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Down on the farm: Bolles grad Barco up to Double-A; 2 recent draft picks sign

FILE - The minor league Birmingham Barons and the Montgomery Biscuits play a game in Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20, 2024, between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The game will honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the team in 1948. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File) (Jay Reeves, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 4-1 with 82 Ks in 65 IP and 3.34 ERA. Came off development list on July 19 and elevated to Double-A.

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

P, Tanner Bauman, Atlantic Coast/St. Johns River State, TBA, TBA, Yankees, Recent MLB draft pick hasn’t yet been assigned to a level.

P, Jackson Baumeister, Bolles, High-A, Aberdeen, Orioles, Is 1-3 with 91 Ks in 70.2 IP, 3.06 ERA.

P, Bo Bonds, Suwannee, Single-A, Dunedin, Blue Jays, Is 1-1 with 4.32 ERA, 39 Ks in 25 IP.

P, Zach Bryant, JU, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Is 1-1 with 20 Ks, save, 5.19 ERA in 17.1 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 5-4 with 8 saves, 40 Ks, 2.04 ERA in 35.1 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 34 Ks, 6.25 ERA in 44.2 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 38 Ks, 4.57 ERA in 45.1 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. Moved from 7-day to 60-day injured list on July 19.

C, Nathan Hickey, Providence, Triple-A, Worcester, Red Sox, Hitting .205 with 9 HR, 43 RBI, 42 runs scored.

P, Lebarron Johnson, Paxon, TBA, TBA, Rockies, Recent MLB draft pick signed on July 21. Hasn’t been assigned to a level yet.

P, AJ Labas, Trinity Christian, High-A, Cedar Rapids, Twins, Is 4-3 with 36 Ks, 5.63 ERA in 40 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 32 Ks in 36 IP, 3.50 ERA.

IF, Hueston Morrill, Suwannee, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees, Is 4-2 with 43 Ks in 41.1 IP, 3.48 ERA.

P Tyler Myrick, Columbia, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Is 2-5 with 39 Ks in 39 IP, 5.08 ERA. Promoted from Double-A Richmond to Triple-A late last month.

C, Brian Navarreto, Arlington CD, Triple-A, Nashville, Brewers, Hitting .183 with 8 RBI in 82 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 45 Ks, 6.47 ERA in 48.2 IP.

P, Spencer Stockton, JU, Triple-A, Louisville, Reds, Is 0-0 with 12 Ks in 17 IP, 6.88 ERA. Returned from development list on June 25.

P, Tyler Vogel, JU, Rookie, ACL Giants, Giants, Is 3-0 with 18 Ks in 15 IP, 2.40 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.


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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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