LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS
Listing of local baseball players either from high school or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball.*Barraza, Sahuarita graduate
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate
| Player | Pos | Sch | Yrs | Team | Lvl | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Baez | 1B | IRHS | 16-19 | Fort Myers | A | MIN |
| Christopher Barraza | P | UA* | 21-23 | Inland Empire | A | LAA |
| Branden Boissiere | 1B | UA | 19-21 | Wilmington | A+ | WAS |
| Tony Bullard | 3B | UA | 20-23 | Jupiter | A | MIA |
| Alex Bustamante | P | CDO | 16-18 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Demetrio Crisantes | SS | Nogales | 19-22 | ACL Dbacks | RK | ARI |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | UA | 14-16 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Chase Davis | OF | UA | 21-23 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Jose Dicochea | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Lansing | A+ | OAK |
| Brandon Dixon | 3B | UA | 11-13 | El Paso | AAA | SD |
| Matthew Dyer | C | UA | 19-20 | Bowling Green | A+ | TB |
| Michael Flynn | P | UA | 16-18 | Arkansas | AA | SEA |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Altoona | AA | PIT |
| Kevin Ginkel | P | UA | 16 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Rio Gomez | P | UA | 15-17 | Worcester | AAA | BOS |
| Nick Gonzales | INF | Cienega | 14-17 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Darick Hall | 1B | Buena | 11-13 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Garrett Irvin | LHP | UA | 20-22 | Stockton | A | OAK |
| Andre Jackson | P | Cienega | 11-14 | Pittsburgh | MLB | PIT |
| Kobe Kato | INF | UA | 19-21 | Asheville | A+ | HOU |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Akron | AA | CLE |
| Gil Luna | P | UA | 18-21 | Birmingham | AA | CHW |
| J.J. Matijevic | 1B | UA | 15-17 | Sugar Land | AAA | HOU |
| Nik McClaughry | 2B | UA | 20-23 | El Paso | AAA | SD |
| Tylor Megill | P | UA | 17-19 | NY Mets | MLB | NYM |
| Ian Mejia | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Rome | A+ | ATL |
| Andrew Nardi | P | UA | 19 | Miami | MLB | MIA |
| Kevin Newman | SS | UA | 13-15 | Cincinnati | MLB | CIN |
| Jared Oliva | OF | UA | 15-17 | Salt Lake | AAA | LAA |
| Tanner O'Tremba | OF | UA | 21-22 | Eugene | A+ | SF |
| Spencer Packard | OF | CDO | 13-16 | Arkansas | AA | SEA |
| Nick Quintana | INF | UA | 17-19 | Chattanooga | AA | CIN |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | UA | 10-12 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Marcel Renteria | P | Nogales | 10-13 | Binghamton | AA | NYM |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | UA | 16-18 | Pittsburgh | MLB | SD |
| Kiko Romero | 1B | UA* | 23 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 18-21 | ACL Royals | Rk | KC |
| Cesar Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Sugar Land | AAA | HOU |
| Donny Sands | C | Salpointe | 11-14 | Toledo | AAA | DET |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | LA Angels | MLB | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
| Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Midland | AA | OAK |
| Cal Stevenson | OF | UA | 17-18 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | Sahuaro | 11-14 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Avery Weems | P | UA | 18-19 | Round Rock | AAA | TEX |
| Austin Wells | C | UA | 19-20 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
MONDAY (8/21) TRANSACTION
OF Luis González (Catalina Foothills) outrighted to minors by San Francisco Giants
SUNDAY (8/20) TRANSACTIONS
None
SATURDAY (8/19) TRANSACTION
2B Kevin Newman (Arizona) placed on 10-day injured list (left oblique strain) by Cincinnati Reds
FRIDAY (8/18) TRANSACTIONS
None
THURSDAY (8/17) TRANSACTIONS
None
WEDNESDAY (8/16) TRANSACTIONS
None
TUESDAY (8/15) TRANSACTIONS
None
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 24.*Quintana - (7-day IL/Undisclosed)
*Newman - (10-day IL/Oblique strain)
R-Newman - (Rehab assignment)
*Dyer -(Full/undisclosed)
*Bullard - (7-day/undisclosed)
*Dixon - (7-day/undisclosed)
| Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baez | MIN | A | 29 | 97 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .268 |
| Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 40 | 129 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .240 |
| *Bullard | MIA | A | 22 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .152 |
| Crisantes | ARI | RK | 29 | 101 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .347 |
| Dalbec | BOS | MLB | 16 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Davis | STL | A | 34 | 104 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | .212 |
| *Dixon | SD | AAA | 59 | 239 | 39 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 7 | .268 |
| *Dyer | TB | A+ | 7 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .304 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AA | 121 | 437 | 67 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 20 | .252 |
