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Diamond 'Dogs in the Pros: Fall Update
9/17/2019 9:30:00 AM | Baseball
FRESNO, Calif. - The minor league season wrapped up last week and the MLB regular season closes out on Sept. 29 with the playoffs starting on Oct. 1. Let's catch up on how the 26 former Diamond 'Dogs in professional baseball performed this season. The 2019 World Series runs from Oct. 22-30.
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Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees, third official year in MLB/Yankees
A two-time MLB All-Star and the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year, Judge has played in 93 games this season for the Yankees hitting .272 collecting 94 hits, 16 doubles, 23 home runs, 50 RBI and 67 runs scored.
After being out for more than two months with an injury, Judge made his return to the Yankees on June 21.
The month of August saw Judge go on a tear with a hit in 21 of 28 games, including eight multi-hit games along with eight doubles & eight home runs. In a 7-0 win at Seattle on Aug. 27, Judge hit his 100th career home run.
The Yankees currently lead the AL East with a 98-53 overall record sitting nine games above the Tampa Bay Rays.
In 78 games in his first season with the Indians, Luplow is hitting .277 with 57 hits, 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 34 RBI and 36 runs scored.
He has collected 14 multi-hit games, most recently on Sept. 11 in a 4-3 win at the Los Angeles Angels. Out from Aug. 7 to Sept. 1 on the injured list with a sore right hamstring, Luplow made his return to the Indians on Sept. 2 scoring a run in a 11-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Cleveland is 87-63 and in second place in the AL Central, five games behind the Minnesota Twins for first and 1.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the second AL Wild Card spot.
Taylor Ward, Infielder, Los Angeles Angels, fifth professional season
Ward has appeared in a total of 12 games this season for the Los Angeles Angels. He was most recently recalled from the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on Sept. 1 and has two hits in 18 at-bats this season for the Angels scoring a run and drawing two walks.
Ward made his first start in left field on Sept. 11 in the Angels' 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Ward played in 106 games for the Bees as the fifth-year pro hit .306 with 129 hits in 421 at-bats. He tallied 34 doubles, one triple and 27 home runs while scoring 102 runs and driving in 71 RBI.
A Triple-A All-Star this season, Ward tallied 37 multi-hit games, including a five-hit performance against Fresno (Nationals AAA) on May 31 and a four-hit outing against Albuquerque (Rockies AAA) on July 27 with a double, home run, two RBI and three runs scored.
The Angels are 68-82 overall and sit in fourth place in the AL West.
In his first season with the New York Mets, Wilson has made 41 relief appearances on the mound for the Mets. He is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 35.2 innings of work with 40 strikeouts and 16 walks and has three saves.
Since returning from injury on July 2 from a sore left elbow, Wilson has been dominant in 31 appearances with a 3-0 record and a 1.71 ERA. In 26.1 innings, Wilson has allowed 22 hits, five earned runs, 12 walks and struck out 31.
The Mets are currently 77-73 and in fourth place in the NL East and are five games back of the Chicago Cubs for the second Wild Card spot with 12 games remaining.
After appearing in 16 games for the Baltimore Orioles earlier this season, Wynns was sent back down to Triple-A Norfolk on June 2 before being called back up to the Orioles on Sept. 3 and has played in five games for the Orioles since his return to the major league club.
In 62 games with the Tides, the Poway, Calif., native has hit .264 with 52 hits, five doubles, three home runs, drove in 25 RBI and scored 26 runs. Wynns tallied 11 multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance on Aug. 6 in a 8-1 win over Indianapolis (Pirates AAA) while scoring three runs.
In 50 plate appearances for Baltimore earlier this season, Wynns has hit .217 with 10 hits, including a double, scored four runs and drove in three RBI. He had a pair of two-hit games on May 15 and May 17 and scored a run in Sept. 8 against the Texas Rangers.
Baltimore is 49-101 overall and fifth in the AL East.
Chris Mariscal, Infielder, Tacoma Rainers (Seattle Mariners), sixth professional season
After being promoted to Triple-A Tacoma on May 21, Mariscal closed out the season playing in 74 games for the Rainers hitting .209 while accumulating 54 hits, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, 29 RBI and 38 runs scored.
A 14th-round selection in 2014, Mariscal notched 11 contests with two hits apiece, including back-to-back games on Aug. 11 & 12 with a two home run performance on Aug. 11 in a 10-3 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (Marlins AAA).
Prior to his promotion, Mariscal appeared in 17 games with Double-A Arkansas with hits in 12 of those contests while hitting .308.
Tacoma finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern Division with a 61-78 overall record.
After being a 10th-round selection of the Miami Marlins in 2016, Lee split time between both Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans this season.
Lee started off the season making four appearances in Jacksonville before being promoted to New Orleans on April 17 where he saw action in five games going 1-1 with six strikeouts in six innings. The Dinuba native was sent back down to Double-A Jacksonville on May 3 and appeared in 28 games in relief tossing 30.2 innings striking out 24 while only walking 10 before getting the call back up to Triple-A on Aug. 1.
Lee converted 13 save opportunities and posted a 1.91 ERA in 32 total appearances in Jacksonville and was named the Southern League BC Relief Pitcher of the Month in July. During the month of July for the Jumbo Shrimp, Lee had three saves and worked 10 scoreless innings, striking out 13 batters compared to one walk and three hits allowed during his nine relief outings.
