2016 Canadians in the Minors

Rene Tosoni (Coquitlam, BC) of the Sugar Land Skeeters.

Rene Tosoni (Coquitlam, BC) of the Sugar Land Skeeters led all Canucks with hits in the final week of the regular season.

Tosoni, former Futures Games MVP and Minnesota Twins major leaguer, is with Sugar Land, Tex. of the independent Atlantic League. If you are like us you didn’t know the Houston suburb of Sugar Land was that close to the Atlantic Ocean.

It was a light final week to the regular season as Mike Blanke (Granby, Que.) hit .385 (5-for-13) with a pair of RBIs, while Tosoni hit .364 (8-for-22) with a pair of RBIs.

July 25, 2017

By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

WEEK 23
2016 Stats for all Canadians in the minors
88 Canadians who are active (or have been) on minor league rosters of affiliated major-league teams this season. 

Another 44 are playing independent ball and 19 are playing in foreign lands bringing the weekly total to 150 Canadians who have appeared in at least one game.

The numbers add up to 150 active players, the actual number is 147 because three players (Andrew Albers, Jon Fitzsimmons and Maxx Tissenbaum) has been active at two different levels this season.

R-Player is injured, on a re-hab assignment or is on the disabled list.

X-Player has been released, retired or moved elsewhere in the organization.
 
Statistical data included below reflects all games played up to and including Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
LHP Adam Loewen, Surrey, BC (4-3, 4.03) Triple A, Reno Aces.
 
SS Sean Jamieson, Simcoe, Ont. (.244, 1, 18) Triple A, Reno Aces.
 
LHP Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, Alta. (0-0, 15.00) Single A, Hillsboro Hops; (1-0, 4.91) Rookie-Class Arizona Diamondbacks; (5-4, 5.53) Single A, Visalia Rawhide; .
 
RHP Curtis Taylor, Port Coquitlam, BC (1-0, 2.76, three saves) Single A, Hillsboro Hops.
 
RHP Jake Polancic, Abbotsford, BC (0-0, 0.00) Single-A Hillsboro Hops; (0-2, 4.50) Rookie, AZL Diamondbacks.

C Andrew Yerzy, Toronto, Ont. (.250, 0, 1) Rookie Class Missoula Osprey; (.196, 1, 15) Rookie Class, AZL Diamondbacks. .

1B Luke Van Rycheghem, Kent Bridge, Ont. (.226, 0, 2) Rookie Class, AZL Diamondbacks. 

ATLANTA BRAVES
X-C George Kottaras, Markham, Ont. (.196, 1, 8) Triple A, Gwinnett Braves; (.155, 1, 6) Triple A, Sacramento River Cats.
 
RHP Michael Soroka, Calgary, Alta. (9-9, 3.02) Single A, Rome Braves.
 
X-Sean Ratcliffe, Ajax, Ont. (0-0, 9.00) Rookie Class, Danville Braves.

BALTIMORE  ORIOLES
LHP Travis Seabrooke, Peterborough, Ont. (2-7, 3.53) Single A Aberdeen Ironbirds.
 
C Chris Shaw, Winnipeg, Man. (.133, 2, 8) Single A, Aberdeen Ironbirds.

OF Tristan Graham, North Vancouver, BC (.230, 1, 26) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Orioles.

 
BOSTON RED SOX
C  Jordan Procyshen, Calgary, Alta. (.249, 4, 29) Single A, Salem Red Sox.

 
CHICAGO CUBS
LHP Rob Zastryzny, Edmonton, Alta. (7-3, 4.33) Triple A Iowa Cubs; (3-2, 3.79) Double A, Tennessee Smokies.
 
3B Jesse Hodges, Victoria, BC (.186, 1, 11) Single-A Myrtle Beach; (.287, 0, 21) Single A, South Bend Cubs. 

LHP Ryan Kellogg, Whitby, Ont. (9-7, 3.03) Single A, South Bend Cubs.

OF Michael Foster, Pickering, Ont. (.180, 0, 5) Single A Eugene Emeralds.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
R-INF Brett Lawrie, Langley, BC (.313, 0, 0) Double-A Birmingham Barons.

R-1B Justin Morneau, New Westminster, BC (.333, 0, 0) Double-A Birmingham Barons; (.118, 0, 1) Triple A, Charlotte Knights. 

X-RHP Phillippe Aumont, Gatineau, Que. (0-2, 12.27) Triple A Charlotte Knights.
 
