What a jump!
A record 57 players who have been in one or more Independent Baseball leagues are among those in--or heading to--major league spring training camps.
IndyBaseballChatter.com, which has been tracking Indy players for years, has identified 40 pitchers and 17 position players who are on 40-man rosters (27) or are non-roster invitees (30), a jump from the previous count of 52 two years ago. Fifty players were in a similar group last year.
Forty-five players, another record, played in major league games last season.
Those ticketed for major league camps this year, including the major league and Independent affiliations, with non-roster players designated with an "n" before their name and players who started their professional career in an Indy league shown with an "*". The underscoring of a name indicates players added since the last report of those headed to spring training:
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A record 57 players who have been in one or more Independent Baseball leagues are among those in--or heading to--major league spring training camps.
IndyBaseballChatter.com, which has been tracking Indy players for years, has identified 40 pitchers and 17 position players who are on 40-man rosters (27) or are non-roster invitees (30), a jump from the previous count of 52 two years ago. Fifty players were in a similar group last year.
Forty-five players, another record, played in major league games last season.
Those ticketed for major league camps this year, including the major league and Independent affiliations, with non-roster players designated with an "n" before their name and players who started their professional career in an Indy league shown with an "*". The underscoring of a name indicates players added since the last report of those headed to spring training:
Pitchers
(40)--Tim Adleman, Cincinnati (New Jersey, Can-Am League, and El Paso and
Lincoln, American Association.); nAndrew Albers, Atlanta (Lancaster, Atlantic
League, and Quebec, Can-Am); nCarlos Alvarado, San Francisco (Lancaster
and Newark, Atlantic; San Angelo, United League); nAndrew Barbosa, Detroit
(Long Island, Atlantic); Buddy Boshers, Minnesota (Somerset, Atlantic); nCraig
Breslow, Minnesota (New Jersey, Northeast League); Hunter Cervenka, Miami
(Sugar Land, Atlantic); nSteve Delabar, Cleveland (Florence, Frontier League,
and Brockton, Can-Am); nJon Edwards, San Diego (Alpine, Pecos League, and San
Angelo, North American League); nDerek Eitel, Washington (Wichita, American
Association); nCharles (Carlos) Fisher, San Diego (Somerset, Atlantic);
Luis Garcia, Philadelphia (Newark, Can-Am); nJarrett Grube, Toronto (Southern
Maryland, Atlantic); Junior Guerra, Milwaukee (Wichita, American Association);
Ariel Hernandez, Cincinnati (Frontier Greys, Frontier); Rich Hill, Los
Angeles-NL (Long Island, Atlantic); *James Hoyt, Houston (Wichita, American
Association, and Edinburg, Yuma, North American); Scott Kazmir, Los Angeles-NL
(Sugar Land, Atlantic); nLogan Kensing, Detroit (Bridgeport, Atlantic); Brandon
Kintzler, Minnesota (St. Paul, American Association, and Winnipeg, Northern
League); Vidal Nuno, Los Angeles-NL (Washington, Frontier); nMicah Owings,
Seattle (York, Atlantic); *James Paxton,
Seattle (Grand Prairie, American Association); nMatt Reynolds, San Francisco
(Lancaster, Atlantic); *Tanner Roark,
Washington (Southern Illinois, Frontier); Chaz Roe, Atlanta (Laredo, American
Association); nDrew Rucinski, Minnesota (Rockford, Frontier); nDan Runzler,
Pittsburgh (Sugar Land, Atlantic); *Tanner Scheppers, Texas (St. Paul, American
Association); *Max Scherzer, Washington (Fort Worth, American
Association); Bo Schultz, Toronto (Grand
Prairie, American Assocation); *Robby Scott, Boston (Yuma, North American); n
Chris Smith, Oakland (Sugar Land, Atlantic and Wichita, American Assocation);
*Chris Smith, Toronto (Lake Erie, Traverse City and Washington, Frontier, and
White Sands, Pecos); Josh Smoker, New York-NL (Rockford, Frontier); nCaleb
Thielbar, Miami (St. Paul, American Association); nMarcus Walden, Boston
(Lancaster, Atlantic); nTom Wilhelmson, Arizona (Tucson, Golden League);
nAaron Wilkerson, Milwaukee (Grand Prairie; Florence, Frontier; Fort Worth,
United); Brad Ziegler, Miami
(Schaumburg, Northern).
Catchers (5)--Rafael Lopez,
Cincinnati (Bridgeport, Atlantic); nYermin Mercedes, Baltimore (Douglas
and White Sands, Pecos); Rene Rivera, New York-NL (Camden, Atlantic); nEddy
Rodriguez, Minnesota (Sioux Falls and El Paso, American Assocation); nJan
Vazquez, Colorado (Long Island).
Infielders (5)--nRobert Andino,
Baltimore (Somerset); n*Chris Colabello, Cleveland (Worcester and Nashua,
Can-Am); Stephen Drew, Washington (Camden);
nBrandon Snyder, Washington (Southern Maryland, Atlantic); Ildemaro
Vargas, Arizona (Bridgeport, Atlantic).
Outfielders (7)--nStephen Cardullo,
Colorado (Rockland, Can-Am); nChris Marrero, San Francisco (Somerset);
Jose Martinez, St. Louis (Rockford, Frontier); n*Daniel Nava, Philadelphia
(Chico, Golden); nWily Mo Pena, Cleveland (Bridgeport); David Peralta,
Arizona (Amarillo and Wichita, American Association, and Rio Grande Valley,
North American); nLogan Schafer, Baltimore (Lancaster, Atlantic).
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