September MLB roster expansion roundup
Top 30 organizational prospects making their move to the Majors
The 1st of September arrived Thursday, bringing one of the most significant days on the calendar for Major League rosters. Clubs can now add any members of their 40-man roster to their active Major League roster. That usually means a good amount of prospects step on the game's biggest stage over the course of just a couple of weeks.
Below you'll find a running list of players who are ranked among their organization's top 30 prospects, according to MLB.com, and have been called up to the Majors as part of September roster expansions. (Other notable non-prospects will also be included.) For more info on who could get the call, check out last Friday's Toolshed.
Top 30 prospects, other notable players moved to majors
| NAME | POS | MLB ORG | MiLB TEAM | 2016 NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socrates Brito | OF | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 2; .294 AVG, 6 HR, 8 3B, 10 2B, 7 SB in 73 games at Triple-A; 10-for-54 (.185) in 19 games in MLB |
| Peter O'Brien | OF/1B | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 10; .254/.295/.505, 24 HR in 105 games at Triple-A; 7-for-57 (.123), 4 HR in 24 games in MLB |
| Matt Koch | RHP | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 20; 4.08 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 74 K, 19 BB in 121 1/3 innings at Triple-A/Double-A |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 24; .321/.419/.581, 25 HR, 5 3B, 34 2B, 94 RBIs, 12 SB in 129 games at Triple-A/Double-A; 9-for-38 (.237) in 10 games in MLB |
| Rio Ruiz | 3B | ATL | Triple-A Gwinnett | ATL No. 15; .271/.355/.400, 10 HR in 133 games at Triple-A |
| Trey Mancini | 1B | BAL | Triple-A Norfolk | BAL No. 5; .282/.357/.458, 20 HR, 5 3B, 26 2B in 142 games at Triple-A/Double-A |
| Chris Lee | LHP | BAL | Double-A Bowie | BAL No. 9; 5-0, 2.98 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 19 K in 51 1/3 IP at Double-A; missed most of season with shoulder injury |
| Yoan Moncada | 2B/3B | BOS | Double-A Portland | BOS No. 1; No. 1 overall; full news on promotion |
| Robert Stephenson | RHP | CIN | Triple-A Louisville | CIN No. 4; No. 60 overall; 4.41 ERA, 120 K, 71 BB in 136 2/3 IP; made two MLB starts in April |
| Erik Gonzalez | SS | CLE | Triple-A Columbus | CLE No. 9; .296 AVG, .779 OPS, 11 HR, 12 SB; 10 games in MLB |
| Adam Plutko | RHP | CLE | Triple-A Columbus | CLE No. 14; 3.73 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 130 K, 46 BB in 161 2/3 IP at Triple-A/Double-A |
| Shawn Armstrong | RHP | CLE | Triple-A Columbus | CLE No. 29; 1.76 ERA, 77 K, 29 BB in 51 IP; made four appearances in MLB |
| Ryan Merritt | LHP | CLE | Triple-A Columbus | CLE No. 30; 3.70 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 92 K, 23 BB, in 143 1/3 IP at Triple-A; made two appearances in MLB |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | COL | Triple-A Albuquerque | COL No. 4; No. 78 overall; .328/.361/.458, 8 HR, 23 SB in 128 games at Double-A/Triple-A |
| German Marquez | RHP | COL | Triple-A Albuquerque | COL No. 6; 3.13 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 155 K, 39 BB in 166 2/3 IP at Double-A/Triple-A |
| Jordan Patterson | OF/1B | COL | Triple-A Albuquerque | COL No. 18; .293/.376/.480, 14 HR, 7 3B, 24 2B, 10 SB in 119 games |
| Juan Minaya | RHP | CWS | Triple-A Charlotte | CWS No. 30, 3.63 ERA, 47 K in 52 IP; claimed on waivers from HOU in June |
| Dixon Machado | SS | DET | Triple-A Toledo | DET No. 14; .266 AVG, .705 OPS, 17 SB; played four games in MLB |
| David Paulino | RHP | HOU | Triple-A Fresno | HOU No. 4; No. 76 overall; 2.00 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 100 K, 19 BB in 90 IP across three levels; full news on promotion |