In nine appearances with the Cakes in August, Lee went 0-2, but put up an impressive 9.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 18 strikeouts to only two walks allowed in 15.0 innings pitched.
The Baby Cakes finished third in the PCL American Southern Division with a 73-65 overall record which included a 40-30 record on the road.
Justin Miller, Pitcher, Washington Nationals, fifth MLB season, second with Nationals
Now in his second season with the Nationals, Miller got off to a strong start to the season appearing in 17 games in relief going 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA while only allowing five earned runs in 15.2 innings. Miller struck out 11 and walked four earning his lone decision with a win over the San Diego Padres on April 28.
Unfortunately, he was slowed by injury due to a strained right rotator cuff on May 18 before making his way back on a rehab assignment with the GCL Nationals and Harrisburg Senators (AA) in seven appearances.
Sent to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzles on July 23, Miller was activated from the 60-day injured list a week later before being designated for assignment,
In nine relief appearances in Fresno, Miller posted a 2.84 ERA over 12.2 innings while striking out 16 and only walking three before closing out the season on the injured list.
Fresno placed third in the PCL Pacific Northern Division with a 65-75 overall record.
Jimmy Lambert, Pitcher, Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox), fourth professional season
In his first full season with the Barons, Lambert started 11 games posting a 3-4 record with a 4.55 ERA.
The 2016 Mountain West Co-Pitcher of the Year, Lambert notched 70 strikeouts in 59.1 innings while only issuing 27 walks and holding opponents to a .272 average.
Lambert, who was chosen in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, tossed a season-high 6.0 innings in six games and struck out a season-high 11 in a 6-4 win against the Mississippi Braves (Atlanta AA) on May 16.
Unfortunately, the San Dimas, Calif., native was sidelined by a strained forearm on June 3 and underwent Tommy John surgery in late June.
Birmingham, who compete in the Southern League Northern Division, finished third in the division went 64-72 overall.
Jesse Medrano, Infielder, Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), third professional season
Medrano closed out the season at Double-A Altoona after his promotion on Aug. 17 appearing in seven games collecting one hit, one run and one walk.
Prior to his promotion to Altoona, Medrano played in 73 games at the A-Advanced level for the Bradenton Marauders hitting .192 from the plate and has totaled 43 hits, including nine doubles, one triple and three home runs.
Drafted in the 31st round by the Pirates in 2017, Medrano has driven in 16 RBI and scored 24 runs while stealing four bases. In his second-to-last game in Bradenton on Aug, 14, Medrano tallied two hits and scored a run in a 5-1 win over the Florida Fire Frogs (Atlanta A-Adv.)
The Curve finished fourth in the Eastern League Western Division with a 69-71 overall record with a 36-32 mark in the first half and a 33-39 record in the second half.
A-Advanced Level
Zach Ashford, Outfielder, St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets), first professional season
A sixth-round selection of the New York Mets in the 2019 MLB Draft, Ashford got his start with the Class A Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones playing in 16 games with eight hits, including a double, triple and home run before being sent down to the GCL Mets on July 10.
In 37 games with the GCL Mets, the Clovis native hit .295 with 13 doubles, one triple and two home runs while driving in 23 RBI and scored 19 runs.
A late season promotion to A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets, Ashford played in five games hitting .353 with a four-hit performance on Aug. 27 smacking a double, two RBI and scored a run in a 6-5 loss to Daytona (Cincinnati A-Adv.).
St. Lucie finished the season 68-66 with a 32-34 mark in the first half and a 36-32 record in the second half.
Edgar Gonzalez, Pitcher, Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals), second professional season
The second-year pitcher made 24 starts for the Palm Beach Cardinals this season in the Florida State League while making 25 total appearances.
The Newark, Calif., native went 6-15 with a 5.23 ERA tossing 115.1 innings and striking out 110 while holding opponents to a .294 average.
The 2018 sixth-round selection recorded back-to-back wins on July 19 and July 25 over Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins A-Adv.) and the Dunedin Blue Jays (Toronto A-Adv.).
On June 14, Gonzalez made one relief appearance for Triple-A Memphis Redbirds tossing 1.2 innings while allowing one hit and one walk.
Gonzalez threw six or more innings in seven contests and struck out at least one batter in all 24 starts on the season.
The Cardinals went 35-29 in the first half of the season, second in the Florida State League South Division, before going 22-44 in the second half to close out the season with a overall record of 57-73.
Fred Schlichtholz, Pitcher, Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres), third professional season
A 13th-round selection in 2017 by the Padres, Schlichtholz appeared in 32 games with the Lake Elsinore Storm this season with 31 relief appearances while tossing 47.2 innings striking out 63 and only walking 24.
The San Diego native picked up a save on June 21 against Inland Empire (Angels A-Adv.) and made his lone start of the season in the regular season finale on Sept. 2 against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies A-Adv,) striking out five in 2.2 innings without allowing a hit or run.
The Storm placed second in the California League South Division with a 73-65 overall record and went 35-33 in the first and 38-32 in the second half.
Lake Elsinore advanced to the California League playoffs where they defeated Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers A-Adv.) in four games to advance to the California League Championship series against the Visalia Rawhide (Arizona A-Adv.). The Storm fell in four games to the Rawhide losing 4-3 on Sept. 14 to end the season.
Schlichtholz appeared in the Storm's playoff game on Sept. 5 against the Quakes recording a win in 1.2 innings of work as Lake Elsinore won 7-6 in 10 innings.
