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'Dogs in the Pros: Fall Update
10/4/2021 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
Highlights
FRESNO, Calif. - With the end of the minor league season wrapped up and the MLB playoffs starting this week, let's take a look at how the 23 former Diamond 'Dogs in professional baseball performed this season.
Majors
Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees, 5th MLB season/Yankees
Judge led the Yankees in batting average (.287), runs (89), doubles (24), home runs (39), RBIs (98) and ranked second on the club in hits (158). His 39 homers tied for sixth in the MLB and tied with the Mariners' Mitch Haniger for most by an outfielder.
Earning a trip to his third All-Star Game in July, Judge ended the season well down the stretch with five hits in his final four games and punched the Yankees' ticket to the playoffs on Sunday with a walk-off single in a 1-0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees finished the season 92-70 and earned the second Wild Card spot and will travel to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday on ESPN at 5 p.m. PT.
Lambert made four appearances with the Chicago White Sox this season tallying three starts and one relief outing. In addition, Lambert made 19 starts in Triple-A with the Charlotte Knights going 3-3 with a 4.76 ERA striking out 82 in 64.1 innings.
He earned his first win as a pro at Oakland on Sept. 7 tossing five innings while limiting the Athletics to three hits, one earned run and struck out two in a 6-3 win.
Charlotte went 45-81 and finished seventh in Triple-A East Southeast Division while the White Sox won the AL Central with a 93-69 record and earned the third seed in the AL playoffs and will face the Houston Astros in the divisional round starting Thursday.
Lee made his MLB debut on Oct. 1 with the Atlanta Braves tossing one shutout inning and struck out one in a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets. He threw another inning on Saturday striking out two more.
In 35 relief outings with the Stripers, Lee went 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA striking out 54 and walking only six in 46.2 innings. The Dinuba native threw a season-high three innings and struck out a season-high four in a 5-3 win over Memphis (Cardinals AAA).
Gwinnett went 71-58 and finished third in the Triple-A East Southeast Division. The Braves won the NL East with a record of 88-73 and will be the three seed in the NL and take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the divisional round.
Luplow played in 25 games for the Rays after being traded from the Cleveland Indians on July 30 hitting .246 with three doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, 11 runs scored and slugged .477.
In a 12-7 win over at Boston on Sept. 7, the Clovis native went 3-for-5 belting a three-run home run and scored a pair of runs.
The Rays won the AL East with a 100-62 record and earned the top spot in the American League and will take on the winner of the Red Sox/Yankees Wild Card Game in the divisional round starting Thursday.
Miller threw 18 games in relief for the St. Louis Cardinals over the season's final three months after appearing in five contests in June with the Washington Nationals.
The 2008 Wonderdog, who missed nearly a month with injury, went 1-0 with a save in 16.0 innings striking out nine and walked five earning the victory in the Cardinals' 3-2 win at home over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 18. Miller saw his season come to an end on Sept. 25 when he went on the injured list with an elbow strain.
The Cardinals went 92-70 and finished the season with 19 wins in their last 22 games and earned the second NL Wild Card spot and will play in the NL Wild Card Game at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Wilson made 21 appearances for the Reds after being traded from the New York Yankees on July 27.
In 16.0 innings, the Wonderdog struck out 14 and allowed only five earned runs for a 2.81 ERA and earned his 500th career strikeout on Sept. 21 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Reds went 83-79 and finished third in the NL Central.
Ward played in 65 games in the big leagues in 2021 seeing time in May, June & July with the Angels before being sent down to Triple-A with the Salt Lake Bees playing in six games before being placed on the injured list.
He hit .250 from the dish with the Angels finishing with 52 hits, 15 doubles, eight home runs, 33 RBIs and 33 runs scored and slugged .438. In 13 games with the Bees, he smacked nine doubles and four home runs.
He finished the season making a pair of starts in the outfield for the Angels on Sept. 29 & 30 before seeing his season come to a close after exiting the game against the Rangers on the 30th with right abductor tightness.
Salt Lake went 55-74 and finished fifth in the Triple-A West West Division while the Angels were 77-85 and fourth in the AL West.
