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AMATEUR SCOUTINGDIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTINGRUDY TERRASAS

ASSISTANT, AMATEUR SCOUTINGELIZABETH GADSDEN

COORDINATOR, AMATEUR SCOUTINGIAN LEVIN

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SCOUTING DIRECTORBENNY LATINO III

NATIONAL CROSSCHECKERDAVID LAKEY

REGIONAL SUPERVISORSTIM FORTUGNO Elk Grove, CA (West)JEFF EDWARDS Humble, TX (Midwest)JOHN POLONI Tarpon Springs, FL (East)

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT SCOUTDOUG GASSAWAY

AREA SUPERVISORSSTEVE BARNINGHAM Land O’Lakes, FL

(Northern/Central Florida)KEVIN BRAND Roseville, CA

(Northern/Central CA, Northern NV)MIKE BROWN Chandler, AZ

(AZ, CO, UT, NM, SW Texas (El Paso), SouthernNV)

ERWIN BRYANT Lexington, KY(KY, OH, MI)

LARRY CHASE Pearcy, AR(KS, OK, NE, AR, MO)

RAY CORBETT College Station, TX(Texas)

SCOTT HUNTER Mount Laurel, NJ(Upstate NY, NJ, DE, PA)

LARRY IZZO, JR. Deer Park, NY(NYC, MA, CT, ME, NH, RI, VT)

STEVE LEAVITT Huntington Beach, CA(Southern CA, Hawaii)

FRED MAZUCA Tustin, CA(Southern CA, Mexico)

MARLIN MCPHAIL Irmo, SC(NC, SC, GA)

CLAUDE PELLETIER St. Lazare, Quebec(Canada)

BOB REASONOVER Smyrna, TN(Western TN, Northern AL)

JIM REEVES Camas, WA(AK, WA, OR, ID, WY, MT, Western Canada)

JUNIOR ROMAN San Sebastian, PR(PR, VZ, Other Latin American Countries)

ROB SIDWELL Windermere, FL(Central/Southern FL)

SCOTT TRCKA Hobart, IN(IL, IA, IN, MN, WI, ND, SD)

MATT WONDOLOWSKI Washington, DC(MD, VA, WV , Eastern TN)

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTINGVICE PRESIDENT, SCOUTINGSANDY JOHNSON

ASSISTANT, PROFESSIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SCOUTINGANNE FAIRBANKS

ADVANCE SCOUTBOB JOHNSON

PROFESSIONAL SCOUTSMACK BABITT Richmond, VARUSS BOVE Longwood, FLHOWIE FREILING Apex, NCJERRY KRAUSE Highland Park, FLGARY LAROCQUE Sandy Hook, CTHARRY MINOR Long Beach, CAJOE NIGRO Staten Island, NYROLAND JOHNSON Newington, CT

INTERNATIONAL SCOUTINGDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSISMAEL CRUZ

DIRECTOR, PACIFIC RIMISAO O’JIMI

AREA SUPERVISORSROBERT ALFONZO Venezuela

INTERNATIONAL SCOUTSMARIANO ALVAREZ Dominican RepublicLIONEL CHATTELLE GermanyJOSE GARCIA MexicoTONY HARRIS AustraliaJORGE MITCHELL HERNANDEZ VenezuelaRAFAEL ARTURO JIMENEZ VenezuelaJUAN MERCADO Dominican RepublicKEVIN PARK KoreaEDUARDO JOSE URDANETA REVEROL VenezuelaJHORMIS RUIZ VenezuelaCRISTINO VALDEZ Dominican RepublicJOSE SANDY ROSARIO VALDEZ Dominican RepublicMARCELINO VALLEJO Dominican RepublicALEX ZAPATA Panama

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SCOUTING STAFF

RUDY TERRASASDIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTING• Named to his current position in October 2005.• Originally joined the Mets on December 20, 2004 as Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting.• Was a special assistant to Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin during the 2004 season.• Spent 17 years with the Texas Rangers, as an area scout, before moving to Omar Minaya’s professional scouting staff in

1997…Attained the title of special assistant to then-GM Doug Melvin in 2001, with responsibilities primarily related to providing player evaluations for trades.

• While scouting for Texas, scouted and signed future major leaguers Rusty Greer and Scott Podsednik.• Was awarded the Joe Macko award for outstanding service to the Rangers organization in 2003.• Worked as an area scout in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1983-1987…Among the

players he signed were Chuck McElroy and Mike Jackson.• Prior to joining the Phillies, was a teacher and coach at a junior high school in Texas for six years.• Graduated from Lamar University in 1977 after receiving an associates’ degree from Ranger Junior College in Texas in 1975.• Resides in Santa Fe, TX with his wife Marilyn and sons Ryan, 17, Taylor, 15, and Trey, 13.

ISMAEL CRUZDIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS• Enters his second season as the Mets Director of International Operations.• Served as the Latin American Director of Operations in charge of scouting and development for Montreal/Washington from

2002-2005.• Managed the San Diego Padres’ Dominican Summer League team in 2001.• Represented major league players while working for agent Adam Katz from 1998-1999.• Worked a scout for the Cincinnati Reds in South America in 1997.• From 1995-1996, he was a part-time scout in South America for the Pittsburgh Pirates.• Drafted in 1989 by the Philadelphia Phillies and played two years in their minor league system.• Received a baseball scholarship from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL…Earned a degree in International Business.• His father, Pablo, is the Mets’ Dominican Academy Coordinator.• Lives in Miami, FL with his wife, Peggy, and three sons, Brian and twins, Anthony and Jonathan.

ISAO O’JIMIDIRECTOR, PACIFIC RIM• Joined the Mets in 1997 as a Supervisor of Asian countries.• Promoted as Director of Pacific Rim in December, 2003.• Helped sign for Mets players: righthanded pitcher Masato Yoshii, righthanded pitcher Jae Weong Seo, first baseman Jorge

Toca, outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, righthanded pitcher Satoru Komiyama, infielder Kazuo Matsui and lefthanded pitcher Dae-Sung Koo.

• Also recommended signing former Mets, lefthanded pitcher Takashi Kashiwada and outfielder Timo Perez.• Was a catcher and played four seasons with the Seibu Lions in Japan from 1976-1979.• Worked for the Chiba Lotte in Japan in 1995 as an Interpreter.• Was with the Daiei Hawks in Japan from 1990-1994 as a bullpen catcher and interpreter• Studied English and International Trade in London, England from 1985-1989.• Coached the USA Junior High School teams in USA-City, Oita, Japan from 1980-1984.

DAVID LAKEYNATIONAL CROSSCHECKER• Joined the Mets after spending 25 seasons in the Houston Astros organization.• Was the Astros’ Director of Scouting from 1997-2004…His responsibilities included oversight of the amateur scouting

department, including budget and personnel, and developing the organization’s scouting philosophy.• During his tenure as scouting director, the Astros drafted and developed several major leaguers, including Lance Berkman,

Roy Oswalt, Keith Ginter, Morgan Ensberg, Brad Lidge, Tim Redding, Jayson Lane, and Chris Burke.• The Astros minor league system won 10 league championships during his tenure and was named the major league

Organization of the Year by Baseball America, Baseball Weekly, Topps, and SportsTicker in 2001.• Served as the Astros’ National Scouting Supervisor from 1990-1996, during which time he scouted or signed future major

leaguers Chris Holt, Phil Nevin, Billy Wagner, Ramon Castro, and Wade Miller.• Began his career with Houston as an area scout in Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1980…His duties were expanded to include

New York, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia in 1983…He covered Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotasfrom 1987-1989.

• Prior to joining the Astros, he worked for Luke Soules, a brokerage firm in San Antonio, TX.• David graduated from the University of Texas in 1974 with a bachelors’ degree in marketing and business administration.• Resides in Kingwood, TX with his wife Cathy and has two daughters, Carolyn, 21, and Ravan, 23.

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BOB JOHNSONADVANCE SCOUT• Begins his first season with New York.• Was the Advance Scout with the Texas Rangers in 2005 and 2006.• The 2005 season marked Johnson’s 30th year as a professional scout.• From 1997-2004, was the Advance Scout with the Oakland A’s.• Prior to joining the A’s, he spent 12 years as a scout in the Montreal Expos organization.• Served in the same capacity with the Pittsburgh Pirates for nine seasons.• Was a catcher and first baseman at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.• Johnson, 60, resides in University Park, FL.

JOHN POLONIEAST SUPERVISOR• Joined the Mets in 2006...Was a national crosschecker with emphasis on pitchers for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004 and

2005.• In 2003, he was an area scout for the Texas Rangers, covering northern Florida and Georgia.• Spent six years with the Oakland Athletics as area scout, and one season as East Coast Supervisor, while retaining his

responsibilities as an area scout in parts of Florida…While with the A’s, he scouted or signed eventual major leaguers Tim Hudson, Mike Wood, and Marshall McDougal.

• Was a minor league pitching coach for nine years with the Toronto Blue Jays, and for four years with the SeattleMariners…While working in the Blue Jays organization, he coached future major league pitchers Pat Hentgen, Al Leiter, MikeTimlin, Woody Williams and Chris Carpenter.

• Concluded his playing career with the Blue Jays’ Double-A affiliate in 1980.• Originally drafted by the Rangers in 1975…Appeared in two games for Texas during the 1977 season before he was trad-

ed to the Boston Red Sox as part of a deal for Ferguson Jenkins.• Graduated from Arizona State in 1975 with a degree in physical education…Was part of the Sun Devils team that finished

third in the College World Series in 1975.• Resides in Tarpon Springs, FL with his wife Lynn, and has two children, Jenna, 22, and Matthew, 19.

JEFF EDWARDSMIDWEST SUPERVISOR• Begins his first year as the Midwest Scouting Supervisor for the Mets.• Was with the Colorado Rockies’ area scout for Texas and Louisiana for the last seven years (1999-2006).• From 1995-1999 was the assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for Liberty (VA) University.• Played collegiately at Louisburg (NC) Junior College and at Liberty.• Was drafted twice by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign.• Jeff’s father Wayne, a shortstop, played in the majors in the 1960’s with the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals.• His brother Brad was a strong safey with the Washington Redskins and won a Super Bowl Ring in 1992.• Jeff, 43, and his wife Tammy reside in Humble, TX and have four children: two boys, Vance and Vince and girls: Vallen and

Victoria.

TIM FORTUGNOWEST SUPERVISOR• Joined the Mets in 2006 after seven seasons as an area scout for the Texas Rangers.• From 1999-2001, he was assigned to Southern California, before covering Northern California for the past four seasons.• Pitched in Taiwan in 1998.• Played for 12 seasons in nine different organizations, including 76 games in the majors for the Angels, Reds, and White Sox.• Originally signed with the Seattle Mariners as a non-drafted free agent in 1986.• Played one season at Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, CA, where he earned an associate degree in mathematics.• Pitched for two seasons at Vanguard University of Southern California (formerly Southern California College), earning

second-team NAIA All-America honors as a senior, when he went 9-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 153 strikeouts.• Tim, 44, lives with his wife, Kelly, and has two children, Justin, 25, and Alexandra, 19.


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ROBERT ALFONZO MARCIANO ALVAREZ MACK BABITT STEVE BARNINGHAM RUSS BOVE KEVIN BRAND

MIKE BROWN ERWIN BRYANT LIONEL CHATTELLE LARRY CHASE RAY CORBETT HOWIE FREILING

JOSE GARCIA DOUG GASSAWAY TONY HARRIS JORGE MITCHELL HERNANDEZ SCOTT HUNTER LARRY IZZO, JR.

RAFAEL ARTURO JIMENEZ ROLAND JOHNSON JERRY KRAUSE GARY LAROCQUE STEVE LEAVITT FRED MAZUCA

MARLIN MCPHAIL JUAN MERCADO HARRY MINOR JOE NIGRO KEVIN PARK CLAUDE PELLETIER

BOB REASONOVER JIM REEVES EDUARDO JOSE URDANETA REVEROL JUNIOR ROMAN JHORMIS RUIZ ROB SIDWELL

SCOTT TRCKA CRISTINO VALDEZ JOSE SANDY ROSARIO VALDEZ MARCELINO VALLEJO MATT WONDOLOWSKI ALEX ZAPATA

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MINOR LEAGUES AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENTADAM WOGAN ..................................................................................................................................................Director, Minor League OperationsRAFAEL PEREZ ......................................................................................................................................Director, International Player DevelopmentJON MILLER ................................................................................................................................................Coordinator, Minor League OperationsAMY NEAL ............................................................................................................................................................Assistant, Player DevelopmentKEVIN MORGAN ..............................................................................................................................Coordinator of Instruction/Infielder CoordinatorLUIS AGUAYO................................................................................................................................................................................Field CoordinatorRICK WAITS ............................................................................................................................................................................Pitching CoordinatorLAMAR JOHNSON........................................................................................................................................................................Hitting CoordinatorBOB NATAL............................................................................................................................................................................Catching CoordinatorSONNY JACKSON ..............................................................................................................................................Outfield/Base Running CoordinatorMARK ROGOW ............................................................................................................................................................Athletic Training CoordinatorRANDY NIEMANN ..............................................................................................................................................Rehabilitation/Pitching CoordinatorJASON CRAIG ....................................................................................................................................................Athletic Development CoordinatorKEN COWARD ..................................................................................................................................Assistant Strength & Conditioning CoordinatorAL JACKSON ............................................................................................................................................................................Pitching ConsultantRAY RIPPELMEYER ....................................................................................................................................................................Pitching ConsultantRONNY REYES ..................................................................................................................................................................Gulf Coast AdministratorKEN RUTKA ................................................................................................................................................Administrative Assistant, Port St. LuciePABLO CRUZ ................................................................................................................................................Santo Domingo Academy CoordinatorMARIO GONZALEZ................................................................................................................................................Venezuelan Academy CoordinatorKEVIN KIERST ..........................................................................................................................................................................Equipment ManagerJACK BRENNER ........................................................................................................................................................Assistant Equipment Manager

MINOR LEAGUES ANDPLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF

ADAM WOGANDIRECTOR, MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS• Was appointed the Mets’ Director of Minor League Operations on January 24, 2006.• From 2002-2005, he was the Director of Player Development for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals…In his position

with the Expos and Nationals, he was responsible for the team’s six minor league clubs as well as the franchise’s entry in the Dominican Summer League.

• Adam, 32, joined the Expos as an intern in Player Development and Scouting in May 1998 and was promoted to a Player Development Assistant that November.

• Served as the Assistant Director, Player Development starting in November 1999…Spent two seasons in that job until hebecame the Director of Player Development on February 22, 2002.

• Began his baseball career as an intern in the Boston Red Sox ticket department.• A native of Manchester, MA, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Economics from Wake Forest University in

1996…Also earned a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from the University of Massachusetts in 1998.• He and his wife Amy Dotson make their home in Brooklyn, NY.

RAFAEL PEREZDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT• Joined the Mets as the Director of International Player Development on March 29, 2005.• Oversees the Mets’ minor league academies in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.• Was the Senior Manager of Latin American Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball from 2002 until he joined the

Mets in March, 2005, in which he managed a staff of eight in the Dominican Republic and extablished an evaluation sys-tem with specific standards for all professional baseball academies...Also brought the first-ever MLB Scouting Bureau work-shop to Latin America.

• Is the founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Latin Executive Leadership Association and a member of theLatin Athletes Education Fund.

• Rafael, 39, earned a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the University of South Alabama, where he played baseball… Played two seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system.

• He and his wife Kim have three sons: Austin (10-28-99), Alec (12-20-94) and Ethan (11-1-91).


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KEVIN MORGANCOORDINATOR OF INSTRUCTION/INFIELD COORDINATOR• Enters his second season as the Mets Coordinator of Instruction and Infield Coordinator.• Served as Mets’ Director of Minor League Operations from January 1, 2001 through the 2005 season...Responsibilities

included overseeing the continuity and consistency of instruction from the major league level through all minor league clubs,visiting the Mets’ minor-league affiliates and assisting the front office in baseball decisions.

• Joined the Mets front office as the Assistant to the Director of Minor League Operations on March 17, 1998.• Played eight seasons in the Mets’ minor league system from 1992-1997...Made his major league debut for the Mets in 1997.• Led all Eastern League shortstops in fielding percentage (.956) in 1996.• Batted .277 for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 1995, which was the third highest average on the team.• In 1994, he switched to second base and had a .969 fielding percentage at St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League.• Graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Business Management/Marketing in 1991.• Kevin, 37, lives with his wife Loni, his nephew Demarcus Jamal (DJ) (10/14/95) and his daughter Alyssa (3/2/04).

LUIS AGUAYOFIELD COORDINATOR• Begins his first season as the Mets’ Field Coordinator...Will oversee spring training for the minor league teams, extended

spring training and the Mets’ fall Instructional League team.• Played in the major leagues for 10 years with the Philadelphia Phillies (1980-1988), New York Yankees (1988) and the

Cleveland Indians (1989).• Spent the previous three years in the Cincinnati Reds organization...The last two years, he was the manager of the rookie-

level Gulf Coast Reds.• In 2004, he directed Billings (R) to the Pioneer League Championship Series where the club lost to Provo in the finals.• Prior to joining the Reds, he spent 11 seasons in the Boston Red Sox farm system, includng the last four as the Minor League

Infield Coordinator.• In addition to his role as an instructor, a job he held until 1996, Luis was a coach with Pawtucket (AAA) of the International

League from 1993-1995 and a manager with the Gulf Coast (R) Red Sox in 1997 and 1998.• In 1999, he was the manager of Lowell (A) of the New York-Penn League.• Luis, 48, makes his home in Veja Baja, Puerto Rico.

RICK WAITS PITCHING COORDINATOR• Begins his fourth season as the Mets’ Minor League Pitching Coordinator...Has worked in the Mets organization for the last

12 years.• Served as the Mets’ bullpen coach in 2003.• From 1999-2002, was the pitching coach at Norfolk (AAA) of the International League.• Prior to joining Norfolk, Rick was the pitching coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 1998.• In 1997, he was the pitching coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League.• From 1995-1996, he was the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast (R) Mets.• In 1993 and 1994, he was the manager and Assistant General Manager of the Parma Angels Baseball Club in Parma,

Italy...Both years, Parma was the regular season champion and the Italian Cup champion.• From 1987-1989, he was a player-manager for the Rimini Pirates Baseball Club in Rimini, Italy...Was voted Manager of the

Year in 1988, when his club won the Italian Baseball Federation Championship in 1987 and 1988.• Pitched in the major leagues for 12 years (1973-1985) with the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee

Brewers...Went 79-92 with eight saves and a 4.25 ERA in 317 games (190 starts)...Also hurled 47 complete-games and 10complete-game shutouts.

• Defeated the New York Yankees, 9-2, in a complete-game effort in the regular season finale to force the historic Yankees-Red Sox playoff game in 1978.

• Attended Clayton Junior College (GA) and Atlanta Baptist College...Graduated from Therrell High School (GA) where hepitched back-to-back no-hitters in high school.

• Lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife, Annie and their three children: daughter, Kathryn (8/23/80), and sons, Michael (4/28/83)and John (3/13/86).


LAMAR JOHNSONHITTING COORDINATOR• Enters his third season in his current role and his fourth in the Mets organization.• Was the hitting coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League in 2004...St. Lucie hit .256 as a team, with 97 home runs.• Was the Seattle Mariners' hitting coach in 2003...Seattle finished with a .271 average, fifth best in the American League.• Spent four seasons (1999-2002) as the hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals...The Royals led the AL with 1,644 hits and

finished second in the AL with a .288 average in 2000.• Was the Milwaukee Brewers' hitting coach from the start of the 1995 season until August 1998...The Brewers set

numerous club marks in 1996, including doubles (304) and runs (894).• Managed the Stockton Ports (A) of the California League in 1993 and 1994, compiling a two-year mark of 133-139.• Was the hitting coach for the Denver Zephyrs (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1991 and 1992...A Denver player won the

batting title each season (Jim Olander in 1991 and Jim Tatum in 1992).• Began his coaching career as a roving hitting instructor in the Brewers' farm system from 1987-1990.• Played nine seasons in the major leagues (1974-1982), spending his first eight with the Chicago White Sox, and his last with

the Texas Rangers...Played first base and was a designated hitter...Compiled a .287 average (755-2,631), with 294 runs,122 doubles, 12 triples, 64 home runs, and 381 RBI.

• Sang the National Anthem prior to a White Sox game in 1977, then hit a pair of home runs and a double, the White Sox' onlyhits, in a 2-1 victory.

• Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the June 1968 Free Agent Draft.• Lamar, 56, lives in Arlington, TX with his wife Valory and their three children: sons, Lamar Jr. and Brian, and daughter, Larissa.

BOB NATALCATCHING COORDINATOR• Starts his second season as the Mets’ Minor League Catching Coordinator.• Was the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals bullpen coach from 2002-2005.• Was a minor league coach and catching coordinator with the Florida Marlins’ organization from 1999-2001.• Played in the major leagues for parts of six seasons with the Marlins (1992) and Expos (1993-1997)...Hit four home runs

and had 19 RBI in 120 major league games...Started his career 0-11 before going 3-4 with a home run off the Braves John Smoltz on July 4, 1993 at Fulton County Stadium.

