Now that the World Series has concluded we can now officially start the off season. Let’s take a look at how all active Burlington Bees’ Major League alum fared in 2015.

SP Mark Buehrle (’99)—Won 15 games for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015 and posted 3.81 ERA, helping lead the Blue Jays to the American League East Division title. Holds a career record of 214-160 in 16 big league seasons.

C Humberto Quintero (’00)—Spent the entire 2015 season in Pawtucket, AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, hitting .257 in 81 games. Last appeared in 3 MLB games with the Mariners in 2014.

P Gary Majewski (’00)—Pitched in 12 games for Sapaperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Majewski last pitched in the Major Leagues for the Houston Astros in 2012.

IF Ruben Gotay (’02)—Played in three games for Sapaperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League in 2015. Gotay last played in the Mjaors in 2008, batting .235 for the Atlanta Braves.

IF Donnie Murphy (’02-’03)—Spent his 14^th season of professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers AAA club the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, batting .257 in 55 games. Murphy played in 45 games for the Texas Rangers in 2014, while hitting .196 with a career high 4 HR and 14 RBI before being released.

IF Kila Ka’aihue (’03)—Returned to North America after playing the past two seasons in Japan, playing in 105 games combined between Miami’s AAA club, New Orleans, and Washington’s AAA team, Syracuse. Ka’aihue spent four seasons in the Major Leagues with the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland A’s.

OF Mitch Maier (’04)—Spent 2014 with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Double-A affiliate of Kansas City. Played in 25 games with a batting average of .233. Re-signed with the Kansas City Royals this offseason.

IF/OF Ed Lucas (’04)—After spending the past two seasons with the Miami Marlins, Ed Lucas was signed by the Texas Rangers in 2015. Lucas spent the season in AAA with Round Rock hitting .251 in 69 games. Lucas made his Major League debut in 2013 with Miami.

P Carlos Rosa (’04)—Finished his fourth season pitching for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League. Rosa last pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, appearing in 22 games.

INF Irving Falu (’05)—Spent 2015 season with the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Reds. Hit .270 in 121 games. Falu played in 22 games for the Brewers and Padres in 2014.

P Billy Buckner (’05)—Won eight games as a starting pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. Bucker most recently pitched in one game with the San Diego Padres in 2014.

 

P Luke Hochevar (’06)—Pitched in 49 games for the Royals, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.79 ERA. Hochevar tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the win in game five, clinching the World Series title.

P Erik Cordier (’06)— Started the 2015 season in the minors with the San Francisco Giants organization before getting released in August. Cordier was signed by the Miami Marlins in August and pitched in eight games out of the bullpen for Miami.

INF Jeff Bianchi (’07)—Appeared in three games with the Boston Red Sox after batting .262 in 42 games for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.

P Everett Teaford (’07)—After spending the 2014 season with the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization, Teaford was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays. After starting the season in AAA with the Durham Bulls, Teaford pitched in four games in relief for the Rays.

OF Jarrod Dyson (’07, ’09)—Played in 90 games for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals. Dyson batted .250 with 18 runs batted in and stole 26 bases in 29 opportunities.

OF Derrick Robinson (’07)—Split the 2015 season between AA Harrisburg and AAA Syracuse in the Washington Nationals organization. Robinson spent the entire 2013 season in the Major Leagues with the Cincinnati Reds.

P  Blake Wood(’07)—After spending times at four different levels, including pitching seven games for the Cleveland Indians, and two different organizations in 2014, Blake Wood pitched in 57 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates Triple-A affiliate the Indianapolis Indians.

3B Mike Moustakas (’08)—Batted .284 in 147 games for the Royals in 2015. Moustakes slugged a career high 22 home runs and also drove in a career best 82 runs, helping the Kansas City Royals to their second World Series championship in franchise history.

OF David Lough (’08)—Once again serving as the Baltimore Orioles fourth outfielder, Lough played in 84 games, batting .201.

2B Johnny Giavotella (’08)—After being traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Giavotella played in 129 games and batted .272.

1B Clint Robinson (’08)—In his first full season in the Major Leagues, Clint Robinson batted a career high .272 in 126 games for the Washington Nationals. Robinson smacked 10 home runs and drove in 34 runs.

