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ORGANIZATIONAL PLAYERS
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

NIXON ENCARNACION RHP
AGE: 20 BORN: Dec. 30, 2004 in Santo Domingo, DR RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR HT.: 6-2 WT.: 180
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: Signed as international free agent, Jan. 15, 2022
HIGH SCHOOL: — COLLEGE: —
FULL NAME: Nixon Manuel Encarnacion SIGNED BY: Rusbell Cabrera (Angels)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2022— DSL Angels 3-1 3.28 9 9 0 0 0 0 35.2 30 19 13 1 8 21 0 43 14 2 .238
2023— DID NOT PLAY
2024— ACL Angels 1-5 9.09 11 9 0 0 0 0 32.2 29 37 33 1 5 43 0 27 16 0 .246
MINOR TOTALS 4-6 6.06 20 18 0 0 0 0 68.1 59 56 46 2 13 64 0 70 30 2 .242
MASON ERLA RHP
AGE: 27 BORN: Aug. 19, 1997 in Bay City, MI RESIDES: Cass City, MI HT.: 6-4 WT.: 200
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: 17th round of 2021 First-Year Player Draft
HIGH SCHOOL: Cass City HS (Cass City, MI) COLLEGE: Michigan State University
FULL NAME: Mason Andrew Erla SIGNED BY: Drew Dominguez (Angels)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2021— ACL Angels 1-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .125
Tri-City 0-1 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
2022— Rocket City 5-6 4.28 16 16 0 0 0 0 82.0 88 42 39 9 4 19 0 64 0 0 .274
2023— Rocket City 1-3 5.65 6 6 1 0 0 0 28.2 32 21 18 5 2 16 0 26 5 0 .278
Salt Lake 0-3 13.50 7 5 0 0 0 0 20.2 35 35 31 5 1 14 0 13 0 0 .380
2024— Rocket City 1-4 2.21 34 4 0 17 0 5 53.0 53 18 13 2 1 13 0 46 2 0 .262
MINOR TOTALS 8-17 4.79 66 33 1 17 0 5 191.2 212 118 102 21 8 62 0 160 7 0 .280 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
EDWARDO ESPINAL OF
AGE: 19 BORN: Nov. 19, 2005 in Pimentel, DR RESIDES: San Francisco de Macorís, DR HT.: 6-1 WT.: 175
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: Signed as international free agent, Jan. 15, 2023
HIGH SCHOOL: — COLLEGE: —
FULL NAME: Edwardo Espinal SIGNED BY: Frank Tejeda (Angels)
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2023— DSL Angels .225 22 80 12 18 5 0 0 7 0 1 4 9 0 29 11 1 0 .288 .330 2
2024— ACL Angels .217 52 157 40 34 9 1 1 20 2 2 2 43 0 58 9 3 0 .306 .387 2
MINOR TOTALS .219 74 237 52 52 14 1 1 27 2 3 6 52 0 87 20 4 0 .300 .369 4
CARLOS ESPINOSA RHP
AGE: 23 BORN: Aug. 8, 2001 in Najasa, CU RESIDES: Najasa, CU HT.: 6-2 WT.: 190
BATS & THROWS: Right ACQUIRED: From Houston in exchange for OF Trey Cabbage, Jan. 31, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL: — COLLEGE: —
FULL NAME: Carlos Luis Espinosa SIGNED BY: Charlie Gonzalez (Astros)
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2022— FCL Astros Orange 1-2 2.60 11 4 0 3 0 2 27.2 20 8 8 1 0 10 0 28 3 1 .200
2023— FCL Astros 0-1 3.46 4 1 0 1 0 0 13.0 12 7 5 0 0 4 0 21 6 0 .235
Fayetteville 4-4 4.53 11 6 0 4 0 0 43.2 40 27 22 7 2 22 0 49 14 1 .237
2024— Tri-City 4-3 4.08 32 0 0 7 0 1 46.1 47 24 21 5 1 23 0 63 6 0 .264
Rocket City 0-0 3.29 10 0 0 2 0 1 13.2 7 5 5 0 0 7 0 13 1 0 .149
MINOR TOTALS 9-10 3.80 68 11 0 17 0 4 144.1 126 71 61 13 3 66 0 174 30 2 .231
MITCH FARRIS LHP
AGE: 24 BORN: Feb. 14, 2001 in Charlotte, NC RESIDES: Palm Harbor, FL HT.: 6-2 WT.: 190
BATS & THROWS: Left ACQUIRED: From Atlanta for RHP Davis Daniel, Dec. 20, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL: Palm Harbor University HS (Palm Harbor, FL) COLLEGE: Wingate University (Wingate, NC)
FULL NAME: Mitchell Thomas Farris SIGNED BY: Atlanta
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2023— FCL Braves 1-0 1.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 .103
Augusta 0-0 3.52 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.2 8 3 3 0 0 4 0 14 0 0 .267
2024— Augusta 0-1 2.38 7 2 0 1 0 1 22.2 17 6 6 0 0 14 0 37 3 0 .207
Rome 4-4 2.95 17 16 0 1 0 0 82.1 64 30 27 5 2 25 0 93 5 1 .215
Mississippi 0-1 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 .357
MINOR TOTALS 5-6 2.96 30 21 0 2 0 1 124.2 97 44 41 8 2 49 0 152 8 1 .215

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