Wynns saw action in 45 games this season with the Baltimore Orioles hitting .185 with four home runs and four doubles while scoring 14 runs and drove in 14 RBIs.
The Orioles went 52-110 and placed fifth in the AL East.
LHP Jaime Arias - Lynchburg Hillcats (Class Low-A) - Cleveland Indians
Arias completed a great first full season as a pro after signing as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 MLB Draft posting a 8-4 record with a 3.81 ERA while making nine starts and 23 appearances.
In 87.1 innings of work, Arias struck out 111 and walked only 15 for a 7.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and held opponents to a .208 average from the plate. He tossed a season-high six innings twice, on July 13 and Aug. 12, and struck out a season-high 10 on July 20 and Sept. 2.
The Hillcats finished the season with a 58-62 record and third in the Low-A East North Division.
Arruda played in 90 games between Low-A Fredericksburg and High-A Wilmington playing in 41 games with the Nationals and 49 games for the Blue Rocks.
The Clovis native hit .208 with 63 hits that featured 19 extra-base hits, including 13 doubles, three triples and three home runs.
He added 14 stolen bases, 21 RBIs, 29 runs scored, drew 45 walks and ended the season with a double and triple on Sept. 18 against Bowling Green (Rays High-A).
Wilmington closed out the season 52-64 and fourth in the High-A East North Division.
Ashford totaled 86 games this season with 72 contests at High-A Brooklyn where he hit .236 from the plate, drove in 21 RBIs, scored 23 runs and added 10 doubles, two triples and one home run.
In a 7-4 win over Jersey Shore (Phillies High-A) on Sept. 17, the Clovis native went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, scored two runs and drew a walk.
The Cyclones went 48-70 and finished fifth in the High-A East North Division.
Part of a trade on July 27 that sent Bins from the Seattle Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pirates major league pitcher Tyler Anderson, Bins played in 67 games in 2021. He saw action before the trade playing in 40 games with High-A Everett and 11 games in Double-A Arkansas.
The Fairfield native saw action in 16 games with the Curve after the trade picking up hits in nine games and saw his season come to a close on Sept. 5 finishing the season on 7-day injured list.
Altoona finished 58-59 to finish fifth in the Double-A Northeast Southwest Division.
Brink saw action on the mound in 32 games with Montgomery in 2021 with all but a June 10 start coming in relief. The Fresno native went 4-1 with a 4.42 ERA striking out 61 in 57.0 innings of work and held opponents to a .243 average.
He tossed a season-high three innings twice and struck out a season-best six on Aug. 17 in a 9-3 loss at home against the Mississippi Braves (Braves AA).
Montgomery finished 62-55 and second in the Double-A South South Division.
The Biscuits edged out Birmingham (White Sox AA) by half-a-game for the second playoff spot in the Double-A South taking on the Mississippi Braves (Braves AA) where they fell in five games in the Double-A South championship series.
Dempsey saw action in 17 games for the Eugene Emeralds in High-A before being released on Aug. 9, he collected seven hits with two doubles, a home run, six runs scored and seven RBI.
Eugene won the High-A West championship defeating the Spokane Indians (Rockies High-A) in five games.
RHP Edgar Gonzalez – Springfield Cardinals (Class AA) – St. Louis Cardinals
Gonzalez made one relief appearance on May 5 working one inning and striking out one before his season was finished after being placed on the 60-day injured list on June 11.
Springfield closed out the season 45-75 and fifth in Double-A Central North Division.
RHP Ryan Jensen – Tennessee Smokies (Class AA) – Chicago Cubs
Jensen made 20 starts in 2021 split between High-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee making 16 starts with the Cubs before finishing the season with four starts with the Smokies after receiving a promotion on Aug. 19.
In his final start of the season on Sept. 16 against the Biloxi Shockers (Brewers AA), Jensen earned a win in five innings of work allowing only four hits, one earned run and struck out two in a 6-4 win on the road.
Tennessee finished the season 46-63 and fourth in Double-A South North Division.
Jensen was named one of eight Cubs prospects named to the Arizona Fall League which will begin play on Oct. 13 and he will be a part of a team with other top prospects from the Oakland A's, Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.
