S31 Rookie Class

37 Pine Tar rookies, who are making an impact on their team and on the league, are noted below.  Each rookie has their current statistics and method of entry into the league listed.

Notes:
-The Season 31 rookie class is not nearly as strong as Season 30's, where rookies Wendell Werth and Felipe Osorio were nominated as MVP finalists.  Click on the following link for last season's rookie blog: Season 30 Rookie Class Blog.
-27 of the 37 rookies were acquired in the Amateur Draft, while only 10 were signed as International Free Agents.  
-Of the 27 rookies selected in the Amateur Draft, nine were top-10 picks and eight were chosen in the second round or later.  While there were no #1 picks, starting pitchers Michael Boyer (Indianapolis) and Collin Pavano (Iowa City) were #2 picks in Season 28 and 26, respectively.  The latest selection was Jackson relief pitcher Rick Cooper (#238 pick in Season 26).  
-Of the 10 rookies who were signed as IFAs, five were paid $10 million or more, while two were signed for less than $2 million.  SP Esteban Mujica (Indianapolis) was paid the most at $33 million and CF Jamie Dong (Cincinnati) was a steal at only $890K.
-Louisville RP Tyreace Green was acquired as far back as Season 23, while RF Neifi Gil (Houston) was signed this season in the IFA market.
-Horvie's front-runners for the AL Rookie-of-the-Year award are Abraham Logan (Nashville) and Esteban Mujica (Indianapolis).  
-Horvie's front-runners for the NL Rookie-of-the-Year award are Collin Pavano (Iowa City), Neifi Gil (Houston), and Russell Castillo (Minnesota).


Position Players
*You can click on each player's name to view their HBD profile.

C - Tony Anderson (Indianapolis)
Draft/IFA: #98 Pick - S26
Stats: .288 BA, .362 OBP, 23 RBI, 28% CS

C - Wallace Duffy (St. Louis)
Draft/IFA: #26 Pick - S29
Stats: .324 OBP, 17 HR, 47 RBI

C - Shouta Wang (Huntington)
Draft/IFA: $1.9M IFA - S24
Stats: .285 BA, .348 OBP, 19 HR, 76 RBI

1B - Angel De La Rosa (Nashville)
Draft/IFA: $13.2 IFA - S26
Stats: .256 BA, 30 HR, 79 RBI

1B - Harley Rose (Durham)
Draft/IFA: #36 Pick - S25
Stats: .258 BA, 31 HR, 88 RBI

1B - Brian Woolf (Salem)
Draft/IFA: #22 Pick - S27
Stats: .316 OBP, 19 HR, 55 RBI, 18 SB, 8 Plus Plays

2B - Russell Castillo (Minnesota)
Draft/IFA: #21 Pick - S28
Stats: .306 BA, .354 OBP, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 21 SB

2B - Nate Harrison (St. Louis)
Draft/IFA: #43 Pick - S28
Stats: .281 BA, 13 HR, 40 RBI, 13 SB, 11 Plus Plays

2B - Abraham Logan (Nashville)
Draft/IFA: #2 Pick - S27
Stats: .317 BA, .933 OPS, 22 HR, 75 RBI, 12 SB

2B - John Nix (Dover)
Draft/IFA: #90 Pick - S27

Stats: .270 BA, 29 RBI, 27 SB, 14 Plus Plays

2B - Raul Quintero (Jacksonville)
Draft/IFA: $16M IFA - S28
Stats: 21 HR, 53 RBI

CF - Jamie Dong (Cincinnati)
Draft/IFA: $890K IFA - S25
Stats: .327 OBP, 32 SB, 11 Plus Plays

CF - Louis Fitzgerald (Houston)
Draft/IFA: #5 Pick - S28
Stats: .287 BA, .377 OBP, 44 RBI, 12 SB

CF - Shane Pose (Colorado Springs)
Draft/IFA: #33 Pick - S26
Stats: .337 OBP, 17 HR, 52 RBI, 5 Plus Plays

CF - Russell Rucker (Oklahoma City)
Draft/IFA: #8 Pick - S26
Stats: .335 OBP, 15 HR, 45 RBI, 27 SB, 8 Plus Plays

CF - Roberto Valdivia (Milwaukee)
Draft/IFA: #47 Pick - S27
Stats: .297 BA, .359 OBP, 15 RBI, 13 SB, 5 Plus Plays

CF - Eswalin Zorrilla (Scranton)
Draft/IFA: #72 Pick - S26
Stats: .287 BA, .359 OBP, 17 RBI, 21 SB, 3 Plus Plays

RF - Vin Chavez (Boston)
Draft/IFA: #62 Pick - S29
Stats: .325 BA, .387 OBP, 16 HR, 45 RBI

RF - Neifi Gil (Houston)
Draft/IFA: $29M IFA - S31
Stats: .274 BA, 26 HR, 67 RBI

RF - Andres Rivera (Houston)
Draft/IFA: $21M IFA - S29
Stats: .270 BA, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 16 SB, 6 Plus Plays

Pitchers

SP - Enrique Aparicio (Jackson)
Draft/IFA: #57 Pick - S25
Stats: 9-12, 4.32 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, .255 OAV

SP - Michael Boyer (Indianapolis)
Draft/IFA: #2 Pick - S28
Stats: 6-10, 4.83 ERA, 1.43 ERA, .248 OAV

SP - Stewart Hall (Houston)
Draft/IFA: #14 Pick - S27
Stats: 6-5, 4.22 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, .275 OAV

SP - Travis Morris (Iowa City)
Draft/IFA: #4 Pick - S28
Stats: 6-9, 4.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, .251 OAV

SP - Esteban Mujica (Indianapolis)
Draft/IFA: $33M IFA - S29
Stats: 11-6, 2.60 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .197 OAV

SP - Collin Pavano (Iowa City)
Draft/IFA: #2 Pick - S26
Stats: 8-5, 2.97 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, .240 OAV

RP - Dillon Abbott (Fresno)
Draft/IFA: #6 Pick - S28
Stats: 16 Saves, 2.83 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, .240 OAV

RP - Rick Cooper (Jackson)
Draft/IFA: #238 Pick - S26
Stats: 3.75 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, .258 OAV

RP - Tyreace Green (Louisville)
Draft/IFA: #138 Pick - S23
Stats: 6-0, 4.03 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, .205 OAV

RP - Randall Hundley (Scranton)
Draft/IFA: #9 Pick - S27
Stats: 3.47 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .229 OAV

RP - Buddy Kirby (Iowa City)
Draft/IFA: #117 Pick - S24
Stats: 6-6, 11 Saves, 3.21 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .208 OAV

RP - Junior Martin (Iowa City)
Draft/IFA: $9.3M IFA - S27
Stats: 1.71 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, .195 OAV

RP - Everth Martinez (Texas)
Draft/IFA: $1.4M IFA - S25
Stats: 8 Saves, 2.64 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, .213 OAV

RP - Domingo Mendoza (Vancouver)
Draft/IFA: $14M IFA - S27
Stats: 10-3, 3.84 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, .274 OAV

RP - Edinson Terrero (Helena)
Draft/IFA: #38 Pick - S27
Stats: 6-6, 4.19 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .260 OAV

RP - Jared Witt (Louisville)
Draft/IFA: #73 Pick - S25
Stats: 5 Saves, 3.19 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .246 OAV

RP - Erik Zaun (Oklahoma City)
Draft/IFA: #7 Pick - S27
Stats: 6-5, 14 Saves, 2.65 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .214 OAV