Category: T-Bones

The Kansas City T-Bones have signed pitcher Kuehl McEachern to a contract for the 2017 season, according to an announcement.

McEachern, whose first name is pronounced “Keel,” is a 6-foot-4 and 195-pound right hander from Eustis, Fla. He split time last season between all three A levels in the Boston Red Sox organization. Overall, he was 3-3 with a 3.91 ERA with 79 strikeouts and 16 walks.

“We’re excited to add another piece of the puzzle for the 2017 season,” said T-Bones manager Joe Calfapietra.

The Red Sox selected McEachern, 23 (05-07-93), in the 34th round of the 2014 June Amateur Draft out of Flagler College. In three professional seasons, McEachern is 12-8 with a 3.17 ERA. In 91 games, all in relief, McEachern has given up 210 hits and 81 runs (71 earned), while striking out 154 and walking 43.

Additionally, the T-Bones announced they’ve signed right-handed pitcher Gabe Perez, whom they acquired in a trade with Laredo on Dec. 8.

Kansas City now has four players — three pitchers — signed for 2017.

The T-Bones open the 2017 regular season at home on May 19 against Lincoln.

– Story from T-Bones

The Kansas City T-Bones have re-signed infielder Brett Wiley to a contract for the 2017 season, according to an announcement.

Wiley, 25 (11-24-91), who’s 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds from Huntington, Ind., batted .305 with a team-high 111 hits, 23 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 45 RBIs and 46 runs scored for Kansas City in 2016.

Defensively in 93 games at second base, Wiley had a .983 fielding percentage with seven errors in 401 chances. He was selected as the American Association’s Postseason All-Star second baseman.

Wiley, who spent the 2015 season at three levels in the St. Louis Cardinals’ system — single-A Palm Beach, double-A Springfield and triple-A Memphis, had 11 games with at least three hits last season.

He was selected as the league’s Player of the Week for the week ending July 10 after he went 13 for 23 (.565) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 15 RBIs and seven runs in his previous seven games. Additionally, during that stretch, Wiley’s average rose from .286 to .322.

The Cardinals selected Wiley in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. In five professional seasons, Wiley is a .283 hitter with 322 hits, 149 RBIs and 146 runs scored. In 232 professional games at second base, Wiley has a .976 fielding percentage.

The T-Bones open the 2017 regular season at home on May 19 against Lincoln.

The Kansas City T-Bones announced they have signed pitcher Luis Paula to a contract for the 2017 season.

Paula, 23 (06-23-93), is a 6-foot-3 and 220-pound right hander from Greensboro, N.C.

He split time last season between rookie-level Bristol and low-A West Virginia in the Pittsburgh organization, pitching in 19 games and recording 18 strikeouts and seven walks. He finished without a decision and with a 4.63 ERA. In three professional seasons, Paula is 8-4 with a 3.10 ERA. In 51 games (98 2/3 innings), he has a strikeozut-to-walk ratio of 78 to 22.

“We’re very excited to have Luis in the mix for the 2017 season,” said T-Bones manager Joe Calfapietra.

Paula pitched at the University of North Carolina before the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 31st round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft.

The T-Bones open the 2017 regular season at home on May 19 against Lincoln.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones