San Francisco Giants minor league players

Seth Corry (born November 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Corry attended Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah.[1] He played both baseball and football in high school, but stopped playing football after tearing his ACL during his junior year.[2] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4] He signed, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Brigham Young University.[5]

Corry made his professional debut in 2017 with the Arizona League Giants, going 0–2 with a 5.55 ERA over 24+1⁄3 innings. He played 2018 with the Arizona League Giants and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, compiling a combined 4–3 record and 3.59 ERA over 14 total starts. He spent 2019 with the Augusta GreenJackets and was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year after pitching to a 9–3 record with a 1.76 ERA over 27 games (26 starts), striking out 172 over 122+2⁄3 innings.[6][7][8] 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.[9] He returned to Eugene for the 2021 season, starting 19 games and going 3-3 with a 5.99 ERA, 100 strikeouts, and 63 walks over 67+2⁄3 innings.[10]

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Roderick John Dabovich (born January 11, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Dabovich attended Pueblo West High School in Pueblo West, Colorado.[11] He had a career 0.80 earned run average (ERA).[12]

After graduating from high school, Dabovich enrolled at Central Arizona College where he played college baseball, posting a 9-3 record and 1.81 ERA over 69+2⁄3 innings as a freshman in 2018.[13] After the year, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 18th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[14] Instead, he transferred to Arizona State University.[15] In 2019, his first year at Arizona State, he pitched 53 innings in which he went 7-1 with a 4.75 ERA and 47 strikeouts.[16] After the 2019 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[17] He entered the 2020 season expected to be the team's closer, but pitched only 11+2⁄3 innings with four saves before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Dabovich was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round with the 114th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[19][20] He signed for $200,000.[21][22] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[23] Dabovich began the 2021 season with the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A West and was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Northeast in mid-June.[24][25] He missed a majority of August after going on the injured list with back tightness, and returned to play in early September.[26] Over 32+1⁄3 innings pitched in relief between the two clubs, Dabovich went 1-1 with a 2.78 ERA and 62 strikeouts.[27] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season where he went 1-0 and was named to the Fall Stars Game.[28][29] He returned to Richmond to begin the 2022 season.[30]

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Samuel Louis Nathan Delaplane (born March 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Delaplane is the son of Fred and Sue Delaplane, and has a brother, Brad.[31] He attended Leigh High School ('13) in San Jose, California.[32][33] Playing baseball as a pitcher and catcher, he was All-League First Team and San Jose Mercury Honorable Mention in his senior season, as he was 6–2 with a 1.66 ERA on the mound and batted .342.[31][32][34]

Undrafted out of high school, Delaplane attended Eastern Michigan University, earning a degree in Marketing.[35][36] He spent four seasons (2014–2017) playing college baseball for the Eastern Michigan Eagles, and was first-team All-Mid-American Conference in his senior year.[36] During the summer of 2016, he played for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League.[37] Delaplane was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 2017 MLB draft.[36]

Delaplane split his debut season of 2017 between the AZL Mariners of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, combining to go 2–1 with a 3.00 ERA and 50 strikeouts over 33 innings (13.6 strikeouts per 9 innings).[38] He spent the 2018 season with the Clinton LumberKings of the Class A Midwest League, going 4–2 with 10 saves (3rd in the league) and a 1.96 ERA, and 100 strikeouts over 59+2⁄3 innings (15.1 strikeouts per 9 innings; he struck out 38% of batters faced).[38][35]

In 2019, he split the season between the Modesto Nuts of the Class A-Advanced California League and the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Texas League, going a combined 6–3 with 7 saves and a 2.23 ERA, and 120 strikeouts (leading all minor league relievers) over 68+2⁄3 innings (15.7 strikeouts per 9 innings; second-best in minor league baseball for pitchers who pitched 50 innings) in 46 relief appearances.[39][38][40][41] Delaplane had the highest K-BB% (37.0%) and pure strikeout rate (45.8%) in minor league baseball, and his curveball/slider had the second-highest swing-and-miss rate of all slider in baseball.[42][43] He was named a mid-season California League All Star.[44] In September 2019 Jim Callis named him to MLB Pipeline's Second Team Prospect Team of the Year.[45]

