Catchers
Jose Lobaton
Matt Wieters
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 32 Nationals
B-R 31 Orioles
Infielders
Wilmer Difo
Stephen Drew
Adam Lind
**Jose Marmolejos
Daniel Murphy
Anthony Rendon
Trea Turner
Ryan Zimmerman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 25 Nationals
L-R 34 Nationals
L-L 34 Mariners
L-L 24 Nationals (AA)
L-R 32 Nationals
R-R 27 Nationals
R-R 24 Nationals
R-R 33 Nationals
Outfielders
Adam Eaton
Bryce Harper
Chris Heisey
Michael Taylor
Jayson Werth
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 28 White Sox
L-R 24 Nationals
R-R 32 Nationals
R-R 26 Nationals
R-R 38 Nationals
SYRACUSE CHIEFS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE/TRIPLEA
Pitchers
Austin Adams
Matt Albers
Dustin Antolin
* Aaron Barrett
Mike Broadway
A.J. Cole
* Tim Collins
Neal Cotts
Trevor Gott
Matt Grace
* Bryan Harper
Taylor Hill
Rafael Martin
* Kyle McGowin
Joe Ross
# Matt Swynenberg
Jacob Turner
Austin Voth
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Angels (AA)
L-R 34 White Sox
R-R 28 Blue Jays
R-R 29 Nationals (DNP)
R-R 30 Giants
R-R 25 Nationals
L-L 28 Royals (DNP)
L-L 37 Rangers (AAA)
R-R 25 Nationals
L-L 28 Nationals
L-L 27 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 33 Nationals
R-R 25 Angels (AAA)
R-R 24 Nationals
R-R 28 Nationals (DNP)
R-R 26 White Sox
R-R 25 Nationals (AAA)
Catchers
* Andruth Ramirez
Pedro Severino
Jhonatan Solano
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 28 Nationals (DNP)
R-R 24 Nationals
R-R 32 Nationals (AAA)
Infielders
# Emmanuel Burriss
Irving Falu
Grant Green
Corban Joseph
Clint Robinson
Matt Skole
Brandon Snyder
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 32 Phillies
B-R 34 Royals (AAA)
R-R 30 Giants
L-R 28 Orioles (AAA)
L-L 32 Nationals
L-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 30 Braves
Outfielders
Rafael Bautista
Joey Butler
Brian Goodwin
Caleb Ramsey
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 24 Nationals (AA)
R-R 31 Indians (AAA)
L-L 26 Nationals
L-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
HARRISBURG SENATORS
EASTERN LEAGUE/DOUBLEA
Pitchers
Gabriel Arias
Ryan Brinley
Jimmy Cordero
Erick Fedde
Jake Johansen
Braulio Lara
* Nick Lee
Jaron Long
* Tyler Mapes
* Andrew Robinson
Greg Ross
Derek Self
John Simms
Wander Suero
Phillips Valdez
Austen Williams
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 27 Did not play
L-R 24 Nationals (AA)
R-R 25 Phillies (AAA)
R-R 24 Nationals (AA)
R-R 26 Nationals (Hi A)
L-L 28 Giants (AAA)
L-L 26 Nationals (AA)
R-R 26 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 26 Nationals (AA)
R-R 29 Nationals (AA)
R-R 28 Nationals (AA)
R-R 27 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 25 Nationals (AA)
R-R 26 Nationals (AA)
R-R 25 Nationals (AA)
R-R 24 Nationals (AA)
Catchers
Spencer Kieboom
Raudy Read
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Nationals
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
Infielders
Osvaldo Abreu
Mario Lisson
Khayyan Norfork
Stephen Perez
Adrian Sanchez
Neftali Soto
Drew Ward
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 33 Mexican League
R-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
B-R 26 Nationals (AA)
B-R 27 Nationals (AAA)
R-R 28 Nationals (AAA)
L-R 22 Nationals (AA)
Outfielders
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
* Zach Collier
L-L 27 Nationals (AAA)
Yadiel Hernandez L-R 29 Did not play
Alec Keller
L-R 25 Nationals (Hi A)
Andrew Stevenson L-L 23 Nationals (AA)
POTOMAC NATIONALS
C AROLINA LEAGUE/HIGH CL ASS A
Pitchers
Dakota Bacus
Joan Baez
Grant Borne
Matt Crownover
Wirkin Estevez
Taylor Guilbeau
R.C. Orlan
Ronald Pena
* Tommy Peterson
Luis Reyes
Mariano Rivera
Jefry Rodriguez
Kyle Schepel
Hector Silvestre
* Kylin Turnbull
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 26 Nationals (AA)
R-R 22 Nationals (Lo A)
L-L 23 Nationals (Lo A)
L-R 24 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 25 Nationals (Hi A)
L-L 24 Nationals (Lo A)
R-L 27 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 26 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 24 Nationals (Lo A)
L-R 27 Mariners (AA)
L-L 24 Nationals (Hi A)
R-L 28 Nationals (DNP)
Catchers
Taylor Gushue
Jake Lowery
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
B-R 23 Pirates (Hi A)
L-R 27 Nationals (AA)
Infielders
Austin Davidson
Kelvin Gutierrez
Edwin Lora
David Masters
Bryan Mejia
Ian Sagdal
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-R 24 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 22 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 24 Nationals (Hi A)
B-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
L-R 24 Nationals (Lo A)
Outfielders
Telmito Agustin
Dale Carey
Victor Robles
Rhett Wiseman
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 20 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 25 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 20 Nationals (Hi A)
L-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
HAGERSTOWN SUNS
SOUTH ATL ANTIC LEAGUE/LOW CL ASS A
Pitchers
Carlos Acevedo
A.J. Bogucki
James Bourque
Weston Davis
Sam Held
Hayden Howard
McKenzie Mills
Jorge Pantoja
Carlos Pena
Sterling Sharp
Kyle Simonds
Mick VanVossen
Tyler Watson
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Nationals (SS)
R-R 24 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 21 Nationals (SS)
R-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
R-L 23 Nationals (SS)
L-L 21 Nationals (SS)
R-R 23 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Nationals (R)
R-R 22 Nationals (SS)
R-R 24 Nationals (SS)
R-R 24 Nationals (Hi A)
R-L 20 Nationals (Lo A)
Catchers
Tres Barrera
* Adderling Ruiz
Jorge Tillero
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
R-R 23 Nationals (SS)
R-R 26 Nationals (Hi A)
R-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
Infielders
Aldrem Corredor
Anderson Franco
Carter Kieboom
Angelo La Bruna
Sheldon Neuse
Jake Noll
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 21 Nationals (R)
R-R 20 Nationals (R)
R-R 20 Nationals (R)
R-R 25 Nationals (Lo A)
R-R 22 Nationals (SS)
R-R 23 Nationals (Lo A)
Outfielders
Nick Banks
Daniel Johnson
Blake Perkins
Juan Soto
B-T Age 2016 Org (Peak)
L-L 22 Nationals (SS)
L-L 22 Nationals (SS)
B-R 21 Nationals (Lo A)
L-L 18 Nationals (SS)
April 21–May 12, 2017
AL East ORGANIZATION REPORTS
Yankees won’t rush Torres to majors
NEW YORK | Yankees
TAMPA The Yankees named shortstop Gleyber
Torres their best rookie in big league camp.
However, they didn’t give the 20-year-old
a chance to replace Didi Gregorius when
Gregorius went down with a right shoulder
injury during the World Baseball Classic that
will keep him out until at least May.
“I pride ourselves on being open minded and aggressive,” general manager Brian
Cashman said. “But I like to be cautious, too.
(Torres) is a 20-year-old who has never played
above (high Class A Tampa) despite how good
he looks and how mature he appears.”
Cashman believes that, especially with a
high-ceiling prospect, it isn’t wise to jump him
over Double-A or Triple-A straight to the big
leagues to fill an injury need.
“You usually don’t handle your high-end
players at 20 years of age that way,” Cashman
said. “It’s not something I would advocate.”
Had Torres, the centerpiece of the deal
that sent Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs last
July, played at Double-A Trenton last year, he
might have been considered for a big league
job. Ronald Torreyes, who is being groomed
as a utility player, beat out Tyler Wade as the
stand-in for Gregorius at shortstop.
“We need to see more,” Cashman said.
“Gleyber just got to us (last) summer, in a
trade we thought was important to make—
but it was not a trade I made with the anticipation that he would be a starting on our
25-man roster in 2017.”
Torres, whom the Cubs signed out of
Venezuela in 2013, went 13-for-29 (.448)
in 20 spring games. He hit two homers, six
doubles and one triple.
“We have to make important decisions,”
Cashman said. “One of them is not to overreact to an injury to Didi at the expense of
Gleyber.”
Torres hit .270/.354/.421 with 11 homers
in 125 games at two high Class A stops last
season. He further excelled in the Arizona Fall
League by winning the circuit’s MVP award
for his .403/.513/.645 performance.
BALTIMORE | Orioles
BOSTON | Red Sox
TAMPA BAY | Rays
TORONTO | Blue Jays
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B Y R O C H K U B AT KO
BY ALEX SPEIER
YANKEE DOODLES
Q Corner outfielder Clint Frazier, the centerpiece of the
Andrew Miller trade with the Indians, was optioned to
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on March 24. He hit .273 with
one home run in 22 games this spring.
Q Lefthanded-hitting outfielder Billy McKinney was part
of the Chapman-Torres trade last July and took advantage of
pre-camp injuries to outfielders Tyler Austin and Mason
Williams to open eyes. McKinney, an Athletics first-round
pick in 2013, went 10-for-25 (.400) with three homers and
three doubles in 20 games.
BY MARC TOPKIN
CLIFF WELCH
BY GEORGE KING
Gleyber Torres
BY SHI DAVIDI
Coyle Makes Most Of His Shot
Making Up For Lost Time
Pruitt Earns A Big League Spot
Jansen Balances His Talents
SARASOTA, FLA. Second baseman Sean Coyle has
FORT MYERS, FLA. The Red Sox sent Blake
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. From all the young arms
learned that being assigned to minor league
camp doesn’t exclude a player from contributing to the Orioles and earning points with
manager Buck Showalter.
Coyle became a regular presence on the
travel roster and the list of extra players invited to big league camp, and he responded with
two doubles and two home runs in 14 at-bats.
The Orioles were being no-hit for eight
innings of a March 16 game against the
Phillies until Chris Dickerson singled off
Michael Mariot with one out in the ninth
and Coyle followed with a two-run shot.
Munching on a slice of pizza afterward
while surrounded by reporters, the 25-yearold Coyle seemed right at home in a major
league clubhouse.
“It’s been awesome just being over on this
side, getting to know these guys and getting
to know the big league staff, getting some
opportunities and getting in some games to
show what I can do,” Coyle said. “I worked
hard this offseason, so it’s really cool to get an
opportunity.”
The Orioles signed Coyle as a minor league
free agent in December. The Red Sox selected
him in the third round of the 2010 draft out
of high school in Fort Washington, Pa.
Listed at 5-foot-8 and 175 pounds, Coyle
hit for power that defies his stature. He hit
16 home runs at Double-A Portland in 2014,
but injuries to his shoulder and elbow the past
two seasons tarnished his prospect status. He
batted .193 in 2015 and .181 in 2016, for
example.
“Coyle’s had some really good at-bats down
here,” Showalter said. “I was talking to him
walking up to the right-field corner (at the
Rays’ facility) and I said, ‘Where have you
been the last two years?’ . . . He said it’s the
first time he’s been healthy in a long time.
“He’s a guy (the Red Sox) drafted pretty
high. They thought he was going to be
(Dustin) Pedroia. Pedroia’s gotten a lot of
short, scrappy guys drafted.”
Swihart to Triple-A Pawtucket just six games
after he served as the Opening Day catcher
last year. So in many ways it was a lost season.
Though he returned to the majors as a left
fielder, Swihart’s season came to a crashing
halt because of an ankle injury that required
the repair of his peroneal tendon sheath.
As Swihart recovered, the Red Sox committed once again to his development as a
catcher. He said that he felt great in his return
to his primary pro position.
“I think this is probably the best I’ve ever
felt catching,” said Swihart, 25.
A 2011 first-round pick from high school in
New Mexico, Swihart betrayed no signs of the
injury this spring. He moved well and flashed
the sort of offensive abilities that make him an
atypical catching prospect.
Moreover, the Red Sox spoke highly of the
improvements made by Swihart in his setup,
permitting him to create a better target for
pitchers and improve his framing ability.
Nonetheless, the Red Sox optioned him to
Triple-A in the last week of spring training—a
reflection of the fact that he had minor league
options remaining, and, perhaps more significantly, that he needs to make up for lost time
behind the plate.
Catching instructor Dana LeVangie noted
that Swihart needs to refine elements such
as blocking so that he feels more comfortable calling for secondary pitches that might
bounce.
“It’s a really good option that we have Blake
Swihart, who’s built his stock back up to
where it needs to be for him and us. We’ve got
a good thing . . .
“He needs to go out and play a lot, play
when he’s feeling good and feeling tired, and
learn how to be more consistent that way,”
LeVangie said. “He’s not a finished product,
but he’s making strides to become more effective back there.”
the Rays brought to camp, the two who stuck
around until the final week while competing for a bullpen job—righthanders Austin
Pruitt and Jaime Schultz—seemed to be a
surprise.
“They’ve been very intriguing,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
While Schultz will return to Triple-A
Durham, Pruitt earned a long reliever role
with the Rays.
Though both were starters at Triple-A last
season, they impressed the Rays when converted to bullpen roles.
Pruitt, 27, is more of a control freak, showing the same trademark strike-throwing ability during the spring as he did in 2016, when
he walked just 27 in 162.2 innings.
Schultz, 25, impressed with velocity. He
worked at 95 mph and clocked as high as 98.
Pruitt, a 2013 ninth-round pick out of
Houston, earned his draft selection after
pitching for the Navarro (Texas) JC team that
won the 2011 Junior College World Series.
Though he has been a starter in pro ball, he
has handled the transition to relief work well.
“I’m just trying to go out there and do my
thing,” he said.
Schultz was positioned for a callup at the
end of last season, but he was sidelined by a
groin strain. Though a starter since being a
14th-round pick in 2013, he had the experience of closing games at High Point and has
drawn on that this spring.
“We’ve heard he’s pretty comfortable in any
role,” Cash said.
Schultz appeals to the Rays as a bullpen
option because he has recorded 410 strikeouts
in 325.2 innings since 2014.
“I just want to prove that I’m working
hard,” he said.
If all goes well, his hard work could lead
him to a big league spot with Pruitt.
SOX YARNS
Q Catcher Justin O’Conner has quietly been one of the
success stories of the spring by overcoming back issues
that sidelined him much of last seasons. He is ticketed for
Double-A Montgomery.
Q Adrian Rondon, the $2.95 million Dominican shortstop,
will be shifted to third base on what will be a prospect-laden
team at low Class A Bowling Green. Lucius Fox, the prospect
acquired from the Giants in the Matt Moore trade, is slated
to play shortstop there.
DUNEDIN, FLA. Danny Jansen figured he was
positioned fairly well for the 2013 draft as he
entered his senior year at Appleton West High
in Wisconsin. Already several teams were in
touch with the catcher and a solid season
could make his stock rise.
Instead, in his third game of the season, a
foul ball struck him on the wrist and broke
his pisiform, a pea-shaped bone where hand
meets wrist. A couple of months spent recovering ruined his season and he rushed back
to play in a playoff game with a brace on his
wrist, but things had changed.
“Once that happened, a lot of teams backed
away,” said Jansen, 22. “That’s when I really
thought about college because a lot of teams
went out the window, and that was really
stressful for me.”
One team that remained in the picture was
the Blue Jays, who used a 16th-round pick to
select the native of Elmhurst, Ill.
“I’m grateful for it every single day,” Jansen
said. “I really wanted to play pro ball—college
is always going to be there.”
Jansen signed for $100,000 and he has
made fans of people all across the organization. At 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, he has made
steady gains defensively over the past four
years, playing in 54 games at high Class A
Dunedin last season and earning a trip to the
Arizona Fall League.
“Danny is an old throwback guy who just
takes a beating and you never hear a peep
out of him,” said catching coordinator Ken
Huckaby, Jansen’s manager at Dunedin.
One goal for Jansen in 2017 is to find a
way to spend more time working on his hitting. Having made catching his top priority,
he admits he hasn’t “devoted as much time to
hitting as I’ve really needed to.”
“You’ve got to find a balance,” Jansen said.
“Maybe if you’re not in that day, get in there
early and really focus that day on hitting.
Catching is always the main focus, and then
I find time every day, and then maybe more
two days a week, to really bear down on hitting.”
