Vols in the Pros: Leading Off
April 14, 2023 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With all levels of Major League and Minor League Baseball picking up action in the last few weeks, a total of 28 former Tennessee Volunteers are underway for the 2023 season across the country.
This list includes all 10 players from the 2022 draft class which are starting in Single-A, High-A and Double-A ball across the country.
Vols in the MLB
Garrett Crochet – LHP, Chicago White Sox
15-day Injured List
Crochet is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and is targeting a late-April rehab outing.
Yan Gomes – C, Chicago Cubs
Season: 7 G, 26 AB, 2 R, 4 H, 7 TB, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 K, .154 AVG, .154 OBP, .269 SLG
Beginning his 12th year of Major League action, Gomes got the start on Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs behind the plate and has been a leader both on the field and in the clubhouse for the club. In his last game on Tuesday night, Gomes provided a spark that helped Chicago overcome a six-run deficit in the third inning and finished the day with a pair of hits, a run scored and a run driven in.
Nick Senzel – CF, Cincinnati Reds
Season: 1 G, 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, .000 AVG, .000 OBP, .000 SLG
Made his season debut Thursday night after a brief stint on the IL to open the season.
Vols in the MiLB
Jordan Beck – OF, Spokane Indians (AA HOU)
Season: 2 G, 6 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 TB, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, .000 AVG, .250 OBP, .000 SLG
Will start his first full season of professional baseball in High-A Spokane after playing in six games with Colorado during Spring Training. Currently rated the No. 10 prospect in the Rockies' system.
Chad Dallas – RHP, Vancouver Canadians (High-A TOR)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 1.00 WHIP, .211 BAA
Started the season incredibly strong, tossing five innings and allowing one run on four hits in his season debut against Tri-Cities. Dallas is beginning his second season of pro ball.
Zach Daniels – OF, Corpus Christi Hooks (AA HOU)
Season: 4 G, 13 AB, 2 R, 5 H, 7 TB, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, .385 AVG, .385 OBP, .538 SLG
Played in 11 Spring Training games with Houston before being assigned to Double-A Corpus Christi to start the season. Hit .211 in Spring Training with 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. With the Hooks, Daniels has started the year hot, going 5-for-13 in his first four games, a .385 average. Two of those hits went for extra bases.
Max Ferguson – 2B, Greenville Drive (High-A BOS)
Season: 4 G, 13 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 4 TB, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 4 SB, .308 AVG, .438 OBP, .308 SLG
Played in three games during Spring Training with Boston before being assigned to High-A Greenville. In his last two games, Ferguson is 4-for-7 with two RBIs and two stolen bases. The speed-demon has swiped four bases in just four games and has yet to be thrown out on the basepaths.
Drew Gilbert – OF, Asheville Tourists (High-A HOU)
Season: 4 G, 18 AB, 1 R, 6 H, 7 TB, 1 2B, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, .333 AVG, .368 OBP, .389 SLG
Currently ranks as the Houston Astros' No. 2 prospect in the farm system and has enjoyed a strong start to the season for High-A Asheville, amassing six hits in four games.
Sean Hunley – RHP, Montgomery Biscuits (AA TB)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA
Begun the year in Double-A Montgomery and made his season debut on April 11 against Tennessee, firing four innings of one-run ball with just four hits surrendered and six punchouts.
Ben Joyce – RHP, Rocket City Trash Pandas (AA LAA)
Season: 1 App, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 6.00 WHIP, .000 BAA
Received a non-roster invite to Spring Training and performed well in seven games, striking out 10 batters and allowing just two earned runs across 6.2 innings pitched. Joyce is starting the year in Double-A Rocket City where he has pitched in one game. Rated the No. 11 prospect in the Angels' organization.
Cortland Lawson – SS, Fredericksburg Nationals (A WAS)
Season: 3 G, 12 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 2 TB, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, .167 AVG, .167 OBP, .167 SLG
Assigned to Single-A Fredericksburg to start the year and has already played in three games for the Nationals, collecting a pair of hits, a run scored and a stolen base.
Jackson Leath – RHP, Down East Wood Ducks (A TEX)
Season: 1 App, 0-0, 1 HLD, 4.50 ERA, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1.50 WHIP, .143 BAA
Kicked off the season in Single-A Down East and has made just one appearance, coming out of the bullpen in the Wood Ducks' 6-5 win over Augusta on April 11. Leath earned the hold after coming on in the fifth and turning in two innings.
