Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: September 18

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, J.T. Ginn threw another great start with a scoreless 4.1 innings, Frazier notched his 100^th hit for the fifth time in his 10-year career and first time since 2022 and Westburg is back from injury.  

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: N/A

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:       0-0, 1 S, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. Cincinnati Reds, Sept. 12

Season:  3-6, 4.69 ERA, 21 App., 14 S, 80.2 IP, 81 H, 43 R, 42 ER, 27 BB, 92 K

Career: 2 seasons, 4-7, 4.55 ERA, 29 App., 20 S, 114.2 IP, 117 H, 59 R, 58 ER, 36 BB, 116 K

RHP Konnor Pilkington, Washington Nationals

Last Week:       0-0, 5 App., 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

                             Vs. Miami Marlins, Sept. 10 – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. MIA, Sept. 11 – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

                             Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Sept. 14 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. Atlanta Braves, Sept. 15 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

                             Vs. ATL, Sept. 16 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Season: 2-0, 4.74 ERA, 27 app, 24.2 IP, 18 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 15 BB, 27 K

Career: 3 seasons, 3-2, 4.04 ERA, 43 App., 11 S, 84.2 IP, 72 H, 45 R, 38 ER, 47 BB, 79 K

2B Adam Frazier, Kansas City Royals  

Last Week:       3 G, .167, 2 H, 4 K

                              Vs. Cleveland Guardians, Sept. 10 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Sept. 12 – 1-4, 2 K

                             Vs. PHI, Sept. 13 – 1-4

Season:  123 G, .262, 100 H, 39 R, 19 2B, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 24 BB, 74 K, 8-14 SB, .315 OBP, .359 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,189 G, .263 BA, 1,003 H, 507 R, 199 2B, 28 3B, 66 HR, 377 RBI, 306 BB, 589 K, 63-101 SB, .326 OBP, .382 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Boston Red Sox

Last Week:       5 G, .143 BA, 2 H, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. Athletics, Sept. 10 – 0-5, 2 K

                             Vs. New York Yankees, Sept. 12 – 0-4, 3 K

                             Vs. NYY, Sept. 13 – 0-1

                             Vs. NYY, Sept. 14 – 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

                             Vs. ATH, Sept. 16 – 0-1, 1 K

 Season: 142 G, .221, 112 H, 60 R, 20 2B, 3 3B, 18 HR, 78 RBI, 55 BB, 150 K, 1-1 SB, .297 OBP, .379 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 828 G, .263 BA, 785 H, 394 R, 134 2B, 13 3B, 107 HR, 407 RBI, 369 BB, 827 K, 15-17 SB, .346 OBP, .424 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       5 G, .400 BA, 8 H, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 10 – 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K

                             Vs. CIN, Sept. 12 – 1-4

                             Vs. CIN, Sept. 13 – 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB

                             Vs. CIN, Sept. 14 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 16 – 1-4, 1 K

Season:  151 G, .269, 159 H, 90 R, 40 2B, 3 3B, 29 HR, 85 RBI, 59 BB, 140 K, 6-7 SB, .339 OBP, .493 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 514 G, .261, 481 H, 263 R, 99 2B, 6 3B, 108 HR, 289 RBI, 185 BB, 575 K, 21-25 SB, .338 OBP, .498 SLG

2B Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles

Last Week:       2 G, .000, 0 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K

                             Vs. Chicago White Sox, Sept. 16 – 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB

                             Vs. CWS, Sept. 17 – 0-5

Season: 75 G, .268 BA, 78 H, 54 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 34 RBI, 17 BB, 69 K, 1-2 SB, .322 OBP, .460 SLG

Career: 2 seasons, 250 G, .264 BA, 242 H, 137 R, 52 2B, 8 3B, 36 HR, 120 RBI, 55 BB, 222 K, 11-17 SB, .315 OBP, .457 SLG

OF Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay Rays

Last Week:       7 G, .227, 5 H, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 2-2 SB

                             Vs. CWS, Sept. 10 – 1-3, 1 BB

                             Vs. CWS, Sept. 11 – 1-4, 2 K, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. Chicago Cubs, Sept. 12 – 2-4, 1 R, 1 K

                             Vs. CHC, Sept. 13 – 1-2, 1 RBI

                              Vs. CHC, Sept. 14 – 0-1

                             Vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sept. 15 – 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 16 – 0-5, 1 K

Season: 107 G, .291 BA, 108 H, 36 R, 17 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 36 RBI, 18 BB, 57 K, 25-30 SB, .327 OBP, .358 SLG

Career: Same