I know I promised this post a long time ago shortly after the actual baseball season ended, but life got in the way and here it is right before we get started in to 2016. I wanted to put a bow on the 2015 season by recapping what the 2015 Division II First-Year Player Draft acquisitions did in their rookie campaigns as professionals. In here, you'll find a statistical breakdown of every Division II player who was picked in the 2015 draft, their stats across all levels they reached, and any awards or accolades they collected.
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 thought had the 10 best performances on the season, taking in to consideration the levels they played at and the numbers they accumulated.
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
Rookie Helena: 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, .222 BAA, 0.80 WHIP
Low-A Wisconsin: 2-1, 2.15 ERA, 12 G, 7 GS, 3/3 SV, 46.0 IP, 43 H, 15 R, 11 ER, 9 BB, 36 K, .246 BAA, 1.13 WHIP
Totals: 2-1, 2.29 ERA, 14 G, 9 GS, 3 SV, 51.0 IP, 47 H, 17 R, 13 ER, 9 BB, 40 K, .244 BAA, 1.10 WHIP
64. Josh Staumont (Azusa Pacific) - Kansas City Royals
Rookie AZL Royals: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G, 3 GS, 8.2 IP, 3 H, 8 BB, 7 K, .103 BAA, 1.27 WHIP
Rookie Idaho Falls: 3-1, 3.16 ERA, 14 G, 1 GS, 1/1 SV, 31.1 IP, 18 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 24 BB, 51 K, .168 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
Totals: 3-1, 2.48 ERA, 18 G, 4 GS, 1/1 SV, 40.0 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 32 BB, 58 K, .154 BAA, 1.33 WHIP
Baseball America Rookie All-Star
Competitive Balance Round B
71. Tanner Rainey (West Alabama) - Cincinnati Reds
Rookie Billings: 2-2, 4.27 ERA, 15 G, 15 GS, 59.0 IP, 58 H, 37 R, 28 ER, 28 BB, 57 K, .258 BAA, 1.46 WHIP
Round 4
117. Austin Allen (Florida Tech) - San Diego Padres
Short-Season Tri-City: 53 G, 196 AB, 23 R, 47 H, 65 TB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 34 RBI, 21 BB, 1/3 SB, .240 AVG, .315 OBP, .332 SLG, .647 OPS
Round 5
161. Ryan Helsley (Northeastern State) - St. Louis Cardinals
Rookie Johnson City: 1-1, 2.01 ERA, 11 G, 9 GS, 40.1 IP, 33 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 19 BB, 35 K, .221 BAA, 1.29 WHIP
Baseball America Rookie All-Star
Round 6
182. JC Cardenas (Barry) - Toronto Blue Jays
Short-Season Vancouver: 44 G, 140 AB, 20 R, 25 H, 36 TB, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 28 BB, 36 K, 3/5 SB, .179 AVG, .316 OBP, .257 SLG, .573 OPS
Round 7
203. Craig Brooks (Catawba) - Chicago Cubs
Rookie AZL Cubs: 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 4 G, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, .333 BAA, 1.80 WHIP
Short-Season Eugene: 2-0, 3.38 ERA, 10 G, 2/3 SV, 10.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 21 K, .179 BAA, 0.94 WHIP
Totals: 2-0, 5.14 ERA, 14 G, 2/3 SV, 14.0 IP, 12 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 25 K, .222 BAA, 1.14 WHIP
213. Jhalan Jackson (Florida Southern) - New York Yankees
Short-Season Staten Island: 49 G, 177 AB, 35 R, 47 H, 80 TB, 14 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 16 BB, 59 K, 4/4 SB, .266 AVG, .338 OBP, .452 SLG, .790 OPS
NYP Mid-Season All-Star
215. Ryan Uhl (Indiana (Pa.)) - Seattle Mariners
Short-Season Everett: 60 G, 201 AB, 23 R, 52 H, 79 TB, 15 2B, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 24 BB, 65 K, 0/1 SB, .259 AVG, .352 OBP, .393 SLG, .745 OPS
Round 8
228. Blake Bass (Angelo State) - Texas Rangers