Joining Arruda in Wilmington, Moore saw action in 33 games in relief in 2021 appearing in 18 games in Low-A Fredericksburg and 15 contests in High-A Wilmington.
Moore went 2-2 with a 4.64 ERA in Wilmington striking out 29 in 21.1 innings with wins over Hudson Valley (Yankees) on July 30 and Aberdeen (Orioles) striking out a season-high five on Sept. 9.
The Blue Rocks closed out the season 52-64 and fourth in the High-A East North Division.
LHP Fred Schlichtholz – Fort Wayne TinCaps (Class High-A) - San Diego Padres
Schlichtholz made 34 appearance in 2021 with a pair of starts seeing action in 23 games in Double-A with the San Antonio Missions and appeared in 11 contests with the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps.
After spending all season in Double-A, Schlichtholz was sent down to High-A Fort Wayne on July 19 and saw action in 11 contests despite missing nearly the whole month of August while injured. The San Diego native went 3-1 with a 5.65 ERA and struck out 14 and walked eight while in Fort Wayne.
He earned wins against Dayton (Reds), Lansing (Athletics) and returned from injury earning another win against Dayton on Aug. 28 and struck out a season-high three in three outings and threw a season-high three innings twice, including his last outing on Sept. 18 at Dayton.
Fort Wayne finished with a 54-66 mark and sixth in the High-A Central East Division.
Tatum played in 102 games between High-A Jersey Shore and Double-A Reading playing his first 59 games with the Fightin Phils before ending the season with seeing action in 43 contests with the Blue Claws.
The Clovis native tallied eight multi-hit games and collected a hit in 23 games with Jersey Shore and closed the entire season with 67 hits, including 13 doubles, one triple and 11 home runs, 34 RBIs and scored 35 runs.
Jersey Shore posted a 56-62 record and was third in the High-A East North Division.
After being promoted to Double-A Frisco on June 18, Thomas made 26 relief appearance with the RoughRiders as well as made two relief outing up at Triple-A Round Rock on Aug. 24 & Aug. 28.
The southpaw went 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA tossing 51 strikeouts in 41.0 innings holding opponents to a .250 average. In a 6-3 win over San Antonio (Padres AA) on Sept. 9, Thomas threw a season-high four innings holding the Missions to a solo home run and struck out a season-best seven and earned a save.
Frisco fought for a playoff spot winning the South Division in Double-A Central finishing with a 64-55 record and tied for the second-best record in the league with NW Arkansas (Royals AA), but dropped the tiebreaker.to the Naturals.
Andrews, Jr. made his pro debut with the Arizona Complex League Rockies on Aug. 6 against the Royals Gold and played in 16 games collecting eight hits in 32 at-bats adding a double, three RBIs and six runs scored.
He ended the season with a pair of hits in his final game of the season on Sept. 18 going 2-for-4 with a run scored and drove in a pair of RBIs.
The Rockies won the ACL League with a 44-15 record to claim the league championship topping the ACL Mariners by 3.5 games.
Higgins made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Orioles Orange on Aug. 7 against FCL Orioles Black and played in four games before being placed on the injured list on Aug. 17 that ended his season.
The FCL Orioles Orange finished the season with an 11-34 record.
RHP Jamison Hill – Visalia Rawhide (Low-A West) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Hill made a pair of starts for Low-A West Visalia Rawhide in September making his debut at home on Sept. 9 against Lake Elsinore (Padres Low-A) tossing four innings allowing only two hits and struck out three.
The San Diego native made one final start on Sept. 16 against Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers Low-A) throwing three innings limiting the Quakes to two hits and struck out three.
The Rawhide finished the season 38-82 overall and fourth in the Low-A West South Division.
Diamond 'Dogs in the Pros: Spring Update
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- Eight former Diamond 'Dogs played in the MLB in 2021 and an additional 15 saw action in the minor leagues.
- Aaron Judge and Jordan Luplow will play in the MLB playoffs starting on Tuesday and with game seven of the World Series set for Nov. 3.
FRESNO, Calif. - With the end of the minor league season wrapped up and the MLB playoffs starting this week, let's take a look at how the 23 former Diamond 'Dogs in professional baseball performed this season.
