Jonathan Papelbon - 2013 marks the ninth MLB season for the Bishop Kenny grad, his second with the Phillies after 7 seasons with the Red Sox, 3-1 with a 2.64 ERA 21 saves
Brett Myers - Indians pitcher Brett Myers (Englewood), who has been sidelined with a right elbow ailment since late April, continues to feel discomfort in his arm when throwing off a mound.
Manager Terry Francona said Myers, signed to a one-year contract worth $7 million this winter to be Cleveland's No. 3 starter, feels no pain while playing catch on flat ground. "To his credit, he keeps trying," Francona said. "I think he feels like he signed his contract and he wants to play it out. As long as he wants to try, we appreciate it. He's giving it everything. He keeps trying. It just keeps getting to that point where he gets on the elevated part and it hurts."
Howie Kendrick: (West Nassau High) An MRI on Kendrick's left knee revealed no structural damage, prompting the club to give the 30-year-old an extra four to five days to see how he responds. But, as Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, "He's still sore." Kendrick, with a .301/.341/.437 slash line on the season, traveled with the team to Cleveland, but was getting treatment all day and didn't go on the field for workouts. His likely DL stint -- his first since May 2011 -- would be retroactive to Tuesday, allowing him to return as soon as Aug. 21
Jake Dunning: Dunning (Clay High) has appeared in a couple of games so far his rookie season for the San Francisco Giants. He was sent down to AAA in July. According to MLB.com "Manager Bruce Bochy said Dunning's demotion was not a result of his performance -- he had a 2.84 ERA in 20 games since joining the Giants. He said the Giants needed a full bench and that Dunning would have been unavailable the next day or two after pitching on four consecutive days earlier this week. "He did really a terrific job," Bochy said. "He came up ahead of schedule and I loved the way he handled himself and his poise."
Darren O'Day: O'Day (Bishop Kenny) O'Day, in his 6th season in the bigs is 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA in his set-up job with the Orioles.
Billy Butler The Wolfson graduate is the star of the Kansas City Royals in his seventh season with another solid season and has led the Royals to their best record at this time of the season in over a decade. Butler has been absolutely mashing over his past 15 games, hitting safely in 13 of them and batting .379 (22-for-58) with four doubles, three long balls and nine RBIs over that span. That hot hitting has boosted his season average from .275 to its current .289.
Daniel Murphy: Murphy (Englewood) has had a solid season at second base for the Mets with 10 hr 57 rbi and batting .275.
Michael Kirkman: The Lake City Columbia High grad has spent portions of the past three seasons in the big leagues. This year he was forced on the DL due to a battle with skin cancer. here's the story
Adam Wainwright: Wainwright (Brunswick) Another stellar year for Wainwright, 14-7 with a 2.66 ERA for the Cards.
Mat Gamel: Sadly, another injury -- this time a torn ACL -- that has kept Gamel (Bishop Kenny) out for the entire 2013 season.
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