BIRD SEED
Q The Orioles signed 25-year-old righthander Andrew
Bellatti to a minor league deal. He made 17 appearances for
the Rays in 2015, his lone big league experience.
Q The Orioles optioned lefthander Chris Lee to Triple-A
Norfolk, but they still regard him as a candidate for the No. 5
starter role. They didn’t need one until April 15.
April 21–May 12, 2017
Q Third baseman Michael Chavis told MassLive.com that,
after returning from a sprained thumb ligament last June, he
suffered a broken middle finger with which he played for the
rest of the year.
Q Righthander Shaun Anderson, a 2016 third-rounder
who relieved at Florida, was one of the more impressive
performers this spring. He pitched at 90-93 mph and complemented his fastball with a slider, cutter and changeup.
COOL RAYS
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JAYS CHATTER
Q Lefthander Tim Mayza looked impressive in big league
camp. He will open at Double-A New Hampshire and is positioned to progress quickly if he can continue his 2016 success.
Q After not winning a job with the Blue Jays, righthander
Mat Latos accepted an assignment to Triple-A Buffalo.
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Dunn faces a big development year
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. Justin Dunn’s transformation from reliever to starter is ongoing this
spring with the Mets.
The 21-year-old righthander—the organization’s top draft pick (19th overall) last
year—spent most of his Boston College career
in the bullpen and is still learning the nuances
of rotation life, according to assistant general
manager John Ricco.
“We see his potential as a starter and it’s
going to take a little bit of time,” Ricco said.
“He’s just got to get innings to get comfortable in that role (and) use multiple pitches
instead of being a two-pitch guy, which you
can do as a reliever.”
Dunn is working to develop a changeup
and two-seam fastball against lefthanded batters that can complement a fastball that peaks
at 96 mph.
He appeared in 11 games (eight starts) last
year at short-season Brooklyn and went 1-1,
1.50 with 35 strikeouts and 10 walks in 30
innings.
“He was in Brooklyn and we didn’t pitch
him much,” Ricco said. “He pitched well, but
we really babied him because he had a long
college season, so we held him off. He really
hasn’t pitched much. This will be a good year
for him. He’s still young.”
Dunn should move “quickly” through the
system, according to Ricco, based on his collegiate experience, which included helping
Boston College finish within one victory of
a College World Series berth. The Freeport,
N.Y., native attended The Gunnery School
in Washington, Conn., and was originally
selected by the Dodgers in the 37th round of
the 2013 draft. He opted for college.
The lanky Dunn, who stands 6-foot-2, may
need to build stamina after seeing his velocity
dip into the low 90s as the New York-Penn
League season progressed. His slider is considered his best secondary pitch—and also the
best among the organization’s minor leaguers.
“The arm strength is there, and it’s a big
season for him—his first full season in pro ball
as a starter,” Ricco said. “Everybody here has
liked what they have seen.”
ATLANTA | Braves
MIAMI | Marlins
PHILADELPHIA | Phillies
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BY BILL BALLEW
B Y WA LT E R V I L L A
NEW YORK MINUTES
Q Righthander Ben Rowen will begin the season at Triple-A
Las Vegas after recording a 1.93 ERA and 0.64 WHIP in nine
spring appearances. The 28-year-old submariner appeared in
four games for the Brewers last season.
Q Outfielder Brandon Nimmo went 10-for-21 (.476) in the
Grapefruit League before returning from the World Baseball
Classic (Italy) with a strained right hamstring that precluded
him from consideration for the big league roster.
BY JIM SALISBURY
TOM DIPACE
NEW YORK | Mets
Justin Dunn
WASHINGTON | Nationals
BY LAC Y LUSK
Weigel Grows Into His Body
Reed Readies For Rotation
Fresh Faces On The Bench
Neuse Stays Versatile
KISSIMMEE, FLA. Righthander Patrick Weigel
JUPITER, FLA. Despite being dyslexic, righthand-
CLEARWATER, FLA. The rebuilding Phillies won’t
appeared in two games for a total of only one
inning in big league camp before the Braves
reassigned him. Even though he did not
retire any of the six batters he faced in one
of his relief appearances, the 22-year-old latebloomer excites the Braves with his potential.
Weigel emerged as one of the system’s top
prospects in 2016, when he was named the
organization’s pitcher of the year. He made
25 starts, tossed 149.2 innings and recorded a
2.47 ERA during a season that began at low
Class A Rome and concluded with three starts
at Double-A Mississippi.
“A lot of it was just taking the ball every five
days and being able to go out there and compete,” Weigel said. “(Rome pitching coach)
Dan (Meyer) really helped me stay consistent
with my mechanics, my arm slot and release
point. I guess a lot of it was just growing into
my body.”
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Weigel went
undrafted out of high school in Thousand
Oaks, Calif., before pitching at three schools—
Pacific, Oxnard (Calif.) JC and Houston—in
three years. After he touched 99 mph out of
the Cougars’ bullpen as a junior, the Braves
nabbed him in the seventh round in 2015.
In college, Weigel began his delivery in a
deep crouch, but the Braves have simplified
his setup so that he is more upright. The
change allows him to get more extension,
which coincided with a reduction in his
WHIP from 1.53 at Rookie-level Danville in
2015 to 1.04 last year.
“Through all the extra camps and other
things I’ve done with the Braves, I feel like
everything has come together,” Weigel said.
“I was thinking about it the other day, about
how I went to three different colleges . . . This
is the longest I’ve been with one team since I
was in high school. It’s been awesome.”
Weigel will probably open the season back
at Mississippi.
er Remey Reed had a 3.8 grade-point average
while at Oklahoma State and is now within
three semesters of graduating with a double
degree in economics and history.
And despite going undrafted out of high
school—and with no Division I scholarship
offers—Reed reshaped his body, built himself
into a college standout and became a Marlins
sixth-round pick in 2016.
It’s safe to say that Reed, who stands 6-foot5 and weighs 215 pounds, has overcome significant issues in his career and his life.
“Remey’s a late bloomer,” said Danny
Florence, who coached Reed with the Frozen
Ropes travel team.
The Marlins hope Reed has more yet to
bloom. The 21-year-old has been a reliever
most of his career—just five of his 63 career
appearances at OSU were starts.
Yet the Marlins drafted him as a starter, and
it’s possible that he opens the season in the
rotation at low Class A Greensboro because
of his four-pitch mix and good command.
Reed’s fastball touches 97 mph, and he also
features a slider, curveball and changeup.
Reed’s father Rodney was a high school
linebacker, but baseball has always been
Remey’s sport. However, his pudgy 6-foot-1
frame attracted no D-I offers, so he went to
Navarro (Texas) JC.
“Going juco was the smartest thing I’ve ever
done,” Reed said. “I wasn’t ready for Division
I at that time. I still had a lot of baby fat.”
After his season at Navarro, Reed then
played summer ball for the Frozen Ropes program. One night, at a “no-name little tournament” in Edmond, Okla., Reed, who threw
88 mph in high school and in the low 90s at
Navarro, was suddenly firing heat.
The radar gun read 97 mph, shocking Reed.
A member of the grounds crew, who was an
OSU alumnus, called Cowboys coaches, who
wasted no time coming to see Reed.
That’s how Reed became a Cowboy, and he
credits OSU coaches with helping him transform his body and become a prospect.
have any new faces in their Opening Day lineup—their top prospects need more time—but
they will have some on their bench.
Andrew Knapp emerged from big league
camp as the backup catcher and first baseman-outfielder Brock Stassi won a job on
the bench with a strong performance in the
Grapefruit League.
The 27-year-old Stassi was a four-year player at Nevada. He was selected as a lefthanded
pitcher by the Indians in the 44th round of
the 2010 draft, then by the Phillies as a first
baseman in the 33rd round in 2011.
The well-respected organizational player
put himself on the map when he won the
Eastern League MVP award at Double-A
Reading in 2015. He jumped to Triple-A
Lehigh Valley in 2016, received an invitation
to big league camp this spring and won a job
by hitting .339 with six home runs.
Knapp, 25, was much more heralded than
Stassi on the way up. The switch-hitter was a
second-round pick out of California in 2013.
He moved steadily up the ladder, was a regular
at Triple-A last season and was one of 11 players added to the 40-man roster in November.
“He was the all-star catcher at Lehigh Valley
last year,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin
said. “He’s had success as a hitter in the
minors leagues. He’s got a nice-looking swing.
He’s considered highly by the organization
and he’s come quite a ways defensively.”
Knapp is still a developing player, so carrying him as a backup is not ideal. But playing
time would have been an issue at Triple-A,
too, because the Phillies are committed to fellow catching prospect Jorge Alfaro.
“He’s not going to get 500 at-bats, but we’ll
get him in there,” Mackanin said. “Any exposure to the big league scene is valuable.”
Knapp is ready for the challenge.
“Everyone hopes to get called up at some
point, but to make a team on Opening Day is
pretty special—a dream come true,” he said.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. An award-winning shortstop in college, Sheldon Neuse has primarily played third base as a professional. That
doesn’t mean he’s not capable of moving back
to shortstop from time to time.
The 22-year-old righthanded batter
starred at Oklahoma, and Neuse played six
games at shortstop (and 26 at third) last
year at short-season Auburn, where he also
learned the importance of maintaining his
strength and managing his body. A hamstring
tweak and subsequent strain limited him to
.230/.305/.341 numbers in 36 games.
This spring, Neuse eagerly went through
infield instructor Jeff Garber’s drills that
rotate each infielder around the diamond.
“It helps to move your feet around that way
and stay athletic in your legs,” said Neuse, a
second-round pick last year. “Just being familiar at every spot helps you whenever you’re at
a different spot because you know where balls
are going to come from and the range and arm
strength everyone has.”
Neuse grew up in Fort Worth but went to
Oklahoma because “it felt like family to me
right away.” He said he committed to the
Sooners at the end of a weekend in which he
went 9-for-9 at their park in a summer-ball
tournament. The hometown Rangers took
him in the 38th round of the 2013 draft, but
he chose college and was a three-time unanimous all-Big 12 Conference performer.
That was a great experience for Neuse, but
learning from his short stint in the New YorkPenn League helped him, too.
“Sheldon did an outstanding job this offseason preparing himself physically for the rigors
of everyday baseball,” farm director Mark
Scialabba said. “He’s impressed our staff with
his work ethic, attitude and intent.
“He’s a gifted baseball player with great
hands on both sides of the ball and a wellabove-average arm.”
WIGWAM WISPS
Q Adonis Garcia’s hamstring injury gave third baseman
Rio Ruiz more at-bats and additional time in big league
camp. He could emerge as the Braves’ third baseman if Garcia
continues to struggle defensively.
Q Rule 5 pickup Armando Rivera appeared headed to the
disabled list after right shoulder discomfort limited him to
two bullpen sessions in spring training. The righthander also
missed time in the Venezuelan League with shoulder fatigue.
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FISH BITES
Q Righthander Tyler Kolek, who had Tommy John surgery
last April, hopes to return by May.
Q The Marlins optioned lefthander Justin Nicolino to
Triple-A, making him the final cut from the big league rotation. He logged 153 innings for Miami the past two seasons.
PHILUPS
Q Shortstop Cole Stobbe and righthander Sixto Sanchez
were honored as the top position player and pitcher performers in minor league camp.
Q The Phillies signed first baseman Alex Wojciechowski,
their 15th-round pick last year. He hit 33 homers in 55 games
as a senior at Division II Minnesota-Duluth last season. He did
not immediately sign because of an elbow injury.
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CAPITAL GAINS
Q Third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez went 2-for-2 in big
league camp and performed well in minor league camp. “He’s
demonstrating the ability to drive the ball to the deep part of
the ballpark and is utilizing his large, athletic frame to leverage the baseball more consistently,” Scialabba said.
Q Second baseman Ian Sagdal also went 2-for-2 and had
a double and two RBIs. “He has a compact, short swing and
keeps the barrel in the zone for a long time through the hitting zone,” Scialabba said.
April 21–May 12, 2017
AL Central ORGANIZATION REPORTS
Mejia opens eyes at big league camp
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. In his first experience at big
league camp, catcher Francisco Mejia made
the most of his opportunities. He got a lot of
hits, and he impressed his bosses.
As expected, the Indians optioned Mejia to
Double-A Akron midway through camp, but
the 21-year-old switch-hitter took another
step forward with his work in camp.
“His time here was really good for him,”
Indians manager Terry Francona said. “He
got to work with (catching instructor) Sandy
(Alomar Jr.), and he got to catch some of the
major league pitchers.
“Though he still has some development to
do, he knows his skills can translate to help
our big league team.”
Last July it appeared doubtful that Mejia
would be in Indians camp in 2017. He was
part of an agreed-upon package of prospects
Cleveland intended to trade to the Brewers for
catcher Jonathan Lucroy—but then Lucroy
vetoed the deal.
At the time of the near-trade Mejia was in
the middle of what became a 50-game hitting
streak that bracketed his time at low Class A
Lake County and high Class A Lynchburg.
That hitting streak represents the longest since
the minor leagues reorganized in 1963.
In 102 games last season, Mejia hit
.342/.382/.514 with 11 home runs and 29
doubles. His batting average ranked sixth
highest in the minors.
In 11 games this spring Mejia went 8-for19 (.421) with two homers. He impressed
Francona with his makeup and demeanor.
“He wasn’t giving any ground,” Francona
said. “We tell our young guys there’s a way to
be respectful of veterans, but when the game
starts and you get on the field, you don’t back
down from anyone.
“This is the way you want to make your living, and if somebody can’t keep up with you,
maybe they can’t keep up. He did a good job
with that.”
With Yan Gomes and Roberto Perez, the
Indians are well-fortified at catcher at the big
league level, but injuries or trades can happen.
Regardless, Mejia’s ETA in the major leagues
is growing near.
CHICAGO | White Sox
DETROIT | Tigers
KANSAS CITY | Royals
BY JIM INGRAHAM
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BY CHRIS IOTT
SMOKE SIGNALS
Q Righthander Cody Anderson will miss the 2017 season
after opting for Tommy John surgery. He had arthroscopic
surgery on his elbow in November but early in camp was
diagnosed with a sprained UCL and a mild flexor strain.
Q A spring injury to second baseman Jason Kipnis allowed
third baseman Yandy Diaz to make the team. Regular third
baseman Jose Ramirez shifted to second.
BY ALAN ESKEW
BILL MITCHELL
CLEVELAND | Indians
Francisco Mejia
MINNESOTA | Twins
BY PHIL MILLER
A Speedy Ascent
Gerber Makes Progress
Starling’s New Outlook
Trial By Fire
GLENDALE, ARIZ. Wary of Charlie Tilson report-
LAKELAND, FLA. Being named an organization’s
SURPRISE, ARIZ. Outfielder Bubba Starling
ing to spring training 100 percent healthy
after the young center fielder tore his left
hamstring last August, the White Sox signed
veteran Peter Bourjos to a minor league deal
for insurance.
Considering Tilson missed all of spring
training with a stress reaction in his right foot,
adding Bourjos was a wise move by Chicago.
But Tilson’s latest physical issue also opened
the door for Jacob May, and the 25-yearold switch-hitter took full advantage of his
opportunity.
May played so well that the White Sox
traded Bourjos to the Rays at the end of camp.
“I had nothing to lose,” May said. “Honestly,
I came into this spring feeling personally as a
dark horse in this whole thing . . . which is
fine with me.
“It gave me a little chip on my shoulder.
People didn’t expect too much from me.”
With Tilson expected to be out until at least
late May, the White Sox are going to give May
a shot to start in center field.
The 2013 third-round pick out of Coastal
Carolina arrived with impressive bloodlines.
His grandfather Lee May hit 354 home
runs with the Reds, Astros, Orioles and
Royals. His uncle Carlos May played nine of
his 10 major league seasons with Chicago. His
father Lee May Jr. was drafted by the Mets
with the No. 21 overall pick in 1986.
Jacob doesn’t have power like his grandfather, uncle or father, but he’s making a strong
push to the majors with his speed.
In 27 games this spring, May went 22-for69 (.319) with a team-high four stolen bases.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound May has dealt
with his own injuries. He played in just 83
games at Triple-A Charlotte last season due
to abdomen strains on both the right and left
sides. He dealt with a concussion in 2015 and
missed time with a finger injury in 2014.
“Injuries are something that are a part of the
game,” May said. “You do your best to try to
avoid those and you take care of yourself in
the weight and training room.”
minor league player of the year is kind of like
getting all A’s in kindergarten: It puts a lot of
pressure on a guy in the years that follow.
But the Tigers feel like outfielder Mike
Gerber is progressing just fine.
