Athletics need a catcher and turn to Bruce Maxwell, 2012 D3baseball.com Player of the Year.

ttp://m.mlb.com/news/article/191241412/as-call-up-bruce-maxwell-from-triple-a/

Former Manhattanville College pitcher and assistant coach V.J. Collins '14 will continue his baseball career at the professional level, as the Valiant knuckleballer signed a professional contract with the Tampa Bay Rays late last week.

Manhattanville  V.J. Collins  P  GCL Rays (Rays)

http://govaliants.com/news/2016/7/26/baseball-knuckleballer-v-j-collins-14-signs-professional-contract-with-tampa-bay-rays.aspx

Quote from: cubs on July 11, 2016, 06:23:12 PM
Former UWO LHP Luke Westphal is with the Minnesota Twins AA affiliate the Chattanooga Lookouts...

Westphal now with the Twins High A affiliate Fort Myers Miracle....

Last week:
N.Y Yankees placed 3B Dan Fiorito on the 7-day disabled list
Pittsburgh removed Erik Kratz from 40-man roster (outrighted to Triple-A)
Washington  placed RHP Greg Ross on 7-day DL

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-july-16-22/#iZYjD2ZDz73PYl52.99

Last Week:

Arizona put 1B Marty Herum on 7-day DL
Oakland moved C Bruce Maxwell to 40 man roster

C Erik Kratz elected free agency from Pittsburgh and was signed by Toronto

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-july-23-28/

From twitter:

Congrats to @wpo14 on his promotion to Class A Batavia. Olis is 3-8 in two starts (batting 2nd) for the Muckdogs. #d3b #goboxers

In low A (Sallie League)

Pacific Lutheran  Max Beatty   P  Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox)

Jordan Zimmermann returned from the DL to the rotation today - alas.   He had one rehab start in Toledo, and pitched poorly.  He clearly should have had a second start in Toledo.  He yielded 6 earned runs in 1.2 innings (easily his worst outing as a Tiger), snapping Detroit's 8-game winning streak.

For the glory of UWSP, and the health of the Tigers, we want the April JZ back!!

Player list update (reviewed MLB, AAA and AA) - please note any errors

MLB
RP Charlie Furbush (St Joe's Maine, also LSU), Seattle Mariners - rehabbing
OF Chris Heisey (Messiah), Washington Nationals
C Bruce Maxwell (Birmingham-Southern), Oakland Athletics
C Anthony Recker (Alvernia), Atlanta Braves
SP Jordan Zimmermann (UW-Stevens Point), Detroit Tigers

AAA
OF Chris Denorfia (Wheaton Mass.), Sacramento River Cats (SF Giants)
RP Kevin Herget (Kean), Memphis Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
SP Casey Lawrence (Albright), Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays)
3B Zach Lutz (Alvernia), New Orleans Zephers (Miami Marlins)
C Erik Kratz (Eastern Mennonite), Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays)
OF Vinny Rottino (UW-La Crosse), Charlotte Knights (Cleveland Indians)

AA
RP JP Feyereisen  (UW-Stevens Point), Trenton Thunder (NY Yankees)
3B Dan Fiorito (Manhattanville), Trenton Thunder (NY Yankees)
OF Stephen Gaylor (Berry), Mississippi Braves (Atlanta Braves)
RP Chris Perry (Methodist), Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)

A Advanced
P Steve Ascher  (SUNY Oneonta), Charlotte Stone Crabs (Tampa Rays)
P Tommy Berjians (Haverford, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers)
3B Marty Herum (UW-Whitewater), Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks
P Miles Nordgren (Birmingham-Southern)  Ft. Meyers Miracle (Minnesota Twins)
P Jose Velez (Alma), Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins)
P Luke Westphal (UW-Oshkosh), Ft. Meyers Miracle (Minnesota Twins)
P Boone Whiting (Centenary (La.)), Potomac Nationals (Washington Nationals)

A
P Max Beatty (Pacific Lutheran), Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox)
Pitt-Bradford  Aaron Cressley  P  Tri-City Dust Devils (Padres)
Augustana  Seth Davis  P  Columbia Fireflies (Mets)
Maryville  Nick Dean  SS  Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers)
Buena Vista  Scott Harris  P  Williamsport Cross Cutters (Phillies)
Centenary (La.)  Taylor Henry   P  Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets)
Old Westbury  Tim Ingram  P  Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)
Rowan  Marc Magliano  P  Boise Hawks (Rockies)
UMass-Boston  Jamill Moquette  OF  Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles)
Shenandoah  Philip Morse  P  Auburn Doubledays (Cardinals)
Amherst  Mike Odenwaelder  OF  Aberdeen Iron Birds (Orioles)
Wesleyan (Conn)  Gavin Pittore  P  Great Lake Loons (Dodgers)
C Josh Rapacz (George Fox), Hudson Valley Renegades (Tampa Rays)
Rutgers-Camden  Jeff Singer  P  Lakewood Blue Claws (Phillies)
Pacific (Ore.)  Walker Olis  OF  Bavaria Muckdogs (Marlins)

