2017 Major League Debuts: July

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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.

JULY
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Paul Blackburn, rhp, Athletics 7/1 23 Cubs ’12 (1s) HS—Brentwood, Calif.
Signed By: Scott Fairbanks Director: Tim Wilken
Luke Farrell, rhp, Royals 7/1 26 Royals ’13 (6) Northwestern
Signed By: Scott Melvin Director: Lonnie Goldberg
Clint Frazier, of, Yankees 7/1 22 Indians ’13 (1) HS—Loganville, Ga.
Signed By: Brad Tyler Director: Brad Grant
Felix Jorge, rhp, Twins 7/1 23 Twins ’11 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Fred Guerrero Director: Howard Norsetter
Jackson Stephens, rhp, Reds 7/1 23 Reds ’12 (18) HS—Oxford, Ala.
Signed By: Ben Jones Director: Chris Buckley
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Miguel Gomez, 2b, Giants 7/7 24 Giants ’11 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Felix Peguero/Jonathan Bautista Director: Pablo Peguero
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Zack Granite, of, Twins 7/8 24 Twins ’13 (14) Seton Hall
Signed By: John Wilson Director: Deron Johnson
Chris O’Grady, lhp, Marlins 7/8 27 Angels ’12 (10) George Mason
Signed By: Dan Radcliff Director: Ric Wilson
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Garrett Cooper, 1b, Yankees 7/14 26 Brewers ’13 (6) Auburn
Signed By: Scott Nichols Director: Bruce Seid
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Austin Adams, rhp, Nationals 7/15 26 Angels ’12 (8) South Florida
Signed By: Tom Kotchman Director: Ric Wilson
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Caleb Smith, lhp, Yankees 7/17 25 Yankees ’13 (14) Sam Houston State
Signed By: Mark Batchko Director: Damon Oppenheimer
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Andrew Kittredge, rhp, Rays 7/18 27 Mariners ’11 Washington
Signed By: Joe Ross Director: Tom McNamara
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Kyle Martin, rhp, Red Sox 7/20 26 Red Sox ’13 (9) Texas A&M
Signed By: Jon Adkins Director: Amiel Sawdaye
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Anthony Banda, lhp, D-backs 7/22 23 Brewers ’12 (10) San Jacinto (Texas) JC
Signed By: Brian Sankey Director: Bruce Seid
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Andrew Stevenson, of, Nationals 7/23 23 Nationals ’15 (2) Louisiana State
Signed By: Ed Gustafson Director: Kris Kline
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Edward Paredes, lhp, Dodgers 7/24 30 Mariners ’05 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Patrick Guerrero Director: Bob Engle
Jose Ruiz, rhp, Padres 7/24 22 Padres ’11 Venezuela
Signed By: Felix Feliz/Y. Linares/L. Prieto Director: Randy Smith
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Harrison Bader, of, Cardinals 7/25 23 Cardinals ’15 (3) Florida
Signed By: Ty Boyles Director: Chris Correa
Rafael Devers, 3b, Red Sox 7/25 20 Red Sox ’13 Dominican Republic
Signed By: Manny Nanita Director: Eddie Romero
Kyle Lloyd, rhp, Padres 7/25 26 Padres ’13 (29) Evansville
Signed By: Jeff Stewart Director: Billy Gasparino
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Aaron Bummer, lhp, White Sox 7/27 23 White Sox ’14 (19) Nebraska
Signed By: J.J. Lally Director: Doug Laumann
Chris Flexen, rhp, Mets 7/27 23 Mets ’12 (14) HS—Newark, Calif.
Signed By: Jim Blueberg Director: Tom Tanous
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Jordan Luplow, of, Pirates 7/28 23 Pirates ’14 (3) Fresno State
Signed By: Mike Sansoe Director: Joe Delli Carri
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Carlos Moncrief, of, Giants 7/29 28 Indians ’08 (14) Chipola (Fla.) JC
Signed By: Chuck Bartlett Director: Brad Grant
Troy Scribner, rhp, Angels 7/29 26 Astros ’13 Sacred Heart
Signed By: Bobby St. Pierre Director: Mike Elias
Jesen Therrien, rhp, Phillies 7/29 24 Phillies ’11 (17) Ahuntsic (Que.) JC
Signed By: Alex Agostino Director: Marti Wolever
Player, Pos, Team Date Age Signed Source
Kyle Farmer, c/3b, Dodgers 7/30 26 Dodgers ’13 (8) Georgia
Signed By: Lon Joyce Director: Logan White
Erick Fedde, rhp, Nationals 7/30 24 Nationals ’14 (1) Nevada-Las Vegas
Signed By: Mitch Sokol Director: Kris Kline
Kyle McGrath, lhp, Padres 7/30 24 Padres ’14 (36) Louisville
Signed By: Matt Thomas Director: Billy Gasparino

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