The Frontier League Tryout Camp and Draft was held on April twenty second and twenty third at Wild Issues Park in Washington, PA.
I used to be fortunate sufficient to have the ability to attend the tryout and discuss to varied managers, gamers and households in attendance.
A whole bunch of gamers from throughout the nation and world (I met gamers from Mexico and Japan as effectively) made the trek to Pennsylvania for his or her likelihood to tryout in entrance of all 16 Frontier League groups.
The one factor that stood out to me essentially the most was the help from these gamers’ households. Mothers, dads, girlfriends and wives, all of them staying 8+ hours every day within the stadium simply to cheer on their participant and assist him in his quest to dwell out his dream.
46 gamers had been supplied contracts to affix groups throughout spring coaching to earn a roster spot for the 2024 Frontier League season.
14 (6 pitchers, 8 place gamers) of them are presently on an lively roster, though a number of have been launched and re-signed all through the primary half.
Right here is your full checklist of draft picks, adopted by an replace on the place they’re midway by the season. (Gamers in daring are presently on a roster on the All-Star Break).
1st round1 New England Knockouts Casey Bargo RHP2 Lake Erie Crushers Michel Triana UTL3 Lake Erie Crushers Anthony Perez RHP4 Trois-Rivieres Aigles Dakota Parsons RHP5 Windy Metropolis ThunderBolts Jose Gutierrez 3B6 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Easton Klein RHP7 Washington Wild Issues Raul Ortega C8 Ottawa Titans Garrett Crowley LHP9 Evansville Otters James Steindl LHP10 New York Boulders Sam Franco OF11 Schaumburg Boomers Allante Corridor C12 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Rolando Heredia Bustos RHP13 Florence Y’alls Jalen Evans RHP15 New Jersey Jackals Greg Ryan IF16 Quebec Capitales Chase Wilkerson LHP
2nd spherical 17 New England Knockouts Daniel Goggin RHP18 Florence Y’alls Val Stammler RHP19 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Gino Sabatine RHP20 Windy Metropolis ThunderBolts Austin Elder C21 Joliet Slammers Jeissy De La Cruz IF22 Washington Wild Issues Ken Williams LHP23 Ottawa Titans Charlie Towers SS24 Evansville Otters Matt Cusumano C25 New York Boulders Kerry Wright RHP26 Schaumburg Boomers Cameron Zunkel RHP27 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Jolan Zhao RHP28 Gateway Grizzlies Teague Conrad RHP29 Sussex County Miners Nicholas DeMaio C30 New Jersey Jackals Bryson Parks OF31 Quebec Capitales Hunter Boag RHP
Extra 32 Florence Y’alls Nathan Riddle RHP33 Trois-Rivieres Aigles James Smibert SS34 Joliet Slammers Jacob Younger RHP35 Ottawa Titans Yushin Ohta UTL36 Washington Wild Issues Sheldon Johnson OF37 Evansville Otters Benjamin Newbert 1B38 Schaumburg Boomers Felix Abouerette C39 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Brant Broussard IF40 Gateway Grizzlies Eric Kozlowski RHP41 New Jersey Jackals Orlando Swift RHP42 Ottawa Titans Mitzuki Fukoda C43 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Bradley Roberto OF44 Tri-Metropolis ValleyCats Ian Diaz OFPost-draft Schaumburg Boomers Jesus Baez RHPPost-draft Lake Erie Crushers Lolo Williams CPost-draft Windy Metropolis ThunderBolts Alex Lugo C
Up to date stats:
RHP Casey Bargo – Activated by the Knockouts on Could thirty first. Has made 11 Appearances, 7 begins, 0-4 document with a 6.75 ERA. Casey hung out on the 7 day IL from June thirtieth to July tenth.
UTL Michel Triana – Didn’t signal with the Crushers till June twenty eighth. Has performed in 13 video games with a .100 common. Has hit 1 HR with 3 RBI and a pair of SB.
RHP Easton Klein – Has been with Valley Cats because the begin of the season. Has made 11 appearances, 10 begins with a 4-2 document and a 3.71 ERA. Has racked up 41 Ks in 63 IP.
OF Sam Franco – Was launched in spring coaching by the Boulders. Signed with the Lake Erie Crushers on July fifth. Has performed in 7 video games with the Crushers with a .259 common scoring 4 runs and stealing 3 bases.
C Allante Corridor – Signed with the Schauburg Boomers throughout spring coaching. Has performed in 28 video games with a .146 common and a pair of RBI. Had a stint on the IL from June 1st to June sixteenth.
RHP Rolando Heredia Bustos – At present on the IL with the Tri Metropolis Valley Cats. Earlier than his damage, has pitched 31 innings with 1 begin throughout the season. Compiled a 4.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP with 16 strikeouts and a 1-2 document.
RHP Daniel Goggin – Has been lively with New England the complete season. Made 24 appearances and pitched 27.1 innings. At present has a 5.06 ERA with 24 strikouts. File sits at 0-3.
RHP Gino Sabatine – Initially launched by Tri Metropolis on June twenty fifth, however has since been re-signed with the Valley Cats on July thirteenth. Has made 12 appearances, pitching in 28.2 innings. Has a 3-1 document and 5.65 ERA with 12 strikouts.
IF Jeissy De La Cruz – Has been lively with Joliet for the complete season up to now. He has performed in 56 of 57 video games. Has a .268 common scoring 31 runs with 12 RBI and 6 stolen bases.
RHP Teague Conrad – Launched by the Grizzlies throughout spring coaching, however re-signed Could nineteenth proper after the season began. Has made 10 appearances (all begins) with a 5-2 document and three.38 ERA. Has racked up 53 strikouts in 53.1 innings.
C Nicholas DeMaio – Was launched by the Sussex Co Miners throughout spring coaching, however signed with them once more on July eleventh. Has solely performed in 1 sport earlier than All-Star break the place he went 0-3.
OF Bryson Parks – Has performed the complete season with the New Jersey Jackals. Has a .270 common in 50 video games with 1 HR, 14 RBI, 34 runs scored and has swiped 24 bases.
SS James Smibert – Has performed the complete season with the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. In 42 video games, has a .252 common with 3 HR, 17 RBI, 20 runs scored and 4 stolen bases.
OF Bradley Roberto – Initially launched throughout spring coaching, however was re-signed by the Tri Metropolis Valley Cats on July ninth. Has performed in 5 video games with a .182 common together with 3 RBI and 1 stolen base.
The second half of the Frontier League season begins tonight (July nineteenth).
