By DZ
All current major or minor league players developed in European baseball are listed here.
MLB –
Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees. Netherlands.
Current team: New York Yankees (MLB)
The Yankees shortstop has had 3 multihit games in his last 4, and had back-to-back games with home runs in late May. Overall on the season, he’s hitting .224 with those 2 HR and 3 stolen bases.
Triple A –
Roger Bernadina, Colorado Rockies. Netherlands.
Current team: Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA)
Bernadina is hitting .409 with a home run over his last 10 games. In 37 games so far at Triple-A, he’s hitting .292 with a .398 on base percentage, stealing 4 bases while clubbing 3 home runs. He’s walked 17 times with 35 strikeouts.
Donald Lutz, Cincinnati Reds. Germany.
Current team: Louisville Bats (AAA)
The Reds outfielder had Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his throwing arm, and will miss the remainder of the season. He got released on June 3, as Cincinnati needed an open spot on the 40-man roster.
Double A –
Max Kepler, Minnesota Twins. Germany.
Current team: Chattanooga Lookouts (AA)
Kepler was recently named the Double-A Southern League player of the week after hitting 5 doubles and 2 home runs (plus 4 singles) in a seven day span. He’s cooled off since then, hitting .200 over his past 10 games with a stolen base. He’s still at .312 for the season with Chattanooga, with 20 extra base hits and 6 stolen bases in 7 attempts while playing first base and outfield.
Alex Liddi, Kansas City Royals. Italy.
Current team: Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA)
The Italian third baseman, who played in the major leagues in three different seasons with Seattle, has hit .258 over the last two weeks. He’s batting .271/.323/.471 in 155 at bats, with 17 extra base hits, 11 walks, 39 strikeouts, and 5/5 stolen bases.
High-A –
Alberto Mineo, Chicago Cubs. Italy.
Current team: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A)
Mineo was reassigned after his last appearance in High-A on May 4th. He’ll presumably resurface once the short-season leagues begin in a couple of weeks, as he’s currently back playing unofficial extended spring games in Arizona.
Single-A –
Martin Cervenka, Cleveland Indians. Czech Republic.
Current team: Lake County Captains (A)
Cervenka has 9 hits and 6 walks in his last 10 games, spanning a calendar month. He appears to be starting about half of his team’s games behind the plate. He’s hitting .233 with 4 extra base hits.
Dovydas Neverauskas, Pittsburgh Pirates. Lithuania.
Current team: West Virginia Power (A)
Neverauskas’ last outing was his best of the season, throwing 5 no-hit innings with 6 strikeouts on May 21st. Unfortunately, he went on the disabled list after that outing and hasn’t thrown since. He’s 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA in 31.1 innings.
Markus Solbach, Arizona Diamondbacks. Germany.
Current team: Kane County Cougars (A)
Over his last two starts, the German national team pitcher has allowed only 3 hits in 13+ innings while walking 5 and striking out 9. He’s 4-2 with a 2.43 ERA through 10 starts and 59 innings, with 47 hits, 29 walks, and 39 strikeouts.
Yet to appear in 2015:
Daniel Arribas, Pittsburgh Pirates. Netherlands.
Finished 2014 with: Bristol Pirates (rookie)
Federico Celli, Los Angeles Dodgers. Italy.
Finished 2014 with: AZL Dodgers (rookie)
Maik Ehmcke, Arizona Diamondbacks. Germany.
Finished 2014 with: Missoula Osprey (rookie)
Rachid Engelhardt, Baltimore Orioles. Netherlands.
Finished 2014 with: DSL Orioles 1 (rookie)
Marten Gasparini, Kansas City Royals. Italy.
Finished 2014 with: Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie)
Misja Harcksen, Los Angeles Dodgers. Netherlands.
Finished 2014 with: AZL Dodgers (rookie)
Julsan Kamara, Philadelphia Phillies. Germany.
Finished 2014 with: DSL Phillies (rookie)
Marek Minarik, Pittsburgh Pirates. Czech Republic.
Finished 2014 with: Jamestown Jammers (rookie)
Jan Novak, Baltimore Orioles. Czech Republic.
Finished 2014 with: DSL Orioles (rookie)
Andy Paz, Oakland Athletics. France.
Finished 2014 with: AZL Athletics (rookie)
Milan Post, Milwaukee Brewers. Netherlands.
Finished 2014 with: AZL Brewers (rookie)
Sven Schuller, Los Angeles Dodgers. Germany.
Finished 2014 with: AZL Dodgers (rookie)
Joel Valera, Los Angeles Dodgers. Italy.
Finished 2014 with: DSL Dodgers (rookie)
Ruar Verkerk, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Finished 2014 with: GCL Twins (rookie)
Signed, but have yet to debut in official competition:
* Indicates new signing since last update
*Vadim Balan, Minnesota Twins. Moldova.
The first player ever to sign from Moldova, the 22 year old righty was recently pitching for the
Ostrava Arrows in the Czech Extraleague. Balan was in the MLB European Academy in 2013.
*Paul Brands, Pittsburgh Pirates. Netherlands.
The 18-year-old Hoofddorp Pionier reported to extended spring training to begin his Pirates
career. Brands recently converted to catcher in the Netherlands elite development program and
was at the 2014 MLB European Academy.
Sam Buelens, Toronto Blue Jays. Belgium.
The speedy Borgerhout Squirrel signed with Toronto over the winter. Buelens comes out of the
Flanders Baseball Academy and has already appeared with the Belgium men’s national team.
*Taylor Clemensia, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
The two-way threat will focus on pitching in the Twins system. He played for Mr. Cocker HCAW
and more recently for the Vaessen Pioniers in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, and has played for the
Netherlands U18 national team and at the MLB European Academy.
Nicolo Clemente, Boston Red Sox. Italy.
Federico Giordani, Los Angeles Dodgers. Italy.
Nadir Ljatifi, Cincinnati Reds. Germany.
Matz Schutte, Minnesota Twins. Netherlands.
Artur Strzalka, New York Yankees. Poland.
If readers notice any players that have signed out of Europe or were part of European youth/ development programs that aren’t listed, please let us know.