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 4*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+ | 47 | 149 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .242 |
| *Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 33 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
| Bullard | MIA | A+ | 21 | 69 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .304 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 16 | 63 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | .413 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 35 | 137 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 3 | .261 |
| Davis | STL | A | 62 | 218 | 30 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5 | .220 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AAA | 34 | 111 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | .243 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 47 | 174 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 3 | .276 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 61 | 237 | 26 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 1 | .241 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 69 | 242 | 40 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 11 | .247 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 52 | 156 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .167 |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 61 | 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 | 13 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 |
| Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 50 | 148 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .311 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 56 | 186 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .231 |
| Romero | NYY | A+ | 42 | 130 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 5 | .223 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| Salazar | HOU | MLB | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 70 | 210 | 40 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | .276 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 48 | 189 | 23 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 4 | .296 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 85 | 319 | 40 | 79 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 1 | .248 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 53 | 145 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .214 |
| Williams | BAL | AA | 36 | 105 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .181 |
TUESDAY’S HOME RUNS
2B Demetrio Crisantes (Nogales), Diamondbacks A, solo HR (second in Double-A, third overall this season)
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Demetrio Crisantes 2-5, HR #Dbacks
Volume 9 – 7 game hit streakA+
Gleider Figuereo 1-4, HR, K #StraightUpTX
Jay… pic.twitter.com/yWo3Yrjq1x
— Dukeswasmyguy (@Dukeswasmyguy) July 3, 2024
1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 3-run HR (11th at Triple-A, 12th overall this season)
Make sure to check your WooSox '24 bingo boards for "Bobby Dalbec hits a HR off of WooSox alumn Yolmer Sanchez" pic.twitter.com/FIJoELL7c9
— Worcester Red Sox (@WooSox) July 3, 2024
CF Matt Fraizer (Arizona), Pirates AAA, 3-run HR (2nd at Triple-A and overall this season)
Fraizer for three. pic.twitter.com/VCLjeaJooz
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) July 2, 2024
LF-1B Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, solo HR (1st at Triple-A, sixth overall this season)
Spencer Packard ties it up with his first Triple-A home run pic.twitter.com/YHA2aqccxl
— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) July 3, 2024
TUESDAY’S STANDOUTS
Cal Stevenson is Mr. Steal-your-bag @IronPigs | @Phillies | @PhilsPlayerDev pic.twitter.com/P51WFJM6bf
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 3, 2024
1B Bobby Dalbec (Arizona), Red Sox AAA, 4-6, 2 runs, double, HR, 5 RBIs
SS Demetrio Crisantes (Nogales), Diamondbacks A, 2-6, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBIs
RF-CF Matt Fraizer (Arizona), Pirates AAA, 2-3, 2 runs, double, HR, 5 RBIs
3B Tony Bullard (Arizona), Marlins A+, 2-4, double, 2 RBIs
LF-1B Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, 1-5, run, HR, RBI
LF-CF Matthew Dyer (Arizona), Rays AA, 1-3, run, 2 stolen bases
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 1-3, RBI
C Cesar Salazar (Sahuaro/Arizona), Astros MLB, 1-2, run, RBI
CF Cal Stevenson (Arizona), Phillies AAA, 1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks, 5 stolen bases
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, 1-4, run, RBI, stolen base
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 4*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 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 2.70 |
| *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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 3.32 |
| 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 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 4.86 |
| 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 |
TUESDAY’S STANDOUTS
End 2 | Braves 0 – Shuckers 1
Ian Mejia picks up his first strikeout of the game to end the inning!
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| https://t.co/myTmUJKXc4 pic.twitter.com/e31Xdrzd8h— Mississippi Braves (@mbraves) July 3, 2024
RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K (no decision)
RHP Ian Mejia (Sahuarita), Braves AA, 6 IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 5K (loss)
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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