He made his final appearance of the season on Sept. 14 in a 4-3 loss to the Rawhide in game four of the California League Championship series tossing 1.2 innings allowing one hit and striking out two.
Ricky Tyler Thomas, Pitcher, Down East Wood Ducks (Texas Rangers), third professional season
Thomas made a pair of starts in April with the Wood Ducks tossing 8.2 innings striking out seven while walking five.
The 2017 seventh-round selection went 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA allowing five earned runs, but was placed on the injured list on April 13.
The Wood Ducks finished first in the Carolina League Southern Division with a 87-52 overall record with a 50-20 mark in the first half and went 37-32 in the second half.
Down East saw its season end on Sept. 8 losing a best-of-five series in five games with a 6-3 loss to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston A-Adv.) in the deciding game.
A Level
Jared Akins, Outfielder, Cedar Rapids Kernals (Minnesota Twins), third professional season
A 13th-round selection by the Twins in 2017, Akins played in 90 games this season for the Kernals.
The Glendale. Calif., native, who spent one season with the Bulldogs in 2017, hit .201 from the plate with 66 hits and smacked 11 doubles, four triples and 11 home runs while driving in 40 RBI and scoring 45 runs.
Akins had 15 multi-hit games this season and collected hits in seven of his final eight games as the Kernals advanced to the Midwest League playoffs where he had two doubles in six playoff games.
Cedar Rapids finished in fourth in the Midwest League Western Division with a 78-62 overall record going 39-31 in each half of the season. The Kernals defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston A) in the MWL quarterfinals before falling to the Clinton LumberKings (Marlins A) in the Midwest League Western Division Championship Series.
Korby Batesole, Infielder, Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox), second professional season
A 26th-round selection in 2018, Batesole split time between A-Adv. Salem Red Sox and Class A Greenville Drive in 2019.
Batesole started the season with the Drive playing in 30 games before being promoted to Salem on June 9 where he played in 25 games through Aug. 6 and after one game at Short-Season Lowell, he finished up the season back with in Greenville playing in 17 games.
In his time in Greenville, Batesole appeared in 47 games hitting .200 from the plate with 30 hits, 15 runs scored and seven RBI. In 25 games in Salem, the former 'Dog collected nine hits, scored four runs and drove in two RBI
Greenville finished the season with a 56-82 overall record with a 32-38 first half record and a 24-44 mark in the second half.
A 15th-round selection of the Twins in 2017, Ramirez started the season with the Fort Myers Miracle (A-Adv.) pitching in six games before being sidelined by a back injury for over a month before returning for a pair of rehab appearances with the GCL Twins.
Two more appearances with the Miracle gave way to moving down Class A Cedar Rapids on July 9 where he made 16 appearances tossing 27.1 innings while striking out 28 and walking 11. He went 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA converting all five save opportunities on the season.
Cedar Rapids finished in fourth in the Midwest League Western Division with a 78-62 overall record going 39-31 in each half of the season.
The Kernals defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston A) in the MWL quarterfinals before falling to the Clinton LumberKings (Marlins A) in the Midwest League Western Division Championship Series.
In two appearances in the playoffs, Ramirez worked two innings on Sept. 5 converting a save against Quad Cities while tossing three innings on Sept. 8 while picking up a win over the LumberKings.
A free-agent signee by the Giants after the 2018 MLB Draft, Santa Cruz appeared at three different levels this season.
Opening the season with the A-Advanced club in San Jose, Santa Cruz made 10 appearances tossing 19.0 innings while striking out 14. He tossed three innings in three contests before moving up to Triple-A Sacramento on May 5 for two games. In two innings, he struck out three and walked three appearing in games against Reno (Diamondbacks AAA) and Fresno (Nationals AAA).
Moving back down to Single-A Augusta on May 10, the Madera native closed out the season appearing making 28 relief appearances for the GreenJackets tossing 49.1 innings striking out 69 and only walking 14 for a 4.93 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Santa Cruz tossed a season-high three innings in six contests and struck out a season-best six twice against Charleston (Yankees A) on May 18 and Asheville (Rockies) on June 26.
The GreenJackets finished first in the South Atlantic League Southern Division with a 77-61 overall record with 36-32 first half mark and went 41-29 in the second half to win the SAL Southern Division.
Augusta made the South Atlantic League playoffs falling to the Lexington Legends (Kansas City A) in a best-of-three series. Santa Cruz tossed a scoreless inning on Sept. 4 in a tough 2-1 loss to the Legends.
McCarthy Tatum, Infielder, Lake BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies), first professional season
Promoted to the Lakewood BlueClaws on July 10 after being a 10th-round selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, the Clovis native got his pro start at Short-Season Williamsport with his debut coming on June 22 with a three-hit performance.
After 14 games with the Crosscutters. where he picked up 15 hits, drove in five RBI and scored six runs, Tatum played in 43 games with the BlueClaws hitting .233 from the plate. He collected 37 hits, including 10 doubles, one triple and two home runs while scoring 15 runs and drove in 15 RBI.
Playing at both first base and third base, Tatum and the BlueClaws finished 58-80 overall on the season with a 29-41 mark in the first half and a 29-39 second half record.
JT Arruda, Infielder, Auburn Doubledays- Short Season (Washington Nationals), first professional season
An 11th-round pick of the Washington Nationals, Arruda appeared in 61 games for the Doubledays hitting .245 from the plate with 48 hits, including 10 doubles and five triples, while scoring 22 runs and driving in 20 RBI.
