This former Houston Astros farmhand was, at one time, thought of as a potential Major League player.
Dirden, a 26-year-old left-handed hitter, slashed .177/.239/.241/.480 with four RBI in 24 games with the Shuckers, who play in the Southern League.
The Brewers signed Dirden on April 16 after the Astros released him from their Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land. The O’Fallon, Mo., native went undrafted in 2020, as MLB held just a five-round draft that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dirden signed with Houston out of Southeast Missouri. They assigned him to Class A Fayetteville to start the 2021 season and he eventually earned a promotion to High-A Asheville Tourists. Combined, he slashed .274/.397/.537 with 15 home runs and 58 RBI over 83 games.
That earned him a promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi to start the 2022 season, and his play eventually landed him with Sugar Land in August. With the Hooks and the Space Cowboys, he slashed .302/.384/.558 with 40 doubles, 24 home runs, 101 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. His 40 doubles tied for tops in minor league baseball withDirden looked poised for a shot at the Majors in 2023 but a hamstring injury stole some time and his batting average plummeted to .231, as did his power numbers .
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