Following the 2019 regular season, Delaplane played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, and in six appearances was 0-1 with two saves and a 1.13 ERA over eight innings with 15 strikeouts and 1 walk.[46][39] He was named a Fall League All-Star.[47][48] In April 2020 Fangraphs ranked him #11 on its list of Mariners' prospects.[42] In July 2020 CBS Sports opined: "Sam Delaplane is one of, if not the best relief prospect in the game."[49]

Delaplane did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[50] On November 20, 2020, Delaplane was added to the 40-man roster.[51] That month MLB Pipeline named him Seattle’s #20 Prospect.[52] In February 2021, Fangraphs ranked him #9.[53] On April 13, 2021, Delaplane underwent Tommy John surgery, effectively ending his 2021 season.[54] On May 27, 2021, Delaplane was designated for assignment by Seattle.[55]

On May 31, 2021, Delaplane was acquired by the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[56] He was placed on the 60-day injured list the next day as he continued to recover from Tommy John.[57] Following the season, on November 30, 2021, Delaplane was non-tendered by the Giants and became a free agent.[58] Delaplane re-signed with the Giants on December 1 on a minor league contract and was later invited to Spring Training.[59]

Delaplane mixes up a 93-96 mph four-seam fastball, and an excellent 83-88 mph curveball-grip curveball/slider hybrid that has a high spin rate and which he releases straight over the top like his fastball.[60][42][43][35]

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Matthew D. Frisbee (born November 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Frisbee grew up in Candler, North Carolina and attended Enka High School.

Frisbee played college baseball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans for three seasons. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[61] As a junior, he was named first team All-Southern Conference and the conference Pitcher of the Year after posting a record of 10-2 over 15 starts with a 3.45 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 91.1 innings pitched.[62]

Frisbee was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.[63] He was assigned to the Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes after signing with the team.[64] Frisbee began the 2019 with the Class A Augusta GreenJackets before he was promoted to the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he went 9-8 with a 3.17 ERA and was named the team's pitcher of the year.[65]

Frisbee began the 2021 season with the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels.[66] He was promoted to the AAA Sacramento River Catshe posted a 3.77 ERA with Richmond.[67]

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Tyler Joseph Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Fitzgerald attended Rochester High School in Rochester, Illinois. As a senior in 2016, he batted .500 with nine home runs, 31 RBIs, and 37 stolen bases.[68] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Louisville to play college baseball.[69]

Fitzgerald appeared in 48 games for Louisville as a freshman in 2017, batting .208/.303/.272 over 125 at bats.[70] As a sophomore, he batted .264/.344/.378 with three home runs, 24 RBIs, 23 stolen bases, and 17 doubles over 246 at bats over 64 games.[71][72] In 2017 and 2018, Fitzgerald played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[73][74][75][76] As a junior in 2019, he hit .315/.391/.483 with eight home runs, 65 RBIs, 18 stolen bases, and seven sacrifice flies (second in the conference) in 267 at bats over 66 games.[77][78] He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[79] He signed for $497,500.[80]

Fitzgerald spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Giants, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and Augusta GreenJackets, batting .276/.359/.395 with one home run, six stolen bases in seven attempts, and 30 RBIs over 48 games.[81] He played the 2021 season with the Eugene Emeralds, slashing .262/.342/.495 with 19 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 28 doubles in 382 at-bats over 103 games.[82][83] He was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels to begin the 2022 season.[84]

Fitzgerald's father, Mike, was drafted in the first round in the 1984 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and played 13 games in the majors.[85]

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Kyle Christopher Harrison (born August 12, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Harrison attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California. As a junior in 2019 he was 10-0 with a 1.26 ERA for the Spartans, and as a senior in 2020 he was 2-0 and pitched nine innings with 18 strikeouts before the season was ended due to Covid 19. He has a below three-quarter slot delivery.

