Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: May 13

It’s baseball season yet again.

The Major League Baseball season is underway and several former Mississippi State players are doing their thing on baseball’s biggest stage. That includes former State standout Jake Mangum who made his debut with Tampa Bay this year and he has made a major impact.

The State legend is one of 10 former Bulldogs that are active in the league with several more likely in and out this year. A few players made moves in the offseason like Nathaniel Lowe going to Washington and Adam Frazier making his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jordan Westburg is back looking to build on his breakthrough season with the Baltimore Orioles while Brent Rooker is hoping to continue his great run with Oakland. State also has veteran arms Kendall Graveman, Brandon Woodruff and JP France working back recovering from injuries last season.

Last week, Rooker had a seven-hit week with his 10^th home run of the season. He also played in his 400^th career game.  

RHP Kendall Graveman, Arizona Diamondbacks   

Last Week:  N/A (Placed on 15-day injured list on March 27 for right lumbar strain)

Season: N/A

Career: 11 seasons, 37-43, 3.95 ERA, 279 app., 80 starts, 24 saves, 651.2 IP, 648 H, 312 R, 286 ER, 219 BB, 494 K

RHP Chris Stratton, Kansas City Royals  

Last Week:       0-0, 2 App., 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. Chicago White Sox, May 8 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. Boston Red Sox, May 10 –  2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K

Season: 0-0, 7.20 ERA, 11 App., 15.0 IP, 25 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 7 BB, 15 K

Career: 10 seasons, 41-27, 4.60 ERA, 370 app., 42 starts, 16 SV, 618.1 IP, 631 H, 344 R, 316 ER, 256 BB, 563 K

RHP J.P. France, Houston Astros

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 60-Day IL recovering from shoulder surgery)  

Season:  N/A

Career: 3 seasons, 11-9, 4.40 ERA, 29 App., 28 S, 161.2 IP, 169 H, 85 R, 79 ER, 55 BB, 123 K

RHP J.T. Ginn, Oakland Athletics

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 15-day IL on April 25 with right elbow inflammation)

Season:  1-1, 4.61 ERA, 3 S, 13.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 BB, 15 K

Career: 2 seasons, 2-2, 4.34 ERA, 11 App., 9 S, 47.2 IP, 51 H, 23 R, 15 BB, 44 K

OF Hunter Renfroe, Kansas City Royals     

Last Week:       5 G, .222, 2 H, 3 K

                             Vs. CWS, May 6 –  0-0

                             Vs. CWS, May 7 – 0-0

                             Vs. CWS, May 8 – 0-4, 1 K

                             Vs. BOS, May 9 – 0-1, 1 K

                             Vs. BOS, May 10 – 2-4, 1 K

Season: 30 G, .167, 14 H, 2 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 7 BB, 19 K, .228 OBP, .202 SLG

Career: 10 seasons, 991 G, .236 BA, 804 H, 451 R, 183 2B, 4 3B, 192 HR, 510 RBI, 288 BB, 921 K, 15-20 SB, .298 OBP, .461 SLG

2B Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates  

Last Week:       6 G, .154, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K

                             Vs. St. Louis Cardinals, May 6 – 0-1

                             Vs. STL, May 7 – 0-3

                             Vs. Atlanta Braves, May 9 – 0-3, 1 K

                             Vs. ATL, May 10 – 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. ATL, May 11 – 1-1, 1 R

                            Vs. New York Mets, May 12 – 0-1

Season:  39 G, .228, 26 H, 11 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 BB, 20 K, 3-4 SB, .294 OBP, .307 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,105 G, .263 BA, 929 H, 479 R, 183 2B, 28 3B, 62 HR, 349 RBI, 291 BB, 535 K, 58-91 SB, .326 OBP, .383 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Texas Rangers

Last Week:       7 G, .148, 4 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K

                             Vs. Cleveland Guardians, May 6 – 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. CLE, May 6 – 1-4, 1 K

                             Vs. CLE, May 7 – 0-2, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. STL, May 9 – 0-4, 1 K

                             Vs. STL, May 10 – 0-4, 1 K

                             Vs. STL, May 11 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. ATL, May 12 – 0-4, 1 K

 Season: 42 G, .236, 37 H, 15 R, 7 2B, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 17 BB, 49 K, 1-1 SB, .314 OBP, .414 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 728 G, .269 BA, 710 H, 349 R, 121 2B, 10 3B, 96 HR, 358 RBI, 331 BB, 726 K, 15-17 SB, .353 OBP, .432 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       5 G, .333 BA, 7 H, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, 2-2 SB

                             Vs. Seattle Mariners, May 6 – 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2-2 SB

                             Vs. SEA, May 7 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. New York Yankees, May 9 – 1-4, 1 K

                             Vs. NYY, May 10 – 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K

                             Vs. NYY, May 11 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 K

Season:  41 G, .253, 42 H, 28 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 22 RBI, 13 BB, 47 K, 2-3 SB, .315 OBP, .488 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 404 G, .257, 364 H, 201 R, 66 2B, 4 3B, 89 HR, 226 RBI, 139 BB, 482 K, 17-21 SB, .334 OBP, .498 SLG

2B Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 10-day injured list on April 27)

Season: 23 G, .217 BA, 20 H, 12 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 22 K, .265 OBP, .391 SLG

Career: 2 seasons, 198 G, .257 BA, 184 H, 95 R, 45 2B, 8 3B, 25 HR, 92 RBI, 43 BB, 175 K, 10-14 SB, .306 OBP, .447 SLG

OF Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay Rays

Last Week:  (Placed on 10-day IL with left groin strain on April 24)

Season: 21 G, .338 BA, 23 H, 7 R, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 7 K, 8-8 SB, .368 OBP, .375 SLG

Career: Same