by DZ
All current major or minor league players developed in European baseball are listed here.
Coming to the list soon is Dutchman Loek van Mil, a minor league veteran who pitched last year for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan and was playing this season for Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam of the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Van Mil will reportedly return to his original professional club, the Minnesota Twins, after excelling in a relief role with the Netherlands National Team at the recently completed World Port Tournament.
MLB –
Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees. Netherlands.
Current team: New York Yankees (MLB)
The Yankees shortstop has been on a tear lately, rewarding New York’s patience as he continues to develop offensively. Gregorius is hitting .480 over the last 10 days, with 12 RBIs. His OBP for the season is up to .308 with 5 HR and 4 stolen bases in 330 at bats.
Triple A –
Roger Bernadina, Colorado Rockies. Netherlands.
Current team: Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA)
The Dutch outfielder has a home run and two stolen bases over the last 10 games while hitting .161. He’s at .252/.366/.460 in 88 games with 12 home runs and 11 stolen bases.
Double A –
Max Kepler, Minnesota Twins. Germany.
Current team: Chattanooga Lookouts (AA)
Kepler continues to succeed in Double-A, adding 12 more hits (including 3 home runs) and stealing a pair of bases over his last 10 games. In his 88 games played this season, he has a batting/on-base/slugging percentage line of .324/.404/.525 and has 16 stolen bases in 19 attempts.
Alex Liddi, Kansas City Royals. Italy.
Current team: Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA)
Liddi has accumulated 10 hits in his last 10 games in the Royals system. In his 100 games played to date, he has hit .269 and stuck out 91 times while adding 45 extra base hits to his 53 singles.
Single-A –
Federico Celli, Los Angeles Dodgers. Italy.
Current team: Great Lakes Loons (A)
Celli is heating up in the Michigan summer, with 15 hits and a stolen base over his last 10 games. His season average now stands at .270 with 11 extra base hits in 141 at bats.
Martin Cervenka, Cleveland Indians. Czech Republic.
Current team: Lake County Captains (A)
Cervenka has two hits in the 3 games played since the last report two weeks ago. In the 3rd game he struck out four times in four at bats. He’s hitting .209 with a home run in 38 games played.
Dovydas Neverauskas, Pittsburgh Pirates. Lithuania.
Current team: West Virginia Power (A)
Neverauskas has continued to excel since moving to the bullpen – his scoreless streak extended throughout the entire month of July and continued in his first appearance in August. He has an ERA of 1.00 in his last 18 innings, lowering his season ERA to 3.66 in 51.2 innings. He has 39 strikeouts and 22 walks.
Andy Paz, Oakland Athletics. France.
Current team: Beloit Snappers (A)
Paz remains on the minor league disabled list, and hasn’t played since late June. The 22-year-old is in his fifth season in the Oakland Athletics system.
Markus Solbach, Arizona Diamondbacks. Germany.
Current team: Kane County Cougars (A)
Solbach had his first rough outing since April, raising his ERA by nearly half a run while allowing 7 runs (although he still gave his team 5 innings pitched). He returned to success his next time out, limiting his opponents to 2 runs in 5 more innings. Solbach is 9-3 on the year with a 2.80 ERA.
Rookie –
Daniel Arribas, Pittsburgh Pirates. Netherlands.
Current team: West Virginia Black Bears (rookie)
Arribas has 11 hits in his last 10 games. Getting playing time in the infield as well as at catcher, he’s currently hitting .294/.359/.378 on the year.
Paul Brands, Pittsburgh Pirates. Netherlands.
Current team: GCL Pirates (rookie)
Brands is playing sporadically in the Gulf Coast League, accumulating 27 at bats between the Dominican and there since signing earlier this summer. He has 4 hits and 5 walks, while striking out 11 times.
Sam Buelens, Toronto Blue Jays. Belgium.
Current team: DSL Blue Jays (rookie)
Buelens 2 hits and 2 walks in the last two weeks of play, while stealing a base. In 34 games, he has accumulated a line of .260/.376/.286 while striking out 18 times and stealing 17 bases in 18 attempts.
Nicolo Clemente, Boston Red Sox. Italy.
Current team: DSL Red Sox 1 (rookie)
Clemente is 3-2 with a save in 14 games. He has 16 strikeouts and 8 walks in 30 innings, with an ERA of 3.60. He’s shifted from the Red Sox’ DSL 2 team to the DSL 1 team.