In a 4-3 loss to West Virginia (Pirates SS) on Aug. 12, Arruda matched his season-high with three hits and drove in a run.
Auburn finished the season with a 30-46 overall record to place sixth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney.
An 11th-round selection of the Seattle Mariners in June, Bins got his professional career started with the Everett Aquasox appearing 49 games collecting 32 hits, two doubles, seven home runs, 26 RBI, scored 31 runs and stole five bases.
Bins collected eight multi-hit games and went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and four RBI in a 11-1 win over Vancouver Canadians (Toronto A).
The Aquasox went 37-39 overall and finished third in the Northwest League North Division.
A first-round selection in the 2019 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs, Jensen made his professional debut on July 12 with the Eugene Emeralds and made six starts on the season.
In his final start of the season on Aug. 14, Jensen threw a season-best three innings allowing one hit, one earned run while striking out three in a 4-2 win over Salem-Kizer Volcanoes (Giants SS).
The Emeralds went 33-43 overall on the season to finish third in the Northwest League South Division.
Davis Moore, Pitcher, Auburn Doubledays- Short Season (Washington Nationals), first professional season
A 15th-round selection of the Washington Nationals in the 2019 MLB Draft, Moore made his professional debut with the GCL Nationals on June 25 tossing an inning before moving up to join Arruda with the Doubledays on July 2.
In 10 relief appearances in Auburn, Moore tossed 12.0 innings striking out 11, including a season-high four in his final appearances of the season on Sept. 2 against Batavia (Miami SS).
Auburn finished the season with a 30-46 overall record to place sixth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney.
Rookie Level
Jordan Brink, RHP, AZL Brewers Gold
After playing for the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League through mid-August, Brink was signed by the Milwaukee Brews on Aug. 15 and assigned to AZL Brewers Gold.
Brink appeared in three games, including one start on Aug. 20, and threw 5.1 shutout innings only allowing one hit while striking out nine.
A 8th-round selection in 2018, Burks opened his season in Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps appearing in 33 games collecting 21 hits, six doubles, one triple and one home run. The Vacaville, Calif., native has driven in 13 RBI, scored 16 runs and drawn 13 walks and stolen three bases.
Burks moved down to Short-Season Connecticut playing in 10 games before closing out the season playing in 35 games with the GCL Tigers West.
The GCL Tigers West went 30-20 on the season as Burks collected 30 hits, four doubles, one triple and three home runs, driving in 19 RBI and scored 22 runs.
Nolan Dempsey, Infielder, AZL Giants Black (San Francisco Giants), first professional season
The final Bulldog selected in the 2019 MLB Draft, Dempsey was a 33rd-round selection of the San Francisco Giants.
Making his debut on June 17, Dempsey played in 24 games for the AZL Giants Black with 18 hits, including five doubles, one triple, drove in five RBI and scored 13 runs. In three straight games from July 29 to Aug. 2, Dempsey hit three doubles, drove in three RBI and scored two runs.
The AZL Giants Black went 24-32 in the AZL East Division.
Independent Leagues
Garrett Mundell, RHP, Aigles Trois-Rivieres, Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball
Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Long Island Ducks (Atlantic League of Professional Baseball) - released on June 22
Dominic Topoozian, RHP, Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier League)
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Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees, third official year in MLB/Yankees
A two-time MLB All-Star and the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year, Judge has played in 93 games this season for the Yankees hitting .272 collecting 94 hits, 16 doubles, 23 home runs, 50 RBI and 67 runs scored.
After being out for more than two months with an injury, Judge made his return to the Yankees on June 21.
The month of August saw Judge go on a tear with a hit in 21 of 28 games, including eight multi-hit games along with eight doubles & eight home runs. In a 7-0 win at Seattle on Aug. 27, Judge hit his 100th career home run.
The Yankees currently lead the AL East with a 98-53 overall record sitting nine games above the Tampa Bay Rays.
Century Clubbed. 💯 #AllRise pic.twitter.com/lZbnC1hA1Q
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 28, 2019
Jordan Luplow, Outfielder, Cleveland Indians, third MLB season, first with Indians#AllRise for No. 100. pic.twitter.com/1HwZcPXqlo
— MLB (@MLB) August 28, 2019
In 78 games in his first season with the Indians, Luplow is hitting .277 with 57 hits, 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 34 RBI and 36 runs scored.
He has collected 14 multi-hit games, most recently on Sept. 11 in a 4-3 win at the Los Angeles Angels. Out from Aug. 7 to Sept. 1 on the injured list with a sore right hamstring, Luplow made his return to the Indians on Sept. 2 scoring a run in a 11-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Cleveland is 87-63 and in second place in the AL Central, five games behind the Minnesota Twins for first and 1.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the second AL Wild Card spot.
Jordan Luplow homered off a lefty.
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) September 11, 2019
Also, a hotdog is not a sandwich.
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Taylor Ward, Infielder, Los Angeles Angels, fifth professional season
Ward has appeared in a total of 12 games this season for the Los Angeles Angels. He was most recently recalled from the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on Sept. 1 and has two hits in 18 at-bats this season for the Angels scoring a run and drawing two walks.
Ward made his first start in left field on Sept. 11 in the Angels' 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Ward played in 106 games for the Bees as the fifth-year pro hit .306 with 129 hits in 421 at-bats. He tallied 34 doubles, one triple and 27 home runs while scoring 102 runs and driving in 71 RBI.
