Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the

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system.

Players

Werner Blakely

Werner Mathew Blakely (born February 21, 2002) is an American

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in the

organization. Blakely attended Detroit Edison High School. He was drafted by the Angels in the fourth round of the

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and signed with the team for $900,000, forgoing his commitment to

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. Blakely made his professional debut with the Rookie-level

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and batted .182 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 44 games. He spent 2022 with the

Low-A Class A, also known as Single-A and sometimes as Low-A, is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each ...

Inland Empire 66ers The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium. Franchise ...

of the

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, where he batted .295 with five home runs and 40 RBIs in 55 games. He was promoted to the

High-A High-A (officially Class High-A, formerly known as Class A-Advanced, and sometimes abbreviated "A+" in writing) is the third-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Canada, below Triple-A and Double-A, and abov ...

Tri-City Dust Devils The Tri-City Dust Devils are a Minor League Baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Pasco, Washington. The Dust Devils are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels. Tri-City plays their home gam ...

of the

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for the 2023 season, where he batted .214 with five home runs and 28 RBIs in 92 games. He finished the year playing two games for the Double-A

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of the Southern League after being promoted there on September 12.

Caden Dana

Caden Lawrence Dana (born December 17, 2003) is an American professional

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in the

organization. Dana attended

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, where he was the New Jersey

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his senior year in 2022. He was drafted by the

in the 11th round of the

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. His brother, Casey, was also drafted by the Angels that year. Dana made his professional debut in 2022 with the

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and pitched one game with the

. He started 2023 with Inland Empire before being promoted to the

Mason Erla

Mason Andrew Erla (born August 19, 1997) is an American

in the

organization. Erla played college baseball at

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for five seasons. He pitched in two games as a freshman before tearing the

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in his pitching shoulder and using a medical redshirt. In 2018, he briefly played

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with the

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of the

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. Erla went 2-0 four starts before the 2020 season was cut short due to the

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. As a redshirt junior, he had a 5-6 record with a 3.50 ERA 80 strikeouts. Erla was selected in the 17th round by the

in the

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. After signing with the team he was assigned to the

and made two appearances before being promoted to the

. Erla was assigned to the Double-A

at the start of the 2022 season. After his first start, Erla was placed on the injured list due to shoulder soreness and did not return for six weeks.
Michigan State Spartans bio

Denzer Guzman

Denzer Guzman (born February 8, 2004) is a Dominican

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in the

organization. On January 15, 2021, Guzman signed with the Angels as an international prospect for $2 million. He was first assigned to the rookie-level

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on June 8, 2021. In 44 DSL games, Guzman batted .213 with three home runs and 27 RBIs. On June 6, 2022, Guzman was assigned to the rookie-level

. In 52 games, Guzman batted .286 with three home runs and 33 RBIs. On August 25, he was promoted to the Single A

of the

. In five games with Inland Empire, Guzman went 3-for-17 (.176) with two RBIs.

Barrett Kent

Barrett Cole Kent (born September 29, 2004) is an American

in the

organization. Kent was born in

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. He attended high school at Pottsboro High School in

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. In June 2020, following his freshman season, Kent committed to play

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for the

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. On November 10, 2022, he signed his

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to play for Arkansas. Kent was drafted by the

in the eighth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft, the 234th overall selection. He signed with the team for a $1 million bonus, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for Arkansas. In his first professional season, Kent pitched two games of

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for the Rookie-level

and made one start for the

of the

, totaling innings with no runs surrendered and ten strikeouts.

Brett Kerry

Brett Dustin Kerry (born April 12, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Born and raised in

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, Kerry began his high school career at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons before transferring to

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. He went 10-1 with a 0.60 ERA as a senior in 2018. Unselected in the

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, he enrolled at the University of South Carolina to play

for the

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. As a freshman at South Carolina in 2019, Kerry made 22 appearances (with two starts), going 4-1 with a 2.62 ERA, 65 strikeouts, and seven saves over innings. After pitching only 15 innings in 2020 due to the

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, he spent the summer playing for the

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of the

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. For the 2021 season, Kerry made 17 appearances with three starts and went 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 84 strikeouts over innings. Following the season, he was selected by the

in the fifth round of the

. Kerry signed with the Angels and spent his first professional season with the

of the

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and the

of the

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, posting a 1.26 ERA over five starts and innings. He returned to Rocket City for the 2022 season. Over 25 games (twenty starts), he went 5-7 with a 4.46 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 103 innings. To open the 2023 season, Kerry was assigned to Rocket City. He was promoted to the

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of the Triple-A

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in early September.
South Carolina Gamecocks bio

Jack Kochanowicz

Jack Von Kochanowicz (born December 22, 2000) is an American

for the

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(MLB). Kochanowicz attended

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. He was drafted by the

in the third round of the

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. On November 13, 2023, the Angels added Kochanowicz to their

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

Luke Murphy

Luke Evan Murphy (born November 5, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Murphy attended

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and played

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. He was drafted by the

in the fourth round of the

. Murphy made his professional debut with the

. He started 2022 with the

Nelson Rada

Nelson Gabriel Rada (born August 24, 2005) is a Venezuelan

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in the

organization. Rada signed with the

organization in January 2022. He made his professional debut that year with the

. Rada spent 2023 with the

Ryan Smith

Ryan William Smith (born August 13, 1997) is an American

in the

organization. Smith attended Garden City High School in

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, and played

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. In 2018, he played

with the

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of the

. As a senior at Princeton in 2019, he pitched innings, compiling a 3.45 ERA and 76 strikeouts. He was selected by the

in the 18th round of the

. Smith signed with the Angels and made his professional debut with the

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of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League, going 0–2 with a 5.26 ERA over innings. He did not play a game in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the

. Smith began the 2021 season with the

of the

and earned promotions to the

of the

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, the

of the

, and the

of the

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during the season. Over 24 games (23 starts) between the four clubs, Smith went 7–7 with a 4.24 ERA and 153 strikeouts over innings. He returned to Salt Lake for the 2022 season. Over 32 games (ten starts), he went 2-6 with a 6.75 ERA and 81 strikeouts over innings.

Eric Torres

Eric Anthony Torres (born September 22, 1999) is an American

in the

organization. Torres attended

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, and played

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. In 2019, he played

with the

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of the

. In 2020, he played in the

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for the

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. As a redshirt sophomore at Kansas State in 2021, Torres went 4-0 with a 2.75 ERA, 58 strikeouts, and nine walks over innings pitched. After the season, he was selected by the

in the 14th round with the 411th overall selection of the

. Torres made his professional debut with the

and gave up five earned runs over innings. He played the 2022 season with the

. Over 42 relief appearances, he went 2-2 with a 1.59 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 51 innings, and was third in the minor leagues with 22 saves. He returned to Rocket City to open the 2023 season and was later promoted to the

. Over 38 relief appearances between the two teams, he went 1-3 with an 8.35 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and 57 walks over innings. After the season, he was selected to play in the

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with the

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.
Kansas State Wildcats bio

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