Zach Linginfelter – RHP, Reading Fightin Phils (AA PHI)
Season: 2 App, 0-0, 1 HLD, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .00 BAA
Picked up in the offseason by the Philadelphia Phillies organization and was assigned to Double-A Reading where he has made two appearances early in the year and has not given up a baserunner in those two innings of work. He has been a high-leverage guy thus far, posting a hold on April 13, coming in in the eighth inning of a two-run ballgame and shutting down the Hartford offense.
Trey Lipscomb – 3B, Wilmington Blue Rocks (High-A WAS)
Season: 6 G, 23 AB, 3 R, 7 H, 9 TB, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, .304 AVG, .333 OBP, .391 SLG
Saw nine games of action for the Nationals during Spring Training and was solid for the team, going 4-for-9 with a homer, a double, four runs scored and four RBIs. Lipscomb was assigned to High-A Wilmington and has collected seven hits through six games thus far for the Blue Rocks. Currently sits at No. 19 in the Nationals' top prospects list.
Andre Lipcius – 2B, Toledo Mud Hens (AAA DET)
Season: 11 G, 45 AB, 9 R, 13 H, 22 TB, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 12 K ,.289 AVG, .353 OBP, .489 SLG
Earned a non-roster invite to Spring Training with Detroit and played in 17 games for the Tigers, going 12-for-41 with three homers, seven runs scores, 11 RBIs and three doubles. He was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to open the season where he has started 13-for-45 in his first 11 games with two homers and a .353 on-base percentage. Currently ranks at the No. 21 prospect in the Tigers' system.
Will Mabrey – LHP, Visalia Rawhide (A ARI)
Season: 3 App, 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3.00 WHIP, .500 BAA
Playing his first season of professional ball, Mabrey was assigned to Single-A Visalia and has appeared in three games for the Rawhide, striking out five batters in three innings of work.
Mark McLaughlin – RHP, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A CWS)
Season: 1 App, 0-0, 15.43 ERA, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2.14 WHIP, .250 BAA
Seeing his first action outside of the complex league, McLaughlin was assigned to Single-A Kannapolis where he has pitched in one game thus far this season, a 2.1 inning outing on April 12 where he struck out three.
Jorel Ortega – SS, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (A MIN)
Season: 6 G, 20 AB, 4 R, 5 H, 8 TB, 3 2B, 0 RBI, 4 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, .250 AVG, .375 OBP, .400 SLG
Has started very strong with Single-A Fort Myers, posting five hits, three for extra-bases, in 20 at bats and scoring four runs while swiping three bags for the Mighty Mussels. Ortega also saw three games of action in Spring Training with the big club.
Connor Pavolony – C, Bowie Baysox (AA BAL)
Season: 4 G, 16 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 7 K, .125 AVG, .125 OBP, .125 SLG
Opened the year with a promotion, starting the season in Double-A Bowie where he has played four games for the Baysox.
Jake Rucker – 3B, Wichita Wind Surge (AA MIN)
Season: 6 G, 18 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, .278 AVG, .364 OBP, .333 SLG
Saw action in eight Spring Training games for the Twins, posting a 2-for-8 batting line with two RBIs and a stolen base before being assigned to Double-A Wichita. Through six games, he is 5-for-18 at the plate with a double, three RBIs, and a stolen base.
Andrew Schultz – RHP, Reading Fightin Phils (AA PHI)
Season: 2 App, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2.50 WHIP, .400 BAA
Played in six Spring Training games for the Phillies and made two saves in six games, allowing no hits and punching out six hitters. Schultz was assigned to Double-A Reading to open the season and has made two appearances thus far this season, striking out three batters in two innings of work.
Alerick Soularie – OF, Wichita Wind Surge (AA MIN)
Season: 3 G, 10 AB, 2 R, 0 H, 0 TB, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, .000 AVG, .091 OBP, .000 SLG
Saw two games of action in Spring Training, batting .500, before being assigned to Double-A Wichita to start the year. With the Wind Surge, he has scored a pair of runs in three games played and swiped a base on April 12 against Northwest Arkansas.
Liam Spence – SS, South Bend Cubs (Rookie CHC)
Season: 3 G, 9 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 TB, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB, .111 AVG, .200 OBP, .111 SLG
Spent the preseason playing for Team Australia in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, advancing through the group stage to the quarterfinals before falling to Team Cuba, 4-3, in Tokyo, Japan. Spence was assigned to High-A South Bend where he has played in three games for the Cubs.