| Colin Moran | 3B | HOU | Triple-A Fresno | HOU No. 9; .259/.329/.368, 10 HR, 69 RBIs in 117 games at Triple-A; 2-for-19 (.105) over six games in MLB |
| James Hoyt | RHP | HOU | Triple-A Fresno | HOU No. 16; 1.64 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 93 K, 19 BB in 55 IP; 7.27 ERA, 9 K in 8 1/3 IP in MLB |
| Brady Rodgers | RHP | HOU | Triple-A Fresno | HOU No. 22; Named PCL Pitcher of the Year; 12-4, 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 116 K, 23 BB in 132 IP |
| Jandel Gustave | RHP | HOU | Triple-A Fresno | HOU No. 26; 3.79 ERA, 55 K in 57 IP; made three appearances in MLB |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B/OF | KC | Triple-A Omaha | KC No. 2; .296/.366/.533, 23 HR, 1 3B, 44 2B, 75 RBIs |
| Alec Mills | RHP | KC | Triple-A Omaha | KC No. 9; 3.22 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 122 K, 31 BB in 125 2/3 IP across two levels; made one appearance in MLB |
| Alex Meyer | RHP | LAA | Triple-A Salt Lake | LAA No. 12; 1.86 ERA, 40 K, 6 BB in 29 IP across four levels; acquired from Twins on Aug. 1 |
| Jose De Leon | RHP | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | LAD No. 2; 7-1, 2.61 ERA, 111:20 K:BB in 16 starts; full news on promotion |
| Austin Barnes | C/2B | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | LAD No. 10; .295/.380/.443, 33 XBH, 18 SB in 85 games; 4-for-25 over 16 games in MLB |
| Brock Stewart | RHP | LAD | Double-A Tulsa | LAD No. 14; 1.79 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 129 K, 19 BB in 121 IP across three levels; 7.94 ERA in four appearances in MLB |
| Micah Johnson | 2B/OF | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | LAD No. 21; .261/.321/.356, 5 HR, 26 SB in 120 games at Triple-A; played two games in MLB |
| Yasiel Puig | OF | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | .348/.400/.594, 4 HR; .260/.320/.386 over 81 games in MLB |
| Tomas Telis | C | MIA | Triple-A New Orleans | MIA No. 12; .310 AVG, .791 OPS; two games in MLB |
| Destin Hood | OF | MIA | Triple-A New Orleans | MIA No. 30; .267 AVG, .751 OPS, 15 HR, 11 SB |
| Michael Reed | OF | MIL | Triple-A Colorado Springs | MIL No. 27; .248/.366/.365, 8 HR, 20 SB in 121 games at Triple-A; played two games in MLB |
| Byron Buxton | OF | MIN | Triple-A Rochester | Former top overall prospect; .305/.359/.568, 11 HR in 49 games at Triple-A; .195 AVG in 64 games in MLB |
| Gavin Cecchini | SS | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 3; .325/.390/.448, 8 HR in 117 games at Triple-A |
| Brandon Nimmo | OF | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 5; .352/.423/.541, 11 HR, 7 SB in 97 games at Triple-A; 14-for-59 (.237) over 20 games in MLB |
| Gabriel Ynoa | RHP | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 18; 12-5, 3.97 ERA, 78 K in 154 1/3 IP; made three appearances in MLB in August |
| T.J. Rivera | INF | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 30; .353/.393/.516, 11 HR, 1 3B, 31 2B in 105 games at Triple-A; just snuck past Nimmo for PCL batting title; 11-for-38 (.289) in 13 games in MLB |
| Mason Williams | OF | NYY | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | NYY No. 22; .296 AVG, .689 OPS in 31 games at Triple-A; missed most of season due to shoulder injury; didn't make season debut until July 2 |
| Renato Nunez | 3B | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 5; .228/.278/.412, 23 HR, 2 3B, 20 2B, 75 RBIs in 128 games at Triple-A |
| Dillon Overton | LHP | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 13; 13-5, 3.29 ERA, 105 K, 31 BB in 125 2/3 IP at Triple-A; posted 10.97 ERA in five starts in MLB |