RHP Colin Kleven, Kamloops, BC (0-3, 5.29) Double-A Birmingham Barons; (1-2, two saves, 5.35) Single A, Winston Salem Dash.

CINCINNATI REDS
OF Miles Gordon, Oakville, Ont. (.262, 0, 11) Rookie Class, Billings Mustangs.
 
RHP Alex Webb, Surrey, BC (1-2, 4.15) class-A Dayton Dragons; (4-0, 0.79) Rookie Class, Billings Mustangs.
 
C Morgan Lofstrom, Kelowna, BC (.197, 1, 8) Rookie-Class Billings Mustangs; (.265, 1, 3) Rookie Class, AZL Reds.

LHP Isaac Anesty, Guelph, Ont. (3-1, 6.20) Rookie Class, AZL Reds.
 
INF J.D. Salmon-Williams, Brampton, Ont. (.272, 2, 10) Rookie Class, AZL Reds.

RHP Darren Shred, Brampton, Ont. (2-2, one save, 5.09) Rookie Class AZL Reds.
 
1B Bruce Yari, Waterloo, Ont. (.270, 1, 17) Rookie Class, AZL Reds.

 
CLEVELAND INDIANS
RHP Devon Stewart, Maple Ridge, BC (1-1, one save, 8.10) Class-A Lake County Captains; (0-3, 4.30) Single A Mahoning Valley Scrappers. 

RHP Jon Fitzsimmons, London, Ont. (1-0, 3.31) Single A, Lake County Captains.

 
DETROIT TIGERS
RHP Dustin Molleken, Regina, Sask. (2-4, 3.58, one save) Triple A, Toledo Mud Hens.

OF Cole Bauml, Meunster, Sask. (.274, 3, 36) Single A Connecticut Tigers.

2B Daniel Pinero, Toronto, Ont. (.261, 0, 16) Single A, Connecticut Tigers; (.333, 2, 6) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Tigers - West.
 
OF Jacob Robson, Windsor, Ont. (.316, 1, 4) Single-A Connecticut Tigers; (.267, 0, 5) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Tigers - West.

HOUSTON ASTROS
LHP Evan Grills, Whitby, Ont. (1-2, 2.55) Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies; (5-5, 1 Save, 3.99) Double A Corpus Christi Hooks; (3-1, 3.47) Single A Lancaster JetHawks.
 
RHP Brock Dykxhoorn, Goderich, Ont. (10-4, 5.02) Single A Lancaster JetHawks.
 
3B Abraham Toro-Hernandez, Greenfield Park, Que. (.249, 0, 19) Rookie Class, Greenville Astros.
 
2B Louis-Phillipe Pelletier, Montreal, Que. (.192, 1, 4) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Astros.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS
LHP Connor Lillis-White, Toronto, Ont. (1-0, 3.00) Single-A Burlington Bees; (0-0, 2.08) Rookie-Class Orem Owls; (0-0, 2.08) Rookie Class, AZL Angels.

 
MIAMI MARLINS
X-C Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, Ont. (.219, 1, 7) Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers.

 
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
C Dustin Houle, Langley, BC (.204, 1, 18) Single A, Brevard County Manatees; (.167, 0, 1) Double-A Biloxi Shuckers.

INF-DH Malik Collymore, Mississauga, Ont. (.167, 0, 4) Single A Brevard County Manatees.

OF Demi Orimoloye, Orleans, Ont. (.205, 5, 17) Rookie Class Helena Brewers.

RHP Jeremy Newton, Toronto, Ont. (0-2, 10.80, two saves) Rookie Class, AZL Brewers.

MINNESOTA TWINS
LHP Andrew Albers, North Battleford, Sask. (10-6, 3.64) Triple A, Rochester Red Wings.
 
X-INF Stephen Wickens, Whitby, Ont. (.200, 3, 5) Triple A, Rochester Red Wings.
 
RHP Jordan Balazovic, Mississauga, Ont. (2-1, one save, 1.97) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Twins.
 
LHP Matt Jones, Whitby, Ont. (0-2, 17.18) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Twins.

NEW YORK METS
R-Jim Henderson, Calgary, Alta. (0-2, two saves, 4.50) Triple-A Las Vegas; (0-1, 15.43) Double A, Binghamton Mets.

LHP Kurtis Horne, Sooke, BC (1-0, 8.78) Rookie Class Kingsport Mets. 

 
NEW YORK YANKEES
LHP Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, Ont. (0-0, 13.50) Double A, Trenton Thunder; (1-0, 0.00) Single-A Staten Island Yankees; (0-0, 1.50) Rookie-Class Gulf Coast Yankees.

