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Down on the farm: Solid years in the minors for Providence’s Hickey, Columbia’s Myrick

FILE - Larger bases are installed on the infield before a minor league baseball game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and Greensboro Grasshoppers, on July 13, 2022, in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Opening day will feature three of the biggest changes since 1969: Two infielders will be required to be on either side of second base, base size will increase to 18-inch squares from 15 and a pitch clock will be used. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (John Minchillo, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX charted how local players did in minor league baseball. This is the final update this year.

Locals on minor league baseball rosters

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Pos., Player, Local tie, Current level, Team, MLB affiliate

P, Mason Adams, JU, Double-A, Birmingham, White Sox, Is 6-5 with 3.14 ERA, 125 Ks in 109 IP. Transferred to development list on Sept. 15.

P, Skylar Arias, Oakleaf, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Is 1-0 with 4.07 ERA, 34 Ks in 24.1 IP. Is on full season injured list.

P, Hunter Barco, Bolles, Class-A, Bradenton, Pirates, Finished 0-2 with 3.44 ERA, 28 Ks in 18.1 IP.

P, Malik Barrington, Sandalwood, High-A, Cedar Rapids, Twins, Finished season 6-2 with 4.29 ERA, 80 Ks in 65 IP.

P, Jackson Baumeister, Bolles, TBA, TBA, Orioles, Recent draft pick did not pitch this season.

P, Bo Bonds, Suwannee, Class-A, Dunedin, Blue Jays, Finished 0-1 with 10.80 ERA, 8 Ks in 3.1 IP.

P, Zach Bryant, JU, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Was on injured list all season and didn’t play.

IF, Tyler Callihan, Providence, Double-A, Chattanooga, Reds, Hit .249 with 9 HR, 55 runs, 58 RBI and 29 stolen bases.

P, Blair Calvo, Nease/Flagler, Triple-A, Toledo, Tigers, Finished 6-6 with 7.15 ERA, 68 Ks in 56.2 IP.

P, Brad Depperman, UNF, High-A, South Bend, Cubs, Had 18 Ks, 5.93 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched this season before retirement.

IF, Max Ferguson, Bolles, High-A, Greenville, Red Sox, Finished season hitting .228 with 34 RBI, 28 stolen bases, 52 runs scored. Ended season on 7-day injured list.

P, JC Flowers, Trinity Christian, Triple-A, Indianapolis, Pirates, Is 2-1 with 45 Ks, 46 IP, 9.39 ERA.

OF, Ben Gamel, Bishop Kenny, Triple-A, El Paso, Padres, Designated for assignment by Padres and elected free agency. A career .290 hitter in the minors with 43 HR, 384 RBI.

P, Chris Gau, JU/University Christian, Double-A, Montgomery, Rays, Finished 5-2 with 5 saves, 66 Ks, 2.48 ERA in 54.1 IP in Triple-A and Double-A this season.

P, Franklin German, UNF, High-A, Greenville, Red Sox, Finished 1-0 with 7.18 ERA, 41 Ks in 26.1 IP this season between Reds and Red Sox affiliates. Sent to High-A for injury rehab assignment.

P, Zach Greene, Atlantic Coast, Triple-A, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Yankees, Finished 2-1 with 5.51 ERA, 31 Ks in 32.2 innings of work.

P, Jack Gowen, Charlton County, Class-A, Jupiter, Marlins, Is 2-1 with 4.00 ERA, 21 Ks in 18 IP. Released on Aug. 25.

IF, Colby Halter, Bishop Kenny, High-A, Lansing, Athletics, Finished first season hitting .272 with 15 runs, 12 RBI, 4 stolen bases.

C, Nathan Hickey, Providence, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Finished season hitting .265 with 62 runs scored, 65 RBI, 19 HR.

P, Michael Darrell-Hicks, JU, Double-A, Rocket City, Angels, Finished season 5-7 with 124 Ks, 3.88 ERA in 109 IP.

P, AJ Labas, Trinity Christian, High-A, Cedar Rapids, Twins, Finished season 3-3 with 47 Ks, 4.86 ERA in 53.2 IP, 7 saves.

OF, Todd Lott, First Coast/Trinity Christian, Double-A, Springfield, Cardinals, Released June 28. Career .245 hitter with 31 homers.

CF, Austin Martin, Trinity Christian, Triple-A, St. Paul, Twins, Finished season hitting .260 with 7 HR, 35 runs, 30 RBI, 19 stolen bases.

P, Hueston Morrill, Suwannee, Class-A, Tampa, Yankees, Finished season 1-1 with 10 Ks in 9.2 IP, 6.52 ERA.

IF, Daniel Murphy, Englewood/JU, Triple-A, Salt Lake, Angels, Hit .288 with HR, 25 runs, HR, 26 RBI. Announced his retirement to end his comeback effort. Had been retired since 2019 before attempting his comeback this year.

OF, Tanner Murphy, Bartram Trail/UNF, Double-A, Binghamton, Mets, Career .209 hitter in the minors with 15 HR, 72 RBI, 27 stolen bases.

P, Tyler Myrick, Columbia, Double-A, Richmond, Giants, Finished season 3-2 with 46 Ks, 15 saves, 1.24 ERA.

C, Brian Navarreto, Arlington CD, Triple-A, Nashville, Brewers, Hit .233 with 7 HR, 42 RBI, 33 runs scored.

P, Trent Palmer, JU, Double-A, New Hampshire, Blue Jays, Logged 7.2 IP with 8 Ks, 2.35 ERA before being place on injured list.

P, Sean Reid-Foley, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Is 0-1 with 4.09 ERA, 33 Ks in 22 IP in the minors, but finished season back in the bigs.

P, Tyler Santana, JU, High-A, South Bend, Cubs, Finished season 7-8 with 78 Ks, 4.07 ERA in 90.2 IP.

OF, DJ Stewart, Bolles, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Hit .229 with 16 HR, 35 runs scored, 41 RBI. Finished season in New York.

P, Spencer Stockton, JU, Double-A, Chattanooga, Reds, Finished 3-2 with 3.56 ERA, 47 Ks in 43 IP.

2B, L.J. Talley, Charlton County, Triple-A, Buffalo, Blue Jays, Released on July 28. Career .240 hitter with 21 stolen bases, 30 homers, 140 runs scored, 163 RBI.

P, Tyler Vogel, JU, Class-A, San Jose, Giants, Finished season 6-7 with 4.27 ERA, 89 Ks in 65.1 IP, 5 saves.

2B, Brett Wisely, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Finished season at .285 with 31 RBI, 40 runs scored, 6 HR. Logged a .175 average with 2 HR, 8 RBI in majors this season.

OF, Jacob Young, Ponte Vedra, Rochester, Triple-A, Nationals, Finished hitting .305 with 58 RBI, 39 stolen bases, 60 runs scored in the minors before MLB call-up.


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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.

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