Baker was also selected in the 16th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but opted not to sign and instead transferred to Auburn.
[1] As a sophomore at Auburn he had 9.53 earned run average in 5.2 innings pitched over six relief appearances before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[3] After signing, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies, where he made two appearances before being promoted to the Low-A Clearwater Threshers.
Baker began the 2022 season with the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws before being promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Eastern League.
Chace spent the 2022 season with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single-A Carolina League, posting a 4.98 ERA in 59.2 innings over 19 appearances around two injured list stints.
[18] He was assigned to the High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws before being promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Eastern League in August.
The son of MLB player Marc Kroon, Matt grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and attended Horizon High School.
[20][22] Rather than sign with the Reds, Kroon played college baseball with the Oregon Ducks, batting .184 in 35 games with the team in his first year.
[23] Kroon was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 30th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but remained in school, transferring a second time to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
[25] He played two years at the Rookie league and Class A levels, with the 2020 season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils in 2021.
[26] He batted .301 and had five home runs along with 22 RBIs with the Fightin Phils in 2021, but tore his ACL early on in the 2022 season, resulting in him missing all but two games.
[27] He returned in 2023 and played with teams at the High-A, Double-A and Triple-A levels, batting a combined .326, which included 11 home runs and 58 RBIs.
Griffin Thomas McGarry (born June 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
He was promoted to the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws and finished the season with 1–0 record with one save and a 2.96 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 24+1⁄3 innings pitched.
[41] Mitchell Carl Neunborn (born June 27, 1997) is a South African professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
Neunborn signed with the Adelaide Giants for the 2019-20 ABL season, during which he'd capture the league's rookie of the year award while pitching to a 1.75 ERA over five starts of 25.2 total innings.
Returning to Adelaide for the 2022-23 ABL season, Neunborn was one of the league's best relief pitchers, registering a 2.25 ERA in 28 innings across 13 appearances.
[46] On March 29, 2023, prior to the start of the 2023 Frontier League season, Neunborn's contract was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Capitales.
[47] He spent the 2023 season with the High-A Jersey Shore Blue Claws, earning a pitcher of the week nod and later playing in the Arizona Fall League.
Wen Hui Pan (Chinese: 潘文輝; born September 19, 2002) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
He participated in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup, allowing 3 earned runs in 5.1 innings of work over 3 appearances, as the team would go on to win the championship.
Gabriel Alejandro Rincones Jr. (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
His family relocated to Scotland when he was six years old after his father, a former pitcher in the Seattle Mariners system, was hired as an offshore safety advisor in the oil industry.
Rincones was named the Florida State College Activities Association (FCSAA) Player of the Year after hitting for a .415 average with 19 doubles, six home runs, and 43 RBIs during his sophomore season.
[55] In his only season playing for the FAU Owls, Rincones batted .346 with 19 home runs and 69 RBIs and was named the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year.
[57] He would make his professional debut in 2023 for the Single-A Clearwater Threshers, before being promoted to the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws on June 12.
He posted a .300/.417/.600 slash line across 60 plate appearances with the team before landing on the injured list due a right thumb ligament tear on April 24.
[68] He spent the remainder of the campaign with the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, also logging two scoreless appearances for the Single–A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Eduardo Ricardo Tait Velasco (born August 27, 2006) is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
[76] He was sent to the FCL Phillies on a rehab assignment in June before joining the Clearwater Threshers of the Single-A Florida State League.