Cleveland Guardians minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Cleveland Guardians system.
Players
Logan Allen
Logan Allen | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
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Born: Altamonte Springs, Florida | September 5, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Left |
Logan Taylor Allen (born September 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Allen grew up in Deltona, Florida and attended University High School in Orange City, Florida. He was named The Daytona Beach News-Journal Player of the Year for three straight seasons and was named the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball as a senior.[1] In his final high school start, Allen threw a no-hitter to send University to the state championship game.[2] Allen was selected in the 16th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but opted not to sign.[3]
Allen played college baseball for the FIU Panthers as both a pitcher and a first baseman. He was named a Freshman All-American by the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, and Perfect Game and second team All-Conference USA as a utility player after posting a 5–5 record with a 3.89 earned run average and 85 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched while also batting .309 with two home runs and 16 runs batted in.[4] Allen was named first team All-Conference USA after went 4–6 with a 3.11 earned run average with 120 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched and hit .276 with three home runs.[5] As a junior, Allen went 2–1 with a 2.45 earned run average in four starts batted .286 with one home run and two runs batted in before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]
Allen was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[7] Allen was assigned to the High-A Lake County Captains at the beginning of the 2021 season, where he went 5–0 with a 1.58 earned run average in nine starts before being promoted to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks.[8][9]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Peyton Battenfield
Peyton Battenfield | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
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Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma | August 10, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Peyton Cole Battenfield (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Battenfield attended Verdigris High School in Verdigris, Oklahoma. As a senior he was The Oklahoman All-State Baseball Player of the Year.[10] After high school he played college baseball at Oklahoma State University. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[11][12]
Battenfield made his professional debut that season with the Tri-City ValleyCats, going 2–1 with a 1.60 earned run average over 14 starts.[13] On January 9, 2020, he was traded from the Astros along with Cal Stevenson to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt.[14] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
Pattenfield started 2021 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods before being promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits. On July 30, 2021, the Rays traded Battenfield to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jordan Luplow and D. J. Johnson.[16] After the trade, he was assigned to the Akron RubberDucks.[17] Over 21 games (19 starts) between the three teams, he went 7–1 with a 2.53 earned run average and 131 strikeouts over 103 innings.[18]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Will Benson
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William Buchanan Benson (born June 16, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Benson was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft out of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia.[19][20] He was committed to play college baseball for the Duke Blue Devils, but instead chose to sign with the Indians.[21]
Benson made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians where he posted a .209 batting average with six home runs and 27 runs batted in during 44 games.[22] In 2017, he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League where he batted .238 with ten home runs and 36 runs batted in during 56 games, and in 2018, he played with the Lake County Captains of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .180 with 22 home runs and 58 runs batted in during 123 games.[23] He returned to Lake County to begin 2019. On April 18, 2019, he hit four home runs in one game.[24] Benson was promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in June after hitting .272 with 18 home runs and 55 runs batted in during 62 games with Lake County.[25] Over 61 games in Lynchburg, he batted .189 with four home runs and 23 runs batted in.[26]
In July 2020, Benson signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Northeast.[27]
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Will Brennan
Will Brennan | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Colorado Springs, Colorado | February 2, 1998|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Will Brennan (born February 2, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He played college baseball for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Brennan grew up in Stilwell, Kansas and attended Blue Valley High School.[28]
Brennan played college baseball at Kansas State for three seasons. He batted .350 with 64 hits as a freshman and was named second team All-Big 12 Conference and a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.[29] Following the season, Brennan played collegiate summer baseball with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League.[30] He was named first team All-Big 12 after batting .359 with 79 hits, 49 runs scored, and 19 stolen bases.[31] During the summer, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[28] Brennan batted .292 as a junior.[32]
Brennan was selected in the 8th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians.[32] After signing with the team he was initially assigned to the Arizona League Indians before being promoted to the Class A Short-Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers.[33] After not playing in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brennan was assigned to the High-A Lake County Captains at the beginning of the 2021 season.[34] He promoted to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks after batting .290 in 62 games with Lake County.[35]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Kansas State Wildcats bio
