Sunday, July 20, 2014

SEC Players on Current Major League Rosters (2014)

Who are they? SEC players who are currently on big league rosters. Many of these players I saw while in school. Here is a team by team breakdown then a school by school. The bulk of the list was created prior to the All-Star Game. There have been some modifications to the list from its creation until this list was posted

*Currently on the DL but otherwise would be on the active 25 man roster.
**Called up after the 2014 All-Star Game.
***Called up then sent back down between the All-Star Game and the publication of this article.
As you can see the list is broken down team by team. 

Baltimore Oriols (5)

Tommy Hunter - Alabama
Kevin Gausman - LSU
Darren 0'Day - Florida
Ryan Flaherty - Vanderbilt
Steven Pearce - South Carolina

Boston Red Sox (2)

David Ross - Auburn/Florida
Jackie Bradley Jr. - South Carolina

New York Yankees (2)

David Robertson - Alabama
Brian Roberts - South Carolina

Tampa Bay Rays (4)

David Price - Vanderbilt
Cole Figueroa - Florida
Logan Forsythe - Arkansas
**Curt Casali - Vanderbilt

Toronto Blue Jays (2)

R.A. Dickey - Tennessee
Steven Tolleson - South Carolina

Chicago White Sox (2)
 
Gordon Beckham - Georgia
**Taylor Thompson - Auburn

Cleveland Indians (0)

Detriot Tigers (3)

Max Scherzer - Missouri
Drew Smyly - Arkansas
Alex Avila - Alabama
***Drew VerHagen - Vanderbilt

Kansas CIty Royals (4)

Harold Coleman - LSU
Aaron Crow - Missouri
Scott Downs - Kentucky
*Luke Hochever - Tennessee

Minnesota Twins (1) 

Kyle Gibson - Missouri

Houston Astros (2)

Josh Fields - Georgia
Dallas Keucher - Arkansas

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1)

Collin Cowgill - Kentucky

Oakland A's (3)

Sonney Gray - Vanderbilt
Josh Donaldson - Auburn
Craig Gentry - Arkansas

Seattle Mariners (3)

Charles Furbush - LSU
Mike Zunino - Florida
Justin Smoak - South Carolina

Texas Rangers (3)

Nicholas Tepesch - Missouri
*Mitch Moreland - Mississippi State
**J.P. Arencebia - Tennessee

Atlanta Braves (2)

Mike Minor - Vanderbilt
Alex Wood - Georgia

Miami Marlins (2)

Sammuel Dyson - South Carolina
**Anthony Desclfani - Florida

New York Mets (0)

Philadelphia Phillies (2)

*Cliff Lee - Arkansas
Jonathan Papelbon - Mississippi State

Washington Nationals (1)

Aaron Barrett - Ole Miss

Chicago Cubs (3)

Justin Grimm - Georgia
Chris Coghlan - Ole Miss
Justin Ruggiano - Texas A&M

Cincinnati Reds (1)

Zach Cozart - Ole Miss

Milwaulkee Brewers (1)

James Nelson - Alabama

Pittsburg Pirates (1)

Pedro Alverez - Vanderbilt

St. Louis Cardinals (3)

Lance Lynn - Ole Miss
Mark Ellis - Florida
Michael Wacha - Texas A&M

Arizona Diamondbacks (3)

Micael Bolsinger - Arkansas
Matthew Stites - Missouri
Aaron Hill - LSU

Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

Paul Maholm - Mississippi State
Brian Wilson - LSU

San Diego Padres (2)

Chase Headly - Tennessee
Seth Smith - Ole Miss

San Francisco Giants (1)

Tim Hudson - Auburn

There are 62 SEC players in the major leagues right now. There are 36 players in the American League and 26 in the National League. Here below is the breakdown of the schools.

Alabama - 4
Auburn - 4
Arkansas - 6
Florida - 5
Georgia - 4
Kentucky - 2
LSU - 5
Ole Miss - 5
Mississippi State - 3
Missouri - 5
South Carolina - 6
Tennessee - 4
Texas A&M - 2
Vanderbilt - 7

Vanderbilt leads the way with seven players. Most of them played together around 2007. You might have noticed 63 schools with only 62 people, David Ross transferred from Auburn to Florida and therefore is counted twice. 

Thursday, July 17, 2014

My Sincere Apologies

For those of you unaware, my name is Toonz and this is the Loony Bin. I have been away for awhile and I assure you I won't leave for that long again. I came back at this particular time for a reason. One, it coincides with the MLB All-Star Break. Two, it coincides with the SEC Media Days. You may ask yourself, what does SEC football and the major leagues have to do with my return? Good question, I don't know, because I was going to talk SEC Baseball. Oh wait! I figured it out. SEC & MLB. As much as the SEC prides itself on its football prowess, many do not know of its dominance in many other sports. One of the many sports is baseball. Here in this blog, on my twitter account, and facebook, I will be bringing to you SEC Baseball.