Gerber hit .276/.345/.466 with 18 home
runs and 80 RBIs in 2016 while splitting time
between high Class A Lakeland and Double-A
Erie. It was his first experience at both levels.
That’s not a bad follow-up to a 2015 season
in which he earned honors as the franchise’s
top position player after playing the entire
season at low Class A West Michigan.
“He’s just got a really good pair of hands on
him,” farm director Dave Owen said. “He can
really swing the bat. He’s got some power in
there. He’s a guy who you can see being a nice
asset on a team.”
Gerber played mostly the corner outfield after being a 15th-round pick out of
Creighton in 2014. But he saw some time in
center field last season.
“He can play all three outfield positions,”
Owen said. “He played some center field for
us last year and did a nice job out there. He
runs good. He throws OK.”
Gerber, a lefthanded batter, hit seven home
runs in 65 games in 2014. He hit 13 in 2015
then 18 for Lakeland and Erie last season.
“He’s always going to be a guy who’s going
to have sneaky power,” Owen said. “He’s gap
to gap, but he can put some juice in a few
balls.”
Gerber drew 52 walks in 132 games in
2016, but he also struck out 152 times. That’s
a sizable increase in strikeouts over the 2015
season. Owen said he didn’t see it as a concern
moving forward.
“We just want to see Gerb continue to get
better, and we’re very confident and expect
him to do so,” Owen said. “He’s got the ability to do it.
“We’re just going to give him playing time.
He’s going to gain experience, and I think
that’s going to lead to good results.”
FORT MYERS, FLA. What terrific training John
Curtiss has gotten for a possible role some day
as the Twins’ closer.
In 2014, he handled the ninth inning of
a College World Series semifinal in Omaha.
In 2015, he pitched in the Midwest League
championship series. Last November, he finished the Arizona Fall League title game.
Only one problem.
“Lost them all,” Curtiss said with a shrug.
Oh, right. Well, who needs all that gaudy
jewelry, anyway?
But the 24-year-old former Texas righthander has learned a lot from his proximity to
glory, from his embrace of pressure.
It started when he was recruited by the
Longhorns after a decorated high school
career in suburban Dallas, though he quickly
learned that résumé meant little.
“A freshman at Texas, if you don’t pitch well
against Texas State on a Tuesday night, you
don’t pitch for the rest of the season,” Curtiss
said. “You get used to pressure.”
That pressure is about to rise again. After a
concussion, an elbow strain and some disappointing results in 2015 caused the Twins to
abandon their plans to convert Curtiss into a
starter, he thrived last summer in the bullpen
at low Class A Cedar Rapids and high Class
A Fort Myers.
He racked up 85 strikeouts in 61 innings,
and while the 25 walks he issued give the
Twins pause, they decided to challenge him
with an assignment to the Arizona Fall League.
He responded with a 2.84 ERA and 18
strikeouts in 12 . 2 innings.
His slider is part of the reason. “My slider
has gotten way better than it was in college,
and I’m starting to be able to throw it in all
counts,” said Curtiss, a 2014 sixth-round
pick. “That’s a big development for me.”
Is it the mark of a closer? “I really don’t
care,” he said. “I treat the sixth inning and the
ninth inning the same. It’s about pitching well
when the game can turn.”
CHILITES
Q The Tigers kept non-roster righthanded reliever Angel
Nesbitt in big league camp until the final round of cuts. He
struck out 11 in 8.2 spring innings.
Q Lefthander Matt Boyd emphatically made the Opening
Day rotation by striking out 23 and walking one in 25.2 spring
innings. He recorded a 2.10 ERA.
ranked as the best athlete and best position
prospect among the high school draft class of
2011. So expectations have always been off
the charts for the Kansas prep.
Starling also starred in basketball and football in high school and even signed a letter of
intent to play quarterback at Nebraska.
While Starling has developed into a topflight defensive center fielder in pro ball, the
24-year-old’s bat has lagged.
“I want to keep working hard and show
the organization I am that guy they thought
I was,” said Starling, the fifth overall pick in
2011. “I want to keep working out there,
especially hitting.
“Once I figure that out . . . it will be good.”
Starling’s offense bottomed out last year.
He hit just .183/.235/.298 with seven home
runs in 109 games at Double-A Northwest
Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha.
Despite hitting .185 at Double-A last season, the Royals promoted Starling to Triple-A
in July, thinking a change of scenery might
help. He hit .181 with 36 percent strikeouts.
“I’ve just got to become a patient hitter,”
Starling said. “In the past, some of the expectations have been too high. I’ve put too much
pressure on myself.
“Once you go out there and relax and just
ultimately have fun out there and have fun
with your teammates, that’s when you’re most
successful.”
The Royals signed Starling to a franchise
record $7.5 million bonus.
“It’s been a long road for me,” Starling said.
“For the front office to have the patience they
have with me, coming from a small Kansas
town, is a little different. Possibly not playing
as much baseball as some of the other guys
(also is different) . . .
“It’s time to figure things out and go from
there.”
In five pro seasons Starling has amassed
2,302 plate appearances, counting two stints
in the Arizona Fall League stints. Including
that AFL time, he has struck out 28 percent of
the time with just moderate power.
Q As expected, top prospects Yoan Moncada, Lucas
Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez will open at Triple-A Charlotte.
Q Righthander Juan Minaya, who made a strong push to
win a bullpen spot with the White Sox, opened the season on
the disabled list with an abdominal tear.
April 21–May 12, 2017
TIGER TALES
ROYALTIES
Q The Royals optioned righthander Jake Junis to Triple-A
after he logged a 15.19 ERA in four spring appearances.
Q Non-roster righthander Yender Caramo allowed one run
and six hits over 8.1 spring innings.
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TWIN KILLINGS
Q The Twins optioned Puerto Rican righthander Jose
Berrios to Triple-A Rochester after he returned from the
World Baseball Classic. He pitched just twice in the WBC, and
the Twins didn’t want to rush him.
Q Lefthander Tyler Jay, the sixth overall pick from Illinois in
2015, will move to the bullpen after two seasons of starting.
The Twins cited concerns about his durability.
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Happ positions himself for 2017 debut
CHICAGO | Cubs
“I think it’s almost the opposite of (pressure),” Happ said. “This team is so good and
the lineup is so good that there isn’t any pressure, because it’s not on one guy’s shoulders.”
When could that call come?
“Whenever you’re in Triple-A, you’re always
a call away,” Hoyer said. “Sometimes it happens quicker than you think. We never expected Addison Russell would be up in April of
2015, and I feel like Willson Contreras last
year . . . I probably would have thought it
would be more like a September callup.”
MESA, ARIZ. Switch-hitting second baseman Ian
Happ lasted in his first big league camp until
the final days, opening eyes, drawing an
assignment to Triple-A Iowa and earning suggestions from team officials that a big league
debut could be imminent.
“Listen, he’s a major league player, absolutely,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “He
is in the conversation (for 2017). Now it’s up
to him to go out there and perform at a level
that indicates that he’s ready right now.
“Spring training and the regular season,
even in the minor leagues, is entirely different.”
Happ led the Cubs with 23 hits this spring
and batted .383/.441/.750 for a team-leading
1.191 OPS. He blasted five home runs and
seven doubles while driving in 21 runs in 29
games.
“I thought he improved defensively over the
course of time here, which is great,” general
manager Jed Hoyer said of the 22-year-old
Happ, who can play second base and the
corner outfield. He will work on even more
versatility in the minors this year.
“Offensively, what was not to like?” Hoyer
said. “He hit the ball hard every at-bat for six
weeks. It’s always fun to see a young guy like
that come in and open a lot of eyes.”
The No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 draft out
of Cincinnati, Happ said he plans to focus on
improving his defensive versatility and said
he’ll be ready for a callup. He said he feels no
pressure to live up to expectations or to keep
the Cubs’ freight train of homegrown young
hitters rolling.
Q Top prospect Eloy Jimenez, who aggravated an achy
shoulder with a wild throw from left field in mid-March,
opened the season on the disabled list after an MRI and CT
scan revealed a bone bruise in the shoulder. The Cubs expect
him to miss three weeks, then rehab back to strength.
Q The Cubs returned Rule 5 pick Caleb Smith, the lefthander who pitched at Double-A and Triple-A in the Yankees system the past two years, after he pitched 6.1 innings in camp.
CINCINNATI | Reds
MILWAUKEE | Brewers
PITTSBURGH | Pirates
Ervin Vows To Shed Label
Crowded Outfield At Triple-A
Santana’s Surprising Success
Newfound Wisdom
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. Outfielder Phillip Ervin, the
PHOENIX The Brewers sent outfield prospects
BRADENTON, FLA. A fact of life for amateur play-
2013 first-round pick, has heard the dreaded
“B” word—for bust—and he doesn’t care.
“That makes me want to succeed more,”
said Ervin, whom the Reds selected 27th
overall out of Samford. “I want to prove them
wrong.”
At 24, Ervin was in big league camp for the
second time in his career. The Reds added
him to the 40-man roster last November and
optioned him to Triple-A Louisville during
the final week of spring training.
After a hot start at Rookie-level Billings and
low Class A Dayton—where he hit .349 in
12 games—in his draft year, Ervin stumbled
in 2014. He hit just .237/.305/.376 in a full
season at Dayton.
Though Ervin has moved up the organizational ladder the past two seasons, playing at high Class A Daytona and Double-A
Pensacola, he hasn’t hit better than .242.
Of the 33 players taken in the first round of
the 2013 draft, 11 have at least made their big
league debuts—and No. 2 overall pick Kris
Bryant already has claimed an MVP award
with the Cubs.
The majority of first-round picks make the
majors, so the odds remain in Ervin’s favor.
“No one is going to feel bad for (firstround picks),” farm director Jeff Graupe said.
“There are tremendous advantages that come,
especially early in their career, with being
selected higher.
“But there is pressure that goes with that,
as well. When you take a player in the first
round, you hope he has the mental makeup to
be able to handle that. There’s an expectation
that can almost be unfair, at times.”
This winter, Ervin decided that the pressure of expectations was holding him back.
He made a conscious decision to forget about
it—to forget the expectations from himself
and others, and do what came naturally: playing baseball.
“I felt like I was always going up there trying to force the numbers, instead of just playing and having fun like I used to,” Ervin said.
Lewis Brinson, Ryan Cordell and Brett
Phillips out of big league camp as a group,
and they plan to keep them together as a unit
as long as possible.
With that in mind, Brinson, Cordell and
Phillips will be the starting outfield at Triple-A
Colorado Springs this season. Brinson will be
the primary center fielder, but all three will see
action across the outfield.
“We value positional versatility,” general
manager David Stearns said. “We never know
what outfield position is going to be open
when one of those guys is ready. So all three
need the ability to play all three positions. We
never know what’s going to come up.”
Sending that trio to Colorado Springs
resulted in at least one prospect being crowded out. The victim was Michael Reed, 24,
who played for the Sky Sox last season but was
assigned this time to Double-A Biloxi.
Brinson, 22, and Cordell, 25, were two of
the three players acquired from the Rangers
last August in the trade that sent catcher
Jonathan Lucroy and reliever Jeremy Jeffress
to Texas. Phillips, 22, was one of four players
acquired from the Astros in July 2015 for
outfielder Carlos Gomez and righthander
Mike Fiers.
After being acquired, Brinson played 23
games at Colorado Springs and batted .382
with four homers and 20 RBIs. The Brewers
acquired Cordell after the season as the player
to be named in the Lucroy deal. He didn’t
play after the trade because of a high ankle
sprain.
The Brewers are challenging Phillips to
improve this season and hope he can hold his
own with Brinson and Cordell. Phillips hit
just .229/.332/.397 last year at Biloxi and led
the Southern League with 154 strikeouts.
“It’s competition,” Brewers manager Craig
Counsell said. “We’ve talked about the benefits of it.”
ers in the Dominican Republic is that they
become less desirable to most major league
organizations each day after their 16th birthday. That the first day they are permitted to
sign professional contracts.
Teams wants to get international players
into their system and acclimate them to professional baseball as quickly as possible.
In that context, righthander Edgar
Santana’s success with the Pirates has been
remarkable. He was not signed until four
days before his 22nd birthday in 2013. By
Dominican standards, that is ancient.
Santana did not play organized baseball
while growing up and dreamed about earning
a college degree, but a Dominican trainer saw
him at age 19 and asked him to throw off a
mound.
His first pitch registered at 85 mph.
“I had no idea how to throw,” Santana said.
“My mechanics were a mess.”
Though the Yankees, Astros and Nationals
all worked Santana out, none of them signed
him.
Just when Santana thought it was time to
give up on baseball and enroll in college, the
Pirates took a shot and signed him in October
2013. He has rocketed through the system.
In 78 minor league relief appearances over
three seasons, Santana has recorded a 2.99
ERA with an impressive ratio of 130 strikeouts and 31 walks in 141.1 innings. He then
pitched 13.2 scoreless innings in the Arizona
Fall League last season.
The 25-year-old Santana will begin this
season at Triple-A Indianapolis, where he
finished last year. That will place him on the
brink of the major leagues.
“I knew when I signed I had to do well
because I didn’t have a lot of time,” Santana
said.
JUPITER, FLA. Late in spring training, Cardinals
manager Mike Matheny tried to count the
number of times Patrick Wisdom had been
in big league camp, and eventually decided
the actual number didn’t matter.
Whether it was his fourth or fifth spring,
this one was a first impression.
“I think Patrick Wisdom was a guy who
changed our minds,” Matheny said. “He just
looks like a completely different player than
what we saw. How many springs have we had
him here? He looks like a different (guy). He’s
the guy you feel really good about.”
Wisdom, 25, became a regular in Grapefruit
League games as a late-game replacement at
third base and first base. One time, the righthanded batter started against a lefthander.
He has a swing change to thank, and he
shed some blood to make it happen.
“When I changed my hand (position),
my hands were physically bleeding,” said
Wisdom, a 2012 supplemental first-rounder
from St. Mary’s. “It was so new. I wasn’t
used to holding a bat that way. I was taking
so many swings, so many repetitions, that I
started getting blisters and those started bleeding. I didn’t mind the blood or the pain.”
He was seeking results. That’s what prompted him to move the bat out of his deep palm
and closer to his fingers. Wisdom had idled in
the minors for several years and knew that to
move up a level he had to take a risk, had to
alter his swing. Otherwise, he would plateau.
A reliable third baseman, Wisdom refined
his swing to seek harder contact toward the
middle of the field rather than trying to pull
everything to left field. That opened up both
gaps to him, and he didn’t lose the ability to
loft homers.
That allowed him to stay true to the goal he
saw major league hitters chase, and that goal
is not prospect rankings.
“They were there for one job,” he said, “(to)
get a hit and get to the big leagues.”
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RED HOTS
Q Righthander Nick Hanson, the 2016 third-round pick out
of high school, will have Tommy John surgery.
Q Second baseman Dilson Herrera didn’t play in the field
until the final week of camp because of a chronically sore
shoulder.
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MICROBREWS
Q Righthander Devin Williams injured his elbow in an
intrasquad game and had Tommy John surgery on March 23.
The 22-year-old will not return to action until 2018.
Q Catcher Dustin Houle, a Canadian prep whose minor
league career has been sidetracked many times by injuries,
had a breakthrough at big league camp. The 23-year-old
went 6-for-12 in limited exhibition play with a 1.600 OPS and
drew praise from Counsell and his staff.
CUBBYHOLE
BY JOHN PERROTTO
PITTBURGERS
Q Righthander Danny Beddes, a 15th-round pick last
year, retired despite having a strong a debut season at shortseason West Virginia. The Utah Valley University product was
selected for the New York-Penn League all-star game and
went 6-3, 2.27 in 14 games while allowing just 48 hits in
71 . 1 innings.
Q Among pitchers released from minor league camp were
righthanders Jake Burnette, who signed for $550,000 as
an 11th-round pick in 2011, and Neil Kozikowski, who
received a $425,000 bonus in 2013 as an eighth-round pick.
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Ian Happ
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REDBIRD CHIRPS
Q With the six-year, $33.5 million extension given outfielder
Stephen Piscotty, the Cardinals continued their trend of
being one of the most aggressive organizations when it
comes to signing pre-arbitration players to multi-year deals.
Q Righthander John Gant (groin) and lefthander Tyler
Lyons (knee) began the season on the disabled list, though
were scheduled to immediately start rehab assignments at
Triple-A Memphis.
April 21–May 12, 2017
AL West ORGANIZATION REPORTS
Barreto comes out swinging this year
base hits in five games in the Pacific Coast
League playoffs.