A Triple-A All-Star this season, Ward tallied 37 multi-hit games, including a five-hit performance against Fresno (Nationals AAA) on May 31 and a four-hit outing against Albuquerque (Rockies AAA) on July 27 with a double, home run, two RBI and three runs scored.
The Angels are 68-82 overall and sit in fourth place in the AL West.
Justin Wilson, Pitcher, New York Mets, eighth MLB season, first with MetsTaylor Ward with a two-run homer right after Jo Adell hit a two out RBI double🔥
— Salt Lake Bees (@SaltLakeBees) August 21, 2019
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In his first season with the New York Mets, Wilson has made 41 relief appearances on the mound for the Mets. He is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 35.2 innings of work with 40 strikeouts and 16 walks and has three saves.
Since returning from injury on July 2 from a sore left elbow, Wilson has been dominant in 31 appearances with a 3-0 record and a 1.71 ERA. In 26.1 innings, Wilson has allowed 22 hits, five earned runs, 12 walks and struck out 31.
The Mets are currently 77-73 and in fourth place in the NL East and are five games back of the Chicago Cubs for the second Wild Card spot with 12 games remaining.
Austin Wynns, Catcher, Baltimore Orioles, seventh professional seasonJustin Wilson defining clutch. pic.twitter.com/KhAwzp5wzf
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 21, 2019
After appearing in 16 games for the Baltimore Orioles earlier this season, Wynns was sent back down to Triple-A Norfolk on June 2 before being called back up to the Orioles on Sept. 3 and has played in five games for the Orioles since his return to the major league club.
In 62 games with the Tides, the Poway, Calif., native has hit .264 with 52 hits, five doubles, three home runs, drove in 25 RBI and scored 26 runs. Wynns tallied 11 multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance on Aug. 6 in a 8-1 win over Indianapolis (Pirates AAA) while scoring three runs.
In 50 plate appearances for Baltimore earlier this season, Wynns has hit .217 with 10 hits, including a double, scored four runs and drove in three RBI. He had a pair of two-hit games on May 15 and May 17 and scored a run in Sept. 8 against the Texas Rangers.
Baltimore is 49-101 overall and fifth in the AL East.
AAA LevelTides win!
— Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) August 7, 2019
Austin Wynns matches his career-high with four hits and Christopher Bostick drives in three as we pick up our fourth straight win with an 8-1 victory!#TidalTown #Birdland
Chris Mariscal, Infielder, Tacoma Rainers (Seattle Mariners), sixth professional season
After being promoted to Triple-A Tacoma on May 21, Mariscal closed out the season playing in 74 games for the Rainers hitting .209 while accumulating 54 hits, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, 29 RBI and 38 runs scored.
A 14th-round selection in 2014, Mariscal notched 11 contests with two hits apiece, including back-to-back games on Aug. 11 & 12 with a two home run performance on Aug. 11 in a 10-3 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (Marlins AAA).
Prior to his promotion, Mariscal appeared in 17 games with Double-A Arkansas with hits in 12 of those contests while hitting .308.
Tacoma finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern Division with a 61-78 overall record.
Dylan Lee, Pitcher, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins), fourth professional seasonT2 | TAC 3, NO 0:
— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) August 11, 2019
DINGER ALERT: Mariscal drives a 💣 over the left field fence. #ThisIsRCity pic.twitter.com/duNyccjHI2
After being a 10th-round selection of the Miami Marlins in 2016, Lee split time between both Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans this season.
Lee started off the season making four appearances in Jacksonville before being promoted to New Orleans on April 17 where he saw action in five games going 1-1 with six strikeouts in six innings. The Dinuba native was sent back down to Double-A Jacksonville on May 3 and appeared in 28 games in relief tossing 30.2 innings striking out 24 while only walking 10 before getting the call back up to Triple-A on Aug. 1.
Lee converted 13 save opportunities and posted a 1.91 ERA in 32 total appearances in Jacksonville and was named the Southern League BC Relief Pitcher of the Month in July. During the month of July for the Jumbo Shrimp, Lee had three saves and worked 10 scoreless innings, striking out 13 batters compared to one walk and three hits allowed during his nine relief outings.
In nine appearances with the Cakes in August, Lee went 0-2, but put up an impressive 9.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 18 strikeouts to only two walks allowed in 15.0 innings pitched.
The Baby Cakes finished third in the PCL American Southern Division with a 73-65 overall record which included a 40-30 record on the road.
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Justin Miller, Pitcher, Washington Nationals, fifth MLB season, second with Nationals
Now in his second season with the Nationals, Miller got off to a strong start to the season appearing in 17 games in relief going 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA while only allowing five earned runs in 15.2 innings. Miller struck out 11 and walked four earning his lone decision with a win over the San Diego Padres on April 28.
Unfortunately, he was slowed by injury due to a strained right rotator cuff on May 18 before making his way back on a rehab assignment with the GCL Nationals and Harrisburg Senators (AA) in seven appearances.
Sent to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzles on July 23, Miller was activated from the 60-day injured list a week later before being designated for assignment,
In nine relief appearances in Fresno, Miller posted a 2.84 ERA over 12.2 innings while striking out 16 and only walking three before closing out the season on the injured list.
Fresno placed third in the PCL Pacific Northern Division with a 65-75 overall record.
