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list upheld by Eric Balnar (Eric.balnar@baseball.com.au)
Updated Tuesday 26 November
ADELAIDE GIANTS
Confirmed Professional Affiliations: Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), Tokyo Giants (Japan)
*denotes MLB player
Position Players
C – Louie Albrecht [Philadelphia Phillies] – Story
C – Luis Caicuto Jr [Philadelphia Phillies] – Story
1B – Rixon Wingrove [Minnesota Twins]
2B – Nick Ward [Atlanta Braves]
INF – Trent Farquhar [Philadelphia Phillies] – Story
INF – Nic Paparella
INF – Zack Altamura
INF – Nikau Pouaka-Grego [Philadelphia Phillies]
3B / UTIL– Liam Spence
OF – Jordan McArdle
OF – Yuto Akihiro [Yomiuri Giants] – Story
OF – Nico Hulsizer
OF – Drew Davies
UTIL – Briley Knight
Potential Starting Pitchers
LHP – Lachlan Wells [Philadelphia Phillies]
RHP – James Bradwell
RHP – Makoto Kyomoto [Yomiuri Giants] – Story
LHP – Ryusei Yamada [Yomiuri Giants] – Story
LHP – Matt Osterberg [Philadelphia Phillies] – Story
LHP – Jack O’Loughlin* [Athletics]
Bullpen
RHP – Todd Van Steensel
RHP – Estibenzon Jimenez [Philadelphia Phillies] – Story
LHP – Blake Townsend [Pittsburgh Pirates]
LHP – Dan McGrath
RHP – Mitch Neunborn [Philadelphia Phillies]
RHP – Ky Hampton
LHP – Oscar Nakaoshi
RHP – Darcy Longstaff [Cincinatti Reds)
RHP – Jason Lott
RHP – Riley Yeatman
Coach – Chris Adamson
BRISBANE BANDITS
Confirmed Professional Affiliations: Kansas City Royals, CPBL (6 Teams)
Position Players
C – Jake Burns
C – Hyungchan Um [Royals] – Story
1B – Donald Lutz* – Story
INF – Dermot Fritsch – Story
INF – Max Durrington [Athletics] – Story
INF – Liam MacDonald – Story
INF – Brennon McNair [Royals] – Story
INF – Lin Jai-Hong [TSG Hawks]
OF – Alex Skepton
OF – Dan Nilsson – Story
OF – Tsai Chai-Yen [Fubon Guardians)
OF – Lin Yao-Haung [Rakuten Monkeys]
Potential Starting Pitchers
LHP – Ryan Bollinger – Story
RHP – Connor MacDonald
LHP – Tzu-Wei Lin [UNI Lions]
Bullpen
RHP – Zak Elvy – Story
RHP – Sam Holland – Story
LHP – Yang Yi-Ki [CTBC Brothers]
RHP – Miller Bell – Story
RHP – Rubens Romero [Pirates] – Story
RHP – Tom Stancic – Story
RHP – Sun-Yeop Yook [Samsung Lions] – Story
RHP – Dae-Ho Kim [Samsung Lions] – Story
RHP – Natanael Garabitos [Royals] – Story
RHP – Chao Ching-Jung [Weichun Dragons]
Coach – Shayne Watson
CANBERRA CAVALRY
Confirmed Professional Affiliations: Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros
Position Players
C – Robbie Perkins – Story
C – Miguel Palma [Houston Astros]
C – Cam Tilly – Story
1B / OF – Jacob Teter – Story
INF – Cam Warner – Story
INF – George Callil – Story
SS – Jason Matthews [Chicago White Sox] – Story
UTIL – Matt Halbach [Chicago Cubs] – Story
UTIL – Sam Kimmorley
OF – Miles Simington – Story
OF – Jordan Nwogu [Chicago Cubs] – Story
OF – Atsushi Katsumata [DeNA Baystars] – Story
Potential Starting Pitchers
RHP – Jeremy Atkinson – Story
RHP – Carlos Calderon [Houston Astros]
RHP – Jae Hyouk Jang [KIA Tigers]
RHP – Tyson McKee – Story
Bullpen
RHP – Min Tae Kim [KIA TIGERS]
LHP – Jack Mahoney – Story
RHP – Takuto Takada [DeNA Baystars]- Story
RHP – Matt Beattie – Story
RHP – Elliot Johnstone – Story
LHP – Ryo Kohigashi – Story
LHP – Jon Kennedy – Story
Head Coach: Jim Bennett
MELBOURNE ACES
Confirmed Professional Affiliations: Wei-Chun Dragons (Taiwan), Texas Rangers
Position Players
C – Mitch Edwards – Full Story
C – Declan Speirs – Full Story
1B – Greg Bird* – Full Story
1B – Arturo Disla [Texas Rangers] – Full Story
INF – Darryl George –Full Story
INF – Jarryd Dale –Full Story
INF – Chun Wei-Lu –Full Story
INF – Jared Cruz –Full Story
INF – Robbie Glendinning – Full Story
OF – Aaron Whitefield* – Full story.