Garrett Stallings – RHP, Bowie Baysox (AA BAL)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA
Made one appearance in Spring Training with Baltimore and was assigned to Double-A Bowie to start the regular season. He started one game this season, facing Akron on April 11, and threw four innings with four strikeouts but did not have a decision.
Drew Steckenrider – RHP, Las Vegas Aviators (AAA OAK)
Season: no stats
Signed with the Oakland Athletics in the offseason and was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training where he logged 11 appearances, a hold, and 11 strikeouts in Mesa, Arizona. Steckenrider was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas where he is currently on the restricted list.
Seth Stephenson – OF, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A DET)
Season: 6 G, 20 AB, 5 R, 5 H, 7 TB, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, .250 AVG, .375 OBP, .350 SLG
Assigned to Single-A Lakeland to start the season after playing in five Spring Training games with the Tigers. Stephenson is coming off a multi-hit game a night ago where he went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in a 6-3 win over Bradenton.
Blade Tidwell – RHP, Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A NYM)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-1, 8.31 ERA, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1.62 WHIP, .250 BAA
Currently ranked the No. 7 prospect in the Mets' system, Tidwell is starting the season in High-A Brooklyn where he has started one game for the Cyclones.
Chase Wallace – RHP, Columbia Fireflies (A KC)
Season: no stats
Assigned to start the season in Single-A Columbia where he was placed on the development list on April 6.
This list includes all 10 players from the 2022 draft class which are starting in Single-A, High-A and Double-A ball across the country.
Vols in the MLB
Garrett Crochet – LHP, Chicago White Sox
15-day Injured List
Crochet is working his way back from Tommy John surgery and is targeting a late-April rehab outing.
Yan Gomes – C, Chicago Cubs
Season: 7 G, 26 AB, 2 R, 4 H, 7 TB, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 K, .154 AVG, .154 OBP, .269 SLG
Beginning his 12th year of Major League action, Gomes got the start on Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs behind the plate and has been a leader both on the field and in the clubhouse for the club. In his last game on Tuesday night, Gomes provided a spark that helped Chicago overcome a six-run deficit in the third inning and finished the day with a pair of hits, a run scored and a run driven in.
Yan Gomes Yard.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 8, 2023
📺: TEX vs CHC on FS1 pic.twitter.com/opuTKDCRRr
Nick Senzel – CF, Cincinnati Reds
Season: 1 G, 4 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, .000 AVG, .000 OBP, .000 SLG
Made his season debut Thursday night after a brief stint on the IL to open the season.
Nick Senzel will make his season debut tonight vs. the Phillies.
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) April 13, 2023
Senzel on what he's looking forward to this year. pic.twitter.com/DqqvG4beaL
Vols in the MiLB
Jordan Beck – OF, Spokane Indians (AA HOU)
Season: 2 G, 6 AB, 1 R, 0 H, 0 TB, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, .000 AVG, .250 OBP, .000 SLG
Will start his first full season of professional baseball in High-A Spokane after playing in six games with Colorado during Spring Training. Currently rated the No. 10 prospect in the Rockies' system.
Chad Dallas – RHP, Vancouver Canadians (High-A TOR)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 1.00 WHIP, .211 BAA
Started the season incredibly strong, tossing five innings and allowing one run on four hits in his season debut against Tri-Cities. Dallas is beginning his second season of pro ball.
Here's Chad Dallas (@chadwell__)'s strikeout thread from this evening!
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) April 12, 2023
Looks like a slider for his first strikeout of the season.#BlueJays #NextLevel pic.twitter.com/e7YB2iVCNo
Zach Daniels – OF, Corpus Christi Hooks (AA HOU)
Season: 4 G, 13 AB, 2 R, 5 H, 7 TB, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, .385 AVG, .385 OBP, .538 SLG
Played in 11 Spring Training games with Houston before being assigned to Double-A Corpus Christi to start the season. Hit .211 in Spring Training with 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. With the Hooks, Daniels has started the year hot, going 5-for-13 in his first four games, a .385 average. Two of those hits went for extra bases.
Zach Daniels (@zachdaniels__) RBI double for the Hooks! #Astros pic.twitter.com/s5qF0jsKUT
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) April 9, 2023
Max Ferguson – 2B, Greenville Drive (High-A BOS)
Season: 4 G, 13 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 4 TB, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 4 SB, .308 AVG, .438 OBP, .308 SLG
Played in three games during Spring Training with Boston before being assigned to High-A Greenville. In his last two games, Ferguson is 4-for-7 with two RBIs and two stolen bases. The speed-demon has swiped four bases in just four games and has yet to be thrown out on the basepaths.
