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Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (6/17) | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com

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June 17, 2024

Tracking former Southern Arizona & Arizona Wildcats baseball players in pros (6/17) | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com

NOTE: This is a compilation of stats involving players from Southern Arizona and the Arizona Wildcats’ program in MLB-sanctioned leagues (MLB and minor leagues). The list does not include players in foreign leagues or independent leagues in the US.

LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE PROS

Listing of local baseball players either from high school or Arizona currently playing in pro baseball.
*Barraza, Sahuarita graduate
*Romero, CDO graduate
*Salazar, Sahuaro graduate

Player	Pos	Sch	Yrs	Team	Lvl	Org
Nate Baez	1B	IRHS	16-19	Cedar Rapids	A+	MIN
Christopher Barraza	P	UA*	21-23	Inland Empire	A	LAA
Branden Boissiere	1B	UA	19-21	Wilmington	A+	WAS
Tony Bullard	3B	UA	20-23	Beloit	A+	MIA
Alex Bustamante	P	CDO	16-18	Tampa	A	NYY
Demetrio Crisantes	SS	Nogales	19-22	ACL Dbacks	RK	ARI
Bobby Dalbec	1B	UA	14-16	Boston	MLB	BOS
Chase Davis	OF	UA	21-23	Palm Beach	A	STL
Jose Dicochea	P	Sahuarita	16-19	Stockton	A	OAK
Matthew Dyer	C	UA	19-20	Montgomery	AA	TB
German Fajardo	P	Nogales	16-19	Modesto	A	SEA
Michael Flynn	P	UA	16-18	Oklahoma City	AAA	LAD
Matt Fraizer	OF	UA	17-19	Indianapolis	AAA	PIT
Kevin Ginkel	P	UA	16	Arizona	MLB	ARI
Nick Gonzales	INF	Cienega	14-17	Pittsburgh	MLB	PIT
Darick Hall	1B	Buena	11-13	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI
Garrett Irvin	P	UA	20-22	Lansing	A+	OAK
Scott Kingery	2B	UA	13-15	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI
Randy Labaut	P	UA	17-19	Columbus	AAA	CLE
Gil Luna	P	UA	18-21	Birmingham	AA	CHW
Nik McClaughry	2B	UA	20-23	Fort Wayne	A+	SD
Tylor Megill	P	UA	17-19	NY Mets	MLB	NYM
Ian Mejia	P	Sahuarita	16-19	Mississippi	AA	ATL
Andrew Nardi	P	UA	19	Miami	MLB	MIA
Kevin Newman	SS	UA	13-15	Arizona	MLB	ARI
Jared Oliva	OF	UA	15-17	Arkansas	AA	SEA
Tanner O’Tremba	OF	UA	21-22	Eugene	A+	SF
Spencer Packard	OF	CDO	13-16	Tacoma	AAA	SEA
Rob Refsnyder	OF	UA	10-12	Boston	MLB	BOS
Alfonso Rivas	1B	UA	16-18	Memphis	AAA	STL
Kiko Romero	1B	UA*	23	Hudson Valley	A+	NYY
Milo Rushford	CF	WGHS	18-21	ACL Royals	RK	KC
Cesar Salazar	C	UA*	16-18	Houston	MLB	HOU
Chase Silseth	P	UA	21	Salt Lake	AAA	LAA
Austin Smith	P	UA	21	Mississippi	AA	ATL
Daniel Susac	C	UA	21-22	Midland	AA	OAK
Cal Stevenson	OF	UA	17-18	Lehigh Valley	AAA	PHI
Alex Verdugo	OF	Sahuaro	11-14	NY Yankees	MLB	NYY
Avery Weems	P	UA	18-19	Frisco	AA	TEX
Austin Wells	C	UA	19-20	NY Yankees	MLB	NYY
Donta’ Williams	OF	UA	18-21	Norfolk	AAA	BAL

LOCAL BATTERS IN THE PROS

Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Boissiere (60-day/arm)