Majors
Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees, 5th MLB season/Yankees
Judge led the Yankees in batting average (.287), runs (89), doubles (24), home runs (39), RBIs (98) and ranked second on the club in hits (158). His 39 homers tied for sixth in the MLB and tied with the Mariners' Mitch Haniger for most by an outfielder.
Earning a trip to his third All-Star Game in July, Judge ended the season well down the stretch with five hits in his final four games and punched the Yankees' ticket to the playoffs on Sunday with a walk-off single in a 1-0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees finished the season 92-70 and earned the second Wild Card spot and will travel to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday on ESPN at 5 p.m. PT.
RHP Jimmy Lambert – Charlotte Knights (Class AAA) – Chicago White SoxAll Rise to the Occasion. pic.twitter.com/EOtbLMglep
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 3, 2021
Lambert made four appearances with the Chicago White Sox this season tallying three starts and one relief outing. In addition, Lambert made 19 starts in Triple-A with the Charlotte Knights going 3-3 with a 4.76 ERA striking out 82 in 64.1 innings.
He earned his first win as a pro at Oakland on Sept. 7 tossing five innings while limiting the Athletics to three hits, one earned run and struck out two in a 6-3 win.
Charlotte went 45-81 and finished seventh in Triple-A East Southeast Division while the White Sox won the AL Central with a 93-69 record and earned the third seed in the AL playoffs and will face the Houston Astros in the divisional round starting Thursday.
LHP Dylan Lee – Gwinnett Stripers (Class AAA) - Atlanta BravesSpecial night! https://t.co/LAA9lsLqZT
— Jimmy Lambert (@JimmyLambert12) September 8, 2021
Lee made his MLB debut on Oct. 1 with the Atlanta Braves tossing one shutout inning and struck out one in a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets. He threw another inning on Saturday striking out two more.
In 35 relief outings with the Stripers, Lee went 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA striking out 54 and walking only six in 46.2 innings. The Dinuba native threw a season-high three innings and struck out a season-high four in a 5-3 win over Memphis (Cardinals AAA).
Gwinnett went 71-58 and finished third in the Triple-A East Southeast Division. The Braves won the NL East with a record of 88-73 and will be the three seed in the NL and take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the divisional round.
Jordan Luplow, Outfielder, Tampa Bay Rays, 5th MLB season, first with RaysCongrats @DRLee45 👏 pic.twitter.com/tMNOLqzoUV
— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) October 2, 2021
Luplow played in 25 games for the Rays after being traded from the Cleveland Indians on July 30 hitting .246 with three doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, 11 runs scored and slugged .477.
In a 12-7 win over at Boston on Sept. 7, the Clovis native went 3-for-5 belting a three-run home run and scored a pair of runs.
The Rays won the AL East with a 100-62 record and earned the top spot in the American League and will take on the winner of the Red Sox/Yankees Wild Card Game in the divisional round starting Thursday.
Justin Miller, Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, 5th MLB season, first with CardinalsThere's no such thing as a wall scraper for the Rays offense tonight pic.twitter.com/988Bp1s4JL
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 8, 2021
Miller threw 18 games in relief for the St. Louis Cardinals over the season's final three months after appearing in five contests in June with the Washington Nationals.
The 2008 Wonderdog, who missed nearly a month with injury, went 1-0 with a save in 16.0 innings striking out nine and walked five earning the victory in the Cardinals' 3-2 win at home over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 18. Miller saw his season come to an end on Sept. 25 when he went on the injured list with an elbow strain.
The Cardinals went 92-70 and finished the season with 19 wins in their last 22 games and earned the second NL Wild Card spot and will play in the NL Wild Card Game at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Justin Wilson, Pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, 9th MLB season, first with RedsYour 👏 Playoff 👏 Bound 👏 St. Louis Cardinals! pic.twitter.com/zWOn5k9W2p
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) September 29, 2021
Wilson made 21 appearances for the Reds after being traded from the New York Yankees on July 27.
In 16.0 innings, the Wonderdog struck out 14 and allowed only five earned runs for a 2.81 ERA and earned his 500th career strikeout on Sept. 21 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Reds went 83-79 and finished third in the NL Central.
