Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: May 6

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 10 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 and Adam Frazier making his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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. State also has veteran arms Kendall Graveman, Brandon Woodruff and JP France working back recovering from injuries last season.

Last week, Lowe had seven hits and notched 700 for his career. Rooker also had seven hits with three multi-hit games and hit two more home runs to take his total to nine on the year.

RHP Kendall Graveman, Arizona Diamondbacks   

Last Week:  N/A (Placed on 15-day injured list on March 27 for right lumbar strain)

Season: N/A

Career: 11 seasons, 37-43, 3.95 ERA, 279 app., 80 starts, 24 saves, 651.2 IP, 648 H, 312 R, 286 ER, 219 BB, 494 K

RHP Chris Stratton, Kansas City Royals  

Last Week:       0-0, 1 App., 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. Tampa Bay Rays, May 1  

Season: 0-0, 8.25 ERA, 9 App., 12.0 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 6 BB, 9 K

Career: 10 seasons, 41-27, 4.61 ERA, 368 app., 42 starts, 16 SV, 615.1 IP, 628 H, 343 R, 315 ER, 255 BB, 557 K

RHP J.P. France, Houston Astros

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 60-Day IL recovering from shoulder surgery)  

Season:  N/A

Career: 3 seasons, 11-9, 4.40 ERA, 29 App., 28 S, 161.2 IP, 169 H, 85 R, 79 ER, 55 BB, 123 K

RHP J.T. Ginn, Oakland Athletics

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 15-day IL on April 25 with right elbow inflammation)

Season:  1-1, 4.61 ERA, 3 S, 13.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 BB, 15 K

Career: 2 seasons, 2-2, 4.34 ERA, 11 App., 9 S, 47.2 IP, 51 H, 23 R, 15 BB, 44 K

OF Hunter Renfroe, Kansas City Royals     

Last Week:       4 G, .077, 1 H, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K

                             Vs. TB, April 30 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. Baltimore Orioles, May 3 – 0-4

                             Vs. BAL, May 4 – 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B

                             Vs. Chicago White Sox – 0-0

Season: 25 G, .160, 12 H, 2 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 7 BB, 16 K, .229 OBP, .200 SLG

Career: 10 seasons, 986 G, .236 BA, 802 H, 451 R, 183 2B, 4 3B, 192 HR, 510 RBI, 288 BB, 921 K, 15-20 SB, .298 OBP, .462 SLG

2B Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates  

Last Week:       6 G, .177, 3 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. Chicago Cubs, April 30 – 0-2, 1 K

                             Vs. CHC, May 1- 0-4

                             Vs. San Diego Padres, May 2 – 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI

                             Vs. SD, May 3 – 0-3, 1 BB

                             Vs. SD, May 4 – 0-2, 1 K

                             Vs. St. Louis Cardinals, May 5 – 2-4, 1 RBI

Season:  33 G, .238, 24 H, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 8 BB, 17 K, 3-4 SB, .304 OBP, .327 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,099 G, .263 BA, 927 H, 478 R, 183 2B, 28 3B, 62 HR, 349 RBI, 290 BB, 532 K, 58-91 SB, .327 OBP, .383 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Texas Rangers

Last Week:       6 G, .280, 7 H, 4 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. Philadelphia Phillies, April 29 – 1-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. PHI, April 30 – 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. PHI, May 1 – 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

                             Vs. Cincinnati Reds, May 2 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. CIN, May 3 – 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. CIN, May 4 – 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K

 Season: 35 G, .254, 33 H, 12 R, 7 2B, 6 HR, 27 RBI, 14 BB, 42 K, 1-1 SB, .331 OBP, .446 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 721 G, .271 BA, 706 H, 346 R, 121 2B, 10 3B, 95 HR, 356 RBI, 328 BB, 719 K, 15-17 SB, .355 OBP, .434 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       7 G, .241 BA, 7 H, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K

                             Vs. Texas Rangers, April 29 – 2-4, 1 K

                             Vs. TEX, April 30 – 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K

                             Vs. TEX, May 1 – 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. Miami Marlins, May 2 – 0-4

                             Vs. MIA, May 3 – 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K

                             Vs. MIA, May 4 – 0-4, 1 K

                             Vs. Seattle Mariners, May 5 – 1-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K

Season:  36 G, .241, 35 H, 23 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 18 RBI, 12 BB, 41 K, 0-1 SB, .308 OBP, .483 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 399 G, .256, 357 H, 196 R, 65 2B, 4 3B, 88 HR, 222 RBI, 138 BB, 476 K, 15-19 SB, .334 OBP, .498 SLG

2B Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles

Last Week: N/A (Placed on 10-day injured list on April 27)

Season: 23 G, .217 BA, 20 H, 12 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 22 K, .265 OBP, .391 SLG

Career: 2 seasons, 198 G, .257 BA, 184 H, 95 R, 45 2B, 8 3B, 25 HR, 92 RBI, 43 BB, 175 K, 10-14 SB, .306 OBP, .447 SLG

OF Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay Rays

Last Week:  (Placed on 10-day IL with left groin strain on April 24)

Season: 21 G, .338 BA, 23 H, 7 R, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 7 K, 8-8 SB, .368 OBP, .375 SLG

Career: Same