Long time, no talk everyone! I wanted to take this time to update everyone on how all of the NCAA Division II 2015 MLB Draft Picks are doing through the month of July, and rank the top 10 in order of their performances so far this season!
Using everyone's MiLB.com player profiles for information, I have taken the liberty of going through each player's profiles and gathering some numbers for everyone to see. Below, they are in order of where they were drafted in June's first-year player draft. Below that, I have ranked who I think have been the top 10 performers so far based on the levels they have played at and the numbers they have accumulated thus far. There are a few players who do not have profiles yet, and I am assuming that is because they did not sign with their respective professional teams (if they were non-seniors) or because they are injured and not playing this professional season.
Some players may have August 1st games included. Most are through July 31st.
For those not aware, the USUAL hierarchy of the affiliated minor leagues goes as follows:
GCL/AZL Rookie-levels
"Named" Rookie-level
Short-Season A
Low-A
High-A
Double-A
Triple-A
There are some exceptions, but for the most part, high school picks/lower draft picks will go to GCL/AZL rookie-level, while high-mid range college picks will go to the "named" rookie-level or short-season A ball. Very rarely does a draft pick's first stop include a full-season Low-A or High-A team, but reaching one of those points by the end of his rookie season is spectacular. The "named" rookie-level teams are teams included in the Pioneer League and Appalachian League.
Round 2
55. Cody Ponce (Cal Poly Pomona) - Milwaukee Brewers
1-1, 1.88 ERA, 7 G, 5 GS, 1/1 SV, 24.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 18 K, .209 BAA, 0.92 WHIP (Through Rookie-level Helena and currently at Low-A Wisconsin)
64. Josh Staumont (Azusa Pacific) - Kansas City Royals
0-0, 2.00 ERA, 9 G, 3 GS, 18.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 19 BB, 19 K, .153 BAA, 1.56 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level AZL Royals and currently at Rookie-level Idaho Falls)
Competitive Balance Round B
71. Tanner Rainey (West Alabama) - Cincinnati Reds
1-0, 5.00 ERA, 8 G, 8 GS, 27.0 IP, 25 H, 20 R, 15 ER, 13 BB, 26 K, .248 BAA, 1.41 WHIP (Currently at Rookie-level Billings)
Round 4
117. Austin Allen (Florida Tech) - San Diego Padres
.207 AVG, .302 OBP, .288 SLG, 30 G, 11 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 14 BB
(Currently at Short-Season Tri-City)
Round 5
161. Ryan Helsley (Northeastern State) - St. Louis Cardinals
0-0, 0.55 ERA, 5 G, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 12 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 14 K, .197 BAA, 1.10 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Johnson City)
Round 6
182. JC Cardenas (Barry) - Toronto Blue Jays
.167 AVG, .279 OBP, .244 SLG, 26 G, 13 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 14 BB, 3/4 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Vancouver)
Round 7
203. Craig Brooks (Catawba) - Chicago Cubs
1-0, 12.46 ERA, 5 G, 0/1 SV, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, .350 BAA, 2.08 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level AZL Cubs, Currently at Short-Season Eugene)
213. Jhalan Jackson (Florida Southern) - New York Yankees
.273 AVG, .354 OBP, .495 SLG, 27 G, 19 R, 10 2B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 9 BB, 2/2 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Staten Island)
215. Ryan Uhl (Indiana (Pa.)) - Seattle Mariners
.241 AVG, .348 OBP, .328 SLG, 36 G, 11 R, 7 2B, 1 HR, 22 RBI, 15 BB
(Currently at Short-Season Everett)
Round 8
228. Blake Bass (Angelo State) - Texas Rangers
1-2, 5.50 ERA, 8 G, 3 GS, 18.0 IP, 18 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 12 BB, 14 K, .269 BAA, 1.67 WHIP
(Currently at Short-Season Spokane)
Round 9
281. Andrew Brodbeck (Flagler) - St. Louis Cardinals
.211 AVG, .352 OBP, .338 SLG, 26 G, 12 R, 3 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 11 BB, 3/6 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Cardinals)
282. Kevin Brown (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Los Angeles Dodgers
0-0, 2.84 ERA, 8 G, 12.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, .191 BAA, 0.95 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Ogden)
Round 10
290. Sean Miller (USC Aiken) - Minnesota Twins
.264 AVG, .289 OBP, .299 SLG, 23 G, 8 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1/3 SB
