Oakland Athletics minor league players
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Oakland Athletics:
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[edit] Mitch Canham
| Mitch Canham | |
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| Born: September 25, 1984 Richland, Washington |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Mitchell "Mitch" Canham (born September 25, 1984 in Richland, Washington) is a catcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. In college, he played for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team.[1] Canham was on both the 2006 and 2007 OSU teams which won back to back NCAA Baseball National Championships at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as the 2005 team which made it there and lost in two games. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball with the 57th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]
- Amateur career
Canham played for the Lake Stevens Junior Athletic Association (LSJAA) Tigers from 1995-1996. The team was coached by Mike McCarty.
Canham attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington, where he was a three-sport star and honor student.[3]
Canham was named to the preseason All-American second team by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper and as a third team All-American by Baseball America. He ended the season as a third-team All-American selection by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper.[4]
- Professional career
Canham began his professional career in 2007 with the Short-Season Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League and the Class-A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm. With the Emeralds Canham batted .293 with two home runs, four doubles, one triples, 34 his and 18 RBIs in 28 games. In just two games with the Storm Canham had no hits and one RBI.
In 2008 Canham spent the entire season with Lake Elsinore of the California League. He hit .285 with eight home runs, 28 doubles, five triples, 119 hits, 13 steals and 81 RBI in 113 games.
2009 saw Canham a promotion to the Double-A San Antonio Missions of the Texas League. He finished the '09 campaign batting .263 with six home runs, 20 doubles, three triples, 107 hits, five stolen bases and 53 RBI in 111 games.
- Personal life
Canham's mother died while he was a freshman in college.[3] His younger brother, Dustin Canham, died in 2008 while serving with the United States Marines in Djibouti; the circumstances surrounding Dustin Canham's death received national attention based on a perceived cover up by the military and allegations that the death was due to hazing.[3][5]
Canham's great uncle, Major General Charles D. W. Canham, commanded the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry Regiment during its D-Day landing on Omaha Beach, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in combat.[3]
[edit] Michael Choice
[edit] A. J. Cole
| A. J. Cole | |
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| Born: January 5, 1992 Winter Springs, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Andrew Jordan Cole (born February 14, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
Cole was selected by the Washington Nationals in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
On December 23, 2011, Cole was traded with Derek Norris, Tom Milone and Brad Peacock to the Oakland Athletics for Gio Gonzalez and Robert Gilliam.
[edit] Grant Green
[edit] Tyler Ladendorf
| Tyler Ladendorf | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: March 7, 1988 Park Ridge, Illinois |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Tyler J. Ladendorf (born March 7, 1988 in Park Ridge, Illinois) is a minor-league second baseman in the Oakland Athletics organization. He played some third base with the Gulf Coast League Twins in 2008.
- Professional career
Ladendorf was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 34th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. A year later, San Francisco Giants drafted Ladendorf, again in the 34th round, and he again did not sign, opting instead to return to Howard College for another season. He signed with the Minnesota Twins after the club drafted him in the second round, #60 overall, in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[7]
The 21-year-old infielder began the 2009 season with the Rookie-level Elizabethton Twins and batted .410 with four home runs and 17 runs batted in before earning a promotion to the class A Beloit Snappers.[8]
On July 31, 2009, he was traded to the Athletics for veteran shortstop Orlando Cabrera.[9] He was batting .233 with four RBIs in 15 games with Beloit at the time of the trade.
[edit] Justin Souza
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| Born: October 22, 1985 Stockton, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Justin Richard Souza (born October 22, 1985 in Stockton, California) is a professional baseball player in the Oakland Athletics organization. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the ninth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended American River College and Sacramento City College.
Souza began his professional career with the Short-Season Everett AquaSox in 2006. He went 2-2 with a 4.99 ERA, one save and 33 strikeouts in 17 games.
In 2007 Souza played for the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He would go 5-5 with a 4.73 ERA, two saves and 58 strikeouts in 49 games, three starts. He earned the 2007 Ellis Award, along with Tony Butler, for involvement in the community.
He played for three teams in the 2008 season. The teams included the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. Souza went a combined 5-4 with a 3.90 ERA, four saves and 82 strikeouts in 44 games, five starts. He participated in the Arizona Fall League at seasons end.
Souza began the 2009 season with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx where he went 6-6 with a 3.35 ERA in 20 games, 14 starts.
On July 11, 2009 Souza was traded to the Oakland Athletics for third basemen Jack Hannahan.[10] He finished the season with the Double-A Midland RockHounds where in five games he went 0-2 with a 10.35 ERA. He was placed on the A's 40-man roster on November 20.[11] During the 2011 offseason, he was removed from the 40-man roster.
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
[edit] Max Stassi
| Max Stassi | |
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| Born: March 15, 1991 Woodland, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Max Robert Stassi (born March 15, 1991) is a professional baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics organization.
Stassi was drafted by the Athletics in the fourth round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He received a $1.5 million bonus, a record for a fourth round pick.[12] The Athletics invited him to spring training in 2012.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
[edit] Polin Trinidad
| Polin Trinidad | |
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| Oakland Athletics – No. — | |
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| Born: November 19, 1984 El Seybo, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Polin Trinidad (born November 19, 1984 in El Seybo, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics minor league organization. He bats and throws left-handed.[13] His hight is recorded at 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and he weighs 195 pounds (88 kg).[13]
On June 7, 2002, Trinidad was signed by scouts Julio Linares and Rick Aponte as a non-drafted free agent by the Houston Astros.[14] During the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, he was selected to play for the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game.[15] He was a member of the Astros 40-man roster, until he was designated for assignment on July 21, 2010, after the Astros claimed Nelson Figueroa and Anderson Hernandez off of waivers.[16] In December 2010, as a free agent, Trinidad signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[17] On May 15, 2011, he signed a minor league deal with Oakland and was subsequently assigned to Double-A affiliate Midland the following day.
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who are actually an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and have been all season. A's fans made an oopsie.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Mitch Canham". OSUBeavers.com. http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24962&SPID=1962&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=130916&Q_SEASON=2006. Retrieved 2006-06-21.[dead link]
- ^ "2007 MLB.com Draft Tracker". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2007/drafttracker.jsp. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ a b c d "ESPN - A brother's burden: Baseball in a time of tribulation - MLB". http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3492010&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ ""LOUISVILLE SLUGGER'S" ALL-AMERICAN BASEBALL TEAMS". http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/currentallamericans.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ Johnson, Gene (July 2, 2008). "Marine's death in Africa wasn't hazing, Corps says". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/369272_marine03.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Washington Nationals 2010 draft results, retrieved 14-Feb-2011
- ^ Tyler Ladendorf Draft Report
- ^ Tyler Ladendorf Player Page
- ^ Twins add infield bat in shortstop Cabrera
- ^ A's send Hannahan to Mariners for Souza
- ^ A's Add Four To 40-Man Roster
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12A2DF54C3566690&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ a b "Polin Trinidad Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=trinid001pol. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Polin Trinidad — P". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=444524. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Trinidad in Futures Game". OurSports Central. OurSports Central. 27 June 2008. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3669266. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/7118079.html
- ^ Eddy, Mayy (21 December 2010). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 15-20". Baseball America. Baseball America, Inc. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10728. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
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