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This is a list of Minor League Baseball players (initially the list was made up by articles created by User:Gjr rodriguez, but it has expanded since then) that may or may not:

  1. Pass the general notability guidelines
  2. Pass an interpretation of WP:ATHLETE that Minor League Baseball players are not "fully professional" (and therefore are not inherently notable)
  3. Pass the guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Notability guidelines

This is a list to show the status of each article, it is not an endorsement for the articles deletion, nor is it an endorsement of its being kept.

Update: 8 December 2012. In its original format this list was made up of several sub-groups based on if the player had reached a certain level or received a certain amount of coverage. Given the fluid nature of players changing teams/leagues this is no longer feasible, so they are just broken down into "deleted or not". Also over the last 2+ years various articles on this list that were deleted were recreated on their own merits, deleted from lack thereof, or redirected because that's how Wikipedia rolls. As stated above this page is not an endorsement for keeping or deleting, it is more of a holding pen to see what the status of the articles are. More of a "why is this link blue/red". I envision revisiting this page periodically to move pages within appropriately, or nominate for deletion if warranted. The blue links will probably separate again.

Update: 16 April 2014. This list has mainly been sorted, there are a few players with articles that still have not made it to the Majors, and have been retained because consensus at AfD was they meet the General Notability Guidelines. This effectively draws to an end of this project.

Note the original comments from the original scope of this project are included beside the player's name. I would like to thank the following users who helped add to and maintain this list, including (but not limited to):