• Was an original Marlin, selected in the 1992 Expansion Draft (55th overall selection)...Spent his first full season in the bigleagues in 1996 with Florida...Is one of six players to play for the Marlins in each of the club’s first five years of existence(Conine, Arias, Nen, Sheffield, Rapp).

• Earned All-Star status at each of the minor league levels, from Rookie League to Triple-A.• Was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 13th round of the 1987 Free Agent Draft.• Attended the University of California at San Diego, where he was an NCAA Division III First-Team All-America

selection...Ranks among the state’s all-time college leaders in home runs (53), RBI (208) and hits (257).• Bob lives with his wife Audrey, and has three sons: Colby (12/17/93), Cooper (8/7/96), and Cavan (1/11/02).

SONNY JACKSONOUTFIELD/BASE RUNNING COORDINATOR• Sonny, 62, begins his first season as the Mets’ Minor League Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator.• Has been involved in professional baseball since 1963, as a player, coach, scout and minor league manager.• For the last four years, he was a special assistant on Dusty Baker’s coaching staff with the Chicago Cubs.• Coached with the Atlanta Braves in 1982 and 1983.• Was also a coach with the San Francisco Giants from 1997-2002…With the Giants he was the bench coach in 1998 and

the third base coach the other five campaigns.• Spent 12 seasons in the major leagues with Houston (1963-1967) and Atlanta (1968-1974)…The former infielder/

outfielder hit .251 in 936 career games…Stole a then-National League record 49 bases for the Astros in 1966.• Sonny and his wife Corliss have two children, Tracey and Craig, and reside in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

MARK ROGOWATHLETIC TRAINING COORDINATOR• Beginning his second year with the Mets as the minor league Athletic Training Coordinator.• Was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Assistant Athletic Trainer from 2001-2005...Named as a member of the 2002 Major League

Athletic Trainers Staff of the Year.• Mark, 37, spent the previous four years as the Pirates’ minor league athletic training coordinator…In that role, he was

responsible for maintaining the health and medical care, along with the rehabilitation and strength and conditioning programs, for the entire minor league system.

• Spent the 1996 season as the head trainer at Carolina (AA) of the Southern League.• From 1992-1995, served as the athletic trainer for the Gulf Coast (R) Pirates as well as the assistant rehabilitation

coordinator at the club’s minor league complex in Bradenton, FL.• Served as the head trainer at the Rolex Junior World Tennis Championships from 1994-2000.• Worked as a trainer for the Arizona Fall League in 1994…Was a trainer for the Honolulu Sharks in the Hawaiian Winter

League in 1996.• Has been a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1990, a National Strength and Conditioning

Association member since 1991, a certified strength and conditioning specialist since 1992, a certified athletic trainer since1992 and became a licensed massage therapist in 1991.

• Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida in 1991.• He and his wife, Cheryl reside in Port St. Lucie, FL.

RANDY NIEMANNREHABILITATION PITCHING COORDINATOR• This season marks his 20th year as a member of the Mets organization.• Was also the Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator for the Mets in 2004.• In 2003 and 2006, Randy was the pitching coach for New York’s Norfolk (AAA) team of the International League.• Began the 2005 season as the organization’s Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator…Assumed the responsibilities as pitching

coach for the St. Lucie Mets (A) of the Florida State League, after the death of colleague Rick Mahler.• Served as the bullpen coach for the New York Mets on two separate tours of duty, from 2000-2002 and from 1997-June 6, 1999.• From June 7, 1999-2000, was a pitching coordinator in the Mets minor league system.• Was the pitching coach for St. Lucie from 1996-1997…Also coached St. Lucie in 1991.• Coached Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League from 1992-1994.• In 1990, coached Pittsfield (A) of the New York-Penn League…Coached Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 1989.• Began his coaching career with the Mets’ Sarasota (R) team of the Gulf Coast League in 1988.• Last pitched professionally for the Tides in 1988.• Was a member of the Mets’ World Championship team in 1986, going 2-3 that season with a 3.79 ERA in 31 games (one start).• Pitched in the majors for parts of eight seasons, with the Mets, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and

Minnesota Twins…Was 3-2 with one save and a 3.76 ERA in 26 games for the Astros in 1979, his first year in the majors.• Randy, 51, lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife Maryanne, and their three children: sons, Danny (5/6/82) and Michael

(1/19/84), and daughter; Alexandrea (9/8/96).

JASON CRAIGATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR• Has been in his current position since 2005...Joined the Mets in 1997.• From 2002-2004 served as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.• Named the Co-Director of Fitness and Conditioning for the Mets on January 1, 2000.• Served as the Mets’ Minor League Fitness and Conditioning Coordinator from 1996-1999.• Prior to joining the Mets, he was the Fitness Director of the Downtown Athletic Club in Pittsburgh.• Graduated from Penn State University in 1994 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science….Played baseball at Penn

State, where he was an outfielder.• Is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.• Is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, and makes his home in Port St. Lucie, FL...His nickname is “Nitro.”• Jason, 35, lives with his wife Denise and has a daughter, Imani (5/19/95), and three sons, Adrian (11/28/03), Amari (10/2/01)

and Angelo (9/17/98).

KEN COWARD ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR• Begins his sixth season in his current role.• Owns an online personal training company named Total Human Elevation.• Is certified as a Strength and Conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association...Also is a Level

One United States weightlifting club coach with the US Weightlifting Association.• Served as the Strength and Conditioning Consultant for the baseball team at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1997-1999.• Interned in the Strength and Conditioning department at Georgia Tech from 1999-2000...Worked with the basketball team.• Was a Strength and Conditioning intern with the Georgia State basketball team under legendary head coach Lefty Driesell

in 2001.• Graduated from Radford University (VA) with a B.S. in Physical Education and a minor in Psychology.• Ken, 35, is single and lives in Atlanta, GA.


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AL JACKSON PITCHING CONSULTANT• Enters his third season in his current role… Has spent 39 of 46 years in professional baseball with the Mets after being

selected by New York in the expansion draft on October 10, 1961.• Was an advisor to the baseball operations department from 2001-2004.• Was the Mets’ Bullpen Coach/Assistant Pitching Coach from June 7, 1999 through the 2000 season.• An original Met, he rejoined the organization on January 5, 1991 as the Minor League Pitching Coordinator...Was

responsible for the pitching programs of the Mets' seven farm clubs.• Pitched with the Mets from 1962-1965 and then again in 1968 and 1969...Still ranks among the team's All-Time Top Ten

List in shutouts and complete-games.• His playing career came to an end in April 1970...Also pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati

Reds...Was 66-99 in 302 games.• Was a Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor with New York from 1970-1975, 1980, 1982 and 1985-1988...Also was a

minor league manager for the Mets at Marion (R) of the Appalachian League in 1976 and Kingsport (R) of the AppalachianLeague in 1981...Coached at Tidewater (AAA) of the International League from 1983-1984.

• Was a pitching coach with the Red Sox from 1977-1979 and the Orioles from 1988-1991.• Al, 71, lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife, Nadine and the couple has two sons, Reggie and Barry….His son Reggie

played in the Mets organization from 1982-1985.

RAY RIPPELMEYER PITCHING CONSULTANT• Has been in his current job with the Mets since 2005.• Was an advisor to the baseball operations department from 2003-2004.• From 2000-2002 was the Mets’ minor league pitching coordinator, after serving as the assistant pitching coordinator in 1999.• Served two seasons as the pitching coach at Norfolk (AAA) from 1997-1998.• In 1995 and 1996, he was a coach with the Mets' Capital City team (A) of the South Atlantic League.• In 1993, he was with the Mets' Gulf Coast (R) League team, and rejoined them for the 1999 season.• A former pitcher, he performed at the major league level for part of one season, 1962, with the Washington Senators...Was

1-2 in 18 games for the Senators.• In 1963 and 1964, he was named the Pacific Coast League's Most Valuable Pitcher while at San Diego.• After a farm accident ended his playing career in 1965, he became the manager for the Phillies' Aberdeen (A) team of the

Northern League.• Spent nine seasons as the pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies (1970-1978)...Worked with Steve Carlton, Jim Kaat

and Gene Garber.• Helped the Phillies capture three consecutive National League East crowns from 1976-1978.• Returned to baseball in 1988 after a nine-year absence as a roving instructor in the Phillies’ minor league system.• Was a Reds’ coach at Nashville from 1989-91 before returning to Philadelphia as the pitching coach for Martinsville (R) of

the Appalachian League in 1992-93.• Was an All-Conference basketball performer at Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.• Turned down an offer from the NBA's New York Knicks, choosing instead to play professional baseball.• Ray, 73, lives with his wife Glenda, and has four children: daughters, Tara, Tamara and Lorri, and son, Brad.

KEVIN KIERST EQUIPMENT MANAGER• Enters his fifth season as the New York Mets Minor League Equipment Manager after spending the previous 12 years with

the Mets Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, VA.• The upstate New York native handles all duties related to the year-round operation of the Mets’ minor league clubhouse in

Port St. Lucie, FL, including taking care of the equipment, uniforms and personal needs of the players and coaching staff.• Has been a bat boy, clubhouse manager, equipment manager and minor league equipment coordinator, and his baseball

career has included stops in Norfolk, VA (1991-2002), Nashville, TN (1990), Dunedin, FL (1989), Knoxville, TN (1985-1988),Florence, SC (1984) and his hometown of Auburn, NY (1973-1983).

• Was also a veteran professional hockey official in both the American and East Coast Hockey Leagues and was selected towork the 1993-1994 ECHL All-Star Game.

• Kevin, 42, resides in Port St. Lucie with his wife, Dawn, daughter, Kayla (9/12/99), son, Kyle (5/6/03) and their beagle, Jack.

JACK BRENNER ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER• Enters his sixth season with the Mets organization and his 16th season in professional baseball.• Worked in the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos minor league systems, in their equipment departments...Also spent a year

in Memphis, TN as the equipment manager for the St. Louis Cardinals’ AAA affiliate Memphis Redbirds.• Performed the National Anthem at Shea Stadium prior to a game in 2005.• A former actor with several appearances on “All My Children” to his credit, the native New Yorker lives in Stuart, FL with his

wife Wendy.



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CLUB & LEAGUE MANAGER & COACHES GENERAL MANAGER & PHONENEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS KEN OBERKFELL (Manager) Mike SchlinePacific Coast (AAA) MARK BREWER (Pitching Coach) (504) 734-5155

JACK VOIGT (Coach)BRIAN CHICKLO (Trainer)KEN COWARD (Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)

BINGHAMTON METS MAKO OLIVERAS (Manager) Scott BrownEastern (AA) RICKY BONES (Pitching Coach) (607) 723-6387

NELSON SILVERIO (Coach)JOSEPH GOLIA (Trainer)CLAYTON WILSON (Strength Coach)

ST. LUCIE METS FRANK CACCIATORE (Manager) Paul TaglieriFlorida State (A) LUIS NATERA (Coach) (772) 871-2100

RUBEN BARRERA (Trainer)KEN HETZEL (Strength Coach)

SAVANNAH SAND GNATS TIM TEUFEL (Manager) Brad DodsonSouth Atlantic (A) DAN MURRAY (Pitching Coach) (912) 351-9150

RYAN ELLIS (Coach)MATT THAYER (Trainer)ORLANDO CRANCE (Strength Coach)

BROOKLYN CYCLONES EDGAR ALFONZO (Manager) Steve CohenNew York-Penn (A) HECTOR BERRIOS (Pitching Coach) (718) 449-8497

GUADALUPE JABALERA (Coach)MATTHEW HUNTER (Trainer)DOUG GRISWALD (Strenght Coordinator

KINGSPORT METS DONOVAN MITCHELL (Manager) Roman StoutAppalachian (R) JONATHAN HURST (Pitching Coach) (423) 378-3744

GEORGE GREER (Coach)DEB IWANOW (Trainer)

GULF COAST METS JUAN LOPEZ (Manager)Gulf Coast (R) TOM MCCRAW (Coach) (772) 871-2132

BOBBY FLOYD (Coach)

SANTO DOMINGO METS LILIANO CASTRO (Manager) Juan HendersonDominican Summer (R) BENJAMIN MARTE (Pitching Coach) (809) 707-1618

HAROLD HERRERA (Coach)LUIS ROJAS (Coach)MODESTO ABREU (Coach)JUAN RAMON VALDEZ (Coach)EDGAR BRITO (Trainer)EDDY RAMIREZ (Strength Coordinator)

VENEZUELAN METS LEO HERNANDEZ (Manager) Renier PerezVenezuelan Summer (R) RAFAEL LAZO (Pitching Coach) 011.58.4144180664

JESUS TIAMO (Coach)ENDER GONZALEZ (Coach)ANTONIO CABALLERO (Coach)JORGE MITCHELL (Coach)JULIO ALVAREZ (Strength Coach)ERNESTO PADRON (Trainer)


2006 MINOR LEAGUE REVIEW

Two of New York’s nine minor league teams qualified for the post-season and former Met Gary Carterguided the St. Lucie Mets to the Florida State League title…St. Lucie went 5-0 in the playoffs, including sweepingthe Dunedin Blue Jays, three games to none, to capture the championship…Brooklyn advanced to the semi-finalsof the New York-Penn League before they were eliminated by the Staten Island Yankees.

First baseman MIKE CARP hit .287 (141-491) with 69 runs scored, 27 doubles, one triple, 17 homeruns, 88 RBI with 51 walks and 107 strikeouts in 137 games for St. Lucie (A) to earn Sterling Organizational Playerof the Year honors…He finished second in the FSL in RBI and reached base in 30 consecutive road games whichwas the second-longest such streak in the League…Mike batted .350 (7-20) in the post-season to help St. Lucie capture the Florida State League championship.

Righthanded pitcher MIKE DEVANEY was named Pitcher of the Year after going 12-5 with a 2.13 ERAin 27 games between two levels…Mike went 8-3 with a 1.62 ERA in 16 starts, including two complete games andone shutout with St. Lucie (A)…In 94.2 innings, he surrendered 63 hits, 26 runs, 17 earned, with 35 walks and 86strikeouts…Devaney was twice named the FSL Pitcher of the Week (May 1st-May 7th and June 19th-June 25th)and was named to the FSL All-Star squad…He was promoted to the B-Mets in early July…Mike was 4-2 with a3.06 ERA in 11 games at Binghamton (AA)…In 53.0 innings, he yielded 39 hits, 19 runs, 18 earned, with 35 walksand 43 strikeouts.

Outfielder LASTINGS MILLEDGE was the Sterling Award recipient, emblematic of the team MVP, atNorfolk (AAA) of the International League, first baseman MICHEL ABREU and outfielder CARLOS GOMEZ were co-winners at Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League, catcher JESUS FLORES at St. Lucie (A) of the Florida StateLeague, outfielder FERNANDO MARTINEZ and lefthanded pitcher JONATHON NIESE were co-winners atHagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League, outfielder DUSTIN MARTIN at Brooklyn (A) of the New York-PennLeague, shortstop EMMANUEL GARCIA at Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League, righthanded pitcher JOSHSTINSON with the Gulf Coast (R) Mets, second baseman GREG VELOZ won with the Dominican Summer League(R), while outfielder GABRIEL ZAVALA captured the award with the Venezuelan Summer League (R).

Righthanded pitcher MIGUEL PINANGO fired a 7.0 inning no-hitter on July 23rd for Binghamton atPortland in the second game of a doubleheader.

WEBSTER AWARD WINNERS

The Webster Award is presented in remembrance of Mets minor league pitcher Richard Webster, who tragically losthis life in an attempt to save the lives of friends in danger. It is awarded each year to the Mets minor league athlete who best exemplifies the integrity and character displayed by Richard in his life and career. The followingare the past recipients of this award:

1983—Brian Ballard 1994—Edgardo Alfonzo1984—Kelvin Chapman 1995—Kevin Morgan

Herm Winningham 1996—Jay Payton1985—Rick Anderson 1997—Scott Hunter1986—Al Pedrique 1998—Benny Agbayani1987—Keith Miller 1999—Pedro Grifol1988—Steve Springer 2000—Paul Wilson

Andre David 2001—Jerrod Riggan1989—Tim Bogar 2002—Chris Basak

Jeff McKnight 2003—David Wright1990—Jeff Gardner 2004—Rodney Nye1991—Joe Delli Carri 2005—Joe Hietpas1992—Jeff Gardner 2006—Bobby Malek1993—Dale Plummer


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Zephyrs Stadium6000 Airline DriveMetarie, LA 70001

Phone: (504) 734-5155Website: www.zephyrsbaseball.com

2006 NORFOLK TIDES: 57-84—THIRD PLACE—SOUTH DIVISIONMANAGER: KEN OBERKFELL

ALL-STARS: ROYCE RING (LHP) STERLING AWARD WINNER: LASTINGS MILLEDGE (OF)PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LASTINGS MILLEDGE (OF) PITCHER OF THE WEEK: EVAN MACLANE (LHP)

April 17th-April 23rd May 8th-May 14th

The Tides ended their 38-year relationship with the Mets after the 2006 campaign came to an end…New York will move its Triple-A affiliate to NewOrleans in 2007…Twenty-four Tides appeared with the Mets in 2006…Outfielder LASTINGS MILLEDGE was the Sterling Award winner…Lefthandedpitcher ROYCE RING set a Norfolk franchise record with 26.2 scoreless innings from April 19th-July 8th…Over that stretch, he appeared in 22 games,going 2-0 with eight saves…Ring was the lone Tides representative for the International League in the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 12th…Hepitched a scoreless inning…Righthanded pitcher HEATH BELL moved into third place on the Tides’ All-Time Saves List with his 42nd save…Bell rangup a team-high 12 saves and did not allow a run in 19.2 innings at home…He also notched his 100th minor league save on April 23rd vs.Richmond…Catcher SANDY MARTINEZ led the squad in home runs and first baseman JOSE OFFERMAN paced the team in RBI.

KEN OBERKFELL—MANAGER• This will be his third season managing the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate and his first season in New Orleans...Last year led his

Norfolk (AAA) Tides team of the International League to a 57-84 record and a third place finish in the South Division.• In 2005, the Tides compiled a 79-65 record and a first-half South Division championship...Lost to Toledo in the first round

of the playoffs, three games to two.• Managed Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 2004 to a 76-66 record...Lost to New Hampshire in the first round of

the playoffs, three games to one.• Guided St. Lucie (A) to the Florida State League championship in 2003, his second season at the helm.• In 2001, he managed the Capital City Bombers (A) of the South Atlantic League.• Worked for the Philadelphia Phillies minor league department from 1997-2000.• Managed the Phillies’ Clearwater (A) team of the Florida State League in 2000...Managed Philadelphia’s Piedmont (A) team

in the South Atlantic League from1997-1999...Managed in the Independent League for the Elmira Pioneers of the Northeast League in 1996 and the Sullivan Mountain Lions of the Northeast League in 1995.

• Spent 14 years in the major leagues with St. Louis (1977-1984), Atlanta (1984-1988), Pittsburgh (1988-1989), San Francisco(1989), Houston (1990-1991), and California (1992)...Was a member of the 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinalsand the 1989 National League Champion San Francisco Giants...Led the National League in fielding percentage as a second baseman in 1979, and as a third baseman in 1982 and 1983.

• Ken, 50, lives with his wife Tina and their six children: daughters, Brittany (11/11/88), Jessica (4/12/92), Tami (5/21/81) andBeth (9/8/82) and sons, Cary (5/21/90) and Joe (9/8/82).

MARK BREWER—PITCHING COACH• This will mark his first season at Triple-A and his second year with the Mets.• In 2006, he was the pitching coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League.• Was the pitching coach for the Omaha Royals (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2005.• Spent four seasons (2001-2004) as the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers...Served as a

pitching coach in the Dodgers and Texas Rangers organizations for eight years prior to his appointment as Coordinator.• Was the pitching coach under manager Billy Gardner, Jr. in 1999 for San Bernadino (A) of the California League.• Was the pitching coach for the University of Texas in 1992...Held the same position for Oral Roberts University from 1998-

1999.• Was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 32nd round of the 1978 Amateur Draft.• Lives in Tulsa, OK with his wife, Brenda, and three children: Kasey, Andrew and Taussen...Andrew was drafted by the Dodgers

in 2003…Mark’s father, Jim, was a lefthanded reliever for the Dodgers from 1960-1976.

JACK VOIGT—COACH• Begins his first season with New Orleans…Joined the Mets organization as an advance scout in January, 2006.• Was a member of Frank Robinson’s coaching staff with the Washington Nationals in 2005...Served in various on- and off-

field roles.• Was a minor league roving baserunning and bunting coach in the Atlanta Braves organization in 2004.• Was the baserunning and outfield coordinator for the Baltimore Orioles in 2003.• Managed Baltimore’s Frederick (A) affiliate of the Carolina League in 2002…Was the hitting coach for Frederick in 2001.• Began his coaching career in 2000 as a player/coach with Oklahoma City (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League.• Played for seven seasons in the major leagues, with Baltimore (1992-1995), Texas (1995-1996), Milwaukee (1997), and

Oakland (1998)…Hit .235 (138-588) with 20 home runs and 83 RBI in 294 big-league games.• Hit .296 (45-152) with 11 doubles and six home runs in 64 games for Baltimore in 1993…Played in 72 games for Milwaukee

in 1997, and hit a career-best eight home runs…Voigt was so popular in Milwaukee that a drink was named after him (“JackVoigt” consists of two parts spiced rum, one part amaretto and one part banana crème liquor).