Taylor Ward,Outfielder, Los Angeles Angels/Salt Lake Bees (AAA)With two K's last night against the @Pirates, Justin Wilson earned his 5⃣0⃣0⃣th career strikeout‼️
— FS Bulldog Baseball (@FresnoStateBSB) September 22, 2021
📸 @usatodaysports#GoDogs #BulldogBornBulldogBred pic.twitter.com/I2tUIYYrJ4
Ward played in 65 games in the big leagues in 2021 seeing time in May, June & July with the Angels before being sent down to Triple-A with the Salt Lake Bees playing in six games before being placed on the injured list.
He hit .250 from the dish with the Angels finishing with 52 hits, 15 doubles, eight home runs, 33 RBIs and 33 runs scored and slugged .438. In 13 games with the Bees, he smacked nine doubles and four home runs.
He finished the season making a pair of starts in the outfield for the Angels on Sept. 29 & 30 before seeing his season come to a close after exiting the game against the Rangers on the 30th with right abductor tightness.
Salt Lake went 55-74 and finished fifth in the Triple-A West West Division while the Angels were 77-85 and fourth in the AL West.
Austin Wynns, Catcher, Baltimore Orioles, 9th professional seasonTaylor Ward is BACK 🚀 pic.twitter.com/TSSXPoH6lV
— Salt Lake Bees (@SaltLakeBees) September 25, 2021
Wynns saw action in 45 games this season with the Baltimore Orioles hitting .185 with four home runs and four doubles while scoring 14 runs and drove in 14 RBIs.
The Orioles went 52-110 and placed fifth in the AL East.
MinorsGONE with the Wynns. pic.twitter.com/xuMhWspdWb
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 18, 2021
LHP Jaime Arias - Lynchburg Hillcats (Class Low-A) - Cleveland Indians
Arias completed a great first full season as a pro after signing as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 MLB Draft posting a 8-4 record with a 3.81 ERA while making nine starts and 23 appearances.
In 87.1 innings of work, Arias struck out 111 and walked only 15 for a 7.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and held opponents to a .208 average from the plate. He tossed a season-high six innings twice, on July 13 and Aug. 12, and struck out a season-high 10 on July 20 and Sept. 2.
The Hillcats finished the season with a 58-62 record and third in the Low-A East North Division.
INF JT Arruda – Wilmington Blue Rocks (Class High-A) - Washington NationalsJust some of our favorite duos #clawsup pic.twitter.com/cN7vTjMBB0
— Lynchburg Hillcats (@LynHillcats) August 5, 2021
Arruda played in 90 games between Low-A Fredericksburg and High-A Wilmington playing in 41 games with the Nationals and 49 games for the Blue Rocks.
The Clovis native hit .208 with 63 hits that featured 19 extra-base hits, including 13 doubles, three triples and three home runs.
He added 14 stolen bases, 21 RBIs, 29 runs scored, drew 45 walks and ended the season with a double and triple on Sept. 18 against Bowling Green (Rays High-A).
Wilmington closed out the season 52-64 and fourth in the High-A East North Division.
OF Zach Ashford – Brooklyn Cyclones (Class High-A) - New York MetsFinal from Wilmington on this Wednesday night
— Wilmington Blue Rocks (@WilmBlueRocks) September 9, 2021
The Blue Rocks are back in action tomorrow. Make sure you join us for our last Beer:30 Thursday of 2021! pic.twitter.com/9GQYbqlAyN
Ashford totaled 86 games this season with 72 contests at High-A Brooklyn where he hit .236 from the plate, drove in 21 RBIs, scored 23 runs and added 10 doubles, two triples and one home run.
In a 7-4 win over Jersey Shore (Phillies High-A) on Sept. 17, the Clovis native went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, scored two runs and drew a walk.
The Cyclones went 48-70 and finished fifth in the High-A East North Division.
C Carter Bins – Altoona Curve (Class AA) – Pittsburgh PiratesBattling the rain and the Renegades. 9 more outs to play with. Let's Go Cyclones.#AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/KXldd8hKu4
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 8, 2021
Part of a trade on July 27 that sent Bins from the Seattle Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pirates major league pitcher Tyler Anderson, Bins played in 67 games in 2021. He saw action before the trade playing in 40 games with High-A Everett and 11 games in Double-A Arkansas.