Short-Season Spokane: 1-3, 4.32 ERA, 13 G, 4 GS, 0/1 SV, 33.1 IP, 31 H, 21 R, 16 ER, 15 BB, 29 K, .242 BAA, 1.38 WHIP
Round 9
281. Andrew Brodbeck (Flagler) - St. Louis Cardinals
Rookie GCL Cardinals: 48 G, 134 AB, 26 R, 31 H, 47 TB, 8 2B, 4 3B, 12 RBI, 18 BB, 31 K, 6/9 SB, .231 AVG, .344 OBP, .351 SLG, .694 OPS
282. Kevin Brown (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rookie Ogden: 1-1, 2.86 ERA, 15 G, 5 GS, 28.1 IP, 23 H, 14 R, 9 ER, 7 BB, 21 K, .213 BAA, 1.06 WHIP
Round 10
290. Sean Miller (USC Aiken) - Minnesota Twins
Rookie Elizabethton: 11 G, 43 AB, 4 R, 9 H, 11 TB, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, 0/2 SB, .209 AVG, .261 OBP, .256 SLG, .517 OPS
Low-A Cedar Rapids: 26 G, 102 AB, 13 R, 29 H, 33 TB, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 15 K, 1/1 SB, .284 AVG, .311 OBP, .324 SLG, .635 OPS
Totals: 37 G, 145 AB, 17 R, 38 H, 44 TB, 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI, 22 K, 1/3 SB, .262 AVG, .296 OBP, .303 SLG, .600 OPS
299. Witt Haggard (Delta State) - New York Mets
Rookie Kingsport: 2-1, 5.11 ERA, 10 G, 3/4 SV, 12.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 9 BB, 21 K, .174 BAA, 1.38 WHIP
307. Logan Sendelbach (Tiffin) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Rookie Bristol: 2-3, 5.23 ERA, 11 G, 10 GS, 43.0 IP, 47 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 14 BB, 32 K, .272 BAA, 1.42 WHIP
315. Adam Hofacket (Cal Baptist) - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie Orem: 4-0, 3.77 ERA, 26 G, 8/10 SV, 31.0 IP, 32 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 3 BB, 23 K, .269 BAA, 1.13 WHIP
Round 11
337. Christian Kelley (Cal Poly Pomona) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Short-Season West Virginia: 56 G, 194 AB, 30 R, 45 H, 47 TB, 2 2B, 21 RBI, 25 BB, 43 K, .232 AVG, .330 OBP, .242 SLG, .573 OPS
Round 12
348. LeDarious Clark (West Florida) - Texas Rangers
Short-Season Spokane: 65 G, 257 AB, 46 R, 71 H, 121 TB, 12 2B, 7 3B, 8 HR, 24 RBI, 26 BB, 73 K, 29/38 SB, .276 AVG, .354 OBP, .471 SLG, .825 OPS
NWL Mid-Season All-Star
NWL Post-Season All-Star
Round 13
376. Jason Morozowski (Mount Olive) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Rookie Missoula: 63 G, .240 AB, 37 R, 70 H, 115 TB, 15 2B, 6 3B, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 28 BB, 48 K, 8/12 SB, .292 AVG, .369 OBP, .479 SLG, .848 OPS
PIO Player of the Week
Round 15
436. Justin Donatella (UC San Diego) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Rookie AZL Diamondbacks: 1-0, 0.98 ERA, 9 G, 5 GS, 18.1 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 K, .150 BAA, 0.60 WHIP
Short-Season Hillsboro: 1-0, 3.24 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS, 8.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, .188 BAA, 0.84 WHIP
Totals: 2-0, 1.69 ERA, 12 G, 6 GS, 26.2 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 20 K, .163 BAA, 0.67 WHIP
Round 16
472. Brandon Quintero (Cal State-Los Angeles) - Chicago White Sox
Rookie AZL White Sox: 3-1, 3.50 ERA, 13 G, 7 GS, 54.0 IP, 48 H, 23 R, 21 ER, 23 BB, 45 K, .239 BAA, 1.31 WHIP
479. Dillon Becker (Angelo State) - New York Mets
Rookie Kingsport: 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 12 G, 1/2 SV, 14.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 18 K, .196 BAA, 1.50 WHIP
Round 17
499. Justin Garcia (Nova Southeastern) - Houston Astros
Rookie Greeneville: 46 G, 161 AB, 14 R, 25 H, 40 TB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB, 58 K, .155 AVG, .222 OBP, .248 SLG, .470 OPS