• Hit his first major league home run on June 4, 1993 vs. Seattle (off Randy Johnson).• Played five positions (first base, third base, leftfield, centerfield, rightfield)…Made just six errors over seven seasons (.989

fielding percentage).• Was named the New York-Penn League Player of the Year in 1987…Also played in the Venezuelan Winter League, Mexican

Summer League, and independent Northern League.• Was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth round of the 1987 Amateur Draft.• Attended Louisiana State University…Played in the College World Series in 1987 and was named to the All-CWS team…In

the tournament, he hit the game-winning home run in the seventh inning to beat Arkansas.• Graduated from Venice (CA) High School in 1984.• Jack, 40, lives in Florida with his wife, Jacky, and three daughters; Nicole, Natasha, and Noelia.

BRIAN CHICKLO—TRAINER• Begins his sixth year as the club’s Triple-A trainer and his ninth year in the Mets organization.• Was the Head Trainer for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League in 2001.• Worked as the Head Trainer at Capital City (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2000 and held a similar position with Pittsfield

(A) of the New York-Penn League in 1999.• Began his career in professional baseball with an internship for Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1998.• Graduated from Shenandoah University in 1995 with a BS in Kinesiology…Also earned an MS degree in Sports Injury

Management from UNLV in 1998.• Brian, 35, is single and resides in Winchester, VA.


1965—Les Rohr, LHP1966—Steve Chilcott, C#1967—Jon Matlack, LHP1968—Tim Foli, IF#1969—Randy Sterling, RHP1970—George Ambrow, IF*1971—Richard Puig, IF1972—Richard Bengston, C1973—Lee Mazzilli, OF1974—Cliff Speck, RHP1975—Butch Benton, C1976—Tom Thurberg, OF1977—Wally Backman, IF1978—Hubie Brooks, IF1979—Tim Leary, RHP1980—Darryl Strawberry, OF#

Billy Beane, OF1981—Terry Blocker, OF

John Gibbons, C1982—Dwight Gooden, RHP1983—Eddie Williams, IF

Stan Jefferson, OF1984—Shawn Abner, OF#1985—Gregg Jefferies, IF

1986—Lee May Jr., OF1987—Chris Donnels, IF1988—David Proctor, RHP1989—Alan Zinter, C1990—Jeromy Burnitz, OF1991—Al Shirley, OF1992—Preston Wilson, IF

Chris Roberts, LHP1993—Kirk Presley, RHP1994—Paul Wilson, RHP#

Terrence Long, IF/OF1995—Ryan Jaroncyk, SS1996—Robert Stratton, OF1997—Geoff Goetz, LHP1998—Jason Tyner, OF1999—Neal Musser, LHP2000—Billy Traber, LHP2001—Aaron Heilman, RHP

David Wright, IF2002—Scott Kazmir, LHP2003—Lastings Milledge, OF2004—Philip Humber, RHP2005—Mike Pelfrey, RHP2006—No Selection* Did not sign with Mets/# No. 1 pick in entire draft

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2006 NORFOLK TIDES: 57-84—THIRD PLACE—SOUTH DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C E*Aldridge, Cory .157 26 83 2 13 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 31 3 0 0 .181 .172 0 0 0 0 21 0 0Alfonzo,Edgardo .241 42 141 10 34 6 0 3 19 0 2 2 16 0 15 0 1 4 .348 .323 0 5 35 0 0 0 0Basak, Chris .267 119 371 53 99 22 3 8 36 2 0 5 39 0 76 17 3 3 .407 .345 0 10 26 67 11 0 15Bozied, Tagg .256 60 160 18 41 12 0 8 23 1 1 5 21 0 44 0 1 3 .481 .358 3 0 1 0 37 0 2*Cruz, Jacob .290 55 145 18 42 16 0 0 17 0 0 0 22 2 31 0 0 5 .400 .383 11 0 0 0 18 0 0T*Cruz, Jacob .287 58 157 19 45 16 0 1 20 0 0 0 22 2 33 0 0 6 .408 .374 11 0 0 0 18 0 0Diaz, Victor .224 103 379 30 85 16 0 8 38 2 2 3 25 2 99 5 5 13 .330 .276 0 0 0 0 86 0 6DiFelice, Mike .000 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0#Eldridge, Rashad .222 30 90 4 20 5 1 1 10 0 0 0 7 0 21 0 2 1 .333 .278 0 0 0 0 28 0 0Garcia, Yunir .250 9 20 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 1 .500 .423 0 0 0 0 0 8 0#Gotay, Ruben .266 42 154 19 41 12 1 3 21 2 1 2 10 0 29 4 5 2 .416 .317 0 37 2 2 0 0 2#Hernandez, Anderson .249 102 414 44 103 11 4 0 23 9 0 0 21 0 70 15 5 4 .295 .285 0 31 0 72 0 0 14Keppinger, Jeff .300 87 323 36 97 13 0 2 26 12 3 0 28 0 21 0 4 7 .359 .353 0 56 9 0 14 0 7#Lambin, Chase .222 83 270 28 60 9 3 2 31 3 3 4 36 2 56 3 3 9 .300 .319 0 0 71 3 1 0 16*Ledee, Ricky .083 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 0 0 0 0 4 0 0*Malek, Bobby .179 18 56 5 10 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 11 1 0 3 .214 .220 0 0 0 0 18 0 0*Martinez, Sandy .224 85 272 31 61 10 0 11 39 2 2 0 28 2 65 1 0 7 .382 .295 0 0 0 0 0 81 10#Matsui, Kazuo .333 4 12 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .333 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Milledge, Lastings .277 84 307 52 85 21 4 7 36 1 2 14 43 1 67 13 10 1 .440 .388 0 0 0 0 84 0 2Nady, Xavier .364 3 11 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .455 .417 0 0 0 0 3 0 0#Offerman, Jose .238 97 344 42 82 12 1 8 43 0 5 0 54 2 60 9 0 11 .349 .337 88 0 0 0 0 0 6Ramirez, Julio .188 50 154 15 29 5 0 2 15 1 1 0 9 1 54 4 3 2 .260 .232 0 0 0 0 44 0 2*Self, Todd .108 14 37 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10 0 18 0 0 0 .108 .298 8 0 0 0 3 0 3Stinnett, Kelly .375 5 16 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .625 .444 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Tejeda, Juan .217 42 152 10 33 3 1 2 16 0 2 2 10 0 35 0 1 4 .289 .271 29 0 0 0 0 0 7*Tucker, Michael .265 83 275 44 73 18 2 6 33 0 4 5 49 0 45 10 3 5 .411 .381 0 0 0 0 71 0 2Totals .240 141 4519 497 1084 209 21 76 461 60 31 49 454 12 955 85 47 90 .346 .314 115

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BKAdams, Mike 0-0 4.91 13 0 0 0 7 0 14.2 13 53 61 8 8 0 0 7 0 12 1 0Bannister, Brian 3-3 3.86 6 6 1 0 0 0 30.1 34 122 128 15 13 4 0 5 0 24 1 0Bell, Heath 3-3 1.29 30 0 0 0 30 12 35.0 27 130 142 7 5 1 1 8 1 56 5 0Clements, Zachary 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Collazo, Willie 3-3 4.79 7 5 0 0 0 0 41.1 45 161 178 24 22 4 1 13 0 26 1 2*Cullen, Ryan 0-0 5.87 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 8 32 34 5 5 1 0 2 0 6 0 0*Feliciano, Pedro 0-0 6.23 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 16 18 3 3 1 0 1 0 5 0 0Fortunato, Bartolome 1-0 2.70 11 0 0 0 7 0 16.2 12 61 67 6 5 0 1 4 0 21 2 0Garcia, Anderson 1-4 6.32 20 0 0 0 2 0 31.1 35 122 139 25 22 4 0 14 1 18 0 0Gonzalez, Geremi 1-2 3.03 6 6 0 0 0 0 35.2 31 135 145 14 12 1 1 9 0 30 0 0Hietpas, Joe 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Iriki, Yusaku 4-8 4.70 19 16 0 0 1 0 76.2 92 301 345 42 40 8 4 32 0 62 0 1Lavigne, Tim 3-2 2.62 45 4 0 0 15 4 82.1 73 303 340 29 24 7 7 25 1 49 5 0Lima, Jose 7-8 3.92 25 22 0 0 1 0 140.0 140 530 572 64 61 15 6 20 0 88 2 0*MacLane, Evan 9-8 3.86 20 20 1 1 0 0 121.1 136 477 521 61 52 11 3 35 0 67 1 0Maine, John 3-5 3.49 10 10 0 0 0 0 56.2 55 217 241 25 22 2 0 20 0 48 2 0*McGinley, Blake 2-2 2.95 22 8 0 0 5 1 58.0 59 222 244 20 19 6 2 14 0 36 1 0McNab, Tim 0-0 6.43 3 0 0 0 2 1 7.0 9 29 29 5 5 1 0 0 0 7 1 0Navarette, Ray 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 4 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0Paulk, Robert 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.0 4 19 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0Pelfrey, Mike 1-0 2.25 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 27 32 2 2 1 0 5 0 6 0 0*Perez, Juan 0-1 2.86 43 0 0 0 12 0 63.0 65 244 284 24 20 4 2 34 0 55 4 0Perez, Miguel 0-2 3.86 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.0 33 107 126 14 12 1 2 13 0 18 3 1*Perez, Oliver 1-2 6.05 4 4 0 0 0 0 19.1 18 72 86 13 13 4 1 12 0 26 2 0T*Perez, Oliver 2-5 5.79 10 10 0 0 0 0 51.1 46 192 222 34 33 10 3 23 0 60 3 0*Ring, Royce 2-2 2.97 36 0 0 0 26 11 39.1 30 143 165 14 13 2 3 15 2 40 1 1*Robertson, Jeriome 1-6 7.68 11 7 0 0 2 0 38.2 58 164 186 34 33 6 2 18 1 21 2 0Roman, Orlando 0-1 4.05 8 1 0 0 3 1 13.1 15 53 62 7 6 0 2 7 1 10 1 0Schmoll, Steve 5-4 4.69 42 0 0 0 14 0 55.2 56 207 234 31 29 4 1 19 1 42 2 0Scobie, Jason 1-11 7.91 16 15 0 0 0 0 77.1 117 330 369 70 68 9 2 31 0 47 5 0Smith, Chuck 0-0108.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 5 6 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Soler, Alay 1-1 6.30 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 41 46 7 7 0 0 4 0 12 1 1Vazquez, William 0-0 10.12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 8 14 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0*Williams, Dave 2-2 3.68 7 6 0 0 0 0 36.2 33 140 152 20 15 3 2 10 0 17 0 0Wylie, Mitch 2-4 2.96 27 2 0 0 9 1 48.2 47 187 203 21 16 0 1 11 0 53 2 1Totals 57-84 4.17 141 141 2 14 139 31 1209.0 1284 4682 5208 619 560 102 44 390 8 908 45 7

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BINGHAMTON METS (AA)EASTERN LEAGUE

Binghamton Mets Stadium211 Henry Street

Binghamton, NY 13902Phone: (607) 723-6387

Website: www.bmets.com

2006 BINGHAMTON METS: 70-70—THIRD PLACE—NORTHERN DIVISIONMANAGER: JUAN SAMUEL

ALL-STARS: MICHEL ABREU (1B) STERLING AWARD WINNERS: MICHEL ABREU (1B)IVAN MALDONADO (RHP) CARLOS GOMEZ (OF)HENRY OWENS (RHP)MIKE PELFREY (RHP)ANDY WILSON (C)

POST-SEASON ALL-STARS: MICHEL ABREU (IB)HENRY OWENS (RHP)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JORGE PADILLA (OF) PITCHERS OF THE WEEK: WILLIAM COLLAZO (LHP)April 17th-April 23rd June 12th-June 19th

MIGUEL PINANGO (RHP)July 17th-July 23rdMIGUEL PEREZ (RHP)July 24th-July 30th

The Binghamton Mets were not eliminated from the playoffs until the final day of the Eastern League season…The B-Mets finished third in the ELwith a 3.61 ERA…The Mets recorded their second-longest winning streak in franchise history when they reeled off 12 straight victories from July20th-August 1st…First baseman MICHEL ABREU led the Eastern League with a .332 batting average, a .404 on-base percentage and finished thirdin slugging (.530)…Outfielder JORGE PADILLA was fourth in hitting and third in hits…Outfielder CARLOS GOMEZ was tied for second in the EL instolen bases and tied for fourth in triples…Lefthanded pitcher WILLIAM COLLAZO was fourth in the EL in ERA and righthanded pitcher HENRY OWENSwas tied for third in saves…MIGUEL PINANGO fired a 7.0 inning no-hitter on July 23rd at Portland in the second game of a doubleheader…Abreuand Owens were named on both the mid-season and post-season All-Star squads…Gomez constructed an 18-game hitting streak from July 6th-July25th while being named a co-Sterling Award winner along with Abreu…Gomez batted .349 (71-203) in 57 games in July and August with 31 runsscored, 16 doubles, five triples, 30 RBI and 21 stolen bases…Owens was 2-2 with a 1.58 ERA and had 74 strikeouts in 40.0 innings (16.65 strike-outs per nine innings).

MAKO OLIVERAS—MANAGER• Is beginning his first year in the Mets organization.• Has coached in the major leagues with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Chicago Cubs.• Entering this season, he has a 829-939 (.497) managerial record with the Devil Rays, Indians (1998), and Angels (1987-

1993) organizations.• For the last eight years, he was with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.• In 2005 and 2006, he was a coach with Montgomery (AA) of the Southern League...Managed Bakersfield (A) of the California

League in 2004...In 2003, he was the manager for Charleston (A) of the South Atlantic League and in 2002, Mako guided Orlando (AA) of the Southern League.

• From 1999-2001, he coached with Durham (AAA) of the International League.• Spent part of the 1994 campaign as the bench coach for the Angels...Held the same role with the Cubs from 1995-

1996...Was the Cubs first base coach in 1997.• Played seven seasons in the minor leagues with the Pirates and Red Sox from 1968-1976.• Mako and his wife Dilsy reside in Bayamon, Puerto Rico with their three children: Max, Javier and Jenny Ann and two dogs,

Kahlua and Bailey.

RICKY BONES—PITCHING COACH• Begins his first season as the pitching coach with Binghamton and second year with the Mets.• In 2006, was the pitching coach for St. Lucie (A) Mets who captured the Florida State League Championship.• Was with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization from 2004-2005…Was the pitching coach for

Potomac (A) of the Carolina League in 2005…Held the same position for Savannah (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2004.• Pitched for 11 seasons in the major leagues, with San Diego (1991), Milwaukee (1992-1996), the Yankees (1996), Cincinnati

(1997), Kansas City (1997-1998), Baltimore (1999) and Florida (2000-2001).• Amassed a career record of 63-82 with a 4.85 ERA in 375 games (164 starts).• Was named to the American League All-Star team in 1994…Went 10-9 that year, with a 3.43 ERA in 170.2 innings.• Posted a career-high 11 wins and 203.2 innings in 1993…Won double-digit games for the Brewers in three consecutive

years (11-1993, 10-1994, 10-1995).• Signed by the San Diego Padres in May of 1986 as a non-drafted free agent.• Ricky, 36, lives in Pembrook Pines, FL with his wife Wanda and has three children, Brittany, Whitney, and Ricardo.


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year.• Last spring he was a coach for the Dominican team in the World Baseball Classic.• Worked as the bench coach for the Aguilas Cibaenas for the second straight winter in the Dominican League.• Coached the Gulf Coast Mets (R) in 2005.• Served as the Mets’ bullpen catcher instructor in 2003-2004.• Has been the General Manager of Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League for the last five years...The Mets’

Jose Reyes played for the team in 2002 and 2004.• Worked in the Florida Marlins organization from 1998-2001…Managed the Santo Domingo Marlins in the Dominican

Summer League…Also threw batting practice and was a bullpen catcher for the major league team during that span, beforethe Summer League began.

• Worked as an assistant manager for Gigantes del Cibaoin the Dominican Winter League from 1998-2001…Was the team’sthird base coach in 2000-2001.

• Was a catcher in the Oakland A’s and San Diego Padres organizations…Played in the minor leagues with the A’s from 1985-1989, and with the Padres from 1989-1993.

• Played in the Venezuelan Winter League in 1995 and the Mexican Winter League from 1995-1998.• Is the only catcher in the Dominican League to catch three no-hitters.• His father Tom was an outfielder with the California Angels from 1970-1972.• Lives with his wife Huendy, and their two daughters, Jadynel (7/9/98) and Thammy (10/21/01).

JOSEPH GOLIA—TRAINER• Enters his second season with Binghamton, and third with the Mets organization.• This past winter was an athletic trainer for Ponce of the Puerto Rican Winter League.• Worked as an athletic trainer for the College of Charleston from 2002-2005.• Served as the athletic trainer for the Villanova University baseball team from 2000-2002.• Was a minor league trainer in the Boston Red Sox organization during the 2002 season with the Trenton Thunder (AA).• Graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he majored in Sports Medicine before going on to get his M.E.D in

Exercise Science & Physical Education from Citadel.• Joseph is single, 29, and makes his off-season home in Charleston, SC.

MOISES ALOU—Dominican Republic

CARLOS BELTRAN—Puerto Rico

ENDY CHAVEZ—Venezuela

WILLIE COLLAZO—Puerto Rico

CARLOS DELGADO—Puerto Rico

PEDRO FELICIANO—Puerto Rico

RUBEN GOTAY—Puerto Rico

IVAN MALDONADO—Puerto Rico

OLIVER PEREZ—Mexico

JOSE REYES—Dominican Republic

ORLANDO ROMAN—Puerto Rico

DUANER SANCHEZ—Dominican Republic

JORGE SOSA—Dominican Republic

JOSE VALENTIN—Puerto Rico

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICThe following current Mets participated in last year’s World Baseball Classic:


2006 BINGHAMTON METS (AA)EASTERN LEAGUE

70-70—THIRD PLACE—NORTHERN DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EAbreu, Michel .332 111 398 62 132 26 1 17 70 0 2 5 45 9 87 0 0 12 .530 .404 96 0 0 0 0 0 6#Batista, Wilson .241 119 468 63 113 19 2 11 41 8 1 4 42 0 84 6 8 7 .361 .309 0 113 0 2 0 0 20Caligiuri, Jay .232 126 410 51 95 16 1 18 64 2 5 15 59 1 90 1 1 10 .407 .346 17 0 92 0 0 0 19Clements, Zachary .120 12 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .120 .185 0 0 0 0 0 6 0Concepcion, Ambiorix .261 63 218 24 57 11 1 3 29 5 2 3 7 0 57 11 2 4 .362 .291 0 0 0 0 61 0 3Cruz, Enrique .200 16 35 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 10 0 1 0 .286 .341 0 6 1 0 0 0 1DiFelice, Mike .277 39 112 9 31 7 0 1 19 0 3 4 15 2 24 0 0 2 .366 .373 0 0 0 0 0 38 3#Eldridge, Rashad .284 31 116 17 33 6 2 1 10 0 0 0 9 0 35 1 2 4 .397 .336 0 0 0 0 23 0 0Garcia, Yunir .110 47 136 15 15 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 21 3 66 0 0 2 .132 .234 0 0 0 0 0 45 2Gomez, Carlos .281 120 430 53 121 24 8 7 48 6 3 20 27 0 97 41 9 6 .423 .350 0 0 0 0 118 0 7*Harper, Brett .338 19 65 8 22 7 0 0 8 0 0 3 7 1 19 1 0 4 .446 .427 17 0 0 0 0 0 0Hietpas, Joe .130 21 69 2 9 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 4 0 22 0 0 0 .174 .189 0 0 0 0 0 21 3#Lambin, Chase .271 39 133 29 36 13 0 7 20 3 1 4 20 1 35 2 1 2 .526 .380 0 0 33 0 1 0 14*Malek, Bobby .240 63 221 28 53 9 3 5 27 6 1 1 19 3 42 2 3 4 .376 .302 1 0 0 0 54 0 5Navarrete, Ray .207 33 116 15 24 5 0 4 12 0 1 0 8 0 14 1 1 1 .353 .256 1 7 5 0 18 0 2Nickeas, Mike .167 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .267 0 0 0 0 0 4 1Padilla, Jorge .295 129 482 66 142 26 1 10 54 3 1 6 42 1 87 8 5 15 .415 .358 0 0 0 0 113 0 3Ragsdale, Corey .204 129 437 47 89 19 3 10 37 5 2 3 40 0 182 12 9 5 .330 .274 0 0 0 128 0 0 22*Slack, Jonathan .172 48 157 14 27 4 1 0 9 2 2 1 12 2 41 5 3 3 .210 .233 0 0 0 0 41 0 0Turay, Alhaji .256 12 39 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 1 1 .282 .293 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Wilson, Andy .226 95 319 31 72 17 0 6 28 1 2 5 31 2 87 0 2 5 .335 .303 15 0 7 0 0 36 4Totals .247 140 4612 558 1138 224 23 102 516 51 29 81 427 25 1174 92 48 91 .372 .320 139

