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Jake Gilbert

Jake Gilbert

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  • Signed with the Rockers on 6/11/25
  • Started the 2025 season with Daytona Beach in the Cincinnati Reds organization
  • Went 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 11 innings
  • Was 8-2 during the 2021 season, spending time between the Reds’ Arizona Complex League team and Greeneville, Tenn.
  • Pitched 49.2 innings over 30 appearances with 67 strikeouts and 28 walks
  • Was 5-3 at A+ Dayton in 2022 with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings
  • Did not play in 2023 or 2024 while fulfilling his military obligations following his graduation from the Air Force Academy
  • Pitched at the Air Force Academy where he went 10-7 over his four seasons with a 5.03 ERA
  • Was a three-time Academic All-Mountain West selection
  • Named second team All-Mountain West in 2019
  • Led the Falcons with six wins, a 2.55 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 2019
  • Was a standout basketball player at Lakeside High School
  • His father, Gary, was a center on the Oregon football team
  • His grandfather, Don Monson, was the head basketball coach at Oregon and Idaho
  • His uncle, Dan Monson, has been the head basketball coach at Minnesota and Long Beach State
  • Cousin of former Texas and SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert who also played with multiple teams in the NFL

Daniel Blair

Daniel Blair

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  • Released by the Eugene Emeralds on April 29
  • Signed with the Rockers June 8
  • Was 0-1 in six appearances at Eugene, throwing seven innings with nine hits and 10 walks while striking out five.
  • Had been 7-1 with San Jose in 2023 with a 2.05 ERA in 18 appearances
  • Started college career at Spartanburg Methodist then pitched two seasons as a starter at Winthrop
    • Went 3-6 at Winthrop with 48 strikeouts in 56.2 innings
  • Spent the 2022 season at the University of Texas, making 12 relief appearances and going 2-1 with a 7.47 ERA
  • Recorded 17 strikeouts in 15.2 innings while allowing 18 hits and 13 walks
  • Was undrafted out of Texas but started his pro career in the Giants organization

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