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Jimmy Lambert, Pitcher, Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox), fourth professional season
In his first full season with the Barons, Lambert started 11 games posting a 3-4 record with a 4.55 ERA.
The 2016 Mountain West Co-Pitcher of the Year, Lambert notched 70 strikeouts in 59.1 innings while only issuing 27 walks and holding opponents to a .272 average.
Lambert, who was chosen in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, tossed a season-high 6.0 innings in six games and struck out a season-high 11 in a 6-4 win against the Mississippi Braves (Atlanta AA) on May 16.
Unfortunately, the San Dimas, Calif., native was sidelined by a strained forearm on June 3 and underwent Tommy John surgery in late June.
Birmingham, who compete in the Southern League Northern Division, finished third in the division went 64-72 overall.
Jesse Medrano, Infielder, Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates), third professional season
Medrano closed out the season at Double-A Altoona after his promotion on Aug. 17 appearing in seven games collecting one hit, one run and one walk.
Prior to his promotion to Altoona, Medrano played in 73 games at the A-Advanced level for the Bradenton Marauders hitting .192 from the plate and has totaled 43 hits, including nine doubles, one triple and three home runs.
Drafted in the 31st round by the Pirates in 2017, Medrano has driven in 16 RBI and scored 24 runs while stealing four bases. In his second-to-last game in Bradenton on Aug, 14, Medrano tallied two hits and scored a run in a 5-1 win over the Florida Fire Frogs (Atlanta A-Adv.)
The Curve finished fourth in the Eastern League Western Division with a 69-71 overall record with a 36-32 mark in the first half and a 33-39 record in the second half.
A-Advanced Level
Zach Ashford, Outfielder, St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets), first professional season
A sixth-round selection of the New York Mets in the 2019 MLB Draft, Ashford got his start with the Class A Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones playing in 16 games with eight hits, including a double, triple and home run before being sent down to the GCL Mets on July 10.
In 37 games with the GCL Mets, the Clovis native hit .295 with 13 doubles, one triple and two home runs while driving in 23 RBI and scored 19 runs.
A late season promotion to A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets, Ashford played in five games hitting .353 with a four-hit performance on Aug. 27 smacking a double, two RBI and scored a run in a 6-5 loss to Daytona (Cincinnati A-Adv.).
St. Lucie finished the season 68-66 with a 32-34 mark in the first half and a 36-32 record in the second half.
Tonight, we are in Daytona taking on the @daytonatortugas at 7:05 PM. #STLMets pic.twitter.com/FqZnLZLYn4
— St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) August 26, 2019
Edgar Gonzalez, Pitcher, Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals), second professional season
The second-year pitcher made 24 starts for the Palm Beach Cardinals this season in the Florida State League while making 25 total appearances.
The Newark, Calif., native went 6-15 with a 5.23 ERA tossing 115.1 innings and striking out 110 while holding opponents to a .294 average.
The 2018 sixth-round selection recorded back-to-back wins on July 19 and July 25 over Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins A-Adv.) and the Dunedin Blue Jays (Toronto A-Adv.).
On June 14, Gonzalez made one relief appearance for Triple-A Memphis Redbirds tossing 1.2 innings while allowing one hit and one walk.
Gonzalez threw six or more innings in seven contests and struck out at least one batter in all 24 starts on the season.
The Cardinals went 35-29 in the first half of the season, second in the Florida State League South Division, before going 22-44 in the second half to close out the season with a overall record of 57-73.
Fred Schlichtholz, Pitcher, Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres), third professional season
A 13th-round selection in 2017 by the Padres, Schlichtholz appeared in 32 games with the Lake Elsinore Storm this season with 31 relief appearances while tossing 47.2 innings striking out 63 and only walking 24.
The San Diego native picked up a save on June 21 against Inland Empire (Angels A-Adv.) and made his lone start of the season in the regular season finale on Sept. 2 against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies A-Adv,) striking out five in 2.2 innings without allowing a hit or run.
The Storm placed second in the California League South Division with a 73-65 overall record and went 35-33 in the first and 38-32 in the second half.
Lake Elsinore advanced to the California League playoffs where they defeated Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers A-Adv.) in four games to advance to the California League Championship series against the Visalia Rawhide (Arizona A-Adv.). The Storm fell in four games to the Rawhide losing 4-3 on Sept. 14 to end the season.
Schlichtholz appeared in the Storm's playoff game on Sept. 5 against the Quakes recording a win in 1.2 innings of work as Lake Elsinore won 7-6 in 10 innings.
He made his final appearance of the season on Sept. 14 in a 4-3 loss to the Rawhide in game four of the California League Championship series tossing 1.2 innings allowing one hit and striking out two.
This team right here... is going to the @CalLeague1 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!
— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) September 8, 2019
The Storm defeat @RCQuakes by the final of 11-2 and take the South 3 games to 1!
Game #1 will be versus @VisaliaRawhide at The Diamond on Tuesday, September 10 @ 6PM #TheLake pic.twitter.com/9zI1Tgpnh6
Ricky Tyler Thomas, Pitcher, Down East Wood Ducks (Texas Rangers), third professional season
Thomas made a pair of starts in April with the Wood Ducks tossing 8.2 innings striking out seven while walking five.
The 2017 seventh-round selection went 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA allowing five earned runs, but was placed on the injured list on April 13.
The Wood Ducks finished first in the Carolina League Southern Division with a 87-52 overall record with a 50-20 mark in the first half and went 37-32 in the second half.
