September MLB roster expansion roundup
Let the floodgates open.
On Friday, Sept. 1, Major League active rosters can expand to include any member of an organization's 40-man roster, meaning some of the game's most prominent prospects will get their chance to play in The Show in the coming weeks.
Below is a running list of players ranked among their organization's top 30 prospects who've been called up to the Majors this month, along with some other notable Minor Leaguers. Check out Toolshed's September callup preview for some possible big-name transactions to come. For a rundown of all first-time MLB callups in 2017, click here.
| NAME | POS | MLB ORG | MiLB TEAM | 2017 NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Banda | LHP | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 4; 5.39 era, 116 k, 51 BB in 122 IP at Triple-A; 7.32 ERA in four starts in MLB |
| Jimmie Sherfy | RHP | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 15; 3.12 ERA, 0.96 WHIP 61 K, 10 BB in 49 IP at Triple-A; three appearances in MLB |
| Ildemaro Vargas | INF | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 22; .312/.355/.462, 10 HR, 4 3B, 35 2B, 9 SB at Triple-A; three games in MLB |
| Christian Walker | 1B/OF | ARI | Triple-A Reno | ARI No. 27; .309/.382/.597 at Triple-A; ranked in second in PCL with .980 OPS; tied for second in Minors with 32 HR |
| Luiz Gohara | LHP | ATL | Triple-A Gwinnett | ATL No. 8, No. 91 overall; more on promotion |
| Max Fried | LHP | ATL | Triple-A Gwinnett | ATL No. 10; 5.54 ERA, 91 K, 45 BB in 92 2/3 IP at Triple-A, Double-A; four appearances in MLB |
| Rio Ruiz | 3B | ATL | Triple-A Gwinnett | ATL No. 21; .247/.322/.446, 16 HR at Triple-A; .175 AVG, 2 HR in 31 G in MLB |
| Chance Sisco | C | BAL | Triple-A Norfolk | BAL No. 1, No. 50 overall; more on promotion |
| Austin Hays | OF | BAL | Double-A Bowie | BAL No. 2, No. 97 overall; more on promotion |
| Tanner Scott | LHP | BAL | Double-A Bowie | BAL No. 6; 2.22 ERA, 87 K, 46 BB, .188 average-against in 69 IP at Double-A |
| Gabriel Ynoa | RHP | BAL | Triple-A Norfolk | BAL No. 25; 5.25 ERA, 72 K, 24 BB in 106 1/3 IP at Triple-A; four appearances in MLB |
| Sam Travis | 1B | BOS | Triple-A Pawtucket | BOS No. 4; .270/.351/.375, 6 HR at Triple-A; .279 AVG, 5 2B in 18 G in MLB |
| Austin Maddox | RHP | BOS | Triple-A Pawtucket | BOS No. 29; 2.92 ERA, 46 K, .183 AVG-against in 49 1/3 IP at Triple-A, Double-A; three appearances in MLB |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | INF | BOS | Triple-A Pawtucket | BOS No. 23; .267/.335/.410, 7 HR, 10 SB at Triple-A, Double-A; .283/.377/.358 in 21 games in MLB |
| Ryan McMahon | INF | COL | Triple-A Albuquerque | COL No. 3, No. 63 overall; .355/.403/.583, 20 HR, 4 3B, 39 2B, 11 SB at Triple-A, Double-A; four games in MLB |
| Tom Murphy | C | COL | Triple-A Albuquerque | COL No. 9; .255/.312/.426, 4 HR at Triple-A; eight games in MLB; missed start of the season with fractured right wrist |
| Victor Caratini | C/1B | CHC | Triple-A Iowa | CHC No. 6; Pacific Coast League end-of-season All-Star; .342/.393/.558, 10 HR at Triple-A; .268 AVG, HR, 3 2B in 17 G in MLB |