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK *Camacho, Eddie 3-4 3.63 53 0 0 0 12 1 79.1 71 302 336 36 32 6 1 25 3 61 3 2*Collazo, Willie 7-6 3.11 18 18 1 1 0 0 118.2 104 435 467 44 41 7 8 16 0 79 2 1Cordova, Vincent 0-1 4.66 5 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 12 38 43 5 5 0 1 1 0 9 0 0*Cullen, Ryan 5-4 2.98 35 0 0 0 5 1 60.1 47 222 245 23 20 4 2 16 0 52 1 0Devaney, Michael 4-2 3.06 11 10 2 2 0 0 53.0 39 185 226 19 18 5 2 35 1 43 3 1Eager, Blake 0-0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 3 24 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0Edwards, Bryan 4-8 4.72 21 18 0 0 0 0 87.2 85 336 388 55 46 7 11 36 1 54 1 0Garcia, Anderson 1-1 1.29 11 0 0 0 2 1 21.0 21 79 89 5 3 0 1 6 1 17 1 0Humber, Philip 2-2 2.88 6 6 0 0 0 0 34.1 25 128 141 12 11 4 2 10 0 36 0 0Lindstrom, Matt 2-4 3.76 35 0 0 0 22 11 40.2 42 158 179 19 17 2 5 14 1 54 3 2*MacLane, Evan 3-1 4.64 6 6 0 0 0 0 33.0 34 128 134 17 17 4 2 2 0 25 0 0Maldonado, Ivan 2-3 2.51 48 0 0 0 22 3 61.0 62 236 268 19 17 6 2 27 6 57 1 0McNab, Tim 3-2 3.34 13 3 0 0 3 0 35.0 43 138 147 17 13 2 1 2 0 19 1 0Mulvey, Kevin 0-1 1.35 3 3 1 0 0 0 13.1 10 46 51 4 2 1 0 5 0 10 1 0Nall, Brandon 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 12 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0Owens, Henry 2-2 1.58 37 0 0 0 36 20 40.0 19 139 154 9 7 1 3 10 1 74 5 0Paulk, Robert 5-2 2.82 26 2 0 0 11 0 51.0 48 198 220 17 16 1 4 16 1 29 1 0Pelfrey, Mike 4-2 2.71 12 12 0 0 0 0 66.1 60 246 280 23 20 2 4 26 1 77 2 0Perez, Miguel 6-7 4.94 19 19 0 0 0 0 102.0 111 400 459 60 56 10 7 40 0 71 1 2Pinango, Miguel 10-7 4.44 28 27 2 1 0 0 152.0 159 589 646 86 75 20 6 41 2 80 7 1Portobanco, Luz 0-0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 8 12 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0Rios, Kevin 0-1 9.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0Roman, Orlando 4-2 3.79 31 2 0 0 10 1 54.2 50 205 237 28 23 4 3 27 0 44 9 0*Rundles, Rich 1-3 4.57 12 7 0 0 2 0 43.1 53 174 206 32 22 4 4 23 1 23 1 0Smith, Chuck 1-0 2.84 4 1 0 0 2 0 12.2 8 43 49 4 4 1 1 3 0 11 0 0Smith, Joseph 0-2 5.68 10 0 0 0 5 0 12.2 12 45 59 8 8 1 1 11 1 12 1 0Soler, Alay 1-0 2.75 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 16 72 77 6 6 0 0 3 0 22 0 0Urdaneta, Lino 0-1 2.25 5 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 3 14 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0Vazquez, William 0-2 9.82 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 15 37 40 8 8 1 0 3 0 4 0 0Totals 70-70 3.61 140 140 6 12 134 38 1227.1 1155 4642 5211 561 492 95 71 404 20 977 47 9# Switch-hitter


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ST. LUCIE METS (A)FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

Tradition Field525 Northwest Peacock Boulevard

Port St. Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 871-2100

Website: www.stluciemets.com

2006 ST. LUCIE METS: FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS40-30—FIRST PLACE (FIRST HALF)—EAST DIVISION

37-32—TIED FOR SECOND PLACE (SECOND HALF)—EAST DIVISIONMANAGER: GARY CARTER

ALL-STARS: GARY CARTER (MANAGER) STERLING AWARD WINNER: JESUS FLORES (C)COREY COLES (OF)JESUS FLORES (C)CARLOS MUNIZ (RHP)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: JESUS FLORES (C) PITCHERS OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL DEVANEY (RHP)May 29th-June 4th May 1st-May 7thALHAJI TURAY (OF) June 19th-June 25thJune 6th-July 2nd JOSE SANCHEZ (RHP)CALEB STEWART (OF) May 29th-June 4thAugust 14th-August 20th June 26th-July 2nd

Gary Carter led the St. Lucie Mets to the Florida State League title…The Mets went 5-0 in the post-season, including sweeping the Dunedin BlueJays, three games to none in the Championship Series…Righthanded pitcher MIKE DEVANEY was the Sterling Organizational Pitcher of theYear…Mike was promoted to Binghamton in early July…He was twice named the FSL Pitcher of the Week and was also named to the FSL All-Starteam…First baseman MIKE CARP was the Sterling Organizational Player of the Year…Carp was second in the League in RBI and reached base in 30consecutive road games…He batted .350 (7-20) in the post-season…Catcher JESUS FLORES was tied for the League lead in home runs, was thirdin slugging (.487) and fourth in extra base-hits (53)…Jesus was named to the FSL All-Star team and batted .471 (8-17) during theplayoffs…Outfielder COREY COLES led the FSL in batting and was second in hits and on-base percentage (.407)…Righthanded pitcher JOSESANCHEZ finished second in the League in wins and in innings pitched…Righthanded pitcher CARLOS MUNIZ was second in the FSL in saves andrighthanded pitcher SALVADOR AGUILAR posted the second-best ERA in the League.

FRANK CACCIATORE—MANAGER• Takes over the manager of St. Lucie this year after directing Hagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League last season…In

2006, the Suns compiled a 58-82 record in the Northern Division of the SAL.• Was the hitting coach for the Washington Nationals’ Harrisburg (AA) affiliate of the Eastern League in 2005...Held the same

position with Harrisburg in 2002.• Served as the Expos’ Minor League Hitting Coordinator in 2003 and 2004.• Was the hitting coach for Florida’s Brevard County (A) of the Florida State League in 2000 and 2001.• Managed the Florida Marlins Eastern League affiliate Portland Sea Dogs (AA) in 1999.• Was the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants’ Shreveport Captains (AA) of the Texas League in 1998…Managed the

Captains in 1996.• Managed San Francisco’s California League affiliate San Jose Giants (A) in 1997.• Was the hitting coach for the Clinton Giants (A) of the Midwest League in 1993.• Coached and managed in the Houston Astros’ farm system from 1988-1992.• Coached collegiately at his alma mater, Florida Southern College, from 1976-1982, before being named the head coach at

Palm Beach Junior College.• Played for two seasons in the Detroit Tigers organization, reaching as high as Double-A.• Lives in Orlando, FL with his wife Ann, and their daughter, Alice Christine.


LUIS NATERA—COACH• This will be his first season as the hitting coach for the St. Lucie Mets.• Was the hitting coach with Hagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League from 2005-2006.• Was the hitting coach for Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League from 2003-2004.• Worked as the coordinator of the Dominican Academy from 2001-2002.• Managed the Dominican Mets (R) of the Dominican Summer League in 2002, going 37-33…Also managed the D-Mets from

1992-1997, compiling a 233-127 (.647) record…Never finished below second place in the team’s division, including a first-place finish in 1994.

• Served as the hitting coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League in 2000 and as the hitting coach at Capital City (A)of the South Atlantic League in 1999.

• In 1998, was a member of the Gulf Coast Mets coaching staff.• Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Mets in 1984…Spent five seasons as an infielder in the organization,

compiling a .222 (211-949) batting average…Retired as a player in 1989.• Played with Little Falls (A) of the New York-Penn League and was voted the League’s Most Popular Player.• Luis lives with his wife Maria Elena, and their sons: Luis Alberto (9/20/90), Jose Luis (12/16/94), and David Luis (5/21/99).

RUBEN BARRERA—TRAINER• Begins his third season with St. Lucie and sixth with the Mets organization.• Served as the trainer for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League in 2006.• Was a trainer for the Mexico during the World Baseball Classic.• Was the Head Trainer for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2002-2004.• Was a minor league trainer in the Florida Marlins organization from 1996-2001 and with the Los Angeles Dodgers’

organization from 1992-1995.• Graduated from California State University-Northridge in 1998 with a B.A. in Athletic Training…Was the University of

California at Santa Barbara Head Football Athletic Trainer in 1991.• Lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife Iris.

METS 2006 DRAFT LISTROUND NAME POSITION B/T HT WT SCHOOL

2 Kevin Mulvey RHP R/R 6-2 195 Villanova University3 Joe Smith RHP R/R 6-2 205 Wright State (OH) University4 John Holdzkom RHP R/R 6-7 240 Salt Lake (UT) Community College5 Stephen Holmes RHP R/R 6-2 205 University of Rhode Island6 Scott Schafer RHP R/R 6-2 180 Pasadena Memorial (TX) HS7 Daniel Stegall OF L/R 6-3 180 Greenwood (AR) HS8 Nathan Hedrick RHP R/R 6-10 240 Barton (AR) Community College9 Jeremy Barfield OF R/L 6-5 240 Klein (TX) HS

10 Phillips Orta RHP R/R 6-2 180 Western Nebraska CC11 Andrew Moye RHP R/R 6-5 180 Alpharetta (GA) HS12 Nicholas Giarraputo 3B R/R 6-3 200 Simi Valley (CA) HS13 Daniel Murphy 3B L/R 6-1 210 Jacksonville (FL) University14 Duane Privett LHP L/L 6-0 185 College of Southern Idaho15 Justin Dalles C R/R 6-2 205 Park Vista (FL) Community College16 Tobi Stoner RHP S/R 6-2 192 Davis & Elkins (WV) College17 Stephen Puhl C S/R 6-0 195 St. Edwards (TX) University18 Ritchie Price SS S/R 6-2 180 University of Kansas19 Justin Woodall LHP L/L 6-4 210 Lafayette (LA) HS20 Jason Jacobs C R/R 6-0 210 University of Georgia21 Joel Wells 1B S/R 6-3 225 Abilene Christian (TX) University22 Timothy Stronach RHP L/R 6-5 185 Worcester (MA) State College23 Nicholas Waechter RHP R/R 6-4 200 Western Oregon University24 Valentin Ramos 1B R/R 6-3 185 Sallisaw (OK) HS25 Steven Cheney RHP R/R 6-5 200 Gulf Coast (FL) Community College26 Dustin Martin OF L/L 6-2 215 Sam Houston (TX) State University27 Timothy Haines RHP S/R 6-2 175 University of Texas-Pan American28 Will Bashelor OF R/R 6-2 180 Dartmouth (NH) College29 Jacob Eigsti SS R/R 6-0 185 Indiana State College30 Richard Sparks RHP R/R 6-5 205 Dallas Baptist (TX) University31 Jeremy Hambrice OF R/R 6-2 215 Southern Arkansas University32 Bradley Roper-Hubbert C R/R 6-3 215 Alcorn State (MS) University33 Teddy Dzuiba C L/R 5-10 185 Babson (MA) College34 Jeffery Voyles 2B R/R 5-10 185 University of Texas-San Antonio35 James Newman 2B R/R 5-10 178 Erskine (SC) College36 Edgar Ramirez RHP R/R 6-5 230 Louisiana State University37 Joshua Stinson RHP R/R 6-4 195 Northwood (LA) HS38 Joseph Leaper RHP R/R 6-1 160 Sentinel (OK) HS39 Donald Green OF R/R 6-1 205 Texas Southern University40 Tyler Binkley RHP R/R 6-6 190 St. Mary’s (Canada) HS41 Victor Black RHP R/R 6-3 185 Amarillo (TX) HS42 Terrell Stringer RHP R/R 6-4 210 Smiths State (AL) HS43 Albert Cartwright 2B R/R 5-10 180 American Heritage (FL) HS44 Brad Schwarzenbach RHP R/R 6-2 210 Cerritos (CA) College45 William Pender RHP R/R 6-4 180 Gulf Coast (FL) Community College46 Kyle Johnson RHP R/R 6-3 225 Chapman (CA) University47 Shay Conder C R/R 6-2 180 CC of Southern Nevada48 Jonathan Koller RHP R/R 6-5 235 Oregon State University49 Johnny Monell C S/R 6-0 205 Seminole (OK) Community College50 Ryan Wolfe LHP L/L 6-5 187 Winter Park (FL) HS


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77-62—40-30—FIRST PLACE (FIRST HALF)—EAST DIVISION37-32—TIED FOR SECOND PLACE (SECOND HALF)—EAST DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EAbreu, Michel .333 2 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Blaquiere, Jean Luc .250 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowman, Shawn .252 32 119 17 30 5 1 3 19 0 2 3 8 0 39 0 0 0 .387 .311 0 0 32 0 0 0 8Bucce, Yasmil .364 4 11 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .455 .385 0 0 0 0 0 3 0*Carp, Mike .287 137 491 69 141 27 1 17 88 0 6 25 51 5 107 2 1 13 .450 .379 136 0 0 0 0 0 14*Coles, Corey .341 124 458 65 156 26 4 1 45 9 2 5 48 3 59 21 9 6 .421 .407 0 0 0 0 119 0 4Concepcion, Ambiorix .287 71 282 38 81 21 2 1 33 4 4 1 25 0 67 18 9 10 .387 .343 0 0 0 0 71 0 3#Coronado, Jose .226 138 544 61 123 20 4 0 37 31 2 3 41 0 119 4 7 9 .278 .283 0 0 0 138 0 0 32Coultas, Ryan .146 50 144 10 21 3 0 0 8 3 2 0 7 0 31 3 0 4 .167 .183 0 41 0 0 0 0 11Cruz, Enrique .278 98 335 37 93 22 3 5 42 5 2 5 39 0 69 6 0 5 .406 .360 2 77 2 0 0 0 12Cummins, Daniel .204 18 49 5 10 2 0 2 13 0 0 0 6 0 9 0 1 3 .367 .291 0 0 0 0 0 13 0Flores, Jesus .266 120 429 66 114 32 0 21 70 2 3 18 28 1 127 2 0 6 .487 .335 0 0 0 0 0 101 4*Floyd, Cliff .400 3 10 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .455 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Gaerlan, Armand .000 6 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .125 0 5 0 0 0 0 0Garcia, Yunir .219 13 32 7 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 9 0 0 2 .313 .405 0 0 0 0 0 12 1#Hernandez, Anderson .111 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 0 2 0 0 0 0 1Hill, Jamar .235 78 251 32 59 13 3 6 28 3 1 4 19 0 77 7 1 6 .382 .298 0 0 0 0 64 0 3*Malek, Bobby .318 6 22 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 .455 .375 0 0 0 0 6 0 0Malo, Jonathan .239 91 284 42 68 13 1 7 33 3 2 7 34 0 53 3 3 7 .366 .333 0 22 68 1 0 0 21*Martinez, Fernando .193 30 119 18 23 4 2 5 11 0 1 4 6 0 24 1 1 1 .387 .254 0 0 0 0 30 0 1#Matsui, Kazuo .286 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 0 2 0 0 0 0 1*Naccarata, Ivan .273 13 44 7 12 3 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 10 1 0 0 .409 .298 0 0 13 0 0 0 3Petersen, Joshua .234 91 320 34 75 14 0 6 30 2 1 4 14 1 71 2 1 13 .334 .274 5 0 28 0 28 0 8Piazza, Tony .239 16 46 4 11 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 8 0 17 0 0 0 .391 .352 0 0 0 0 0 15 2Stewart, Caleb .259 74 243 38 63 17 2 14 42 2 2 8 24 1 52 1 1 2 .519 .343 0 0 0 0 65 0 5Turay, Alhaji .244 77 266 46 65 12 1 9 37 2 3 5 14 1 81 12 2 8 .398 .292 0 0 0 0 44 0 4Totals .258 139 4542 608 1174 243 24 102 554 72 35 94 390 13 1037 84 37 97 .390 .328 153

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK Aguilar, Salvador 7-5 3.25 20 19 0 0 0 0 113.2 124 447 493 48 41 5 5 32 0 65 3 0*Alfonzo, Edgar 5-7 3.95 39 0 0 0 15 6 73.0 75 278 314 36 32 4 1 29 1 45 7 0Bannister, Brian 1-0 1.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 10 43 49 4 2 0 1 4 0 9 0 0Cova, Rafael 3-2 6.21 24 0 0 0 17 3 37.2 47 159 187 29 26 3 3 22 0 42 7 0Devaney, Michael 8-3 1.62 16 16 2 1 0 0 94.2 63 335 380 26 17 4 7 35 0 86 3 0Eager, Blake 5-3 3.78 15 15 1 1 0 0 85.2 84 327 365 38 36 8 11 20 0 59 4 0Guerra, Deolis 1-1 6.14 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 9 31 37 6 5 1 0 6 0 5 1 0Hope, Travis 3-1 3.69 25 1 0 0 16 2 63.1 72 245 269 30 26 6 4 17 1 26 2 0Humber, Philip 3-1 2.37 7 7 0 0 0 0 38.0 24 135 151 12 10 4 3 9 0 36 1 0Iriki, Yusaku 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 9 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Lindstrom, Matt 1-0 2.50 11 0 0 0 5 2 18.0 14 66 74 7 5 2 0 7 0 16 1 0Maine, John 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 18 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0McNab, Tim 1-1 5.19 4 0 0 0 2 0 8.2 10 35 35 5 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0Muniz, Carlos 4-3 3.08 48 0 0 0 44 31 49.2 39 183 208 21 17 5 2 18 3 45 1 0*Niese, Jonathan 0-2 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 8 37 45 8 5 0 0 5 0 10 1 0Parnell, Robert 0-1 9.26 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 16 48 58 13 12 3 0 9 0 13 2 0Paulk, Robert 2-0 4.08 12 3 1 1 3 0 28.2 35 116 131 19 13 2 2 11 1 12 2 0Pelfrey, Mike 2-1 1.64 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.0 17 76 80 5 4 1 1 2 0 26 3 0Perez, Marcelo 4-3 3.07 28 0 0 0 14 1 44.0 39 166 200 19 15 4 6 25 0 52 4 0Quintero, Mayque 1-3 8.51 7 5 0 0 0 0 24.1 33 103 116 26 23 3 3 8 0 22 4 0Ruckle, Jacob 4-3 1.60 9 6 0 0 1 0 50.2 47 193 202 12 9 3 1 7 0 25 1 0*Rundles, Rich 1-2 1.83 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 27 82 89 8 4 2 1 6 1 9 0 0Sanchez, Jose 11-9 3.87 26 26 1 1 0 0 156.0 148 582 651 77 67 12 5 43 0 83 5 0Santana, Yury 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0Serfass, Joseph 1-2 2.32 24 0 0 0 12 0 42.2 35 162 173 11 11 6 1 9 0 37 1 0Smith, Chuck 4-5 4.24 26 9 0 0 2 0 87.0 83 324 386 57 41 11 5 48 0 60 2 0Soler, Alay 2-0 .0.60 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.0 13 101 110 2 2 0 0 9 0 33 1 0Swindell, Mike 2-4 4.46 8 8 0 0 0 0 34.1 42 138 156 23 17 3 5 10 0 23 2 0*Tomasiewicz, Kevin 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 2 8 9 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0Vazquez, William 0-0 1.08 8 0 0 0 1 0 16.2 11 57 62 2 2 0 1 4 0 15 2 0Totals 77-62 3.39 139 139 5 11 134 46 1190.1 1133 4507 5064 546 448 94 68 400 7 871 61 0# Switch-hitter



SAVANNAH SAND GNATSSOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Historic Grayson Stadium1401 East Victory DriveSavannah, GA 31414

(912) 351-9150www.sandgnats.com

2006 HAGERSTOWN SUNS: 28-42—EIGHTH PLACE (FIRST HALF)—NORTHERN DIVISION30-40—SEVENTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)—NORTHERN DIVISION

MANAGER: FRANK CACCIATOREALL-STARS: FERNANDO MARTINEZ (OF) STERLING AWARD WINNER: FERNANDO MARTINEZ (OF)

JONATHON NIESE (LHP) JONATHON NIESE (LHP)PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PITCHERS OF THE WEEK: JONATHON NIESE (LHP)

July 17th-July 23rdDEOLIS GUERRA (RHP)July 24th-July 30th

The Hagerstown Suns had one of the minor leagues brightest stars in outfielder FERNANDO MARTINEZ…At age 17, Martinez was among theyoungest players in professional baseball…Martinez was the co-recipient of the Sterling Award along with lefthanded pitcher JONATHON NIESE…Hewas promoted to St. Lucie on August 4th…Lefthanded pitcher KEVIN TOMASIEWICZ was third in the South Atlantic League with 19 saves…Firstbaseman NICK EVANS led the squad in home runs and RBI...In 2007, the Mets will move its South Atlantic League affiliate to Savannah...Also on thesquad was 17-year old, DEOLIS GUERRA, another of the youngest players in all off full-season professional baseball.