500. Nate Gercken (Academy of Art) - Minnesota Twins
Rookie Elizabethton: 0-3, 6.69 ERA, 11 G, 2 GS, 35.0 IP, 46 H, 26 R, 26 ER, 12 BB, 35 K, .324 BAA, 1.66 WHIP
Round 18
534. Gregory Brodzinski (Barry) - Philadelphia Phillies
Rookie GCL Phillies: 16 G, 29 AB, 1 R, 10 H, 11 TB, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, .345 AVG, .367 OBP, .379 SLG, .746 OPS
Rookie Williamsport: 5 G, 17 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 1 K, .294 AVG, .300 OBP, .353 SLG, .653 OPS
Totals: 21 G, 46 AB, 2 R, 15 H, 17 TB, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .326 AVG, .340 OBP, .370 SLG, .710 OPS
549. Brian Bayliss (St. Joseph's (Ind.)) - Kansas City Royals
Rookie Idaho Falls: 1-2, 6.39 ERA, 18 G, 3/7 SV, 25.1 IP, 37 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 8 BB, 21 K, .333 BAA, 1.78 WHIP
Round 19
557. Daniel Koger (Alabama-Huntsville) - Colorado Rockies
Rookie Grand Junction: 2-2, 3.47 ERA, 23 G, 4/5 SV, 23.1 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 9 ER, 10 BB, 27 K, .233 BAA, 1.33 WHIP
568. Porter Clayton (Dixie State) - Tampa Bay Rays
Rookie Princeton: 1-1, 5.61 ERA, 15 G, 0/2 SV, 25.2 IP, 29 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 9 BB, 21 K, .274 BAA, 1.48 WHIP
585. Aaron Cox (Gannon) - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie Orem: 4-0, 3.08 ERA, 24 G, 0/1 SV, 38.0 IP, 32 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 15 BB, 35 K, .239 BAA, 1.24 WHIP
Round 20
602. Tyler Burden (Chowan) - Toronto Blue Jays
Rookie Bluefield: 2-2, 3.54 ERA, 17 G, 1/1 SV, 28.0 IP, 28 H, 16 R, 11 ER, 16 BB, 22 K, .272 BAA, 1.57 WHIP
Short-Season Vancouver: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, .143 BAA, 1.00 WHIP
Totals: 2-2, 3.30 ERA, 19 G, 1/1 SV, 30.0 IP, 29 H, 16 R, 11 ER, 17 BB, 23 K, .264 BAA, 1.53 WHIP
Round 21
620. Kamran Young (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Minnesota Twins
Rookie Elizabethton: 52 G, 192 AB, 28 R, 42 H, 65 TB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 21 BB, 62 K, 0/2 SB, .219 AVG, .301 OBP, .339 SLG, .639 OPS
626. Giovanny Alfonzo (Tampa) - Miami Marlins
Short-Season Batavia: 60 G, 204 AB, 17 R, 50 H, 56 TB, 6 2B, 20 RBI, 19 BB, 39 K, 8/13 SB, .245 AVG, .311 OBP, .275 SLG, .586 OPS
Round 22
651. Max Watt (Lynn) - Boston Red Sox
Rookie GCL Red Sox: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, .000 BAA, 0.00 WHIP
669. Stephen Milligan (Delta State) - Kansas City Royals
Rookie Idaho Falls: 1-1, 4.07 ERA, 17 G, 2/2 SV, 24.1 IP, 22 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 13 BB, 25 K, .247 BAA, 1.44 WHIP
671. Hunter Newman (Trevecca Nazarene) - St. Louis Cardinals
Rookie Johnson City: 47 G, 170 AB, 18 R, 44 H, 64 TB, 12 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB, 38 K, .259 AVG, .310 OBP, .376 SLG, .687 OPS
674. Adam Boghosian (North Greenville) - Washington Nationals
Rookie GCL Nationals: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 1.1 IP, 0 BB, 0 K, .000 BAA, 0.00 WHIP
Short-Season Auburn: 3-0, 4.50 ERA, 18 G, 1/2 SV, 26.0 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 18 BB, 16 K, .154 BAA, 1.23 WHIP
Totals: 3-0, 4.28 ERA, 20 G, 1/2 SV, 27.1 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 18 BB, 16 K, .149 BAA, 1.17 WHIP
Round 23
682. Dylan Barrow (Tampa) - Chicago White Sox
Rookie Great Falls: 1-1, 6.29 ERA, 17 G, 1/1 SV, 24.1 IP, 23 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 12 BB, 24 K, .250 BAA, 1.44 WHIP
695. Art Warren (Ashland) - Seattle Mariners