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞#GBO // #OTH pic.twitter.com/QmcdDhZPHA
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 13, 2023
Drew Gilbert – OF, Asheville Tourists (High-A HOU)
Season: 4 G, 18 AB, 1 R, 6 H, 7 TB, 1 2B, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, .333 AVG, .368 OBP, .389 SLG
Currently ranks as the Houston Astros' No. 2 prospect in the farm system and has enjoyed a strong start to the season for High-A Asheville, amassing six hits in four games.
Sean Hunley – RHP, Montgomery Biscuits (AA TB)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA
Begun the year in Double-A Montgomery and made his season debut on April 11 against Tennessee, firing four innings of one-run ball with just four hits surrendered and six punchouts.
Ben Joyce – RHP, Rocket City Trash Pandas (AA LAA)
Season: 1 App, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 6.00 WHIP, .000 BAA
Received a non-roster invite to Spring Training and performed well in seven games, striking out 10 batters and allowing just two earned runs across 6.2 innings pitched. Joyce is starting the year in Double-A Rocket City where he has pitched in one game. Rated the No. 11 prospect in the Angels' organization.
Cortland Lawson – SS, Fredericksburg Nationals (A WAS)
Season: 3 G, 12 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 2 TB, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, .167 AVG, .167 OBP, .167 SLG
Assigned to Single-A Fredericksburg to start the year and has already played in three games for the Nationals, collecting a pair of hits, a run scored and a stolen base.
Jackson Leath – RHP, Down East Wood Ducks (A TEX)
Season: 1 App, 0-0, 1 HLD, 4.50 ERA, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1.50 WHIP, .143 BAA
Kicked off the season in Single-A Down East and has made just one appearance, coming out of the bullpen in the Wood Ducks' 6-5 win over Augusta on April 11. Leath earned the hold after coming on in the fifth and turning in two innings.
Zach Linginfelter – RHP, Reading Fightin Phils (AA PHI)
Season: 2 App, 0-0, 1 HLD, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP, .00 BAA
Picked up in the offseason by the Philadelphia Phillies organization and was assigned to Double-A Reading where he has made two appearances early in the year and has not given up a baserunner in those two innings of work. He has been a high-leverage guy thus far, posting a hold on April 13, coming in in the eighth inning of a two-run ballgame and shutting down the Hartford offense.
Trey Lipscomb – 3B, Wilmington Blue Rocks (High-A WAS)
Season: 6 G, 23 AB, 3 R, 7 H, 9 TB, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, .304 AVG, .333 OBP, .391 SLG
Saw nine games of action for the Nationals during Spring Training and was solid for the team, going 4-for-9 with a homer, a double, four runs scored and four RBIs. Lipscomb was assigned to High-A Wilmington and has collected seven hits through six games thus far for the Blue Rocks. Currently sits at No. 19 in the Nationals' top prospects list.
Trey Lipscomb doubled twice and plated four RBI in Game 2. @tlips03 // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/cN0G0koXVJ
— Nationals Player Development (@Nats_PlayerDev) April 9, 2023
Andre Lipcius – 2B, Toledo Mud Hens (AAA DET)
Season: 11 G, 45 AB, 9 R, 13 H, 22 TB, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 12 K ,.289 AVG, .353 OBP, .489 SLG
Earned a non-roster invite to Spring Training with Detroit and played in 17 games for the Tigers, going 12-for-41 with three homers, seven runs scores, 11 RBIs and three doubles. He was optioned to Triple-A Toledo to open the season where he has started 13-for-45 in his first 11 games with two homers and a .353 on-base percentage. Currently ranks at the No. 21 prospect in the Tigers' system.
Andre Lipcius comes up clutch!
— Toledo Mud Hens (@MudHens) April 14, 2023
Bottom 7: Mud Hens 8, Bats 6#LetsGoHens | #DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/flaZgtZINA
Will Mabrey – LHP, Visalia Rawhide (A ARI)
Season: 3 App, 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 3.00 WHIP, .500 BAA
Playing his first season of professional ball, Mabrey was assigned to Single-A Visalia and has appeared in three games for the Rawhide, striking out five batters in three innings of work.
Mark McLaughlin – RHP, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A CWS)
Season: 1 App, 0-0, 15.43 ERA, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2.14 WHIP, .250 BAA
Seeing his first action outside of the complex league, McLaughlin was assigned to Single-A Kannapolis where he has pitched in one game thus far this season, a 2.1 inning outing on April 12 where he struck out three.