Current article status

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Deleted

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Deleted items
  1. Ryan Doolittle
  2. Alfredo Gonzalez (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alfredo Gonzalez (baseball player) - OK
  3. Joe Bateman - OK
  4. Jesús López and Jesus Lopez (redirect) - OK
  5. Collin DeLomeWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Collin DeLome - OK
  6. Julio Cesar Pimentel - Julio Pimentel
  7. Dayton Buller - Redirect
  8. Manny Ayala - OK
  9. Aaron RifkinWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Rifkin - OK
  10. Beau Jones - OK
  11. Mike Paulk - single A all-star, some cleanup done
  12. Greg Atencio
  13. Justin Murray (baseball)
  14. Nate Sutton
  15. Casey Hudspeth
  16. Andy Locke
  17. Marco Albano
  18. Stephen Farris should be Stephen Faris
  19. Joe Dickerson
  20. Dan Cevette
  21. Mitch Einertson
  22. Josh Flores
  23. William Harris (baseball)
  24. Paul Estrada
  25. Brian Thomas Walker
  26. Juan Sandoval (baseball) prod
  27. Josh Alley
  28. Jose Lopez (catcher) -- might be out of baseball. Not on current rosters, but trying to track down Jose Lopez in baseball is worse than looking for a Joe Smith.
  29. Christopher Salamida
  30. Paul Kometani
  31. Chris Hayes (baseball)
  32. John D. Banister
  33. Doug Brandt- very shakey notability, but there is something there. Also tagged as orphan.
  34. Darin Holcomb - see Talk:Darin Holcomb
  35. Sam Carter (baseball) search (with quotes) turns up a reasonable amount of coverage from CSTV, erring on the side of caution.
  36. Felix Molina - borderline, but probably would survive an AfD.
  37. Jason Fernandez - borderline, but might survive an AfD. There is a pitcher with the same name pitching at UNM the same years this one was in college, so be careful with sourcing.
  38. Lou Santangelo
  39. Daniel Carte
  40. Ryan Harvey (baseball)
  41. Rowdy Hardy
  42. Blake Johnson - article cleaned up. Notability borderline; it would be a coin toss at AfD
  43. Brad Furnish
  44. Brian Joseph Snyder
  45. Francisco LizarragaWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Francisco Lizarraga
  46. Myron LeslieWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Myron Leslie
  47. Kendy BatistaWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kendy Batista
  48. J.B. DiazWikipedia:Articles for deletion/J.B. Diaz
  49. Kendy BatistaWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kendy Batista
  50. Juan RichardsonWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Juan Richardson
  51. Josh Johnson (infielder)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh Johnson (infielder)
  52. Jared Hyatt - recreated at Jared Hyatt (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jared Hyatt
  53. Antonio DeJesusWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Antonio DeJesus
  54. Kristhiam LinaresWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kristhiam Linares
  55. Tommy BaumgardnerWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tommy Baumgardner
  56. Matt KnighinyzkyWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Kniginyzky
  57. Mark OriWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Ori
  58. Kenneth MaiquesWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Maiques
  59. Johnny BowdenWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Johnny Bowden
  60. Jhon FlorentinoWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jhon Florentino
  61. Elvis HernandezWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elvis Hernandez
  62. Erick AbreuWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erick Abreu
  63. Douglas ArguelloWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Douglas Arguello
  64. Adam ZornesWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Zornes
  65. Chad WaglerWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chad Wagler
  66. Chris McConnellWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris McConnell
  67. Rob SemeranoWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Semerano
  68. Robert Perry (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Perry (baseball)
  69. Brennan GarrWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brennan Garr
  70. Marcus NettlesWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marcus Nettles
  71. Derek McDaidWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Derek McDaid
  72. Gabe DeHoyos
  73. Joe George Expired prod
  74. Eli Iorg Speedy deletion
  75. Seth Johnston Speedy deletion
  76. Wladimir Sutil Speedy deletion
  77. Mike DeMark Speedy deletion
  78. Giuseppe Norrito prod
  79. Lou Palmisano prod
  80. Brian Munhall prod
  81. Michael Megrew prod
  82. Alec Zumwalt prod
  83. Jared Camp prod
  84. Brian McFall
  85. Brian Walker (baseball)
  86. Mike Madsen - redirects to Oakland Athletics minor league players
  87. Steve Sharpe
  88. Jeff Howell (baseball)
  89. Kurt Mertins (baseball)
  90. Jed Morris
  91. Cody Strait
  92. Tyler Norrick
  93. Matt Teague
  94. Chris Blazek - currently in AAA on disabled list. Once he's playing, notability might come quickly, so keep an eye on this one.
  95. Amalio Diaz
  96. Gabe DeHoyos - currently playing at AAA. Not enough refs to pass GNG, but an good argument can be made he passes WP:ATHLETE. Article has been cleaned up.
  97. Ben Johnson (catcher) - notability borderline, but has had two all star appearances. Article has been cleaned up.
  98. Craig Cooper (baseball) - cleaned up, notability not established
  99. Mike Folli - cleaned up, notability is iffy
  100. Tyler Herron
  101. Kyle Mura
  102. Kiel Thibault
  103. Keith Weiser
  104. Justin Fiske
  105. Thomas Fairchild (baseball)
  106. Ryan McKeller
  107. Ole Sheldon
  108. Neil Jamison
  109. Mike Collins (baseball)
  110. Marc Maddox
  111. Gilbert De La Vara
  112. Fernando Rodriguez Jr
  113. Evan Englebrook
  114. Carlos Sencion
  115. Kyle Crist
  116. Henry Barerra - Has not played MLB
  117. Brandon Buckman - RfD
  118. Todd Donovan - RfD
  119. Jose LugoWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jose Lugo - Redirected
  120. Daniel MayoraWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Mayora - Redirect
  121. Francisco Samuel looks like reasnoable coverage in a couple articles here
  122. Andrew Johnston (baseball) - Paying AA - on inactive list as of 2013
  123. Chris Farley (baseball) - RfD
  124. James Simmons (baseball) - Redirect
  125. Coby Smith - RfD
  126. Anthony Jackson (baseball) - Hasn't played MLB, released by the Dodgers in 2012
  127. Brad James (baseball) as indicated here
  128. Andy Graham (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andy Graham (baseball) - RfD failure when merging
  129. Will Ortiz - To be sent to RfD
  130. Peter Parise -RfD failure when merging
  131. Jeff Kindel - To be sent to RfD
  132. James Rapoport
  133. Trey HearneWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trey Hearne - OK
  134. Jordan Parraz - Has Article, looks like reasonable coverage - AfD speedy merge
  135. Matt Buschmann - Recreated