(Through Rookie-level Elizabethton, Currently at Low-A Cedar Rapids)
299. Witt Haggard (Delta State) - New York Mets
2-1, 9.00 ERA, 5 G, 0/1 SV, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, .111 BAA, 1.40 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Kingsport)
307. Logan Sendelbach (Tiffin) - Pittsburgh Pirates
0-2, 9.50 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 18.0 IP, 31 H, 19 R, 19 ER, 7 BB, 16 K, .397 BAA, 2.11 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Bristol)
315. Adam Hofacket (Cal Baptist) - Los Angeles Angels
3-0, 3.38 ERA, 13 G, 4/6 SV, 16.0 IP, 17 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, .274 BAA, 1.19 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Orem)
Round 11
337. Christian Kelley (Cal Poly Pomona) - Pittsburgh Pirates
.218 AVG, .340 OBP, .231 SLG, 26 G, 12 R, 1 2B, 10 RBI, 13 BB
(Currently at Short-Season West Virginia)
Round 12
348. LeDarious Clark (West Florida) - Texas Rangers
.321 AVG, .382 OBP, .579 SLG, 38 G, 36 R, 7 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 15 BB, 18/22 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Spokane)
Round 13
376. Jason Morozowski (Mount Olive) - Arizona Diamondbacks
.301 AVG, .381 OBP, .463 SLG, 35 G, 20 R, 11 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 17 BB, 5/6 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level Missoula)
Round 15
436. Justin Donatella (UC San Diego) - Arizona Diamondbacks
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 3 GS, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K, .087 BAA, 0.29 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL D-backs)
Round 16
472. Brandon Quintero (Cal State-Los Angeles) - Chicago White Sox
1-1, 2.89 ERA, 8 G, 2 GS, 28.0 IP, 24 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 13 BB, 29 K, .231 BAA, 1.32 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL White Sox)
479. Dillon Becker (Angelo State) - New York Mets
0-1, 3.38 ERA, 5 G, 0/1 SV, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, .200 BAA, 1.13 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Kingsport)
Round 17
499. Justin Garcia (Nova Southeastern) - Houston Astros
.175 AVG, .252 OBP, .281 SLG, 33 G, 12 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 10 BB
(Currently at Rookie-level Greeneville)
500. Nate Gercken (Academy of Art) - Minnesota Twins
0-0, 4.19 ERA, 6 G, 19.1 IP, 24 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 17 K, .304 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Elizabethton)
Round 18
534. Gregory Brodzinski (Barry) - Philadelphia Phillies
.348 AVG, .375 OBP, .391 SLG, 12 G, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Phillies)
549. Brian Bayliss (St. Joseph's (Ind.)) - Kansas City Royals
0-1, 8.04 ERA, 10 G, 1/3 SV, 15.2 IP, 24 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, .338 BAA, 1.91 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Idaho Falls)
Round 19
557. Daniel Koger (Alabama-Huntsville) - Colorado Rockies
0-1, 4.38 ERA, 12 G, 4/5 SV, 12.1 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 14 K, .302 BAA, 1.78 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Grand Junction)
568. Porter Clayton (Dixie State) - Tampa Bay Rays
1-0, 4.70 ERA, 9 G, 0/1 SV, 15.1 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, .254 BAA, 1.43 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Princeton)
585. Aaron Cox (Gannon) - Los Angeles Angels
1-0, 2.70 ERA, 13 G, 20.0 IP, 16 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 14 K, .222 BAA, 1.05 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Orem)
Round 20
602. Tyler Burden (Chowan) - Toronto Blue Jays
1-1, 5.56 ERA, 10 G, 11.1 IP, 15 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 8 BB, 13 K, .319 BAA, 2.03 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Bluefield)
Round 21
620. Kamran Young (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Minnesota Twins
.238 AVG, .315 OBP, .338 SLG, 33 G, 18 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 13 BB
(Currently at Rookie-level Elizabethton)
626. Giovanny Alfonzo (Tampa) - Miami Marlins
.221 AVG, .293 OBP, .252 SLG, 38 G, 13 R, 4 2B, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 4/8 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Batavia)
Round 22
651. Max Watt (Lynn) - Boston Red Sox
No games played so far this season
(Currently at Short-Season Lowell)
669. Stephen Milligan (Delta State) - Kansas City Royals