“His work ethic is excellent,” Lieppman
said. “He’s the first guy out for infield drills,
then he goes over and works with Darren
Bush on hitting.”
A righthanded batter and line-drive hitter,
Barreto has gap power with enough punch to
muscle a few home runs. He led off 54 games
for Midland last season, and that may be
where he slots into the A’s lineup of the future.
Oakland plans to move Barreto back and
forth from shortstop to second, so he will be
prepared at both positions.
MESA, ARIZ. Spring training has been an oasis of
hope for a beleaguered Athletics franchise that
has spent the last two years near the bottom
of the standings.
Not far away is a time when the organization envisions a lineup that includes shortstop Franklin Barreto, third baseman Matt
Chapman and Ryon Healy, the 2016 rookie
standout who could play first base or DH.
The system’s top prospect, Barreto excelled
at big league camp by going 13-for-27 (.481)
with seven strikeouts in 16 games.
“His focus, his attention, his maturity and
his work ethic have kind of come together,”
farm director Keith Lieppman said. “The
(Arizona) Fall League really helped him grow
(by) being around the top players in the game.
He’s starting to see the light that he is going to
be one of those top-tier players.”
The 21-year-old Barreto, who has developed into a solid defensive shortstop, could
see the most time at second base or even center field in Oakland because of the presence of
Marcus Semien and Jed Lowry.
This season will provide a challenge for
Barreto, who came to the A’s after the 2014 season as the main piece in the Josh Donaldson
trade with the Blue Jays. He signed with
Toronto out of Venezuela in 2012.
Barreto started slowly in each of his first
two season with Oakland. He reported to
camp out of shape in 2015 and then in 2016
hit .236 in the first half at Double-A Midland.
He rebounded to hit .340/.392/.498 in the
second half, which concluded at Triple-A
Nashville, where he hit .421 with six extra-
Q Lieppman said that 17-year-old Cuban outfielder Lazaro
Armenteros must return to the Dominican Republic because
of visa restrictions. He will begin in the Dominican Summer
League but could return for the Rookie-level Arizona League.
Q Outfielder Jaycob Brugman went down with a leg injury
and will begin the season in extended spring training.
HOUSTON | Astros
LOS ANGELES | Angels
SEATTLE | Mariners
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A’S ACORNS
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JOHN WILLIAMSON
OAKLAND | Athletics
Franklin Barreto
TEXAS | Rangers
BY JEFF WILSON
Davis Makes His Mark
Developing A Spring Routine
A Two-Inning Redemption
Bigger May Be Better
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Perhaps no player ben-
TEMPE, ARIZ. Nate Smith hoped to use his third
PEORIA, ARIZ. Have you ever closed out a rot-
efited more from Alex Bregman’s two-and-ahalf weeks with the United States team in the
World Baseball Classic than J.D. Davis.
Davis, the 2014 third-round pick from Cal
State Fullerton, is an power-hitting third baseman who racked up at-bats during Bregman’s
absence from big league camp.
By the time Bregman returned after the
March 22 WBC title game, Davis had hit
.342 through 38 at-bats. The 23-year-old
spent the entirety of spring training in camp.
“Hitters keep getting hits, and he’s got a
really good idea at the plate,” Astros manager
A.J. Hinch said of Davis. “He puts together
really good at-bats.”
The biggest obstacle facing Davis is the
organizational depth chart at third base.
Bregman, who is a year younger than Davis, is
the Astros’ third baseman of the future, while
first baseman Yulieski Gurriel is the secondstringer at the position.
Even at Triple-A Fresno, Davis will vie for
playing time with Colin Moran, the No. 6
overall pick in the 2013 draft.
The glut makes Davis a potentially attractive trade chip. His only realistic path to the
majors with the Astros necessitates a position
change.
Davis, a righthanded batter who stands
6-foot-4, has dabbled in both outfield corners,
and he may learn to play first base this season.
Davis spent all of last season at
Double-A Corpus Christi, where he batted
.268/.334/.485 with 23 home runs and 34
doubles in 126 games. He drove in 81 runs
and struck out 143 times.
He may have to return to Corpus Christi
to begin this season because Moran will play
every day at Fresno.
“No matter where he starts or where he
finishes,” Hinch said, “he’s looking more and
more like an intriguing bat who can hit at the
big league level.”
big league camp as an opportunity to polish
parts of his game that, with improvement,
could help the 25-year-old lefthander make
that final push to Anaheim.
“I’m really trying to work on my preparation between starts and my mental game,”
Smith said. “I want to learn how to read
hitters and swings better. I’m talking to guys
who have been around, trying to learn how to
pitch, developing that aspect of it.”
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Smith, an eighthround pick out of Furman in 2013, progressed quickly through the system by reaching Double-A Arkansas in 2014 and Triple-A
Sale Lake in 2015. In a full Pacific Coast
League season last year he went 8-9, 4.61 in
26 starts while striking out 7.3 and walking
2.6 per nine innings.
Smith doesn’t overpower batters with his
89-90 mph fastball, but the mechanically
sound southpaw has excellent command of
a 77 mph changeup with arm-side sink and
fade, a biting curveball he can throw in any
count and a cutter-slider hybrid he can use to
set up other pitches.
Smith’s stuff won’t change much, but he still
has room for growth, which is why he tried to
pick the brains of teammates Bud Norris and
Mike Morin as much as he could this spring.
“You can ask them questions and they’re
always glad to answer, or you just sit there and
listen when they’re having conversations and
soak it all in,” Smith said.
“They’ve helped me with the preparation
aspect. They stress how everything you do
matters, whether it’s what you’re eating, sleep
habits, what your thoughts are, how focused
you are playing catch or going through drills.”
Smith will open the season at Triple-A, but
he could be the first pitcher the Angels call
up if a starter gets hurt. He probably would
have been called up last September if not for
a forearm strain he suffered in his last start.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. When the Rangers signed shortstop Michael De Leon out of the Dominican
Republic in 2013, he weighed 140 pounds.
Maybe, if he was soaking wet.
The wiry frame brought into question
whether De Leon would ever hit enough to
make it to the big leagues. The defensive work
has never been in doubt.
So for three years De Leon has done nothing in the offseason but eat and lift weights
in an attempt to pack muscle onto his 6-foot
frame.
The project is starting to pay off.
The 20-year-old De Leon weighed in at 195
pounds at the beginning of spring training,
and the Rangers saw line drives off his bat in
both minor league games and as a fill-in during Cactus League games.
But De Leon’s glove opened the most eyes.
“It’s fun watching that kid play defense, I
know that,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister
said. “The defense is special.”
De Leon’s bat is picking up. He hit three
homers in his first two seasons in 2014 and
2015, but swatted nine and collected 25 doubles last season at high Class A High Desert
while carrying a .261 average.
The now-defunct High Desert franchise
was a hitter’s paradise, but De Leon definitely
showed more strength behind his swing. He
might begin this season at high Class A Down
East in the Carolina League instead Double-A
Frisco, but the next level isn’t far away.
He’s confident that he can play and hit
wherever he winds up. He’s been buoyed by
his Cactus League experiences, including a
walk-off single in a victory on March 21.
“I feel very good about that because they
gave me the opportunity to play, and I try to
give them my best every day,” De Leon said.
“I’m working on getting stronger and getting
in a stronger position to hit to drive the ball.”
He’s doing that now.
SPACE SHOTS
ANGEL FOOD
ten round of golf with a birdie on hole No.
18? You go home feeling a little better about
things, right?
Lefthander Dillon Overton began his big
league career last season with the Athletics by
allowing 31 runs, 48 hits and a staggering 12
homers in 22.1 innings in his first six appearances over four separate callups.
“When you get hit around like that as much
as I did,” Overton said, “it makes your confidence waver a little bit. It doesn’t matter how
good you did in Triple-A. I was struggling
mentally and emotionally. It was tough.”
And tough to explain. The 25-year-old
was otherwise having a fine year at Triple-A
Nashville. He went 13-5, 3.29 in 21 games
(20 starts), but . . .
“It doesn’t matter how good you did in
Triple-A,” Overton said. “When you up here,
that doesn’t matter. Big league hitters, they
don’t care.”
The mindset changed after Overton spent
“about two weeks” throwing on the side during a September callup.
“They finally threw me in for two innings
in Anaheim,” said Overton, a 2013 secondrounder from Oklahoma, “and everything
went really well. That was the last outing I had
before the offseason. In my mind, I ended the
season on a good note.”
Two good innings. It was enough to bolster
Overton, but the Athletics weren’t convinced.
They designated him for assignment on Jan.
25. A day later, the Mariners acquired him in
a trade for catcher Jason Goldstein.
General manager Jerry Dipoto called
Overton “an excellent strike-thrower with
above-average feel and a solid curveballchangeup combination.”
Overton felt wanted again.
“(The Mariners) told me they were going to
pick me out of college,” he said, “but the A’s
had the pick before. When a team wants you
like that—it feels good to be wanted.”
Q The Astros waived lefthanded reliever Kevin Chapman
while he was away from big league camp to play for Canada
in the World Baseball Classic. The Braves claimed him.
Q Catcher Max Stassi cleared waivers and was outrighted to
Fresno on March 21. He will share catching duties with minor
league free agent import Juan Centeno, who because of his
experience may have surpassed Stassi on the organizational
depth chart.
Q Lefthander John Lamb, who had surgery to repair a
herniated lumbar disk in October, was cleared by a back
specialist to begin a throwing program on March 20. Once
a top prospect, he signed a minor league deal in November.
Q Righthander Aaron Cox, the younger brother of Mike
Trout’s fiancée, was hospitalized after being hit in the eye by
a ball during drills. Cox, a 19th-round pick in 2015, had a dark
bruise around his left eye but is expected to be OK.
April 21–May 12, 2017
MARINADE
Q Outfielder Boog Powell, who has five games remaining
on his drug suspension, revived his prospect status with a
strong spring. He went 15-for-26 (.577) in 16 games before
being optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.
Q Max Povse, the 6-foot-8 righthander acquired from the
Braves, opened eyes in big league camp by working 10 scoreless innings before being reassigned to Double-A Arkansas.
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RANGERS ROUNDUP
Q Outfielder Leody Taveras swatted a walk-off, oppositefield grand slam in a minor league game on March 22. The
Rangers believe the 18-year-old switch-hitter, the system’s
No. 1 prospect, could move quickly through the system.
Q The Rangers selected righthander Wes Benjamin in the
fifth round of the 2014 draft out of Kansas even though he
had recently had Tommy John surgery. He made an impression on minor league coaches in spring training to move up
the organizational depth chart.
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ORGANIZATION REPORTS NL West
Castillo proves his mettle at WBC
ters and do so well.”
All told, Castillo—a fastball-slider lefty
acquired in the three-team deal that netted
Wil Myers from the Rays two years ago—
allowed two earned runs on four hits and a
walk while striking out five over 3 . 2 innings.
Now Castillo, who turned pro with Tampa
Bay in 2012, is set to open the season at high
Class A Lake Elsinore, where he hopes to take
his star turn at the WBC forward.
PEORIA, ARIZ. Lefthander Jose Castillo made
seven appearances last summer in the high
Class A California League, which represented
the apex of the 21-year-old Venezuelan’s pro
career prior to March.
That didn’t prevent Venezuela manager
Omar Vizquel from putting Castillo to the
test in the World Baseball Classic.
Vizquel summoned Castillo in a big spot in
a second-round matchup against the United
States. With one out, runners on second
and third base, and Venezuela clinging to a
one-run lead, Castillo was called upon to face
Christian Yelich and Nolan Arenado.
“He’s been so calm and tranquil,” Vizquel
said after Venezuela’s second-round loss to the
U.S. “He’s been super effective not only with
the righthanders (but also) lefthanders, especially in crucial (spots) where I gave him the
opportunity to take people out . . .
“What he has demonstrated with his looks,
his calmness on the mound, that has given me
trust to use him in that manner.”
The trust paid off.
Castillo got Yelich to swing through an 82
mph slider for a three-pitch strikeout. Then
he fanned Arenado on a 3-2 pitch—again
with an 82 mph slider—to get Venezuela out
of the sixth with its 1-0 lead intact.
“He did great,” Padres manager Andy
Green told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “I
think the whole organization’s excited.
“I passed (Padres roving pitching instructor)
Gorman Heimueller in the hallway, and he
was raving about that opportunity for a young
guy to be on that stage, face those kind of hit-
Q The Padres’ unprecedented dip into the international
amateur market has left the farm system so overpopulated
that the organization will field two teams in the Rookie-level
Arizona League this summer. Michael Collins and Shaun
Cole will manage the two squads.
Q Of all the non-roster players in big league camp, righthander Phil Maton made the biggest impression. The
23-year-old reliever went 0-1, 2.61 in a team-high 11
appearances with 12 strikeouts in 10.1 innings. The 20thround pick in 2015 will begin the season at Triple-A El Paso.
ARIZONA | Diamondbacks
COLORADO | Rockies
LOS ANGELES | Dodgers
BY JEFF SANDERS
For statistics, organization reports,
prospect lists and recent drafts, check out:
baseballamerica.com/t/organization-reports/
BY NICK PIECORO
BY JACK ETKIN
FATHER FIGURES
BY BILL PLUNKETT
BILL MITCHELL
SAN DIEGO | Padres
Jose Castillo
SAN FRANCISCO | Giants
BY STEVE KRONER
Chisolm Packs The Punch
Center Field Suits Wall
Segedin Takes To The Air
Slania Adjusts to Starting
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. More
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. He hasn’t switched positions,
GLENDALE, ARIZ. Two months in the big leagues
but Forrest Wall played more center field
than second base in spring training and will
do so this season.
The 21-year-old Wall began playing center
field in instructional league. The 2014 supplemental first-rounder, who had labrum surgery on his shoulder in high school, worked
diligently with the Rockies’ training staff to
improve his arm strength.
Wall made gains at second base—where his
arm grades as playable—and he has enough
arm for center field thanks to his accuracy.
“His first-step quickness is a strength,”
farm director Zach Wilson said, “and he’s got
make-up speed, so even if he doesn’t take the
perfect route, he’s able to make up with his
speed and footwork. He’s caught everything
he should catch. There’s some roughness
around the edges we’ll continue to smooth
out, but truly it’s about (getting) game reps.”
Wall will repeat the California League this
year at high Class A Lancaster. Last year at
Modesto he hit .264/.332/.355 with six home
runs and 22 stolen bases in 120 games.
A lefthanded hitter who primarily batted
second in the lineup, Wall was wildly inconsistent, hitting .280 in April, .178 in May,
.330 in June, .218 in July and .313 in August.
Wilson said Wall got pull-oriented at times
but has steadily hit line drives with a middleof-the-field approach this spring.
“There’s going to be more consistent hard
contact because of the approach,” Wilson
said. “So I think the strikeouts will probably
go down and the batting average will go up.
And you’ll probably see a year that looks
more like his year in (low Class A) Asheville
(.280/.355/.438 in 2015) than his year in
Modesto.
“He looks like he’s ready to have kind of a
re-emergence, if you will. Not that he had a
bad year last year, but I think he’s ready to reemerge back to the prospect that people knew
he had a chance to become.”
last season taught Rob Segedin some valuable
lessons.
“Experiencing it for two months, having
your ups and downs where the league kind of
figures out how to pitch you and you adjust
. . . it was fun,” said Segedin, 28, who started
games at all four corner positions. “And I
know I belong up there. But sometimes you’re
not there, even though you belong up there.”
Segedin entered camp knowing there probably wasn’t a big league roster spot available—
at least to start the season. He had a strong
spring anyway. He went 3-for-13 with a home
run for Italy in the World Baseball Classic and
13-for-32 (.406) for the Dodgers, thanks to
some changes he made during the offseason.
“He’s leaned up. There’s more athleticism,”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said “There’s
been a little swing change. Last year, he had
trouble with the ball on the inner half.”
Segedin’s righthanded swing was already
serviceable enough to produce a .319 average,
21 home runs and a Pacific Coast Leagueleading .598 slugging percentage last year at
Triple-A Oklahoma City. After some self-evaluation, he decided he had some work to do.
The Dodgers picked up Segedin from the
Yankees in the 2016 trade that sent utility
infielder Ronald Torreyes to New York. The
Yankees made Segedin a 2010 third-round
pick from Tulane.
“At the big league level I was struggling to
get the ball in the air,” he said. “The biggest
part of that was my swing being too rotational. I was getting out of the zone early and
kind of rolling over stuff and hitting a lot of
pull-side ground balls.”
Working out in Los Angeles with Dodgers
third baseman Justin Turner, Segedin took
Turner’s swing as a blueprint and added elements to his own, “trying to catch balls out in
front of me and really staying linear, staying
through the ball.”
