Erik Miller (baseball)

Below are select minor league players, and the rosters of the minor league affiliates, of the San Francisco Giants:

Nicholas Paul Avila (born July 25, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Vaun Edward Brown (born June 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Brown was born in Sarasota, Florida, to Herb and Kris Brown (a special education teacher), and has a sister, Kelly, a former high school basketball player.

His father played two years of junior college football as a running back at Kutztown State College.

He attended Sarasota High School ('16) in Sarasota, Florida.

Brown was 5' 7" and weighed 125 pounds as a freshman, and was cut from the baseball team, and in his high school career he did not hit a single home run.

Brown then played college baseball at Florida Southern College, studying business administration both for his bachelor's degree and for an MBA.

Mason Peter Black (born December 10, 1999 ) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Black grew up in Archbald, Pennsylvania, and attended Valley View High School.

He finished his high school career with a 12–5 record and a 1.19 ERA with 123 strikeouts.

Black played college baseball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for three seasons.

Hayden Birdsong (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Birdsong attended Mattoon High School in Mattoon, Illinois and played college baseball at Eastern Illinois University.

He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the sixth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Birdsong spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Giants and San Jose Giants.

He started 2023 with San Jose before being promoted to the Eugene Emeralds.

In July, he combined with three other pitchers to throw a no-hitter.

Aeverson Javier Arteaga (born March 16, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Avila attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California, and played for the school's baseball team from 2013 to 2015.

He enrolled at California State University, Long Beach and played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags.

Arteaga signed with the San Francisco Giants in July 2019, for a signing bonus of $1 million.

The San Francisco Giants selected Avila in the 26th round of the 2019 MLB draft, and he signed for a signing bonus of $50,000.

On December 7, 2022, the Chicago White Sox selected Avila from the Giants in the 2022 Rule 5 draft.

Avila posted a 7.20 ERA in seven appearances for the White Sox in spring training, and was informed he would not make the Opening Day roster on March 26, 2023.

He was returned to the Giants on March 28.

In 2023 with Sacramento he led the PCL in wins with 14 and in games (56), was 14-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 72 innings, and had three saves.

After his freshman season in 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.

He did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arteaga made his professional debut in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League Giants in 2021, leading the league with 43 RBIs and batting .294/.367/.503 in 197 at bats with 42 runs (2nd in the league), 12 doubles (7th), 9 home runs (2nd), with eight steals without being caught, and played in one game with the San Jose Giants.

He was an ACL post-season All Star.

He played 2022 with San Jose, tied for the league lead with 35 doubles and batting .270/.345/.431 in 503 at bats with 87 runs (7th), 14 home runs, and 84 RBIs (5th).

He was an MiLB Organization All Star.

Black had a 1–2 record with a 3.68 ERA in four starts before the 2020 season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

During the summer he pitched for the Boca Raton Blazers of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League.

Black was named The Patriot League Pitcher of the Year after he went 7–3 with a 3.11 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 72 1⁄3 innings pitched during his junior season.

Black was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.

He was assigned to the San Jose Giants of Low-A California League at the beginning of the 2022 season.

Between San Jose and Class A+ Eugene, in 2022 he was 6–4 with a 3.21 ERA in 24 starts over 112 innings in which he struck out 136 batters.

He was named an MiLB Organization All Star.