LHP Jeff Degano, Surrey, BC (0-0, 25.77) Rookie Class, Pulaski Yankees.

 
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
OF Brett Siddall, Windsor, Ont. (.241, 9, 60) Single A, Beloit Snappers.

RHP Marc Berube, Trois Pistoles, Que. (0-1, 4.85) Single A, Vermont Lake Monsters; (0-1, 15.43)  Single A, Beloit Snappers.

 
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
RHP Nick Pivetta, Victoria, BC (1-2, 2.55) Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs; (11-6, 3.41) Double A, Reading Fightin’ Phils.
 
RHP Jesen Dygestile-Therrien, Montreal, Que. (1-1, 3.71) Double-A Reading Fightin' Phils' (2-2, 2.21, four saves) Single A, Clearwater Threshers; (0-0, 0.00) Rookie Class Gulf Coast Phillies.

OF Ben Pelletier, Varennes, Que. (.220, 0, 5) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Phillies.

 
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
RHP Jameson Taillon, Lakeland, Fla. (4-2, 2.04) Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.

3B Eric Wood, Pickering, Ont. (.249, 16, 50) Double A, Altoona Curve. 

RHP Austin Shields, Hamilton, Ont. (0-0, 8.53)  Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Pirates.

 
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

RHP Rowan Wick, North Vancouver, BC (0-0, 4.12) Double A, Springfield Cardinals; (2-0, 6 Saves, 1.09) Single A, Palm Beach Cardinals.
 
INF Joey Hawkins, Whitby, Ont.  (.120, 1, 4) Rookie Class, Johnson City Cardinals; (.429, 0, 2) Single-A State College Spikes; (.050, 0, 1) Double-A Springfield; (.125, 0, 1) Single A, Palm Beach Cardinals.

SAN DIEGO PADRES
1B Josh Naylor, Mississauga, Ont. (.252, 3, 21) Single A, Lake Elsinore Storm; (.265, 9, 53) Single A, Greensboro Grasshoppers.
 
RHP Cal Quantrill, Port Hope, Ont. (0-1, 17.36) Class-A Fort Wayne Tincups; (0-2, 1.03) Single A, Tri City Dust Devils; (0-2, 5.27) Rookie Class, AZL Padres.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

1B T.J. Bennett, Lethbridge, Alta., class-A San Jose Giants (.284, 9, 28); Class-Augusta GreenJackets (.250, 0, 2); double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels (.250, 0, 2); triple-A Sacramento    (.250, 0, 1).

SEATTLE MARINERS
LHP James Paxton, Ladner, BC (4-3, 3.73) Triple A, Tacoma Rainiers.

OF Tyler O’Neill, Maple Ridge, BC (.293, 24, 102) Double A, Jackson Generals.

OF Gareth Morgan, Toronto, Ont. (.216, 1, 11) Rookie Class, AZL Mariners; (.385, 0, 4) Single A Bakersfield Blaze..
 
1B Ismael Pena, Montreal, Que. (.287, 1, 19) Rookie Class, AZL Mariners.

 
TAMPA BAY RAYS
RHP Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC (7-7, 5.23) Double A, Montgomery Biscuits.

RHP Reign Letkeman, Red Deer, Alta. (1-3, 5/19, three saves) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Rays.

 
TEXAS RANGERS
C Kellin Deglan, Langley, BC (.194, 9, 27) Double A, Frisco Roughriders.

INF Charles Leblanc, Laval, Que. (.285, 1, 15) Single A Spokane Indians.
 

TORONTO  BLUE  JAYS
Scott Diamond, Toronto, Ont. (9-15, 4.50) Triple A, Buffalo Bisons.
 
Dalton Pompey, Mississauga, Ont. (.270, 4, 28) Triple A, Buffalo Bisons.
 
X-RHP  Chris Leroux, Montreal, Que. (8-11, 4.87) Triple A, Buffalo Bisons.
 
LHP Shane Dawson, Drayton Valley, Alta. (10-4, 4.29) Double A, New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
 
C Mike Reeves, Peterborough, Ont. (.244, 3, 16) Single A, Dunedin Blue Jays.

RHP Tom Robson, Ladner, BC (0-4, 7.50, one save) Single A Lansing Lugnuts; (1-2, 6.48) Single A, Dunedin Blue Jays.

