By: Bryan Cooney
With the World Series ending a few weeks ago, and the San Francisco Giants coming out on top over the Kansas City Royals for their third championship in the last five years, the baseball season is officially complete. Minor league affiliates finished their seasons months ago with 15 former Eagles scattered across the professional baseball system in 2014. The performance of the most recognizable FGCU alum Chris Sale, of the Chicago White Sox, is the gold standard for these aspiring Major Leaguers. Sale’s stellar season consisted of a 12-4 record with a 2.17 ERA over 174 innings and 26 starts, compiling 208 strikeouts. His 0.966 WHIP and 10.8 K/9IP ranked second and first respectively in the American League and will certainly look appealing to place him in the Top 5 in Cy Young voting, which will be revealed in the next week.
Many former Eagles in the minor league system also had solid performances in 2014. The most notable performance was from Casey Coleman. Coleman pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2010 to 2012. He began 2014 with the Iowa Cubs (AAA), but was granted his release at the start of the season. He signed with the Royals and his performance with Triple-A Omaha earned him a promotion to the Royals, where he appeared in 10 games. If the Royals had won the World Series, Coleman would have been the first Eagle to have a World Series ring, but that hunt will have to wait until 2015.
Casey Coleman (KC) Iowa Cubs/Omaha Storm Chasers/Kansas City Royals
Major League Statistics: 10 G, 1-0 W-L, 12 IP, 5.25 ERA, 5K/6BB
Minor League Statistics: 35 G, 5-1 W-L, 68 IP, 2.65 ERA, 54K/28BB
Richard Bleier (TOR) New Hampshire Fisher Cats/Buffalo Bison
35 G, 5 GS, 6-5 W-L, 86 2/3 IP, 3.95 ERA, 45K/11BB
Jacob Barnes (MIL) Huntsville Stars/Brevard County Manatees
26 G, 21 GS, 2-6 W-L, 113 IP, 4.06 ERA, 83K/38BB
Tim Roberson (BOS) Greenville Drive/Salem Red Sox
231/.294/.369, 10 HR, 26 2B, 52 RBI in 111 G
Stephen Wickens (MIN) New Britain Rock Cats/Fort Myers Miracle
.242/.296/.301, 1 HR, 8 2B, 24 RBI in 72 G
Brandon Bednar (SF) San Jose Giants/Augsuta GreenJackets
261/.307/.340, 6 HR, 16 2B, 40 RBI in 122 G
Mike Reeves (TOR) Vancouver Canadians/Lansing Lugnuts/Dunedin Jays
.213/.312/.257, 1 HR, 6 2B, 16 RBI in 63 G
Sean Dwyer (COL) Tri-City Dust Devils/Modesto Nuts
.240/.331/.367, 8 HR, 27 2B, 58 RBI in 122 G
Ricky Knapp (NYM) Savannah Sand Gnats
22 G, 20 GS, 7-9 W-L, 120 1/3 IP, 4.34 ERA, 92K/39BB
Harrison Cooney (LAA) Burlington Bees
25 G, 22 GS, 9-8 W-L, 129 IP, 2.65 ERA, 91K/51BB
Brandon Bixler (MIN) Cedar Rapids Kernels
41 G, 7-4 W-L, 74 IP, 2.68 ERA, 77K/37BB
Jason Forjet (SF) Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
15 G, 14 GS, 7-1 W-L, 87 IP, 3.10 ERA, 87K/16BB
Michael Suchy (PIT) Jamestown Jammers
.236/.331/.333, 1 HR, 8 2B, 17 RBI in 66 G
Zach Tillery (MIN) Elizabethton Twins/GCL Twins
12 G, 5 GS, 2-3 W-L, 38 IP, 2.37 ERA, 27K/9BB
Ryan Atwood (SD) AZL Padres
1 G, 0-0 W-L, 1 IP, 9.00 ERA, 1K/0BB
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