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s in the

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system.

Players

Logan Allen

Logan Taylor Allen (born September 5, 1998) is an American

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in the

organization. Allen grew up in

Deltona, Florida Deltona is a city in central Florida and the most populous city in Volusia County. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Monroe along the St. Johns River in central Florida. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 93,692. The city ...

and attended University High School in Orange City, Florida. He was named ''

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'' Player of the Year for three straight seasons and was named the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball as a senior. In his final high school start, Allen threw a no-hitter to send University to the state championship game. Allen was selected in the 16th round of the

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by the

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, but opted not to sign. Allen played college baseball for the

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as both a pitcher and a first baseman. In 2018, he was named a Freshman All-American by the NCBWA, '' Collegiate Baseball Newspaper'', and Perfect Game and second team All-

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as a utility player after posting a 5–5 record with a 3.89 earned run average and 85 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched while also batting .309 with two home runs and 16 runs batted in. As a sophomore, Allen was named first team All-Conference USA after went 4–6 with a 3.11 earned run average with 120 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched and hit .276 with three home runs. After the 2019 season, he played

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with the Harwich Mariners of the

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. As a junior in 2020, Allen went 2–1 with a 2.45 earned run average in four starts batted .286 with one home run and two runs batted in before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Allen was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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. Allen was assigned to the

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at the beginning of the 2021 season, where he went 5–0 with a 1.58 earned run average in nine starts before being promoted to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. He had a 2.85 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched after his promotion. Allen returned to Akron at the beginning of the 2022 season before being promoted to the Triple-A

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after going 5–3 with a 3.33 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 73 innings over 13 starts.
FIU Panthers bio

Tanner Bibee

Tanner Bibee (born March 5, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Bibee attended

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and played

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California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...

. In 2019, he played

with the Wareham Gatemen of the

. Bibee was eligible for the

2020 Major League Baseball Draft The 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place on June 10 and 11, 2020. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2019 MLB season ...

, but went undrafted and returned to Fullerton for his senior year. He was then drafted by the

in the fifth round of the

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. Bibee made his professional debut in 2022 with the

Jason Bilous

Jason Peter Bilous (born August 11, 1997) is an American

for the

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(MLB). Bilous attended Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware. As a junior in 2014, he went 11–1 with 84 strikeouts over innings alongside batting .483. He underwent

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during the fall of his senior year, and did not play a game that season. He was selected by the

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in the 29th round of the

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, but did not sign and instead enrolled at

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

where he played

. In 2016, as a freshman at Coastal Carolina, Bilous pitched innings, going 3–1 with a 4.43 ERA and 47 strikeouts as Coastal Carolina won the

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. As a sophomore in 2017, he appeared in 13 games (ten starts) in which he went 3–2 with a 4.61 ERA and sixty strikeouts over innings. In 2016 and 2017, he played

with the Cotuit Kettleers of the

. In 2018, his junior year, he started 16 games and pitched to a 7–3 record and 4.00 ERA, striking out 105 over innings. Following the season's end, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 13th round of the

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. Bilous signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut with the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League, going 0–4 with a 7.85 ERA over innings. In 2019, he played with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A

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where he pitched to a 6–10 record with a 3.70 ERA over 31 games (17 starts), striking out 113 batters over innings. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. Bilous began the 2021 season with the Winston-Salem Dash of the High-A East and was promoted to the

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of the Double-A South in late May. Over twenty starts between the two clubs, Bilous went 3–8 with a 5.76 ERA and 106 strikeouts over innings. On November 19, 2021, Chicago selected Bilous' contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He returned to the Barons to open the 2022 season. In early August, he was promoted to the Charlotte Knights of the Triple-A

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. Over 31 games (21 starts) between the two teams, he went 6–11 with a 6.30 ERA, 131 strikeouts, and 79 walks over innings. On February 3, 2023, Bilous was designated for assignment by Chicago following the acquisition of

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. On February 9, 2023, Bilous was claimed off waivers by the

. Bilous was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

Juan Brito

Juan Manuel Brito (born September 24, 2001) is a Dominican professional

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in the

organization. Brito was signed by the

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

as an international free agent on July 7, 2018. On November 15, 2022, the Rockies traded him to the

in exchange for

Nolan Jones Nolan Allen Jones (born May 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Cleveland Guardians. Amateur career Jones attended ...