Rookie AZL Mariners: 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 6 G, 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, .269 BAA, 1.43 WHIP
Round 24
709. Chris Murphy (Millersville) - Houston Astros
Rookie Greeneville: 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
Short-Season Tri-City: 2-1, 2.25 ERA, 7 G, 4 GS, 1/1 SV, 28.0 IP, 26 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 23 K, .245 BAA, 1.11 WHIP
Totals: 3-1, 2.25 ERA, 14 G, 6 GS, 1/1 SV, 48.0 IP, 44 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 7 BB, 40 K, .246 BAA, 1.06 WHIP
731. Daniel Martin (Azusa Pacific) - St. Louis Cardinals
Short-Season State College: 14 G, 46 AB, 7 R, 14 H, 24 TB, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6 BB, 11 K, 1/3 SB, .304 AVG, .400 OBP, .522 SLG, .922 OPS
Round 25
736. Stephen Dezzi (Tampa) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Short-Season Hillsboro: 48 G, 149 AB, 25 R, 31 H, 49 TB, 10 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 24 BB, 30 K, 3/4 SB, .208 AVG, .331 OBP, .329 SLG, .660 OPS
742. Richard McWilliams (Cal Poly Pomona) - Chicago White Sox
Rookie AZL White Sox: 0-0, 0.56 ERA, 11 G, 2/2 SV, 16.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 9 BB, 11 K, .120 BAA, 0.94 WHIP
743. Marcus Mastrobuoni (Cal State-Stanislaus) - Chicago Cubs
Rookie AZL Cubs: 16 G, 44 AB, 4 R, 7 H, 8 TB, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 3 K, .159 AVG, .269 OBP, .182 SLG, .451 OPS
746. Alexander Fernandez (Nova Southeastern) - Miami Marlins
Rookie GCL Marlins: 8 G, 31 AB, 5 R, 7 H, 12 TB, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 14 K, 1/1 SB, .226 AVG, .294 OBP, .387 SLG, .681 OPS
Short-Season Batavia: 42 G, 148 AB, 21 R, 41 H, 59 TB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 18 BB, 50 K, 6/7 SB, .277 AVG, .367 OBP, .399 SLG, .766 OPS
High-A Jupiter: 1 G, 2 AB, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, .500 AVG, .667 OBP, .500 SLG, 1.167 OPS
Totals: 51 G, 181 AB, 26 R, 49 H, 72 TB, 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 22 BB, 64 K, 7/8 SB, .271 AVG, .359 OBP, .398 SLG, .757 OPS
760. Ryan Castellanos (Nova Southeastern) - Detroit Tigers
Rookie GCL Tigers: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 8.0 IP, 4 H, 10 K, .143 BAA, 0.50 WHIP
Short-Season Connecticut: 1-2, 4.03 ERA, 8 G, 8 GS, 38.0 IP, 48 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 5 BB, 20 K, .314 BAA, 1.39 WHIP
High-A Lakeland: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 1/1 SV, 4.0 IP, 0 H, 2 K, .000 BAA, 0.00 WHIP
Totals: 2-2, 3.06 ERA, 12 G, 8 GS, 1/1 SV, 50.0 IP, 52 H, 21 R, 17 ER, 5 BB, 32 K, .269 BAA, 1.14 WHIP
Round 26
783. Icezack Flemming (Cal State-Los Angeles) - New York Yankees
Rookie GCL Yankees2: 0-1, 18.00 ERA, 1 G, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, .500 BAA, 3.00 WHIP
Rookie GCL Yankees: 1-2, 4.32 ERA, 13 G, 1/1 SV, 25.0 IP, 23 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 10 BB, 30 K, .237 BAA, 1.32 WHIP
High-A Tampa: 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 1/1 SV, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, .250 BAA, 2.50 WHIP
Totals: 1-4, 4.50 ERA, 16 G, 2/2 SV, 28.0 IP, 27 H, 17 R, 14 ER, 14 BB, 33 K, .248 BAA, 1.46 WHIP
Round 27
798. Clyde Kendrick (Eastern New Mexico) - Texas Rangers
Rookie AZL Rangers: 0-1, 7.00 ERA, 11 G, 0/1 SV, 9.0 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, .289 BAA, 1.78 WHIP
804. Jake Reppert (Northwest Nazarene) - Philadelphia Phillies
No games played. On Voluntarily Retired List.
