boys of spring

Louis Coleman seems to have landed on his feet. Released by Kansas City – after reportedly agreeing to a contract for 2016 – the Greenwood native signed last week with the Los Angeles Dodgers, another club that figures to contend this season and has more room in its bullpen. Coleman, who spent most of 2015 in Triple-A, has a 3.20 career ERA in 152 big league games. He is in spring training camp with a host of other Mississippians. Here’s the list:

40-man roster members
Position players
Joey Butler (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC), Cleveland; Chris Coghlan (Ole Miss), Chicago Cubs; Zack Cozart (Ole Miss), Cincinnati; Brian Dozier (Southern Miss), Minnesota; Corey Dickerson (Meridian CC), Tampa Bay; Jarrod Dyson (Southwest CC), Kansas City; Billy Hamilton (Taylorsville), Cincinnati; Desmond Jennings (Itawamba CC), Tampa Bay; Tyler Moore (Mississippi State), Washington; Mitch Moreland (MSU), Texas; Seth Smith (Ole Miss), Seattle

Pitchers
Aaron Barrett (Ole Miss), Washington/injured; Louis Coleman (Greenwood/Pillow Academy), Los Angeles Dodgers; David Goforth (Ole Miss), Milwaukee; Kendall Graveman (MSU), Oakland; T.J. House (Picayune High) Cleveland; Jacob Lindgren (MSU), New York Yankees; Lance Lynn (Ole Miss), St. Louis/injured; Jonathan Papelbon (MSU), Washington; Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss), San Diego; Tony Sipp (Gulf Coast CC), Houston; Chris Stratton (MSU), San Francisco

Non-roster invitees
Position players
Anthony Alford (Petal), Toronto; Tim Anderson (East Central CC), Chicago White Sox; Ed Easley (MSU), Pittsburgh; Adam Frazier (MSU), Pittsburgh; JaCoby Jones (Richton), Detroit; Alex Presley (Ole Miss), Milwaukee; Hunter Renfroe (MSU), San Diego; Kade Scivicque (Southwest CC), Detroit; Stuart Turner (Ole Miss), Minnesota; Wade Wass (Meridian CC), Los Angeles Angels; Alex Yarbrough (Ole Miss), Los Angeles Angels

Pitchers
Scott Copeland (Southern Miss), Toronto; Chris Ellis (Ole Miss), Atlanta; Chad Girodo (MSU), Toronto; Cody Reed (Northwest CC), Cincinnati