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Not quite two months into
last season, 24-year-old righthander Dan
Slania switched from a reliever to a starter.
The change worked well for him. In a sense,
he had experience making that transition.
He did it during a game while pitching for
Notre Dame.
On May 3, 2013, Slania was one out from
a six-out save against South Florida before he
allowed a two-run double to tie the game.
Upset with himself, Slania told his coach,
“Don’t take me out until this game’s over.”
That didn’t quite come true, but Slania
lasted 7 . 1 more shutout innings—making
his outing nine innings and 140 pitches—in a
game the Irish lost 8-2 in 19 innings.
“I got pulled just because I couldn’t do
anything else,” Slania said. “I was exhausted.”
The Giants selected Slania, Notre Dame’s
career leader in saves (30) and ERA (1.71), in
the fifth round the following month.
He performed well as a reliever in his first
three seasons in the organization but had a
5.32 ERA with Double-A Richmond in late
May last year.
That’s when the Giants made the switch.
“It really catapulted his value and his ability
to learn the things he needs to learn that will
help him get to the big league level,” general
manager Bobby Evans said.
Evans credited executive Dick Tidrow
and minor league pitching coordinator Bert
Bradley for the idea of making the switch
with Slania.
In 16 starts at three levels, Slania went 8-4,
2.42. In November, the Giants added him to
the 40-man roster.
Slania has a fastball that ranges from the
low- to mid-90s. Becoming a starter has motivated him to work on his secondary pitches: a
splitter, a slider and a two-seam fastball.
“I’m still kind of mastering the craft of a
couple of the pitches,” Slania said. “I think
they’re getting better.”
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
GIANTICS
ROCKY ROADS
Q Righthander Josh Ravin aggravated a groin injury late in
spring training and will be sidelined for an extended period.
He missed time last year with a broken arm suffered in a car
accident and served an 80-game drug suspension.
Q Righthanders Walker Buehler and Mitchell White
generated significant buzz this spring. When White came over
from minor league camp to pitch two scoreless innings in a
Cactus League game, Roberts called it “eye-opening.”
Q San Francisco released non-roster second baseman
Gordon Beckham a few days before breaking camp in
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Q Lefthanded reliever Will Smith opted for Tommy John
surgery after enduring elbow problems in spring training.
The Giants acquired Smith from the Brewers on Aug. 1 in
exchange for catcher Andrew Susac and prospect righthander Phil Bickford.
than once during
back-field games this spring, opposing players expressed surprise about the size of the
Diamondbacks’ No. 3 hitter—and then made
comments about the violent hacks he took.
Jazz Chisholm loved hearing it.
“Everybody calls me a little kid,” Chisholm
said. “It happened against the Rockies. They
were like, ‘Oh my goodness, kid, you take
some hacks.’ ”
That he does. And those swings continued
to produce damage in spring training, just as
they did a year ago in the Pioneer League.
Chisholm, a 19-year-old shortstop, signed
for $200,000 out of the Bahamas in 2015 and
is looking increasingly like a bargain. Some
scouts already believe he is Arizona’s best position prospect.
Chisholm hit .286/.333/.446 in his pro
debut last season at Rookie-level Missoula,
exhibiting good power—22 extra-base hits,
including nine homers—particularly for
someone listed at 5-foot-11, 165 pounds.
D-backs special assistant Craig Shipley first
came across Chisholm in Nassau in February
2015. Shipley was scouting touted shortstop
Lucius Fox but was intrigued by Chisholm,
who played second base that day, and took
another trip down to see him at a workout a
few weeks later.
“They ran a 60-yard dash, hit a little BP,
took some ground balls, and now Jazz was at
shortstop,” Shipley said. “I actually liked him
better at short than what I’d seen at second.
You could see the hands better.
“They played a game, he had three at-bats,
and when there was a strike, he hit it. I know
he caught the ball. His arm was easy.”
The D-backs signed Chisholm the following July 2. He knows his bonus was small
compared to other international players, but
he says he’s not concerned.
“The signing bonus doesn’t really mean
anything to me,” he said. “It’s something you
get out of it, but I want to make my money
in the big leagues.”
SNAKE BITE
Q Righthander Jon Duplantier impressed with his stuff
and presence during spring training. His fastball was up to
97 mph. Duplantier, a third-round pick last year out of Rice,
battled injuries last season.
Q Former No. 1 prospect Archie Bradley made the D-backs’
Opening Day roster as a reliever.
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Q Righthander Rayan Gonzalez suffered an injury in
spring training and will have Tommy John surgery in April. He
went 2-2, 3.12 in 46 games last year at Double-A Hartford.
Q Jonathan Piron, primarily a second baseman, has
moved to left field. He hit a combined .256/.293/.395 last
season at Asheville and Rookie-level Grand Junction with
seven homers and 56 RBIs.
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Friday night lights DRAFT DISH
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Righthanders Alex Lange of LSU and Alex Faedo of Florida squared off in March in a heavily-scouted Southeastern Conference matchup
BONUS POOLS
Faedo bests Lange in showdown of SEC aces
BY HUDSON BELINSKY
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
In a hotly contested Friday night matchup, Southeastern
Conference aces Alex Faedo (Florida) and Alex Lange
(Louisiana State) went toe-to-toe. Each junior righthander
brought his best stuff in front of a host of scouts.
Lange allowed one run on on six hits and one walk with seven
strikeouts, but Faedo emerged victorious, guiding the Gators to
a 1-0 win—their first in Southeastern Conference play in four
games—with a masterful performance at McKethan Stadium.
Faedo hurled seven shutout innings, striking out seven and
walking none while allowing seven hits; he threw 114 pitches
and 73 strikes.
It was Faedo’s best start of the year, representing a 180-degree
turn from the previous weekend, when he struggled and was
beaten up by Auburn. Faedo said Gators head coach Kevin
O’Sullivan challenged him to step up against a talented
Louisiana State lineup.
“I can’t give those bad outings to start series off, so it was
nice going out there and putting up a lot of zeroes,” Faedo said.
Against Auburn, Faedo didn’t make it through the fifth
inning before he walked six batters and allowed six runs. Faedo
said that one of the keys to his bounceback performance was
his trust in O’Sullivan.
“I listened to Sully a little bit more. I didn’t shake him off
as much. He knows what he’s doing and I need to trust him
more,” Faedo said. “I did a good job with that tonight and he
did a great job preparing me for the hitters.”
“I think I was just getting in my head a little bit, overanalyzing things. And he told me, ‘Just go out there and trust your
stuff. I’ve got the pitch calling. Just go out there and throw
what I call and just give it your best effort.’ It helps you, it
makes you not think as much out there.”
Trusting O’Sullivan, and his devastating three-pitch mix,
turned out well for Faedo. He was able to command his fastball all night, spotting it with pinpoint precision for most of
the game. Faedo, who throws from a lower three-quarters arm
slot, used impeccable command and deception to baffle LSU
hitters.
Faedo’s fastball showed plus movement for most of the
game, showing late sinking action when he located it down in
the zone. He was able to shove his fastball in on the hands of
righthanded batters with late arm-side finish when he wanted
to, or get on the side his fastball and create cutter-like finish
while using it as a chase pitch against righties.
When he wasn’t missing bats, Faedo was able to clip the
edges of the barrels; of the 19 balls put in play against him,
nine were hit with topspin and hit the ground before escaping
the infield. He also induced four popups and four catchable
routine fly balls.
The righthander’s signature slider came as advertised on this
night. It was unquestionably a plus pitch, thrown with fastball
tilt out of his hand, and exceptionally late bite to baffle opposing batters. Faedo threw it early and often. He wasn’t afraid to
start hitters off with his slider or double up on it, comfortably
competing with the pitch in the strike zone. He was able to
manipulate its shape, showing more horizontal length when
using it as a chase pitch away from righties or to the back foot
of lefties while showing shorter and often more vertical break
when he pitched with it in the strike zone. Faedo mixed in a
April 21–May 12, 2017
few decent changeups but did not rely on the offering. Given
his athleticism and his ability to turn over his fastball from his
lower slot, further developing his changeup at the next level
shouldn’t be an overwhelming challenge.
“I think he’s been overanalyzing some things and obviously
he’s very prepared going into every start, but the bottom line
is if Alex Faedo commands the ball, he’s going to have success
against anybody. He’s that talented,” O’Sullivan said of his ace.
“I think sometimes we tend to overthink things and what guys
can’t hit rather than what we do. And (we tried) to simplify it
for him.”
Lange Ends His Funk
But Faedo wasn’t the only SEC ace named Alex who excelled
on this March night.
“Lange was on his game. He was going back and forth. He
was hitting his breaking ball, he threw a couple changeups,”
O’Sullivan said in praise of his opponent. “He usually goes
mostly glove-side, (but) he was going back and forth with his
fastball. He’s downhill. You know, we had a plan but it kind
of changed in the fourth inning. We could tell he was hitting
his breaking ball.”
Lange went toe to toe with Faedo, retiring the first eight batters he faced. He showed potent stuff early and often, pitching
with a 92-95 mph heater that he was able to spot down and to
either side of the plate for most of the game. Lange’s breaking
ball showed late 12-to-6 dive and he was mostly able to locate
it with precision for strikes in the zone.
Lange’s biggest test came in the fifth inning. After allowing
consecutive singles to Nelson Maldonado and Mike Rivera,
Lange fielded a sacrifice bunt from Christian Hicks, then threw
the ball away. The bases were loaded with no outs.
After a mound visit from pitching coach Alan Dunn, the
righthander settled down. He struck out both Ryan Larson and
Nick Horvath, getting both righthanded hitters to swing over
glove-side curveballs with late 12-to-6 finish.
Then Lange threw the kitchen sink at Dalton Guthrie,
whom he’d already face twice before. Lange worked away from
the righthanded Guthrie, starting him off with a curveball on
the outer half for a called strike. After two fastballs away off
the plate, Lange equalized the count, getting Guthrie to swing
over a changeup down and away. At 2-2, Lange missed the
catcher’s mitt with a fastball. Instead of spotting it away, the
pitch ran into the middle of the zone and Guthrie stayed inside
it, shooting a sharp line drive to the right side. Fortunately for
Lange, second baseman Cole Freeman was all over it, gloving
the pitch and casually trotting back to the dugout as the Tigers
neutralized the threat.
Overall, it was an outstanding performance for Lange. He
was able to locate his fastball inside to righty hitters with late
arm side run or spot it away depending on the situation. He
showed more control than command, with the ability to generally find his spot rather than pound the glove consistently.
Lange’s curveball was an effective pitch all night, showing
late top-to-bottom action, and he had the ability to throw it for
strikes to both sides of the plate. He threw both his curveball
and changeup with slightly slower arm speed than when he
threw his fastball. Lange appeared to be throwing his changeup
with a football-type grip, getting on the side of it and cutting it
to his glove side. He wasn’t afraid to his it against righthanded
hitters, and its presence allowed him to pitch at three speeds.
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Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, every pick of the MLB draft is
assigned a bonus value, and those picks in the first 10 rounds add up to give every
club a total bonus pool of money with which to sign their draft picks.The new 1sA
compressed the slots at the top, with a smaller gap between the No. 1 overall pick,
the No. 2 slot and No. 3. In 2016, the No. 1 pick carried a $9.015 million value;
the pick value at No. 1 this year is $7,770,700, a drop of 13.8 percent. Bonus slots
in the first two rounds from picks No. 3-60 are higher than it was a year ago. For
example, the first 13 slots in 2016 were valued at more than $3 million; in 2017,
the 19th slot, the Giants, is $3,101,700.
Complete slots through the first 10 rounds can be found at BaseballAmerica.
com/tag/2017-draft/.
2017 SLOT VALUES
OVERALL RD. TEAM
BONUS SLOT
OVERALL RD. TEAM
BONUS SLOT
1. 1 Twins
2. 1 Reds
3. 1 Padres
4. 1 Rays
5. 1 Braves
6. 1 A’s
7. 1 Dbacks
8. 1 Phillies
9. 1 Brewers
10. 1 Angels
11. 1 White Sox
12. 1 Pirates
13. 1 Marlins
14. 1 Royals
15. 1 Astros
16. 1 Yankees
17. 1 Mariners
18. 1 Tigers
19. 1 Giants
20. 1 Mets
21. 1 Orioles
22. 1 Blue Jays
23. 1 Dodgers
24. 1 Red Sox
25. 1 Nationals
26. 1 Rangers
27. 1 Cubs
28. 1 Blue Jays*
29. 1 Rangers^
30. 1 Cubs#
31. 1s Rays
32. 1s Reds
33. 1s A’s
34. 1s Brewers
35. 1s Twins
36. 1s Marlins
37. 2 Twins
38. 2 Reds
7,770,700 39. 2 Padres
1,760,700
7,193,200 40. 2 Rays
1,714,500
6,668,100 41. 2 Braves
1,674,600
6,153,600 42. 2 Pirates%
1,635,500
5,707,300 43. 2 A’s
1,597,300
5,303,000 44. 2 Dbacks
1,560,100
5,016,300 45. 2 Phillies
1,523,800
4,780,400 46. 2 Brewers
1,493,500
4,570,000 47. 2 Angels
1,459,200
4,376,800 48. 2 Rockies
1,425,400
4,199,200 49. 2 White Sox
1,392,200
4,032,000 50. 2 Pirates
1,357,300
4,570,000 51. 2 Marlins
1,326,800
3,727,600 52. 2 Royals
1,295,700
3,588,200 53. 2 Astros
1,265,500
3,458,600 54. 2 Yankees
1,236,000
3,333,200 55. 2 Mariners
1,206,900
3,214,600 56. 2 Astros
1,178,600
3,101,700 57. 2 Tigers
1,148,400
2,994,500 58. 2 Giants
1,121,300
2,892,400 59. 2 Mets
1,094,700
2,795,200 60. 2 Orioles
1,068,700
2,702,700 61. 2 Blue Jays
1,043,200
2,614,500 62. 2 Dodgers
1,018,200
2,530,400 63. 2 Red Sox
993,900
2,450,100 64. 2 Indians
969,900
2,373,300 65. 2 Nationals
946,500
2,302,900 66. 2 Rangers
926,500
2,238,900 67. 2 Cubs
901,900
2,184,300 68. 2s Dbacks
880,100
2,134,900 69. 2s Padres
858,600
2,084,400 70. 2s Rockies
837,300
2,033,500 71. 2s Indians
816,500
1,983,600 72. 2s Pirates
804,000
1,935,300 73. 2s Royals
791,700
1,888,800 74. 2s Orioles
779,500
1,846,100 75. 2s Astros
767,400
1,802,800
*Compensation for loss of free agent Edwin Encarnacion
^Compensation for loss of free agent Ian Desmond
#Compensation for loss of free agent Dexter Fowler
%Compensation for failure to sign 2016 No. 41 overall pick Nick Lodolo
Twins. . . . . . $14,156,800
Reds . . . . . . $13,658,400
Rays. . . . . . . $12,528,100
Padres. . . . . $11,839,000
A’s . . . . . . . . $11,407,500
Brewers. . . . $10,447,700
Pirates. . . . . $10,135,900
Dbacks . . . . . .$9,905,900
Braves . . . . . . .$9,881,200
Marlins . . . . . .$9,375,500
2017 BONUS POOLS
Astros . . . . . . .$9,039,600 Mariners . . . . .$6,737,300
Phillies . . . . . .$8,729,100 Tigers . . . . . . .$6,520,100
Blue Jays. . . . .$8,231,000 Giants . . . . . . .$6,363,600
Angels. . . . . . .$8,212,800 Mets . . . . . . . .$6,212,500
Royals . . . . . . .$8,076,900 Dodgers . . . . .$5,794,200
White Sox. . . .$7,921,400 Red Sox. . . . . .$5,667,100
Rangers . . . . .$7,626,600 Nationals . . . .$5,503,500
Cubs . . . . . . . .$7,454,900 Rockies . . . . . .$4,615,700
Yankees. . . . . .$6,912,800 Indians . . . . . .$3,829,000
Orioles. . . . . . .$6,846,700 Cardinals. . . . .$2,176,000
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HIGH HEAT All-NHSI
Teams, talent deliver on promise in taut NHSI
CARY, N.C.
Even with high expectations for the teams
and the talent in this year’s National High
School Invitational—considered the best in
event history coming in—the tournament
did not disappoint. Almost every game was
tightly contested, and most of the top prospects performed in line with expectations. A
multitude of underclassmen stepped up on
the national scene.
All of this meant that some very gifted
players didn’t make cut for the All-NHSI
team, which aims to honor performance in
the tournament rather than only considering
prospect status.