He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[86] He signed with the Giants for a signing bonus of $2.5 million rather than play college baseball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[87][88]

Harrison made his professional debut in 2021 with the Low-A San Jose Giants.[89][90] Over 23 starts, he went 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA and 157 strikeouts (2nd in the league, and 14.3 strikeouts per nine innings, good for second in the league) over 98+2⁄3 innings.[91][92] He led the league with 15 hit batters.[93]

He was ranked # 3 in the Giants 2022 MLB Prospect Rankings.[94]

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Jacob August Heyward (born August 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Heyward attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia.[95] In 2013, as a senior, he batted .331 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 38th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[96] However, he did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Miami where he played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes.[97]

In 2014, as a freshman at Miami, Heyward appeared in only 24 games.[98] However, in 2015, his sophomore year, he broke out and emerged as Miami's starting left fielder, batting .327 with four home runs and 24 RBIs in 56 games.[99] He also batted .355 in nine 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament games, including batting .455 in three games at the 2015 College World Series.[100] Heyward returned in 2016 as the club's starting right fielder, hitting .242 with six home runs, 39 RBIs, and a .403 on-base percentage in 64 starts.[101]

After his junior year, he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[102] He signed and made his professional debut for the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants, batting .337 with one home run, 21 RBIs, and ten stolen bases in 28 games. He also played in four games for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at the end of the year. In 2017, he played for the Augusta GreenJackets where he batted .223/.317/.351 with ten home runs and 45 RBIs in 107 games,[103] and in 2018, he spent a majority of the year with the San Jose Giants, hitting .258/.357/.415 with 12 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases in 112 games. He also played in two games for the Sacramento River Cats to end the season.[104]

Heyward began 2019 with the Richmond Flying Squirrels[105] and was named an Eastern League All-Star, earning All-Star game MVP honors.[106] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions following the season.[107] He was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats at the end of the season, and finished the year there. Over 127 games between the two clubs, Heyward slashed .211/.362/.348 with 11 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 149 strikeouts in 388 at bats.[108]

He then played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.[109] He batted .184./.296/.421.[110]

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. In the 2021 season, he played for Richmond, and batted .208 with 71 strikeouts in 202 at bats.[111]

Heyward's brother, Jason, is an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs.[112]

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Luis Eduardo Matos (born January 28, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Matos signed with the San Francisco Giants in July 2018.[113] He spent his first professional season in 2019 at 17 years of age with the Dominican Summer League Giants and Rookie-level Arizona League Giants, batting .367 with seven home runs, 48 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases over sixty games.[114]

Matos did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He played the 2021 season with the Low-A San Jose Giants.[115][116] Over 109 games, he slashed .313/.358/.494 with 15 home runs, 86 RBIs, 35 doubles, and 21 stolen bases.[117]

He was ranked # 2 in the Giants 2022 MLB Prospect Rankings.[118]

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Ryan Charles Murphy (born October 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Murphy attended Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls, New York. He played college baseball at Le Moyne College, and was 16-9 with a 3.40 ERA over three seasons.[119] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[120][121]

Murphy made his professional debut in 2021 with the San Jose Giants before being promoted to the Eugene Emeralds.[122][123][124] Over 21 starts between the two clubs, Murphy went 6-4 with a 2.52 ERA and 164 strikeouts over 107+1⁄3 innings.[125]

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Michael Plassmeyer (born November 5, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization.

Plassmeyer attended De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He then attended the University of Missouri, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. As a junior at Missouri, he pitched to a 5-4 record with a 3.05 ERA, striking out 103 batters in 91.1 innings pitched.[126]

The Seattle Mariners selected Plassmeyer in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft.[127] He signed and was assigned to the Everett AquaSox, going 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched.[128] He was a 2018 NWL mid-season All Star.[129]

On November 8, 2018, the Mariners traded Plassmeyer, Mike Zunino, and Guillermo Heredia to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley.[130] He began the 2019 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, for whom he was 2-1 with a 1.23 ERA.[131] He was a 2019 MiLB organization All Star.[129]

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.

