Choate made his professional debut after signing with the Arizona Complex League Giants,pitching a total of four innings. He was assigned to the San Jose Giants to begin the 2023 season before he was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds.[4] Over 18 games (ten starts) between the two teams,Choate went 3-3 with a 2.25 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 68 innings.[5] He was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League after the season.[6] Choate returned to Eugene to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels in early August.[7][8] He started a total of 26 games between both teams,going 2-7 with a 3.79 ERA and 128 strikeouts.
Dabovich was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round with the 114th overall selection of the 2020 MLB draft.[17][18] He signed for $200,000.[19][20] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season.[21] He began the 2021 season with the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A West and was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Northeast in mid-June.[22][23] He missed most of August after going on the injured list with back tightness and returned to play in early September.[24] Over 32+1⁄3 innings pitched in relief between the two clubs, Dabovich went 1–1 with a 2.78 ERA and 62 strikeouts.[25] He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season where he went 1–0 and was named to the Fall Stars Game.[26][27]
Dabovich returned to Richmond to begin the 2022 season.[28] In late June, he was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats.[29] Over 45 appearances (one start) between the two teams, he went 6–1 with a 3.51 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 51+1⁄3 innings.[30] To open the 2023 season, Dabovich returned to Sacramento.[31] He appeared in four games before undergoing season-ending hip surgery.[32] Dabovich was assigned to Sacramento to open the 2024 season, but again appeared in only four games for the season.[33]
Level signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2024 for $997,500.[45][46] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Giants and hit .275 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs over 48 games.[47] Level was assigned to the Arizona Complex League Giants to open the 2025 season.[48] In July,he was promoted to the San Jose Giants.[49] Over 89 games played for the season,Level hit .269 with 12 home runs,50 RBIs,and 21 stolen bases.[50]
Murphy made his professional debut in 2021 with the San Jose Giants before being promoted to the Eugene Emeralds.[55][56][57] Over 21 starts between the two clubs,Murphy went 6–4 with a 2.52 ERA and 164 strikeouts over 107+1⁄3 innings (13.8 strikeouts per 9 innings).[58] He was a CAL post-season All Star,and an MiLB Organization All Star.[51]
In 2022,he pitched for Giants Black,San Jose,Eugene,and Richmond. He was a combined 2–1 with a 4.63 ERA in 11 games (9 starts) in which he pitched 42.1 innings and struck out 57 batters (12.1 strikeouts per 9 innings).[59]
On July 2,2018,Rodríguez signed with the Yankees as an international free agent.[60] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. Rodríguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[61]
Rodríguez returned to action in 2021 with the DSL Yankees,hitting .294/.397/.413 with no home runs,22 RBI,and eight stolen bases across 39 appearances.[62] He spent the 2022 campaign with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees,playing in 37 games and batting .349/.434/.576 with four home runs,24 RBI,and eight stolen bases.[63] Rodríguez split 2023 between the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and High–A Hudson Valley Renegades. In 109 games for the two affiliates,he slashed .310/.399/.450 with career–highs in home runs (9),RBI (62),and stolen bases (21).[64]
In 2024,Rodríguez played in 79 games split between High–A Hudson Valley and the Double–A Somerset Patriots,slashing .302/.375/.481 with 10 home runs,47 RBI,and nine stolen bases. Following the season,the Yankees added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[65]
Rodríguez was optioned to Double-A Somerset to begin the 2025 season,[66] and was promoted to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders after seven games. In 78 appearances for Scranton,he batted .317/.409/.430 with five home runs,41 RBI,and 16 stolen bases.
Velasquez signed with the San Francisco Giants on January 15,2021,for a signing bonus of $900,000.[69][70] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League Giants. Velasquez split the 2022 campaign between the ACL Giants and San Jose Giants,compiling a slash line of .251/.338/.315 with a home run and 20 RBI. He returned to San Jose for the 2023 season. Over 111 games with San Jose,he slashed .298/.387/.434 with 8 home runs,69 RBI,and 23 stolen bases.[71]
During the 2024 campaign,Velasquez split time between the High–A Eugene Emeralds and Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels,compiling a slash line of .288/.368/.384 with four home runs,46 RBI,and 21 stolen bases.[72] He was assigned to Richmond to open the 2025 season.
Vrieling played college baseball at Gonzaga Bulldogs for three seasons. He made five appearances during his freshman season and had a 1.08 ERA in 8+1⁄3 innings pitched. As a sophomore,Vrieling had a 1–3 record with a 3.88 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 48+2⁄3 innings pitched over 22 appearances.[75] He moved to the Bulldogs' starting rotation prior to the start of his junior season and went 4–4 with a 4.91 ERA and 107 strikeouts.[76] In 2021,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[77]
Vrieling was selected in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Yankees.[78] He signed with the team on July 28,2022,and received a $611,400 signing bonus.[79] Vrieling was placed on the 60-day injured list at the beginning of the 2023 season after suffering an elbow injury during spring training.[80]
Watson played college baseball at Auburn for four seasons. As a junior,he made 24 appearances and posted a 1–1 record with a 4.87 ERA.[84] Watson made five appearances and had a 1.23 ERA with seven strikeouts in 2020 before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[85]
In 2024,Watson made 17 appearances split between Bowie and the Triple–A Norfolk Tides,accumulating a 2.38 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 2 saves across 22+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On August 9,2024,Watson was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[89]
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