# MiLB Announces August 2024 Players And Pitchers Of The Month

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/milb-announces-august-2024-players-and-pitchers-of-the-month/
- Published: 2024-09-05T13:50:19-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MiLB) ANNOUNCES AUGUST** **PLAYERS AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH**

#### _**Winners represent 16 organizations; Cardinals and Royals lead with three selections**_

[⌊MiLB Press Release⌉⌊MiLB Press Release⌉[

**Sept. 5, 2024 —** [Minor League Baseball](http://www.milb.com)™ (MiLB™) today 
announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for August in [Major League Baseball](http://www.mlb.com)’
s player development system.

**International League (Triple-A)**

Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) outfielder **[Alan Roden](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=roden-000ala&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .354/.411/.594 and led the league in hits (34) and total bases (57), while
finishing second in runs scored (21). He was fourth in average (.354), slugging 
percentage (.594) and OPS (1.005). He began the month with an eight-game hitting
streak and recorded 10 multi-hit games. His four hits on August 23 against Omaha
tied his career high. Roden, 24, was selected by Toronto in the third round of the
2021 MLB Draft out of Creighton University.

Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) left-hander **[Noah Cameron](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=camero000noa&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA in five starts as he allowed six earned runs on 20 hits
over 31.2 innings. He struck out 36 while walking eight and held opponents to a .
180 average. He allowed one run or fewer in four of his five starts. Cameron, 25,
was selected by Kansas City in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Central
Arkansas University.

**Pacific Coast League (Triple-A)**

Las Vegas Aviators (Athletics) shortstop **[Nick Allen](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=allenni02,allenni01,allen-005nic,allen-006nic&search=Nick+Allen&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .385/.477/.659 and led the league in OPS (1.136) while finishing second in
average (.385), hits (35), doubles (10) and on-base percentage (.477). He was third
in total bases (60) and fourth in slugging percentage (.659) at the time he was 
promoted to Oakland on August 28. He recorded 10 multi-hit games and separate hitting
streaks of eight, six and six games in August. Allen, 25, was selected by Oakland
in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Parker High School in San Diego,
California.

Las Vegas left-hander **[Brady Basso](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bassobr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
was 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA in five starts as he allowed eight earned runs on 18 hits
and four walks over 25.1 innings. He struck out 27 and held opponents to a .191 
average. His WHIP (0.87) was best in the league among pitchers with four or more
starts. Basso, 26, was selected by Oakland in the 16^(th) round of the 2019 MLB 
Draft out of Oklahoma State University.

**Eastern League (Double-A)**

Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) third baseman/shortstop **[Gage Workman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=workma000gag&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .308/.368/.577 and led the league in hits (32), home runs (seven) and total
bases (60) and was second in runs (17) and RBI (22), His finished third in slugging
percentage (.577). He recorded nine multi-hit games. Workman, 24, was selected by
Detroit in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Arizona State University.

Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies) right-hander **[Chase Dollander](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dollan000cha&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA in five starts as he allowed just three earned runs on 
17 hits and 10 walks over 29.1 innings. He struck out a league-best 41 batters and
held opponents to a .163 average. He held opponents scoreless in three of his five
starts and struck out 20 of the 34 batters he retired in his last two outings. Dollander,
22, was selected by Colorado in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2023 MLB 
Draft out of the University of Tennessee.

**Southern League (Double-A)**

Tennessee Smokies (Cubs) first baseman/third baseman **[Jonathon Long](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=long--000jon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .350/.472/.510 and led the league in runs (28) and on-base percentage (.472)
and was second in hits (35), total bases (51), walks (23) and OPS (.982). He finished
third in RBI (18) and slugging percentage (.510) and fifth in average (.350) and
home runs (four). He recorded nine multi-hit games and started the month with a 
six-game hitting streak and finished it with a seven-game hitting streak. Long, 
22, was selected by Chicago (NL) in the ninth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of
Long Beach State University.

Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels) right-hander **[Caden Dana](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/danaca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 3-0 with a 0.57 ERA in five starts as he scattered 19 hits and seven walks 
over 31.1 innings. He held opponents to a .167 average while striking out 32 and
did not allow more than one earned run in a start. He was promoted to Los Angeles
and won his MLB Debut against Seattle on September 1. Dana, 20, was selected by 
Los Angeles (AL) in the 11^(th) round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Don Bosco High
School in Ramsey, New Jersey.