1-1, 7.62 ERA, 9 G, 13.0 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 11 BB, 10 K, .340 BAA, 2.15 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Idaho Falls)
671. Hunter Newman (Trevecca Nazarene) - St. Louis Cardinals
.244 AVG, .281 OBP, .344 SLG, 24 G, 10 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 3 BB
(Currently at Rookie-level Johnson City)
674. Adam Boghosian (North Greenville) - Washington Nationals
2-0, 4.50 ERA, 9 G, 0/1 SV, 12.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 BB, 8 K, .119 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level GCL Nationals, Currently at Short-Season Auburn)
Round 23
682. Dylan Barrow (Tampa) - Chicago White Sox
0-1, 10.12 ERA, 9 G, 1/1 SV, 10.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 6 BB, 11 K, .333 BAA, 1.97 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Great Falls)
695. Art Warren (Ashland) - Seattle Mariners
No games played so far this season
(Currently at Rookie-level Everett)
Round 24
709. Chris Murphy (Millersville) - Houston Astros
1-0, 2.25 ERA, 7 G, 2 GS, 20.0 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 17 K, .247 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Greeneville)
731. Daniel Martin (Azusa Pacific) - St. Louis Cardinals
.304 AVG, .400 OBP, .522 SLG, 14 G, 7 R, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6 BB, 1/3 SB
(Currently at Short-Season State College)
Round 25
736. Stephen Dezzi (Tampa) - Arizona Diamondbacks
.204 AVG, .339 OBP, .344 SLG, 27 G, 19 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 16 BB, 1/2 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Hillsboro)
742. Richard McWilliams (Cal Poly Pomona) - Chicago White Sox
0-0, 1.29 ERA, 5 G, 1/1 SV, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, .167 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL White Sox)
743. Marcus Mastrobuoni (Cal State-Stanislaus) - Chicago Cubs
.160 AVG, .276 OBP, .200 SLG, 8 G, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Cubs)
746. Alexander Fernandez (Nova Southeastern) - Miami Marlins
.275 AVG, .365 OBP, .429 SLG, 24 G, 12 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 12 BB, 4/5 SB
(Through Rookie-level GCL Marlins, Stint with High-A Jupiter, Currently at Short-Season Batavia)
760. Ryan Castellanos (Nova Southeastern) - Detroit Tigers
1-0, 0.82 ERA, 6 G, 2 GS, 1/1 SV, 22.0 IP, 14 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, .182 BAA, 0.73 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level GCL Tigers, Stint with High-A Lakeland, Currently at Short-Season Connecticut)
Round 26
783. Icezack Flemming (Cal State-Los Angeles) - New York Yankees
0-1, 4.63 ERA, 7 G, 1/1 SV, 11.2 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 15 K, .292 BAA, 1.71 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Yankees)
Round 27
798. Clyde Kendrick (Eastern New Mexico) - Texas Rangers
0-0, 7.36 ERA, 5 G, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, .313 BAA, 1.64 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Rangers)
804. Jake Reppert (Northwest Nazarene) - Philadelphia Phillies
No games played so far this season
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Phillies)
822. Ivan Vieitez (Lenoir-Rhyne) - Los Angeles Dodgers
0-2, 6.07 ERA, 10 G, 6 GS, 29.2 IP, 39 H, 24 R, 20 ER, 16 BB, 26 K, .331 BAA, 1.85 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Ogden)
Round 28
834. Horace Stubblefield (West Alabama) - Philadelphia Phillies
0-1, 3.27 ERA, 7 G, 4/5 SV, 11.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 14 K, .205 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Phillies)
839. Anthony Dimino (Belmont Abbey) - New York Mets
.306 AVG, .395 OBP, .389 SLG, 11 G, 6 R, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 6 BB, 1/2 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Mets)
844. Jack Goihl (Augustana) - Cleveland Indians
.125 AVG, .154 OBP, .167 SLG, 8 G, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
(Currently at Short-Season Mahoning Valley)
845. Taylor Perez (Saint Leo) - Seattle Mariners
.239 AVG, .386 OBP, .269 SLG, 26 G, 11 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 11 BB, 4/10 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Mariners)
847. Albert Baur (Newberry) - Pittsburgh Pirates
.277 AVG, .297 OBP, .339 SLG, 29 G, 14 R, 7 2B, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 1/1 SB
(Currently at Short-Season West Virginia)
852. Kyle Garlick (Cal Poly Pomona) - Los Angeles Dodgers
