Misc. Minor League Alumni News & Notes - 2025 Version

[Joseph Zarr]

Pretty special:

 

[TURBO]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Pretty special:

 

One of the nicest young men to come through Appleton......EVER!  

Easy to root for this guy!

[Ro Mueller]

Keston Hiura gets another MLB shot: 

 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Morris Austin was promoted to High-A by the White Sox: 

 

[sveumrules]

KC Royals 2B hitting for a 44 wRC+ and -1.2 WAR (only Rockies 2B have been worse).

Cam Devanney is hitting for a 149 wRC+ at their AAA affiliate.

I know it’s been said before but…

FREE CAM DEVANNEY !!

[CheeseheadInQC]

25 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

KC Royals 2B hitting for a 44 wRC+ and -1.2 WAR (only Rockies 2B have been worse).

Cam Devanney is hitting for a 149 wRC+ at their AAA affiliate.

I know it’s been said before but…

FREE CAM DEVANNEY !!

I know Longenhagen bumped Devanney all the way up to 10th in the Royals system based on a swing change he made this season.

[Ro Mueller]

OF/1B Cooper Hummel gets another MLB shot: 

 

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

25 years old and repeating High-A, but former Brewers farmhand 

 

[Jim Goulart]

No subscription required:

 

[CheeseheadInQC]

This isn’t news, per se, but look who is his team’s representative on the Louisville Slugger tour.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

Seems silly that Wes Clarke is in AA ball: 

 

[Jim Goulart]

2019 Timber Rattler had 110 days of big league time entering 2025 and got to spend over two months on the big league IL here. For the non-drafted player, those major-league minimum $$ months are significant.

 

[Jim Goulart]

 

[sveumrules]

Saw Cody Ponce got a shout in the most recent FanGraphs Sunday Notes for the season he’s having in the KBO.

Might be pitching himself back into an MLB opportunity with an 11 W - 0 L record and 1.95 ERA plus a league best 161 K over 115 IP.

[Outlander]

Cam Devanney is finally getting called up to the majors, Royals select him.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/royals-select-cam-devanney-transfer-cole-ragans-to-60-day-il.html

 

[Jim Goulart]

The Mudcats & Timber Rattlers are not adding to their list of MLB connections because Devanney skipped over both levels of A-Ball after the lost Covid season, making the rare rookie level to AA jump.

When OF Carlos D. Rodriguez debuts with the Braves, a likely happening later this summer,/fall, he'll add to the Vibes MLB collection. 

Because of 2020's pandemic, the Colorado Springs-based Vibes only existed in 2019.

[Joseph Zarr]

I was just perusing the Syracuse Mets roster as I scanned the International League standings. I had to giggle for a second as all three of Utility man extraordinaire Pablo Reyes, INF Yonny Hernández, and C Jakson Reetz are on their roster. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

After opening 2025 in Mexico, C Francisco Mejia has signed a Minor League deal with the Nationals organization and is back in affiliated ball. Congrats, Francisco and welcome back!

[Ro Mueller]

Mitch White has been throwing well (2.90 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 in 80.2 IP) for SSG Landers in Korea, as they battle for a playoff place. 

[wiguy94]

52 minutes ago, Ro Mueller said:

Mitch White has been throwing well (2.90 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 in 80.2 IP) for SSG Landers in Korea, as they battle for a playoff place. 

Not that we need more SP depth but I was really hoping we could keep him around. I think White has a chance to get an MLB deal somewhere this coming offseason after a really impressive season in the KBO

[Jastro]

Old friend Cam Devanney gets moved to the Pirates 

 

[Jim Goulart]

The well-traveled road for fireballing 2015 - 2019 Brewers farmhand Michael Petersen continues, including Carolina (then High-A) and Wisconsin (then low-A). Petersen, born in England, has been a WBC Great Britain participant.