Joey Cantillo
Joey Cantillo | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Honolulu, Hawaii | December 18, 1999|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Joseph Lopaka Cantillo (born December 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Cantillo attended Kailua High School in Kailua, Hawaii where he played baseball.[36] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Kentucky.[37] In 2017, his senior year, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for the state of Hawaii after pitching to a 5–1 record and 1.24 earned run average (ERA) along with batting .517.[38][39][40] After his senior year, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 16th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and signed for $302,500.[41][42][43][44]
After signing with the Padres, Cantillo made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres; over eight innings, he compiled a 4.50 ERA. In 2018, he spent the majority of the year back in the Arizona League in which he went 2–2 with a 2.18 ERA over 11 games (nine starts), striking out 58 over 45+1⁄3 innings.[45][46] He also pitched in one game for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League at the end of the year. Cantillo returned to Fort Wayne to begin 2019.[47][48] During the season, he earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week three times alongside earning Pitcher of the Month honors for June.[49][50][51][52][53] After pitching to a 9–3 record and a 1.98 ERA while striking out 128 batters over 98 innings (19 starts) with Fort Wayne, he was promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League in August.[54][55] With Lake Elsinore, Cantillo made three starts in which he compiled a 4.61 ERA before being shut down for the season due to reaching his innings limit.[56]
On July 31, 2020, Cantillo was one of six players (along with Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Owen Miller) sent to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron.[57] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] He began the 2021 season on the injured list with abdominal soreness.[59] He was activated in late August and joined the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Northeast.[60] He pitched eight innings for the year, going 0-2 and giving up four runs.[61] He returned to Akron to begin the 2022 season.[62]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Gavin Collins
Gavin Collins | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Newport Beach, California | July 17, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Gavin Patrik Collins (born July 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Collins attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, and played college baseball at Mississippi State University.[63] As a junior at Mississippi State in 2016, he hit .302 with ten home runs and 39 runs batted in (RBIs) over sixty games, splitting time in the field between catcher and third base.[64] After the season, he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[65]
Collins signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with whom he hit .260 over 48 games.[66] In 2017, he split time between the Lake County Captains and Lynchburg Hillcats, slashing a combined .272/.340/.481 with 12 home runs and 54 RBIs over eighty games. In 2018, he returned to Lynchburg and hit .232 over 62 games. For the third straight year, in 2019, he spent the season with Lynchburg, batting .262 with seven home runs and 61 RBIs over 100 games.[67] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] He spent the 2021 season with the Columbus Clippers, batting .182 with five home runs and 22 RBIs over fifty games.[68] He returned to Columbua to begin the 2022 season.[69]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Xzavion Curry
Xzavion Curry | |
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Born: Orangeburg, South Carolina | July 27, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Xzavion Rashan Curry (born July 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Curry attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta, Georgia and played college baseball at Georgia Tech.[70] During the summer of 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[71] In 2019, his junior year at Georgia Tech, Curry pitched 57+1⁄3 innings and went 4–2 with a 4.08 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts.[72] Following the season's end, he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[73]
Curry signed with the Indians, but did not play after signing and also did not play in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[74] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Low-A East and was promoted to the Lake County Captains of the High-A Central and the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Northeast during the season.[75] Over 19 starts between the three clubs, Curry went 8–1 with a 2.30 ERA and 123 strikeouts over 97+2⁄3 innings.[76] His ERA was sixth lowest in the minor leagues.[77] He returned to Akron to begin the 2022 season.[78]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Tyler Freeman
Tyler Freeman | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 68 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Rancho Cucamonga, California | May 21, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Tyler Andrew Freeman (born May 21, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Freeman attended Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, California.[79] As a senior in 2017, he hit .526 with four home runs, 36 runs batted in, and 18 stolen bases.[80] After the season, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[81] He signed with the Indians, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.[82][83]
Freeman made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians, batting .297 in 36 games. He played the 2018 season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, slashing .352/.405/.511 with two home runs, 38 runs batted in, and 14 stolen bases in 72 games,[84] earning New York-Penn League All-Star honors.[85] He started 2019 with the Lake County Captains,[86][87][88] with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star,[89] before being promoted to the Lynchburg Hillcats in June.[90] Over 123 games between both teams, Freeman batted .306/.368/.410 with three home runs, 44 runs batted in, and 19 stolen bases.