TIM TEUFEL—MANAGER• Returns to the Mets organization this year to manage the Savannah Sand Gnats.• In 2004 and 2005, he was the manager of New York’s St. Lucie (A) team of the Florida State League ...The Mets were 64-

65 in 2004 and 66-68 in 2005.• Spent 2003 as the manager for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League...Guided the team to a 47-28 record, winning the

McNamara Division...The team lost in the NYPL Championship Series to Williamsport.• Rejoined the Mets in November of 1998, when he was named to the Professional Scouting Department.• Beginning in 2001, he spent two seasons as the Mets' minor league infield coordinator.• Played 11 seasons in the major leagues (1983-1993), including six with the Mets (1986-1991).• Was a key contributor to the Mets' 1986 World Championship, and followed that with his best season in 1987, when he hit

.308 with 14 home runs and 61 RBI in 299 at-bats.• Was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the June, 1980 Free Agent Draft.• Was a first-team All-American as a sophomore shortstop at St. Petersburg Junior College...Enrolled at Clemson University,

where he hit .350 as a junior and .378 as a senior, receiving All-Atlantic Coast Conference and first-team All-American honors as a second baseman.

• During the 2006 playoffs, Tim did studio work for SportsNet New York.• Tim, 48, lives with his wife Valerie and their four children: son, Sean (7/16/86), and daughters, Kenley (8/1/88), Kelly (4/7/90),

and Amber Grace (11/30/94).

DAN MURRAY—PITCHING COACH• In his first season as the pitching coach with Savannah…In 2005 and 2006, he was the pitching coach with Kingsport (R)

of the Appalachian League.• Pitched in 2004 for the Aguascalientes Rioleros of the Mexican League, where he went 1-3 in eight starts.• Was with the Texas Rangers’ affiliate Oklahoma City (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2002 and 2003…Went 10-16 with

four saves over the two-year span, pitching in 80 games (191.0 innings pitched).• Was 3-3 with eight saves in 48 games in 2001 for Kansas City’s Omaha (AAA) affiliate in the Pacific Coast League…Went

10-9 with one save for Omaha in 27 games in 2000.• Pitched in 15 major league games from 1999-2000, one game with the Mets and 14 with the Royals…Made 10

appearances for the Royals in 2000, going 0-0 with a 4.66 ERA.• Was selected by the Mets in the 10th round of the 1995 Amateur Draft.• Was traded to the Royals for lefthanded pitcher Glendon Rusch in 1999.• Graduated from Pacifica High School (CA) where he played baseball, basketball, and football…Was the starting quarterback

for the football team.• Pitched for two years at San Diego State University.• Dan, 33, lives in Kansas with his wife Sarah and daughter Hannah.


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RYAN ELLISCOACH• Begins his first season with Savannah and first full season with the Mets organization.• Joined Norfolk (AAA) as a first base coach in mid-season in 2006.• Was the Montreal Expos’s 28th-round draft pick in the 2000 First Year Player Draft.• In 2006, he was on the coaching staff of Steel Valley (PA) High School, his alma mater.• Coached with the Washington Wildthings of the Independent Frontier League from 2003-2005.• In 2002 he played for the Washington (PA) Wildthings of the independent Frontier League.• In 2000 and 2001, he played for the Expos’ Vermont (A) team in the New York, Penn League.• Graduated from Steel Valley (PA) High School...Also played baseball at Point Park (PA) College.• Ryan, 28, and his wife Joe make their home in Munhall, PA.

MATT THAYER—TRAINER• Enters his first season as the trainer for Savannah.• Served as the trainer at Hagerstown in 2006.• Was the trainer for the Kingsport Mets in 2005.• Was the Head Trainer for the Gulf Coast League Mets in 2004.• Received a Master of Science degree from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2003.• Graduated from Carthage College (WI) in 2001, with a BS in Exercise & Sports Science.• His father, Skip Thayer, was a trainer in the National Hockey League for 28 years with the Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh

Penguins, and Tampa Bay Lightning, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.• Matt, 27, lives in Waukegan, IL with his wife Amy.

1972—John Milner, IF/OF1973—Harry Parker, RHP1974—Bob Apodaca, RHP1975—John Stearns, C1976—no selection (strike year)1977—Lee Mazzilli, OF1978—Mike Bruhert, RHP1979—Kelvin Chapman, IF1980—Mario Ramirez, IF1981—Tim Leary, RHP1982—Ron Gardenhire, IF

Charlie Puleo, RHP1983—Darryl Strawberry, OF1984—Ron Darling, RHP1985—Roger McDowell, RHP1986—Kevin Mitchell, IF/OF1987—Barry Lyons, C1988—Kevin Elster, SS1989—Darren Reed, OF

1990—Julio Machado, RHP1991—Pete Schourek, LHP

Doug Simons, LHP1992—Anthony Young, RHP1993—Mike Draper, RHP1994—Kelly Stinnett, C1995—Edgardo Alfonzo, IF1996—Paul Wilson, RHP1997—Steve Bieser, OF1998—Masato Yoshii, RHP1999—Melvin Mora, IF/OF2000—Garth Brooks, IF2001—Tsuyoshi Shinjo, OF2002—Jose Reyes, IF2003—No Selection2004—Orber Moreno, RHP2005—Dae-Sung Koo, LHP2006—Brian Bannister, RHP

MURPHY AWARD WINNERS

The John J. Murphy Award is given annually to the top Met rookie in spring training:


2006 HAGERSTOWN SUNS (A)SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

58-82—28-42—EIGHTH PLACE (FIRST HALF)—NORTHERN DIVISION30-40—SEVENTH PLACE (SECOND HALF)—NORTHERN DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C E Abel, Nick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Anderson, Matthew .207 77 222 30 46 7 0 1 19 3 3 1 37 2 51 1 2 8 .252 .319 15 0 20 0 1 0 2Arroyo, Rafael .209 53 153 22 32 11 0 1 18 3 2 9 22 1 52 3 1 2 .301 .339 0 0 0 0 0 34 3Austin, Parris .281 12 32 4 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 8 2 3 0 .281 .378 0 0 0 0 10 0 0Butera, Andrew .186 95 295 24 55 13 0 5 38 5 6 7 42 1 72 1 0 5 .281 .297 0 0 0 0 0 95 9#Castro, Jose .219 118 434 38 95 12 1 0 38 21 0 20 21 0 52 6 4 13 .251 .286 0 0 0 116 0 0 29Coultas, Ryan .232 26 95 10 22 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 22 4 0 2 .284 .277 0 16 2 4 1 0 5Cruz, Elvis .260 40 131 8 34 5 1 3 14 3 2 1 5 0 29 3 2 1 .382 .288 0 0 0 0 31 0 1Evans, Nick .254 137 511 55 130 33 3 15 67 0 3 6 45 3 99 2 0 17 .419 .320 127 0 0 0 0 0 15Gaerlan, Armand .197 24 76 14 15 7 1 3 7 1 1 1 4 0 15 1 1 0 .434 .244 0 16 2 5 0 0 3Gamero, Jesus .310 41 142 22 44 7 1 3 17 0 2 4 8 0 17 2 2 4 .437 .359 0 0 0 0 36 0 4Henry, Sean .254 21 71 7 18 5 0 3 14 1 1 0 3 0 16 7 4 2 .451 .280 0 1 0 0 18 0 1*Holden, Joe .300 38 140 24 42 5 0 6 25 2 2 1 15 0 31 12 2 4 .464 .367 0 0 0 0 36 0 4Lietz, Todd .143 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Manuel, Anthony .000 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .091 0 1 0 3 0 0 0*Martinez, Fernando .333 45 192 24 64 14 2 5 28 0 1 3 15 0 36 7 4 5 .505 .389 0 0 0 0 42 0 1#Martinez, Joan .030 13 33 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 0 0 0 .061 .111 0 0 0 0 0 4 1Mateo, Waner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pacheco, Jonel .264 127 462 61 122 25 2 10 47 4 5 4 37 0 75 21 15 11 .392 .321 0 0 0 0 115 0 5Pellot, Hector .189 100 359 30 68 17 1 2 16 9 0 11 41 0 95 5 5 8 .259 .292 0 96 0 0 0 0 28Piazza, Tony .247 23 73 9 18 9 0 2 6 0 0 2 9 0 24 1 0 0 .452 .345 0 0 0 0 0 13 2Rivera, Luis .222 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 0 0 0 3 0 0 1*Sanchez, Jonathan .238 85 324 39 77 9 1 9 27 2 1 1 19 1 58 12 6 6 .355 .281 0 0 0 0 83 0 8Schemmel, Jon .297 30 91 8 27 5 0 0 7 0 1 2 12 0 14 1 4 1 .352 .387 0 9 2 15 0 0 9Ventura, Leivi .231 132 471 63 109 21 2 11 48 2 2 14 48 0 134 2 9 15 .355 .320 0 0 115 0 0 0 36Vogl, Will .250 55 188 24 47 7 1 4 21 2 0 5 18 2 64 4 0 8 .362 .332 0 0 0 0 55 0 2Voyles, Jeffery .238 8 21 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .238 .304 0 8 0 0 0 0 2Totals .238 140 4542 522 1083 218 16 83 461 61 32 95 415 10 987 98 65 112 .348 .313 194

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BKAbel, Nick 1-1 1.35 15 0 0 0 9 0 20.0 18 74 80 5 3 0 1 5 0 17 1 0Aguilar, Salvador 0-0 2.54 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.1 28 108 112 11 8 3 1 2 0 19 0 0*Appell, Josh 0-4 8.76 18 0 0 0 7 0 24.2 27 96 128 28 24 2 3 24 3 32 2 1Brown, Eric 3-2 5.29 20 6 1 1 3 0 63.0 74 257 288 42 37 5 6 24 1 51 5 0Cheney, Steven 0-1 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 1 3.0 3 11 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0Clements, Zachary 0-4 6.32 7 7 0 0 0 0 31.1 29 120 156 25 22 2 4 28 0 18 6 0*Domangue, Eric 2-0 2.11 13 0 0 0 6 0 21.1 19 77 93 6 5 0 3 11 0 18 2 0Durkin, Matthew 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 11 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0Guerra, Deolis 6-7 2.20 17 17 0 0 0 0 81.2 59 283 327 22 20 3 2 37 0 64 5 0*Hinchman, Grady 1-2 4.50 14 0 0 0 8 1 30.0 19 105 123 15 15 4 1 15 0 29 1 0Landing, Jeffrey 6-11 4.70 21 16 0 0 3 0 97.2 104 374 438 61 51 9 10 45 1 60 7 0Marte, German 3-0 2.58 32 0 0 0 14 4 59.1 49 220 248 19 17 6 3 20 6 62 4 0Mateo, Waner 0-5 3.94 21 8 0 0 4 0 64.0 73 248 271 35 28 5 4 16 0 34 1 3Meyers, Ryan 3-10 4.89 31 13 0 0 8 2 105.0 105 399 469 65 57 8 4 57 0 67 6 2Nall, Brandon 5-5 2.91 38 0 0 0 8 0 86.2 69 314 363 32 28 3 7 35 2 88 6 1Neguilis, Jacobo 0-1 5.68 4 4 0 0 0 0 12.2 12 49 62 10 8 2 1 9 0 9 0 0*Niese, Jonathan 11-9 3.93 25 25 1 1 0 0 123.2 121 472 549 67 54 7 9 62 1 132 15 1Parnell, Robert 5-10 4.04 18 18 1 0 0 0 93.2 84 352 401 50 42 7 6 40 1 84 12 0Perez, Marcelo 2-0 0.92 15 0 0 0 13 4 19.2 13 67 83 2 2 0 3 10 3 29 0 0Piazza, Tony 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Portillo, Nelson 0-0 5.19 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 10 35 40 5 5 0 0 5 0 7 0 0Reyes, Jorge 0-0 2.45 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 10 42 44 3 3 2 0 2 0 8 0 0Serfass, Joseph 0-1 3.05 8 0 0 0 1 1 20.2 15 76 81 9 7 3 1 3 0 13 2 0Simmons, Jeramy 3-4 4.13 10 10 1 0 0 0 56.2 50 211 241 31 26 4 3 23 0 44 5 1Stinson, Joshua 0-1 1.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.1 11 46 53 2 2 0 2 4 0 5 0 0*Tomasiewicz, Kevin 6-2 2.60 47 0 0 0 36 19 65.2 64 249 277 26 19 2 4 13 1 51 2 0Wilson, Brandon 1-1 3.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 14 48 49 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0Wladyka, Jim 0-1 3.99 35 0 0 0 14 0 49.2 51 189 214 28 22 7 1 23 3 39 2 0Totals 58-82 3.79 140 140 4 8 136 32 1207.1 1135 4538 5221 604 509 84 79 517 22 994 84 9# Switch-hitter



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KeySpan Park1904 Surf Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11224Phone: (718) 449-8497

Website: www.brooklyncyclones.com

2006 BROOKLYN CYCLONES: 41-33—SECOND PLACE—MCNAMARA DIVISIONMANAGER: GEORGE GREER

ALL-STARS: ERIC BROWN (RHP) STERLING AWARD WINNER: DUSTIN MARTIN (OF)JASON JACOBS (C)DUSTIN MARTIN (OF)JEREMY MIZELL (RHP)LUIS RIVERA (SS)JAKE RUCKLE (RHP)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DUSTIN MARTIN (OF) PITCHER OF THE WEEK: NELSON PORTILLO (RHP)June 20th-June 26th July 24th-July 30th

The Cyclones earned a Wild Card birth, advancing to the NYPL Playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons, but were eliminated in the first round byeventual league champion Staten Island…Brooklyn led the League in attendance (289,323) for the sixth straight season, averaging 7,820 fans in 37games…The team lost seven games in a row twice, but also won a team-record 12 in a row and 26 out of 33…Outfielder DUSTIN MARTIN led theoffense en route to winning the club’s Sterling Award honors…Martin ranked fourth in the league in batting average, and paced the club in doubles,triples, RBI and stolen bases…Righthanded pitcher ERIC BROWN led the team and finished second in the league in ERA…Martin, Brown, shortstopLUIS RIVERA, righthanded pitchers JAKE RUCKLE and JEREMY MIZELL and catcher JASON JACOBS were all elected to the NYPL mid-season All-Star team…Righthanded pitcher TOBI STONER ranked fourth in the league in ERA, and led the club in strikeouts…Brooklyn’s pitching staff placedsecond with a 2.96 team ERA, and combined for a league-best 10 shutouts…The staff struck out 541 batters, and walked just 184…On July 20th,Brooklyn lost to Oneonta 5-1 at KeySpan Park in a 26-inning, six hour and forty minute contest, the longest game in NYPL history.

EDGAR ALFONZOMANAGER• Returns for his second tour of duty as the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones.• Managed the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) in their inaugural year, 2001, in the New York-Penn League to a 52-24 record, the

McNamara Division title and the New York-Penn League Co-Championship...Was named Baseball America’s short-season Manager of the Year.

• For the last three years, has been the Mets Minor League Infield Coordinator.• Spent 2003 as the hitting coach for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League.• In 2002, Alfonzo was a coach for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League...He also coached at St. Lucie in 1998 and 1999.• In 2000, he guided Kingsport to a 35-32 record and a third place finish in the Western Division of the Appalachian League.• Played 12 years in the minor leagues with the Anaheim Angels and Baltimore Orioles organizations...Also spent time

playing in the Mexican League and Taiwan League.• Edgar, 38, is the older brother of former Mets infielder Edgardo and the Mets’ international scout, Robert.• Lives with his wife Sharon and their three sons: Giovanny Anil (12/19/92), Leeandro (12/20/99) and his oldest son, Edgar,

who pitched last summer with St. Lucie (A).

HECTOR BERRIOS—PITCHING COACH• Is entering his second season of his second stint with Brooklyn and fifth year in the Mets organization.• Served as the pitching coach for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2003-200, and in 2006…In 2004, theCyclones had a team ERA of 3.12, second-best in the league…In 2003, the Cyclones had a team ERA of 2.97, third-best in theNYPL.• Spent five years with the Toronto Blue Jays organization (1998-2002) as the Pitching Coach for Hagerstown (A) and

Charleston (A) of the South Atlantic League, and Dunedin (A) of the Florida State League.• Played professionally from 1984-1989 for affiliates of the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Los Angeles

Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs…Spent parts of two seasons at the Triple-A level.• Drafted by the San Francisco Giants before signing with the Royals as a non-drafted free agent in 1983.• Attended Connors State College (OK), where he was an All-Conference pitcher.• Graduated from James Monroe High School in Bronx, NY…Was named to the 1979 All-City team as a pitcher and outfielder.


GUADALUPE JABALERA—COACH• Starts his second season with Brooklyn and his fourth in the Mets’ organization.• Joined the Mets on April 1, 2004 as the Dominican Summer League Mets Field Coordinator and Manager.• Worked in the Boston Red Sox organization from 1998-2003…Was the manager and hitting coach of the DSL Red Sox from

1998-2002…Was also the DSL Red Sox Field Coordinator in 2001.• In 2003, coached for Cordoba of the Mexican League.• Worked in the Seattle Mariners organization from 1991-1993 and again in 1997.• Played in the Houston Astros organization from 1982-1983.• Has also coached in the Dominican Winter League from 1995-2006…He was the first base coach from 1995-2000 with

Licey; the third base coach in 2001 and 2002 with Estrellas; and the third base coach with Licey from 2003-2006.• Lupe, 42, and his wife, Sylvia Maria Montes de Oca have three children, Juan Roberto (1/21/94), Robi Ladi (1/1/97) and Guadi

Ladi (2/16/99).

MATTHEW HUNTER—TRAINER• Begins his second year as the Head Trainer for Brooklyn.• Spent the previous campaign as the Head Trainer for Hagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League.• Was the head trainer for Toronto’s Pulaski (R) of the Appalachian League in 2004.• In 2004, Graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Science degree in Athletic Training/Sport Medicine.• Graduated from Berry College (GA) in 2002, with a BS in Finance and Sports Management.• Is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.• Matthew, 27, is single and lives in Atlanta, GA.

BOOMING IN BROOKLYN

Since the club’s inception in 2001, the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League have

been one of the most popular teams in the country. The team has set new all-time attendance

records in its classification, becoming the only short-season team in history to draw more than

300,000 fans (2002, 2003). In 2004, the team will saw its millionth fan walk through the turnstiles

at KeySpan Park in Coney Island, reaching that mark faster than any other club in short-season

history. The Cyclones have led the NYPL for six straight years.

