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 7*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+ | 49 | 159 | 27 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .252 |
| *Boissiere | WAS | A+ | 33 | 112 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .214 |
| Bullard | MIA | A+ | 23 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .303 |
| Crisantes | ARI | A | 18 | 67 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | .433 |
| Dalbec | BOS | AAA | 37 | 144 | 31 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 4 | .255 |
| Davis | STL | A | 63 | 221 | 31 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5 | .217 |
| *Dyer | TB | AA | 39 | 118 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .212 |
| Fraizer | PIT | AAA | 35 | 115 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | .252 |
| Gonzales | PIT | MLB | 50 | 186 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .269 |
| Hall | PHI | AAA | 63 | 246 | 28 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 1 | .240 |
| Kingery | PHI | AAA | 71 | 250 | 41 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 11 | .251 |
| McClaughry | SD | A+ | 53 | 159 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .164 |
| Newman | ARI | MLB | 64 | 182 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .286 |
| O'Tremba | SF | A+ | 51 | 167 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | .204 |
| *Oliva | SEA | AA | 42 | 113 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | .212 |
| Packard | SEA | AAA | 15 | 57 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .316 |
| Refsnyder | BOS | MLB | 52 | 152 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .303 |
| Rivas | STL | AAA | 56 | 186 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .231 |
| Romero | NYY | A+ | 43 | 134 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 5 | .224 |
| Rushford | KC | RK | 8 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .115 |
| Salazar | HOU | MLB | 8 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .350 |
| Stevenson | PHI | AAA | 72 | 219 | 41 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 21 | .279 |
| Susac | OAK | AA | 49 | 193 | 23 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 4 | .290 |
| Verdugo | NYY | MLB | 88 | 332 | 42 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 1 | .244 |
| Wells | NYY | MLB | 56 | 153 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .216 |
| Williams | BAL | AA | 38 | 109 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .174 |
THURSDAY’S HOME RUNS
2B Demetrio Crisantes (Nogales), Diamondbacks A, 3-run HR, walkoff (third HR in Single-A and fourth overall this season)
3-2 count. 2 outs. Bottom 9.
The @VisaliaRawhide walk it off in holiday-celebration stylepic.twitter.com/FdwmUPxcr3
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 5, 2024
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 2-run HR (eighth HR at Triple-A and overall this season)
D HALL pic.twitter.com/exVbtheVoz
— Lehigh Valley IronPigs (@IronPigs) July 5, 2024
1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Yankees A+, solo HR (fifth HR at Single-A+ and overall this season)
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, solo HR (sixth HR at Double-A and overall this season)
DANIEL SUSAC CENTER FIELD, GONE!!
Susac hits our 20th hit and 16th run of the game! pic.twitter.com/HQ6TvaKbYJ
— Midland RockHounds (@RockHounds) July 5, 2024
C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, solo HR (fourth HR at MLB and overall this season)
Austin Wells has been RED HOT over his last 16 games:
.378 OBP | .553 SLG% | 164 wRC+ | 15.6% BB% pic.twitter.com/8iD6CpipOz
— Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) July 5, 2024
THURSDAY’S STANDOUTS
C Daniel Susac (Arizona), Athletics AA, 3-5, 4 runs, double, HR, 2 RBIs
RF Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro), Yankees MLB, 3-4, 2 doubles
SS Demetrio Crisantes (Nogales), Diamondbacks A, 2-5, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBIs
1B Darick Hall (Buena), Phillies AAA, 2-4, run, HR, 2 RBIs
1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Yankees A+, 2-4, run, HR, RBI, stolen base
C Austin Wells (Arizona), Yankees MLB, 1-4, run, HR, RBI
LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS
Through games of July 7*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 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 32.1 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 46 | 5.57 |
| Ginkel | ARI | MLB | 6-1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 2.68 |
| Irvin | OAK | A+ | 1-2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 6.85 |
| Labaut | CLE | AAA | 2-6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 37.2 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 5.02 |
| Luna | CHW | AA | 3-1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 26.2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 2.02 |
| Megill | NYM | AAA | 1-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 1.42 |
| Mejia | ATL | AA | 6-2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 75.2 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 81 | 2.62 |
| Nardi | MIA | MLB | 1-1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 42 | 4.72 |
| Silseth | LAA | AAA | 0-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9.50 |
| Smith | ATL | AA | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12.54 |
| Stevens | NYY | AA | 3-0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 3.10 |
| *Weems | TEX | AA | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
THURSDAY’S STANDOUTS
RHP Chris Barraza (Sahuarita/Arizona), Angels A, 2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 5K (no decision)
RHP German Fajardo (Nogales), Mariners A, 2 IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K (no decision)
LHP Andrew Nardi (Arizona), Marlins MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K (no decision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)
Wednesday, July 3
Matthew Dyer- IL-7 Injured (Tampa Bay Rays)
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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