MLB Draft League alumnus continue to collect weekly Minor League awards and Owen Ayers has been in the thick of that, claiming his second straight Southern League (AA) Player of the Week. On the pitching side, Jacob Kisting took home Pitcher of the Week in the Southern Atlantic League. Plus, the 17th former MLB Draft Leaguer got a call to the bigs with Curtis Washington Jr. brought up directly from High-A Everett to the Seattle Mariners.
This week’s Alumni Report highlights the two above, as well as a pair of promotions to the Major Leagues and 18 other standouts this past week with MLB Draft League ties.
Previous Alumni Reports: 2025 Recap | Offseason Update | Prospect Update | Opening Weeks | April 16 | April 23 | April 30 | May 7 | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | June 4 | June 11
Position Players
2022 State College Spikes | Cubs No. 9 Prospect (MLB Pipeline) | Southern League Player of the Week
Week: 6 G, .417/.517/.583 (1.100 OPS), 4 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP
Season: 55 G, .325/.435/.670 (1.105 OPS), 17 HR, 3B, 15 2B, 50 RBI, 41 R, 5 SB
For the second straight week, Owen Ayers was named Southern League (AA) Player of the Week. The former Spike has received four total MiLB Player of the Week honors this year, including three at Double-A. The Cubs’ catching prospect flexed his muscle last week with two home runs and eight doubles across seven games and at the time of the announcement, ranked second across all of Double-A with an OPS of 1.069.
2023 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: 4 G, .417/.467/1.167 (1.634 OPS), 2 HR, 3B, 2B, 8 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, SF
Season: 19 G, .288/.421/.559 (.980 OPS), 3 HR, 2 3B, 3 2B, 17 RBI, 13 R, 8 SB
Jared Sprague-Lott (ATH, High-A)
2023 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: 4 G, .429/.579/.857 (1.436 OPS), HR, 3B, 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB
Season: 49 G, .282/.390/.431 (.821 OPS), 6 HR, 3B, 6 2B, 43 R, 33 RBI, 10 SB
2024 Frederick Keys
Week: 5 G, .250/.357/.750 (1.107 OPS), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 4 G, .308/.526/.615 (1.141 OPS), HR, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 5 BB, HBP, SB
Season: 56 G, .224/.346/.383 (.729 OPS), 7 HR, 10 2B, 30 R, 22 RBI, 4 SB
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: 4 G, .231/.444/.538 (.982 OPS), HR, 2B, 2 R, RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB
Season: 37 G, .262/.429/.495 (.924 OPS), 6 HR, 7 2B, 29 RBI, 20 R, 5 SB
Charlie Pagliarini (SEA, Double-A)
2023 Trenton Thunder
Week: 6 G, .333/.444/.857 (1.301 OPS), 3 HR, 3B, 8 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, SF
Season: 58 G, .282/.409/.517 (.926 OPS), 12 HR, 3 3B, 7 2B, 40 RBI, 38 R, 5 SB
Casey Yamauchi (ATH, Double-A)
2023 Frederick Keys
Week: 5 G, .421/.450/.526 (.976 OPS), 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
Season: 54, .304/.390/.433 (.823 OPS), 4 HR, 2 3B, 9 2B, 40 R, 34 RBI, 9 SB
2022 State College Spikes
Week: 4 G, .313/.313/.813 (1.126 OPS), 2 HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, SB
Season: 58 G, .228/.300/.451 (.751 OPS), 12 HR, 12 2B, 32 RBI, 31 R, 9 SB
2023 Trenton Thunder
Week: 6 G, .304/.407/.522 (.929 OPS), HR, 2 2B, 4 R, RBI, 4 BB, SB
Pitchers
2024 Trenton Thunder | South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week
Week: GS, W, 6.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, BB, 8 K, HB
Season: 10/8 G/S, 4-0, 41.2 IP, 1.73 ERA, 46 K, 0.91 WHIP, .186 BAA
Kisting punched out nine batters en route to his South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander went 6 2/3 innings, allowing no runs on three hits, one walk and hit batter. With the scoreless outing, Kisting lowered his season ERA to 1.73.
2023/24 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: 2 G, 2 SV, 3 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 6 K, 0.33 WHIP, .100 BAA
Season: 17 G, 1-0, 23.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 43 K, 1.16 WHIP, .213 BAA
Easton Sikorski (CIN, Double-A)
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters
Week: G, W, 2.1 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.43 WHIP, .111 BAA
Season: 11/1 G/S, 1-1, 19 IP, 4.74 ERA, 16 K, 1.16 WHIP, .243 BAA
2022 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: GS, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K
2024 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: 2 G, SV, 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 6 K, 0.64 WHIP, .118 BAA
Charlie McDaniel (SF, Double-A)
2024 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: 2 GS, 1-0, 11 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, BB, 8 K, 0.91 WHIP, .243 BAA
2023/24 West Virginia Black Bears
Week: 2 G, W, 3 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .100 BAA
Season: 19 G, 4-3, 3 SV, 23 IP, 3.91 ERA, 27 K, 1.17 WHIP, .200 BAA
2022 Frederick Keys
Week: GS, 4 IP, R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.75 WHIP, .200 BAA
Season: 6/3 G/S, 1-0, SV, 19.2 IP, 1.37 ERA, 32 K, 1.12 WHIP, .247 BAA
2022 Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Week: GS, 5 IP, R, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 0.80 WHIP, .118 BAA
Season: 12/11 G/S, 51.1 IP, 3.86 ERA, 57 K, 1.09 WHIP, .192 BAA
2023 Trenton Thunder
Week: 2 G, 2.1 IP, 0 R, H, BB, K, 0.86 WHIP, .143 BAA
Season: 15 G, SV, 20.2 IP, 3.92 ERA, 23 K, 1.60 WHIP, .200 BAA
Promotions
- June 16: OF Curtis Washington Jr. (SEA, SC ‘22) - Everett AquaSox (A+) to Seattle Mariners (MLB)
- June 15: RP Jonathan Pintaro (NYM, FRE ‘21/22) - Syracuse Mets (AAA) to New York Mets (MLB)
- June 12: SP Cedric De Grandpre (ATL, WV ‘22) - Rome Emperors (A+) to Columbus Clingstones (AA)
Draft History
The MLB Draft League has found success in the MLB Draft through its first five seasons with 233 players drafted and another 200+ signing as free agents for a total of more than 400 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.