YEAR ATTENDANCE OPENINGS AVERAGE

2001 289,381 37 7,821

2002 317,124 38 8,345

2003 307,888 37 8,308

2004 294,229 37 7,952

2005 285,818 36 7,939

2006 289,323 37 7,820

6-YEAR TOTAL 1,783,763 222 8,035


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GI --GAMES BY POSITION-- BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EBashelor, Will .231 6 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 .308 .333 0 0 0 0 5 0 0Contreras, Junior .250 7 24 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .379 7 0 0 0 0 0 2Cruz, Elvis .173 32 81 13 14 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 11 1 26 0 1 2 .296 .269 0 0 0 0 22 0 1Cummins, Daniel .192 33 99 5 19 6 0 0 11 3 1 3 10 0 23 2 0 1 .253 .283 0 0 0 0 0 27 3*Dziuba, Teddy .000 12 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .136 0 0 0 0 0 12 0Eigsti, Jacob .194 25 72 8 14 4 0 0 5 2 0 1 4 1 17 1 0 3 .250 .247 0 0 19 6 0 0 5*Floyd, Cliff .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Gaerlan, Armand .190 6 21 2 4 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 .286 .280 0 6 0 0 0 0 0Gamero, Jesus .207 26 92 10 19 2 0 1 13 3 2 1 5 0 11 1 1 3 .261 .250 0 0 0 0 26 0 0*Garcia, Emmanuel .240 13 50 7 12 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 5 0 13 3 0 2 .240 .316 0 0 0 10 0 0 6*Grogan, Timothy .230 65 183 14 42 10 0 1 23 1 3 2 23 2 41 0 2 5 .301 .318 40 0 23 0 0 0 14Hambrice, Jeremy .222 45 90 9 20 4 0 1 7 0 0 4 6 0 24 4 4 1 .300 .300 25 0 0 0 4 0 6*Holden, Joe .225 65 25 8 31 58 11 1 6 24 4 1 1 13 2 57 4 5 4 .345 .264 0 0 0 0 64 0 1Jacobs, Jason .217 45 138 12 30 7 0 2 14 2 1 2 30 1 27 2 2 3 .312 .363 0 0 0 0 0 39 3*Malek, Bobby .000 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .083 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Malo, Jonathan .179 20 67 7 12 3 0 0 5 2 1 1 12 0 16 0 4 3 .224 .309 0 2 14 3 0 0 2*Martin, Dustin .315 72 251 22 79 15 7 2 35 2 3 9 28 4 50 7 5 0 .454 .399 0 0 0 0 68 0 5#Martinez, Joan .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1 1*McGraw, Sean .167 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 .167 .444 0 0 0 0 0 8 0*Murphy, Daniel .241 8 29 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 .276 .324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Naccarata, Ivan .263 42 137 17 36 6 4 2 12 0 0 2 12 1 27 1 1 3 .409 .331 0 0 32 0 0 0 10#Price, Ritchie .000 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 4 0 0 0#Puhl, Stephen .200 6 15 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .200 0 0 0 0 0 6 0Rivera, Luis .272 69 224 29 61 7 0 0 14 8 3 6 9 0 21 7 1 5 .304 .314 0 13 0 55 0 0 18Rodriguez, Joaquin .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0*Sanchez, Jonathan .195 45 169 21 33 5 3 1 12 2 1 0 16 2 48 5 4 3 .278 .263 0 0 0 0 45 0 5Schemmel, Jon .263 57 217 26 57 8 2 0 18 9 3 7 18 1 25 5 0 6 .318 .335 0 55 0 0 0 0 10*Sharpe, Michael .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Vogl, Will .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 2 0 0*Wabick, David .240 15 50 1 12 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 11 1 0 0 .340 .296 15 0 0 0 0 0 3Wright, Mark .222 31 90 9 20 2 0 1 7 0 1 2 4 0 31 0 0 0 .278 .268 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals .231 74 2429 251 562 105 17 19 218 43 24 46 230 16 509 44 30 48 .312 .307 108

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BKAbel, Nick 0-2 3.07 7 0 0 0 4 0 14.2 10 54 65 5 5 0 3 6 1 9 1 0*Appell, Josh 0-1 5.40 9 0 0 0 3 0 13.1 13 50 57 8 8 1 2 5 0 12 2 0Brown, Eric 7-1 1.16 10 10 1 0 0 0 70.0 53 260 270 16 9 2 2 4 0 55 4 0Castillo, Jonathan 3-2 4.09 15 1 0 0 4 1 33.0 36 133 152 22 15 3 1 16 1 28 3 0*Cullen, Ryan 0-0 2.70 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.1 3 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0De La Torre, Jose 2-2 2.84 17 0 0 0 13 5 25.1 18 95 110 9 8 1 1 12 3 29 1 0*Domangue, Eric 0-0 15.43 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 12 15 4 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 0Haines, Timothy 2-0 3.09 10 0 0 0 6 3 11.2 7 42 48 5 4 0 0 6 1 7 1 0*Hinchman, Grady 4-1 3.34 22 0 0 0 7 1 35.0 30 127 155 19 13 0 0 23 5 47 1 0Koons, David 0-0 6.75 6 0 0 0 3 0 6.2 13 35 38 8 5 0 1 1 0 6 0 0Marte, German 2-0 0.00 9 0 0 0 7 4 9.0 7 32 38 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 1 0Mizell, Jeremy 2-0 1.34 18 0 0 0 3 1 33.2 29 122 139 11 5 0 1 12 3 25 2 0Mullens, Greg 0-1 2.61 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 7 38 42 5 3 1 0 4 0 5 3 0Portillo, Nelson 3-5 3.68 14 13 0 0 1 0 71.0 77 273 298 34 29 8 5 16 0 35 2 0*Privett, Todd 1-2 2.11 8 8 0 0 0 0 47.0 44 179 192 14 11 4 2 8 1 38 8 0Rainey, Matthew 0-0 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Reyes, Jorge 1-4 5.63 7 7 0 0 0 0 32.0 42 130 145 22 20 3 1 12 1 26 1 1Ruckle, Jacob 5-3 3.38 14 14 0 0 0 0 80.0 88 321 338 41 30 2 5 8 2 51 3 1Simmon, Jeramy 2-2 3.43 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.0 25 84 89 10 8 0 1 4 0 19 3 0Smith, Joseph 0-1 0.45 17 0 0 0 15 9 20.0 10 71 78 3 1 0 4 3 1 28 2 0Soler, Alay 0-1 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 16 18 3 3 1 0 2 0 9 0 1Sparks, Richard 0-0 6.75 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 3 14 20 3 3 0 2 4 0 3 0 0Stoner, Tobi 6-2 2.15 14 14 1 0 0 0 83.2 66 301 329 25 20 1 4 17 2 62 2 1Waechter, Nicholas 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0*Warren, Rip 1-2 2.96 13 0 0 0 2 0 27.1 24 101 115 9 9 0 2 9 2 34 5 0Wright, Mark 0-1 13.50 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 4 10 13 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0Totals 41-33 2.96 74 74 2 10 72 24 663.0 619 2523 2789 284 218 27 37 184 25 541 49 4# Switch-hitter



KINGSPORT METS (R)OF THE APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

Hunter Wright Stadium433 East Center StreetKingsport, TN, 37662

Phone: (423) 378-3744Website: www.kmets.com

2006 KINGSPORT METS: 34-33—THIRD PLACE—WEST DIVISIONMANAGER: DONOVAN MITCHELL

ALL-STARS: EMMANUEL GARCIA (SS) STERLING AWARD WINNER: EMMANUEL GARCIA (SS)

Kingsport ranked third in the Appalachian League with a 3.70 ERA and constructed the second-highest batting average (.264) in theLeague…Shortstop EMMANUEL GARCIA was named to the All-Appalachian League team…He was third in the AL in stolen bases and was promoted to Brooklyn late in the season…First baseman D.J. WABICK finished third in the AL in batting average and was also third with a .415 on-base percentage before he was promoted to Brooklyn (A) for the last two weeks…Righthanded pitcher GREG MULLENS was tied for second inthe League with seven victories and was eighth in the League with a 3.06 ERA...Outfielder BRAHIAM MALDONADO led the team in home runs andRBI, finished second in the Appalachian League with a .530 slugging percentage and was tied for second with 28 extra base-hits before he joinedthe Cyclones.

DONOVAN MITCHELL—MANAGER• In his second campaign as the Kingsport Manager…Guided the Mets to a 34-33 record last year and a third place finish in

the West Division of the Appalachian League.• Managed the Chinandega Tigers in Nicaragua last winter.• Was the hitting coach for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2004-2005…Also served as the Cyclones’ hitting

coach in 2002.• In 2004, the Cyclones had a .253 team average, and had three players ranked in the league’s top ten.• Was the hitting coach for the Capital City Bombers (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2003…Also coached the Bombers in

2000.• In 2001, was the Mets’ Assistant to the Minor League Director.• Joined the Mets organization in 1999 as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast Mets…Helped guide them to the GCL title that year.• Played seven years (1992-1998) in the Houston Astros organization…Won minor league titles with Jackson (AA) of the Texas

League in 1996 and New Orleans (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 1998.• Drafted by Houston in the 14th round of the June 1992 Free Agent Draft.• Attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1989-1992 on a baseball scholarship…Was All-Conference as a

sophomore.• Was the boys’ junior varsity basketball coach at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, NY from 1993-2000…

Graduated from AHHS in 1989.• ◊Donovan, 37, lives in Elmford, NY with his wife Nicole and has two children: son, Donovan, Jr. (9/7/96) and daughter, Jordan

Elise (1/4/02).

JONATHAN HURSTPITCHING COACH • Beginning his first year as the pitching coach for the Kingsport Mets.• Joined the organization in 2006 as the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast (R) Mets.• Appeared in seven games for New York in 1994…Posted an 0-1 record.• His other major league experience was with the Montreal Expos in 1992…Was 1-1 in three games.• Finished the 1994 season with the Mets’ Norfolk (AAA) farm team of the International League.• Spent the 1993 campaign with the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.• Went to spring training with the Texas Rangers in 1995.• From 1995-July,1998, he pitched in the Mexican League.• After leaving Mexico, Jonathan performed in Taiwan for two-and-a-half years through 2000.• Pitched in Japan in 2001 and went back to Taiwan from 2002-2005.• Jonathan, 40, lives with his wife Hui-Han Chang in Spartansburg, SC...Has two sons, Jonathan Jr. and Kristian.


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GEORGE GREER—COACH• Starts his first year as a coach with Kingsport and his second season with the Mets.• In 2006 he was the manager for Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League…Under his direction, the Cyclones were

41-33 and came in second in the McNamara Division.• Achieved a 714-504-8 record (.582) in 23 seasons as an NCAA Division I Head Coach...Has 1,123 career managerial wins

overall.• Is a member of four Halls of Fame…Inducted into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame in 1999…Was a member of the

inaugural class of inductees into the University of Connecticut-Avery Point Hall of Fame in 2001…Inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Winston-Salem Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

• Served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Special Projects at Wake Forest University in 2005.• Spent 17 seasons (1988-2004) as the Head Baseball Coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast

Conference…Finished his Demon Deacon career with a 608-382-4 record (.612)…Is the winningest coach in school history…Became only the fourth coach in ACC history to record 600 wins...Ranks fourth in wins among coaches in ACC history…Won at least 30 games in 14 of his 17 seasons at Wake Forest, posting 40-plus wins in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001and 2002.

• Produced 29 All-Americans during his time at Wake Forest.• Was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2002, selected by his peers, after leading the Deacons to 47 wins and tying a school record.• Won three ACC championships (1998, 1999, 2001)…The 1998 ACC championship was the school’s first in 21 years…

Engineered five straight NCAA appearances, from 1998 through 2002…Won 19 conference games in 1998, to set a newschool record.

• Managed the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League for nine seasons (1979-1987)…Was named Manager of the Year in1979 and 1983…Won Cape Cod League championships in 1981, 1984, and 1985…Had a career record of 213-143-21(.565)…Former major leaguers Ron Darling, Greg Vaughn, Will Clark, Terry Steinbach, and John Franco all played for Greerwith Cotuit.

• Was the Head Baseball Coach at Davidson College for six years (1981-1987)…Had three straight 20-win seasons,including a then-record 25 wins in his final year.

• Began his coaching career in 1972, creating a baseball program at the UConn-Avery Point campus…Went 155-52-3 andwon nine titles in nine years…Also coached for the Modesto Cardinals in the summer of 1973.

• As a player, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1968, and spent four seasons in their minor league system…Hit .304with 21 home runs and led the Cardinals organization in RBI in 1969 for Modesto (A)…Hit .316 for Tulsa (AAA) in 1970.

• Was the captain of the 1967 United States national team that won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games inWinnipeg…Delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning of the championship game to drive in the winning run in a2-1 victory over Cuba…Batted .379 during the Pan American Games, and was the team’s representative on the medal stand.

• Was a two-time All-America outfielder for the University of Connecticut (1967, 1968)…Was a three-time All-YankeeConference player (1966, 1967, 1968)…Batted .403 as a sophomore in 1966…Hit .332 in his career at UConn…Graduatedin 1968.

• While at UConn, played in the Cape Cod Summer League, and led Chatham to three straight league finals from 1965-1967…Hit .368 in 1966, and was second in the league in hits (43)…Batted .349 and led the league in doubles (10) andtriples (4) in 1965…Cape Cod League teammates included the late Thurman Munson.

• George was raised in Westerly, RI, and now resides in Winston-Salem with his wife, Dr. Becky Greer…They have three chil-dren: Andy (34), Chezley (29), and Chip (24) and three grandchildren.

DEB IWANOWTRAINER• Begins her first full year as the trainer for the Kingsport Mets…Joined Kingsport in May of 2006.• Was the assistant trainer at Binghamton University for the women’s soccer team and the baseball team in 2005 and 2006.• From 2004-2005, was the assistant athletic trainer at St. Boneventure University for the men’s soccer, swimming and base-

ball teams, in addition to the women’s soccer team.• Was the athletic trainer intern at S.U.N.Y.-Oneonta in 2003 and 2004.• Also was the athletic trainer for the Elmira Pioneers of the Independent League in 2003.• Worked as a medical assistant at Stability Orthopaedics in Oneonta, NY from 2001-2003.• From 2000-2002, was a graduate assistant at Cornell University and the athletic trainer for volleyball and softball.• Graduated in 1999 from Ithaca College with a bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science…Also received her

masters in Exercise and Sports Science, with a concentration in Sports Psychology from Ithaca in 2003.• Is a certified athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainer Association and is also a certified strength and conditioning

specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.• Deb, 29, is single and resides in Delhi, NY.


2006 KINGSPORT METS (R) APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

34-33—THIRD PLACE—WEST DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EAustin, Parris .167 5 18 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 .278 .167 0 0 0 0 5 0 0Bashelor, Will .250 44 144 21 36 5 2 2 11 4 0 3 14 0 27 8 2 2 .354 .329 0 1 0 0 39 0 2Contreras, Junior .288 47 177 16 51 8 0 3 25 0 1 3 17 0 41 0 0 9 .384 .359 33 0 0 0 0 0 5*Garcia, Emmanuel .291 51 206 35 60 5 2 3 25 5 0 0 27 0 41 19 6 5 .379 .373 0 1 0 50 0 0 12Green, Donald .216 38 102 13 22 3 0 0 7 2 0 1 8 0 41 2 0 0 .245 .279 0 0 0 0 33 0 0Henry, Sean .275 41 149 28 41 12 2 4 27 1 0 0 21 0 29 23 3 3 .463 .365 0 0 0 0 34 0 1Hubbert, Bradley .250 25 84 14 21 6 0 3 6 0 0 2 7 0 31 1 2 0 .429 .323 0 0 0 0 0 14 2Lietz, Todd .250 30 96 11 24 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 6 0 27 4 2 1 .271 .314 0 15 13 1 0 0 5Maldonado, Brahiam .281 56 185 29 52 17 4 7 35 2 2 2 23 1 49 5 2 1 .530 .363 0 0 0 0 51 0 4Manuel, Anthony .237 34 93 13 22 5 0 0 17 3 2 4 16 0 11 4 5 1 .290 .365 0 34 0 0 0 0 10#Martinez, Joan .375 4 8 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .750 .375 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Mateo, Jose .227 26 44 11 10 3 1 2 7 3 2 3 9 0 16 0 1 0 .477 .379 0 0 0 0 20 0 1*McGraw, Sean .266 40 139 23 37 7 1 5 25 1 2 3 23 0 36 3 1 4 .439 .377 0 0 0 0 0 36 6*Murphy, Daniel .273 9 33 2 9 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 .455 .351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0*Naccarata, Ivan .563 5 16 7 9 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 1.063 .650 0 4 1 0 0 0 1#Price, Ritchie .252 40 119 17 30 3 0 0 19 5 1 4 23 0 27 0 5 2 .277 .388 0 20 3 18 1 0 10#Puhl, Stephen .079 15 38 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 .079 .100 0 0 0 0 0 14 3*Reyes, Raul .273 37 121 34 33 10 2 1 18 3 0 4 20 1 34 3 2 0 .413 .393 0 0 0 0 37 0 3*Thole, Joshua .235 36 98 13 23 4 0 1 12 0 2 3 7 1 25 1 1 1 .306 .300 18 0 0 0 0 8 4*Wabick, David .327 45 156 29 51 14 0 2 28 0 2 0 25 1 25 0 1 3 .455 .415 26 0 0 0 0 0 2Zuaznabar, Alejando .244 51 201 35 49 11 0 2 16 5 1 0 23 0 19 2 0 5 .328 .320 0 0 51 0 0 0 13

Totals .264 67 2227 357 589 115 16 40 305 36 16 35 278 5 495 79 34 43 .384 .353 100

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK*Arizmendi, Daniel 1-1 3.42 20 0 0 0 12 4 23.2 24 90 111 15 9 4 1 15 0 29 2 1Battista, Michael 1-0 1.02 11 0 0 0 9 3 17.2 20 69 76 2 2 0 0 5 1 17 1 0*Baxter, James 0-3 5.54 11 0 0 0 5 1 13.0 9 46 62 9 8 0 2 14 0 16 1 0Carr, Nicholas 3-3 4.88 12 11 0 0 0 0 48.0 49 185 215 29 26 5 5 23 1 44 4 0Cheney, Steven 4-1 2.73 17 0 0 0 7 2 29.2 30 113 127 10 9 4 3 6 5 19 0 0*Childress, Dustin 3-1 2.61 20 1 0 0 10 2 38.0 39 149 162 12 11 1 2 9 1 28 1 0De La Torre, Jose 0-1 0.00 7 0 0 0 5 3 12.0 11 46 50 5 0 0 1 2 1 17 1 0Durkin, Matthew 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.2 1 15 19 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 2 0Figueroa, Jorge 0-2 1.62 13 0 0 0 6 1 16.2 13 57 71 6 3 0 0 8 0 12 1 0Frias, Jusef 1-1 4.61 14 3 0 0 2 0 41.0 41 157 183 22 21 5 4 19 1 22 2 1Gonzalez, Jose 2-3 5.32 16 0 0 0 1 0 23.2 21 88 110 17 14 1 5 14 1 22 4 1Holquin, Steven 0-1 5.27 6 6 0 0 0 0 27.1 26 103 125 19 16 1 3 18 1 18 3 0Mullens, Greg 7-2 3.06 12 12 0 0 0 0 61.2 73 254 271 32 21 5 0 17 0 38 9 0*Polanco, Julio 1-3 4.53 12 12 0 0 0 0 53.2 57 208 238 33 27 4 3 21 0 44 7 1*Privett, Todd 1-2 4.03 5 5 0 0 0 0 22.1 24 91 98 12 10 1 3 4 0 22 3 0Rainey, Matthew 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 2 20 23 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0Ramirez, Edgar 2-3 3.53 17 1 0 0 5 1 35.2 32 133 155 15 14 0 3 19 2 33 0 0Santana, Yury 1-0 7.36 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 14 18 3 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0Sparks, Richard 1-1 1.59 7 0 0 0 2 0 11.1 8 41 49 5 2 1 2 4 1 5 2 0Stronach, Timothy 4-2 3.76 13 13 0 0 0 0 64.2 65 254 283 35 27 6 5 20 0 40 2 0Wilson, Brandon 2-3 5.84 8 3 0 0 2 0 24.2 30 100 108 18 16 5 3 4 0 10 0 0Totals 34-33 3.70 67 67 0 4 67 17 578.1 580 2233 2554 301 238 43 47 230 15 448 47 4# Switch-hitter



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GULF COAST METS (R)OF THE GULF COAST LEAGUE

Tradition Field525 Northwest Peacock Boulevard

Port St. Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 871-2132

2006 GULF COAST METS: 23-30—THIRD PLACE—EAST DIVISIONMANAGER: BOBBY FLOYD

ALL-STARS: STERLING AWARD WINNER: JOSH STINSON (RHP)

Righthanded pitcher JOSH STINSON went 1-2 with a 2.00 ERA in nine games, four starts for the Gulf Coast Mets…In 27.0 innings, he allowed 27hits, 10 runs, six earned, with five walks and 14 strikeouts…Outfielder JUAN MONTERO and first baseman BEN SAYLOR were tied for the club leadwith 20 RBI…Outfielder COURTNEY BILLINGSLEA led the squad with three home runs.

JUAN LOPEZ—MANAGER• Begins his first year in the Mets organization as the manager of the Gulf Coast Mets.• From 2003-2006, he was the bullpen coach with the Chicago Cubs.• Spent 13 years in the San Francisco Giants organization from 1990-2002, the last seven seasons with the big league club.• In 1996, Juan, 46, was a coaching assistant with the Giants and was a bullpen catcher in 1997 and 1998.• Served as the bullpen coach from 1999-2002.• En route to the majors, made coaching stops in the Giants farm system at Scottsdale (R) from 1991-1993, Everett (A) in

1994 and Bellingham (A), Scottsdale and Phoenix (AAA) in 1995.• Played in the minor leagues for six years with the Cleveland, Houston and San Francisco organizations.• Graduated from Nicolas Sevilla High School in Toa Alta, PR.• Played collegiately at Yavapai Junior High School in Prescott, AZ.• Lives in Deltona, FL with his wife Flora, sons Jack, Johnnie, Lee and daughter, Aleimalee.

TOM McCRAWCOACH• Returns to the New York Mets organization as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast Mets.• Has been associated with professional baseball for 48 years and is entering his 32nd season as a coach or instructor.• McCraw, 66, was the hitting coach for the New York Mets from 1992-1996.• In 2006, was a Special Batting Advisor for the Washington Nationals.• Served as the hitting coach for the Montreal Expos in 2003 and 2004…In 2005, he was the batting coach of the Nationals.• Was the batting coach with the Baltimore Orioles from 1989-1991.• In addition, he was a coach with the Cleveland Indians in 1975 and from 1979-1982…Also coached with the San Francisco

Giants from 1983-1985.• Played 13 seasons in the major leagues...Was with the White Sox for eight years and also spent time with the Senators,

Angels and Indians.• On May 24, 1967, he hit three home runs and knocked in eight runs for the White Sox at Minnesota.• Makes his off-season home in Port St. Lucie, FL.

