List of Kentuckians in minor league baseball (2018 season)

The Herald-Leader’s guide to Kentuckians in minor league baseball with links to their player pages, position, Kentucky connection(s) and Major League Baseball team affiliation.

(Notes: This list includes players on minor league rosters as of Sept. 4, 2018. Players who compete in independent leagues are not included.)

Triple-A

▪  Zack Burdi, P, Louisville — Chicago White Sox

▪  Collin Cowgill, OF, Henry Clay, Kentucky (2004 Mr. Baseball) — Philadelphia Phillies

▪  Taylor Davis, C, Morehead State — Chicago Cubs

▪  Chris Dominguez, 3B, Louisville — Washington Nationals

▪  Kyle Funkhouser, P, Louisville — Detroit Tigers

▪  Trevor Gott, P, Tates Creek, Kentucky — Washington Nationals

▪  Dean Kiekhefer, P, Oldham County, Louisville — Oakland A’s

▪  Kyle McGrath, P, Butler, EKU, Louisville — San Diego Padres

▪  AJ Reed, 1B, Kentucky — Houston Astros

▪  Chandler Shepherd, P, Lawrence County, Kentucky — Boston Red Sox

▪  Will Smith, C, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Cole Sturgeon, OF, Owensboro Catholic, Louisville — Boston Red Sox

▪  Austin Warner, P, Louisville Trinity, Bellarmine — St. Louis Cardinals

Double-A

▪  Jo Adell, OF, Ballard (2017 Mr. Baseball) — Los Angeles Angels

▪  Mandy Alvarez, 3B, Eastern Kentucky — New York Yankees

▪  Jeff Arnold, C, Male, Louisville — San Francisco Giants

▪  Dustin Beggs, P, Kentucky — Miami Marlins

▪  Mike Broadway, P, Paducah native — Tampa Bay Rays

▪  Zack Brown, P, Kentucky — Milwaukee Brewers

▪  Logan Darnell, P, Kentucky — Washington Nationals

▪  Andrew Edwards, P, Marshall County, Western Kentucky — Kansas City Royals

▪  Grant Kay, 2B, Louisville — Tampa Bay Rays

▪  Anderson Miller, OF, Lafayette, Western Kentucky — Kansas City Royals

▪  Zach Pop, P, Kentucky — Baltimore Orioles

▪  Corey Ray, OF, Louisville — Milwaukee Brewers

▪  Zach Reks, OF, Kentucky — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Casey Schroeder, C, Kentucky (transferred to Coastal Carolina) — Chicago White Sox

▪  Derek Self, P, Caverna, Louisville — Washington Nationals

▪  Nick Solak, 2B, Louisville — Tampa Bay Rays

▪  Ka’ai Tom, OF, Kentucky — Cleveland Indians

Class A Advanced

▪  Kyle Cody, P, Kentucky — Texas Rangers

▪  Drew Ellis, 3B, Louisville — Arizona Diamondbacks

▪  Devin Hairston, SS, Tates Creek, Louisville (2014 Mr. Baseball) — Milwaukee Brewers

▪  Lincoln Henzman, P, Lexington Christian, Louisville — Chicago White Sox

▪  Chase Johnson-Mullins, P, Bourbon County — Atlanta Braves

▪  Aaron Leasher, P, Morehead State — San Diego Padres

▪  Zach Logue, P, Kentucky — Toronto Blue Jays

▪  Riley Mahan, 2B, Kentucky — Miami Marlins

▪  Brendan McKay, 1B/P, Louisville — Tampa Bay Rays

▪  Micah Miniard, P, Boyle County — Cleveland Indians

▪  Mitchell Osnowitz, P, Lindsey Wilson — St. Louis Cardinals

▪  Tristan Pompey, OF, Kentucky — Miami Marlins

▪  Logan Salow, P, Ashland Blazer, Kentucky — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Blake Tiberi, 3B, Covington Holy Cross, Louisville — New York Mets

▪  Daniel Tillo, P, Kentucky (transferred to Iowa Western CC) — Kansas City Royals

▪  Evan White, 1B, Kentucky — Seattle Mariners

Class A

▪  Clay Chandler, P, Ballard Memorial — Seattle Mariners

▪  Kole Cottam, C, Kentucky — Boston Red Sox

▪  Trey Dawson, SS, Kentucky — Houston Astros

▪  Colby Fitch, C, Louisville — Philadelphia Phillies

▪  Drew Harrington, P, Central Hardin, Louisville — Chicago White Sox

▪  Luke Heyer, 3B, Kentucky — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Tyler Keele, P, Morehead State — Arizona Diamondbacks

▪  Devin Mann, 2B, Louisville — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Kade McClure, P, Louisville — Chicago White Sox

▪  Patrick McGuff, P, Morehead State — Cincinnati Reds

▪  Carlos Pena, P, Lindsey Wilson — Washington Nationals

▪  Jackson Stoeckinger, P, Mercer County — Washington Nationals

▪  Logan Taylor, OF, Lexington Catholic, Louisville — Cincinnati Reds

▪  Derrik Watson, P, Murray State — Colorado Rockies

Class A Short Season

▪  Ben Aklinski, OF, Kentucky — Philadelphia Phillies

▪  Shawn Dubin, P, Georgetown — Houston Astros

▪  Trey Ganns, 1B, Northern Kentucky — Boston Red Sox

▪  Sean Hjelle, P, Kentucky — San Francisco Giants

▪  Alex Holderbach, C, Eastern Kentucky — Houston Astros

▪  Chris Machamer, P, Kentucky — Boston Red Sox

▪  Alec Maley, P, Kentucky, Washington Nationals

▪  Easton McGee, P, Hopkinsville (2016 Mr. Baseball) — Tampa Bay Rays

▪  Jacob Rhinesmith, OF, Western Kentucky — Washington Nationals

▪  Josh Stowers, OF, Louisville — Seattle Mariners

▪  Riley Thompson, P, Christian Academy of Louisville, U. of Louisville — Chicago Cubs

▪  Justin Watts, P, Northern Kentucky (transferred to Southern Indiana) — Toronto Blue Jays

▪  Adam Wolf, P, Louisville — Detroit Tigers

Rookie

▪  Jacob Barnwell, C, Boyd County — Colorado Rockies

▪  Zach Haake, P, Kentucky — Kansas City Royals

▪  Connor Heady, SS, North Oldham, Kentucky — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Gage Hughes, SS, Greenup County — Kansas City Royals

▪  Niko Hulsizer, OF, Morehead State — Los Angeles Dodgers

▪  Liam Jenkins, P, Louisville — Cleveland Indians

▪  Justin Lewis, P, Kentucky — Arizona Diamondbacks

▪  Andrew Miller, P, Kentucky — Miami Marlins

▪  Ben Morrison, P, Bowling Green, Western Kentucky — Los Angeles Angels

▪  Cameron Planck, Rowan County — New York Mets

▪  Trevor Putzig, 3B, Ballard — Baltimore Orioles

▪  Drew Rom, P, Highlands (2018 Mr. Baseball) — Baltimore Orioles

▪  Troy Squires, C, Central Hardin, Kentucky — Toronto Blue Jays

▪  Ryan Thurston, P, Western Kentucky — Toronto Blue Jays

This story was originally published April 6, 2017 at 11:09 AM with the headline "List of Kentuckians in minor league baseball (2018 season)."