| Jen-Ho Tseng | RHP | CHC | Triple-A Iowa | CHC No. 13; 2.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 122 K, 38 BB in 145 1/3 IP at Double-A, Triple-A; named Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year |
| Dillon Maples | RHP | CHC | Triple-A Iowa | CHC No. 14; 2.27 ERA, 100 K, 37 BB, .192 AVG against in 63 1/3 IP at Class A Advanced, Double-A, Triple-A |
| Rob Zastryzny | RHP | CHC | Triple-A Iowa | CHC No. 24; 5.94 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 40 K, 14 BB in 47 IP at Triple-A; one appearance in MLB |
| Rookie Davis | RHP | CIN | Triple-A Louisville | CIN No. 19; 4.72 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 48 K, 10 BB in 55 1/3 IP at Triple-A; 7.58 ERA in 19 IP in MLB |
| Keury Mella | RHP | CIN | Double-A Pensacola | CIN No. 21; 4.30 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 109 K in 134 IP at Double-A |
| Ariel Hernandez | RHP | CIN | Triple-A Louisville | CIN No. 24; 3.24 ERA, 58 K, 39 BB, .190 AVG against in 50 IP at Triple-A, Double-A; 5.28 ERA, 21 K in 15 1/3 IP in MLB |
| Francisco Mejia | C | CLE | Double-A Akron | CLE No. 1, No. 16 overall; more on promotion |
| Greg Allen | OF | CLE | Double-A Akron | CLE No. 8; more on promotion |
| Shawn Morimando | LHP | CLE | Triple-A Columbus | CLE No. 17; 4.41 ERA, 128 K, 57 BB in 159 1/3 IP at Triple-A |
| Carson Fulmer | RHP | CWS | Triple-A Charlotte | CWS No. 11; 5.79 ERA, 96 K, 65 BB in 126 IP at Triple-A; one appearance in MLB |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | DET | Triple-A Toledo | DET No. 4; .265/.343/.484, 15 HR at Triple-A; .171 AVG, HR, 3 RBIs in 12 G in MLB |
| Walker Buehler | RHP | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | LAD No. 1, No. 12 overall; 3-3, 3.35 ERA, 125 K, 31 BB in 88 2/3 IP across three levels this season; more on promotion |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | LAD No. 2, No. 28 overall; more on promotion |
| Wilmer Font | RHP | LAD | Triple-A Oklahoma City | Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year; 3.42 ERA, 178 K, 35 BB in 134 1/3 IP at Triple-A |
| Brian Anderson | 3B | MIA | Triple-A New Orleans | MIA No. 3; .275/.361/.492, 22 HR, 3 3B, 21 2B at Triple-A, Double-A |
| Dillon Peters | LHP | MIA | Triple-A New Orleans | MIA No. 4; 1.57 ERA, 55 K, 17 BB in 63 IP at Triple-A, Double-A, Rookie-level |
| Brandon Woodruff | RHP | MIL | Triple-A Colorado Springs | MIL No. 4, No. 90 overall; 4.30 ERA, 70 K, 25 BB in 75 1/3 IP at Triple-A; 1.62 ERA, 12 K in 16 2/3 IP in MLB |
| Brett Phillips | OF | MIL | Triple-A Colorado Springs | MIL No. 12; .305/.377/.567, 19 HR, 10 3B, 23 2B at Triple-A; .229/.289/.429 in 15 G in MLB |
| Tomas Nido | C | NYM | Double-A Binghamton | NYM No. 11; .232/.287/.354, 8 HR at Double-A; 45.1 percent caught-stealing rate |
| Jacob Rhame | RHP | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 23; 4.00 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 66 K, 10 BB in 54 IP at Triple-A; traded from LAD on Aug. 20 |
| Jamie Callahan | RHP | NYM | Triple-A Las Vegas | NYM No. 30; 2.94 ERA, 66 K, 17 BB in 52 IP at Double-A, Triple-A; traded from BOS on July 31 |
| Miguel Andujar | 3B | NYY | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | NYY No. 6, No. 96 overall; more on promotion |