Down East saw its season end on Sept. 8 losing a best-of-five series in five games with a 6-3 loss to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston A-Adv.) in the deciding game.
A Level
Jared Akins, Outfielder, Cedar Rapids Kernals (Minnesota Twins), third professional season
A 13th-round selection by the Twins in 2017, Akins played in 90 games this season for the Kernals.
The Glendale. Calif., native, who spent one season with the Bulldogs in 2017, hit .201 from the plate with 66 hits and smacked 11 doubles, four triples and 11 home runs while driving in 40 RBI and scoring 45 runs.
Akins had 15 multi-hit games this season and collected hits in seven of his final eight games as the Kernals advanced to the Midwest League playoffs where he had two doubles in six playoff games.
Cedar Rapids finished in fourth in the Midwest League Western Division with a 78-62 overall record going 39-31 in each half of the season. The Kernals defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston A) in the MWL quarterfinals before falling to the Clinton LumberKings (Marlins A) in the Midwest League Western Division Championship Series.
Korby Batesole, Infielder, Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox), second professional season
A 26th-round selection in 2018, Batesole split time between A-Adv. Salem Red Sox and Class A Greenville Drive in 2019.
Batesole started the season with the Drive playing in 30 games before being promoted to Salem on June 9 where he played in 25 games through Aug. 6 and after one game at Short-Season Lowell, he finished up the season back with in Greenville playing in 17 games.
In his time in Greenville, Batesole appeared in 47 games hitting .200 from the plate with 30 hits, 15 runs scored and seven RBI. In 25 games in Salem, the former 'Dog collected nine hits, scored four runs and drove in two RBI
Greenville finished the season with a 56-82 overall record with a 32-38 first half record and a 24-44 mark in the second half.
Rickey Ramirez, Pitcher, Cedar Rapids Kernals (Minnesota Twins), third professional seasonKeith Curcio and Korby Batesole return to the lineup as the Sox look to get the series win against @WSDashBaseball in a daytime matinee.
— Salem Red Sox (@salemredsox) July 24, 2019
Here is today's starting lineup, presented by @FarmBurguesa.#whereIThappens pic.twitter.com/wwlQNZbDSC
A 15th-round selection of the Twins in 2017, Ramirez started the season with the Fort Myers Miracle (A-Adv.) pitching in six games before being sidelined by a back injury for over a month before returning for a pair of rehab appearances with the GCL Twins.
Two more appearances with the Miracle gave way to moving down Class A Cedar Rapids on July 9 where he made 16 appearances tossing 27.1 innings while striking out 28 and walking 11. He went 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA converting all five save opportunities on the season.
Cedar Rapids finished in fourth in the Midwest League Western Division with a 78-62 overall record going 39-31 in each half of the season.
The Kernals defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston A) in the MWL quarterfinals before falling to the Clinton LumberKings (Marlins A) in the Midwest League Western Division Championship Series.
In two appearances in the playoffs, Ramirez worked two innings on Sept. 5 converting a save against Quad Cities while tossing three innings on Sept. 8 while picking up a win over the LumberKings.
JJ Santa Cruz, Pitcher, Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants), second professional seasonKERNELS WIN, KERNELS WIN! DeShawn Keirsey, Jr. follows Webb with a walk-off single to center! The last five Kernels wins at home have now all come in walk-off fashion!
— Cedar Rapids Kernels (@CRKernels) September 9, 2019
FINAL: Cedar Rapids 3, @LumberKings 2
W: Ramirez (1-0)
L: Wolf (0-1)
Game 3 is tomorrow at 6:35 p.m.
A free-agent signee by the Giants after the 2018 MLB Draft, Santa Cruz appeared at three different levels this season.
Opening the season with the A-Advanced club in San Jose, Santa Cruz made 10 appearances tossing 19.0 innings while striking out 14. He tossed three innings in three contests before moving up to Triple-A Sacramento on May 5 for two games. In two innings, he struck out three and walked three appearing in games against Reno (Diamondbacks AAA) and Fresno (Nationals AAA).
Moving back down to Single-A Augusta on May 10, the Madera native closed out the season appearing making 28 relief appearances for the GreenJackets tossing 49.1 innings striking out 69 and only walking 14 for a 4.93 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Santa Cruz tossed a season-high three innings in six contests and struck out a season-best six twice against Charleston (Yankees A) on May 18 and Asheville (Rockies) on June 26.
The GreenJackets finished first in the South Atlantic League Southern Division with a 77-61 overall record with 36-32 first half mark and went 41-29 in the second half to win the SAL Southern Division.
Augusta made the South Atlantic League playoffs falling to the Lexington Legends (Kansas City A) in a best-of-three series. Santa Cruz tossed a scoreless inning on Sept. 4 in a tough 2-1 loss to the Legends.
McCarthy Tatum, Infielder, Lake BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies), first professional season
Promoted to the Lakewood BlueClaws on July 10 after being a 10th-round selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, the Clovis native got his pro start at Short-Season Williamsport with his debut coming on June 22 with a three-hit performance.
After 14 games with the Crosscutters. where he picked up 15 hits, drove in five RBI and scored six runs, Tatum played in 43 games with the BlueClaws hitting .233 from the plate. He collected 37 hits, including 10 doubles, one triple and two home runs while scoring 15 runs and drove in 15 RBI.
Playing at both first base and third base, Tatum and the BlueClaws finished 58-80 overall on the season with a 29-41 mark in the first half and a 29-39 second half record.