| Jharel Cotton | RHP | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 14; 4.31 ERA, 155 K, 39 BB in 135 2/3 IP at two Triple-A stops; traded from LAD to OAK in Josh Reddick/Rich Hill deal in July |
| Matt Olson | OF/1B | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 15; .235/.335/.422, 17 HR, 1 3B, 34 2B, 60 RBIs, 71 BB, 132 K in 131 games at Triple-A |
| Raul Alcantara | RHP | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 29; 1.18 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 32 K, 3 BB in 45 2/3 IP at Triple-A; 4.80 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 73 K in 90 IP at Double-A |
| Jorge Alfaro | C | PHI | Double-A Reading | PHI No. 4; No. 61 overall; full news on promotion |
| Roman Quinn | OF | PHI | Double-A Reading | PHI No. 8; full news on promotion |
| Alec Asher | RHP | PHI | Double-A Reading | PHI No. 30; 2.37 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 46 K, 10 BB in 64 2/3 IP across three levels; made one start in MLB |
| Tyler Glasnow | RHP | PIT | Triple-A Indianapolis | PIT No. 1; No. 8 overall; 1.93 ERA, 144 K, 68 BB in 116 2/3 IP at Double-A/Triple-A; made two starts in MLB; will work out of bullpen initially |
| Steven Brault | LHP | PIT | Rookie-level Bristol | PIT No. 14; 3.91 ERA, 81 K in 71 1/3 IP in Triple-A; had been stashed in Bristol for roster purposes |
| Trevor Williams | RHP | PIT | Triple-A Indianapolis | PIT No. 27; 2.53 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 74 K in 110 1/3 innings in Triple-A |
| Manuel Margot | OF | SD | Triple-A El Paso | SD No. 2; full news on promotion |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | SD | Triple-A El Paso | SD No. 3; full news on promotion |
| Carlos Asuaje | 2B | SD | Triple-A El Paso | SD No. 20; full news on promotion |
| Dan Vogelbach | 1B | SEA | Triple-A Tacoma | SEA No. 7; .292/.417/.505, 23 HR, 2 3B, 25 2B, 96 RBI, 97 BB, 101 K in 133 games at Triple-A; acquired from CHC on July 20 |
| Ben Gamel | OF | SEA | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | SEA No. 15; Hasn't made organizational debut after trade from NYY on Aug. 31; named IL MVP; .308/.365/.420, 37 XBH, 19 SB |
| Steven Okert | LHP | SFG | Triple-A Sacramento | SF No. 11; 3.80 ERA, 60 K in 47 1/3 IP; seven appearances in MLB |
| Ty Blach | LHP | SFG | Triple-A Sacramento | SF No. 23; 14-7, 3.43 ERA, 113 K in 162 2/3 IP |
| Carson Kelly | C | STL | Triple-A Memphis | STL No. 11; .289/.343/.395, 6 HR in 96 games at Double-A/Triple-A |
| Mike Mayers | RHP | STL | Triple-A Memphis | STL No. 30; 3.19 ERA, 127 K in 144 IP at Double-A/Triple-A; allowed 9 ER in 1 1/3 IP in one MLB start |
| Richie Shaffer | INF/OF | TB | Triple-A Durham | TB No. 20; .227 AVG, .695 OPS, 11 HR, 27 2B, 48 RBIs; played five games in MLB |
| Joey Gallo | 3B/1B/OF | TEX | Triple-A Round Rock | TEX No. 1; No. 11 overall; .240/.367/.529, 25 HR in 102 games; 1-for-15, 9 K over six games in MLB |
| Yohander Mendez | LHP | TEX | Triple-A Round Rock | TEX No. 2; No. 59 overall; 12-3, 2.19 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 113 K in 111 IP |
| Andrew Faulkner | LHP | TEX | Triple-A Round Rock | TEX No. 18; 3.97 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 39 K in 45 1/3 IP at Triple-A; 6.75 ERA in nine appearances in MLB |
| Brett Nicholas | C/1B | TEX | Triple-A Round Rock | TEX No. 25; .288/.351/.458, 13 HR; 9-for-35 (.257), 2 HR over 10 games in MLB |
| Lucas Giolito | RHP | WSH | Triple-A Syracuse | WSH No. 1; No. 3 overall; 2.97 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 116 K, 44 BB in 115 1/3 IP across three levels; 5.63 ERA, 7 K, 11 BB over four starts in MLB |
| Pedro Severino | C | WSH | Triple-A Syracuse | WSH No. 14; .271 AVG, .653 OPS, 2 HR; 7-for-17 (.412), HR, 2B over eight games in MLB |