BOBBY FLOYD—COACH• In his first year as a coach with the Gulf Coast Mets…This will be his 22nd season with the Mets.• In 2006, he managed the Gulf Coast Mets to a 23-30 record and a third place finish in the League’s East Division.• Served as the Mets minor league Coordinator of Instruction in 2005.• Was a bench coach with the Mets in 2004 and was the Mets’ infield coach in 2001.• In 2002 and 2003, he was the manager of the Mets (AAA) Norfolk team of the International League...Compiled a 137-149

(.479) record over those two seasons.• From November 29, 1988 until he joined New York in 2001, he served the Mets as the Minor League Field Coordinator, a

role in which he was responsible for on-field instruction, spring training and the Winter Instructional League.• Was a manager in the Mets farm system from 1986-1988...In 1988, he was named the Appalachian League Manager of the

Year and led Kingsport (R) to the League Championship.• Managed in the Seattle Mariners’ organization from 1977-1985...From 1982-1985 he was Seattle’s Triple-A manager.• An infielder, he played in the major leagues for seven years with the Baltimore Orioles (1968-1970) and Kansas City Royals

(1970-1974)...Was a player-coach in Omaha (AAA) in 1975.• Was a member of the 1969 American League Champion Baltimore Orioles team.• Was the National Association East’s (AAA) All-Star shortstop in 1968.• Signed in 1964 with the Baltimore Orioles.• Attended UCLA and the University of Missouri in Kansas City, MO, where he studied psychology...Played baseball at UCLA.• Graduated from El Segundo (CA) High School, where he was the captain of both the baseball and football teams.• Bobby lives in Port St. Lucie, FL with his wife, Melody and three children: sons, Dan (11/30/77) and Benjamin (1/10/85), and

daughter, Sarah (1/16/82).


2006 GULF COAST METS (R)GULF COAST LEAGUE

23-30—THIRD PLACE—EAST DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION--BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EBillingslea, Courtney .125 27 96 8 12 3 0 3 6 0 0 2 6 0 47 3 1 0 .250 .192 0 0 0 0 23 0 1Blaquiere, Jean Luc .257 27 74 7 19 3 0 1 8 1 0 2 5 0 13 0 1 0 .338 .321 0 0 0 0 0 25 3Cain, Gregory .186 28 86 13 16 2 2 0 12 1 2 3 16 0 29 3 2 1 .256 .327 0 0 0 0 18 0 0Castro, Ramon .667 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Cherry, John .241 12 29 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 13 1 0 0 .276 .333 0 0 0 0 0 12 1*Del Campo, Rogelio .192 12 26 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 .346 .300 0 0 0 0 0 12 0*Floyd, Cliff .500 2 6 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .571 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Garcia, Aaron .237 16 38 6 9 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 7 0 8 1 1 0 .263 .348 1 0 0 0 0 15 2Giarraputo, Nicholas .215 47 181 16 39 7 0 0 11 1 1 1 13 0 40 1 1 4 .254 .270 0 0 44 0 0 0 10*Malek, Bobby .300 2 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .300 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Malvagna, Stephen .200 11 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 1 .200 .286 0 0 0 0 0 6 2*Martinez, Fernando .250 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Montero, Juan .254 45 185 22 47 4 6 2 20 0 2 3 2 0 36 6 2 0 .373 .271 0 0 0 0 41 0 2*Murphy, Daniel .056 8 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 .056 .227 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Newman, James .262 12 42 4 11 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 .262 .354 0 12 0 0 0 0 2Pena, Richard .248 39 141 21 35 10 1 2 13 1 2 2 19 0 38 8 1 0 .376 .341 0 0 0 0 37 0 5Ramos, Valentin .053 5 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .053 .100 5 0 0 0 0 0 1Rodriguez, Joaquin .292 30 106 19 31 4 3 1 14 0 2 1 16 0 17 1 3 2 .415 .384 0 0 9 16 0 0 11#Santos, Jonathan .260 41 150 24 39 5 1 0 8 3 0 3 23 0 19 10 2 4 .307 .369 0 1 0 38 0 0 11*Saylor, Ben .268 39 142 17 38 10 0 2 20 0 0 3 22 0 37 0 0 3 .380 .377 39 0 0 0 0 0 5Spath, Matthew .229 27 96 10 22 3 2 0 13 1 0 1 11 0 28 0 1 2 .302 .315 10 0 0 0 11 0 2*Stegall, Daniel .214 40 145 18 31 5 1 0 18 1 1 1 23 0 42 5 2 4 .262 .324 0 0 0 0 33 0 0Voyles, Jeffery .250 45 160 27 40 6 0 0 19 8 1 1 22 0 31 2 1 3 .288 .342 1 42 0 1 0 0 4Totals .234 53 1782 227 417 66 16 13 191 22 12 24 207 0 430 41 19 24 .311 .320 71

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK*Baxter, James 0-0 7.71 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.1 4 10 13 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0Beard, Hayden 5-2 5.34 15 0 0 0 9 2 30.1 25 113 136 21 18 2 4 17 0 19 6 0Beras, Alexis 1-2 6.14 17 0 0 0 9 2 22.0 22 82 110 18 15 0 2 22 0 19 10 1*Calero, Angel 2-2 6.83 9 3 0 0 1 0 27.2 28 105 133 27 21 2 1 23 0 27 4 2Clements, Zachary 1-1 3.66 7 3 0 0 1 0 32.0 24 110 148 17 13 0 4 29 0 27 8 0Deaton, Kevin 0-0 2.31 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 11 45 48 3 3 1 1 2 0 10 0 0Durkin, Matthew 0-1 8.59 6 5 0 0 0 0 14.2 20 61 77 16 14 2 2 12 0 13 1 0Eager, Blake 1-1 4.00 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 12 38 39 5 4 1 0 1 0 8 1 0Garcia, Anderson 0-0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 9 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 2Hedrick, Nathan 3-4 5.16 11 5 0 0 0 0 29.2 34 119 147 24 17 2 7 19 0 20 2 0Holdzkom, John 2-5 7.71 16 2 0 0 6 3 23.1 28 97 122 28 20 0 2 20 0 23 16 1Holquin, Steven 0-2 3.81 6 3 0 0 0 0 28.1 25 108 117 13 12 2 0 7 0 29 1 0Humber, Philip 0-0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 18 20 3 3 0 1 1 0 7 1 0Johnson, Kyle 0-1 21.94 4 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 12 25 34 15 13 1 0 9 0 1 2 0Jostock, William 0-1 6.85 13 0 0 0 4 1 22.1 24 90 109 22 17 2 3 15 0 18 3 0Koller, Jonathan 1-0 4.43 8 2 0 0 0 0 20.1 25 82 88 11 10 0 0 6 0 21 1 0Koons, David 1-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0Leaper, Joseph 2-2 4.18 9 6 0 0 1 0 28.0 35 109 128 13 13 1 3 10 0 20 7 0Mulvey, Kevin 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Pujols, Stanly 2-1 4.46 13 2 0 0 4 1 36.1 41 139 156 20 18 2 1 12 0 18 2 0Rainey, Matthew 0-0 1.13 10 1 0 0 5 1 16.0 10 58 66 2 2 0 0 8 0 15 1 0Santana, Yury 0-0 0.00 10 0 0 0 8 1 14.2 3 47 52 1 0 0 0 5 0 19 1 0Schafer, Scott 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 7 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0Simeoli, Luis 0-2 6.26 9 4 0 0 2 0 23.0 22 90 114 20 16 4 1 21 0 12 0 0Stinson, Joshua 1-2 2.00 9 4 0 0 1 0 27.0 27 99 110 10 6 0 0 5 0 14 1 0Swindell, Mike 0-1 4.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 25 27 3 3 0 0 2 0 7 0 0Urdaneta, Lino 0-0 1.29 6 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 27 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0*Williams, Dave 1-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 2 25 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0Totals 23-30 4.73 53 53 0 4 53 11 460.2 459 1758 2089 298 242 22 33 253 0 378 70 6# Switch-hitter



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DOMINICAN METSOF THE DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

Estadio QuisqueyaCalle Frank Felix Miranda #1 ENS, Naco

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic809-567-3090

2006 DOMINICAN METS: 33-33—SECOND PLACE—WEST DIVISIONMANAGER: GILBERTO REYES

ALL-STARS: STERLING AWARD WINNER: GREG VELOZ (IF)

Second baseman GREG VELOZ captured the Sterling Award, after ranking third in the DSL in stolen bases…Third baseman JOSE JIMENEZ hit .309(34-110) and outfielder RAFAEL FERNANDEZ led the team in home runs and RBI…Lefthanded pitcher ROBERTO HERRERA went 4-1 with a 2.91ERA in 14 games, five starts and notched 32 strikeouts in 34.0 innings…Righthanded pitcher EFRAIN RAMOS had a team-high nine saves in 18games in relief…Ramos also recorded 24 strikeouts in 17.1 innings.

LILIANO CASTRO—MANAGER• Liliano, 41, begins his sixth season with the Mets organization, his second as the manager of the Mets Dominican Summer

League team.• Served as a coach with Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League in 2005 and 2006.• Was the first base coach for Escogido of the Dominican Winter League in 2000-2001.• Was the director of the Detroit Tigers baseball academy in the Dominican Republic and manager of their Dominican Summer

League team in 2000.• Was a coach with Oneonta (A) of the New York-Penn League in 1999 and 2000.• Played in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985-1988.• Liliano and his wife Rosanna have three children: Mailin Juliana (9/29/93), Wily Rafael (4/24/97) and Wilmi Steven (9/18/01).

BENJAMIN MARTE—PITCHING COACH• Enters his fourth season as the DSL Mets’ Pitching Coach.• Was the DSL Mets assistant pitching coach from 2000-2003...Was named the pitching coach in 2004.• Played in the Mets minor league system from 1997-1998...Was part of the Mets (R) Gulf Coast League Championship team

in 1998.• Benjamin, 33, resides in Bayaguana in the Dominican Republic with his wife, Elisinda Margarita and their son, Elian

(5/30/06).

HAROLD HERRERACOACH• Begins his second year as the Infield Instructor for the Mets Dominican Summer League team.• Played in the Mets minor league system from 1999-2001 as a shortstop and second baseman.• Was a scout for the Mets in Colombia in 2004 and 2005.• Won the batting title in the Colombian professional baseball league in 2004-2005.• Harold, 24, resides in Barranquilla, Colombia.

LUIS ROJASCOACH• Enters his first season as a coach with the Mets Dominican Summer League team.• Was the manager for the Washington Nationals Dominican Summer League squad in 2006.• Played for the Florida Marlins organiziation from 2001-2002.• Was with the Baltimore Orioles organiziation in 1999 and 2000, and played with the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

organization from 2003-2005.• Is the son of former major league player and manager Felipe Alou.• Luis, 25, resides in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.


DOMINICAN ACADEMYNigua, San CristobalDominican Republic

809-622-8443

PABLO CRUZACADEMY COORDINATOR• Begins his first year in the Mets organization.• Was part of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for 36 years, 27 as a scout in the Dominican Republic...For 19 of

those 27 years, he was the head scout in the Caribbean.• Was a scout for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization from 2003-2006.• Responsible for signing over 40 major league players, including: Aramis Ramirez, Jose Guillen, Ronny Paulino, Felix Fermin,

Pascual Perez, Rafael Belliard, Jose de Leon, Silvio Martinez and Cecilio Guante, among others.• Signed by Pittsburgh in 1964 and played for 14 years in the Pirates minor league system...Was the MVP with Gastonia (NC)

in 1966.• Played for 15 years in the Dominican Winter League with Licey (11 years) and Aguilas (four years).• Pablo and his wife, Josefina, have been married for 40 years and reside in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...They have

two sons, Ismael, the Mets Director of International Scouting and Pablo, a daughter, Karen, and seven grandchildren.

MODESTO ABREUCOACH• Begins his 10th season as a coach with the Dominican Summer League team.• Worked for the Texas Rangers for five seasons as a scout and roving catching instructor.• Played nine years for Aurora in the Dominican Republic.• Played one season for the Dominicay Army baseball team.• In 1976 and 1977, was part of the Dominican Republic National Baseball team.• Modesto, 63, resides in Santiago, DR with his wife, Milagros Rodriguez...They have six children: Andrea, Eduardo, Rosa,

Herminia, Wendy and Rita.

JUAN RAMON VALDEZCOACH• Starts his seventh season as a coach with the Dominican Summer League team.• Played in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organization...Was an outfielder.• Was an outfield instructor for five seasons with the Dodgers’ Dominican Summer League team.• Was the outfield coach for the San Francisco Giants’ Dominican Summer League team for three years.• Valdez, 56, and his wife, Maria Almonte reside in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

EDGAR BRITOTRAINER• Begins his first season as the Head Trainer for the Dominican Summer League Mets.• Joined the DSL team in January, 2004 as the assistant trainer.• In November of 2005, he served as the strength and conditioning instructor for the DSL team.• From 2002-2003, he worked as a trainer for the Dominican Army baseball team.• Edgar, 28, and his wife Yariza have two children: Priscila (11/6/01) and Elianne (9/25/06) and reside in Santo Domingo,

Dominican Republic.


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2006 SANTO DOMINGO METSDOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

33-33—SECOND PLACE—WEST DIVISION

GI --GAMES BY POSITION---BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EArias, Bienvenido .125 33 72 12 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 11 0 12 1 2 3 .125 .292 0 0 0 0 1 24 1Batista, Jose .148 52 155 9 23 3 0 0 11 0 0 2 12 0 61 3 1 4 .168 .219 18 0 16 0 0 0 19Cabrera, Alan .238 20 42 2 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 20 0 0 0 .262 .304 1 0 0 0 17 0 0Campusano, Luis .188 31 85 10 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 6 0 14 1 0 0 .224 .258 0 0 0 0 1 28 1*Fernandez, Rafael .216 65 231 30 50 7 1 5 43 0 3 1 34 0 53 6 2 2 .320 .316 0 0 0 0 65 0 5Jimenez, Jose .309 34 110 16 34 10 0 2 11 0 0 2 23 0 26 2 2 3 .455 .437 6 0 25 0 0 0 8Jiuz, Samuel .074 24 27 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 19 0 1 0 .111 .265 0 0 0 6 2 0 2Lagares, Juan .255 57 204 36 52 7 8 3 33 3 2 4 23 0 48 12 5 4 .412 .339 0 0 0 52 0 0 14Lovera, Joel .170 35 88 7 15 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 5 0 38 4 2 2 .193 .237 0 19 2 0 2 0 10#Lugo, Henry .053 10 19 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 10 1 0 0 .053 .280 0 0 0 5 2 0 3Martinez, Ruben .205 55 122 24 25 3 1 2 12 3 2 3 17 0 53 8 2 1 .295 .313 0 0 0 0 52 0 4Martinez, Samuel .128 30 78 4 10 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 5 0 36 0 1 1 .167 .218 1 0 0 0 0 27 4Medrano, Ignacio .289 59 194 33 56 10 0 0 25 1 1 5 21 1 15 9 4 1 .340 .371 0 0 13 9 35 0 7Mota, Miguel .323 39 99 12 32 3 0 0 12 2 2 4 2 0 6 7 4 1 .354 .355 1 1 9 0 24 0 1Peralta, Manuelysis .185 60 200 14 37 6 0 0 24 0 1 10 13 0 57 2 3 3 .215 .268 39 0 12 0 8 0 8Perez, Gerinson .111 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 1 0 0 0 3 0 0Pimentel, Jeury .230 20 61 9 14 4 0 0 5 0 0 7 7 0 19 2 1 7 .295 .373 10 0 0 0 8 0 3#Veloz, Greg .262 63 221 50 58 16 1 4 28 0 0 3 33 1 57 28 6 0 .398 .366 0 51 2 2 0 0 12Totals ..221 66 2017 274 445 77 12 16 225 11 12 62 223 2 547 86 36 28 .294 .315 122

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK*Batis, Raul 1-6 4.20 13 11 0 0 0 0 45.0 46 178 206 28 21 2 2 23 0 50 10 1Bello, Julio 0-3 5.73 13 2 0 0 1 0 22.0 24 89 112 20 14 1 3 18 0 31 6 3Diaz, Anderson 1-2 5.33 15 2 0 0 4 1 25.1 21 93 120 16 15 0 4 20 1 17 6 0German, Juan 2-0 1.69 9 1 0 0 1 0 16.0 14 60 65 4 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0Guzman, Victor 2-1 3.15 17 3 0 0 3 0 34.1 31 129 155 15 12 0 2 24 0 38 3 0Hernandez, Wandy 0-0 3.86 5 1 0 0 1 0 9.1 7 33 43 6 4 0 0 9 0 8 1 0*Herrera, Roberto 4-1 2.91 14 5 0 0 2 0 34.0 20 112 146 14 11 0 4 24 0 32 4 1Liriano, Nelson 2-3 2.45 13 8 0 0 1 1 47.2 33 170 199 17 13 1 6 20 1 50 1 0Lugo, Henry 2-0 1.80 5 1 0 0 0 0 10.0 8 38 43 7 2 2 1 4 0 8 1 0Manzanillo, Eusebio 0-0 3.45 10 0 0 0 4 0 15.2 8 53 74 11 6 0 3 17 0 11 1 0Marcelino, Roberto 3-1 1.61 15 1 0 0 4 0 22.1 15 84 99 7 4 0 2 12 1 21 4 0Martinez, Pedro E. 0-1 3.14 10 1 0 0 2 0 14.1 17 62 72 10 5 1 3 7 0 15 2 0Martinez, Pedro P. 3-2 1.82 13 9 0 0 2 0 49.1 36 177 207 18 10 2 4 24 0 49 4 1Paredes, Thomas 2-1 1.73 15 2 0 0 5 2 36.1 25 125 144 10 7 0 1 17 0 30 1 1Pena, Victor 1-2 12.66 12 0 0 0 1 0 10.2 11 36 64 16 15 0 8 17 0 4 9 2Ramirez, Elvin 0-1 2.63 11 6 0 0 0 0 27.1 16 97 114 13 8 0 6 10 0 28 1 0Ramos, Efrain 3-1 1.04 18 0 0 0 17 9 17.1 9 61 75 2 2 0 4 9 1 24 0 0Robles, Moises 1-2 0.60 19 1 0 0 17 6 30.0 23 107 120 8 2 0 3 6 1 28 1 0Rodriguez, Jorge 3-3 3.03 15 4 0 0 1 0 38.2 27 141 158 15 13 2 1 14 0 30 7 0Rosa, Wendy 3-3 2.78 11 8 0 0 0 0 35.2 27 124 151 13 1 1 2 24 0 43 5 0Totals 33-33 2.94 66 66 0 8 66 19 541.1 418 1969 2367 250 177 12 59 302 5 525 69 9# Switch-hitter


DOMINICAN BASEBALL COMPLEX

The New York Mets signed a lease agreement for a new baseball academy in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on June 2,2003. By executing this agreement, the Mets established a first-class training facility for the organization’s Dominican players.

“By signing this lease agreement, we accomplish one of our long standing goals,” said Mets COO Jeff Wilpon. “This facility will be one of the best in the Dominican Republic and will be consistent with the high standards of the New York Metsorganization.”

The meticulously maintained year-round facility has two full playing fields, a half field, a covered set of lighted batting practice cages, a clubhouse and weight room, meeting rooms and offices along with living and dining quarters for players andstaff.

“Our academy in the Dominican Republic will vastly improve the playing and living conditions of our players,” said MetsGeneral Manager Omar Minaya. “We believe it will help our scouting and recruiting efforts as well as the overall player development process in the Dominican. We are excited to move our operations into this beautiful new academy.”


VENEZUELAN METSOF THE VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE

Venezuelan Mets Stadium4to Avenida #135-40, El Trigal SurValencia, Eco. Carabobo Venezuela

011.584.142.9078

2006 VENEZUELAN METS: 37-32—FIFTH PLACEMANAGER: JESUS TIAMO

ALL-STARS: STERLING AWARD WINNER: GABRIEL ZAVALA (OF)

A pair of righthanded pitchers shined for the Venezuelan Mets in 2006…ROGERS FIGUEROA and MANUEL OLIVARES each recorded six wins, whichwas tied for third in the League…Figueroa went 6-4 with a 3.71 ERA and had 48 strikeouts in 68.0 innings while Olivares also finished fourth in theVSL with a 2.14 ERA and yielded 51 hits with 14 walks and 45 strikeouts in 63.0 innings…Outfielder GABRIEL ZAVALA was the Sterling Award win-ner after hitting .263 (56-213) with 36 runs scored, 15 doubles, four triples, a team-high eight home runs, 42 RBI and six stolen bases in 57games…Zavala was tied for second in the VSL in home runs, was third with a .484 slugging percentage and fourth with 27 extra-basehits…Outfielders EZEQUIEL CARRERA and DANNY GUILLARTE were tied for fourth in the League in triples.

LEO HERNANDEZ—MANAGER• Leo, 29, is beginning his eighth year with the Venezuelan Summer League Mets, his first as manager.• Was signed by the Mets in December of 1995 and played in the organization for three years before a career-ending injury.• Hit .260 for the Dominican Summer League Mets in 1996 and .342 in 1997.• Played his final season in 1998 for the VSL Mets and batted .310.• He and his wife, Glendy, have three children.

RAFAEL LAZO—PITCHING COACH• Has been a part of the Mets organization for 11 years, the last six as a coach on the minor league level.• Was a non-drafted free agent signed by Gregorio Machado in 1997.• Named as the Venezuelan Summer League’s Most Effective Pitcher in 1999.• Rafael, 28, lives with his wife Ana Daboin in Valencia.

JESUS TIAMO—COACH• Enters his eighth year as a member of the Mets organization...Managed the VSL Mets from 2000-2006.• In 1999, he managed in the VSL, but not with the Mets.• Was a scout for the Chicago White Sox in 1995 and from 1996-1998 was a catching instructor for Chicago in Venezuela.• Before joining the White Sox, Jesus was with Magallanes in the Rookie Parallel League for six years (1989-1994)...Was a

coach for the first four years and managed the team in 1993 and 1994.• From 1986-1988, he coached with Caribes of the Venezuelan Winter League.• Played in the Venezuelan Winter League for 12 years with Magallanes (eight years), Lara (one year), Zulia (two years) and

Caribes (one year).• Signed to a pro contract by the Pirates in 1990...Played for four years, reaching the Double-A level before retiring.• He and his wife Xiomara have been married for 24 years and have two daughters: Leika (22) and Jeismara (9).

