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Hampton Roads baseball players in the pros: How they’re faring in the majors and minors

sonny dearth, the virginian-pilot
·4 min read

Compiled from baseball-reference.com and milb.com, with jersey number, name, position, level and team.

Hitters

60 Jake Cave: OF, MLB, Minnesota, Twins; 31 games, .160 batting average (14 for 84), 8 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .501 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). On the 60-day injured list with a fracture in his back.

20 PJ Higgins: C/1B, MLB, Chicago, Cubs (Old Dominion); 9 G, .043 (1 for 23), 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .163 OPS. On the 60-day injured list (forearm).

19 Cullen Large: 3B, AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 45 G, .235 (38 for 162), 26 R, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .632 OPS.

18 Andre Lipcius: 3B, AA, Erie, Tigers; 28 G, .230 (23 for 100), 16 R, 3 HR, 17 RBI, .702 OPS.

8 Brandon Lowe: 2B/OF, MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays (Nansemond River HS, Maryland, Newport News native); 76 G, .206 (55 for 267), 41 R, 16 HR, 39 RBI, .742 OPS.

13 Vinnie Pasquantino: 1B, High-A, Quad Cities, Royals: 49 G, .268 (53 for 198), 40 R, 13 HR, 39 RBI, .917 OPS.

18 Chad Pinder: OF, MLB, Oakland, Athletics; 42 G, .220 (27 for 123), 16 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .637 OPS.

12 Chase Pinder: CF, AA, Springfield, Cardinals; 4 G, .300 (3 for 10), 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .964 OPS. On the 7-day injured list.

3 Chris Taylor: OF, MLB, Los Angeles, Dodgers; 77 G, .266 (69 for 259), 59 R, 10 HR, 41 RBI, .832 OPS.

10 Justin Upton: OF, MLB, Los Angeles, Angels; 63 G, .236 (55 for 223), 40 R, 14 HR, 32 RBI, .816 OPS. On the 10-day injured list because of back tightness.

11 Ryan Zimmerman: 1B/3B, MLB, Washington, Nationals; 55 G, .257 (37 for 144), 16 R, 9 HR, 24 RBI, .780 OPS.

Pitchers

18 Jharel Cotton: AAA, Round Rock, Rangers; 16 G (2 starts), 3-0, 4.18 ERA, 28 IP, 25 H, 15 BB, 34 K.

44 Daniel Hudson: MLB, Washington, Nationals; 23 G (0 starts), 4-1, 2.59 ERA, 24 1/3 IP, 15 H, 7 BB, 35 K. On the 10-day injured list.

38 Connor Jones: AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 20 G (0 starts), 3-3, 4.97 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 28 H, 14 BB, 26 K.

52 Daniel Lynch: AAA, Omaha, Royals; 9 G (8 starts), 4-2, 5.12 ERA, 45 2/3 IP, 58 H, 15 BB, 48 K. [With Kansas City in MLB, 3 G (3 starts), 0-2, 15.75 ERA, 8 IP, 18 H, 5 BB, 7 K].

34 Shawn Morimando: AAA, Jacksonville, Marlins; 8 G (8 starts), 2-2, 5.03 ERA, 39 1/3 IP, 42 H, 18 BB, 38 K. [With Miami in MLB, 0-0, 54.00 ERA, 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 0 K.]

26 Connor Overton: AAA, Buffalo, Blue Jays; 13 G (6 starts), 2-0, 1.59 ERA, 39 2/3 IP, 35 H, 8 BB, 34 K.

65 Sean Poppen: AAA, Durham, Rays: 13 G (0 starts), 1-3, 1.72 ERA, 15 2/3 IP, 15 H, 9 BB, 19 K. [With Pittsburgh in MLB, 3 G (0 starts), 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 4 2/3 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 4 K.]

48 Colin Selby: High-A, Greensboro, Pirates; 12 G (0 starts), 0-1, 8.10 ERA, 20 IP, 19 H, 19 BB, 19 K.

44 Tyler Webb: AAA, Memphis, Cardinals; 7 G (0 starts), 0-1, 5.23 ERA, 10 1/3 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 14 K. [In MLB with St. Louis, 22 G (0 starts), 0-0, 13.22 ERA, 16 1/3 IP, 22 H, 19 BB, 14 K.]

24 Jack Wynkoop: AAA, Albuquerque, Rockies; 12 G (0 starts), 2-0, 2.83 ERA, 28 2/3 IP, 27 H, 12 BB, 22 K.

48 Ryan Yarbrough: MLB, Tampa Bay, Rays; 16 G (11 starts), 4-3, 4.48 ERA, 86 1/3 IP, 88 H, 15 BB, 70 K.

WHERE THEY’RE FROM

Batters:

Jake Cave: Hampton (Kecoughtan High and Hampton Christian Academy), Peninsula Pilots;

PJ Higgins: Old Dominion;

Cullen Large: James River High, William & Mary;

Andre Lipcius: Lafayette High, Tennessee;

Brandon Lowe: Suffolk (Nansemond River High), Maryland (Newport News native);

Vinnie Pasquantino: Old Dominion;

Chad Pinder: Poquoson High, Virginia Tech, Pilots;

Chase Pinder: Poquoson High, Clemson;

Chris Taylor: Virginia Beach (Cox), U.Va.;

Justin Upton: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), Norfolk native;

Ryan Zimmerman: Virginia Beach (Kellam), U.Va., Pilots.

Pitchers

Jharel Cotton: Newport News (Menchville), East Carolina, Pilots;

Daniel Hudson: Virginia Beach (Princess Anne), ODU;

Connor Jones: Chesapeake (Great Bridge), U.Va.;

Daniel Lynch: Hampton native (U.Va.);

Shawn Morimando: Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes);

Sean Poppen: Chesapeake (Cape Henry Collegiate), Harvard;

Colin Selby: Chesapeake (Western Branch), Randolph-Macon;

Tyler Webb: Northampton High, University of South Carolina;

Jack Wynkoop: Virginia Beach (Cape Henry Collegiate), University of South Carolina;

Ryan Yarbrough: ODU.

**Know of anybody else playing pro ball from our area? Please email edearth@dailypress.com