2017 Major League Debuts: August

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Players are sorted in alphabetical order by debut date. Included with each listing is signing organization, year signed and draft round in parentheses, where applicable. Source indicates the high school, junior college, college or country from which each player signed. The BA Executive Database supplies the names of scouting directors.

An asterisk (*) denotes a 2016 major league Rule 5 draft pick.

AUGUST
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Ozzie Albies, 2b, Braves 8/1 20 Braves ’13 Curacao
Signed By: Dargello Lodowica Director: Johnny Almaraz
Drew Anderson, rhp, Phillies 8/1 23 Phillies ’12 (21) HS—Reno, Nev.
Signed By: Joey Davis Director: Marti Wolever
Nicky Delmonico, 1b/of, White Sox 8/1 25 Orioles ’11 (6) HS—Knoxville
Signed By: Adrian Dorsey Director: Joe Jordan
Jack Reinheimer, ss, D-backs 8/1 25 Mariners ’13 (5) East Carolina
Signed By: Devitt Moore Director: Tom McNamara
Amed Rosario, ss, Mets 8/1 21 Mets ’12 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Gerardo Cabrera Director: Chris Becerra
Lucas Sims, rhp, Braves 8/1 23 Braves ’12 (1) HS—Snellville, Ga.
Signed By: Brian Bridges Director: Tony DeMacio
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Brandon Woodruff, rhp, Brewers 8/4 24 Brewers ’14 (11) Mississippi State
Signed By: Scott Nichols Director: Bruce Seid
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
J.D. Davis, 3b, Astros 8/5 24 Astros ’14 (3) Cal State Fullerton
Signed By: Brad Budzinski Director: Mike Elias
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Cam Gallagher, c, Royals 8/6 24 Royals ’11 (2) HS—Lancaster, Pa.
Signed By: Jim Farr Director: Lonnie Goldberg
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Max Fried, lhp, Braves 8/8 23 Padres ’12 (1) HS—Los Angeles
Signed By: Brent Mayne Director: Jaron Madison
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Taylor Cole, rhp, Blue Jays 8/9 27 Blue Jays ’11 (29) Brigham Young
Signed By: Blake Crosby Director: Andrew Tinnish
Cesar Puello, of, Angels 8/9 26 Mets ’07 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Marciano Alvarez Director: Ismael Cruz
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Dietrich Enns, lhp, Twins 8/10 26 Yankees ’12 (19) Central Michigan
Signed By: Mike Gibbons Director: Damon Oppenheimer
Rhys Hoskins, 1b, Phillies 8/10 24 Phillies ’14 (5) Sacramento State
Signed By: Joey Davis Director: Marti Wolever
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Dominic Smith, 1b, Mets 8/11 22 Mets ’13 (1) HS—Gardena, Calif.
Signed By: Drew Toussaint Director: Tom Tanous
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Ryan McMahon, 1b, Rockies 8/12 22 Rockies ’13 (2) HS—Santa Ana, Calif.
Signed By: Jon Lukens Director: Bill Schmidt
Chris Rowley, rhp, Blue Jays 8/12 26 Blue Jays ’13 Army
Signed By: Chuck Lamar Director: Brian Parker
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Ricardo Rodriguez, rhp, Rangers 8/14 24 Rangers ’10 Venezuela
Signed By: Rafic Saab Director: Mike Daly
Thyago Vieira, rhp, Mariners 8/14 24 Mariners ’10 Brazil
Signed By: Emilio Carrasquel/Hide Sueyoshi Director: Bob Engle
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Tim Mayza, lhp, Blue Jays 8/15 25 Blue Jays ’13 (12) Millersville (Pa.)
Signed By: Bobby Gandolfo Director: Brian Parker
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Aaron Slegers, rhp, Twins 8/17 24 Twins ’13 (5) Indiana
Signed By: Jeff Pohl Director: Deron Johnson
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
*Anthony Santander, of, Orioles 8/18 22 Indians ’11 Venezuela
Signed By: Antonio Caballero Director: Ramon Pena
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Josh Lucas, rhp, Cardinals 8/19 26 Cardinals ’10 (21) State JC of Florida
Signed By: Charlie Gonzalez Director: Jeff Luhnow
Mitch Garver, c, Twins 8/19 26 Twins ’13 (9) New Mexico
Signed By: Ted Williams Director: Deron Johnson
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Jimmie Sherfy, rhp, D-backs 8/20 25 D-backs ’13 (10) Oregon
Signed By: Donnie Reynolds Director: Ray Montgomery
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Nick Gardewine, rhp, Rangers 8/22 24 Rangers ’13 (7) Kaskaskia (Ill.) JC
Signed By: Derek Lee Director: Kip Fagg
Kevin McGowan, rhp, Mets 8/22 25 Mets ’13 (13) Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
Signed By: Art Pontarelli Director: Tom Tanous
Yacksel Rios, rhp, Phillies 8/22 24 Phillies ’11 (12) HS—Gurabo, P.R.
Signed By: Alan Marr Director: Marti Wolever
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Alejandro Chacin, rhp, Reds 8/23 24 Reds ’10 Venezuela
Signed By: Jose Fuentes Director: Tony Arias
A.J. Minter, lhp, Braves 8/23 23 Braves ’15 (2s) Texas A&M
Signed By: Darin Vaughan Director: Brian Bridges
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Angel Sanchez, rhp, Pirates 8/24 27 Dodgers ’10 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Ezequiel Sepulveda Director: Joseph Reaves
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
John Curtiss, rhp, Twins 8/25 24 Twins ’14 (6) Texas
Signed By: Marty Esposito Director: Deron Johnson
Ryan Sherriff, lhp, Cardinals 8/25 27 Cardinals ’11 (28) Glendale (Calif.) JC
Signed By: Jamal Strong Director: Jeff Luhnow
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Travis Taijeron, of, Mets 8/26 28 Mets ’11 (18) Cal Poly Pomona
Signed By: Fred Mazuca Director: Chad MacDonald
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Tyler Mahle, rhp, Reds 8/27 22 Reds ’13 (7) HS—Westminster, Calif.
Signed By: Mike Misuraca Director: Chris Buckley
Zac Reininger, rhp, Tigers 8/27 24 Tigers ’13 (8) Hill (Texas) JC
Signed By: Tim Grieve Director: Scott Pleis
Chad Wallach, c, Reds 8/27 25 Marlins ’13 (5) Cal State Fullerton
Signed By: Tim McDonnell Director: Stan Meek
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
David Freitas, c, Braves 8/30 28 Nationals ’10 (15) Hawaii
Signed By: Tim Reynolds Director: Kris Kline

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