Jorel Ortega – SS, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (A MIN)
Season: 6 G, 20 AB, 4 R, 5 H, 8 TB, 3 2B, 0 RBI, 4 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, .250 AVG, .375 OBP, .400 SLG
Has started very strong with Single-A Fort Myers, posting five hits, three for extra-bases, in 20 at bats and scoring four runs while swiping three bags for the Mighty Mussels. Ortega also saw three games of action in Spring Training with the big club.
Connor Pavolony – C, Bowie Baysox (AA BAL)
Season: 4 G, 16 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 7 K, .125 AVG, .125 OBP, .125 SLG
Opened the year with a promotion, starting the season in Double-A Bowie where he has played four games for the Baysox.
The rout is on as the Baysox attack Biddy. C prospect Connor Pavolony adds an RBI single to make it 7-0 #hitter pic.twitter.com/4XZUNU34tx
— Eric_Birdland (@Eric_Birdland) April 7, 2023
Jake Rucker – 3B, Wichita Wind Surge (AA MIN)
Season: 6 G, 18 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 6 TB, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, .278 AVG, .364 OBP, .333 SLG
Saw action in eight Spring Training games for the Twins, posting a 2-for-8 batting line with two RBIs and a stolen base before being assigned to Double-A Wichita. Through six games, he is 5-for-18 at the plate with a double, three RBIs, and a stolen base.
Andrew Schultz – RHP, Reading Fightin Phils (AA PHI)
Season: 2 App, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2.50 WHIP, .400 BAA
Played in six Spring Training games for the Phillies and made two saves in six games, allowing no hits and punching out six hitters. Schultz was assigned to Double-A Reading to open the season and has made two appearances thus far this season, striking out three batters in two innings of work.
Andrew Schultz making it look easy! Time to rally in Richmond 😤 pic.twitter.com/iXG8V88nQn
— Reading Fightin Phils (@ReadingFightins) April 9, 2023
Alerick Soularie – OF, Wichita Wind Surge (AA MIN)
Season: 3 G, 10 AB, 2 R, 0 H, 0 TB, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, .000 AVG, .091 OBP, .000 SLG
Saw two games of action in Spring Training, batting .500, before being assigned to Double-A Wichita to start the year. With the Wind Surge, he has scored a pair of runs in three games played and swiped a base on April 12 against Northwest Arkansas.
Liam Spence – SS, South Bend Cubs (Rookie CHC)
Season: 3 G, 9 AB, 0 R, 1 H, 1 TB, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB, .111 AVG, .200 OBP, .111 SLG
Spent the preseason playing for Team Australia in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, advancing through the group stage to the quarterfinals before falling to Team Cuba, 4-3, in Tokyo, Japan. Spence was assigned to High-A South Bend where he has played in three games for the Cubs.
Garrett Stallings – RHP, Bowie Baysox (AA BAL)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA
Made one appearance in Spring Training with Baltimore and was assigned to Double-A Bowie to start the regular season. He started one game this season, facing Akron on April 11, and threw four innings with four strikeouts but did not have a decision.
Drew Steckenrider – RHP, Las Vegas Aviators (AAA OAK)
Season: no stats
Signed with the Oakland Athletics in the offseason and was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training where he logged 11 appearances, a hold, and 11 strikeouts in Mesa, Arizona. Steckenrider was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas where he is currently on the restricted list.
Seth Stephenson – OF, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A DET)
Season: 6 G, 20 AB, 5 R, 5 H, 7 TB, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, .250 AVG, .375 OBP, .350 SLG
Assigned to Single-A Lakeland to start the season after playing in five Spring Training games with the Tigers. Stephenson is coming off a multi-hit game a night ago where he went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in a 6-3 win over Bradenton.
Blade Tidwell – RHP, Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A NYM)
Season: 1 App, 1 GS, 0-1, 8.31 ERA, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1.62 WHIP, .250 BAA
Currently ranked the No. 7 prospect in the Mets' system, Tidwell is starting the season in High-A Brooklyn where he has started one game for the Cyclones.
Andrew Schultz making it look easy! Time to rally in Richmond 😤 pic.twitter.com/iXG8V88nQn
— Reading Fightin Phils (@ReadingFightins) April 9, 2023
Chase Wallace – RHP, Columbia Fireflies (A KC)
Season: no stats
Assigned to start the season in Single-A Columbia where he was placed on the development list on April 6.
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