Philadelphia Phillies minor league players

Aaron Brown

Aaron Joshua Brown (born June 20, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Brown was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California. He did not sign with the Pirates and played college baseball at Pepperdine University, where he was both an outfielder and a pitcher.^[1] After his sophomore season, Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 30th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. He again did not sign and returned to Pepperdine. He was then drafted a third time, this time by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2014 Draft.^[2]

Brown signed with the Phillies and made his professional debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters.^[3] He was later promoted to the Lakewood BlueClaws where he ended the season.^[4] In 61 games between the two teams, he batted .268 with four home runs and 21 RBIs. In 2015, he played for the Clearwater Threshers, slashing .257/.324/.406 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs, and in 2016, he began the season with Clearwater, and after batting .304 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 20 games, was promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils, where he finished the season, batting .224 with three home runs, 27 RBIs, and a .672 OPS in 74 games. Brown began 2017 back with Reading. However, after posting only slashing .222/.239/.322 in the first 28 games,^[5] he was converted to a pitcher.^[6] He made his professional pitching debut on July 6^[7] with the GCL Phillies, and after four appearances where he posted a 3.38 ERA, was promoted to Clearwater and finished the season there, pitching to an 0–1 record and 5.27 ERA in ten relief appearances.^[8]

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• Pepperdine Waves bio

Garrett Cleavinger

Garrett J. Cleavinger (born April 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Cleavinger attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas,^[9] and the University of Oregon. He pitched for the Oregon Ducks in college baseball, serving as their closer for the Ducks in 2015.^[10] The Orioles drafted Cleavinger in the third round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his professional debut with the Aberdeen IronBirds, posting a 6–1 record with a 2.19 ERA in 19 games.^[11] He spent 2016 with both the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys, going 7–3 with a 3.07 ERA in a career high 76.1 innings pitched. He started 2017 with the Bowie Baysox.

On July 28, 2017, the Orioles traded Cleavinger and Hyun-soo Kim to the Phillies for Jeremy Hellickson.^[12] The Phillies assigned him to the Reading Fightin Phils. In 38 total games between Bowie and Reading, Cleavinger pitched to a 2–5 record, a 6.00 ERA, and 59 strikeouts in 54 innings.^[13]

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Colton Eastman

Colton Eastman (born August 22, 1996) is a college baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played collegiately for Cal State Fullerton.

Eastman attended Central High School in Fresno, California and was drafted in the 15th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins. He did not sign with the team and opted to continue his career at California State University, Fullerton.

As a freshman, Eastman posted a 8-3 record with a 2.24 earned run average (ERA) for the Titans, earning Freshman All-American honors and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Freshman Pitcher of the Year award. In his sophomore season, he went 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA in nine games (seven starts) in an injury-shortened campaign.^[14][15] During his junior year, Eastman went 10-4 with a 2.37 ERA and 124 strikeouts and threw a no-hitter.^[16][17] Eastman was a consensus second team All-America selection.^{[18][19][20][21]}

Eastman was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.^[22] He signed with the Phillies, receiving a $522,900 signing bonus.^[23]

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Cole Irvin

Cole R. Irvin (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Irvin graduated from Servite High School in Anaheim, California. As a junior, he posted a 1.40 ERA.^[24] He was drafted in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Oregon where he played college baseball for the Oregon Ducks. In 2016, his junior year, he was named to the Pac-12 Conference first-team and compiled a 6–4 record with a 3.17 ERA along with striking out 93 and walking only 16 in 105 innings.^[25]

Irvin was drafted the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft, signing for $800,000.^[26] After signing, he was assigned to the Williamsport Crosscutters and he spent the whole season there, going 5–1 with a 1.97 ERA in ten games (seven starts). In 2017, he pitched for both the Clearwater Threshers and Reading Fightin Phils where he compiled a 9–9 record, 3.39 ERA, and 1.18 WHIP in 26 games (25 starts).^[27] He began 2018 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

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Brandon Leibrandt

Brandon Charles Leibrandt (born December 13, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Leibrandt attended Florida State University. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft.^[28]

Leibrandt signed and spent 2014 with the GCL Phillies and Williamsport Crosscutters, pitching to a combined 3–5 record and 2.82 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 60.2 innings. In 2015, he played for the Clearwater Threshers where he compiled a 7–3 record, 3.11 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 17 starts, and in 2016, he returned to Clearwater, but pitched in only six games due to injury. He spent 2017 with both the Reading Fightin Phils and Lehigh Valley IronPigs, posting a combined 11–5 record and 3.62 ERA in 25 total starts between the two clubs.^[29][30]

He is the son of Charlie Leibrandt.

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Adonis Medina

Adonis Medina Del Rosario (born December 18, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Medina signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in May 2014. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies and spent the whole season there, going 2–3 with a 1.37 ERA in 26.2 innings pitched.

