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VCU Baseball in the Pros

Rams Active in the Pros

Tyler Locklear Professional AssignmentVimael Machin Professional AssignmentConnor Gillispie Professional Assignment Paul Witt Professional AssignmentSam Ryan Professional AssignmentDanny Watson Professional Assignment Brandon Eike Professional AssignmentChristian Gordon Professional AssignmentSean Swenson Professional Assignment Jimmy Kerrigan Professional Assignment Joe Van Meter Professional Assignment

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Name Current Team Organization
Tyler Locklear Arizona Diamondbacks
Vimael Machín Baltimore Orioles
Connor Gillispie St. Paul Saints (Triple-A) Minnesota Twins
Paul Witt Harrisburg Senators (Double-A) Washington Nationals
Sam Ryan Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A) Los Angeles Angels
Danny Watson Somerset Patriots (Double-A) New York Yankees
Brandon Eike Everett Aquasox (High-A) Seattle Mariners
Christian Gordon Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Single-A) Chicago Cubs
Sean Swenson Cleburne Railroaders (Ind.) American Association
Jimmy Kerrigan Bravos de León (Ind.) Mexican League
Joe Van Meter Olmecas de Tabasco (Ind.) Mexican League

Assignments as of July 31, 2025

 

Rams in the MLB Draft

57 selections, since 1984

Brandon Eike 2024 Draft Brian Curley 2024 Draft Christian Gordon 2024 MLB Draft Tyler Locklear 2022 MLB Draft Bradford Webb 2021 MLB Draft Danny Watson 2021 MLB Draft Connor Gillispie 2019 MLB Draft Zac Ching 2019 MLB Draft Sam Ryan 2019 MLB Draft Logan Farrar 2017 MLB Draft Vimael Machin 2015 MLB Draft Daniel Concepcion 2015 MLB Draft Cody Yount 2013 MLB Draft Blake Hauser 2012 MLB Draft Kyle Haynes 2012 MLB Draft Joe Van Meter 2010 MLB Draft Jared Bolden 2008 MLB Draft Chris Jackson 2008 MLB Draft Cody Eppely 2008 MLB Draft Sergio Miranda 2007 MLB Draft Luke Pisker 2007 MLB Draft Scott Sizemore 2006 MLB Draft Harold Mozingo 2006 MLB Draft Michael Gibbs 2006 MLB Draft Peter Farina 2005 MLB Draft Alex Gary 2005 MLB Draft Justin Orenduff 2004 MLB Draft Cla Meredith 2004 MLB Draft Matt Prendergast 2004 MLB Draft Brian Marshall 2003 MLB Draft Sean Marshall 2003 MLB Draft Nick Jones 2003 MLB Draft Justin Mattison 2003 MLB Draft Daniel Lopaze 2003 MLB Draft Josh Arteaga 2000 MLB Draft Pat McNair 2001 MLB Draft Jason Dubois 2000 MLB Draft Matt Burch 1998 MLB Draft Brandon Inge 1998 MLB Draft Chad Berryman 1998 MLB Draft Cordell Farley 1996 MLB Draft Erik Sauve 1994 MLB Draft Adam Bryant 1994 MLB Draft Matt Williams 1992 MLB Draft Jamie Brewington 1992 MLB Draft Mark Strittmatter 1992 MLB Draft David Sartain 1991 MLB Draft Chris Vlasis 1991 MLB Draft Dan Flanagan 1990 MLB Draft Jerry Dipoto 1989 MLB Draft Tim Barker 1989 MLB Draft Scott Banton 1989 MLB Draft Scott Banton 1988 MLB Draft Chris Pinder 1987 MLB Draft Craig Lopez 1986 MLB Draft Jim Austin 1986 MLB Draft Bill Smith 1984 MLB Draft