Key prospects missing from the following
list include Cullman (Ala.) lefthander Jacob
Heatherly and South Hills (West Covina,
Calif.) shortstop Jacob Amaya. Heatherly
didn’t have his best performance but still
showed promise promise with his fastball and
breaking ball. Amaya’s statistics weren’t quite
up to par, but he showed excellent infield
actions and a loose, whippy swing.
C
CALEB RICKETTS, JR., ORANGE CALIF.
LUTHERAN: Ricketts’s defense was a key
part of Orange Lutheran’s four-game sweep of the
NHSI. He started all four games and helped guide
the Lancers’ pitching staff throughout the tournament. Lutheran allowed only 10 runs over the
week. Ricketts went 4-for-12 at the plate and also
drove in six runs, hitting to both fields as a productive cleanup hitter.
1B
ZACH BUSALACCHI, SR., ORANGE
CALIF. LUTHERAN: In a field that
included three preseason All-American first basemen, Busalacchi stood out with a physical presence in the batter’s box. He reached base in eight
of his 13 plate appearances and had five hits—
three singles and two doubles. In case his impact
with the bat wasn’t enough, Busalacchi excelled on
the mound as well. In the championship game, the
Oregon State recruit tossed five scoreless innings
and induced the game-ending double play.
MIF
TRISTAN HANOIAN, SR., ORANGE
CALIF. LUTHERAN: Hanoian’s
defense at shortstop really allowed him to shine;
he showed a quick first step and game awareness
well beyond his years. Hanoian made a game-winning play to secure the championship for Orange
Lutheran, fielding a ground ball up the middle,
quickly getting his foot on the second base bag,
and firing a strike to first base for a double play. He
also went 6-for-12 with two doubles, three walks
and no strikeouts.
MIF
AUSTIN MARTIN, SR., TRINITY
CHRISTIAN,
JACKSONVILLE,
FLA.: Martin, who also played at the 2016 NHSI
with Trinity Christian, had himself a strong week
at the plate and at shortstop. He went 4-for-9
with a double and three stolen bases. Martin had
a .571 on-base percentage in the tournament. He
showed smooth infield actions and prevented runs
with his quick feet and excellent range in both
directions.
ALYSON BOYER RODE
BY HUDSON BELINSKY
3B
CORY ACTON, JR., AMERICAN
HERITAGE, PLANTATION, FLA.:
American Heritage’s biggest strength this season
is its potent offense, and Acton plays a key role in
that, providing protection in the lineup immediately behind senior Mark Vientos and fellow junior
Triston Casas. Acton impacted the ball early and
often at NHSI; he went 5-for-16 with a double, a
triple and a home run. Acton also played quality
defense at third base.
American Heritage righthander Christian Santana struck out 11 hitters during the NHSI
OF
PAT DEMARCO, SR., WINDER
BARROW GA.: Throughout the tournament, DeMarco stood out for his advanced
all-around skillset and table-setting ability atop
the Bulldoggs’ lineup. The Vanderbilt recruit went
4-for-12 and posted a .500 OBP. He manned center
field flawlessly, getting good reads of the ball off
the bat and taking direct reads to the ball. His plus
speed helped him score six runs over the course
of the week, and he helped lead Winder-Barrow
to upset victories over Huntington Beach and
American Heritage.
OF
OWEN LOVELL, SR., CULLMAN
ALA.: Many scouting clichés apply to
Lovell, a high-waisted, broad-shouldered senior
who looks the part as soon as he walks off the bus.
Lovell performed well at NHSI, going 5-for-13 with
two doubles. He has a longer swing, but when he’s
on time, Lovell can impact the ball with authority.
The Mississippi State recruit helped guide Cullman
to key wins over Brother Rice and Huntington
Beach.
OF
JOE MCLAUGHLIN, SO., HAMILTON,
CHANDLER, ARIZ.: On a talented
Hamilton squad that includes talented seniors
in Nick Brueser, Drew Swift and Brayden Merritt,
McLaughlin fit right in at NHSI. The sophomore
went 6-for-13 at the event. Against American
Heritage on the final day of the tournament,
McLaughlin hit a two-out double to give Hamilton
a 5-4 lead in the 11th inning.
P
P
MASON DENABURG, JR., MERRITT
ISLAND FLA.: Denaburg showed the most
upside of any pitching prospect at the event.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder filled the zone with a
devastating three-pitch mix in a masterful performance against Arlington. Denaburg needed
only 86 pitches to strike out 11 across six shutout
innings. For good measure, the righthander also
put on a show with his bat, stinging line drives as
he went 6-for-12 and scored seven runs.
UTL
P
DH
NICK PRATTO, SR., HUNTINGTON BEACH
CALIF.: Pratto’s story, which started in Little
League, added yet another anecdote at this year’s
NHSI. In the opening game of the tournament,
Pratto took the ball and refused to give it up for 9.1
innings. The lefthander struck out nine and walked
zero against a strong Winder-Barrow team. He
threw 72 of his 97 pitches for strikes, showcasing
command of his upper 80s fastball, plus changeup
and sharp breaking ball.
P
A.J. LABAS, SR., TRINITY CHRISTIAN,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.: With the first pitch
of the tournament, Labas got a ground ball out.
Opposing hitters had a tough time putting the
bat on the ball after that; Labas struck out a
tournament-leading 13 of the 27 batters he faced.
The righthander walked none and allowed six hits
and one unearned run. Labas, as he did at last
year’s NHSI, showed feel for throwing three pitches
for strikes.
ALYSON BOYER RODE
P
CHRISTIAN SANTANA, SR., AMERICAN
HERITAGE, PLANTATION, FLA.: While
some high school pitchers can spin an effective
breaking ball, few can generate top-to-bottom
action and throw the pitch for strikes like Santana
can. The wiry and projectable righthander tossed
seven shutout innings to open the tournament for
American Heritage. Santana struck out 11 batters,
walked one and allowed only four hits. His fastball
reached 92 mph and sat 88-91.
RYAN KUTT, SR., BROTHER RICE,
CHICAGO: Kutt’s exceptional performance
at NHSI could have warranted a spot on this team
as a position player—he went 5-for-11. But it was
his strong outing against South Hills that earned
him recognition. Kutt used his upper 80s fastball
and swing-and-miss breaking ball to throw seven
strong innings. The Illinois commit struck out nine
and walked one as he allowed two earned runs.
BRANDON DIETER, JR., RHP/INF,
SOUTH HILLS, WEST COVINA,
CALIF.: In a tournament loaded with promising two-way prospects, Dieter shined the brightest. The junior Stanford commit took the mound
against Archbishop McCarthy—the No. 1 team in
the nation at the time—and tossed a complete
game, allowing one run on four hits and one walk.
At one point, he retired 11 batters in a row. Dieter
also went 7-for-14 in the tournament.
JOE PEREZ, SR., ARCHBISHOP
M CC A R T HY,
SOUTHWEST
RANCHES, FLA.: Perez is one of the most fascinating two-way prospects in the nation this
year, but his placement on this team reflects his
eye-opening power display. After an intriguing
on-field batting practice in which he sprayed hard
line drives to the opposite field, Perez showed his
power in game action. He went 4-for-11 with two
doubles and an opposite-field home run. Perez
was the event leader in RBIs with seven.
ALLNHSI
SECOND TEAM
C: Beau Hanna, Winder-Barrow (Ga.)
1B: Alex Toral, Archbishop McCarthy
MIF: Mark Vientos, American Heritage
MIF: Brady McConnell, Merritt Island
3B: Jacob Dominguez, South Hills
OF: Thomas Buckanavage, Dana Hills,
Dana Point, Calif.
OF: Garrett Mitchell, Orange Lutheran
OF: Brayden Merritt, Hamilton
P: Karlos Morales, South Hills
P: Yordani Carmona, Archbishop
McCarthy
P: Dylan Buice, Winder-Barrow
P: Darrell Woodall, Winder-Barrow
P: Hans Crouse, Dana Hills
UTL: Hagen Danner, Huntington Beach
DH: Triston Casas, American Heritage
A.J. Labas struck out nearly half the batters he faced at USA Baseball’s National Training Complex
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April 21–May 12, 2017
BY CARLOS COLLAZO
CARY, N.C.
While 2017 might have stood out among
previous National High School Invitationals
for its high-caliber field, one aspect continued
to ring true within Cary’s National Training
Complex: California baseball dominance.
More specifically, Southern California baseball dominance.
All four California teams hailed from
the Los Angeles (South Hills) or Orange
County (Orange Lutheran, Dana Hills and
Huntington Beach) areas The quartet combined to go 11-5 in the tournament, with two
of those losses coming at the hands of fellow
California teams.
Three of the four semifinalists were SoCal
clubs, and Orange Lutheran won the championship game against Dana Hills, 3-2, marking
the fifth time in the tournament’s six years
that an Orange County team has won.
Mater Dei High won the first two NHSIs
in 2012 and 2013, San Clemente won the
2015 edition and Huntington Beach won last
year’s tournament. The First Academy, from
Orlando, Fla., won in 2014 and remains the
only non-Orange County champion.
“I think the NHSI has created an opportunity for California to go out there and prove
that it still is at the top,” Lutheran coach Eric
Borba said. “I think that you have strong
states—Florida, Texas, Georgia—those states
play really, really good baseball and have some
teams that would compete in California.
“But the amount of quality teams in
California far surpasses that.”
So why do California teams continue to
dominate the event? Warm weather is an oftrepeated answer and is certainly a factor, but
the repetitive dominance that Orange County
teams have shown begs for more details.
Population density? Orange County is
the 14th-most dense county in the country according to the 2010 U.S. census.
Affluence? Orange County’s median income
is $74,344—the 79th-highest in the nation,
again per the 2010 census.
“I think you can take all of those things
and there’s somewhat of an equal percentage into all of them,” said Borba, who also
points to coaching as another factor. “They
all contribute.”
Borba alluded to how, when he left De La
Salle in Northern California to join Orange
Lutheran, he found himself learning more
often than teaching, with Brett Kay—now the
head coach of JSerra’s baseball program—at
the helm.
“I had to become a student (at) finding different ways to be successful on the field, and
I think our kids are just battle-tested so much
ALYSON BOYER RODE
Orange County continues
dominance of top event
Orange Lutheran is part of a growing trend of California teams dominating at NHSI
more than where they are other places,” Borba
said. “You’ve got 50 schools in Southern
California that could go back to the NHSI
that could have a chance to win it, that could
compete.”
Borba isn’t the only one who thinks that.
“It’s not just the fact that they play yearround,” a scout with an American League
organization said, “it’s the level of competition
they face year-round, it’s the ability they have
to grow as a team year-round, and overall
a team from Florida or California is always
going to have the advantage in that circumstance.”
Borba said he was talking with a nonCalifornia coach of an NHSI team a few days
after the tournament who said some of their
district games weren’t competitive. Borba
couldn’t relate.
“You don’t find that out here,” he said. You
can go down Division I, Division II, Division
III—every game is going to be competitive.”
That competitiveness has turned the NHSI,
for the most part, into a West Coast party.
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ON CAMPUS Mound presence
Thompson leads surging Auburn
BY TEDDY CAHILL
AUBURN, ALA.
Keegan Thompson took the mound at
Plainsman Park on Feb. 17 against George
Washington as Auburn’s Opening Day starter.
It was his first start since he had Tommy John
surgery in June 2015 and sat out last season as
he recovered from the injury.
The redshirt junior’s return to the mound
got off to a bit of a shaky start. The leadoff
batter battled him throughout a 10-pitch
at-bat that ended with left fielder Bo Decker
making a diving catch. The next batter doubled, only to be thrown out by center fielder
Jonah Todd trying to stretch it into a triple.
The next batter followed with a single, but
was erased while trying to steal second base.
Thompson settled into the game from
there, allowing just two more hits and a walk.
He finished the start with six scoreless innings
and earned the win as Auburn defeated
George Washington, 9-0.
“The defense really calmed my nerves down
that first game,” the redshirt junior said. “It
just kind of went on from there.”
Thompson has been outstanding this season
for Auburn (23-8), which surged to No. 7 in
the Top 25 at the start of April after winning
its first three Southeastern Conference series.
In six starts this season, he is 4-0, 0.70 with
a 0.72 WHIP. The only hitch in Thompson’s
spectacular first half was a bout of shoulder
tendinitis that led him to leave his March 24
start at Georgia after four innings and miss
the next weekend.
Coach Butch Thompson (no relation) said
he thinks Keegan Thompson’s competitiveness has helped him recover from the injury.
And that competiveness leads the coach to
believe the ace hasn’t peaked yet this season.
“He’s very competitive,” Butch Thompson
said. “(He’s) quiet, I don’t talk to him during
the ballgame, he’s locked in. He’s one of those.
He’s competing at that level and I still think
he’s got some game to bring along.”
Keegan Thompson has long been known as
a competitor. He twice started and won gold
medal games for USA Baseball while in high
school. He was a two-way player as a freshman
before settling in as Auburn’s Friday starter as
a sophomore.
So it is no surprise that when he was unable
to be on the diamond last year, Thompson
found other outsets for his competitiveness.
He spent a lot of time working out, firming
up his 6-foot-2, 209-pound frame.
Thompson’s fastball still sits around 90
mph, and he mixes in a changeup, curveball
and slider. His breaking balls both can get
swings and misses, but more than anything,
Thompson stands out for his pitchability. He
works efficiently, getting ahead in the count
and producing a lot of weak contact. He hadgiven up just four extra-base hits.
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Righthander Keegan Thompson has made a
strong return from Tommy John surgery
Mississippi State in the fall of 2015, he
brought with him a philosophy of allowing
the Tigers’ pitchers and catchers to call their
own games. Keegan Thompson and catcher
Blake Logan, who have been playing together
since they were in middle school and are
roommates, have taken to the new system.
Thompson understands how to attack hitters
and has a keen ability to read hitters’ swings.
Because Thompson and Logan have played
together so long, they are typically on the
same page when it comes to pitch selection.
They have such a strong connection that
it became difficult to play MLB The Show
against each other, which they did a lot when
Thompson was injured last year. The game
has a feature that allows the player batting to
guess what pitch his opponent will throw.
“We would guess each other’s pitch all the
time,” Logan said. “Then we’d get fed up with
that and we’d play basketball.”
Thompson has been getting a lot of hitters
fed up this season. This is why he decided to
come back to Auburn instead of signing after
the draft last season. He was selected in the
33rd round by the Tigers, but likely would
have gone much higher if he had let teams
know he was interested in starting his professional career. He figures to go in the top three
to five rounds this June.
But Thompson didn’t want to end his
Auburn career sidelined while the Tigers
endured a 23-33 season.
“I think I just wanted to come back and had
something left to prove,” he said. “We hadn’t
done as well as we’d like to the last few years.
We got to a regional my sophomore year and
came back last year and kind of struggled a
little bit defensively and pitching wise, and
that was one thing I wanted to come back and
help out with.”
Returning for another year will also allow
Thompson to finish his college degree, which
he said is important to his mother Phyllis,
who used to be a teacher.
With Thompson leading an impressive
rotation, Auburn has been difficult to beat
this season. But he said the Tigers aren’t looking ahead to late May and June. Instead, he
said they want to keep their focus on playing
as well as they can every day.
“The goal is to go out there and play the
game as it’s supposed to be played,” he said.
“As long as we do that I think the game will
take care of itself. I don’t think we really have
to worry about the future and postseason play
as long as we do what we’re supposed to do,
play the game the right way, put good at bats,
throw strikes, I think it will lay out for us the
way we want it to be.”
April 21–May 12, 2017
EUGENE, ORE.
Sometimes you’ve just got to go for it.
That’s what Oregon pitching coach Jason Dietrich was thinking
in the ninth inning on a frigid night on March 25. The score was 1-0,
Ducks, over Pacific-12 Conference foe Washington. There was one
out. Freshman closer Kenyon Yovan was on the mound—and he was
in trouble.
Yovan’s electric right arm was a little too electric that night. He
couldn’t locate. He walked two men—the tying and go-ahead runs—
and was in danger of walking the bases loaded. With third baseman
Willie MacIver at the plate and the count full, Yovan’s pitching coach
decided to roll the dice. Dietrich, in his first year at Oregon, had told
his pitchers from the get-go that he’d never be afraid to call for any
pitch at any given time.
“As long as you have conviction, you commit to it and go for it,” he
told them, “you’ll never hear me complain.”
This was one of those times. From the dugout, Dietrich signaled
for Yovan to throw a 3-2 slider. That was a gutsy pitch selection with
a one-run lead in the ninth, but Yovan executed the pitch to perfection, dotting the outside corner for a called strike three. The next
batter flew out to left field. Game over. The Ducks took the contest
and the series.
