UPDATE: 26 Diamond Dawgs In Professional Baseball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Twenty-six former Mississippi State baseball players are currently in professional baseball, including three currently in Big Leagues. Below are their updated stats following games which ended Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Please tweet any corrections to @HailStateBB.
BULLY BITES
- 2013 All-American Hunter Renfroe was promoted from Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore to Double A San Antonio, where he joins former MSU RHP Devin Jones.
- In his debut for the Missions Wednesday night, Renfroe went 1-for-3 with a run scored in a 5-2 victory.
- The promotion for Renfroe comes on the heels of starting in the 2014 California/Carolina League All-Star Game.
- 2014 All-American LHP Jacob Lindgren signed a $1.1 million contract with the New York Yankees.
- Lindgren recently did a Q&A discussing his pro career here.
- Jonathan Holder, the MSU career and single season record holder for saves, signed with the New York Yankees for $170,000.
- Holder is scheduled to report to the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League in the next month. The righty is currently throwing bullpens in Tampa.
- Brett Pirtle has reported to the Connecticut Tigers of the New York-Penn League, where he will be teammates with former MSU player Daryl Norris. Pirtle is expected to make his professional debut in the next few weeks.
- In his last 10 games with the Bradenton Marauders in Class A ball, former MSU All-American Adam Frazier is hitting .341 with four runs, three RBIs, three doubles and three walks.
- In his last seven games with the Memphis Redbirds in Triple A, 2007 Johnny Bench Award Winner Ed Easley is 9-for-25 (.360) with five runs, three doubles and two RBIs.
- In his last 10 games with the Syracuse Chiefs in Triple A, Tyler Moore is hitting at a .364 clip with six walks, four runs, two doubles a homer and two RBIs.
- Former Bulldog Mitch Moreland is scheduled to undergo reconstructive season-ending surgery on his left ankle.
- Pitchers Devin Jones (AA), Evan Mitchell (A) and Nick Routt (A) are all on the seven-day DL.
The Road To the Show (Hitters)
|
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
GP |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
|
High A |
58 |
231 |
22 |
56 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
.242 |
|||
|
High A |
53 |
174 |
34 |
52 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
27 |
.299 |
|||
|
AA |
70 |
281 |
47 |
83 |
21 |
3 |
16 |
52 |
.295 |
|||
|
AAA |
39 |
132 |
17 |
30 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
.227 |
|||
|
AAA |
26 |
49 |
7 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
.327 |
* Stats Reflect Totals For Entire Minor League Season, Not Just Current Team
Diamond Dawg Hitters Playing MLB
|
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
GP |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
|
MLB |
52 |
167 |
18 |
41 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
.246 |
The Road To the Show (Pitchers)
|
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
APP |
GS |
ERA |
W-L |
SV |
IP |
H |
SO |
BB |
|
Rookie |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0-0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
|
A |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
0-0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|||
|
A |
15 |
0 |
4.86 |
1-3 |
0 |
16.2 |
17 |
11 |
9 |
|||
|
A |
3 |
0 |
3.18 |
0-0 |
0 |
5.2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|||
|
A |
3 |
3 |
3.12 |
0-0 |
0 |
17.1 |
14 |
14 |
4 |
|||
|
High A |
24 |
0 |
2.41 |
4-0 |
1 |
33.2 |
27 |
36 |
7 |
|||
|
High A |
13 |
13 |
2.24 |
7-3 |
0 |
76.1 |
62 |
63 |
18 |
|||
|
High A |
12 |
12 |
4.43 |
4-6 |
0 |
67.0 |
64 |
66 |
24 |
|||
|
AA |
9 |
7 |
7.23 |
4-3 |
0 |
37.1 |
51 |
20 |
12 |
* Stats Reflect Totals For Entire Season, Not Just Current Team
Diamond Dawg Pitchers Playing MLB
|
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
APP |
GS |
ERA |
W-L |
SV |
IP |
H |
SO |
BB |
|
MLB |
18 |
7 |
4.74 |
1-4 |
0 |
49.1 |
60 |
21 |
22 |
|||
|
MLB |
29 |
0 |
1.59 |
2-1 |
16 |
28.1 |
20 |
25 |
9 |
Diamond Dawg Coaches In MLB
|
NAME |
ORGANIZATION |
TEAM |
LEVEL |
TITLE |
RECORD |
PLACE IN DIVISION |
|
MLB |
1B Coach |
39-33 |
2nd |
|||
|
MLB |
Manager |
37-34 |
3rd |
|||
|
MLB |
Bullpen Coach |
35-37 |
4th |
Other Diamond Dawgs in Professional Baseball
- Jeff Brantley – Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster
- Will Clark – San Francisco Giants Special Assistant
- Brett Pirtle – Expected to make pro debut with Connecticut in the next few weeks.
- Jacob Lindgren – Expected to be assigned to Class A Charleston
- Jonathan Holder – Expected to report to Staten Island in the next few weeks
- Travis Chapman - Assistant Coach for Gulf Coast League Yankees in Rookie Ball
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