The Fairfield native saw action in 16 games with the Curve after the trade picking up hits in nine games and saw his season come to a close on Sept. 5 finishing the season on 7-day injured list.
Altoona finished 58-59 to finish fifth in the Double-A Northeast Southwest Division.
RHP Jordan Brink – Montgomery Biscuits (Class AA) – Tampa Bay RaysC Prospect, Carter Bins #Pirates
— Kody Duncan (@TalkPirates) July 28, 2021
Newly acquired by trade from the Mariners.
Here is one of his no doubt shots from earlier this month. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/yeLS2PaGVB
Brink saw action on the mound in 32 games with Montgomery in 2021 with all but a June 10 start coming in relief. The Fresno native went 4-1 with a 4.42 ERA striking out 61 in 57.0 innings of work and held opponents to a .243 average.
He tossed a season-high three innings twice and struck out a season-best six on Aug. 17 in a 9-3 loss at home against the Mississippi Braves (Braves AA).
Montgomery finished 62-55 and second in the Double-A South South Division.
The Biscuits edged out Birmingham (White Sox AA) by half-a-game for the second playoff spot in the Double-A South taking on the Mississippi Braves (Braves AA) where they fell in five games in the Double-A South championship series.
INF Nolan Dempsey – Eugene Emeralds (Class High-A) – San Francisco GiantsIt was an absolute pleasure to play for the @BiscuitBaseball this season. Our guys overcame an unreal amount of adversity and it was a true joy to play with each and every one of my teammates. @RaysBaseball do not only produce talent, but they bring in incredible people as well.
— Jordan Brink (@jordanbrink_) September 27, 2021
Dempsey saw action in 17 games for the Eugene Emeralds in High-A before being released on Aug. 9, he collected seven hits with two doubles, a home run, six runs scored and seven RBI.
Eugene won the High-A West championship defeating the Spokane Indians (Rockies High-A) in five games.
RHP Edgar Gonzalez – Springfield Cardinals (Class AA) – St. Louis Cardinals
Gonzalez made one relief appearance on May 5 working one inning and striking out one before his season was finished after being placed on the 60-day injured list on June 11.
Springfield closed out the season 45-75 and fifth in Double-A Central North Division.
RHP Ryan Jensen – Tennessee Smokies (Class AA) – Chicago Cubs
Jensen made 20 starts in 2021 split between High-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee making 16 starts with the Cubs before finishing the season with four starts with the Smokies after receiving a promotion on Aug. 19.
In his final start of the season on Sept. 16 against the Biloxi Shockers (Brewers AA), Jensen earned a win in five innings of work allowing only four hits, one earned run and struck out two in a 6-4 win on the road.
Tennessee finished the season 46-63 and fourth in Double-A South North Division.
Jensen was named one of eight Cubs prospects named to the Arizona Fall League which will begin play on Oct. 13 and he will be a part of a team with other top prospects from the Oakland A's, Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.
RHP Davis Moore – Wilmington Blue Rocks (Class High-A) - Washington NationalsRyan Jensen, Cubs first round pick in 2019, made his Smokies' debut yesterday in game one of the Double Header. #SmokiesBaseball #GoSmokies #Cubs #CubTogether pic.twitter.com/mQsZZliL4P
— Tennessee Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) August 23, 2021
Joining Arruda in Wilmington, Moore saw action in 33 games in relief in 2021 appearing in 18 games in Low-A Fredericksburg and 15 contests in High-A Wilmington.
Moore went 2-2 with a 4.64 ERA in Wilmington striking out 29 in 21.1 innings with wins over Hudson Valley (Yankees) on July 30 and Aberdeen (Orioles) striking out a season-high five on Sept. 9.
The Blue Rocks closed out the season 52-64 and fourth in the High-A East North Division.
LHP Fred Schlichtholz – Fort Wayne TinCaps (Class High-A) - San Diego Padres
Schlichtholz made 34 appearance in 2021 with a pair of starts seeing action in 23 games in Double-A with the San Antonio Missions and appeared in 11 contests with the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps.