C-1B Justin Atkinson, North Surrey, BC (.190, 5, 47) Single A, Lansing Lugnuts.

RHP Andrew Case, St. John, NB (0-2, 2.28, 10 saves) Single A, Lansing Lugnuts: (0-0. 0.00) Rookie-Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays.

INF Connor Panas, Toronto, Ont. (.231, 17, 50) Single A, Lansing Lugnuts.

R-RHP Jordan Romano, Markham, Ont. (3-2, 1.98) Single A, Lansing Lugnuts.

R-2B Mattingly Romanin, Burlington, Ont. (.229, 1, 7) Single A Vancouver Canadians.

C Owen Spiwak, Mississauga, Ont. (.000, 0, 0) Single-A Vancouver Canadians; (.164, 1, 2) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Blue Jays.

INF Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal, Que. (.271, 8, 46) Rookie Class, Bluefield Blue Jays.

RHP Brayden Bouchey, White Rock, BC (1-0, 2.57) Rookie-Class Bluefield Blue Jays; (1-0, 5.40) Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Blue Jays.

 
FOREIGN LEAGUES

JAPANESE - CENTRAL LEAGUE
3B-1B Matt Hague, Toronto, Ont. (.231, 2, 11) Hanshin Tigers.
 
RHP Scott Mathieson, Abbotsford, BC (8-3, 2.34, one save) Yomiuri Giants.
 
OF-1B Jamie Romak, London, Ont. (.116, 0, 2) Yokohama DeNA Baystars.

KOREAN LEAGUE - KBO
S-OF Jim Adduci, Burnaby, BC (.291, 7, 41) Lotte Giants.

AUSTRIAN  BASEBALL  FEDERATION
1B David Burns, Vernon, BC (.299, 1, 16) Attnang-Puchheim Athletics. 

INF-Coach Devery Van de Keere, Barrhead, Alta. (.438, 5, 22) Dornbirn Indians.

BRITISH BASEBALL FEDERATION
LHP Tyson Walker, White Rock, BC (5-0, 1.75) London Mets.

CHINESE PRO LEAGUE - TAIWAN
RHP Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC (9-8, 4.93) EDA Rhinos.

 
DUTCH PREMIER LEAGUE
RHP Jeremy Filipek, Langley, BC (2-0, 3.21) UVV - Utrecht.

FRANCE - ELITE LEAGUE
C-OF Anthony Cros, Kamloops, BC (.275, 0, 9) Les Barracudas de Montpelier.

RHP-1B Gregory Cros, Kamloops, BC (3-4, 3.53/.271, 0, 8) Les Barracudas de Montpelier.

 
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
INF/Coach Allan Attridge, Vancouver, BC (.180, 0, 7) Tubingen Hawks.
 
C-1B Matthew Balogh, Edmonton, Alta. (.288, 0, 5) Tubingen Hawks.
 
RHP Cody Chartrand, Nanaimo, BC (3-3, 4.54) Munchen-Haar Disciples.
 
INF Aaron Hornostaj, Woodstock, Ont. (.378, 0, 10) Heidenheim Heidekopf.
 
OF Mike Larson, Weyburn, Sask. (.270, 2, 26) Mainz Athletics.

 
C Will Thorpe, Surrey, BC (.347, 2, 26) Munchen-Haar Disciples.

RHP Alex Tufts, Kentville, NS (0-10, 8.73) Tubingen Hawks.

ITALIAN LEAGUE - SERIES A
OF Paul Macaluso, Toronto, Ont. (.167, 0, 0) Parma 1949 Baseball.

INDEPENDENT  LEAGUES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

3B Wes Darvill, Richmond, BC (.262, 2, 41) Winnipeg Goldeyes.
 
OF Tyson Gillies, Vancover, BC (.252, 4, 16) Kansas City T-Bones; (.261, 0, 5) Sugar Land Skeeters.

X-RHP Kyle Lotzkar, Tsawwassen, BC (1-0, 4.50) Winnipeg Goldeyes.
 
X-INF Carter McEachern, Thunder Bay, Ont. (.167, 0, 1) Winnipeg Goldeyes.
 
RHP Dylan Rheault, Garson, Ont. (1-1, 3.97, one save) Sioux City Explorers. (0-0, 0.00) Winnipeg Goldeyes.
 

X-RHP Eric Sim, Abbotsford, BC (0-0, 1 Save, 4.50) Winnipeg Goldeyes.

 
ATLANTIC  LEAGUE
X-LHP Andrew Albers, North Battleford, Sask. (1-0, 0.00) Lancaster Barnstormers.
 