822. Ivan Vieitez (Lenoir-Rhyne) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rookie Ogden: 1-4, 6.10 ERA, 17 G, 11 GS, 51.2 IP, 67 H, 39 R, 35 ER, 28 BB, 37 K, .328 BAA, 1.84 WHIP
Round 28
834. Horace Stubblefield (West Alabama) - Philadelphia Phillies
Rookie GCL Phillies: 0-1, 3.44 ERA, 14 G, 6/8 SV, 18.1 IP, 13 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 25 K, .200 BAA, 1.09 WHIP
839. Anthony Dimino (Belmont Abbey) - New York Mets
Rookie GCL Mets: 30 G, 105 AB, 15 R, 31 H, 36 TB, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 15 BB, 16 K, 2/3 SB, .295 AVG, .380 OBP, .343 SLG, .723 OPS
844. Jack Goihl (Augustana) - Cleveland Indians
Short-Season Mahoning Valley: 17 G, 55 AB, 4 R, 8 H, 12 TB, 4 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 17 K, .145 AVG, .158 OBP, .218 SLG, .376 OPS
845. Taylor Perez (Saint Leo) - Seattle Mariners
Rookie AZL Mariners: 39 G, 109 AB, 17 R, 28 H, 36 TB, 6 2B, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 17 BB, 21 K, 9/17 SB, .257 AVG, .383 OBP, .330 SLG, .714 OPS
847. Albert Baur (Newberry) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Short-Season West Virginia: 55 G, 210 AB, 22 R, 58 H, 71 TB, 13 2B, 22 RBI, 14 BB, 42 K, 1/2 SB, .276 AVG, .320 OBP, .338 SLG, .658 OPS
852. Kyle Garlick (Cal Poly Pomona) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rookie AZL Dodgers: 4 G, 16 AB, 6 R, 6 H, 12 TB, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .375 AVG, .389 OBP, .750 SLG, 1.139 OPS
Rookie Ogden: 4 G, 15 AB, 2 R, 6 H, 9 TB, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .400 AVG, .412 OBP, .600 SLG, 1.012 OPS
Low-A Great Lakes: 38 G, 147 AB, 24 R, 48 H, 76 TB, 12 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 10 BB, 35 K, 2/4 SB, .327 AVG, .385 OBP, .517 SLG, .902 OPS
High-A Rancho Cucamonga: 14 G, 54 AB, 16 R, 21 H, 40 TB, 4 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 20 K, .389 AVG, .426 OBP, .741 SLG, 1.167 OPS
Totals: 60 G, 232 AB, 48 R, 81 H, 137 TB, 21 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 16 BB, 59 K, 2/4 SB, .349 AVG, .397 OBP, .591 SLG, .987 OPS
Round 29
856. Keegan Long (St. Joseph's (Ind.)) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Rookie Missoula: 2-0, 0.68 ERA, 23 G, 2/2 SV, 26.2 IP, 13 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 8 BB, 36 K, .148 BAA, 0.79 WHIP
857. Hayden Jones (Valdosta State) - Colorado Rockies
Short-Season Boise: 0-1, 11.00 ERA, 10 G, 9.0 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 8 BB, 8 K, .326 BAA, 2.44 WHIP
867. Tyler Moore (USC Aiken) - San Diego Padres
Rookie AZL Padres: 43 G, 167 AB, 13 R, 36 H, 44 TB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 14 BB, 35 K, 15/22 SB, .216 AVG, .285 OBP, .263 SLG, .548 OPS
885. Cody Pope (Eastern New Mexico) - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie Orem: 1-2, 5.79 ERA, 21 G, 0/1 SV, 32.2 IP, 37 H, 21 R, 21 ER, 11 BB, 31 K, .285 BAA, 1.47 WHIP
Round 30
887. Matt Meier (Lindenwood) - Colorado Rockies
Short-Season Boise: 0-0, 5.49 ERA, 17 G, 19.2 IP, 18 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 11 BB, 13 K, .234 BAA, 1.47 WHIP
893. Tyler Payne (West Virginia State) - Chicago Cubs
Rookie AZL Cubs: 16 G, 52 AB, 3 R, 10 H, 11 TB, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 11 BB, 8 K, 0/1 SB, .192 AVG, .333 OBP, .212 SLG, .545 OPS
908. Brendan Butler (Dowling) - Oakland Athletics