Player	Team	Lvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Baez	MIN	A+	33	101	19	27	2	1	7	19	0	.252
*Boissiere	WAS	A+	33	112	11	24	4	0	2	15	0	.214
Bullard	MIA	A+	8	25	3	5	2	0	0	2	1	.200
Crisantes	ARI	RK	29	121	31	43	7	5	1	20	10	.355
Dalbec	BOS	MLB	33	76	6	10	2	0	1	7	3	.132
Davis	STL	A	49	175	22	37	14	0	5	30	3	.211
Dyer	TB	AA	35	106	16	23	5	2	1	8	3	.217
Fraizer	PIT	AAA	22	75	8	17	3	1	1	8	0	.231
Gonzales	PIT	MLB	32	122	17	38	7	1	5	25	2	.311
Hall	PHI	AAA	48	189	19	47	5	0	5	26	0	.249
Kingery	PHI	AAA	58	205	34	50	8	1	13	31	9	.244
McClaughry	SD	A+	46	140	17	24	6	2	0	8	4	.171
Newman	ARI	MLB	52	159	23	45	10	1	2	16	3	.283
O’Tremba	SF	A+	38	126	25	28	7	1	2	16	9	.222
Oliva	SEA	AA	42	113	23	24	3	0	5	15	18	.212
Packard	SEA	AAA	6	25	6	10	4	0	0	2	0	.400
Refsnyder	BOS	MLB	42	129	16	42	11	1	2	16	1	.326
Rivas	STL	AAA	50	172	27	43	11	2	1	20	0	.250
Romero	NYY	A+	34	102	15	23	6	0	4	14	4	.225
Rushford	KC	RK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Salazar	HOU	MLB	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Sands	SF	AAA	13	51	5	9	1	0	0	5	0	.176
Stevenson	PHI	AAA	58	169	28	43	10	3	3	21	15	.254
Susac	OAK	AA	41	162	14	43	7	0	3	16	3	.259
Verdugo	NYY	MLB	71	265	35	69	15	1	9	41	1	.260
Wells	NYY	MLB	41	120	14	25	7	0	2	10	1	.200
Williams	BAL	AAA	4	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.154

SUNDAY’S HOME RUNS

Nate Baez is a Class of 2019 graduate at Ironwood Ridge who went on to play at Arizona State

1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2 HRs (2-run HR and solo HR) (7th overall, 3rd in three days and 4th in last six games)

SUNDAY’S STANDOUTS

Spencer Packard’s FIFTH hit of the game is this RBI double to make it 12-3 in the ninth pic.twitter.com/Zfls9JLz9b
— Tacoma Rainiers (@RainiersLand) June 17, 2024

LF Spencer Packard (CDO), Mariners AAA, 5-6, 2 runs, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

1B Nate Baez (Ironwood Ridge), Twins A+, 2-3, 2 runs, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs

LF Matthew Dyer (Arizona), Rays AA, 2-4

2B Nick Gonzales (Cienega), Pirates MLB, 2-5, run

RF Rob Refsnyder (Arizona), Red Sox MLB, 2-3, run

1B Alfonso Rivas (Arizona), Cardinals AAA, 2-3, 3 runs, double, RBI

CF Chase Davis (Arizona), Cardinals A, 1-2, 2 runs, RBI, stolen base

1B Kiko Romero (CDO/Arizona), Yankees A+, 1-4, double

LOCAL PITCHERS IN THE PROS

Through games of June 16
*Injuries:
Bustamante (60-day/arm)
Silseth (60-day/elbow) – rehab assignment
Weems (7-day/arm)