C Mike Blanke, Granby, Que. (.251, 10, 51)  Long Island Ducks.
 
OF Michael Crouse, Port Moody, BC (.291, 9, 57) New Britain Bees; (.268, 0, 7) Lancaster Barnstormers.

OF Rene Tosoni, Coquitlam, BC (.299, 6, 38) Sugar Land Skeeters.

CAN AM LEAGUE
LHP Guillaume Blanchette, St. Constant, Que. (1-4, 1 save, 5.40) Trois Rivieres Eagles.
 
OF Sebastien Boucher, Ottawa, Ont. (.291, 8, 55) Ottawa Champions.
 
RHP Andrew Cooper, Belle River, Ont. (2-2, 1 Save, 4.35) Ottawa Champions.
 
X-INF Jerome Duchesneau, Quebec City, Que. (.000, 0, 0) Quebec Capitales.

X-RHP Jon Fitzsimmons, London, Ont. (1-0, 13 Saves, 1.25) Quebec Capitales.
 

3B Lachlan Fontaine, North Vancouver, BC (.239, 3, 32) Quebec Capitales.
 
RHP Eric Gagne, Mascouche, Que. (0-0, 1.80) Ottawa Champions.

RHP Karl Gelinas, Iberville, Que. (7-7, 3.68) Quebec Capitales.
 
X-C  Simon Gravel, Montreal, Que. (.187, 1, 5) Trois Rivieres Eagles.
 
X-OF Trevor Gretzky, Thousand Oaks, CA (.228, 0, 7) Quebec Capitales.

X-INF Jalen Harris, Toronto, Ont. (.250, 0, 2) Trois Rivieres Eagles.

X-RHP Steven Inch, Edmonton, Alta. (1-1, 4.62) Quebec Capitales.

OF Marcus Knecht, Toronto, Ont. (.259, 8, 49) Quebec Capitales.  

INF/OF Reed Lavallee, North Delta, BC (.211, 0, 7) Trois Rivieres Eagles.

S-RHP David Leblanc, Beaconsfield, Que. (2-2, 5.93) Trois Rivieres Eagles.

X-RHP Guillaume Leduc, Boucherville, Que. (0-0, 16.87) Quebec Capitales.

1B Jordan Lennerton, Langley, BC (.301, 9, 62) Quebec Capitales.

INF Jonathan Malo, Laval, Que. (.283, 6, 42) Quebec Capitales. 

LHP Sheldon McDonald, Spruce Grove, Alta. (3-7, 5.52) Quebec Capitales.

OF Tanner Nivens, Kitchener, Ont. (.303, 0, 4) Quebec Capitales.

RHP Jasvir Rakkar, Brampton, Ont. (10-3, 2 Saves, 4.99) Quebec Capitales.

C  Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, Ont. (.326, 7, 47) Quebec Capitales.

X-RHP Philippe Valiquette, St. Laurent, Que. (0-1, 2.84) Trois Rivieres Eagles. 

X-INF Cedric Vallieres, Roxton Pond, Que. (.083, 0, 0) Quebec Capitales.

EMPIRE LEAGUE
RHP David Hatt, Toronto, Ont. (2-1, 2.70) Watertown Bucks.

FRONTIER  LEAGUE
C Larry Balkwill, Chatham, Ont. (.228, 4, 17) Windy City Thunderbolts.
 
INF Carter Bell, Courtenay, BC (.312, 13, 73) Joliet Slammers.
 
X-INF Kevin Czarnecki, Edmonton, Alta. (.000, 0, 0) Normal Cornbelters. 

R-LHP Donovan Feenstra, Calgary, Alta. (0-0, 9.52)  Joliet Slammers; (0-0, 54.00)  Trois Rivieres Eagles - Can Am League. 

X-OF-C Chris Robinson, Uxbridge, Ont. (.197, 2, 10) Schaumburg Boomers.

Pacific Association
RHP Aldo Ferrante Toronto, Ont. (0-0, 24.42) Pittsburg Diamonds.

 
PECOS  LEAGUE
INF  Ian Horne, Vancouver, BC  (.354, 0, 30) Topeka Train Robbers.
 
RHP  Skylar Janisse, Maidstone, Ont.  (6-3, 5.52)  Salina Stockade. 

RHP Kyle McKay, King City, Ont. (3-1, 1.22) Trinidad Triggers; (0-0, 13.50) Traverse City Beach Bums - Frontier League.