Medina played 2015 with the Gulf Coast Phillies, compiling a 3–2 record, 2.98 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP in 45.1 innings pitched, and 2016 with the Williamsport Crosscutters where he collected a 5–3 record and 2.92 ERA in 13 starts. He spent 2017 with the Lakewood BlueClaws,^[31][32][33] and in 22 starts, went 4–9 with a 3.01 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 119.2 innings.^[34]

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Joey Meneses

Joey Meneses (born July 1, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

He was an MILB.com Organization All Star in 2014 and 2017 while in the Atlanta organization.^[35] In 2017 he was also a mid-season Southern League All Star while playing for the Mississippi Braves.^[36]

The Philadelphia Phillies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract on February 1, 2018.^[37]

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Jhailyn Ortiz

Jhailyn David Ortiz Rosado (born November 18, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Ortiz was considered one of the top international free agents in the 2015 class.^[38] He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for $4.2 million in July of that year.^[39]

Ortiz made his professional debut in 2016 with the Gulf Coast Phillies and batted .231 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 47 games, and played 2017 with the Williamsport Crosscutters,^[40][41][42] where he greatly improved off of his debut season, posting a .302 batting average, eight home runs and 30 RBIs along with a .401 OBP and a .961 OPS in the same number of games as 2016.^[43]

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Cornelius Randolph

Cornelius Cleopatrick Randolph (born July 2, 1997) is an American baseball outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Randolph attended Griffin High School in Griffin, Georgia. During Randolph's senior year, he hit .533 with 8 home runs and a 1.631 OPS.^[44] He committed to play college baseball for the Clemson Tigers,^[45] but after the Philadelphia Phillies selected him with the 10th pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft,^[46] he signed with the Phillies, receiving a $3,231,300 signing bonus.^[47] Randolph spent 2015 with the GCL Phillies where he batted .302 with one home run and 24 RBIs. Randolph spent 2016 with the Lakewood BlueClaws where he posted a .274 batting average with two home runs and 27 RBIs along with a .355 OBP. In 2017, Randolph played for the Clearwater Threshers, batting .250 with a career high 13 home runs and 55 RBIs in 122 games.^[48]

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JoJo Romero

Joseph Abel Romero (born September 9, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Romero attended Oxnard High School in Oxnard, California and played college baseball at the University of Nevada and Yavapai College.^[49] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.^[50][51]

After signing, Romero made his professional debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters^[52] and he spent the whole season there, going 2–2 with a 2.56 ERA in ten games. In 2017, he played for the Lakewood BlueClaws and Clearwater Threshers. After going 10–3 with a 2.16 earned run average (ERA) and 128 strikeouts, he was named the Phillies minor league pitcher of the year.^[53] He began 2018 with the Reading Fightin Phils.

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José Taveras

José Miguel Taveras Casilla (born November 6, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Taveras signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in November 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the DSL Phillies and spent the whole season there, going 8–4 with a 1.05 ERA in 15 games (13 starts). In 2015, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters where he was 7–4 with a 3.88 ERA in 13 starts, and 2016 with the Lakewood BlueClaws where he compiled an 8–8 record and 3.28 ERA in 25 games (20 starts). He spent 2017 with Clearwater, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and the Reading Fightin Phils, pitching to a combined 9–6 record, 2.22 ERA, and 1.04 WHIP in 25 games started.^[54]

The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.^[55] He began 2018 on the disabled list with Lehigh Valley.

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Alberto Tirado

Alberto Tirado
Tirado with the Dunedin Blue Jays
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
Born: (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 Nagua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Alberto Tirado Barett (born December 10, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Tirado signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in July 2011 for $300,000.^[56] He began his career in 2012 with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, where he made 11 starts and posted a 1–2 record with an earned run average of 2.68 in 37 innings pitched.^[57] Tirado would finish the 2012 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays, earning a 2–0 record and 2.45 ERA in 3 starts.^[57] In 2013, he would make 12 appearances for Bluefield, 8 of which were starts, and posted a 3–0 record with an impressive 1.68 ERA over 48​¹⁄₃ innings.^[57] Prior to the 2014 season, Baseball Prospectus rated Tirado as the 76th best prospect in baseball.^[58]

Tirado began the 2014 season with the Low-A Vancouver Canadians and made 17 appearances (3 starts). He was then promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts and made another 13 appearances, 7 of which were starts. In total, Tirado posted a 2–2 record with a 5.00 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 75​²⁄₃ innings.^[57] On July 31, 2015, Tirado was traded to the Philadelphia Philles, with Jimmy Cordero, for Ben Revere.^[59] The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season,^[60] and designated him for assignment on November 20, 2017.^[61]

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Tom Windle

Thomas Joseph Windle (born March 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Windle attended Osseo Senior High School in Osseo, Minnesota.^[62] After his senior season, Windle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 28th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.^[63] He did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Minnesota for the Gophers from 2011 to 2013. In three years, he appeared in 51 games with 20 starts and had a 2.26 earned run average (ERA).

Windle was then drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.^[64][65] He signed with the Dodgers spent 2013 with Great Lakes Loons^[66] where he was 5–1 with a 2.68 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). In 2014, he pitched for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, posting a 12–8 record, 4.26 ERA, and 1.37 ERA in 26 games (25 starts).

On December 19, 2014, Windle and Zach Eflin were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jimmy Rollins.^[67] Philadelphia assinged him to the Reading Fightin Phils and he spent the whole 2015 season there, compiling a 4–5 record and 4.35 ERA in 97.1 innings. He spent 2016 with both the Clearwater Threshers, where he went 0–1 with a 4.09 ERA in 14 relief appearances, and Reading, where he pitched to a 1–1 record and 5.68 ERA in 25 appearances out of the bullpen. Windle spent 2017 back with Reading where he compiled a 3–2 record, 4.24 ERA, and 1.14 WHIP in 36 games.^[68]

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• Minnesota Golden Gophers bio

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