Short SeasonA two-run double by McCarthy Tatum ties the game in the bottom of the 8th, and after a two-out rally, it's 6-6 going to the 9th! https://t.co/Rz5nGlpdEJ pic.twitter.com/afdhyw9btb
— Lakewood BlueClaws (@BlueClaws) July 29, 2019
JT Arruda, Infielder, Auburn Doubledays- Short Season (Washington Nationals), first professional season
An 11th-round pick of the Washington Nationals, Arruda appeared in 61 games for the Doubledays hitting .245 from the plate with 48 hits, including 10 doubles and five triples, while scoring 22 runs and driving in 20 RBI.
In a 4-3 loss to West Virginia (Pirates SS) on Aug. 12, Arruda matched his season-high with three hits and drove in a run.
Auburn finished the season with a 30-46 overall record to place sixth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney.
Carter Bins, Catcher, Everett Aquasox (Seattle Mariners), first professional seasonJT Arruda: soccer star?
— Auburn Doubledays (@Doubledays) August 6, 2019
Arruda discusses his time on the pitch as well as yesterday's win on today's Cayuga Community College Pre-Game Show! https://t.co/K2OYw8mKE4 pic.twitter.com/mDCXP5bTxG
An 11th-round selection of the Seattle Mariners in June, Bins got his professional career started with the Everett Aquasox appearing 49 games collecting 32 hits, two doubles, seven home runs, 26 RBI, scored 31 runs and stole five bases.
Bins collected eight multi-hit games and went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and four RBI in a 11-1 win over Vancouver Canadians (Toronto A).
The Aquasox went 37-39 overall and finished third in the Northwest League North Division.
Ryan Jensen, Pitcher, Eugene Emeralds (Chicago Cubs), first professional seasonAquaSox Take Series in Vancouverhttps://t.co/Cb4nMvnKaL#HowBoutThemFrogs pic.twitter.com/dJLy3hV2zw
— Everett AquaSox (@EverettAquaSox) August 11, 2019
A first-round selection in the 2019 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs, Jensen made his professional debut on July 12 with the Eugene Emeralds and made six starts on the season.
In his final start of the season on Aug. 14, Jensen threw a season-best three innings allowing one hit, one earned run while striking out three in a 4-2 win over Salem-Kizer Volcanoes (Giants SS).
The Emeralds went 33-43 overall on the season to finish third in the Northwest League South Division.
After some early walks, @rystacks24 battled his way through three solid innings. His final line ⬇️
— Eugene Emeralds (@EugeneEmeralds) August 15, 2019
3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 3 K#GoEms | #ItAllStartsHere pic.twitter.com/J8QhPtP75C
Davis Moore, Pitcher, Auburn Doubledays- Short Season (Washington Nationals), first professional season
A 15th-round selection of the Washington Nationals in the 2019 MLB Draft, Moore made his professional debut with the GCL Nationals on June 25 tossing an inning before moving up to join Arruda with the Doubledays on July 2.
In 10 relief appearances in Auburn, Moore tossed 12.0 innings striking out 11, including a season-high four in his final appearances of the season on Sept. 2 against Batavia (Miami SS).
Auburn finished the season with a 30-46 overall record to place sixth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney.
Rookie Level
Jordan Brink, RHP, AZL Brewers Gold
After playing for the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League through mid-August, Brink was signed by the Milwaukee Brews on Aug. 15 and assigned to AZL Brewers Gold.
Brink appeared in three games, including one start on Aug. 20, and threw 5.1 shutout innings only allowing one hit while striking out nine.
Jeremiah Burks, Infielder, GCL Tigers West (Detroit Tigers), second professional seasonBREAKING: Jordan Brink has been signed by the @Brewers, making him the fourth Miner signed by an MLB organization in 2019. Congrats @jordanbrink_- Keep bringing that 🔥🔥 in the Brewers organization! #ProtectThePickaxe
— SI Miners (@SIMiners) August 15, 2019
Read more: https://t.co/7neMJVS2ZQ pic.twitter.com/U4DkkerXVW
A 8th-round selection in 2018, Burks opened his season in Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps appearing in 33 games collecting 21 hits, six doubles, one triple and one home run. The Vacaville, Calif., native has driven in 13 RBI, scored 16 runs and drawn 13 walks and stolen three bases.
Burks moved down to Short-Season Connecticut playing in 10 games before closing out the season playing in 35 games with the GCL Tigers West.
The GCL Tigers West went 30-20 on the season as Burks collected 30 hits, four doubles, one triple and three home runs, driving in 19 RBI and scored 22 runs.
Nolan Dempsey, Infielder, AZL Giants Black (San Francisco Giants), first professional season
The final Bulldog selected in the 2019 MLB Draft, Dempsey was a 33rd-round selection of the San Francisco Giants.
Making his debut on June 17, Dempsey played in 24 games for the AZL Giants Black with 18 hits, including five doubles, one triple, drove in five RBI and scored 13 runs. In three straight games from July 29 to Aug. 2, Dempsey hit three doubles, drove in three RBI and scored two runs.
The AZL Giants Black went 24-32 in the AZL East Division.
Independent Leagues
Garrett Mundell, RHP, Aigles Trois-Rivieres, Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball
Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Long Island Ducks (Atlantic League of Professional Baseball) - released on June 22
Dominic Topoozian, RHP, Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier League)
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