.331 AVG, .377 OBP, .547 SLG, 38 G, 26 R, 12 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 9 BB, 2/3 SB
(Through Rookie-level AZL Dodgers, Through Rookie-level Ogden, Currently at Low-A Great Lakes)
Round 29
856. Keegan Long (St. Joseph's (Ind.)) - Arizona Diamondbacks
1-0, 1.02 ERA, 14 G, 1/1 SV, 17.2 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 21 K, .169 BAA, 0.96 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Missoula)
857. Hayden Jones (Valdosta State) - Colorado Rockies
0-1, 10.80 ERA, 4 G, 3.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .368 BAA, 2.70 WHIP
(Currently at Short-Season Boise)
867. Tyler Moore (USC Aiken) - San Diego Padres
.205 AVG, .304 OBP, .218 SLG, 22 G, 6 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 9 BB, 8/13 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Padres)
885. Cody Pope (Eastern New Mexico) - Los Angeles Angels
0-0, 6.28 ERA, 10 G, 14.1 IP, 18 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, .310 BAA, 1.67 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level Orem)
Round 30
887. Matt Meier (Lindenwood) - Colorado Rockies
0-0, 3.75 ERA, 11 G, 12.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 8 K, .146 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
(Currently at Short-Season Boise)
893. Tyler Payne (West Virginia State) - Chicago Cubs
.200 AVG, .375 OBP, .240 SLG, 8 G, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 7 BB, 0/1 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Cubs)
908. Brendan Butler (Dowling) - Oakland Athletics
0-2, 5.56 ERA, 9 G, 2/2 SV, 11.1 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 8 K, .267 BAA, 1.68 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Athletics)
Round 31
918. Jamie Potts (Grand Valley State) - Texas Rangers
.229 AVG, .297 OBP, .336 SLG, 36 G, 17 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 14 BB, 2/3 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Spokane)
931. Colton Cross (Shorter) - Milwaukee Brewers
0-0, 0.82 ERA, 8 G, 1/1 SV, 11.0 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, .268 AVG, 1.36 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Brewers)
Round 32
971. Thomas Spitz (Wingate) - St. Louis Cardinals
.245 AVG, .340 OBP, .309 SLG, 36 G, 22 R, 3 2B, 3 3B, 12 RBI, 19 BB, 7/8 SB
(Currently at Short-Season State College)
Round 33
1005. Winston Lavendier (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Los Angeles Angels
1-0, 2.16 ERA, 10 G, 1/1 SV, 16.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 17 K, .167 BAA, 0.78 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Angels)
Round 34
1008. Joeanthony Rivera (Barry) - Texas Rangers
1-0, 2.08 ERA, 11 G, 2/2 SV, 13.0 IP, 14 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, .275 BAA, 1.23 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Rangers)
1022. Hunter Barnett (Mount Olive) - Toronto Blue Jays
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, .300 BAA, 1.71 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Blue Jays)
1033. Kory Groves (Cal State-Monterey Bay) - Baltimore Orioles
2-0, 2.08 ERA, 8 G, 13.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 9 K, .205 BAA, 1.08 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Orioles)
1035. Nicholas Flair (Tampa) - Los Angeles Angels
.217 AVG, .292 OBP, .357 SLG, 32 G, 8 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 13 BB, 1/2 SB
(Through Rookie-level AZL Angels, Currently at Low-A Burlington)
Round 35
1044. Andrew Amaro (Tampa) - Philadelphia Phillies
.136 AVG, .406 OBP, .182 SLG, 10 G, 4 R, 1 2B, 9 BB, 3/3 SB
(Currently at Short-Season Williamsport)
Round 36
1076. Gunnar Kines (Mount Olive) - Miami Marlins
0-2, 1.83 ERA, 11 G, 1 GS, 4/5 SV, 19.2 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 13 K, .263 BAA, 1.27 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level GCL Marlins, Stint at Low-A Greensboro, Currently at Short-Season Batavia)
1084. Ryan Colegate (Ohio Dominican) - Cleveland Indians
0-0, 9.53 ERA, 7 G, 11.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, .404 BAA, 2.21 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Indians)
1091. Dylan Tice (West Chester) - St. Louis Cardinals
.288 AVG, .377 OBP, .365 SLG, 16 G, 10 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB, 0/1 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Cardinals)
Round 37
1109. Geoff Hartlieb (Lindenwood) - New York Mets - RHP - JR
No profile available on MiLB.com. I am assuming he didn't sign. If anyone knows otherwise, please comment!