| Tyler Austin | 1B/OF | NYY | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | NYY No. 15; .275/.342/.544, 10 HR, 1 3B, 14 2B at Triple-A; 7-for-30 (.233), 2 HR in MLB; missed part of season with broken bone in left foot |
| Domingo German | RHP | NYY | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | NYY No. 21; 2.88 ERA, 119 K, 32 BB in 109 1/3 IP at Double-A, Triple-A; 3.38 ERA in five appearances in MLB |
| Ben Heller | RHP | NYY | Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | NYY No. 23; 2.88 ERA, 82 K, .172 AVG against in 56 1/3 IP at Triple-A; two appearances in MLB |
| Franklin Barreto | SS/2B | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 1, No. 37 overall; .290/.339/.456, 15 HR, 15 SB at Triple-A; .190 AVG, 2 HR over 11 G in MLB |
| Renato Nunez | 3B/OF | OAK | Triple-A Nashville | OAK No. 22; .249/.319/.518 at Triple-A; tied for second in MiLB with 32 HR |
| J.P. Crawford | SS | PHI | Triple-A Lehigh Valley | PHI No. 4, No. 60 overall; .243/.351/.405, 15 HR, 75 runs, 63 RBIs at Triple-A; more on promotion |
| Edgar Santana | RHP | PIT | Triple-A Indianapolis | PIT No. 22; 2.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP 54 K, 12 BB in 58 IP at Triple-A; 6.52 ERA in 10 appearances in MLB |
| Andrew Moore | RHP | SEA | Triple-A Tacoma | SEA No. 4; 3.04 ERA, 99 K, 22 BB in 109 2/3 IP at Triple-A, Double-A; 6.34 ERA in 38 1/3 IP in MLB |
| Daniel Vogelbach | 1B | SEA | Triple-A Tacoma | SEA No. 11; .290/.388/.455, 17 HR, 25 2B at Triple-A; 3-for-17 over seven games in MLB |
| Jack Flaherty | RHP | STL | Triple-A Memphis | STL No. 3, No. 53 overall; more on promotion |
| Harrison Bader | OF | STL | Triple-A Memphis | STL No. 5, No. 99 overall; .283/.347/.469, 20 HR, 15 SB at Triple-A; six games in MLB |
| Magneuris Sierra | OF | STL | Triple-A Memphis | STL No. 6; .270/.318/.363, 1 HR, 7 3B, 21 2B, 20 SB at Class A Advanced, Double-A; 19-for-52 (.365) in 13 games in MLB |
| Sandy Alcantara | RHP | STL | Double-A Springfield | STL No. 9; 4.31 ERA, 106 K, 54 BB in 125 1/3 IP at Double-A |
| Chih-Wei Hu | RHP | TB | Triple-A Durham | TB No. 20; 3.06 ERA, 57 K, 12 BB in 61 2/3 IP at Triple-A; four appearances in MLB |
| Willie Calhoun | 2B/Of | TEX | Triple-A Round Rock | TEX No. 2, No. 64 overall; more on promotion |
| Yohander Mendez | LHP | TEX | Double-A Frisco | TEX No. 4; 3.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 124 K, 43 BB in 137 2/3 IP at Double-A |
| Teoscar Hernandez | OF | TOR | Triple-A Buffalo | TOR No. 5; .265/.351/.490, 18 HR, 16 SB at Triple-A; traded from HOU on July 31 |
| Richard Urena | SS | TOR | Double-A New Hampshire | TOR No. 11; .247/.286/.359, 5 HR, 3 3B, 36 2B at Double-A |
| Victor Robles | OF | WSH | Double-A Harrisburg | WSH No. 1, No. 4 overall; more on promotion |
| Erick Fedde | RHP | WSH | Triple-A Syracuse | WSH No. 3; 3.69 ERA, 79 K, 23 BB in 90 1/3 IP at Double-A, Triple-A; 9.39 ERA,15 K, 8 BB in 15 1/3 IP in MLB |
| Raudy Read | C | WSH | Double-A Harrisburg | WSH No. 14; .265/.312/.455, 17 HR at Double-A; 30.6 percent caught-stealing rate |
| Pedro Severino | C | WSH | Triple-A Syracuse | WSH No. 15; .242/.291/.332, 5 HR at Triple-A; 31.0 percent caught-stealing rate; nine games in MLB |
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