**Texas League (Double-A)**

Springfield Cardinals second baseman/center fielder **[Bryan Torres](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=torres004bry,torres000bry&search=Bryan+Torres&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .418/.491/.538 and led the league in average (.418), hits (38) and on-base
percentage (.491) and was second in runs (20), total bases (49) and OPS (1.029).
He finished third in doubles (eight) and fourth in slugging percentage (.538). He
recorded 13 multi-hit games (including a span of six straight from August 13-20)
and set a career-high with five hits on August 14 at Frisco. Torres, 27, was originally
signed by Milwaukee as a free agent out of Caguas, Puerto Rico, on July 15, 2015.

Springfield left-hander **[Quinn Mathews](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mathew000qui&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-0 with a 0.70 ERA in four starts as he allowed two earned runs on 11 hits
and four walks over 25.2 innings, while holding opponents to a .128 average (second-
best in the league). His 40 strikeouts were one behind the leader (who pitched 8.0
more innings) and his WHIP (0.58) and strikeouts per nine innings (14.03) led the
league. Mathews was promoted to Triple-A Memphis, his fourth level of play this 
year, on August 28. Mathews, 23, was selected by St. Louis in the fourth round of
the 2023 MLB Draft out of Stanford University.

**Midwest League (High-A)**

Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals) outfielder **[Spencer Nivens](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nivens000spe&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .352/.427/.806 and led all of Minor League Baseball in runs (29), home runs(
13), total bases (87) and slugging percentage (.806). He led the Midwest League 
in RBI (26) and OPS (1.233) and was second in hits (38). He recorded 14 multi-hit
games and homered in 12 of his 27 games. He ended the month with a 16-game hitting
streak, during which he batted .438 (28-for-64) with nine home runs. Nivens, 22,
was selected by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Missouri
State University.

Quad Cities right-hander **[Ethan Bosacker](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bosack000eth&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five starts as he allowed six earned runs on 20 hits
and five walks over 30.0 innings, while holding opponents to a .192 average. He 
set a career-high with 12 strikeouts on August 15 at Beloit and his 13 wins on the
year are tied for the Minor League Baseball lead. Bosacker, 23, was selected by 
Kansas City in the 13^(th) round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Xavier University.

**Northwest League (High-A)**

Eugene Emeralds (Giants) first baseman **[Bryce Eldridge](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=eldrid000bry&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .376/.469/.763 and led the league in home runs (nine), RBI (24), total bases(
71) and slugging percentage (.763) and was second in average (.376), runs (21), 
hits (35) and OPS (1.232). He finished third in on-base percentage (.469) and fifth
in doubles (seven). He recorded 11 multi-hit games and hit safely in nine consecutive
games from August 4-15 and ended the month on a seven-game hitting streak. Eldridge,
19, was selected by San Francisco in the first round (16^(th) overall) of the 2023
MLB Draft out of Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia.

Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks) right-hander **[Jose Cabrera](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabrejo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA in five starts as he allowed 14 hits and eight walks in
34.0 innings. He led the league in innings (34.0), strikeouts (36), ERA (1.32), 
WHIP (0.65), opponents’ average (.122) and hits allowed per nine innings (3.71).
On August 24, against Spokane, he worked 8.2 innings and struck out 11 batters, 
setting career-highs in both categories. Cabrera, 22, was signed by Arizona as an
international free agent out of Yaguate, Dominican Republic, on September 24, 2021.

**South Atlantic League (High-A)**

Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Phillies) shortstop **[Aidan Miller](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=miller002aid,miller003aid&search=Aidan+Miller&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .299/.370/.536 and led the league in runs (19), total bases (52) and triples(
three) and finished second in hits (29), slugging percentage (.536) and OPS (.906).
He was fourth in RBI (16) and fifth in doubles (six). He recorded eight multi-hit
games and had a nine-game hitting streak from August 14-23. Miller, 20, was selected
by Philadelphia in the first round (27^(th) overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft out of
Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida.

Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays) right-hander **[Jackson Baumeister](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baumei000jac&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in six appearances (four starts) as he allowed three earned
runs on 11 hits and four walks over 24.0 innings. He struck out 35 and held opponents
to a .133 average. He led the league in WHIP (0.63) and strikeout to walk ratio (
8.75), was second in average against (.133) and third in strikeouts per nine innings(
13.13). He struck out a career-high 11 on August 30 against Greenville. Baumeister,
22, was originally selected by Baltimore in Competitive Balance Round B (63^(rd)
overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Florida State University. He was traded to
Tampa Bay in exchange for RHP [Zach Eflin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eflinza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)
on July 24, 2024.

**California League (Single-A)**

Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) outfielder **[Braedon Karpathios](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=karpat000bra&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .352/.445/.582 and led the league in slugging percentage (.582) and total
bases (53) and was second in OPS (1.027). He finished third in average (.352), hits(
32) and doubles (nine) and was fourth in on-base percentage (.445). He recorded 
12 multi-hit games and hit safely in seven straight games from August 6-13. Karpathios,
21, was signed by San Diego as a free agent out of Harford Community College in 
Bel Air, Maryland, on July 30, 2022.

San Jose Giants right-hander **[Josh Bostick](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bostic000jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts as he allowed eight earned runs on 18 hits
and six walks over 24.0 innings. He struck out 30, held opponents to a .209 average
and did not allow an earned run in three of his five starts. He led the league in
strikeouts per nine innings (11.25) and WHIP (1.00). Bostick, 22, was selected by
San Francisco in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Grayson College in
Sherman, Texas.

**Carolina League (Single-A)**

Down East Wood Ducks (Rangers) catcher **[Julian Brock](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brock-000jul&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .394/.421/.634 and led the league in average (.394), hits (28), total bases(
45), slugging percentage (.634) and OPS (1.055) and was third in on-base percentage(.
421). He recorded eight multi-hit games in his 18 contests and set and later tied
a career-high with four hits on August 11 and August 17. Brock, 23, was selected
by Texas in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the University of Louisiana-
Lafayette.

Fredericksburg Nationals right-hander **[Travis Sykora](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sykora000tra&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
was selected by Washington in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Round
Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas.

**Florida State League (Single-A)**

Dunedin Blue Jays shortstop **[Arjun Nimmala](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nimmal000arj&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .296/.330/.541 and led the league in hits (29) and total bases (53) and was
second in runs (18) and RBI (17). He finished third in home runs (five) and slugging
percentage (.541) and was fifth in average (.296) and doubles (seven). He posted
nine multi-hit games and set a career-high with four hits August 20 at Clearwater.
Nimmala, 18, was selected by Toronto in the first round (20^(th) overall) of the
2023 MLB Draft out of Strawberry Crest High School in Dover, Florida.

Palm Beach Cardinals right-hander [**Chen-Wei Lin**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lin---006che&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)****
went 4-0 with a 0.62 ERA in five starts as he allowed two earned runs on 19 hits
and seven walks over 29.0 innings. He led the league in ERA (0.62), strikeouts (
36), WHIP (0.90), and strikeouts per nine innings (11.17) and did not allow more
than one run in any of his five starts. Lin, 22, was signed by St. Louis as an international
free agent out of Tanei, Taiwan, on July 3, 2023.

**Dominican Summer League (Rookie)**

Rangers shortstop **[Daniel Flames](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=flames000dan&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
batted .500/.617/.659 and led the league in average (.500), hits (22) and OPS (1.276)
and was second in on-base percentage (.617). He was third in triples (two) and fifth
in slugging (.659) and walked four more times (11) than he struck out (seven). He
posted seven multi-hit games in 15 contests, including consecutive games with four
and five hits August 8-9 as he went 9-for-10 with a double, two triples, four runs
scored and five RBI. Flames, 17, was signed by Texas as an international free agent
out of Barcelona, Venezuela, on January 15, 2024.

Orioles Orange right-hander **[Adrian Heredia](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=heredi000adr&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2024-09-05_br)**
went 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in three starts as he allowed one earned run on four hits
and three walks in 14.0 innings. His 22 strikeouts were two behind the league leader(
who threw 5.0 more innings) and he led the league in WHIP (0.50) and was second 
in strikeouts per nine innings (14.14) and was third in opponents’ average (.091)
and hits allowed per nine innings (2.57). After allowing a hit to the first batter
he faced in August, he did not allow another hit for 11.0 innings as he retired 
30 of the next 33 batters he faced (three walks). Heredia, 19, was signed by Baltimore
as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on November
9, 2023.

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