Round 38
1128. Dean Long (Emporia State) - Texas Rangers
.262 AVG, .351 OBP, .369 SLG, 22 G, 8 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB
(Currently at Short-Season Spokane)
1153. Jack Graham (Slippery Rock) - Baltimore Orioles
.135 AVG, .220 OBP, .162 SLG, 12 G, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 BB
(Through Rookie-level GCL Orioles, Currently at Short-Season Aberdeen)
Round 39
1181. R.J. Dennard (Armstrong State) - St. Louis Cardinals
.148 AVG, .268 OBP, .197 SLG, 21 G, 5 R, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 10 BB
(Currently at Short-Season State College)
1182. Christopher Powell (Cal Poly Pomona) - Los Angeles Dodgers
1-0, 2.92 ERA, 9 G, 12.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 15 K, .222 BAA, 1.30 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level AZL Dodgers)
1183. Frank Crinella (Merrimack) - Baltimore Orioles
.339 AVG, .449 OBP, .500 SLG, 23 G, 15 R, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 10 BB, 4/5 SB
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Orioles)
Round 40
1189. Steve Naemark (Angelo State) - Houston Astros
1-0, 1.23 ERA, 11 G, 1/2 SV, 14.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, .154 BAA, 0.75 WHIP
(Through Rookie-level Greeneville, Currently at Short-Season Tri-City)
1195. Jonathon Arrowood (St. Edward's) - Philadelphia Phillies - 1B - JR
No profile available on MiLB.com. I am assuming he didn't sign. If anyone knows otherwise, please comment!
1203. Will Albertson (Catawba) - New York Yankees
No profile available on MiLB.com. Tweeted that he did not sign and will return to Catawba for senior season.
1213. Michael Costello (Post) - Baltimore Orioles
0-1, 1.50 ERA, 6 G, 5 GS, 18.0 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, .230 BAA, 0.89 WHIP
(Currently at Rookie-level GCL Orioles)
Finally, in strictly my own personal opinion, balancing both the level reached and performance, here is my ranking of the top 10 Division II draft picks so far this season:
1. LeDarious Clark (West Florida) - Clark is raking in short-season Spokane, and was named a league all-star at the midway point in the season.
2. Cody Ponce (Cal Poly Pomona) - Probably to be expected, but Ponce quickly found his way to the full-season Low-A level, tied for the second-highest level any D-II player from this year's draft has reached, and is putting up great numbers as well.
3. Ryan Castellanos (Nova Southeastern) - Castellanos has been mowing hitters down and even got a cameo with High-A Lakeland earlier this year where he pitched four hitless innings in two outings, tied for the highest level any D-II player from this year's draft has reached with his NSU teammate Alex Fernandez, who made a cameo as well at High-A (though Fernandez only got 2 AB's there).
4. Kyle Garlick (Cal Poly Pomona) - CPP is showing very well so far this professional season, with Ponce and Garlick leading the way. Garlick quickly cruised through the first two levels of his rookie season and now finds himself batting cleanup for a Low-A team that will be heading to the playoffs at the end of the season.
5. Jason Morozowski (Mt. Olive) - Morozowski is cleaning up at rookie-level Missoula so far this season.
6. Jhalan Jackson (Florida Southern) - It was like splitting hairs comparing Jackson with Morozowski, as they are both putting up similar numbers at the same level currently.
7. Steve Naemark (Angelo State) - Naemark earns some extra points from me for being a 40th-round pick despite being probably the most dominant D-II pitcher of the 2015 season. He has shown that in his time in the professional ranks already, mowing through hitters at both the rookie-league and short-season levels.
8. Ryan Helsley (Northeastern St.) - Helsley was a bit of an unknown at draft time, but he has certainly made his name known, holding down a sub-1 ERA mainly as a starter in the short-season league this year.
9. Keegan Long (St. Joseph's) - Long is holding hitters to a sub-.200 average so far at rookie-level Missoula and is striking out better than a batter per inning.
10. Justin Donatella (UC San Diego) - Donatella, another dominating pitcher from the 2015 D-II season, hasn't been promoted from the AZL yet, but it has to be coming. He is an unfair matchup so far for hitters, allowing only two hits in seven innings of work with no runs allowed and eight strikeouts.
Bonus 11/12. Gunnar Kines (Mt. Olive) and Aaron Cox (Gannon) - Both are putting up great numbers, and Kines even had a stint at Low-A earlier this year, but I ranked them behind Long/Donatella purely because of a lower strikeout ratio. Still sitting hitters down on a regular basis.
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