; the same day, the Guardians added Brito to their 40-man roster to protect him from selection by another club in the 2022 Rule 5 draft. Brito was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

Joey Cantillo

Joseph Lopaka Cantillo (born December 18, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Cantillo attended Kailua High School in

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where he played

. He committed to play

at the

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. In 2017, his senior year, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for the state of Hawaii after pitching to a 5–1 record and 1.24

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(ERA) along with batting .517. After his senior year, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 16th round of the

and signed for $302,500. After signing with the Padres, Cantillo made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres; over eight innings, he compiled a 4.50 ERA. In 2018, he spent the majority of the year back in the Arizona League in which he went 2–2 with a 2.18 ERA over 11 games (nine starts), striking out 58 over innings. He also pitched in one game for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A

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at the end of the year. Cantillo returned to Fort Wayne to begin 2019. During the season, he earned Midwest League Pitcher of the Week three times alongside earning Pitcher of the Month honors for June. After pitching to a 9–3 record and a 1.98 ERA while striking out 128 batters over 98 innings (19 starts) with Fort Wayne, he was promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced

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in August. With Lake Elsinore, Cantillo made three starts in which he compiled a 4.61 ERA before being shut down for the season due to reaching his innings limit. On July 31, 2020, Cantillo was one of six players (along with

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, Cal Quantrill, Josh Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Owen Miller) sent to the

in exchange for

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, Greg Allen, and Matt Waldron. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. He began the 2021 season on the

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with abdominal soreness. He was activated in late August and joined the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Northeast. He pitched eight innings for the year, going 0–2 and giving up four runs. He returned to Akron for the 2022 season. In early August, he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury and missed the remainder of the season. Over 14 games (13 starts), he went 4-3 with a 1.93 ERA and 87 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Guardians selected Cantillo's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Cantillo was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

Jake Fox

Jake Fox (born February 12, 2003) is an American

second baseman and

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in the

organization. Fox grew up in

Lakeland, Florida Lakeland is the most populous city in Polk County, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay Area, located along Interstate 4 east of Tampa. According to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal c ...

and attended

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. He hit .378, with three home runs, 22 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases in 28 games played as a senior. Fox had committed to play college baseball at Florida prior to signing with Cleveland. Fox was selected in the third round of the

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by the

.After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level

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, where he batted .405 in 13 games played.

Isaiah Greene

Isaiah Jordan Greene (born August 29, 2001) is an American

in the

organization. Greene attended Corona High School in

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. He was selected by the

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with the 69th overall selection of the

. He signed for $850,000, forgoing his commitment to play

at the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ...

. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. On January 7, 2021, the Mets traded Greene,

Amed Rosario Germán Amed Valdez Nate Rosario (born November 20, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2017. Career Ne ...

Andrés Giménez Andrés Alfonso Giménez Osorio (born September 4, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2020. Care ...

, and Josh Wolf to the

for

Francisco Lindor Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano (born November 14, 1993), nicknamed "Paquito" and "Mr. Smile", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cleveland Indian ...

and Carlos Carrasco. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level

, slashing .289/.421/.368 with one home run, 16 runs batted in (RBIs), four stolen bases, and nine doubles over 43 games.

Tim Herrin

Tim Herrin (born October 8, 1996) is an American

in the

organization. Herrin attended South Vigo High School in

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, where he played

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and

. After graduating in 2015, he enrolled at

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where he played three years of

. During the summer of 2017, he played in the

for the Harwich Mariners. As a junior in 2018, he appeared in 17 games (making ten starts) and went 6–0 with a 3.22 ERA over innings. After the season, he was selected by the

in the 29th round of the

. Herrin signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the

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, going 0–1 with a 6.16 ERA over 19 innings. He opened the 2019 season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and was promoted to the

during the season. Over 23 relief appearances between both teams, he went 2–0 with a 2.93 ERA over 43 innings. He did not play minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He returned to play in 2021 with Lake County with whom he went 4–3 with a 2.57 ERA and 85 strikeouts over innings. He opened the 2022 season with the Akron RubberDucks before being promoted to the

. Over 46 games (two starts) between the two teams, he went 1-4 with a 4.02 ERA and 101 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Guardians selected Herrin's contract and added him to the 40-man roster.

Ángel Martínez

Ángel Martínez (born January 27, 2002) is a Dominican

in the

organization. Martínez signed with the

as an international free agent in 2018. He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Indians. Martínez did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the

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. He returned in 2021 to play for the Low-A Lynchburg Hillcats and started 2022 with the

. The Guardians selected Martínez's contract on November 15, 2022, adding him to their 40-man roster. Martínez was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season. His father,

Sandy Martínez Angel Sandy Martínez Martínez (born October 8, 1970) is a Dominican former professional baseball player, and current Manager for the DSL Nationals. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays (-), Chicago Cubs (- ...

