2015 Canadians in the Minors

OF Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) had a good week hitting leading Canuck hitters in the minors in both homers and RBIs. He finished the week batting .333 (6-for-20) with two homers and six RBIs for single A Bakersfield Blaze in the Seattle Mariners system.
 

47 Canadians have appeared on minor league rosters of affiliated major-league teams. Another nine are playing in foreign leagues and two in independent leagues bringing the weekly total to 58 Canadians who have appeared in at least one game.

R-indicates player is injured, on a re-hab assignment or is on the disabled list.
* Denotes player has been or is currently with the Major League team.
S-indicates player on the inactive, suspended or restricted list.

Statistical data included below reflects all Minor League games played up to and including Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
3B Jamie Romak, London, Ont. (.279, 1, 4) Triple A Reno Aces.
RHP Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, Alta. (2-0, 0.00) Single A Kane County Cougars.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
RHP Dylan Rheault, Garson, Ont. (0-0, 1 Save, 5.56) Single A Frederick Keys.

BOSTON RED SOX
C Jordan Procyshen, Calgary, Alta. (.186, 0, 2) Single A Greenville Drive.

CHICAGO CUBS
LHP Rob Zastryzny, Edmonton, Alta. (0-0, 2.84) Double A Tennessee Smokies.
INF Wes Darvill, Richmond, BC (.214, 0, 0) Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
RHP Jasvir Rakkar, Brampton, Ont. (0-0, 1 Save, 1.80) Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. (0-0, 2.25) Single A South Bend Cubs.
3B Jesse Hodges, Victoria, BC (.233, 1, 12) Single A South Bend Cubs.
C Justin Marra, Toronto, Ont. (.097, 2, 4) Single A South Bend Cubs.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
R-C George Kottaras, Markhan, Ont. (.286, 0, 1) Triple A Charlotte Knights.

CLEVELAND INDIANS
RHP Dustin Molleken, Regina, Sask. (1-0, 7.50) Triple A Columbus Clippers.

DETROIT TIGERS
1B Jordan Lennerton, Langley, BC (.231, 1, 7) Triple A Toledo Mud Hens.

HOUSTON ASTROS
S-LHP Evan Grills, Whitby, Ont. (1-2, 5.28) Single A Lancaster JetHawks.

RHP Brock Dykxhoorn, Goderich, Ont. (0-0, 0.00) Rookie Class Gulf Coast Astros; (2-1, 2.51) Single A, Quad Cities River Bandits.

MIAMI MARLINS
2B Terrence Dayleg, Burnaby, BC (.158, 0, 1) Double A Jacksonville Suns.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS
R-Jim Henderson, Calgary, Alta. (0-0, 1 Save, 0.00) Double A Biloxi Shuckers. (0-1, 4.50) Single A Brevard County Manatees.

2B Pete Orr, Richmond Hill, Ont. (.292, 0, 7) Triple A Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

RHP Chris Leroux, Montreal, Que. (1-2, 4.15) Triple A Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

3B Taylor Green, Burnaby, BC (.256, 0, 2) Double A Biloxi Shuckers.

MINNESOTA TWINS
INF Stephen Wickens, Whitby, Ont. (.321, 0, 3) Double A Chattanooga Lookouts.
OF Marcus Knecht, Toronto, Ont. (.229, 1, 7) Single A Fort Myers Miracle.

NEW YORK YANKEES
LHP Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, Ont. (1-0, 3.86) Single A Tampa Yankees.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS
C Luke Carlin, Aylmer, Que. (.167, 0, 4) Triple A Nashville Sounds.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
RHP Phillippe Aumont, Gatineau, Que. (1-0, 1.06) Triple A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs; (0-0, 0.00) Double A Reading Fightin’ Phils.
LHP Adam Loewen, Surrey, BC (0-1, 1.54) Triple A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
LHP Ethan Stewart, Campbell River, BC (0-1, 8.59) Double A Reading Fightin’ Phils.
RHP Colin Kleven, Kamloops, BC (1-1, 6.35) Single A Clearwater Threshers.
RHP Jesen Dygestile-Therrien, Montreal, Que. (0-0, 1 Save, 0.00) Single A Lakewood BlueClaws.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
3B Eric Wood, Pickering, Ont. (.233, 0, 5) Double A Altoona Curve.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
OF Rowan Wick, North Vancouver, BC (.194, 1, 10) Single A Palm Beach Cardinals.

