Cedar Rapids Gazette area Iowans in the Minors and Major League Baseball
Pitcher Keaton Winn joins A.J. Puk, Mitch Keller and Colin Rea in the big leaguesJeff Johnson
Jun. 24, 2023 3:59 pm, Updated: Jun. 24, 2023 4:32 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — Here’s a look at area Iowans in the minors. These are players in affiliated professional baseball from Eastern Iowa and the University of Iowa.
All the following statistics are through Friday.
Former Hawkeyes:
Nick Allgeyer (Iowa/Houston Astros) — Pitcher has thrown better of late for Triple-A Sugar Land (Pacific Coast League). Acquired in a trade earlier this season from Phillies organization, lefty is 3-2 with a 5.11 earned run average in nine appearances for the Space Cowboys, including five starts.
Ben Beutel (Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Southpaw reliever is with low-Class A Kannapolis (Carolina League). He has a 2-0 record and 0.64 ERA in 10 appearances. Only nine hits and two walks in 14 innings, with 14 strikeouts.
Tyler Cropley (Iowa/Kansas City Royals) — Catcher has played in 17 games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas (Texas League). Hitting .250 in 56 at-bats, with a home run and five RBIs. Also has drawn seven walks.
Duncan Davitt (Iowa/Tampa Bay Rays) — Relief pitcher is 2-0 with a save and 5.08 ERA in 15 games overall between low-A Charleston and high-A Bowling Green. Only five hits and a pair of runs allowed in 10 innings for Bowling Green, where he’s at right now. That’s a 1.80 ERA.
Matt Dermody (Norwalk/Iowa/Boston Red Sox) — Veteran southpaw pitcher got called up to the big leagues to pitch a game June 8 against Cleveland. Then was taken off Boston’s 40-man roster and sent back to Triple-A Worcester, where he gave up three runs in five innings. Has subsequently been given his outright release.
Jack Dreyer (Johnston/Iowa/Los Angeles Dodgers) — Reliever has had issues with walks (20 in 24 2/3 innings) at high-A Great Lakes of the Midwest League, but hasn’t been hurt by it too badly. Has 2-0 record and 2.55 ERA in 22 appearances. Has allowed just 16 hits and struck out 29.
Nick Gallagher (Iowa City West/Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Remains on the seven-day injured list at Double-A Birmingham (Southern League). Has 0-2 record with a 7.45 ERA in 14 relief appearances. Has allowed just 16 hits with 26 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings.
Adam Mazur (Iowa/San Diego Padres) — All in all, a pretty good first pro season for the 2022 second-round draft pick. Righty pitcher is 3-0 with a 1.72 ERA in 10 games, nine starts, for high-Class A Fort Wayne of the Midwest League. Opponents hitting just .203 against him (35 hits in 47 innings). Only nine walks, too, for a WHIP under 1.00 (0.94).
Mason McCoy (Iowa/Seattle Mariners) — Infielder continues playing a most-days role for Triple-A Tacoma (Pacific Coast League). Hitting .260 in 68 games, with eight homers, 39 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. Batting average is a robust .314 in June.
Cole McDonald (New Hampton/Iowa/Houston Astros) — Four scoreless relief outings at high-A led to an early promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi, where he’s 1-2 with four saves and a 3.20 ERA. Only 10 hits and eight walks allowed in 19 2/3 innings, with a whopping 31 strikeouts.
Dylan Nedved (Iowa/San Diego Padres) — A teammate of Krob’s at low-A Lake Elsinore, pitcher is 2-4 with a 7.25 ERA in 17 relief appearances. Pitcher is 2-4 with a save and a 7.32 ERA in 15 relief appearances for low-A Lake Elsinore (California League). Has 26 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings.
Ben Norman (Des Moines Roosevelt/Iowa/Chicago White Sox) — Early season promotion to Double-A Birmingham for the outfielder. Hitting just .162 in 39 games for the Barons, with two homers and 15 RBIs.
Trenton Wallace (Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — Pitcher is on the seven-day Injured List at Double-A New Hampshire (Eastern League), where he had recently been promoted. Made two starts for the Fisher Cats, losing one, giving up 11 hits and eight runs (six earned) in 8 1/3 innings.
Peyton Williams (Iowa/Toronto Blue Jays) — First baseman also on the IL, this at high-Class A Vancouver (Northwest League), where he had recently been promoted. Hit .176 in nine games for the Canadians, with two homers and five RBIs.
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Korry Howell (Kirkwood Community College/San Diego Padres) — Another guy who remains on the seven-day IL. Center fielder is with Double-A San Antonio (Texas League), hitting .194 in 20 games, with four RBIs and nine stolen bases.
Mitch Keller (Cedar Rapids Xavier/Pittsburgh Pirates) — Was really good in his most recent start for the Pirates, at Miami against the Marlins (seven innings, five hits and a run allowed), a game in which fellow Cedar Rapidian A.J. Puk ended up getting a save for Miami. Righty pitcher is 8-3 this season with a 3.45 ERA in 16 starts. Has given up just 84 hits in 99 innings, with 26 walks and 113 strikeouts.
Austin Krob (Lisbon/San Diego Padres) — Lefty hurler has made 11 appearances, 10 starts for low-A Lake Elsinore and finally got his first pro decision, a loss in his most recent start. Still is throwing well overall, with a 2.34 ERA in 50 innings. Has allowed 46 hits and struck out 59.
Ian Moller (Dubuque Wahlert/Texas Rangers) — Young catcher is with low-A Down East of the Carolina League. Has a .184 batting average in 46 games, with three homers and 18 RBIs. Drawing 31 walks a positive sign.
A.J. Puk (Cedar Rapids Washington/Miami Marlins) — Lefty reliever back at it after a stint on the 15-day Injured List for the Marlins. Has 10 saves for Miami, a 3-2 record and 3.22 ERA in 23 games. Has thrown 22 innings in 22 1/3 innings, with only four walks and 26 strikeouts.
Colin Rea (Cascade/Northern Iowa/Milwaukee Brewers) — Right-hander is taking a regular turn in the Brewers rotation. Is 3-4 with a 4.88 ERA in 13 games, 12 starts overall. Has given up 57 hits in 62 2/3 innings with 54 strikeouts.
Tommy Specht (Dubuque Wahlert/Texas Rangers) — Outfielder is a teammate of former Wahlert classmate Moller at Down East. Hitting .297 in 19 games, with seven RBIs. Has drawn 15 walks and stolen three bases.
Levi Usher (Cedar Rapids Prairie/Kansas City Royals) — Outfielder has played in 41 games for low-A Columbia (Carolina League). Hitting .149 with a homer and nine RBIs.
Connor Van Scoyoc (Cedar Rapids Jefferson/Los Angeles Angels) — Right-handed pitcher has been strong in his last two starts for high-A Tri-City (Northwest League), allowing just a run in each, one spanning seven innings and the other 6 1/3. Has a 4-3 record and 2.76 ERA overall this season in 11 starts, with just 43 hits allowed in 62 innings.
Keaton Winn (Pekin High School/Iowa Western Community College/San Francisco Giants) — The first major league from the little town of Ollie, Iowa. Winn picked up a save in his first big league game for the Giants. Has appeared in three games as a reliever, allowing just five hits and striking out eight in 10 innings.
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Iowans in the minors and MLB
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