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List of Spartans playing minor league baseball

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Trying to get a list of all the MSU players playing affiliated and even non-affiliated pro baseball
Kurt Wunderlich Vermont Lakemonsters Oakland A's
Jeff Holm WM Whitecaps Detroit Tigers
Brandon Eckerle is with the Tigers system; injured?
Jonathan Roof Tucson Padres
Eli Boike and Mark Sorenson are others but can't find.
Of course MSU had a few guys drafted this season Boss, Jones, and Buccifero.
Any other names you can add?

This post was edited by MrMojoRisin on 7/10/2012 at 11:29 PM
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Despite a pretty good year numbers wise in the Tigers system last year, the last I heard was that Brandon Eckerle decided to go to law school starting this fall instead of play baseball this season.
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Despite a pretty good year numbers wise in the Tigers system last year, the last I heard was that Brandon Eckerle decided to go to law school starting this fall instead of play baseball this season.

Yup, I'm friends with Brandon and this is true; going to MSU law in the fall
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Check out that link below. Sort it by year drafted and then click where it says (minors) next to each players names. It will show you their minor league stats and tell you if they're still playing and where.

MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from

Year-by-Year Picks: ...
www.baseball-reference.com
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Torsten Boss is with the Aberdeen IronBirds - NYPL - Baltimore Orioles
Tony Buccifero is with the Bristol White Sox - App. League - Chicago White Sox
Tony Wieber is with the Eugene Emeralds - Northwest League - San Diego Padres
Ryan Jones is with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes - Northwest League - San Francisco Giants
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According to TigsTown, Mark Sorenson retired on June 6. He was with the Erie SeaWolves, the Tigers AA team.

Scout.com: TigsTown Transaction Blog: Ortega Optioned

Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. Jose Ortega was sent down to Toledo as the Tigers and Mud Hens enter the All-Star break.
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chuckles396 said...
According to TigsTown, Mark Sorenson retired on June 6. He was with the Erie SeaWolves, the Tigers AA team.

Correct. He's also going to law school.
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how much do minor leaguers make?
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manofthewild07 said...
how much do minor leaguers make?

safe to assume from this thread...not as much as lawyers.
This link has some good data...it is a huge sliding scale with many potential bonuses built in.
Per month
Level 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year
Rookie $1150 $1200 $1250
Short A $1150 $1200 $1250
Low A $1300 $1350 $1400
High A $1500 $1550 $1600
Double A $1700 $1800 $1900
Triple A $2150 $2400 $2700

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How much money do Minor League Baseball Players make - get paid

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mac422 said...
safe to assume from this thread...not as much as lawyers.
This link has some good data...it is a huge sliding scale with many potential bonuses built in.
Per month
Level 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year
Rookie $1150 $1200 $1250
Short A $1150 $1200 $1250
Low A $1300 $1350 $1400
High A $1500 $1550 $1600
Double A $1700 $1800 $1900
Triple A $2150 $2400 $2700

Wow...that's pretty low.
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Jon Kibler, who was the Detroit Tigers 2008 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, is playing Independent League baseball for the New Jersey Jackals.

Jon Kibler - Can-Am League - player | Pointstreak Sports Technologies

http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=159653
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MSUsbetterthanu said...
Wow...that's pretty low.

yeah, pretty low for a normal job. But they get paid to play baseball. I'd swap my similar paying job in a second...
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manofthewild07 said...
yeah, pretty low for a normal job. But they get paid to play baseball. I'd swap my similar paying job in a second...

Great point
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Some other names from a few years ago
Kyle Day
AJ Achter
Jon Huizinga
Scott Koerber
Ryan Basham
I assume most all of these guys are in the Indy league or retired.

This post was edited by MrMojoRisin on 7/15/2012 at 2:55 PM
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Some other names from a few years ago Kyle Day AJ Achter Jon Huizinga Scott Koerber Ryan Basham
I assume most all of these guys are in the Indy league or retired.

Kyle Day - Currently playing Independent League ball for the Winnipeg Gold Eyes (previously spent four years in the Reds system)
AJ Achter - Currently in the Minnesota Twins system playing for the High A Fort Myers Miracle
Jon Huizinga - I couldn't find 2012 stats, must be retired. He played for many Independent teams from 2004-11.
Scott Koerber - Retired
Ryan Basham - Retired, Assistant Coach for the Robert Morris University baseball team
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Kyle Day - Currently playing Independent League ball for the Winnipeg Gold Eyes (previously spent four years in the Reds system)
AJ Achter - Currently in the Minnesota Twins system playing for the High A Fort Myers Miracle
Jon Huizinga - I couldn't find 2012 stats, must be retired. He played for many Independent teams from 2004-11.
Scott Koerber - Retired
Ryan Basham - Retired, Assistant Coach for the Robert Morris University baseball team

Thank you. Do you know if Bobby Malek is still coaching?
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Bobby Malek is currently the hitting coach for the NY Mets NYPL team the Brooklyn Cyclones.

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brooklyncyclones.com: Coaches

http://brooklyncyclones.com/team/coaches/?staff_id=48
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Bobby Malek is currently the hitting coach for the NY Mets NYPL team the Brooklyn Cyclones.

Thanks for the update! I loved watching him play when I was at MSU
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hyeguy said...
Yup, I'm friends with Brandon and this is true; going to MSU law in the fall

How come he didnt want to give it a couple of years to see if he had a shot at making it in the majors? Law school will always be there.
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Eli Boike was released by the Toronto Blue Jays last month. It was hard to find info on it. The only source that I could use was Baseball America. MiLB.com had him listed as active and that Lansing was his parent club. He didn't have any official 2012 stats. Given the time of his release, my best guess is that he was in extended spring training. Once the draft was done, and the short season began, he would be a casualty. He's 24, didn't make the Lansing roster at the start of the season, and he's too old for Short Season A. He may have been injured at some point as well, but finding info on that can be tricky.

Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Minor League Transactions: June 12-18

This time: June 12-18 Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period June 12-18. Any pla
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MrMojoRisin said...
Trying to get a list of all the MSU players playing affiliated and even non-affiliated pro baseball Kurt Wunderlich Vermont Lakemonsters Oakland A's Jeff Holm WM Whitecaps Detroit Tigers Brandon Eckerle is with the Tigers system; injured? Jonathan Roof Tucson Padres Eli Boike and Mark Sorenson are others but can't find. Of course MSU had a few guys drafted this season Boss, Jones, and Buccifero.
Any other names you can add?

The A's released Kurt Wunderlich. He struggled last and this season in short season A ball.
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