MLB Draft League Alumni Report - Aug. 15

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The Minor League season is now into its final six weeks of the season, and there’s still plenty of former Draft League players performing at a high-level and moving up organizational depth charts.

This past week, Tanner Gillis was named the Midwest League Player of the Week, while Devin Saltiban earned a spot on the MiLB Prospect Team of the Week. Beyond these two accolades, another two players were promoted.

We cover all of this below and provide an update on 17 other former MLB Draft League players performing well down the stretch.

Position Players

Garrett Spain (MIL, Double-A)

2021 West Virginia Black Bears
Past 7 Days:
5 G, .385/.556/.923 (1.479 OPS), 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 2 SB, HBP

Devin Saltiban (PHI, High-A)

2023 West Virginia Black Bears | Phillies No. 14 Prospect (MLB Pipeline) | MiLB Prospect Team of the Week
Past 7 Days:
5 G, .333/.400/.833 (1.233 OPS), HR, 2 3B, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SB

Maddux Houghton (MIN, High-A)

2022 West Virginia Black Bears
Past 7 Days:
5 G, .571/.647/1.000 (1.647 OPS), HR, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 SB

Cole Conn (ATH, Double-A)

2023 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Past 7 Days
: 3 G, .444/.545/.778 (1.323 OPS), 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, HBP

Ryan Cesarini (CLE, High-A)

2024 Trenton Thunder
Past 7 Days:
4 G, .429/.579/.643 (1.222 OPS), 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB, SB
Past 28 Days: 16 G, .293/.397/.483 (.880 OPS), HR, 3 3B, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 11 R, 9 BB/9 K, 6 SB

Colton Becker (KC, Double-A)

2023/24 Trenton Thunder
Past 7 Days
: 3 G, .455/.538/.636 (1.175 OPS), 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB, 2 SB
Past 28 Days: 16 G, .362/.448/.431 (.879 OPS), 4 2B, 8 RBI, 9 R, 8 BB, 15 SB, HBP

Charlie Pagliarini (SEA, High-A)

2023 Trenton Thunder
Past 7 Days
: 5 G, .250/.318/.800 (1.118 OPS), 3 HR, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
Past 28 Days: 22 G, .253/.375/.595 (.970 OPS), 6 HR, 9 2B, 16 RBI, 13 R, 12 BB, 4 HBP

Harold Coll (LAA, Single-A)

2022 Frederick Keys
Past 7 Days:
5 G, .333/.429/.611 (1.040 OPS), 3B, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, SB, HBP
Past 28 Days: 23 G, .345/.466/.548 (.993 OPS), 2 HR, 2 3B, 7 2B, 23 RBI, 18 R, 14 BB, 5 SB

Garrett Martin (NYY, Double-A)

2023 Frederick Keys
Past 7 Days:
.200/.273/.800 (1.073 OPS), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Pitchers

Tyler Uberstine (BOS, Triple-A)

2021 Williamsport Crosscutters
Past 7 Days:
G, 4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K, .077 BAA, 0.750 WHIP
Past 90 Days: 12/8 G/S, 56.1 IP, 3.45 ERA, 64 K, 19 BB, .259 BAA, 1.314 WHIP

Tanner Gillis (MIL, High-A)

2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Midwest League Player of the Week
Past 7 Days:
GS, W, 6.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, 0 BB, 7 K, .095 BAA, 0.316 WHIP
Season: 16/9 G/S, 3-3, 70.2 IP, 1.78 ERA, 54 K, 13 BB, .234 BAA, 1.061 WHIP

Charlie McDaniel (SF, High-A)

2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Past 7 Days:
GS, 6.2 IP, 1.35 ERA, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K, .125 BAA, 0.450 WHIP
Season: 18/7 G/S, 7-6, 76 IP, 3.32 ERA, 68 K, 19 BB, .258 BAA, 1.237 WHIP

Logan Tabeling (LAD, Single-A)

2023 Frederick Keys / 2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Past 7 Days:
GS, W, 5.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, BB, 8 K, .105 BAA, 0.529 WHIP
Past 28 Days: 4 GS, 1-1, 18.2 IP, 1.93 ERA, 25 K, 6 BB, .222 BAA, 1.197 WHIP

Luke Gabrysh (PHI, Single-A)

2024 Trenton Thunder
Past 7 Days:
GS, W, 6 IP, 0.00 ERA, 7 H, BB, 3 K, .280 BAA, 1.333 WHIP
Past 28 Days: 4 GS, 2-0, 18 IP, 1.00 ERA, 16 K, 8 BB, .206 BAA, 1.167 WHIP

Hayden Harris (ATL, Double-A)

2022 Frederick Keys | Braves No. 28 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Past 7 Days:
2 G, W, 3.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 H, 0 BB, 7 K, .000 BAA, 0.000 WHIP
Season: 34 G, 6-0, 40.2 IP, 0.66 ERA, 66 K, 16 BB, .130 BAA, 0.811 WHIP

KC Hunt (MIL, Double-A)

2022 Trenton Thunder
Past 7 Days:
GS, W, 6 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K, .050 BAA, 0.167 WHIP
Past 28 Days: 4 GS, 3-1, 20 IP, 2.70 ERA, 18 K, 6 BB, .143 BAA, 0.800 WHIP

Jonah Tong (NYM, Triple-A)

2022 Frederick Keys | Mets No. 2 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Past 7 Days:
GS, 5 IP, 1.80 ERA, 3 H, 0 BB, 8 K (final Double-A start)
Season: 20 GS, 8-5, 102 IP, 1.59 ERA, 162 K, 44 BB, .143 BAA, 0.922 WHIP

Shane Murphy (CHW, Double-A)

2022 West Virginia Black Bears
Past 7 Days:
GS, 5 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Season: 20/17 G/S, 9-4, 105.2 IP, 1.53 ERA, 85 K, 16 BB, .188 BAA, 0.814 WHIP

Mitch Bratt (AZ, Double-A)

2021 West Virginia Black Bears
Past 7 Days:
GS, 5 IP, 1.80 ERA, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K, .211 BAA, 1.200 WHIP
Season: 20/19 G/S, 100.1 IP, 3.14 ERA, 121 K, 19 BB, .259 BAA, 1.196 WHIP

Promotions/Transactions

Tyler Wilson (NYY)
2023 State College Spikes
Tyler Wilson was promoted to High-A for the first time in his career Aug. 6 and made his debut Aug. 8, going 1-for-3 with a double and run scored.

Austin Amaral (WSH)
2023 Trenton Thunder
Austin Amaral was promoted from High-A to Double-A Harrisburg Aug. 8 and has made a pair of scoreless appearances so far with the Senators.

Draft History

The MLB Draft League has found success in the MLB Draft through its first five seasons with 233 players drafted and another 180 signing as free agents for a total of 413 players placed in affiliated baseball. A complete list of MLB Draft League graduates who have moved on to the next level can be found here.

For more information about the MLB Draft League, visit mlbdraftleague.com or follow @mlbdraftleague and @draftleaguedata on X, and @mlbdraftleague on Instagram.