Where are they now?

Stewart Ijames

Three notes about former Wild Things:

* Pitcher Vidal Nuno (2011) made the Seattle Mariners' opening day roster as a relief pitcher. The only former Wild Things player to appear in a major league game, Nuno had a 1-5 record with a 3.74 ERA last year in 35 outings with Seattle and Arizona. He did strike out 81 batters in 89 innings. Nuno has pitched in 71 major league games over three seasons.

* Outfielder Stewart Ijames has been assigned to the Reno Aces, the Class AAA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. I believe that when Ijames makes his Reno debut, he will be the first former Wild Things position player to play above Class AA. Ijames batted. 273 with 21 home runs and 56 RBI (talk about hitting a lot of solo homers) between Class A Visalia and Class AA Mobile last year. I find it interesting that Ijames will be the third former Washington player to appear on the Reno roster. Both Nuno and Troy Marks pitched briefly for the Aces last season.

* Former Wild Things manager Darin Everson is the manager of the Hartford Yard Goats, the Colorado Rockies' Class AA affiliate in the Eastern League. Hartford is the relocated New Britain Rock Cats. One of Everson's players last year at New Britain, Trevor Story, hit two home runs in his major league debut last night for Colorado against Arizona.

* UPDATE: Former Wild Things pitcher Chris Smith (2011-12) has been assigned to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Toronto Blue Jays' affiliate in the Eastern League.

UPDATE No. 2: Outfielder Quincy Latimore, the former Pittsburgh Pirates prospect who played for the Wild Things in 2013, is back in the Eastern League and Class AA for the sixth year in a row. Latimore is playing for the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore) for the second consecutive season.

Also, pitcher Michael Hepple, who played briefly for the Wild Things in 2013, is with the Binghampton Mets in the Eastern League. Hepple was very good (3-2, 2.51 2 saves) as in the Class A Florida State League last year and pitched in seven games last fall in the prestigious Arizona Fall League.