“I’m not second-guessing anything,” Dietrich said of the pitch call
after the game. “(Yovan) knew it and he loved it, and he was like, ‘I’m
glad you called it and we went for it.’
“And that’s what I’m trying to instill in them. I want the go-for-it
mentality. I want finish mentality. I want guys to own the mound.”
In his past four years at Cal State Fullerton, and at UC Irvine before
that, Dietrich, 44, has cultivated a reputation of being one of the finest pitch callers and pitching minds in the college game. His Titans led
Division I with a 2.22 ERA last season.
He’s already made a quantifiable impact on the Oregon staff.
Through 26 games, Oregon’s collective ERA stood at 3.33, compared
to 3.74 last season. More impressively, the staff’s walks per nine have
decreased from 3.59 last year to 2.27 this year—third best in the country. Strikeouts have ticked up, from 8.02 per nine to 9.27. Oregon’s
strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.09 ranks second nationally.
That level of pitching has sparked an 18-8 start to the season for the
Ducks, who went 29-26 and missed the NCAA Tournament last year.
“I think he’s the Pitcher Whisperer,” joked head coach George
Horton, who pried Dietrich from Fullerton in the offseason. “He’s
got a special something to him. He doesn’t have a big ego, he’s not
a top-step guy, he doesn’t like to bring a lot of attention to himself,
kind of a grinder.
“What drew me to him was the kind of person he is and the
approach to that. It isn’t like, ‘Hey, look at me, I’m this brilliant pitching coach.’ He blends in. He’s a good staff member, and he’s really
humble, but the way he does it is unbelievable attention to detail
and tenacity with the pitchers and just is on them all the time about
their mechanics.”
Horton points to ace lefthander David Peterson’s growth in his
junior year as a prime example of Dietrich’s influence. Peterson has
long possessed premium stuff, but in the past two seasons, he went
8-11, 4.03, while walking 3.51 per nine and striking out 8.17.
This season, through his first seven starts, Peterson was 6-1, 2.14. In
46.1 innings, he’d struck out 66 batters and walked four. Never known
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Oregon pitching staff thrives
under Dietrich’s guidance
Jason Dietrich is in his first year as Oregon’s pitching coach and has helped the Ducks to a strong start on the mound
as a high-command pitcher, Peterson ranked 11th nationally with
0.78 walks per nine. His strikeout-to-walk ratio of 16.50 ranked third.
“He’s challenged us since the first day he got here,” Peterson said.
“And it’s always been about focusing on what you’re doing and
being mentally tougher than who you’re going against. And I think
that’s really been a huge difference . . . I think it’s just a different way
of working that I’m doing this year compared to the last two years.
Command hasn’t been my strong suit, but I think the mentality piece
that he brings to it—he challenges us every day with mentality.”
Under Dietrich’s guidance, Peterson has refined his changeup and
turned it into a more effective weapon. Primarily a two-seam pitcher
in the past, Peterson has mixed in more four-seamers at the advice of
Dietrich, using it to steal strikes on both sides of the plate. The coach
and his ace have retooled his mechanics, improving his direction
toward the plate, getting the lefthander to finish over his front side
instead of falling off or leaking, and keeping his nose pointed toward
the catcher’s glove.
While those tweaks have been helpful, the mental guidance has
been just as imperative. Peterson struggled in his first start of the year,
allowing five runs on eight hits against Fresno State. But he’s gone
on a magical run since then, including a 17-strikeout, no-walk outing
against Mississippi State on March 3.
“The first outing was shaky,” Dietrich said. “But I go, ‘Let’s take
results out of the equation. Just compete and see where you’re at and
we’ll evaluate every outing and break it down and keep grinding.’ And
that’s what we’ve been doing.”
Dietrich preaches simplicity. His philosophy is less scientific and
more about mindset—attacking, throwing strikes, competing,
repeating.
“He’s great,” righthander Matt Mercer said. “Since my junior year of
high school, I’ve been working at Driveline Baseball, which kind of
teaches velocity with use of weighted balls. So kind of my mentality up until now was throw as hard as you can and miss barrels, and
Dietrich is more ‘throw strikes.’ And I think it’s a great medium.”
Mercer is among the pitchers who have shown growth, going 4-1,
1.76 in his first seven starts after going 2-2, 4.28 as a freshman. Horton
also pointed to relievers Connor Zwetsch and Cooper Stiles as pitchers who have made progress under Dietrich’s brief tutelage.
“He’s taken the staff and is molding it into a pretty spectacular
piece of artwork right now,” Horton said.
Dietrich is a little more humble about it.
“The great thing Coach Horton said to me is, ‘I hired you for a reason. I want you to come over and take over this staff,’” Dietrich said.
“But I have the luxury, and I’m very selfish and lucky, that I have him as
a person to go talk to about things I’m seeing, questions I have about
pitching, because his mind is off the charts. So I feel like I’m always
the one picking his brain.
“He’s like, ‘You do what you do. I want you to take complete ownership of it.’ And I’ve been thankful that he’s put that challenge upon my
shoulders. That’s the stuff I love.”
The love is mutual.
—Michael Lananna
THROUGH APRIL 3
COLLEGE TOP 25 RANKINGS
April 21–May 12, 2017
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1. Oregon State
2. Louisville
3. Texas Christian
4. North Carolina
5. Clemson
6. Texas Tech
7. Auburn
8. Florida
9. Oklahoma
10. Arizona
11. South Carolina
12. Cal State Fullerton
13.Kentucky
24-1
24-3
22-5
22-6
24-5
25-6
23-7
20-9
25-6
20-7
19-8
17-10
21-8
4-0
3-1
5-0
4-0
4-1
3-2
3-1
4-0
2-1
4-0
2-2
2-2
3-1
1
2
3
7
5
4
18
8
17
13
6
10
16
14. St. John’s
15. Louisiana State
16. Arkansas
17. Wake Forest
18. Florida Gulf Coast
19. Long Beach State
20. Stanford
21. Southern Miss
22. Mississippi State
23. Virginia
24. Florida State
25. Maryland
21-2
19-10
22-6
21-8
24-5
16-11
14-9
24-5
19-10
21-8
18-11
18-8
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3-1
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21
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11
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12
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HOUSTON (23), EAST CAROLINA (25)
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SCOREBOARD
Transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters,
covering the period March 18-31.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Signed 3B Colin Walsh. Released RHPs
Jon Fitzsimmons, Kevin Jepsen, Kaleb Ort, Myles Smith and Asher
Wojciechowski; LHPs Marlon Arias, Jeremy Bleich and Austin Wright;
3Bs Josh Anderson, Joe Munoz and Cody Regis and OFs Daniel Fields,
Jake Goebbert, Dane McFarland and Jason Pridie. Returned Rule 5 pick
RHP Tyler Jones to Yankees.
ATLANTA BRAVES: Signed RHP David Hernandez. Released RHPs Andres
Avila, Blaine Boyer, Dalton Carroll, Ryan Clark, Connor Gilmore, David
Hale, Grayson Jones, Jordy Lara, Kris Medlen, Navery Moore, Ramon
Morla, Evertz Orozco, David Richardson, Isaac Sanchez, Cameron
Stanton, Karl Triana and Brandon T. White; LHPs Parker Danciu, John
Danks, Chris Diaz, Steve Kent, Michael Kirkman, Adam Kolarek, Jhon
Martinez, Michael O’Neal and Cesilio Pimentel; C Matt Foley, 1Bs Balbino Fuenmayor, Alex Lee and Robby Nesovic; 2B Darien McLemore, 3Bs
Ryan O’Malley and Colin Walsh, SSs Ryan Gebhardt and Rich Rodriguez
and OFs Sander Boeldak, Sean Godfrey, Matt Hearn, Erison Mendez and
Ronnier Mustelier.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Signed OF Jason Heinrich. Released RHPs Garrett
Cortright, Dane de la Rosa, Andrew Elliott, Trey Haley, Tomo Ohka and
Cody Satterwhite; LHPs Danny Ayers, Trevor Belicek, Xavier Borde, Will
Dennis, Chris Jones, Lex Rutledge, Will Shepley and Robert Strader; 1B
Michael Katz, 2B Anthony Caronia, 3Bs Austin Anderson and Derek Peterson, SS Guillermo Salas and OFs Conor Bierfeldt, Michael Bourn and
Jamill Moquete.
BOSTON RED SOX: Released RHPs Jeffry Fernandez, Anyelo Leclerc, Dioscar Romero, German Taveras and Danny Zandona; LHPs Cesar Cabral and
Javier Rodriguez, Cs Ben Moore and Andrew Noviello and OF Jayce Ray.
CHICAGO CUBS: Released RHPs Frank Batista, Dallas Beeler, Jordan
Brink, Cole Brocker, Josh Conway, Greyfer Eregua, Tanner Griggs, Jim
Henderson, Jonathan Martinez, Randy McCurry, Jordan Pries, Zach
Rafferty, Alex Santana, Nick Sarianides, Tyler Skulina, Ho-Young Son
and Michael Wagner; LHPs Colton Freeman and Kyle Twomey, C Sam
Tidaback, 1B Jose Paniagua and SS Munenori Kawasaki. Returned Rule 5
pick LHP Caleb Smith to Yankees.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Released RHPs Taylore Cherry, Victor Done, Mayckol Guaipe, Conor Krauss, Terance Marin, Jacob Morris, Chad Rogers,
Nolan Sanburn and Blake Smith; LHPs Johnathan Frebis, Ryan Hinchley,
Tyler Matzek and Blair Walters; Cs Nate Causey, Joxelier Garcia and Sean
O’Connell; 1B K.C. Hobson, 2Bs Joey DeMichele and Bradley Strong, 3B
Cody Daily, SS Trevin Sonnier and OFs Caleb Gindl, Jackson Glines, Landon Lassiter, Michael Suiter, Keenyn Walker and Charlie White. Acquired
LHP Kyle Kubat and 1B Brandon Dulin from Royals for cash. Traded OF Peter
Bourjos to Rays for cash.
CINCINNATI REDS: Released RHP Stephen Johnson, LHP Nolan Becker,
C Shawn Zarraga and OFs Jeff Gelalich, Desmond Jennings and Ryan
Raburn.
CLEVELAND INDIANS: Released RHPs Cortland Cox, Trey Masek, Christian
Meister and Devon Stewart; LHPs Kelvin de la Cruz, Kenny Mathews,
Luis Perez, Ryan Perez and James Russell; Cs Jack Goihl and Guillermo
Quiroz, 1B Nate Winfrey, 2B Ordomar Valdez, SS Angel Miguel and OFs
David Armendariz, Bobby Ison and Wily Mo Pena. Returned Rule 5 pick
LHP Hoby Milner to Phillies.
COLORADO ROCKIES: Signed LHPs Ed Campbell and Austin Wright and C
Ryan Hanigan. Released RHPs Drasen Johnson, Hayden Jones, Alec Kenilvort and Christian Talley; Cs Steven Leonard, Tanner Murphy, Spencer Navin, Troy Stein and Maxx Tissenbaum; 2B Mike Benjamin Jr., 3Bs
Shane Hoelscher, Chris Keck and Tim Smalling and SSs Tyler Follis and
Zach Osborne.
DETROIT TIGERS: Signed C Bryan Holaday. Released RHPs Collin Balester,
Calvin Drummond, Gabe Hemmer, Austin Kubitza, Carlos Lara, Logan
Longwith, David Martinez, Noel Ovalles, Cory Riordan, Jordan Smith
and Thad Weber; LHP Travis Blackley, 1Bs Tanner Donnels and Sean Halton, 2Bs Omar Artsen, Danny Muno and Brett Pirtle; 3Bs Steven Fuentes
and Jose Zambrano, SS Garrett Mattlage and OFs Rashad Brown, Alex
Fernandez Jr., Ronnie Mitchell and Ismael Salgado.
HOUSTON ASTROS: Released RHPs Martires Arias, Kevin McCanna, Chris
Murphy, Juan Santos, David Schmidt, Angelo Serrano, Josue Uribe and
Adam Whitt; LHPs Chris Cotton, Zac Person and C.J. Riefenhauser; Cs
Marlon Avea and Kevin Martir, 1Bs Conrad Gregor and Chase McDonald,
2B Aaron Mizell, 3Bs Connor Goedert and Bobby Wernes, SS Keach Ballard and OFs Brauly Mejia, James Ramsay and Hector Roa. Traded C Tyler
Heineman to Brewers for cash.
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Released RHPs Brian Bayliss, Matt Ditman, Todd
Eaton, Igol Feliz, Derek Gordon, Colton Howell, Taylor Kaczmarek, Anthony Kidston, Brandon League and Alex Luna; LHPs Enmanuel Camacho, Estarlin Cordero, Brennan Henry, Mark McCoy, Matt Portland,
Jorge Rodriguez and Jonathan Sanchez; 2Bs Austin Bailey, Brian Bien,
Jordan Ebert and David Edwards; 3B Mike Hill and OFs Joel Arias, Ben
Johnson, Robert Pehl and Luke Willis. Traded RHP Clayton Mortensen to
Marlins and both LHP Kyle Kubat and 1B Brandon Dulin to White Sox for
cash.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Signed RHPs Ryan Clark, Greyfer Eregua, Jon
Fitzsimmons, Reilly Peltier, Mayky Perez, Brandon Peterson and Starlyn Suriel; LHP Evan Smith, C James Alfonso, SS Jesus Nunez and OF Josh
Merrigan. Released RHPs Eric Alonzo, Brandon Glazer, Jason Hoppe, Enrique Oquendo, Turner Parry, Michael Smith and Blayne Weller; LHPs
Jason Broussard, Alex Henson, Taylor Keinat, J.D. Nielsen, Ariel Ovando
and Tyler Watson; C Tanner Lubach, 1Bs Jeff Boehm and Nick Flair, 3Bs
Jose Rodriguez and Ryan Sebra and OFs Alex Abbott, Josh Delph, Chad
Hinshaw, Ayendy Perez and Alexis Rivera. Traded RHP Zach Hartman to
Dodgers for C Julian Leon.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Signed RHPs Jair Jurrjens and Justin Masterson
and C Sam Tidaback. Released RHPs Chris Anderson, Melvyn Forbes, Scott
Griggs, Alec Grosser and Kyle Hooper; LHP Roberth Fernandez, C Jake
Henson and OFs Devan Ahart, Andres Ayon, Jordan Paroubeck and Dian
Toscano. Traded C Julian Leon to Angels for RHP Zach Hartman.
MIAMI MARLINS: Released RHPs Victor Delgado, Preston Guillory and
Aneury Osoria; LHPs Nick Maronde, Chris Sadberry and Caleb Thielbar;
C Sharif Othman, 2Bs Giovanny Alfonzo and Yefry Reyes and 3B Avery
Romero. Acquired RHP Clayton Mortensen from Royals for cash. Traded C
James Lovett to Phillies for cash.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Released RHPs Joba Chamberlain, Kaleb Earls,
Alex Farina, Gentry Fortuno, David Lucroy, Santos Saldivar and Ryan
Webb; LHPs Cesar Jimenez, Mitch Lambson, Stephen Peterson and Clint
Terry; 1Bs Cody Decker and Tyrone Perry, 2B Chris McFarland and OFs Nick
Cain and Malik Collymore. Acquired C Tyler Heineman from Astros for cash.
MINNESOTA TWINS: Signed RHP Paul Clemens. Released RHPs Tyler Fox,
Garrett Kelly, Confesor Lara, Jim Miller, Brandon Peterson, Seth Rosin,
Zach Strecker and Ryan Vogelsong; LHPs Bo Hellquist and Austin Tribby,
Cs Dominic Blanco and Eddy Rodriguez, 1B Reynaldo Rodriguez, 3Bs Tom
Belza and Chris Ibarra and OFs Leandro Castro, Austin Diemer, Jorge Fernandez, Roberto Gonzalez, Josh Romanski and Drew Stubbs.
NEW YORK METS: Signed SSs Jio Mier and Josh Rodriguez. Released RHPs
Dillon Becker, Bryce Beeler, Jimmy Duff and Ty Williams.
