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Down on the farm: Bolles grad Baumeister headed to Rays after trade

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 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, Is 1-1 with 30 Ks in 23 IP, 5 saves, 6.26 ERA. Optioned back to Triple-A from MLB on July 28.

P, Hunter Barco, Bolles, Double-A, Altoona, Pirates, Is 4-2 with 83 Ks in 66 IP and 3.27 ERA. Placed on 7-day injured list on July 30.

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, Bowling Green, Rays, Is 1-3 with 91 Ks in 70.2 IP, 3.06 ERA. Dealt from Orioles to Rays in a deal at trade deadline.

P, Bo Bonds, Suwannee, High-A, Vancouver, Blue Jays, Is 2-1 with 4.13 ERA, 43 Ks in 28.1 IP. Moved up from Dunedin to Vancouver this week.

P, Zach Bryant, JU, Double-A, Portland, Red Sox, Is 1-1 with 20 Ks, save, 5.11 ERA in 19.1 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, 43 Ks, 1.88 ERA in 38.1 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 40 Ks, 6.30 ERA in 50 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 .211 with 11 HR, 48 RBI, 49 runs scored. Belted a pair of homers since our last update.

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 5-3 with 36 Ks, 5.49 ERA in 41 IP. Was released on July 31.

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 36 Ks in 38 IP, 3.79 ERA.

IF, Hueston Morrill, Suwannee, High-A, Hudson Valley, Yankees, Is 5-2 with 45 Ks, 3 saves in 43.1 IP, 3.32 ERA.

P Tyler Myrick, Columbia, Triple-A, Sacramento, Giants, Is 3-5 with 42 Ks in 41.2 IP, 4.75 ERA. Promoted from Double-A Richmond to Triple-A late last month.

C, Brian Navarreto, Arlington CD, Triple-A, Nashville, Brewers, Hitting .176 with 8 RBI in 91 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, Double-A, Binghamton, Mets, Is 0-0 with 3.86 ERA, 6 Ks in 4.2 IP on injury rehab assignment.

P, Tyler Santana, JU, High-A, South Bend, Cubs, is 5-2 with 48 Ks, 6.39 ERA in 50.2 IP.

P, Spencer Stockton, JU, Triple-A, Louisville, Reds, Is 0-0 with 16 Ks in 20 IP, 7.65 ERA.

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.


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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