Rookie AZL Athletics: 0-2, 5.30 ERA, 15 G, 2/2 SV, 18.2 IP, 24 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 8 BB, 11 K, .320 BAA, 1.71 WHIP
Round 31
918. Jamie Potts (Grand Valley State) - Texas Rangers
Short-Season Spokane: 57 G, 212 AB, 26 R, 46 H, 66 TB, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 23 BB, 42 K, 3/6 SB, .217 AVG, .290 OBP, .311 SLG, .601 OPS
931. Colton Cross (Shorter) - Milwaukee Brewers
Rookie AZL Brewers: 0-1, 2.45 ERA, 14 G, 1/2 SV, 18.1 IP, 18 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 8 BB, 13 K, .269 BAA, 1.42 WHIP
Round 32
971. Thomas Spitz (Wingate) - St. Louis Cardinals
Short-Season State College: 66 G, 232 AB, 35 R, 54 H, 65 TB, 5 2B, 3 3B, 18 RBI, 30 BB, 47 K, 11/12 SB, .233 AVG, .325 OBP, .280 SLG, .605 OPS
Round 33
1005. Winston Lavendier (Cal State-Dominguez Hills) - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie AZL Angels: 2-1, 1.65 ERA, 17 G, 2/3 SV, 27.1 IP, 19 H, 12 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 27 K, .190 BAA, 0.84 WHIP
Rookie Orem: 1-0, 5.06 ERA, 3 G, 0/1 SV, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, .300 BAA, 1.31 WHIP
Totals: 3-1, 2.20 ERA, 20 G, 2/4 SV, 32.2 IP, 25 H, 15 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 30 K, .208 BAA, 0.92 WHIP
Round 34
1008. Joeanthony Rivera (Barry) - Texas Rangers
Rookie AZL Rangers: 1-0, 1.69 ERA, 13 G, 4/4 SV, 16.0 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, .246 BAA, 1.06 WHIP
High-A High Desert: 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 7 G, 10.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 9 BB, 10 K, .147 BAA, 1.40 WHIP
Totals: 2-0, 2.42 ERA, 20 G, 4/4 SV, 26.0 IP, 20 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 11 BB, 24 K, .211 BAA, 1.19 WHIP
1022. Hunter Barnett (Mount Olive) - Toronto Blue Jays
Rookie GCL Blue Jays: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, .231 BAA, 1.20 WHIP
1033. Kory Groves (Cal State-Monterey Bay) - Baltimore Orioles
Rookie GCL Orioles: 3-0, 1.09 ERA, 14 G, 1/1 SV, 24.2 IP, 13 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 20 K, .155 BAA, 0.81 WHIP
Short-Season Aberdeen: 0-0, 1.17 ERA, 3 G, 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, .179 BAA, 0.65 WHIP
Totals: 3-0, 1.11 ERA, 17 G, 1/1 SV, 32.1 IP, 18 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 7 BB, 31 K, .161 BAA, 0.77 WHIP
1035. Nicholas Flair (Tampa) - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie AZL Angels: 6 G, 21 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, .238 AVG, 261 OBP, .286 SLG, .547 OPS
Low-A Burlington: 48 G, 170 AB, 13 R, 37 H, 63 TB, 12 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 18 BB, 50 K, 1/3 SB, .218 AVG, .291 OBP, .371 SLG, .662 OPS
Totals: 54 G, 191 AB, 14 R, 42 H, 69 TB, 13 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 19 BB, 53 K, 1/3 SB, .220 AVG, .288 OBP, .361 SLG, .649 OPS
Round 35
1044. Andrew Amaro (Tampa) - Philadelphia Phillies
Short-Season Williamsport: 16 G, 45 AB, 6 R, 10 H, 11 TB, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 11 BB, 16 K, 3/3 SB, .222 AVG, .386 OBP, .244 SLG, .630 OPS
Low-A Lakewood: 4 G, 10 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 3 TB, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .200 AVG, .273 OBP, .300 SLG, .572 OPS
Totals: 20 G, 55 AB, 7 R, 12 H, 14 TB, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 12 BB, 18 K, 3/3 SB, .218 AVG, .368 OBP, .255 SLG, .622 OPS