NEW YORK YANKEES: Signed C Sharif Othman. Released RHP Mark Montgomery and 3B Drew Bridges.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Released RHPs Rob Huber, Cody Kurz, Corey Miller,
Jordan Schwartz and Tyler Willman; LHP Derek Beasley, Cs Nick Collins
and Brett Sunde, 1Bs Max Kuhn, John Nogowski and Rangel Ravelo; 3Bs
Jose Brizuela and Ryan Howell, SS Josh Rodriguez and OFs Alejandro De
Aza, Justin Higley, Danny Oh and Steven Pallares.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: Released RHPs Jesse Beal, Kale Fultz, Scot
Hoffman, Carlos Indriago, Ulises Joaquin, Jordan Kurokawa, Will Morris, Jose Nin and Geury Ortiz; LHPs Sean Burnett and Oskerlly Sanchez, Cs
Ryan Hanigan and Bryan Holaday, 2Bs Luis Espiritu and Taylor Featherston, 3B Evan Rogers and OFs Chris Coghlan, Luke Maglich and Christian
Marrero. Acquired C James Lovett from Marlins for cash.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Released RHPs Jake Burnette, Jason Creasy,
Adrian Grullon, Henry Hirsch, Nick Hutchings, Neil Kozikowski, Nick
Neumann, Chris Plitt, Jose Regalado, Francis Rodriguez, Justin Topa
and Julio Vivas; LHP Nestor Oronel and SS Erik Forgione. Returned Rule 5
pick LHP Tyler Webb to Yankees.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Signed RHP Josh Zeid. Released RHPs Will Anderson, Carson Cross, Nick Frey, Luke Harrison, Chris Perry, Robby Rowland, Cody Schumacher, Ronnie Shaban, John Walter and Davis Ward;
LHPs Michael Heesch, Daniel Schlereth and Bobby Wheatley; C Steve
Bean, 1Bs R.J. Dennard and Elier Rodriguez, 2B Dylan Tice, 3Bs Cole
Lankford and Allen Staton, SSs Joey Hawkins and Andrew Sohn and OFs
Vaughn Bryan, Orlando Olivera and Michael Pritchard.
SAN DIEGO PADRES: Signed C Steve Bean. Re-signed C Miguel Del Castillo. Released RHPs Juan Arias, Ryan Butler, Justin De Fratus, Jon Edwards, Gabe Encinas, Jean Garcia, Kyle Gauthier, Corey Kimber, Trey
McNutt, Francisco Mendoza, Dennis O’Grady, Ben Paullus, Mayky Perez
and Walker Weickel; LHPs Hung-Chih Kuo, Elvin Liriano, Will Locante,
Trevor Seidenberger and Dylan Stoops; C Ryan Miller, 1B Trae Santos, 2B
Nelson Ward, SSs Daniel Bravo and Chase Jensen and OFs Manny DeLeon,
Tyler Moore and Jhonatan Pena. Loaned OF Jose Urena to Mexico City of
Mexican League.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Signed RHP Ryan Webb and OF Jordan Paroubeck. Released RHPs David Hernandez, Tyler Mizenko, Raul Rivero, Jeff
Soptic and Anthony Usui; LHP Nick Sabo, Cs Jared Deacon, Fernando
Pujadas and Leo Rojas; 1B Ricky Oropesa, 2B Gordon Beckham, 3B Mitch
Delfino and SSs Travious Relaford and Jimmy Rollins.
SEATTLE MARINERS: Released RHPs Aaron Brooks and Josh Judy, LHPs Ed
Campbell and Brandon Sisk, Cs James Alfonso and Ray Guerrini and 2B
Ivan Gonzalez.
TAMPA BAY RAYS: Signed LHP Adam Kolarek. Re-signed LHP Jonny Venters. Released RHPs David Carpenter, Tim Ingram, Luis Nunez, Mark Sappington, Austin Sweet and Jeff Walters; LHPs Steve Ascher, Alex Estrella
and Dana Eveland; C Jose Rojas, 1B J.D. Arrowood, 2Bs Blake Butera and
Trek Stemp and 3B Jace Conrad. Acquired OF Peter Bourjos from White Sox
for cash.
TEXAS RANGERS: Released RHPs Anthony Carter, Alex Daniele, Dillon
Gee, Ryan Ledbetter, Reilly Peltier, Adam Quintana, Storm Rynard and
Mark Vasquez; LHPs Pedro Brito, Felix Carvallo, Jeff Malm and Yonelvy
Pichardo; Cs Alex Burg, Robert Lucido and Seth Spivey; 1B James Loney,
SS Alberto Triunfel and OFs Joe Jackson and Kevin Keyes.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Released RHPs Brad Allen, Gavin Floyd, Jackson
Lowery and Luis Sanchez; LHPs Stuart Holmes, Daniel Moritz and Evan
Smith; C Brett Wellman, 2B Alfredo Bohorquez and OFs David Harris and
D.J. McKnight.
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Re-signed RHP Aaron Barrett. Released RHPs
Russell Harmening, Joe Nathan, Conner Porter, Brayan Serrata, Matt
Tindall and Vance Worley; LHP Stone Speer, C Brian Jeroloman, 1B Ryan
Ripken, 2B Dalton Dulin and OFs Shawn Pleffner and Fernelys Sanchez.
Mets second baseman T.J. Rivera has hit .324 in six
minor league seasons to lead all active players
Obituaries
Minor League Leaders
Ruben Amaro Sr., a Gold Glove shortstop with the Phillies, died March
31. He was 81.
Amaro is part of a family with a rich baseball tradition. His father had a
long career in Cuba and Mexico, while his mother played baseball as well.
His sons Ruben Jr., David and Luis Amaro all played professionally, as has his
grandson Andrew Amaro. Amaro Sr. had an 11-year major league career with
the Cardinals, Phillies, Yankees and Angels. His best year was arguably 1964,
when he won a Gold Glove with the Phillies. After he retired as a player, he also
served as a scout, coach and manager. As a scout, he was involved in scouting
and signing George Bell, Julio Franco and Juan Samuel. He is a member of the
Cuban and Mexican baseball halls of fame.
Winston Blenckstone, a long-time South Atlantic League franchise
owner, died March 22. He was 72.
Blenckstone owned his SAL club from 1987-2001. Blenckstone moved the
then-Florence Blue Jays to Myrtle Beach, S.C., when he purchased the team,
but then moved them again to Hagerstown, Md., after Hagerstown’s Double-A
franchise moved to Bowie, Md.
Sam Vickroy Dixon, a catcher in the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
for four seasons beginning in 1946, died March 19. He was 88.
Jim Marshall, a former major leaguer and long-time scout, died March
12. He was 85.
Marshall spent five years in the majors as a first baseman-corner outfielder.
He hit .242/.320/.388 in 962 plate appearances with the Orioles, Cubs, Giants,
Mets and Pirates from 1958-62. After his big league career, Marshall played in
Japan, which led to a second career as a scout. He served as a senior advisor for
Pacific Rim operations for the Diamondbacks for more than a decade.
Morris Nettles, an outfielder who spent two years with the Angels,
died Jan. 24. He was 64. Nettles hit .247/.310/.279 while playing all three
outfield spots.
Larry Nowlin, a long-time college baseball coach, died Nov. 29, 2016.
He was 63.
Nowlin coached at Nevada-Las Vegas, Arizona Western, Indiana State and
Central Arizona JC. He was an assistant at Central Arizona for five years before
becoming the school’s head coach in 1987. He went 108-95 from 1987-90.
Joe Preseren, a long-time minor league executive, died March 30. He
was 58. Preseren served as general manager of the Tulsa Drillers and Frederick
Keys among his multiple stops. He was the 1999 Carolina League executive
of the year.
Roy Sievers, the 1949 American League Rookie of the Year, died April
3. He was 90.
Sievers had a distinguished 17-year big league career with the St. Louis
Browns, Washington Senators, White Sox and Phillies and made five all-star
teams. He led the AL with 42 home runs and 114 RBIs in 1957.
BaseballAmerica.com
Career minor league leaders for players active in 2016.
BATTING AVERAGE (min. 2,500 plate appearances)
T.J. Rivera
Raimel Tapia
Steve Clevenger
Jesus Montero
Grant Green
.324
.317
.311
.311
.310
Jason Bourgeois
Hernan Iribarren
Jason Pridie
Irving Falu
Vinny Rottino
1,704
1,495
1,476
1,467
1,389
Brandon Allen
Jake Fox
Carlos Peguero
Corey Brown
Kyle Jensen
198
191
185
182
178
Darren Ford
Quintin Berry
Eric Young Jr.
Emilio Bonifacio
Antoan Richardson
450
386
380
339
331
Stefen Romero
Johnny Giavotella
J.B. Shuck
Hernan Iribarren
Kyle Blanks
.306
.305
.303
.303
.303
Cedric Hunter
Sean Kazmar
Carlos Rivero
Pedro Ciriaco
Niuman Romero
1,316
1,266
1,260
1,239
1,213
HITS
HOME RUNS
Cody Decker
Xavier Scruggs
Jerry Sands
Travis Ishikawa
Jesus Aguilar
173
169
159
141
140
STOLEN BASES
Jason Bourgeois
Eury Perez
Rico Noel
Kenny Wilson
Anthony Gose
329
316
296
292
288
EARNED RUN AVERAGE (min. 600 innings)
Jhoulys Chacin
Tommy Milone
Liam Hendriks
Justin Nicolino
Jayson Aquino
2.82
2.87
2.89
2.97
3.08
Matt Buschmann
Sean O'Sullivan
J.D. Martin
Mitch Atkins
Billy Buckner
92
92
90
88
85
Matt Buschmann
Mitch Atkins
Paolo Espino
Jarrett Grube
Todd Redmond
1,185
1,182
1,165
1,074
1,069
Cesar Jimenez
Bobby Korecky
Alfredo Figaro
Eric Surkamp
Gabriel Arias
3.09
3.10
3.13
3.15
3.16
Bronson Arroyo
Aaron Laffey
Tim Dillard
Todd Redmond
Daniel McCutchen
84
80
79
77
77
WINS
STRIKEOUTS
Billy Buckner
Ariel Pena
Chris Narveson
Carlos Pimentel
Rich Hill
1,059
1,019
1,008
982
969
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STARK’S REALITY Go to Mo
How did this guy get this good?
USELESS INFORMATION DEPT.
TRIVIALITY
Zach Britton
has had an ERA
It’s only trivial if you
don’t know the answer. under 2.00 for
the last three
seasons in a row.
Only one other reliever on an Opening Day
roster has ever had three straight seasons
(of 60 IP or more) with ERAs under 2.00 at
any point in his career. Can you name him?
Zach Britton stumbled
onto a new pitch and
became baseball’s best
reliever last season
SARASOTA, FLA.
Standing in the bullpen in Aberdeen, Md.,
that day, the kid on
the mound had no idea
he was about to accidentally stumble onto
a pitch that would one
day get him compared
to the great Mariano
Rivera.
Baseball Analyst,
All Zach Britton
Senior Writer
thought
he was doing
ESPN.com
was trying to throw
your basic all-American
cutter.
It was 2007. He was 19 years old. His ERA
was climbing. And the future closer of the
Orioles wasn’t even sure he wanted to pitch
for a living.
But then it happened.
He threw a pitch that was supposed to zig
left, like cutters are supposed to zig. Instead, it
didn’t merely zag right. It plummeted toward
earth as if he’d just dropped a boulder off a
bridge. It was a life-changing moment. But
how was the guy who threw it supposed to
know that? All it felt like was yet one more
pitch he couldn’t master.
“He said, ‘The ball’s supposed to go the
other way,’” Britton’s old pitching coach at
short-season Aberdeen, Calvin Maduro, still
recalls all these years later. “He was like, ‘The
ball’s sinking, not cutting.’ I said, ‘Man, keep
THAT.’”
But wait. Keep WHAT? It’s one thing to
throw one pitch that does something totally
unexpected. But could Britton defy the law
of physics and make it move that way twice?
“We did it for maybe 10 minutes,” Maduro
says. “It just kept happening.”
It just kept happening, all right. For a
decade. And 10 years later, Britton is still
holding the most devastating pitch in baseball
all wrong—and riding it to places no relief
pitcher has ever gone.
 OPENING FRAY: How awesome is
Opening Day? The Red Sox scored 878
runs last year. Pablo Sandoval drove in
none of them. So who knocked in their
first run of 2017? The Panda! . . . Mark
Trumbo led the major leagues in homers last year, but still made it all the way
to September without hitting a single
walkoff. So what was his first home run of
2017? An Opening Day walkoff. Of course!
. . . Corey Kluber never allowed three
home runs in any game all last season. So
what did he do in the first three INNINGS
of this season? Serve up three gopherballs.
Naturally.
Jayson
Stark
TRIVIALITY ANSWER: Craig Kimbrel
(in 2012-14).
DIAMOND IMAGES
still he finds a way to make you look kind
of foolish sometimes. It’s something I can’t
explain, really.
“We should make him go back a couple of
steps,” Souza suggests, helpfully, “and maybe
grip the ball a little bit different, so we can
have a chance.”
At 0.54 in 2016, Zach Britton had the lowest ERA of any reliever ever with 50 or more innings.
So which is more amazing—that America’s
foremost groundball machine is coming off a
season in which he had a 0.54 ERA, the lowest by any relief pitcher in history with 50 or
more innings, or that he did it by throwing
just that one pitch, the man-eating sinker, 92
percent of the time? How about: “Both of the
above?”
Doesn’t logic say that what Britton does
really shouldn’t be possible? How can any
pitcher have a pitch so unhittable that he can
haul it out pretty much every time he throws
a baseball—and have a 0.54 ERA to show for
it? In the AL East yet.
“I don’t remember anything like that,”
said Britton’s bullpen amigo, Darren O’Day,
“except for No. 42 in pinstripes.”
No. 42 in pinstripes, of course, was a fellow named Mariano. Got slightly famous for
firing cutter after cutter after cutter. For 19
seasons. It’s going to lead him to Cooperstown
one of these days. So it’s not as if there’s no
precedent for a guy spinning the same darned
pitch all night long and still shaking hands
a lot.
But when Britton hears his name in the
same sentence as the great Mariano Rivera, his
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eyes spin, almost in embarrassment.
“You know, I try not to think of it that
way,” Britton said. “I think he’s a good reference point, though.”
It’s actually a better reference point than
you’d think. Over the last eight seasons, my
friends at ESPN Stats and Info could find
only two pitchers who threw any pitch, in any
full season, as much as 92 percent of the time
(not counting knuckleballers, of course).
One was Britton in 2016. The other? Rivera
in 2009, when 92.9 percent of all pitches he
threw were cutters. Somehow, it worked out
OK for both of them.
But there was a long time, Britton admits,
when even he didn’t think it was a good idea
to throw his best pitch that often. Then his
former pitching coaches, Dave Wallace and
Dom Chiti, convinced him otherwise.
“I felt like I couldn’t throw that pitch 90
percent of the time,” Britton said. “I thought
I needed to mix in something else. Otherwise
I was going to get too predictable. And their
whole philosophy behind that was: Does it
really matter if they know what’s coming if
you execute the pitch you want to?”
So Britton went from featuring the sinker
about 67 percent of the time in 2013 to
more than 90 percent in each of the last three
seasons. The results were mind-blowing. He
allowed just 32 balls in the air all last season.
Even the hitters don’t understand how that
can happen.
“It’s kind of a different at-bat because you
know exactly what you’re going to get,” said
Tampa Bay’s Steven Souza, who is 1-for-6
lifetime against Britton, with three strikeouts
and (what else?) a ground ball single. “And
BaseballAmerica.com
Ground Control
So who has the better ground game—Zach
Britton or Ezekiel Elliott? Britton’s 80.2-percent ground ball rate last year wasn’t just great.
It was historic. Data on ground ball percentage only goes back about three decades. But
what other pitchers, in all that time, induced
that high a percentage of ground balls over
that many innings? That would be nobody.
Shaun Marcum once got 13 flyball outs
in relief in one game (in 2013). Britton just
allowed 13 fly balls all season. Incredibly,
that comes to one every other week. You can
tell it’s a rarity if even the guy on the mound
admits he gets disoriented if somebody actually manages to hit one in the air.
“There was a stretch last year,” he says,
chuckling, “where I hadn’t given one up in a
while and I remember a guy flew out, I think,
to (Mark) Trumbo, and I was kind of searching in the air for it. Matt Wieters came up to
me after the game and said, ‘What were you
doing?’ And I was like, ‘He swung, and I was
looking on the ground. And then I looked up
and Trumbo was catching it in the air.’”
Who ever could have imagined, when he
stood on that mound in Aberdeen 10 years
ago messing with a cutter, that it could have
led him to this? Not the guy who taught him
this career-altering pitch—by accident.
“No, no, no, no, no,” Calvin Maduro says.
“I just knew at that time that that thing was
nasty, and it was going to the other way from
where it was supposed to be going. But I
never thought it would be like that. And I’m
sure HE never thought it would be like that,
either.”
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