Freeman did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] In 2021, Freeman hit .323/.372/.470 in 41 games for the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. On August 9, 2021, Freeman underwent season-ending surgery on his left shoulder.[91]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Freeman to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[92]
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Oscar González
Oscar González | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 90 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic | January 10, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Oscar Luis González (born January 10, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
González signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians on July 2, 2014, for a $300,000 signing bonus.[93][94] He played for the DSL Indians in 2015, hitting .203/.266/.324/.590 with 4 home runs and 38 runs batted in.[95] He split the 2016 season between the AZL Indians and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, hitting a combined .297/.340/.554/.894 with 8 home runs and 26 runs batted in.[96] He was named the 2016 Arizona League MVP.[97] He spent the 2017 season with Mahoning Valley, hitting .283/.301/.388/.689 with 3 home runs and 34 runs batted in.[95] He spent the 2018 season with the Lake County Captains, hitting .292/.310/.435/.745 with 13 home runs and 52 runs batted in.[98] He split the 2019 season between the Lynchburg Hillcats and the Akron RubberDucks, hitting a combined .293/.315/.418/.733 with 9 home runs and 70 runs batted in.[95] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
González elected free agency on November 7, 2021, and re-signed with the Indians to a minor league contract the same day.
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Isaiah Greene
Isaiah Greene | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
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Born: Riverside, California | August 29, 2001|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Isaiah Jordan Greene (born August 29, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Greene attended Corona High School in Corona, California.[99] He was selected by the New York Mets with the 69th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[100] He signed for $850,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Missouri.[101] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Greene, Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez, and Josh Wolf to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.[102] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Indians, slashing .289/.421/.368 with one home run, 16 runs batted in (RBIs), four stolen bases, and nine doubles over 43 games.[103]
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Nick Mikolajchak
Nick Mikolajchak | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 93 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Houston, Texas | November 21, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Nicholas Austin Mikolajchak (MIKE-ah-la-chek;[104] born November 21, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Mikolajchak went to Klein Collins High School in Harris County, Texas, where he played baseball and basketball. He was First–Team All–District in his junior season and District MVP in his senior season of high school.[105][106][107] He committed to Sam Houston State to play college baseball starting in 2016.[108]
In 2016 as a freshman, Mikolajchak worked exclusively as a reliever and a closer for the team, posting a 3.38 ERA and an 0–4 record in 32 games.[109] As a sophomore in 2017 for Sam Houston State, he played in 22 games, starting 9 and closing 2 of them. He went 5–4 with an earned run average of 4.19 in 73 innings.[110] Mikolajchak played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2018, pitching in 8 games and scoring an earned run average of 1.84.[111] For Mikolajchak's junior season in 2019, he pitched in 23 games, starting and closing 7 games each. He pitched 64.2 innings and compiled a 5–4 record with 74 strikeouts, improving from 32 in his freshman year.[109] Mikolajchak was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 11th round with the 340th overall pick, becoming the third player from San Houston State to be drafted at that point.[112]
Mikolajchak elected to forgo his senior season at San Houston State and signed with the Indians on June 14, 2019.[113] In his first professional season with the Indians, Mikolajchak played for two of the Indians' minor league affiliates, combining for a 1–1 record with an 0.36 earned run average and 36 strikeouts across 17 games.[109] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mikolajchak made the Indians' alternate site roster for the beginning of the 2021 season.[114]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Cody Morris
Cody Morris | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 74 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Columbia, Maryland | November 4, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Cody McKinley Morris (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Morris attended Reservoir High School in Fulton, Maryland. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 32nd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of South Carolina.[115] He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB draft.[116]
Morris made his professional debut in 2019 with the Lake County Captains and Lynchburg Hillcats.[117] Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, he went 7–4 with a 4.35 earned run average and 111 strikeouts over 89 innings.[118] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[119] He started 2021 with the Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers. He appeared in 15 games (making 14 starts) between the two teams, going 2–2 with a 1.62 earned run average and 93 strikeouts over 61 innings.[120]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Morris to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[92]
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Tobias Myers
Tobias Myers | |
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![]() Myers in 2019 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs | |
Cleveland Guardians – No. 79 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Winter Haven, Florida | August 5, 1998|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Tobias Myers (born August 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Myers attended Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, Florida.[121] In 2016, as a senior, he went 8–2 with a 1.51 earned run average (ERA), striking out 79 batters in 69+2⁄3 innings pitched.[122] He signed to play college baseball at the University of South Florida.[123] Myers was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[124] He signed with Baltimore for $225,000, forgoing his commitment to USF.[125] Myers made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Orioles, compiling a 4.70 ERA in three starts. He began 2017 with the Aberdeen IronBirds of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.[126]