Round 36
1076. Gunnar Kines (Mount Olive) - Miami Marlins
Rookie GCL Marlins: 3-2, 1.44 ERA, 14 G, 1 GS, 5/7 SV, 31.1 IP, 26 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 28 K, .224 BAA, 0.86 WHIP
Low-A Greensboro: 0-1, 4.15 ERA, 2 G, 1 GS, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, .350 BAA, 2.77 WHIP
Totals: 3-3, 1.77 ERA, 16 G, 2 GS, 5/7 SV, 35.2 IP, 33 H, 16 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 30 K, .243 BAA, 1.09 WHIP
1084. Ryan Colegate (Ohio Dominican) - Cleveland Indians
Rookie AZL Indians: 0-1, 7.45 ERA, 14 G, 19.1 IP, 30 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 8 BB, 12 K, .375 BAA, 1.97 WHIP
1091. Dylan Tice (West Chester) - St. Louis Cardinals
Rookie GCL Cardinals: 41 G, 150 AB, 20 R, 42 H, 59 TB, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 14 BB, 18 K, 1/3 SB, .280 AVG, .341 OBP, .393 SLG, .735 OPS
Round 37
1109. Geoff Hartlieb (Lindenwood) - New York Mets
Returned to Lindenwood.
Round 38
1128. Dean Long (Emporia State) - Texas Rangers
Short-Season Spokane: 37 G, 105 AB, 13 R, 24 H, 32 TB, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 18 BB, 37 K, 0/1 SB, .229 AVG, .371 OBP, .305 SLG, .676 OPS
1153. Jack Graham (Slippery Rock) - Baltimore Orioles
Rookie GCL Orioles: 11 G, 33 AB, 2 R, 4 H, 4 TB, 2 BB, 10 K, .121 AVG, .216 OBP, .121 SLG, .337 OPS
Short-Season Aberdeen: 2 G, 7 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 2 TB, 1 2B, 3 K, .143 AVG, .143 OBP, .286 SLG, .429 OPS
Totals: 13 G, 40 AB, 3 R, 5 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 2 BB, 13 K, .125 AVG, .205 OBP, .150 SLG, .355 OPS
Round 39
1181. R.J. Dennard (Armstrong State) - St. Louis Cardinals
Short-Season State College: 42 G, 124 AB, 11 R, 31 H, 45 TB, 8 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 16 BB, 26 K, 0/1 SB, .250 AVG, .336 OBP, .363 SLG, .699 OPS
NYP Player of the Week
1182. Christopher Powell (Cal Poly Pomona) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rookie AZL Dodgers: 2-0, 1.86 ERA, 12 G, 19.1 IP, 14 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 7 BB, 27 K, .197 BAA, 1.09 WHIP
Rookie Ogden: 2-0, 3.54 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 20.1 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 19 K, .260 BAA, 1.33 WHIP
Totals: 4-0, 2.72 ERA, 17 G, 5 GS, 39.2 IP, 34 H, 17 R, 12 ER, 14 BB, 46 K, .230 BAA, 1.21 WHIP
1183. Frank Crinella (Merrimack) - Baltimore Orioles
Rookie GCL Orioles: 40 G, 123 AB, 24 R, 32 H, 48 TB, 3 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 19 BB, 27 K, 5/11 SB, .260 AVG, .376 OBP, .390 SLG, .766 OPS
Round 40
1189. Steve Naemark (Angelo State) - Houston Astros
Rookie Greeneville: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 1/1 SV, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, .091 BAA, 0.33 WHIP
Short-Season Tri-City: 1-0, 1.54 ERA, 9 G, 0/1 SV, 11.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, .171 BAA, 0.86 WHIP
Low-A Quad Cities: 1-0, 1.54 ERA, 8 G, 11.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, .195 BAA, 1.03 WHIP
High-A Lancaster: 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 2 G, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .154 BAA, 0.92 WHIP
Totals: 2-0, 1.47 ERA, 21 G, 1/2 SV, 30.2 IP, 18 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 9 BB, 22 K, .170 BAA, 0.88 WHIP
1195. Jonathon Arrowood (St. Edward's) - Philadelphia Phillies
Returned to St. Edward's.
