Down on the farm: Checking in on area stars in minor league baseball at the break

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. What about local Major League Baseball players? That can be found here.

Local players in minor league baseball

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Pos., Player, Local tie, Level, Team, MLB affiliate

P, Bryan Baker, UNF, Triple-A, Norfolk, Orioles, Was 1-1 with 30 Ks in 22 IP, 5 saves, 6.55 ERA in minors before MLB call-up.

P, Hunter Barco, Bolles, High-A, Greensboro, Pirates, Is 4-1 with 77 Ks in 62 IP and 3.34 ERA. Transferred to development list on July 9.

P, Malik Barrington, Sandalwood, Twins, Released in late March. Was coming off best season of career (6-2) in 2023.

P, Jackson Baumeister, Bolles, High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles, Is 1-3 with 85 Ks in 66.2 IP, 3.11 ERA.

P, Bo Bonds, Suwannee, Single-A, Dunedin, Blue Jays, Is 1-1 with 4.84 ERA, 35 Ks in 22.1 IP.

P, Zach Bryant, JU, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Is 0-1 with 15 Ks, save, 4.73 ERA in 13.1 IP.

IF, Tyler Callihan, Providence, Double-A, Chattanooga, Reds, Hitting .229 with 15 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 6 HR. Placed on 7-day injured list on June 4.

P, Blair Calvo, Nease/Flagler, Double-A, Erie, Tigers, On full season injured list. Logged 3 Ks in 2 IP with 9.00 ERA in limited action.

P, Michael Darrell-Hicks, JU, Double-A, Rocket City, Angels, Is 5-3 with 8 saves, 40 Ks, 1.60 ERA in 33.2 IP.

IF, Max Ferguson, Bolles, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Hitting .250 with 5 stolen bases, HR and 2 RBI before going on 60-day injured list in early May.

P, JC Flowers, Trinity Christian, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 3-2 with 33 Ks, 6.54 ERA in 42.2 IP.

OF, Ben Gamel, Bishop Kenny, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Hitting .314 with 35 runs scored, 24 RBI and 7 HR. Currently in MLB.

P, Chris Gau, JU/University Christian, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 2-5 with 34 Ks, 4.36 ERA in 43.1 IP. Moved down from Triple-A to Double-A on June 28.

P, Zach Greene, Atlantic Coast, Triple-A, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Placed on full season injured list in late March.

IF, Colby Halter, Bishop Kenny, Rookie, Lansing, ACL Athletics, Athletics, Hitting .256 with 24 RBI, 3 HR, 12 stolen bases and 35 runs scored. Put on 7-day injured list on June 25. Currently on injury rehab assignment in rookie ball.

C, Nathan Hickey, Providence, Triple-A, Worcester, Red Sox, Hitting .209 with 9 HR, 43 RBI, 41 runs scored.

P, AJ Labas, Trinity Christian, High-A, Cedar Rapids, Twins, Is 4-3 with 36 Ks, 4.97 ERA in 38 IP.

CF, Austin Martin, Trinity Christian, Triple-A, St. Paul, Twins, Hitting .290 with HR, 9 RBI, 16 runs scored and 4 stolen bases. Currently in MLB.

P, Chris Mauloni, Oakleaf/JU, High-A, West Michigan, Tigers, Is 3-2 with 30 Ks in 35 IP, 3.60 ERA.

IF, Hueston Morrill, Suwannee, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees, Is 3-2 with 39 Ks in 38.2 IP, 3.26 ERA.

P Tyler Myrick, Columbia, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Is 1-5 with 35 Ks in 36.1 IP, 4.71 ERA. Promoted from Double-A Richmond to Triple-A late last month.

C, Brian Navarreto, Arlington CD, Triple-A, Nashville, Brewers, Hitting .194 with 7 RBI in 67 at-bats. Came off 60-day injured list on June 20.

P, Trent Palmer, JU, Double-A, New Hampshire, Blue Jays, Is 1-3 with 15 Ks, 9.45 ERA in 20 IP. Went on 7-day injured list on May 29.

P, Sean Reid-Foley, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Syracuse, Mets, Currently up in MLB with the Mets. Logged 3 Ks in 3 IP and 0.00 ERA in Triple-A.

P, Tyler Santana, JU, High-A, South Bend, Cubs, is 4-2 with 43 Ks, 6.36 ERA in 46.2 IP.

P, Spencer Stockton, JU, Triple-A, Louisville, Reds, Is 0-0 with 10 Ks in 14.2 IP, 7.98 ERA. Returned from development list on June 25.

P, Tyler Vogel, JU, Rookie, ACL Giants, Giants, Is 3-0 with 14 Ks in 12.1 IP, 2.92 ERA.

2B, Brett Wisely, Sandalwood, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Currently up in the big leagues, but has logged a good bit of work in Triple-A this year (.311, 14 RBI, 4 HR, 21 runs scored, 3 stolen bases).

OF, Jacob Young, Ponte Vedra, Triple-A, Rochester, Nationals, Limited ABs at Triple-A (3 for 14, .214) before call-up to MLB.


About the Author

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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