Here are the pitching and hitting statistics for many of the 2024 major-league and minor-league players who prepped or played collegiately in the New Orleans area and Southeast Louisiana. All stats are cumulative for the season, through Monday, April 30. Below are some of the highlights for the last month, followed by all of the players’ more detailed stats.
Who’s Hot
Aaron Nola (Catholic HS, LSU) is 4-1, with a 3.20 ERA and 1.068 WHIP for the Phillies.
Josh Smith (Catholic HS, LSU), a member of last year’s world champion Texas Rangers, is making the most of his time as their starting third baseman, while Josh Jung is on the Injured List. Smith is slashing .317/.417/.500 with 14 runs and 14 RBIs.
Jake Fraley (LSU) has a slash line of .293/.359/.414 for the Reds.
Collin Burns (De La Salle, Tulane) had the best day of his career on April 6, when he went 3-for-4, with a triple, home run, and 7 RBIs for Double-A Bowie.
Kody Hoese (Tulane) is slashing .347/.390/.507 for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Drew Avans (Southeastern) has a slash line of .311/.388/.476 for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Paul Skenes (LSU) has a .039 ERA, 0.870 WHIP, and 16 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings in six starts for Triple-A Indianapolis. Look for him to get a callup to the Pirates in June.
Will Warren (Southeastern) is 3-0 in six starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He’s averaging 10.9 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings.
Who’s Not
Kevin Gausman (LSU) is 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in six starts for the Blue Jays.
Alex Bregman (LSU) is slashing only .216/.283/.294 with one home run for the last-place Astros. He is eligible for free agency after this season.
Tanner Rainey (St. Paul’s, Southeastern) has a whopping 9.82 ERA and 2.818 WHIP in 11 relief appearances for the Nationals.
Jake Rogers (Tulane) is slashing a paltry .167/.242/.283 with only three extra-base hits in 20 games.
J.P. France (Shaw, Tulane) is 0-3 with a 7.46 ERA for the Astros and has been demoted to Triple-A Sugar Land.
On the Mend
DJ LeMahieu (LSU) has missed the entire month for the Yankees due to a foot injury. He had only one at-bat in a rehab assignment in the minors but had to be sidelined again.
Garrett Edwards—Rays (LSU)—On 60-Day Injured List
Ty Floyd—Reds (LSU) On 60-Day Injured List
Cade Doughty—Blue Jays (LSU) On 7-Day Injured List
Austin Nola—Royals (Catholic HS, LSU) On 7-Day Injured List
2023 Players Who Didn’t Return
The following 2023 players have not returned this season: Jack Aldrich (Tulane); Jared Biddy (LSU); Giovanni DiGiacomo (LSU); Brandon Kaminer (LSU); Aaron Loup (Hahnville, Tulane); Greg Deichmann (Brother Martin, LSU), Landon Marceaux (Destrehan, LSU); Braden Olthoff (Tulane); Kramer Robertson (LSU); Mac Sceroler (Southeastern); Zach Watson (LSU)
MLB
Alex Bregman—Astros (LSU) 26 G, .216 BA, .283 OBP, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 1 SB, 68 OPS+
Jake Fraley—Reds (LSU) 19 G, .293 BA, .359 OBP, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 SB, 118 OPS+
Kevin Gausman—Blue Jays (LSU) 6 G, 1-3, 4.50 ERA, 28.0 IP, 23 SO, 85 ERA+
Alex Lange—Tigers (LSU) 12 G, 0-1, 0.84 ERA, 10.2 IP, 14 SO, 1 SV, 493 ERA+
Wade Miley—Brewers (Loranger HS, Southeastern) 2G, 0-1, 6.43 ERA, 7.0 IP, 2 SO, 67 ERA+
Aaron Nola—Phillies (Catholic HS, LSU) 6 G, 4-1, 3.20 ERA, 39.1 IP, 36 SO, 129 ERA+
Tanner Rainey—Nationals (St. Paul’s HS, Southeastern) 11 G, 0-0, 9.82 ERA, 11.0 IP, 8 SO, 0 SV, 42 ERA+
Jake Rogers—Tigers (Tulane) 20 G, .167 BA, .242 OBP, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 50 OPS+
Josh Smith—Rangers (Catholic HS, LSU) 29 G, .317 BA, .417 OBP, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 0 SB, 161 OPS+
Jacob Waguespack—(Rays) (Dutchtown HS, Ole Miss) 4 G, 0-0, 5.11 ERA, 10.0 IP, 11 SO, 0 SV, 72 ERA+
Triple-A
Drew Avans–-Dodgers (Southeastern) 24 G, .311 BA, .388 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 SB
Brendan Cellucci—Red Sox (Tulane) 4 G, 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 6.1 IP, 10 SO, 0 SV
Hunter Feduccia—Dodgers (LSU) 17 G, .267 BA, .397 OBP, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB
J.P. France—Astros (Shaw HS, Tulane, Miss. State) MLB: 5 G, 0-3, 7.46 ERA, 25.1 IP, 22 SO; 52 ERA+; MiLB: 1 G, 0-0, 7.36 ERA, 3.2 IP, 3 SO
Ian Gibaut—Reds (Tulane) 7 G, 0-1, 7.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 10 SO, 0 SV
Josh Green—Diamondbacks (Southeastern) 4 G, 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 SV
Hudson Haskin—Orioles (Tulane) 16 G, .193 BA, .378 OBP, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB
Kody Hoese—Dodgers (Tulane) 20 G, .347 BA, .390 OBP, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB
Austin Nola—Royals (Catholic HS, LSU) 1 G, .000 BA, .000 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB (On 7-Day Injured List)
Eric Orze—Mets (UNO) 8 G, 0-0, 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 13 SO, 1 SV
Michael Papierski—Mariners (LSU) 16 G, .222 BA, .318 OBP, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB
Cam Sanders – Cubs (E. D. White HS, LSU) 9 G, 1-0, 4.63 ERA, 11.2 IP, 17 SO, 0 SV
Paul Skenes – Pirates (LSU) 6 G, 0-0, 0.39 ERA, 23.0 IP, 41 SO, 0 SV
Jake Slaughter—Cubs (LSU) 20 G, .309 BA, .405 OBP, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB
Bryce Tassin—Tigers (Southeastern) 9 G, 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 12.0 IP, 13 SO, 2 SV
Will Warren—Yankees (Southeastern) 6 G, 3-0, 3.95 ERA, 27.1 IP, 33 SO, 0 SV
Double-A
Donovan Benoit–-Reds (Tulane) 5 G, 1-0, 8.22 ERA, 7.2 IP, 7 SO, 0 SV
Jacob Berry – Marlins (LSU) 21 G, .173 BA, .239 OBP, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB
Collin Burns--Orioles (De La Salle HS, Tulane) 20 G, .215 BA, .329 OBP, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB
Daniel Cabrera—Tigers (John Curtis HS/Parkview Baptist HS, LSU) 7 G, .200 BA, .222 OBP, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB
Hayden Cantrelle—Cubs (Louisiana Lafayette) 11 G, .333, .394 OBP, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB
Dylan Crews – Nationals (LSU) 12 G, .225 BA, .296 OBP, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB
Jaden Hill—Rockies (LSU) 6 G, 0-2, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 8 SO, 3 SV
Paul Gervase – Mets (LSU) 5 G, 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 7.1 IP, 10 SO, 1 SV
Keagan Gillies—Orioles (Brother Martin HS, Tulane) 7 G, 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 6.2 IP, 9 SO, 0 SV
Cole Henry--Nationals (LSU) 4 G, 0-1, 2.53 ERA, 10.2 IP, 11 SO, 0 SV
DJ LeMahieu—Yankees (LSU) 1 G, .000 BA, .000 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB (On 10-Day Injured List)
Aaron McKeithan–-Cardinals (Tulane) 9 G, .414 BA, .514 OBP, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Grant Witherspoon – Mariners (Tulane) 12 G, .186 BA, .340 OBP, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB
High-A
Zach Arnold—Phillies (LSU) 14 G, .229 BA, .315 OPB, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB
Zack Hess—Tigers (LSU) 6 G, 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 12 SO, 0 SV
Todd Peterson—Nationals (LSU) 8 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8.1 IP, 7 SO, 6 SV
Carson Roccaforte—Royals (Louisiana Lafayette) 21 G, .207 BA, .255 OBP, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 8 SB
Tyree Thompson--Braves (Karr HS) 2 G, 0-0, 8.10 ERA, 3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0 SV
Low-A
Dylan Carmouche—Giants (Southern Univ. Lab, Tulane) 5 G, 0-1, 2.12 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 SO, 0 SV
Riley Cooper—Orioles (LSU) 4 G, 0-0, 1.23 ERA, 14.2 IP, 20 SO, 1 SV
Cade Doughty – Blue Jays (LSU) 4 G, .300 BA, .462 OBP, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB (On 7-Day Injured List)
Gavin Dugas—Nationals (LSU) 16 G, .365 BA, .467 OBP, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB
Tyler Hoffman—Rockies (Tulane) 9 G, 0-0, 7.04 ERA, 7.2 IP, 6 SO, 0 SV
Brayden Jobert—Cardinals (Northshore HS, Delgado CC, LSU) 15 G, .220 BA, .365 OBP, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB
Blake Money—Orioles (LSU) 4 G, 0-1, 5.06 ERA, 16.0 IP, 21 SO, 0 SV
Tre Morgan—Rays (Brother Martin HS, LSU) 18 G, .303 BA, .387 OBP, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 SB
Jordan Thompson—Dodgers (LSU) 16 G, .268 BA, .431 OBP, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 5 SB
Rookie League
Garrett Edwards--Rays (LSU)—On 60-Day Injured List
Ty Floyd—Reds (LSU) On 60-Day Injured List
Grant Taylor--White Sox (LSU) Has not yet played
Independent League
Saul Garza—(LSU) 14 G, .429 BA, .478 OBP, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB
Shawn Semple—(UNO) 1 G, 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 SO, 0 SV
Chase Solesky—White Sox (Tulane) 1 G, 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0 SV
Bryan Warzek—(UNO) 3 G, 1-1, 10.13 ERA, 2.2 IP, 2 SO, 0 SV
Japanese League
Kyle Keller–-Yomiuri (Jesuit, Southeastern) 8 G, 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0 SV
Andrew Stevenson—Hokkaido (St. Thomas More HS, LSU) 19 G, .276 BA, .328 OBP, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 4 SB