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Year Name Organization Pos. Round (Pick)
2024 Brandon Eike Seattle Mariners 3B 13th
2024 Brian Curley Pittsburgh Pirates RHP 16th
2024 Christian Gordon Chicago Cubs LHP 16th
2022 Tyler Locklear Seattle Mariners 1B 2nd (58th)
2021 Bradford Webb Texas Rangers RHP 7th
2021 Danny Watson New York Yankees RHP 15th
2019 Connor Gillispie Baltimore Orioles RHP 9th
2019 Zac Ching Los Angeles Dodgers 2B 10th
2019 Sam Ryan Toronto Blue Jays RHP 12th
2017 Logan Farrar Oakland Athletics OF 36th
2015 Vimael Machín Chicago Cubs 3B 10th
2015 Daniel Concepcion Kansas City Royals RHP 12th
2013 Cody Yount Chicago White Sox 1B 37th
2012 Blake Hauser Seattle Mariners RHP 13th
2012 Kyle Haynes Pittsburgh Pirates RHP 20th
2010 Joe Van Meter Texas Rangers RHP 21st
2008 Jared Bolden Texas Rangers OF 9th
2008 Christopher Jackson Houston Astros SS 29th
2008 Cody Eppley Texas Rangers RHP 43rd
2007 Sergio Miranda Chicago White Sox SS 13th
2007 Luke Pisker Washington Nationals RHP 17th
2006 Scott Sizemore Detroit Tigers 3B 5th
2006 Harold Mozingo Kansas City Royals RHP 6th
2006 Michael Gibbs Colorado Rockies RHP 17th
2005 Peter Farina Chicago Cubs C 21st
2005 Alex Gary Seattle Mariners OF 22nd
2004 Justin Orenduff Los Angeles Dodgers RHP C-1st (33rd)
2004 Cla Meredith Boston Red Sox RHP 6th
2004 Matt Prendergast Colorado Rockies RHP 21st
2003 Brian Marshall Boston Red Sox LHP 5th
2003 Sean Marshall Chicago Cubs LHP 6th
2003 Nick Jones Chicago Cubs 2B 11th
2003 Justin Mattison Florida Marlins LHP 35th
2003 Daniel Lopaze Chicago Cubs 1B 40th
2001 Josh Arteaga Chicago Cubs SS 20th
2001 Pat McNair Houston Astros RHP 43rd
2000 Jason Dubois Chicago Cubs LF 14th
1998 Matt Burch Kansas City Royals RHP 1st (30th)
1998 Brandon Inge Detroit Tigers 3B 2nd (57th)
1998 Chad Berryman Anaheim Angels RHP 22nd
1996 Cordell Farley St. Louis Cardinals OF 10th
1994 Erik Sauve Texas Rangers 2B 19th
1994 Adam Bryant Cincinnati Reds RHP 27th
1992 Matt Williams Cleveland Indians LHP 4th
1992 Jamie Brewington San Francisco Giants RHP 10th
1992 Mark Strittmatter Colorado Rockies C 28th
1991 David Sartain Minnesota Twins LHP 18th
1991 Chris Vlasis St. Louis Cardinals OF 37th
1990 Dan Flanagan San Francisco Giants RHP 21st
1989 Jerry Dipoto Cleveland Indians RHP 3rd (71st)
1989 Tim Barker Los Angeles Dodgers SS 6th
1989 Scott Banton St. Louis Cardinals OF 46th
1988 Scott Banton Montreal Expos OF 27th
1987 Chris Pinder Baltimore Orioles LHP 15th
1986 Craig Lopez Baltimore Orioles RHP 5th
1986 Jim Austin San Diego Padres RHP 6th
1984 Bill Smith New York Yankees 1st (21st)

Bold indicates player reached MLB   Names link to players' Baseball-Reference bio pages

 

Retired Professional Rams

Name (Last Year Active) Most Recent Team
Major League Baseball
Scott Sizemore (2016) New York Yankees
Ian Thomas (2016) Los Angeles Dodgers
Cody Eppley (2015) New York Yankees
Sean Marshall (2014) Cincinnati Reds
Brandon Inge (2013) Pittsburgh Pirates
Jason Dubois (2010) Cleveland Indians
Cla Meredith (2010) Baltimore Orioles
Jamie Brewington (2004) Cleveland Indians
Matt Williams (2002) Milwaukee Brewers
Jerry Dipoto (2000) Colorado Rockies
Mark Strittmatter (2000) Colorado Rockies
Jim Austin (1997) Milwaukee Brewers
 
