Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: September 10

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 nine 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 before being signed by the Boston Red Sox and Adam Frazier made his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates before being traded to another familiar stop in Kansas City.

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. Brandon Woodruff is back after shoulder surgery and  JP France is working back recovering from an injury last season.

Over the last week, Woodruff threw a gem with 6.0 shutout innings with two hits, eight strikeouts and zero walks while J.T. Ginn had an equally strong start with 5.0 innings, one run, zero walks and five strikeouts. Frazier got his 1,000^th career hit on a home run while Mangum got his 100^th hit in 100 games played.

RHP Kendall Graveman, Arizona Diamondbacks   

Last Week: N/A (Released)

Season: 1-0, 7.13 ERA, 19 App., 17.2 IP, 23 H, 14 R, 12 BB, 9 K

Career: 11 seasons, 38-43, 4.03 ERA, 299 app., 80 starts, 24 saves, 669.2 IP, 673 H, 326 R, 300 ER, 232 BB, 503 K

RHP Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers

Last Week:       1-0, 1 S, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K

                             Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, September 6 – Win

Season Stats: 6-2, 3.32 ERA, 11 S, 59.2 IP, 43 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 14 BB, 74 K

Career Stats: 52-28, 3.11 ERA, 141 App., 126 S, 1 SV, 740.0 IP, 578 H, 268 R, 256 ER, 190 BB, 862 K

RHP J.T. Ginn, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       1-0, 1 S, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K

                             Vs. Los Angeles Angels, Sept. 6 – Win

Season:  2-6, 5.17 ERA, 19 App., 12 S, 71.1 IP, 74 H, 42 R, 41 ER, 23 BB, 81 K

Career: 2 seasons, 3-7, 4.87 ERA, 27 App., 18 S, 105.1 IP, 110 H, 58 R, 57 ER, 32 BB, 110 K

RHP Konnor Pilkington, Washington Nationals

Last Week:       0-0, 2 App., 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. Maimi Marlins, Sept. 2 – 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K

                             Vs. Chicago Cubs, Sept. 5 – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Season: 2-0, 4.43 ERA, 22 app, 20.1 IP, 14 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 12 BB, 24 K

Career: 3 seasons, 3-2, 3.92 ERA, 38 App., 11 S, 80.1 IP, 68 H, 42 R, 35 ER, 44 BB, 76 K

2B Adam Frazier, Kansas City Royals  

Last Week:       7 G, .143, 3 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 2 – 0-3, 2 K

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 3 – 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 4 – 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI

                             Vs. Minnesota Twins, Sept. 5 – 1-3, 1 K

                             Vs. MIN, Sept. 6 – 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. MIN, Sept. 7 – 0-1

                             Vs. Cleveland Indians, Sept. 8 – 0-4

Season:  120 G, .265, 98 H, 39 R, 19 2B, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 24 BB, 70 K, 8-14 SB, .319 OBP, .365 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,186 G, .264 BA, 1,001 H, 507 R, 199 2B, 28 3B, 66 HR, 377 RBI, 306 BB, 585 K, 63-101 SB, .327 OBP, .383 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Boston Red Sox

Last Week:       7 G, .250 BA, 5 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 8 K

                             Vs. CLE, Sept. 2 – 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. CLE, Sept. 3 – 0-1, 1 K

                             Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, Sept. 5 – 1-3, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. AZ, Sept. 6 – 1-4, 2 K

                             Vs. AZ, Sept. 7 – 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB

                             Vs. Athletics, Sept. 8 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. ATH, Sept. 9 – 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K

 Season: 137 G, .223, 110 H, 59 R, 20 2B, 3 3B, 18 HR, 77 RBI, 54 BB, 144 K, 1-1 SB, .299 OBP, .385 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 823 G, .264 BA, 783 H, 393 R, 134 2B, 13 3B, 107 HR, 406 RBI, 368 BB, 821 K, 15-17 SB, .347 OBP, .425 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       7 G, .161 BA, 5 H, 1 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. STL, Sept. 2 – 0-4

                             Vs. STL, Sept. 3 – 3-4, 2 2B, 1 K, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 5 – 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 6 – 1-7, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 7 – 1-4

                             Vs. Boston Red Sox, Sept. 8 – 0-4, 1 K

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 9 – 0-5, 2 K

Season:  146 G, .264, 151 H, 87 R, 38 2B, 3 3B, 27 HR, 82 RBI, 57 BB, 137 K, 6-7 SB, .335 OBP, .483 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 509 G, .260, 473 H, 260 R, 97 2B, 6 3B, 106 HR, 286 RBI, 183 BB, 572 K, 21-25 SB, .336 OBP, .494 SLG

2B Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 10-day IL with right ankle on August 19)

Season: 73 G, .276 BA, 78 H, 53 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 34 RBI, 15 BB, 66 K, 1-2 SB, .326 OBP, .473 SLG

Career: 2 seasons, 248 G, .267 BA, 242 H, 136 R, 52 2B, 8 3B, 36 HR, 120 RBI, 53 BB, 219 K, 11-17 SB, .316 OBP, .461 SLG

OF Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay Rays

Last Week:       7 G, .423, 11 H, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-4 SB

                             Vs. SEA, Sept. 1 – 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. SEA, Sept. 2 – 0-3, 1 K

                             Vs. SEA, Sept. 3 – 3-5, 1 RBI

                             Vs. CLE, Sept. 4 – 3-5, 1 RBI, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. CLE, Sept. 5 – 1-4, 1 2B

                             Vs. CLE, Sept. 6 – 1-3, 1-2 SB

                             Vs. Chicago White Sox, Sept. 9 – 1-4, 1 K

Season: 100 G, .295 BA, 103 H, 35 R, 17 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 16 BB, 52 K, 23-28 SB, .330 OBP, .367 SLG

Career: Same