1203. Will Albertson (Catawba) - New York Yankees
Returned to Catawba.
1213. Michael Costello (Post) - Baltimore Orioles
Rookie GCL Orioles: 1-2, 3.19 ERA, 9 G, 8 GS, 31.0 IP, 33 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 5 BB, 20 K, .284 BAA, 1.23 WHIP
As a bonus, here is a breakdown of Seton Hill's Nick Sell, the 2015 Tino Martinez Award winner who, amazingly, went undrafted:
Nick Sell (Seton Hill) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rookie AZL Dodgers: 6 G, 17 AB, 3 R, 2 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 K, .118 AVG, .167 OBP, .353 SLG, .520 OPS
Rookie Ogden: 31 G, 124 AB, 26 R, 43 H, 78 TB, 11 2B, 6 3B, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 9 BB, 21 K, 1/2 SB, .347 AVG, .401 OBP, .629 SLG, 1.030 OPS
Low-A Great Lakes: 24 G, 95 AB, 12 R, 20 H, 28 TB, 2 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 9 BB, 23 K, 1/2 SB, .211 AVG, .283 OBP, .295 SLG, .578 OPS
Totals: 61 G, 236 AB, 41 R, 65 H, 112 TB, 14 2B, 6 3B, 7 HR, 44 RBI, 18 BB, 48 K, 2/4 SB, .275 AVG, .337 OBP, .475 SLG, .812 OPS
PIO Mid-Season All-Star
Finally, an update to what I did during my mid-season update. The top 10 Division II players who were drafted in the 2015 first-year draft in terms of their performances in their first professional season:
1. LeDarious Clark (West Florida) - Clark was the only D-II player to earn both mid-season and post-season all-star accolades.
2. Kyle Garlick (Cal Poly Pomona) - Garlick was by far the most consistent player of any D-II player taken in the 2015 draft. Garlick shot through four levels of play, including leading Low-A Great Lakes to a playoff berth while hitting .327 with a .902 OPS...then got promoted to High-A Rancho Cucamonga where he helped the Quakes to the California League title, hitting .389 along the way with a 1.167 OPS, including hitting .412 with Rancho going in to the last game of the season.
3. Josh Staumont (Azusa Pacific) - Staumont was named an all-star and put up some big strikeout numbers, fanning 58 in 40 innings between two rookie-league levels, holding hitters to a .154 batting average. His walk numbers are going to have to come down, though. He gave up 32 free passes. When you own a triple-digit fastball, though, you take the bad with the good.
4. Jhalan Jackson (Florida Southern) - Jackson gets the nod ahead of Morozowski based on being named a mid-season all-star in the New York-Penn League. Jackson raked in a .790 OPS on the year.
5. Jason Morozowski (Mt. Olive) - Morozowski earned a Pioneer League POTW nod during the season and kept it up throughout the year, putting up a .848 OPS and getting the nod nearly every night in the OF for Missoula.
6. Steve Naemark (Angelo State) - Naemark again earns some praise because he was a 40th-round pick but still collected a ton of frequent flyer miles, going through four levels in his 21 games of action. He allowed only 18 hits in 30.2 innings of work, holding hitters to a .170 batting average on the season.
7. Gunnar Kines (Mt. Olive) - Kines gets this nod based almost solely on his Gulf Coast League work, where he was a monster, striking out 28 hitters and walking only 1 in 31.1 innings of work.
8. Cody Ponce (Cal Poly Pomona) - Another CPP guy who played a whole lot of baseball in 2015. Ponce, for the most part, lived up to his high draft pick and performed well, particularly with Low-A Wisconsin where he was a bright spot on a pretty bad team.
9. Ryan Helsley (Northeastern State) - Helsley was named a rookie all-star after putting up an ERA right around 2 in 40.1 innings of work with a .221 batting average against.
10. Keegan Long (St. Joseph's (Ind.)) - Although it was work as a reliever, Long dominated hitters all season at rookie-level Missoula. He struck out 36 in only 26.2 innings of work and held an ERA under 1 on the season in 23 appearances, with a .148 batting average against.
Ryan Castellanos and a few others were extremely productive in their professional debut seasons, but it is tough to include relief pitchers on here with not much playing time when you had so many great Division II ambassadors entering the professional ranks in 2015. We wish nothing but the best to everyone who honed their skills in Division II in their quest to reach the big leagues.
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