, played in MLB.

Nick Mikolajchak

Nicholas Austin Mikolajchak (; born November 21, 1997) is an American

for the

organization. Mikolajchak went to

Klein Collins High School Klein Collins High School is a public high school located at 20811 Ella Boulevard in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school, with a Spring, Texas postal address but outside of the Spring census-designated place, serves stu ...

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, where he played

and

. He was FirstTeam AllDistrict in his junior season and District MVP in his senior season of high school. He committed to

Sam Houston State Sam Houston State University (SHSU or Sam) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and ...

to play

starting in 2016. In 2016 as a

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, Mikolajchak worked exclusively as a reliever and a closer for the team, posting a 3.38

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and an 0–4 record in 32 games. As a

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in 2017 for Sam Houston State, he played in 22 games, starting 9 and closing 2 of them. He went 5–4 with an earned run average of 4.19 in 73 innings. Mikolajchak played

for the Falmouth Commodores of the

in 2018, pitching in 8 games and scoring an earned run average of 1.84. For Mikolajchak's junior season in 2019, he pitched in 23 games, starting and closing 7 games each. He pitched 64.2 innings and compiled a 5–4 record with 74

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s, improving from 32 in his freshman year. Mikolajchak was drafted by the

in the 11th round with the 340th overall pick, becoming the third player from San Houston State to be drafted at that point. Mikolajchak elected to forgo his senior season at San Houston State and signed with the Indians on June 14, 2019. In his first professional season with the Indians, Mikolajchak played for two of the Indians' minor league affiliates, combining for a 1–1 record with an 0.36 earned run average and 36 strikeouts across 17 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. Mikolajchak made the Indians' alternate site roster for the beginning of the 2021 season.

Jhonkensy Noel

Jhonkensy Noel (born July 15, 2001) is a Dominican

in the

organization. Noel signed with the Cleveland Indians organization as an international free agent on July 15, 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting .243 with ten home runs and 34 runs batted in over 64 games. In 2019, he played for the

where he hit .287 with six home runs and 42 runs batted in over 47 games. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. Noel split the 2021 season between the Arizona League, the Lynchburg Hillcats, and the

, slashing .340/.390/.615 with 19 home runs and 66 runs batted in over 70 games. The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Noel to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. Noel was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

Brayan Rocchio

Brayan Hommy Rocchio (born January 13, 2001) is a Venezuelan

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

for the

organization. Rocchio was signed as an international free agent by the

in July 2017. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Indians in 2018. Rocchio was promoted to the

after hitting .323 in 25 games for the DSL Indians. He had an even better season with the AZL Indians, hitting for a .343 batting average in 35 games. Across both leagues in his first professional season, Rocchio hit .335 in 60 games. For his 2019 season, he played the full season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in LowA ball. He played in 69 games, hitting for a .250 batting average. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Rocchio to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. Rocchio was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

José Tena

José Luis Tena (born March 20, 2001) is a Dominican

in the

organization. Tena signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Indians, batting 313 with one home run and 23 runs batted in over 51 games. He spent the 2019 season with the

where he hit .325 with one home run and 18 runs batted in over 44 games. He did play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. Tena spent the 2021 season with the

, slashing .281/.331/.467 with 16 home runs and 58 runs batted in over 107 games. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the

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where he won the batting title with a .387 average over 17 games. The newly named Cleveland Guardians selected Tena to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2021. Tena was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season.

Carson Tucker

Carson Wesley Tucker (born January 24, 2002) is an American

in the

organization. He was selected 23rd overall by the

in the

. Tucker attended Mountain Pointe High School in

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, where he played

. In 92 games at Mountain Pointe during his high school career, he hit .390 with five home runs and 68 runs batted in. In 2013 and 2014, he was selected for U-12

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. He committed to play

at the

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. Tucker was selected by the

with the 23rd overall pick in the

. Tucker signed with the Indians on June 26 for a $2 million bonus. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level

, but appeared in only six games due to a hand injury. He was assigned to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Low-A

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to begin the 2022 season. In early May, he was placed on the injured list with a right forearm strain. Over 38 games, he hit .137 with one home run, nine RBIs, and five doubles. Tucker's brother, Cole, plays in the

organization.

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the

Triple-A

Double-A

High-A

Single-A

Rookie

Foreign Rookie

References

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