Rookie
UWW P Lake Bachar AZL Padres (Padres)
ETBU OF Tyler Bates AZL Angels (Angels)
Ozarks  Silas Bohanman  P  GCL Cadinals (Cardinals)
Manhattanville  V.J. Collins  P  GCL Rays (Rays)
USM  SS  Sam Dexter  Great Falls Voyagers (White Sox)
Keene St.  P  Cody Dube Aberdeen IronBirds (Orioles)
Salem State  2B  Richard Fecteau AZL Angels (Angels)
Union  Jake Fishman  P  GCL Blue Jays (Blue Jays)
Rhode Island College  Matt Foley  C  GCL Marlins (Marlins)
Concordia-Texas  Lane Hobbs  P  Great Falls Voyagers (White Sox)
St. John Fisher  Marc Iseneker  P  Spokane Indians  (Rangers)
Hampden-Sydney  Reggie Johnson  P  Greenville Astros (Astros)
UW-La Crosse  Taylor Kohlwey  OF  Tri-City Dust Devils  (Padres)
Ferrum  Jake Perkins  P  AZL Dodgers  (Dodgers)
New York Univ  CJ Picerni  C  GCL Nationals  (Nationals)
Messiah  Steven Ridings  P  AZL Mariners  (Mariners)
Ramapo  Joe Venturino  2B  Everett AquaSox (Mariners)
Trinity (Texas)  Jeremy Wolf  OF  Kingsport Mets  (Mets)
Baldwin Wallace  Mark Zimmerman  P  Tri-City Dust Devils (Padres)
Whittier  Stephen Zavala  C  Johnson City Cardinals (Cardinals)

Unassigned
Cortland  Turner Parry  P  (Angles)
Marietta  Christian Herstine  P  (Yankees)

Independent list (if independent team listed, is on 2016 roster):
Ben Allison, Belhaven (Florence Freedom)
Jesse Arnold, Keystone
Felix Baez, Keystone (Evansville Otters)
Brady Burzynski, UW-Stout (St. Paul Saints)
Ryan Cavan, Chapman (St. Paul Saints)
Austin Chismon, Christopher Newport
Robert Coe, UW-Whitewater
Mike DeMark, Marietta (Navegantes del Magallanes)
JD Dorgan, St. Thomas (Minn.)
Jake Eaton, Anderson
Sam Fischer, Adrian (Gateway Grizzlies)
Mitch Glasser, Macalester (Joplin Blasters)
Steve Hagen, Wooster (Lake Erie Crushers)
Kevin Jefferies, Western New England (Gateway Grizzlies)
James Keller, Mary Washington (Schaumburg Boomers)
Scott Kelly, TCNJ
Mike Kerns, Delaware Valley, Penn State- Abington
Tyler Levine, Old Westbury (Joliet Slammers)
Nic Lops, St. Joesph's (Me)
Ben Libuda, Worcester State (Travis City Beach Bums)
Andrew Lowe, UW-Whitewater (Windy City Thunderbolts)
Brandon Maddern, John Carroll
Sam Martin, Centenary (La.)
Sam Maus, St. Olaf (St. Paul Saints)
Carter McEachern, Trinity (Texas)
Colin Moberly, Northland
Jimmy Norris, Texas-Dallas
Taylor Oldham, Covenant (Florence Freedom)
Brad Orosey, Texas Lutheran
Jordan Risse, St. Scholastica (Sioux Falls Explorers)
Vin Roth, Salve Regina
Carlos Ruiz, Rowan
Chris Scarlett, Rutgers-Camden
Michael Schweiss, Dallas (Normal CornBelters)
Joel Sharon, Concordia (Wisc)
Ryan Strombom, Lewis and Clark
Chris Sweeney, King's (Pa.) (Evansville Otters)
Eric Veglahn, St. Thomas (Minn.) (St. Paul Saints)
Tommy Vitaletti, Christopher Newport
James Walsh, Randolph-Macon (Sioux Falls Explorers)
Zach Wendorf, UW-Stevens Point
[/quote]

Quote from: cubs on July 26, 2016, 05:14:30 PM

Quote from: cubs on July 11, 2016, 06:23:12 PM
Former UWO LHP Luke Westphal is with the Minnesota Twins AA affiliate the Chattanooga Lookouts...