SAN DIEGO PADRES
OF Tyson Gillies, Vancouver, BC (.304, 0, 2) Double A San Antonio Missions.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
INF Skyler Stromsmoe, Etzikom, Alta. (.263, 0, 0) Triple A Sacremento River Cats.

SEATTLE MARINERS
OF-DH Tyler O’Neill, Maple Ridge, BC (.221, 3, 10) Single A Bakersfield Blaze.

TAMPA BAY RAYS
LHP Scott Diamond, Toronto, Ont. (2-0, 1.29) Triple A Durham Bulls.
RHP Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC (1-1, 1.44) Double A Montgomery Biscuits.
C Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, Ont. (.273, 0, 8) Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs.

TEXAS RANGERS
RHP Kyle Lotzkar, Tsawwassen, BC (0-1, 5.19) Double A Frisco Roughriders.
C Kellin Deglan, Langley, BC (.167, 2, 6) Single A High Desert Mavericks.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
* LHP Jeff Francis, Vancouver, BC (1-0, 0.00) Triple A Buffalo Bisons.
* OF Michael Saunders, Victoria, BC (.233, 0, 2) Single A Dunedin Blue Jays.
LHP Andrew Albers, North Battleford, Sask. (1-3, 3.09) Triple A Buffalo Bisons.
C Mike Reeves, Peterborough, Ont. (.259, 0, 5) Single A Dunedin Blue Jays.
C Justin Atkinson, North Surrey, BC (.294, 0, 3) Single A Lansing Lugnuts.

RHP Andrew Case, St. John, NB (2-0, 1 Save, 4.70) Single A Lansing Luguts.
LHP Shane Dawson, Drayton Valley, Alta. (2-1, 1.50) Single A Lansing Lugnuts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
RHP Nick Pivetta, Victoria, BC (1-2, 1.35) Single A Potomac Nationals.
RHP Andrew Cooper, Belle River, Ont. (0-1, 2.25) Single A Hagerstown Suns.

FOREIGN LEAGUES
JAPANESE CENTRAL LEAGUE
RHP Scott Mathieson, Aldergrove, BC (0-1, 1 Save, 2.02) Yomiuri Giants,

KOREAN LEAGUE – KBO
OF Jim Adduci, Burnaby, BC (.500, 1, 3) Lotte Giants.

AUSTRIAN BASEBALL FEDERATION
1B David Burns, Vernon, BC (.292, 0, 2) Attnang-Puchheim Athletics
C Will Thorp, Surrey, BC   (.667, 1, 12) Dornbirn Indians
3B Devery Van de Keere, Barrhead, Alta. (.538, 0, 6) Dornbirn Indians

FRANCE ELITE LEAGUE
INF Gregory Cros, Kamloops, BC (.385, 0, 1) Les Barracudas de Montpelier

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
OF Aaron Dunsmore, Spruce Grove, Alta. (.410, 1, 9) Heidenheim Heidekoepfe
OF Mike Larson, Weyburn, Sask. (.192, 0, 2) Mainz Athletics

ITALIAN LEAGUE
(Series A)
OF Paul Macaluso, Toronto, Ont. (.037, 0, 0) Rimini Telemarketers

INDEPENDENT LEAGUES
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
C Mike Blanke, Granby, Que. (.00, 0, 0) Long Island Ducks
RHP Shawn Hill, Mississauga, Ont. (0-1, 3.00) York Revolution