On July 31, 2017, Myers was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Tim Beckham.[127] He was assigned to the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, where he finished the season.[128] Over 12 starts between Aberdeen and Hudson Valley, he went 4–2 with a 3.54 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP. Myers spent 2018 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League where he pitched to a 10–6 record with a 3.71 earned run average in 23 games (21 starts).[129][130] He spent 2019 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, going 8–1 with a 2.31 ERA over 18 games (13 starts), striking out 59 over 84+2⁄3 innings.[131] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South.[132] After appearing in 13 games (ten starts) and pitching to a 5–3 record with a 3.32 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 59+2⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A East in July.[133] Over 12 starts with Durham, Myers went 3–4 with a 4.50 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 58 innings.[134]
On November 19, 2021, Myers was traded to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for Junior Caminero; the Guardians selected Myers to their 40-man roster upon acquiring him.[92] He was assigned to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2022 season.[135]
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Jhonkensy Noel
Jhonkensy Noel | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 78 | |
Infielder | |
Born: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic | July 15, 2001|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Jhonkensy Noel (born July 15, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Noel signed with the Cleveland Indians organization as an international free agent on July 15, 2017.[136] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .243 with ten home runs and 34 runs batted in over 64 games. In 2019, he played for the Arizona League Indians where he hit .287 with six home runs and 42 runs batted in over 47 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[119] Noel split the 2021 season between the Arizona League, the Lynchburg Hillcats, and the Lake County Captains, slashing .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs and 66 runs batted in over 70 games.[137]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Noel to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[92]
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Brayan Rocchio
Brayan Rocchio | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 66 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | January 13, 2001|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right |
Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians in July 2017.[138] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018.[139]
Rocchio was promoted to the Arizona League Indians after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians.[140] He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games.[141] For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Low–A ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average.[141] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[92]
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José Tena
José Tena | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 75 | |
Infielder | |
Born: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic | March 20, 2001|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
José Luis Tena (born March 20, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Tena signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2017.[142][143] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting 313 with one home run and 23 runs batted in over 51 games. He spent the 2019 season with the Arizona League Indians where he hit .325 with one home run and 18 runs batted in over 44 games.[144] He did play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[119] Tena spent the 2021 season with the Lake County Captains, slashing .281/.331/.467 with 16 home runs and 58 runs batted in over 107 games.[145] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions where he won the batting title with a .387 average over 17 games.[146]
The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Tena to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021.[92]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Carson Tucker
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Carson Wesley Tucker (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He was selected 23rd overall by the Cleveland Indians in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.
Tucker attended Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played baseball.[147] In 92 games at Mountain Pointe during his high school career, he hit .390 with five home runs and 68 runs batted in.[148] In 2013 and 2014, he was selected for U-12 United States national baseball team.[149] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Texas.[150]
Tucker was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 23rd overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[151][152][153] Tucker signed with the Indians on June 26 for a $2 million bonus.[154] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[58] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Indians, but appeared in only six games due to a hand injury.[155] He was assigned to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Low-A Carolina League to begin the 2022 season.[156]
Tucker's brother, Cole, plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[157][158]
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Carlos Vargas
Carlos Vargas | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 70 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Moca, Dominican Republic | October 13, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Carlos Miguel Vargas (born October 13, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Vargas was signed by the Indians as an international free agent on July 2, 2016.[159] The Indians selected Vargas' contract on November 20, 2020, adding him to their 40-man roster.[160]
In April 2021, Vargas underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery),[161] causing him to miss the entire 2021 season.
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Josh Wolf
Josh Wolf | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Bellaire, Texas | September 1, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Joshua David Wolf (born September 1, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Wolf attended St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. He committed to attend Texas A&M University.[162] The New York Mets selected Wolf with the 53rd overall selection of the 2019 MLB draft.[163] He signed with the Mets, forgoing his commitment to Texas A&M.[164] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets, going 0–1 with a 3.38 earned run average over eight innings.
On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Wolf, Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez, and Isaiah Greene to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco.[102] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Low-A East.[165] Over 18 games (17 starts), Wolf went 1–3 with a 5.35 ERA, striking out 67 batters over 65+2⁄3 innings.[166]
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Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters
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References
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