Josh Dye

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41+1⁄3 innings. After not pitching in 2016, he returned from the injury in 2017, starting 16 games and going 8–5 with a 3.23 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 94+2⁄3 innings. [3] For the 2018 season, he started 14 games and went 8–4 with a 2.40 ERA. [4] Following the season's end, he was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 23rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [5]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

Dye signed with the Royals for $60,000, and made his professional debut with the rookie–level Burlington Royals before he was promoted to the High–A Wilmington Blue Rocks. [6] Over 12 games (eight starts) between the two teams, he went 2–3 with a 4.20 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 40+2⁄3 innings. Dye split the 2019 season between the Single–A Lexington Legends and Wilmington and went 5–3 with a 2.15 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 62+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief. [7] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] He split the 2021 season between the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, making 40 relief appearances and compiling a 4–2 record, a 2.60 ERA, and 73 strikeouts over 65+2⁄3 innings between the two teams. [9] He returned to Omaha for the 2022 season. [10] Over 48 games (six starts), he went 5–3 with a 4.48 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 62+1⁄3 innings. [11]

Dye began the 2023 season with Triple-A Omaha, and logged a 1.80 ERA across 3 relief appearances before he was released on May 2. [12]

Texas Rangers

On May 11, 2023, Dye signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization and was assigned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express. [13] In 7 appearances for Round Rock, he posted a 7.50 ERA with five strikeouts across 12 innings of work. Dye elected free agency following the season on November 6. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "South Dade shuts out DeLand, 1-0, in 8A state baseball semifinal". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
  2. ↑ Twardus, Kelli Krebs;and Nick. "Pitching dominates at South Dade gets past DeLand". The News-Press.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "2018 Conference Previews: Atlantic Sun Conference". 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "The MLB Draft shouldn't hit Florida Gulf Coast University's roster as bad as last year".
  5. ↑ "MLB draft: Former Sharks Mario Leon, Niels Stone taken; FGCU's Dye also picked".
  6. ↑ "MLB draft picks Fortes, Dye, Rey sign first contracts".
  7. ↑ Lewis, Alec. "Under-the-radar Royals prospects: 5 names to keep an eye on as season begins".
  8. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled". MiLB.com.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Alec. "Kansas City Royals prospects: 14 players who could break into big leagues in 2022".
  10. ↑ Sports, Fox (November 18, 2016). "Cardinals add four players to fill out 40-man roster" . Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Josh Dye Stats, Fantasy & News".
  12. ↑ "Josh Dye Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma City Takes Game Three in Round Rock, 9-5". milb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  14. ↑ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. 8 November 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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Josh Dye
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Dye with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2022
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-09-14) September 14, 1996 (age 28)
DeLand, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left