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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. \u2013 Since joining the Northwoods League in 2005, the Eau Claire Express have had 104 players drafted by Major League Baseball organizations and continued their professional baseball careers. Throughout the 2017-2018 offseason, we will showcase these Express Alumni still playing professionally, either in independent baseball leagues, for Minor League Affiliates, or for Major League Baseball teams.<\/p>\n

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Brandon Peterson | RHP | Mobile Bay Bears (AA Affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Played for Express in 2011 | Drafted: Round 13 (2013, MIN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/td>\nTEAM<\/td>\nLEVEL<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nERA<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nGS<\/td>\nSV<\/td>\nIP<\/td>\nSO<\/td>\nWHIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nMobile<\/td>\nAA<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3.54<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n20.1<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n1.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nAA\/A(Adv.)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3.30<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n60.0<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n1.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nAA\/A(Adv.)<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2.07<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n61.0<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n1.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nA(Adv.)\/A(Full)<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1.56<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n57.2<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n0.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMinors Career<\/td>\nMinors<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2.51<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n226.1<\/td>\n300<\/td>\n1.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nMitchell Ghelfi | C | Wisconsin Timber rattlers (A Affiliate of Milwaukee Brewers)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Played for Express in 2012 | Drafted: Drafted: Round 28 (2015, MIL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/td>\nTEAM<\/td>\nLEVEL<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nH<\/td>\n2B<\/td>\n3B<\/td>\nHR<\/td>\nRBI<\/td>\nAVG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n3 Teams<\/td>\nA(Adv.)\/ROK\/A(Full)<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n.254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nA(Adv.)\/A(Full)<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n402<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n122<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n.303<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nROK<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n.266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMinors Career<\/td>\nMinors<\/td>\n172<\/td>\n629<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n.288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Casey Gillaspie | 1B | Charlotte Knights (AAA Affiliate of Chicago White Sox)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Played for Express in 2012 | Drafted: Round 1 (2014 TB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2017<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nAAA<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n458<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n.223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\nAA\/AAA<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n472<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n134<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n.284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n3 Teams<\/td>\nA(Full)\/ROK\/A(Adv.)<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n281<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n.253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nHudson Valley<\/td>\nA(Short)<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n263<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n.262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMinors Career<\/td>\nMinors<\/td>\n407<\/td>\n1474<\/td>\n207<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n216<\/td>\n.255<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Eau Claire Express are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League.\u00a0The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff,\u00a0more than\u00a0180 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball,\u00a0including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM).\u00a0\u00a0All league games are viewable live via the\u00a0Northwoods League portal<\/a>. For more information, visit\u00a0www.eauclaireexpress.com\u00a0or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Express as your favorite team.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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