On June 11, 2021, Plassmeyer was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for pitcher Matt Wisler.[132]

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Jairo Jeffry Pomares (born August 4, 2000) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Pomares signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2018 for $975,500.[133] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants and was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A Short Season Northwest League during the season.[134][135] Over 51 games between both teams, he slashed .324/.362/.465 with three home runs and 37 RBIs in 213 at bats, playing primarily in right field.[136] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[137]

Pomares missed the first six weeks of the 2021 season while recovering from back surgery, but eventually began play with the San Jose Giants of the Low-A West in June, playing primarily in right field.[138] His .694 slugging percentage led the Low-A West.[125] He was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A West in August, playing in left field.[139] Over 77 games with the two clubs, Pomares compiled a slash line of .334/.378/.629 with 20 home runs, 59 RBIs, and 27 doubles over 302 at bats.[91] He returned to Eugene to begin the 2022 season.[140]

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Randy Alberto Rodríguez (born September 5, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Rodríguez signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in July 2017.

In 2021 for San Jose he was 6-3 with five holds, two saves, and a 1.74 ERA in 32 relief appearances, in which he pitched 62 innings and had 101 strikeouts.[141] The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[142]

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Patrick Ruotolo (born January 16, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Ruotolo played college baseball for the UConn Huskies for three seasons. After his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[143] Ruotolo was named second team All-American Athletic Conference after saving 12 games.[144]

Ruotolo was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 27th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.[145] Ruotolo spent the 2017 season with the Augusta GreenJackets and made 44 appearances and posted a 4-2 record and had 17 saves out of 18 opportunities with a 1.68 ERA.[146] He was assigned to the Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants at the start of 2018 and had a 1.47 ERA over 14 appearances before being promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.[147] Later in the season Ruotolo tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery. He returned late in the 2019 season and pitched for the Arizona League Giants before being promoted to San Jose.[148] After not playing in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruotolo returned to Richmond and went 3-1 with 11 saves and a 2.68 ERA over 39 appearances.[149]

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Casey Schmitt (born March 1, 1999) is an American baseball third baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Schmitt grew up in San Diego, California and attended Eastlake High School.

Schmitt played college baseball at San Diego State for three seasons as both a pitcher and a third baseman. As a freshman, he set a school record with an 0.28 ERA and had nine saves and 24 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched.[150] He was named second team All-Mountain West Conference as a sophomore after batting .315 with five home runs and 36 RBIs and post a 3-3 record with a 3.77 ERA, eight saves and 44 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched.[151] After the 2019 season, Schmitt played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and the league's playoff MVP.[152][153][154] As a junior in 2020, Schmitt batted .323/.386/.452 with four doubles and two triples in 16 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[155]

Schmitt was selected in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.[156] The Giants drafted him with the intention of him focusing solely on playing third base.[157] Schmitt was assigned to the San Jose Giants of Low-A West for the 2021 season and batted .247 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs before suffering a season ending injury in August.[158]

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Jacob Ryne Wong (born September 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Wong attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.[159] In 2015, his senior year, he pitched to a 2.86 ERA.[160] Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Grand Canyon University where he played college baseball.

In 2016, Wong's freshman season at Grand Canyon, he appeared in 18 games (making six starts) in which he went 2–3 with a 4.28 ERA.[161] That summer, he played in the West Coast League for the Corvallis Knights.[162] As a sophomore in 2017, he moved into the starting rotation and was GCU's Friday night starter, going 5–3 with a 4.00 ERA over 14 starts. After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Orleans Firebirds, pitching to a 2.58 ERA over 24+1⁄3 innings.[163] In 2018, Wong's junior year, he started 15 games and pitched to a 9–3 record and a 2.81 ERA, striking out 88 batters over 89+2⁄3 innings.[164][165][166] After the season, he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[167][168][169]

Wong signed with the Giants and made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, compiling a 2.30 ERA over 11 starts. In 2019, he began the year with the Augusta GreenJackets with whom he went 2–1 with a 1.99 ERA over eight starts being promoted to the San Jose Giants in May.[170][171][172][173] Over 15 starts with San Jose, he pitched to a 3–2 record with a 4.98 ERA, striking out 67 over 72+1⁄3 innings.[174]

Wong did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[175] He missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing surgery.[176] He was assigned to the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A Northwest League to begin the 2022 season.[177]

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