Player	Team	Lvl	W-L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Barraza	LAA	A	0-2	17	0	1	21.1	19	11	9	16	19	3.80
*Bustamante	NYY	A	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dicochea	OAK	A	1-4	9	6	0	29	29	25	20	15	31	6.21
Fajardo	SEA	A	2-1	15	0	0	30	25	19	14	18	36	4.20
Flynn	LAD	AAA	1-0	17	0	2	24.1	17	14	12	9	36	4.44
Ginkel	ARI	MLB	5-1	29	0	5	28.1	29	15	10	5	22	3.18
Irvin	OAK	A+	1-1	17	0	1	18.2	23	18	14	13	22	6.75
Labaut	CLE	AAA	2-4	19	1	1	26.2	24	20	14	16	24	4.72
Luna	CHW	AA	2-1	19	0	2	20	14	9	6	20	22	2.70
Megill	NYM	MLB	2-3	6	6	0	30.2	27	15	12	13	37	3.52
Mejia	ATL	AA	5-0	11	11	0	60.1	38	12	12	21	67	1.79
Nardi	MIA	MLB	0-0	32	0	0	25.2	28	16	16	7	31	5.61
*Silseth	LAA	AAA	0-2	2	2	0	7.2	11	9	9	8	7	10.57
Smith	ATL	AA	0-0	4	0	0	3.2	7	5	5	3	4	12.27
*Weems	TEX	AA	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

SUNDAY’S STANDOUT

RHP Chris Barraza (Sahuarita/Arizona), Angels A, 1.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K (no decision)

RHP Kevin Ginkel (Arizona), Diamondbacks MLB, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)

LHP Garrett Irvin (Arizona), Athletics A+, 2.2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K (no decision)

LHP Gil Luna (Arizona), White Sox AA, 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K (no decision)

RHP Tylor Megill (Arizona), Mets MLB, 5 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K (win)

RHP Chase Silseth (Arizona), Angels AAA, 5 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K (loss)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (LAST 14 DAYS)

Tuesday, June 11
Spencer Packard – Assigned to Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) (Seattle Mariners)

Someone’s PACKING up and moving to Tacoma!
Spencer Packard gets his call up to Triple-A! Through 50 games with Arkansas this year, Pack raked with a .285 AVG, having collected 5 2B, 5 HR, and 29 RBIs. pic.twitter.com/pWQ9eAdd3t
— Arkansas Travelers (@ARTravs) June 11, 2024

Cesar Salazar – Recalled from from Sugar Land Space Cowboys (AAA) (Houston Astros)

Just do it https://t.co/8xhg7I3uVW pic.twitter.com/LTaFU2v7fm
— Cesar Salazar (@cesarsalazar34) May 16, 2024

Chase Silseth – Assigned to Salt Lake Bees (AAA) for rehab (Los Angeles Angels)

Chase Silseth (elbow) moving rehab to Triple-A https://t.co/hYemiNOeVk via @BKemp17 #RepTheHalo
— FantasyPros (@FantasyProsMLB) June 11, 2024

Sunday, June 9
Donny Sands – Released by Giants. The 28-year-old Salpointe graduate signed a minor-league deal with the club in mid-May after the Tigers released him at the end of spring training. The Yankees selected Sands in the eighth round of the 2015 draft, and he spent the next seven seasons in their system before the Yankees traded him to the Phillies ahead of the 2022 campaign. Sands made his MLB debut with Philadelphia the following September. He appeared in three games as a pinch-hitter and caught two innings behind the plate that season, the extent of his big-league career. The Phillies traded him to the Tigers during the 2022-23 offseason. Sands’ background of being a homeless teen while at Salpointe made national news. This occurred after his father died of a heart attack and his mom Alma had to move to her native Mexico to find employment.

*Donny Sands batted .450 as a senior at Salpointe in 2015*

Thursday, June 6
Branden Boissiere – IL-60 Injured/arm (Washington Nationals)

Tuesday, June 4
Matthew Dyer – Assigned to Montgomery Biscuits (AA) (Tampa Bay Rays)
Milo Rushford – Assigned to ACL Royals (Rk) (Kansas City Royals)
Donta’ Williams – Assigned to Norfolk Tides (AAA) (Baltimore Orioles)

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Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona

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April 19, 2026

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Person accused of making terroristic threats to medical facility in northern Arizona

PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.

Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.

Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.

The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.

“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.

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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals

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April 19, 2026

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NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals

In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.

We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?

Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.

Cardinals 4-round mock draft

Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.

Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber

What we think of the picks

The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.

Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.

Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.

Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.

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Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney

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April 18, 2026

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Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Arizona State CB Keith Abney

Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.

Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:

(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)

Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State

Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.

Concern level 0/10

There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.

His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.

He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.

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