Westphal now with the Twins High A affiliate Fort Myers Miracle....

Westphal has been placed on the 7-day DL....

Reds: Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Ben Klimesh
Twins: Placed on 7-day DL: LHP Luke Westph

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-july-29-aug-4

Player list update (thanks to d3sportsfan) - please note any errors

MLB
RP Charlie Furbush (St Joe's Maine, also LSU), Seattle Mariners - rehabbing
OF Chris Heisey (Messiah), Washington Nationals
C Bruce Maxwell (Birmingham-Southern), Oakland Athletics
C Anthony Recker (Alvernia), Atlanta Braves
SP Jordan Zimmermann (UW-Stevens Point), Detroit Tigers

AAA
OF Chris Denorfia (Wheaton Mass.), Sacramento River Cats (SF Giants) - MLB
RP Derek Eitel (Rose Hulman), El Paso Chihauhaus (Sad Diego Padres)
RP Tucker Healy (Ithaca), Nashville Sounds (Oakland Athletics)
RP Kevin Herget (Kean), Memphis Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
SP Casey Lawrence (Albright), Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays)
SP Seth Lugo (Centenary (La.)), Las Vegas 51s (N.Y. Mets) - MLB
3B Zach Lutz (Alvernia), New Orleans Zephers (Miami Marlins) - MLB released 21 June 2016
C Erik Kratz (Eastern Mennonite), Buffalo Bisons (Toronto Blue Jays) - MLB
OF Vinny Rottino (UW-La Crosse), Charlotte Knights (Cleveland Indians)

AA
OF Conor Bierfeldt (WCSU), Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles)
RP JP Feyereisen  (UW-Stevens Point), Trenton Thunder (NY Yankees)
3B Dan Fiorito (Manhattanville), Trenton Thunder (NY Yankees)
OF Stephen Gaylor (Berry), Mississippi Braves (Atlanta Braves)
SS Tim Locastro (Ithaca), Tulsa Drillers (L.A. Dodgers)
C Joseph Odom (Huntingdon), Mississippi Braves (Atlanta Braves)
RP Chris Perry (Methodist), Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
SP Brian Rahl (Chapman), Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals)
RP Greg Ross (Frostburg State), Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals)

A Advanced
P Steve Ascher  (SUNY Oneonta), Charlotte Stone Crabs (Tampa Rays)
P Tommy Berjians (Haverford, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (L.A. Dodgers)
3B Marty Herum (UW-Whitewater), Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks)
RP Ben Klimesh (Trinity (Texas)), Daytona Toutugas (Cincinnati Reds)
RP Marc Magliaro (Rowan), Modesto Nuts (Colorado Rockies)
P Miles Nordgren (Birmingham-Southern)  Ft. Meyers Miracle (Minnesota Twins)
RP Rob Rogers (Keystone), Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (L.A. Dodgers)
RP Jeff Singer (Rutgers-Camden), Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies)
P Jose Velez (Alma), Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins)
P Luke Westphal (UW-Oshkosh), Ft. Meyers Miracle (Minnesota Twins)
P Boone Whiting (Centenary (La.)), Potomac Nationals (Washington Nationals)

A
P Max Beatty (Pacific Lutheran), Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox)
P Aaron Cressley (Pitt-Bradford), Tri-City Dust Devils (San Diego Padres)
P Seth Davis (Augustana), Columbia Fireflies (N.Y. Mets)
SS Nick Dean (Maryville), Great Lakes Loons (L.A. Dodgers)
P Cody Dube (Keene State), Aberdeen IronBirds (Orioles)
P Jeff Effertz (UW-La Crosse) (Miami Marlins)
P Scott Harris (Buena Vista), Williamsport Cross Cutters (Philadelphia Phillies)
P Taylor Henry (Centenary (La.)), Brooklyn Cyclones (N.Y. Mets)
P Tim Ingram (Old Westbury), Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Rays)
P Marc Iseneker (St. John Fisher), Spokane Indians (Texas Rangers)
OF Tyler Kent (Otterbein), Williamsport Crosscutters (Philadelphia Phillies)
OF Taylor Kohlwey (UW-La Crosse), Tri-City Dust Devils  (San Diego Padres)
OF Jamill Moquette (UMass-Boston), Delmarva Shorebirds (Baltimore Orioles)
P Philip Morse (Shenandoah), Auburn Doubledays (St. Louis Cardinals)
OF Mike Odenwaelder (Amherst), Aberdeen Iron Birds (Baltimore Orioles)
OF Walker Olis (Pacific (ore)), Bavaria Muckdogs (Miami Marlins)
RP Gavin Pittore (Wesleyan (Conn.)), Great Lake Loons (L.A. Dodgers)
C Josh Rapacz (George Fox), Hudson Valley Renegades (Tampa Rays)
2B Joe Venturino (Ramapo) Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners)
P Mark Zimmerman (Baldwin Wallace), Tri-City Dust Devils (San Diego Padres)

