Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: May 27

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 arms Brandon Woodruff and JP France working back recovering from injuries last season.

Last week, Kendall Graveman had a couple of scoreless appearances on the mound. Chris Stratton landed on a new squad while Hunter Renfroe was designated to free agency. Frazier had a huge week with 12 hits in seven games and four multi-hit performances. Rooker followed with nine hits in six games and had two games with three hits.

RHP Kendall Graveman, Arizona Diamondbacks   

Last Week:          0-0, 2 App., 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

                                Vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, May 20 – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

                                Pittsburgh Pirates, May 26 – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Season: 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 5 App., 4.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Career: 11 seasons, 37-43, 3.94 ERA, 285 app., 80 starts, 24 saves, 656.1 IP, 656 H, 313 R, 287 ER, 221 BB, 496 K

RHP Chris Stratton, Los Angeles Dodgers  

Last Week: N/A

Season: 0-0, 7.94 ERA, 12 App., 17.0 IP, 29 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 8 BB, 16 K

Career: 10 seasons, 41-27, 4.63 ERA, 371 app., 42 starts, 16 SV, 620.1 IP, 635 H, 347 R, 319 ER, 257 BB, 564 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: (Placed on 15-day IL on May 20 with quadriceps strain)

Season:  1-2, 5.60 ERA, 4 S, 17.2 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 6 BB, 22 K

Career: 2 seasons, 2-2, 4.70 ERA, 12 App., 10 S, 51.2 IP, 57 H, 27 R, 15 BB, 51 K

OF Hunter Renfroe, Kansas City Royals     

Last Week:       1 G, .1.000, 1 H, 1 R, 1 2B, 0 BB, 0 K (Designated as a Free Agent on May 23)

                             Vs. San Francisco Giants, May 20

Season: 35 G, .182, 18 H, 5 R, 6 2B, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 21 K, .241 OBP, .242 SLG

Career: 10 seasons, 996 G, .236 BA, 808 H, 454 R, 186 2B, 4 3B, 192 HR, 510 RBI, 289 BB, 926 K, 15-20 SB, .298 OBP, .461 SLG

2B Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates  

Last Week:       7 G, .480, 12 H, 2 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, 0-2 SB

                             Vs. Cincinnati Reds, May 20 – 1-3, 1 2B

                             Vs. CIN, May 21 – 2-4, 1 RBI, 0-1 SB

                             Vs. Milwaukee Brewers, May 22 – 0-3, 1 BB

                             Vs. MIL, May 23 – 3-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 0-1 SB

                             Vs. MIL, May 24 – 1-3, 1 K

                             Vs. MIL, May 25 – 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI

                             Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, May 26 – 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K

Season:  51 G, .260, 40 H, 13 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 14 BB, 26 K, 4-7 SB, .327 OBP, .344 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,117 G, .263 BA, 943 H, 481 R, 187 2B, 28 3B, 62 HR, 353 RBI, 296 BB, 535 K, 59-94 SB, .327 OBP, .383 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Texas Rangers

Last Week:       5 G, .250, 5 H, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 5 K

                             Vs. Atlanta Braves, May 20 – 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. ATL, May 22 – 1-5

                             Vs. San Francisco 49ers, May 23 – 1-4

                             Vs. SF, May 24 – 1-4, 2 K

                             Vs. SF, May 25 – 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K

 Season: 53 G, .224, 45 H, 20 R, 9 2B, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 19 BB, 61 K, 1-1 SB, .293 OBP, .388 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 739 G, .268 BA, 718 H, 354 R, 123 2B, 10 3B, 97 HR, 363 RBI, 333 BB, 738 K, 15-17 SB, .351 OBP, .430 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       6 G, .360 BA, 9 H, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K

                             Vs. Los Angeles Angels, May 20 – 1-4, 1 K

                             Vs. LAA, May 21 – 0-5

                             Vs. LAA, May 22 – 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, May 23 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 K

                             Vs. PHI, May 24 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. PHI, May 25 – 3-4, 1 R

Season:  54 G, .255, 55 H, 34 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 26 RBI, 20 BB, 57 K, 2-3 SB, .324 OBP, .468 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 417 G, .257, 377 H, 207 R, 67 2B, 4 3B, 91 HR, 230 RBI, 146 BB, 492 K, 17-21 SB, .335 OBP, .495 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