After spending all season in Double-A, Schlichtholz was sent down to High-A Fort Wayne on July 19 and saw action in 11 contests despite missing nearly the whole month of August while injured. The San Diego native went 3-1 with a 5.65 ERA and struck out 14 and walked eight while in Fort Wayne.
He earned wins against Dayton (Reds), Lansing (Athletics) and returned from injury earning another win against Dayton on Aug. 28 and struck out a season-high three in three outings and threw a season-high three innings twice, including his last outing on Sept. 18 at Dayton.
Fort Wayne finished with a 54-66 mark and sixth in the High-A Central East Division.
INF McCarthy Tatum – Jersey Shore Blue Claws (Class High-A) – Philadelphia PhilliesFred Schlichtholz is tonight's choice for Frost Bank Player of the Game. The Missions left-hander retired all six batters he faced while striking out two batters.@Padres @MiLB pic.twitter.com/xKh17n7XDN
— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) July 17, 2021
Tatum played in 102 games between High-A Jersey Shore and Double-A Reading playing his first 59 games with the Fightin Phils before ending the season with seeing action in 43 contests with the Blue Claws.
The Clovis native tallied eight multi-hit games and collected a hit in 23 games with Jersey Shore and closed the entire season with 67 hits, including 13 doubles, one triple and 11 home runs, 34 RBIs and scored 35 runs.
Jersey Shore posted a 56-62 record and was third in the High-A East North Division.
LHP Tyler Thomas – Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA) – Texas RangersWe're ready to get today's game and Fan Appreciation Day started! #blueclaws #clawsome pic.twitter.com/w5WiwEac2i
— Jersey Shore BlueClaws (@BlueClaws) September 12, 2021
After being promoted to Double-A Frisco on June 18, Thomas made 26 relief appearance with the RoughRiders as well as made two relief outing up at Triple-A Round Rock on Aug. 24 & Aug. 28.
The southpaw went 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA tossing 51 strikeouts in 41.0 innings holding opponents to a .250 average. In a 6-3 win over San Antonio (Padres AA) on Sept. 9, Thomas threw a season-high four innings holding the Missions to a solo home run and struck out a season-best seven and earned a save.
Frisco fought for a playoff spot winning the South Division in Double-A Central finishing with a 64-55 record and tied for the second-best record in the league with NW Arkansas (Royals AA), but dropped the tiebreaker.to the Naturals.
OF EJ Andrews, Jr. – ACL Rockies - Colorado Rockies.@Blake_Bass31 and @TylerThomas_7 have been promoted to Round Rock! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/jZy0Zy0HKP
— Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) August 24, 2021
Andrews, Jr. made his pro debut with the Arizona Complex League Rockies on Aug. 6 against the Royals Gold and played in 16 games collecting eight hits in 32 at-bats adding a double, three RBIs and six runs scored.
He ended the season with a pair of hits in his final game of the season on Sept. 18 going 2-for-4 with a run scored and drove in a pair of RBIs.
The Rockies won the ACL League with a 44-15 record to claim the league championship topping the ACL Mariners by 3.5 games.
OF Ryan Higgins – FCL Orioles Orange - Baltimore OriolesFirst year in pro ball & @EJAJR02 is a champ in the AZ Complex League! 🏆#GoDogs #BulldogBornBulldogBred https://t.co/DkWHWySuxq
— FS Bulldog Baseball (@FresnoStateBSB) September 21, 2021
Higgins made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Orioles Orange on Aug. 7 against FCL Orioles Black and played in four games before being placed on the injured list on Aug. 17 that ended his season.
The FCL Orioles Orange finished the season with an 11-34 record.
RHP Jamison Hill – Visalia Rawhide (Low-A West) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Hill made a pair of starts for Low-A West Visalia Rawhide in September making his debut at home on Sept. 9 against Lake Elsinore (Padres Low-A) tossing four innings allowing only two hits and struck out three.
The San Diego native made one final start on Sept. 16 against Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers Low-A) throwing three innings limiting the Quakes to two hits and struck out three.
The Rawhide finished the season 38-82 overall and fourth in the Low-A West South Division.
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