MLB Draft League Alumni Reports
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Regular season schedules across all Minor League levels have concluded with the Double-A playoffs drawing to a close and the Triple-A postseason prepares to hand out some hardware. Several former Draft Leaguers are contributing to their team’s postseason success and this week’s Alumni Report highlights three of those positional players and seven pitchers.
Beyond the action on the field, the Double-A Awards were announced this past week, and four former players were named League All-Stars including Jonah Tong taking home the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year Award.
Position Players
2022 State College Spikes
Southern League - South Champ: 2 G, .667/.667/1.444 (2.111 OPS), 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Southern League Championship: 2 G, .429/.500/.714 (1.214 OPS), 3B, 2 R, BB
2021 Trenton Thunder | Yankees No. 25 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Past 7 Days: 4 G, .333/.529/.333 (.863 OPS), RBI, R, 4 BB, HBP, SB
Season: 138 G, .285/.378/.447 (.825 OPS), 16 HR, 3B, 31 2B, 87 RBI, 85 R, 70 BB, 5 SB
2022 West Virginia Black Bears | White Sox No. 11 Prospect (MLB Pipeline) | 2025 Arizona Fall League Participant
Southern League - North Champ: 3 G, .417/.500/.417 (.917 OPS), 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, HBP
Southern League Championship: 2 G, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, SF
Pitchers
2022 Frederick Keys | MLB No. 43 Prospect (NYM No. 4, MLB Pipeline)
MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year Finalist (Winner announced 9/29) + Eastern League Pitcher of the Year
Past 7 Days: 2 GS, 1-1, 6.43 ERA, 11 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 1.86 WHIP, .379 BAA
Season (MiLB): 22 GS, 10-5, 113.2 IP, 1.43 ERA, 179 K, 47 BB, 0.92 WHIP, .148 BAA
Season (AA): 20 GS, 8-5, 102 IP, 1.59 ERA, 162 K, 44 BB, 0.92 WHIP, .143 BAA
2021 Frederick Keys
Past 7 Days: 2 G, 3.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, H, 0 BB, 5 K, 0.30 WHIP, .091 BAA
Season (AAA/AA): 49 G, 2 SV, 57.2 IP, 3.43 ERA, 91 K, 42 BB, 1.53 WHIP, .220 BAA
RHP Jack Wenninger (NYM, Double-A)
2023 Williamsport Crosscutters | Mets No. 13 Prospect (MLB Pipeline) | Eastern League All-Star (Double-A)
Eastern League Northeast Champ: GS, W, 6 IP, 0.00 ERA, H, BB, 9 K, 0.33 WHIP, 0.53 BAA
Eastern League Championship: GS, W, 5 IP, 11 K, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB
Season: 26 GS, 12-6, 135.2 IP, 2.92 ERA, 147 K, 42 BB, 1.15 WHIP, .225 BAA
Jonathan Pintaro (NYM, Triple-A)
2021/22 Frederick Keys | Mets No. 17 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Past 7 Days: GS, W, 5 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 0.40 WHIP, .111 BAA
Season (MiLB): 28/16 G/S, SV, 82 IP, 4.28 ERA, 103 K, 44 BB, 1.38 WHIP, .231 BAA
2022 West Virginia Black Bears
Eastern League Championship: GS, 4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 3 H, BB, K, 1.00 WHIP, .214 BAA
Season: 20/26 G/S, 104.1 IP, 4.66 ERA, 90 K, 29 BB, 1.25 WHIP, .250 BAA
2022 Williamsport Crosscutters | Athletics No. 4 Prospect (MLB Pipeline)
Texas League South Champ: GS, 4.1 IP, 2.08 ERA, 2 H, 5 BB, 8 K, 1.62 WHIP, 1.33 BAA
Season: 24 GS, 6-7, 105.2 IP, 3.75 ERA, 116 K, 48 BB, 1.47 WHIP, .260 BAA
2022/23 Williamsport Crosscutters
Southern League North Champ: GS, 3 IP, 3.00 ERA, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Season: 27 GS, 7-6, 132 IP, 3.34 ERA, 151 K, 49 BB, 1.19 WHIP, .222 BAA
MiLB Awards/Honors
Jonah Tong’s stock has surged over the past 12 months and is racking up some Minor League honors while still holding steady in the Mets big league rotation. The former Frederick Key is one of three finalists for the MiLB Pitching Prospect of the Year (to be announced 9/29) and also received the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year Award. Closing out his Minor League awards, the Canadian was also an Eastern League All-Star.
Jack Wenninger made the jump to Double-A this summer and was dominant from start to finish, jumping all the way up to No. 13 in the Mets Prospect Rankings (MLB Pipeline). Wenninger’s 2.92 ERA and 147 strikeouts helped earn an Eastern League All-Star nod.
Mitch Bratt was the first player drafted and signed out of the MLB Draft League, going to the Rangers in the fifth round back in 2021, and he was moved to Diamondbacks at the deadline this summer in the Merrill Kelly deal. Another Canadian, Bratt pitched to a 3.38 ERA with a staggering 148 strikeouts to just 21 walks, earning a spot on the Texas League All-Star Team.
Shane Murphy put together a monster summer, owning a 1.66 ERA across three levels and walked just 15 over 135 1/3 innings. The bulk of Murphy’s work came in Double-A where he went 9-4 with a 1.38 ERA and ultimately landed on the Southern League’s All-Star Team.
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 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.
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