SP Danny Duffy (’08)—Went 7-8 with a 4.21 ERA in 30 games, 24 starts, for the Kansas City Royals in 2015. Duffy pitched in 136.2 innings, striking out 102 batters.

C Salvador Perez (’08-’09)—Hit .260 for the second straight season, homering 21 times while driving in 70 runs for the Royals. Went 8-for-22 with two RBIs in the fall classic against the New York Mets, earning World Series MVP honors.

RP Kelvin Herrera (’08-’10)—Pitched in 72 games for the Kansas City Royals, four shy of his career high set back in 2012. Herrera posted a 4-3 record for the second straight season while owning a 2.71 ERA, striking 64 batters in 69.2 innings.

1B Eric Hosmer (’09)—Had a rebound season in 2015, hitting .297 for the Royals in 158 games. Hosmer slugged 18 home runs and 33 doubles, while driving in 93 runs, a career high. Hosmer scored the game tying run in the top of the ninth inning, sending game five of the World Series to extra innings.

RP Louis Coleman (’09)—Spent majority of the 2015 seasons with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate the Omaha Storm Chasers. Coleman went 8-2 as a reliever, throwing in 38 games before earning a September call-up. Coleman pitched four scoreless outings for the Royals but was not on the postseason roster.

P Blaine Hardy (’09)—Pitched in a career high 70 games for the Detroit Tigers, working in 32 more games than the previous season. Hardy went 5-3 with a 3.08 ERA, striking out 55 in 61.1 innings pitched.

P Mike Montgomery (’09)—Split the 2015 season between Triple-A Tacoma and the Seattle Mariners. Montgomery went 4-6 with the Mariners in 16 games, all starts, posting a 4.90 ERA.

OF Wil Myers (’10)—Returned mid-season from an injury that occurred at the end of the 2014 season. Myers played in just 60 games for the San Diego Padres, batting .253 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs.

P Ryan Dennick (’10)—After pitching in eight games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014, Dennick was placed on waivers in April and claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dennick split times between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City.

P John Lamb (’10)—Started the 2015 season in the Kansas City Royals
organization but was traded to Cincinnati in the Johnny Cueto deal. Lamb made his Major League debut in 2015 with the Reds, pitching in 10 games and going 1-5 with a 5.80 ERA.

P Sugar Ray Marimon (’10)—Mariomon signed with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent in November of 2014. Marimon pitched in 16 games for the Braves, posting a 0-1 record with a 7.36 ERA.

SP A.J. Griffin (’11)—After missing the 2014 season following Tommy John Surgery, Griffin pitched in a total of four games, rehabbing with the Stockton Ports and the Nashville Sounds. Griffin went 0-1 with a 3.77 ERA in limited innings.  Griffin won 14 games with the Oakland A’s in 2013.

P Blake Treinen (’12)—Went 2-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 60 games for the Washington Nationals. Treinen pitched in five games for the Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate the Syracuse Chiefs before joining the Nationals in DC.

SS Addison Russell (’12)—Made his Major League debut in 2015, playing in 142 games for the Chicago Cubs. Russell started the season in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs before batting .242 with 54 runs batted in, smacking 13 home runs. Russell season ended after suffering a hamstring injury in the NLDS.

INF Mac Muncy (’12)—Made his Major League debut in 2015, batting .206 in 45 games for the Oakland A’s. Muncy hit three home runs and drove in nine. Batted .264 in 60 games, in Nashville before being promoted.

P AJ Cole (’12)—Pitched in three games for the Washington Nationals, making his first big league start. Cole spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Syracuse, going 5-6 with a 3.15 ERA, striking out 76 in 105.2 innings.

P Cam Bedrosian (’13)— Split time between Triple-A Salt Lake and the Los Angeles Angels, pitching in 34 games for Anaheim, going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA. Bedrosian struck out 34 in 33.1 innings.

P Jairo Diaz (’13)— After being traded to the Colorado Rockies for infielder Josh Rutledge, Diaz went 0-1 with a 2.37 ERA, fanning 18 batters in 19 innings of work for the Rockies.