ENDER GONZALEZ—COACH• Is beginning his third year as the infield coach with the Venezuelan Summer League Mets.• Played for the Leon Lions in the Nicaraguan Professional League in 2005.• Performed in the Independent League from 2000-2004 with the New Jersey Jackals (2000), the Adirondack Lumberjacks

and the Schaumberg Flyers (2001), the Berkshire Black Bears (2002) and the Allentown Ambassadors (2003-2004).• Played in the Chicago White Sox minor league system from 1996-2000.• Also was with the Magallanes Navigators of the Venezuelan Winter League from 1996-2000.• Ender, 32, and his wife Jessica have one son, David (10/14/04).

ANTONIO CABALLERO—COACH• Has been in the Mets organization coaching for the Mets Venezuelan Summer League team since 2001...Has been an

outfield, base running and batting coach.• In 2000, performed for the Caracas Lions in Venezuela.• Played in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system from 1997-2000.• Also performed for the Caracas Lions of the Venezuelan Winter League from 1997-2000.• Antonio, 27, and his wife Ana Margarita have a son, Jose Antonio and a daughter, Antonella.

JORGE MITCHELL—COACH• Begins his first season as a coach with the Venezuelan Mets.• Also scouts for the Mets...Began scouting in September of 2006.• Played in the Venezuelan League from 2003-2006.• Played Little League from 1994-2003 for the Criyitos de Venezuela.• Attended Instituto Universitario de Tecnologia Jose Antonio Anzoategui in Anaco, VZ• Jorge, 22, lives in Valencia, Estado Carabobo, born in Anaco, VZ


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VENEZUELAN ACADEMYValencia, Estado Carabobo

011-58-414.4283662

MARIO GONZALEZACADEMY COORDINATOR• Mario, 33, begins his first year in the Mets organization.• Spent the last nine years as a manager and field coordinator in the Venezuelan League.• Was signed by the Texas Rangers in 1991...Played five years in the Rangers organization.• Mario and his wife, Marijean have a son, Kelvin and a daughter, Mariana.


2006 TRONCONERO 2VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE

37-32—FIFTH PLACE

GI --GAMES BY POSITION---BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C EAlavarez, Imbewer .238 42 126 24 30 8 2 2 18 2 1 3 11 0 36 4 4 1 .381 .312 0 20 16 0 3 0 14*Carrera, Ezequiel .301 57 216 41 65 4 5 1 19 6 2 7 16 0 28 22 11 3 .380 .365 0 0 0 0 53 0 3Cordido, Cesar .278 47 169 23 47 12 0 4 25 0 0 8 11 0 24 2 2 3 .420 .351 0 0 0 0 0 43 2Diaz, Cesar .167 43 132 14 22 3 1 4 17 1 1 6 9 0 63 2 3 1 .295 .250 0 0 0 0 29 0 3Garcia, Carlos J .262 44 141 23 37 11 2 3 15 0 0 5 14 0 47 3 2 2 .433 .350 0 0 0 0 26 0 3#Guilarte, Danny .281 54 199 29 56 6 5 1 19 6 2 3 32 2 37 21 15 4 .377 .386 0 0 0 0 53 0 3#Lopez, Jonathan .323 39 124 20 40 6 0 0 11 5 0 4 24 2 19 4 6 4 .371 .447 0 34 0 0 0 0 2Lopez, Yojairo .250 31 104 7 26 7 0 1 12 3 1 2 14 1 25 0 1 4 .346 .347 0 0 0 0 0 28 3Mitchell, Jorge .274 35 113 19 31 9 0 3 16 0 1 7 7 0 29 1 1 3 .434 .352 14 0 0 0 0 4 1Nieves, Luis .215 56 205 29 44 3 1 0 15 7 3 4 15 0 30 9 5 1 .239 .278 0 2 0 53 0 0 13#Rivas, David .219 47 155 11 34 8 0 0 21 0 2 4 13 0 27 6 3 6 .271 .293 0 18 9 19 0 0 18Torres, Juan .279 48 165 26 46 7 1 2 19 1 1 6 16 1 28 4 3 3 .370 .362 0 0 46 0 0 0 10Vargas, Marcos .247 57 215 27 53 15 0 7 22 0 1 7 18 2 52 5 6 6 .414 .324 56 0 0 0 0 0 9Zavala, Gabriel .263 57 213 36 56 15 4 8 42 0 2 10 8 1 53 6 0 4 .484 .318 0 0 0 0 55 0 5Totals .258 70 2277 329 587 114 21 36 271 31 17 76 208 9 498 89 62 45 .374 .338 101

PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BKAguilar, Victor 1-4 4.40 14 6 0 0 5 1 47.0 43 174 204 26 23 2 7 20 0 35 7 0*Arriechi, Nelson 2-3 6.75 14 5 0 0 6 3 30.2 28 116 156 26 23 0 2 35 2 30 8 1*Carrillo, Matias 3-5 3.38 12 12 2 0 0 0 69.1 76 269 291 34 26 0 3 8 0 35 6 0Collado, Juan 2-1 2.55 13 1 0 0 6 2 35.1 34 129 159 15 10 1 6 21 0 31 1 0Figueroa, Rogers 6-4 3.71 13 13 1 0 0 0 68.0 67 261 291 38 28 3 4 16 0 48 5 0Guedez, Raul 0-2 6.00 5 5 0 0 0 0 12.0 16 48 56 9 8 0 1 7 0 9 1 1Hernandez, Oralbis 1-1 3.75 8 0 0 0 5 1 24.0 20 85 100 11 10 0 2 11 1 11 5 0Melendez, Oscar 4-0 3.40 12 10 0 0 1 0 53.0 49 194 242 27 20 1 11 32 0 47 9 1Olivares, Manuel 6-3 2.14 12 12 2 1 0 0 63.0 51 220 249 26 15 3 10 14 0 45 2 1Parra, Geofrank 2-0 1.38 13 0 0 0 11 4 32.2 27 112 130 5 5 1 3 10 0 14 0 0*Quintana, Jose 0-1 8.44 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 19 30 7 5 0 2 8 0 5 0 0Rojas, Jose 1-2 5.89 9 0 0 0 4 1 18.1 22 75 99 14 12 0 4 17 2 14 4 0Salas, Rowan 1-2 2.53 13 0 0 0 10 2 32.0 22 110 133 13 9 0 6 14 0 24 4 0Sifontes, Andrus 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Suarez, Jossher 3-1 0.43 14 0 0 0 10 5 41.2 31 146 173 8 2 0 3 19 0 28 3 1Tabata, Marcos 4-3 3.08 11 6 0 0 4 0 52.2 47 195 218 20 18 0 11 11 0 48 6 0*Tovar, Orlando 1-0 2.20 6 0 0 0 3 1 16.1 11 58 62 4 4 0 0 2 0 10 3 0Totals 37-32 3.25 70 70 5 8 65 20 604.1 551 2220 2602 283 218 11 75 245 5 436 64 5# Switch-hitter


YEAR PLAYER1936 Babe Ruth

Ty CobbHonus WagnerChristy MathewsonWalter Johnson

1962 Jackie RobinsonBob Feller

1966 Ted Williams1969 Stan Musial1972 Sandy Koufax1973 Warren Spahn1974 Mickey Mantle1977 Ernie Banks1979 Willie Mays1980 Al Kaline1981 Bob Gibson1982 Hank Aaron

Frank Robinson1983 Brooks Robinson1985 Lou Brock1986 Willie McCovey1988 Willie Stargell

YEAR PLAYER1989 Johnny Bench

Carl Yastremski1990 Jim Palmer

Joe Morgan1991 Rod Carew1992 TOM SEAVER1993 Reggie Jackson1994 Steve Carlton1995 Mike Schmidt1999 George Brett

Robin YountNolan Ryan

2000 Dave WinfieldKirby Puckett

2002 Ozzie Smith2003 Eddie Murray2004 Paul Molitor

Dennis Eckersley2005 Wade Boggs2006 Cal Ripken, Jr.

Tony Gwynn

FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMERSSince the first Hall of Fame election in 1936, 43 players have been elected on the first ballot. Included are 11pitchers, five leftfielders, seven rightfielders, four second basemen, five third basemen, four centerfielders,four shortstops, one catcher and two first basemen:


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1982Tidewater (AAA) ........................................................BRIAN GILES, 2BJackson (AA) ................................................DARRYL STRAWBERRY, OF

and JEFF BITTIGER, RHPLynchburg (A) ....................................................JODY JOHNSTON, RHPShelby (A) ........................................................JOHN CHRISTENSEN, OFLittle Falls (A) ......................................................DAVE COCHRANE, 3B

and JASON FELICE, OFKingsport (R) ..........................................................RICHARD DIAZ, 2B

1983Tidewater (AAA)......................................................CLINT HURDLE, 3BJackson (AA)............................................................JOHN GIBBONS, C

and HERM WINNINGHAM, OFLynchburg (A) ......................................................LENNY DYKSTRA, OF

and DWIGHT GOODEN, RHPCapital City (A) ......................................................KEVIN BROWN, LHP

and STEVE SPRINGER, 2BLittle Falls (A) ............................................................JEFF INNIS, RHP

and STANLEY JEFFERSON, OFSarasota (R) ......................................................MARCUS LAWTON, SS

1984Tidewater (AAA) ..................................................WES GARDNER, RHPJackson (AA) ..................................................CALVIN SCHIRALDI, RHPLynchburg (A) ............................................................BARRY LYONS, C

and RANDY MYERS, LHPCapital City (A) ................................................KYLE HARTSHORN, RHPLittle Falls (A) ..........................................................SCOTT LITTLE, OF

and MARK DAVIS, RHPKingsport (R) ..........................................................SHAWN ABNER, OF

1985Tidewater (AAA)........................................................BILLY BEANE, OFJackson (AA)........................................................BARRY LYONS, C/1BLynchburg (A) ........................................................SHAWN ABNER, OF

and KYLE HARTSHORN, RHPCapital City (A) ..................................................MARCUS LAWTON, OFLittle Falls (A)........................................................BRIAN GIVENS, LHPKingsport (R) ......................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, SS

1986Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................DAVE MAGADAN, IFJackson (AA) ..........................................................KEITH MILLER, 2BLynchburg (A) ....................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, SSCapital City (A) ..............................................KEVIN ARMSTRONG, RHP

and JOAQUIN CONTRERAS, OFLittle Falls (A)..........................................................PETE BAUER, RHPKingsport (R) ........................................................JUAN MARINA, RHP

1987Tidewater (AAA) ..................................................RANDY MILLIGAN, IFJackson (AA) ......................................................GREGG JEFFERIES, IFLynchburg (A) ....................................................TODD WELBORN, RHPCapital City (A) ..............................................ROBBIE HERNANDEZ, LHPLittle Falls (A)......................................................STEVE NEWTON, RHPKingsport (R)................................................................ALEX DIAZ, SS

1988Tidewater (AAA) ......................................................PHIL LOMBARDI, C

and DAVE WEST, LHPJackson (AA) ......................................................BLAINE BEATTY, LHPSt. Lucie (A)................................................................TIM BOGAR, SS

and KEVIN BROWN, LHPCapital City (A) ......................................................MIKE MILLER, RHPLittle Falls (A) ....................................................DALE PLUMMER, RHPKingsport (R) ........................................................VINCE ZAWASKI, 1B

and DAN FURMANIK, RHP

1989Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................TOM O’MALLEY, IFJackson (AA) ........................................................JULIO VALERA, RHP

and ZOILO SANCHEZ, OFSt. Lucie (A) ..........................................................CHRIS DONNELS, IFCapital City (A) ........................................................TODD HUNDLEY, CPittsfield (A) ......................................................GREG LANGBEHN, LHP

and CHRIS BUTTERFIELD, IFKingsport (R)............................................................JAMES HARRIS, CSarasota (R) ............................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF

1990Tidewater (AAA)........................................................KELVIN TORVE, IFJackson (AA) ....................................................ANTHONY YOUNG, RHPSt. Lucie (A) ............................................................NIKCO RIESGO, 1BCapital City (A) ..........................................................TIM HOWARD, IF

and TITO NAVARRO, IFPittsfield (A) ........................................................JEROMY BURNITZ, OFKingsport (R) ........................................................AARON LEDESMA, IF

and OMAR GARCIA, 1BSarasota (R) ......................................................JEROME TOLLIVER, OF

1991Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................CHRIS DONNELS, IFWilliamsport (AA) ................................................JEROMY BURNITZ, OFSt. Lucie (A) ......................................................JULIAN VASQUEZ, RHPCapital City (A) ........................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF

and JOSE MARTINEZ, RHPPittsfield (A)............................................................RANDY CURTIS, OFKingsport (R) ............................................................RICKY OTERO, OFSarasota (R) ......................................................EDGARDO ALFONZO, IF

1992Tidewater (AAA) ....................................................STEVE SPRINGER, IFJackson (AA) ........................................................BOBBY JONES, RHPSt. Lucie (A) ..........................................................FERNANDO VINA, IFCapital City (A) ........................................................QUILVIO VERAS, IFPittsfield (A) ......................................................EDGARDO ALFONZO, IFKingsport (R) ..............................................................DON WHITE, OFGulf Coast (R)....................................................RAFAEL GUERRERO, OF

1993Norfolk (AAA) ........................................................BOBBY JONES, RHPBinghamton (AA)....................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, 3BSt. Lucie (A)............................................................RANDY CURTIS, OFCapital City (A) ..................................................GUILLERMO GARCIA, CPittsfield (A) ..........................................................MIKE WELCH, RHPKingsport (R)................................................................CESAR DIAZ, CGulf Coast (R) ........................................................JOE ATWATER, LHP

1994Norfolk (AAA) ......................................................AARON LEDESMA, SSBinghamton (AA) ....................................................RICKEY OTERO, OFSt. Lucie (A) ............................................................REY ORDOÑEZ, SSCapital City (A) ....................................................RANDY WARNER, OFPittsfield (A) ..............................................................JAY PAYTON, OFKingsport (R) ......................................................JESUS SANCHEZ, LHPGulf Coast (R) ............................................................JOSE LOPEZ, 3B

1995Norfolk (AAA) ..........................................................BUTCH HUSKEY, IF

and JASON ISRINGHAUSEN, RHPBinghamton (AA)........................................................JAY PAYTON, OF

and ERIC LUDWICK, RHPSt. Lucie (A)........................................................SANDY PICHARDO, SSCapital City (A) ..................................................SEAN JOHNSTON, LHPPittsfield (A) ........................................................FLETCHER BATES, OF

and ROBERT DALY, IFKingsport (R) ....................................................JERROD PATTERSON, IF

and JERAMIE SIMPSON, OFGulf Coast (R) ....................................................OCTAVIO DOTEL, RHP

DOUBLEDAY/STERLING AWARD WINNERS


1996Norfolk (AAA) ....................................................DEREK WALLACE, RHPBinghamton (AA) ..............................................CHRIS SAUNDERS, INFSt. Lucie (A) ..........................................................SCOTT HUNTER, OF

and ARNOLD GOOCH, RHPCapital City (A) ................................................NELSON FIGUEROA, RHPPittsfield (A) ......................................................COREY ERICKSON, INFKingsport (R) ..........................................................PEE WEE LOPEZ, CGulf Coast (R) ....................................................RAY LOVINGOOD, LHP

1997Norfolk (AAA) ..................................................ROBERTO PETAGINE, 1BBinghamton (AA) ....................................................TATE SEEFRIED, 1B

and JESUS SANCHEZ, LHPSt. Lucie (A) ........................................................FLETCHER BATES, OFCapital City (A) ....................................................DANNY RAMIREZ, OF

and GRANT ROBERTS, RHPPittsfield (A) ..........................................................SCOTT COMER, LHPKingsport (R) ..................................................MAURICE BRUCE, IF/OFGulf Coast (R) ..........................................................ENDY CHAVEZ, OF

1998Norfolk (AAA)..............................................................JEFF TAM, RHPBinghamton (AA)....................................................SCOTT HUNTER, OFSt. Lucie (A) ....................................................KENNY PUMPHREY, RHPCapital City (A) ......................................................ALEX ESCOBAR, OF

and KEVIN DOUGHERTY, LHPPittsfield (A) ..............................................................ALLEN DINA, OFKingsport (R)..........................................................YON GERMAN, LHPGulf Coast (R). ....................................................ALFREDO GARCIA, OF

1999Norfolk (AAA)..............................................................TODD HANEY, IFBinghamton (AA) ....................................................JASON TYNER, OFSt. Lucie (A)......................................................DICKY GONZALEZ, RHPCapital City (A)..........................................................EARL SNYDER, IFPittsfield (A) ..............................................................RODNEY NYE, IFKingsport (R) ..........................................................GIL VELAZQUEZ, IFGulf Coast (R) ..................................................ORLANDO ROMAN, RHP

2000Norfolk (AAA) ............................................................TIMO PEREZ, OFBinghamton (AA)....................................................ALEX ESCOBAR, OFSt. Lucie (A) ..............................................................EARL SNYDER, IFCapital City (A) ......................................................MARVIN SEALE, OFPittsfield (A) ..............................................................CHRIS BASAK, IFKingsport (R) ........................................................CHAD BOWEN, RHP

2001Norfolk (AAA)........................................................PETE WALKER, RHPBinghamton (AA)....................................................ROB STRATTON, OFSt. Lucie (A) ..........................................................BILLY TRABER, LHPCapital City (A) ......................................................CRAIG BRAZELL, 1B

and JOSE REYES, IFBrooklyn (A) ........................................................ROSS PEEPLES, LHP

and JAY CALIGIURI, 1BKingsport (R) ............................................................JUSTIN HUBER, C

2002Sterling Player of the Year ..........................................JOSE REYES, IFSterling Pitcher of the Year..................................DAVID MATTOX, RHPNorfolk (AAA)........................................................MARCO SCUTARO, IFBinghamton (AA) ..............................................PRENTICE REDMAN, OFSt. Lucie (A) ..........................................................CRAIG BRAZELL, 1BCapital City (A)..........................................................JUSTIN HUBER, C

and DAVID WRIGHT, 3BBrooklyn (A) ........................................................KEVIN DEATON, RHPKingsport (R)..............................................................JAMAR HILL, OF

2003Sterling Player of the Year ........................................MIKE JACOBS, CSterling Pitcher of the Year................................MATT PETERSON, RHPNorfolk (AAA)..................................................JEREMY GRIFFITHS, RHPBinghamton (AA) ......................................................RODNEY NYE, 3BSt. Lucie (A)............................................................DAVID WRIGHT, 3BCapital City (A)....................................................AAROM BALDIRIS, 3BBrooklyn (A) ......................................................IAN BLADERGROEN, 1BKingsport (R) ......................................................TYLER DAVIDSON, OF

2004Sterling Player of the Year ......................................DAVID WRIGHT, IFSterling Pitcher of the Year ................................YUSMEIRO PETIT, RHPSterling Rookie of the Year..............................LASTINGS MILLEDGE, OFNorfolk (AAA) ............................................................VICTOR DIAZ, OFBinghamton (AA) ....................................................ANGEL PAGAN, OFSt. Lucie (A) ............................................................BRETT HARPER, IFCapital City (A) ........................................................BLAKE WHEALY, IFBrooklyn (A) ................................................AMBIORIX CONCEPCION, OFKingsport (R) ........................................................JESUS GAMERO, OFGulf Coast (R) ..........................................................JESUS FLORES, C

2005Sterling Player of the Year ....................................MIKE JACOBS, IF/CSterling Pitcher of the Year..............................BRIAN BANNISTER, RHPNorfolk (AAA) ......................................................JASON SCOBIE, RHPBinghamton (AA)..........................................ANDERSON HERNANDEZ, IFSt. Lucie (A) ............................................................ANDY WILSON, 1BHagerstown (A) ....................................................CARLOS GOMEZ, OFBrooklyn (A) ..............................................................JOE HOLDEN, OFKingsport (R) ......................................................MATT ANDERSON, 3BGulf Coast (R) ..................................................EMMANUEL GARCIA, SS

2006Sterling Player of the Year ..........................................MIKE CARP, 1BSterling Pitcher of the Year ..................................MIKE DEVANEY, RHPNorfolk (AAA) ..................................................LASTINGS MILLEDGE, OFBinghamton (AA) ..................................................MICHEL ABREU, 1B

and CARLOS GOMEZ, OFSt. Lucie (A) ..............................................................JESUS FLORES, CHagerstown (A) ............................................FERNANDO MARTINEZ, OF

and JONATHON NIESE, LHPBrooklyn (A)..........................................................DUSTIN MARTIN, OFKingsport (R) ....................................................EMMANUEL GARCIA, IFGulf Coast (R) ......................................................JOSH STINSON, RHPDominican Summer League (R)..................................GREG VELOZ, IFVenezuelan Summer League (R) ........................GABRIEL ZAVALA, OF

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