| Gonzales | PIT | AAA | 99 | 377 | 75 | 106 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 4 | .282 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 77 | 283 | 46 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 0 | .311 |
| Kato | HOU | A+ | 82 | 258 | 38 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | .233 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 117 | 405 | 68 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 24 | .244 |
| Matijevic | HOU | AAA | 118 | 435 | 66 | 106 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 76 | 8 | .244 |
| McClaughry | SD | AAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| *Newman | CIN | MLB | 74 | 225 | 28 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | .253 |
| R-Newman | CIN | AAA | 11 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| O'Tremba | SF | A+ | 10 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .242 |
| Oliva | LAA | AAA | 92 | 284 | 48 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 16 | .261 |
| Packard | SEA | AA | 121 | 466 | 66 | 136 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 1 | .292 |
| *Quintana | CIN | AA | 37 | 111 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .280 |
| Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 86 | 197 | 29 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | .245 |
| Rivas | PIT | MLB | 46 | 105 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .219 |
| Romero | NYY | A | 27 | 102 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .216 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 32 | 111 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | .333 |
| Salazar | HOU | AAA | 57 | 173 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .191 |
| Sands | DET | AAA | 89 | 320 | 32 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 1 | .225 |
| Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 76 | 216 | 54 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 19 | .255 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 13 | 50 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .280 |
| Verdugo | BOS | MLB | 137 | 531 | 80 | 141 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 4 | .266 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 14 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .160 |
| Williams | BAL | AA | 103 | 335 | 50 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 23 | .194 |
MONDAY’S HOME RUNS
None
MONDAY’S BATTING LEADERS
RF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Boston (MLB), 3-5, run, double
CF Milo Rushford (Walden Grove), ACL Royals (RK), 1-4, run
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of Sept. 24.*Smith - (Full season DL/Arm)
*Weems - (Full season/Arm)
*Renteria - (Full season/Arm)
*Silseth - (7-day/Concussion)
R-Silseth - (Rehab assignment)
*Irvin - (7-day/Arm)
| Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraza | LAA | A | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6.75 |
| Bustamante | NYY | A | 4-0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 56.2 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 65 | 4.61 |
| Dicochea | OAK | A+ | 0-3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 49.2 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 4.35 |
| Flynn | SEA | AA | 0-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 9.00 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 9-0 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 63.2 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 68 | 2.12 |
| Gomez | BOS | AAA | 0-3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 56.2 | 60 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 63 | 4.45 |
| *Irvin | OAK | A | 0-1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 70.2 | 54 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 92 | 2.93 |
| Jackson | PIT | MLB | 1-3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 57.1 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 5.34 |
| Labaut | CLE | AA | 3-0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 1.82 |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 1-3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 6.13 |
| Megill | NYM | MLB | 8-8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 119 | 137 | 75 | 65 | 56 | 98 | 4.92 |
| Mejia | ATL | A+ | 4-11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 71 | 63 | 28 | 110 | 4.69 |
| Nardi | MIA | MLB | 8-1 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 69 | 2.62 |
| *Renteria | NYM | AA | 1-1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 3.54 |
| *Silseth | LAA | MLB | 4-1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 48.1 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 53 | 4.10 |
| R-Silseth | LAA | AAA | 4-1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 45.2 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 2.96 |
| *Smith | ATL | AA | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| *Weems | TEX | AA | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SUNDAY’S NOTABLE PITCHERS
RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Arizona (MLB), 1 IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 2Ks (winner)
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