NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Arizona Wildcats’ program in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the US.
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 | Cedar Rapids | 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 | Beloit | A+ | MIA |
| Alex Bustamante | P | CDO | 16-18 | Tampa | A | NYY |
| Demetrio Crisantes | SS | Nogales | 19-22 | Visalia | A | ARI |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | UA | 14-16 | Boston | AAA | BOS |
| Chase Davis | OF | UA | 21-23 | Palm Beach | A | STL |
| Jose Dicochea | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Stockton | A | OAK |
| Matthew Dyer | C | UA | 19-20 | Montgomery | AA | TB |
| German Fajardo | P | Nogales | 16-19 | Modesto | A | SEA |
| Michael Flynn | P | UA | 16-18 | Oklahoma City | AAA | LAD |
| Matt Fraizer | OF | UA | 17-19 | Indianapolis | AAA | PIT |
| Kevin Ginkel | P | UA | 16 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Nick Gonzales | INF | Cienega | 14-17 | Pittsburgh | MLB | PIT |
| Darick Hall | 1B | Buena | 11-13 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Garrett Irvin | P | UA | 20-22 | Lansing | A+ | OAK |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | UA | 13-15 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Randy Labaut | P | UA | 17-19 | Columbus | AAA | CLE |
| Gil Luna | P | UA | 18-21 | Birmingham | AA | CHW |
| Nik McClaughry | 2B | UA | 20-23 | Fort Wayne | A+ | SD |
| Tylor Megill | P | UA | 17-19 | NY Mets | AAA | NYM |
| Ian Mejia | P | Sahuarita | 16-19 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
| Andrew Nardi | P | UA | 19 | Miami | MLB | MIA |
| Kevin Newman | SS | UA | 13-15 | Arizona | MLB | ARI |
| Jared Oliva | OF | UA | 15-17 | Arkansas | AA | SEA |
| Tanner O'Tremba | OF | UA | 21-22 | Eugene | A+ | SF |
| Spencer Packard | OF | CDO | 13-16 | Tacoma | AAA | SEA |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | UA | 10-12 | Boston | MLB | BOS |
| Alfonso Rivas | 1B | UA | 16-18 | Memphis | AAA | STL |
| Kiko Romero | 1B | UA* | 23 | Hudson Valley | A+ | NYY |
| Milo Rushford | CF | WGHS | 18-21 | ACL Royals | RK | KC |
| César Salazar | C | UA* | 16-18 | Houston | MLB | HOU |
| Chase Silseth | P | UA | 21 | Salt Lake | AAA | LAA |
| Austin Smith | P | UA | 21 | Mississippi | AA | ATL |
| Kevin Stevens | P | Cienega | 13-16 | Somerset | AA | NYY |
| Cal Stevenson | OF | UA | 17-18 | Lehigh Valley | AAA | PHI |
| Daniel Susac | C | UA | 21-22 | Midland | AA | OAK |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | Sahuaro | 11-14 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
| Avery Weems | P | UA | 18-19 | Frisco | AA | TEX |
| Austin Wells | C | UA | 19-20 | NY Yankees | MLB | NYY |
| Donta' Williams | OF | UA | 18-21 | Bowie | AA | BAL |
LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 3*Injuries
Boissiere (60-day/arm)
Oliva (7-day/leg)
Dyer (7-day/undisclosed)
| Player | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baez | MIN | A+ | 46 | 145 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .248 |
| *Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 33 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
| Bullard | MIA | A+ | 20 | 65 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .308 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 15 | 58 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .414 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 34 | 134 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 3 | .266 |
| Davis | STL | A | 61 | 214 | 30 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5 | .224 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AAA | 33 | 108 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | .250 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 46 | 171 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 3 | .281 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 60 | 233 | 25 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 1 | .236 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 68 | 238 | 40 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 11 | .251 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 51 | 155 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .168 |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 60 | 173 | 25 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | .277 |
| O'Tremba | SF | A+ | 50 | 164 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | .207 |
| *Oliva | SEA | AA | 42 | 113 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | .212 |
| Packard | SEA | AAA | 12 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .311 |
| Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 49 | 146 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .315 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 56 | 186 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .231 |
| Romero | NYY | A+ | 41 | 126 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | .214 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 |
| Salazar | HOU | MLB | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 69 | 206 | 40 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | .282 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 47 | 184 | 19 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .288 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 84 | 315 | 40 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 1 | .241 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 52 | 141 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .213 |
| Williams | BAL | AA | 36 | 105 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .181 |
MONDAY’S HOME RUNS
Daniel Susac tallies four hits — including two homers — and five RBIs for the Double-A @RockHounds.