Rookie
P Lake Bachar (UW-Whitewater), AZL Padres (San Diego Padres)
OF Tyler Bates (East Texas Baptist), AZL Angels (L.A. Angels)
P Silas Bohanman (Ozarks), GCL Cadinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
SS Kelson Brown (Linfield), Bristol Pirates (Pittsburgh Pirates)
P V.J. Collins (Manhattanville), GCL Rays (Tampa Rays)
SS Sam Dexter (Southern Maine), Great Falls Voyagers (Chicago White Sox)
2B Richard Fecteau (Salem State), AZL Angels (L.A. Angels)
P Jake Fishman (Union), GCL Blue Jays (Toronto Blue Jays)
C Matt Foley (Rhode Island College), GCL Marlins (Miami Marlins)
P Lane Hobbs (Concordia-Texas), Great Falls Voyagers (Chicago White Sox)
P Reggie Johnson (Hampden-Sydney), Greenville Astros (Houston Astros)
P Jake Perkins (Ferrum), AZL Dodgers  (L.A. Dodgers) - Vol. retired
C CJ Picerni (NYU), GCL Nationals  (Washington Nationals)
P Steven Ridings (Messiah), AZL Mariners (Seattle Mariners)
OF Jeremy Wolf (Trinity (Texas), Kingsport Mets (N.Y. Mets)
C Stephen Zavala (Whittier), Johnson City Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)

Free Agent signings
P Turner Parry (Cortland, unassigned (L.A. Angles)
P Christian Herstine (Marietta), unassigned (N.Y. Yankees)

Independent list (if independent team listed, is on 2016 roster):
Ben Allison, Belhaven (Florence Freedom)
Jesse Arnold, Keystone
Felix Baez, Keystone (Evansville Otters)
Brady Burzynski, UW-Stout (St. Paul Saints)
Ryan Cavan, Chapman (St. Paul Saints)
Austin Chismon, Christopher Newport
Robert Coe, UW-Whitewater
Mike DeMark, Marietta (Navegantes del Magallanes)
JD Dorgan, St. Thomas (Minn.)
Jake Eaton, Anderson
Sam Fischer, Adrian (Gateway Grizzlies)
Mitch Glasser, Macalester (Joplin Blasters)
Steve Hagen, Wooster (Lake Erie Crushers)
Kevin Jefferies, Western New England (Gateway Grizzlies)
James Keller, Mary Washington (Schaumburg Boomers)
Scott Kelly, TCNJ
Mike Kerns, Delaware Valley, Penn State- Abington
Tyler Levine, Old Westbury (Joliet Slammers)
Nic Lops, St. Joesph's (Me)
Ben Libuda, Worcester State (Travis City Beach Bums)
Andrew Lowe, UW-Whitewater (Windy City Thunderbolts)
Brandon Maddern, John Carroll
Sam Martin, Centenary (La.)
Sam Maus, St. Olaf (St. Paul Saints)
Carter McEachern, Trinity (Texas)
Colin Moberly, Northland
Jimmy Norris, Texas-Dallas
Taylor Oldham, Covenant (Florence Freedom)
Brad Orosey, Texas Lutheran
Jordan Risse, St. Scholastica (Sioux Falls Explorers)
Vin Roth, Salve Regina
Carlos Ruiz, Rowan
Chris Scarlett, Rutgers-Camden
Michael Schweiss, Dallas (Normal CornBelters)
Joel Sharon, Concordia (Wisc)
Ryan Strombom, Lewis and Clark
Chris Sweeney, King's (Pa.) (Evansville Otters)
Eric Veglahn, St. Thomas (Minn.) (St. Paul Saints)
Tommy Vitaletti, Christopher Newport
James Walsh, Randolph-Macon (Sioux Falls Explorers)
Zach Wendorf, UW-Stevens Point

Sam Dexter of Southern Maine started his pro career with Advanced A Grand Falls MT Voyagers and now with the Rookie AZL White Sox playing third base. Dexter at SS for USM was D3 2015 Player of the Year

Fontbonne University pitcher Vinny Santarsiero will forgo his final season of eligibility after signing a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Will start with Ogden Raptors.

http://www.d3baseball.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20160816et0hla

NC Wesleyan's James Lovett signed a professional Contract with the Miami Marlins on AUG5 2016.