Played some higher level

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Not likely to be nominated for deletion
  1. John Suomi - cleaned up. Not enough refs in the article to pass GNG, but there's a lot of stories primarily about him behind paywalls. Probably needs some dead tree sourcing. - World baseball classic
  2. Cody Clark (baseball) - currently playing at AAA. Not enough refs to pass GNG, but an good argument can be made he passes WP:ATHLETE. Article has been cleaned up.
  3. Andrew Bailey (baseball) - has played MLB
  4. Travis Denker - has played MLB
  5. Shane Lindsay - has played MLB
  6. Mark Trumbo - has played MLB
  7. Esmil Rogers - has played MLB
  8. Chris Nelson (baseball) - has played MLB
  9. Derek Holland (baseball) - has played MLB
  10. Polin Trinidad - has not played MLB
  11. Cesar Carillo - misspelled, redirected to existing article Cesar Carrillo. 1st round draft pick for SDP, has played MLB, sources added to pass GNG.
  12. Daniel Davidson - has played MLB
  13. Eric Sogard- has played MLB
  14. Kyle Blanks - has played mlb
  15. Trevor Cahill Played for USA at 2008 Olympics
  16. T. J. Burton - Played for Canada at 2008 Olympics
  17. Jhoulys Chacin - Plays MLB
  18. Daniel Descalso - MLB
  19. Bud Norris - MLB
  20. Neftali Feliz - MLB
  21. Hank Conger - MLB
  22. Cedric Hunter (baseball) - MLB
  23. Andrew Carignan - MLB
  24. Tommy EveridgeWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tommy Everidge - MLB
  25. Cole GarnerWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cole Garner - MLB
  26. Greg Holland (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Holland (baseball) - MLB
  27. Michael McKenryWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael McKenry - MLB
  28. Adrian CardenasWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adrian Cardenas - MLB
  29. Jean MachiWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jean Machi - MLB
  30. Evan ScribnerWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evan Scribner - MLB
  31. Michael Joseph Baxter moved to Mike Baxter (baseball)
  32. Billy Hart (baseball) - Wild Card - Played MLB in the 1890s
  33. Anthony Recker - MLB
  34. Irving Falu - MLB
  35. Samuel DedunoWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samuel Deduno - MLB
  36. Barret Browning - MLB
  37. Brandon Gomes - 17th round draft pick for SDP - MLB
  38. Alan Johnson (baseball) - currently in AAA. Added refs, although most are not independent. May well pass WP:ATHLETE. Article has been cleaned up. - MLB
  39. Chad Huffman - currently playing at AAA. Notability hinges on AAA and all star appearances. Article has been cleaned up. - MLB
  40. Brandon Dickson - cleaned up and sourced; borderline notability - MLB
  41. Chris Pettit - MLB
  42. Victor Marte - MLB
  43. Tony Cruz (baseball) - MLB
  44. Steve Garrison - MLB
  45. Steven Hill (baseball) - MLB
  46. Lance Zawadzki - MLB
  47. James Van Orstrand - MLB
  48. Greg BurkeGreg Burke (baseball) - MLB
  49. Francisco Rodriguez Murillo - MLB
  50. Donovan Solano - MLB
  51. T. J. McFarland Currently AAA for Cleveland - Check again in 2013
  52. Adam BrightWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Bright - OK - Actually the world baseball classic
  53. Chaz Roe
  54. Luis Durango - OK
  55. Dan Cortes - OK
  56. Clayton Hamilton (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clayton Hamilton (baseball) - OK - All Nippon league
  57. Mario Lisson - Currently playing AA (2012) - OK World baseball classic
  58. Sergio ContrerasWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sergio Contreras - OK - Baseball world cup
  59. Kasey KikerWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kasey Kiker - Review - Baseball reference lists him as playing for the Rockford Riverhawks, but not listed in article - Baseball world cup
  60. Sean Doolittle - currently in AAA, sources added, article cleaned up.
  61. Jose Diaz (baseball)Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jose Diaz (baseball player)
  62. Sergio Perez (baseball) → Deleted by PROD, then later recreated under a different name, played in World Baseball Classic for Spain
  63. Guilder Rodriguez - Redirect

Now about another person

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  1. David Austen → Was deleted - now about a crickter.
  2. Jonathan Ellis → Retargeted to DAB page
  3. Rex RundgrenWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rex Rundgren - Merged and redirected to his father's page
  4. Chad Spann → Now a football player
  5. Chris Nicoll → Now about a radio station owner/operator.

Review at a later date

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  1. Mitch Canham - OK - Seems like some reasonable GNG coverage (NYT Article)

At AfD

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None

Passed AfD April 2014

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  1. Aaron HerrWikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Herr - OK
  2. Daryl Jones (baseball)

In addition

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Using rdcheck to review all Minor League player redirects in Major League team articles. Process:

  • Check rdcheck to find invalid targeted redirects.
  • Search Wikipedia to see if the name is brought up in any other team articles.
  • Search for variations of the name (i.e. Tom vs. Tommy).
  • Search baseball reference to see the last year in which they played, and if they are currently playing for another team.
  • Nominate for RfD as requierd.

Complete

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Incomplete

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