Former Navigators Now Making Impact in Professional Baseball
The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) serves as a talent platform for a number of college players from all across the nation. It also provides an experimental learning curve for many young pitchers and hitters still coming into their own. Some are inevitably on the path to superstardom, while others work harder and harder day by day to achieve the ultimate goal of one day playing in the big leagues. In fact, a number of NECBL alums have indeed done just that, including some in the Navigator franchise's past teams.
As for the Navigators, the organization has seen several former players drafted by an MLB organization. Click on the player's name to see a picture (* Indicates player is still in college)
Kyle Bellows
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Drafted
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Rd.
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Overall
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Player
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Pos.
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Drafted by
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Current Team
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| 2011 | 1 | 28 | Sean Gilmartin | LHP | Braves | |
| 2011 | 12 | 363 | Mike Dowd | C | Mariners | |
| 2011 | 19 | 601 | John Hill | C | Phillies | |
| 2011 | 20 | 630 | Garret Smith | SS/P | Rays | |
| 2011 | 31 | 932 | Derek Trent | C | Pirates | |
| 2011 | 31 | 942 | Chad Zurcher | SS | Mets | |
| 2011 | 40 | 1206 | Ben Waldrip | 1B | Royals | |
| 2011 | 41 | 1252 | Matt Marquis | OF | Red Sox | |
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2010
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4
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119
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LHP
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Royals
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NW Arkansas/Royals/AA
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2010
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10
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314
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RHP
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Braves
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Danville/Braves/Rookie
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2010
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13
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402
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LHP
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Mariners
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Clinton/Mariners/A
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| 2010 | 29 | 882 | Jon McGibbon* | 1B | Mariners | |
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2010
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42
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1274
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Ben Waldrip*
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1B
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Braves
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| 2010 | 42 | 1283 | Dan Slania* | RHP | Red Sox | |
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2010
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48
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1452
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UTL
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Mariners
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AZL Mariners/Rookie
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| 2010 | 50 | 1510 | Eric Jagielo* | 3B | Cubs | |
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2010
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Free Agent |
RHP
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Nationals
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2009
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4
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125
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3B
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Indians
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Kinston/Indians/A+
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2009
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12
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359
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RF
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Reds
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Dayton/Reds/A
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2009
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24
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736
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2B
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Brewers
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Brevard County/Brewers/A+
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2009
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27
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819
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John Folino
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RHP
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Cardinals
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2009
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35
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1066
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LHP
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Brewers
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Wisconsin/Brewers/A
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| 2008 | 31 | 945 | Sean Gilmartin* | LHP | Padres | |
Several former players from the Navigators predecessors, the Holyoke Giants and Middletown Giants, have made it to professional baseball, including several from Middletown that have made it to the Majors (bold are currently on a MLB team):