OF – Shun-Ho Wang – Full Story
OF – Chris Burke – Full Story
OF – Antonis Macias [Texas Rangers] – Full Story
UTIL – Jarrod Belbin – Full Story
UTIL – Mitch Ellis –Full Story
Potential Starting Pitchers
LHP – Shawn Morimando – Full Story
LHP – Steve Kent – Full Story
RHP – Johnathon Tripp – Full Story
Bullpen
LHP – Evan Rutckyj – Full Story
RHP – Joey Steele – Full Story
RHP – Cameron Gibbens – Full Story
RHP – Mitch Ellis –Full Story
RHP – Jack Enciondo –Full Story
RHP – Adam Morrison Full Story
RHP – Billy Parsons – Full Story
PERTH HEAT
Confirmed Professional Affiliations: Tampa Bay Rays, NC Dinos (Korea), Rakuten Golden Eagles (Japan)
Position Players
C – Enderson Delgado (Rays)
C – Alex Hall
1B – Jake Bowey
SS – Carlos Colmenarez (Rays) – Story
INF – Fumiya Kurokawa (Rakuten Golden Eagles) – Story
INF – Angel Luis Mateo (Rays) – Story
OF – Jhon Diaz (Rays) – Story
OF – Tim Kennelly – Lifetime Contract
OF – Ulrich Bojarski
Potential Starting Pitchers
RHP – Warwick Saupold*- Lifetime Contract
RHP – Tyler Beardsley
RHP – Jake Bowey
Bullpen
LHP – Will Sherriff
RHP – Shin Yeong-woo (신영우) (NC Dinos) – Story
RHP – Won Jong-hae (원종해) (NC Dinos) – Story
LHP – Seo Eui-tae (서의태) (NC Dinos) – Story
LHP – Park Ji-han (박지한) (NC Dinos) Story
Coach: Andy Kyle
SYDNEY BLUE SOX
Professional Affiliations: Detroit Tigers, LA Angels, Chiba Lotte Marines
Position Players
C- Alberto Rios [LA Angels]- Full Story
C – Ryusei Terachi [Chiba Lotte] – Full Story
1B / OF – Austin Murr [Detroit Tigers] – Full Story
2B/3B/SS – Cory Acton – Full Story
2B/3B/SS – Jo Stevens – Full Story
3B – Clayton Campbell [Detroit Tigers] – Full Story
SS – Shinya Matsuishi [Chiba Lotte] – Full Story
INF – Josh Nati – Full Story
UTIL – Jaylin Rae – Full Story
OF – Daito Yamamoto [Chiba Lotte] – Full Story
OF – Harry Fullerton – Full Story
OF – Solomon Maguire [Pittsburgh Pirates] – Full Story
OF – Michael Campbell
UTIL – Mitchell Austin – Full Story
UTIL – Brendan Ryan – Full Story
Potential Starting Pitchers
LHP – Alex Wells* – Full Story
RHP – Tim Atherton – Full Story
RHP – Landen Bourassa- Full Story
LHP – Yuto Yoshikawa [Chiba Lotte] – Full Story
Bullpen
LHP – Lachlan Brook– Full Story
RHP – Kyle Glogoski – Full Story
RHP – Dylan Clarke
RHP – Kyle Cross
RHP – Liam Doolan – Full Story
RHP – Chris Rofe – Full Story
RHP – Josh Guyer – Full Story
RHP – Todd Grattan
RHP – Ben Ferrer – Full Story
RHP – Coen Wynne, two year contract
RHP – Matthew Rae – Full Story
RHP – Hikaru Ohtani [Chiba Lotte] – Full Story
Coach: Brooke Knight