Maik Ehmcke, Arizona Diamondbacks. Germany.
Current team: AZL D’backs (rookie)
Ehmcke is hitting an even .200 in 23 games/70 at bats. He has 9 walks, 20 strikeouts, and 2 stolen bases.
Rachid Engelhardt, Baltimore Orioles. Netherlands.
Current team: DSL Orioles 1 (rookie)
Engelhardt has accumulated 7 hits and 2 stolen bases in his last 10 games. He has a season slash line of .236/.322/.321 while playing left field.
Marten Gasparini, Kansas City Royals. Italy.
Current team: Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie)
Gasparini has 12 hits in his last 10 games, with 2 stolen bases. For the year he is hitting .243/.317/..419 with 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts… while just turning 18 earlier this season.
Federico Giordani, Los Angeles Dodgers. Italy.
Current team: AZL Dodgers (rookie)
Giordani, who doesn’t turn 18 until later this year, has played 18 games in Arizona this season. He has 5 hits, including a double and a home run, while striking out 28 times.
Misja Harcksen, Los Angeles Dodgers. Netherlands.
Current team: Ogden Raptors (rookie)
Harcksen was recently promoted after overpowering Arizona league hitters. He’s had one appearance since arriving in Ogden, giving up a run on two hits. In 11 games and 13.1 innings on the year, he has allowed 3 runs while walking 2 and striking out 18.
Julsan Kamara, Philadelphia Phillies. Germany.
Current team: DSL Phillies (rookie)
The German outfielder hasn’t played in the past month. In his 20 games thus far in the DSL, he has 8 hits and 3 stolen bases.
Nadir Ljatifi, Cincinnati Reds. Germany.
Current team: AZL Reds (rookie)
The 17-year-old hasn’t played in the past month. He appeared in 2 games earlier this year, getting his first professional hit.
Marek Minarik, Pittsburgh Pirates. Czech Republic.
Current team: Bristol Pirates (rookie)
Minarik has 3 starts in the last two weeks, in which he’s gone 1-1 with 6 walks and 12 strikeouts. He is 2-3 with a 6.17 ERA in 8 games and 35 IP.
Alberto Mineo, Chicago Cubs. Italy.
Current team: Eugene Emeralds (rookie)
In 22 games this season, Mineo has 11 hits and 13 walks for a .186/.338/.254 slash line. He has stolen a base and struck out 18 times.
Jan Novak, Baltimore Orioles. Czech Republic.
Current team: GCL Orioles (rookie)
Novak has 12.2 innings in 10 appearances, with a win, a loss, and an ERA of 5.68. He has struck out 11 while walking four.
Milan Post, Milwaukee Brewers. Netherlands.
Current team: Helena Brewers (rookie)
Post is hitting .169/.281/.229 in 25 games with Helena. He has 4 extra base hits and a stolen base.
Sven Schuller, Los Angeles Dodgers. Germany.
Current team: AZL Dodgers (rookie)
With a 7-run appearance in which he didn’t record an out, Schuller’s season numbers took a dramatic hit. He’s bounced back with two outings since, allowing 3 runs and striking out four with consistently high walk rates. In 24.2 innings, his ERA is 8.03 with 22 walks and 17 strikeouts.
Matz Schutte, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Current team: GCL Twins (rookie)
The 17-year-old has made seven appearances and pitched 12.2 innings. He has 2 walks, 7 strikeouts, and 5 earned runs allowed.
Artur Strzalka, New York Yankees. Poland.
Current team: GCL Yankees 2 (rookie)
Strzalka has four appearances in Florida, allowing runs in only one of them. He has 5 hits, 4 walks and 3 strikeouts in 5.1 innings.
Ruar Verkerk, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Current team: GCL Twins (rookie)
In 11 games, Verkerk has 7 hits and a walk, while striking out 11 times. He’s hitting .200.
Yet to appear in 2015:
Pascal Amon, Los Angeles Dodgers. Germany
Vadim Balan, Minnesota Twins. Moldova.
Assigned to: GCL Twins (rookie)
Taylor Clemensia, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Assigned to: GCL Twins (rookie)
Loek van Mil, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Assigned to: Rochester Red Wins (Triple A)