Name (Last Year Active) Most Recent Team at Highest Level (MLB Affiliate)
Triple-A
Kyle Haynes (2017) Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees (New York Yankees)
Jared Bolden (2012) Oklahoma City RedHawks (Texas Rangers)
Justin Orenduff (2011) Las Vegas 51s (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Josh Arteaga (2007) Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
Tim Barker (1998) Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Colorado Rockies)
Double-A
Bradford Webb (2023) Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers)
Sergio Miranda (2015) Huntsville Stars (Milwaukee Brewers)
Harold Mozingo (2011) Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals)
Peter Farina (2010) West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (Chicago Cubs)
Cordell Farley (2010) Arkansas Travelers (St. Louis Cardinals)
Matt Burch (2004) Wichita Wranglers (Kansas City Royals)
Adam Bryant (2000) Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds)
High-A/Class-A Advanced
Benjamin Dum (2023) Rome Braves (Atlanta Braves)
Zac Ching (2022) Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Matt Davis (2017) Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
Blake Hauser (2014) High Desert Mavericks (Seattle Mariners)
Anthony Granato (2013) Modesto Nuts (Colorado Rockies)
Mick Mattaliano (2011) Frederick Keys (Baltimore Orioles)
Chris Jackson (2009) Lancaster JetHawks (Houston Astros)
Brian Marshall (2007) Sarasota Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
Nick Jones (2004) Daytona Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
Marc Fisher (2002) Daytona Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
Chad Berryman (2000) Lake Elsinore Storm (Los Angeles Angels)
Corey Whitby (1999) Sarasota Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
Erik Sauve (1995) Port Charlotte Rangers (Texas Rangers)
David Sartain (1994) High Desert Mavericks
Dan Flanagan (1992) San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants)
Tony Helmick (1991) Bakersfield Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Chris Pinder (1990) Kinston Indians (Cleveland Guardians)
Single-A/Class-A
Logan Farrar (2019) Beloit Snappers (Oakland Atheltics)
Daniel Conception (2017) Lexington Legends (Kansas City Royals)
Nate Anderson (2007) Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies)
Daniel Lopaze (2003) Lansing Lugnuts (Chicago Cubs)
Bo Acors (2002)  Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Seattle Mariners)
Pat NcNair (2002) Lexington Legends (Houston Astros)
Jake Anthony (2000) West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers)
Chris Vlasis (1994) Savannah Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
Scott Banton (1991) Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
Craig Lopez (1988) Hagerstown Sums (Baltimore Orioles)
Bill Smith (1984) Greensboro Hornets (New York Yankees)
Low-A
Heath Dwyer (2015) Eugene Emeralds (Chicago Cubs)
Robert Andrews (2010) Yakima Bears (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Justin Mattison (2007) Eugene Emeralds (San Diego Padres)
Luke Pisker (2007) Vermont Lake Monsters (Washington Nationals)
Matt Prendergast (2005) Tri-City Dust Devils (Colorado Rockies)
Rookie
Jack Masloff (2023) FCL Tigers (Detroit Tigers)
Sean Thompson (2019) Great Falls Voyagers (Chicago White Sox) 
Matt Lees (2016) Missoula Osprey (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Cody Yount (2014) AZL White Sox (Chicago White Sox)
Kyle Pelchy (2012) GCL Rays (Tampa Bay Rays)
John Leonard (2011) Idaho Falls Chukars (Kansas City Royals)
Michael Gibbs (2008) Casper Rockies (Colorado Rockies)
Jeff Zona (1989) Idaho Falls Braves (Atlanta Braves)
Independent
Nate Boyle (2023) Missoula PaddleHeads (Pioneer League)
Jack Alkire (2022) Windy City ThunderBolts (Frontier League)
Hogan Brown (2021) Gateway Grizzlies (Frontier League)
Thomas Gill (2017) Santa Fe Fuego (Pecos League)
Chris Shaklee (2013) Trinidad Triggers (Pecos League)
Jordan Weymouth (2013) Washington WildThings (Frontier League)
Jeff Cordle (1998) Ohio Valley Redcoats (Frontier League)

Names link to players' MLB/MiLB bio pages or Baseball-Reference bio pages