The fifth-ranked @Athletics prospect has eight hits and seven RBIs in his past three games. pic.twitter.com/MGtYoAHBsL
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 2, 2024
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, two HRs (both 2-run HRs, fourth and fifth of the season at Double-A and overall)
MONDAY’S STANDOUTS
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, 4-5, 3 runs, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs
SS Demetrio Crisantes (Nogales), Diamondbacks A, 1-4, RBI
LF-CF Matthew Dyer (Arizona), 1-2, double, RBI
CF Milo Rushford (Walden Grove), Royals RK, 1-3, run, triple, stolen base
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 3*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Weems (7-day/arm)
| Player | Team | Lvl | W-L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraza | LAA | A | 0-2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 2.89 |
| *Bustamante | NYY | A | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dicochea | OAK | A | 1-5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 39.1 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 44 | 5.95 |
| Fajardo | SEA | A | 2-1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 3.49 |
| Flynn | LAD | AAA | 1-1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 31.1 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 44 | 5.74 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 6-1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 35.1 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 2.80 |
| Irvin | OAK | A+ | 1-2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 6.85 |
| Labaut | CLE | AAA | 2-6 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 35.2 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 5.05 |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 3-1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 26.2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 2.02 |
| Megill | NYM | AAA | 1-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Mejia | ATL | AA | 6-2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 75.2 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 81 | 2.62 |
| Nardi | MIA | MLB | 1-1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 5.01 |
| Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9.50 |
| Smith | ATL | AA | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12.38 |
| Stevens | NYY | AA | 3-0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 2.89 |
| *Weems | TEX | AA | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MONDAY’S STANDOUTS
RHP Chris Barraza (Sahuarita/Arizona), Angels A, 1.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K (no decision)
LHP Gil Luna (Arizona), White Sox AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K (no decision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
On today’s show, @FinkelsteinRyan discusses the Mets’ bullpen collapse against the Astros in Saturday’s game.
Ryan also talks about Tylor Megill being optioned to Triple-A following the game and how the Mets can continue to shore up the bullpen during Díaz’s suspension. pic.twitter.com/5v7BJEfQax
— Locked On Mets (@LockedOnMets) June 30, 2024
Sunday, June 30
Tylor Megill – Assigned to Syracuse Mets (AAA) (New York Mets)
Friday, June 28
Daniel Susac – Activated from IL-7 (undisclosed) (Oakland Athletics)
Wednesday, June 26
Donta’ Williams – Assigned to Bowie Baysox (AA) (Baltimore Orioles)
Chase Silseth (elbow) activated from IL, optioned to Triple-A https://t.co/xFIeDO8yBB via @Koslow_ari #RepTheHalo
— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) June 25, 2024
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Chase Silseth – Assigned to Salt Lake Bees (AAA) (Los Angeles Angels)
Chase Silseth – Activated from injured list (Los Angeles Angels)
The WooSox added Bobby Dalbec to their roster and placed outfielder Corey Rosier on the development list. pic.twitter.com/Cdce13QKYQ
— Beyond the Monster (@BeyondtheMnstr) June 23, 2024
Saturday, June 22
Bobby Dalbec – Assigned to Worcester (AAA) (Boston Red Sox)
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