By Michael N
April 3, 2003
Welcome to OD 2003, minor league junkies! Below you will find the initial rosters for each of the affiliates beginning their season this week. A preview of each squad will follow on Monday and readers will be able to follow the minor league action throughout the season with game recaps in the FarmZone, coming tomorrow to OrangeWhoopass.
Look for a very special Minor Opinions interview coming within the next couple of weeks.
New Orleans (AAA Pacific Coast League)
Pitchers B/T HT WT DOB 2002 Club Kirk Bullinger R/R 6'1" 170 10-28-69 New Orleans Jared Fernandez R/R 6'2" 225 02-02-72 Cin./Louisville Jonathan Johnson R/R 6'0" 180 07-16-74 Oklahoma City Scott Linebrink R/R 6'2" 190 08-04-76 Hou./NO/RR Brandon Puffer R/R 6'3" 195 10-05-75 HOU/NO Santiago Ramirez R/R 5'11" 190 08-15-78 NO/RR Rodrigo Rosario R/R 6'2" 170 12-14-79 Round Rock Kirk Saarloos R/R 6'0" 185 05-23-79 HOU/NO/RR Miguel Saladin R/R 5'11" 190 05-22-75 NO/RR Doug Sessions R/R 6'1" 210 09-28-76 NO/RR Ken Vining L/L 5'10" 175 12-05-74 Charlotte
Catchers
John Buck R/R 6'3" 220 07-07-80 Round Rock Danny Fatheree R/R 5'11" 210 08-25-78 Lexington/RR
Infielders
Eric Bruntlett R/R 6'0" 200 03-29-78 NO/RR Tripp Cromer R/R 6'2" 170 11-21-67 New Orleans Adam Everett R/R 6'0" 170 02-02-77 HOU/NO Royce Huffman R/R 6'0" 200 01-11-77 Round Rock David Matranga R/R 6'0" 170 01-08-77 New Orleans Alan Zinter S/R 6'2" 200 05-19-68 HOU/NO
Outfielders
Jason Lane R/L 6'2" 215 12-22-76 HOU/NO Kyle Logan L/R 6'0" 200 07-11-75 New Orleans Colin Porter L/L 6'2" 200 11-23-75 New Orleans Henri Stanley L/L 5'10" 190 12-15-77 Round Rock Jon Topolski L/R 5'10" 190 12-28-76 Round Rock
Round Rock Express (AA Texas League)
Pitchers B/T HT WT DOB 2002 Club Mike Burns R/R 6'1" 190 07-14-78 Michigan Juan Campos R/R 6'0" 200 03-28-80 MI/Lexington Jory Coughenour R/R 6'1" 200 06-17-78 MI/Round Rock Mike Gallo L/L 6'0" 170 04-12-77 RR/LEX D.J. Houlton R/R 6'4" 220 08-12-79 Michigan Ruddy Lugo R/R 5'11" 175 05-22-80 J'ville/VB James Lira R/R 6'1" 160 03-19-78 RR/LEX Greg Miller L/L 6'5" 215 09-30-79 Round Rock Greg Powell R/R 6'4" 200 08-26-78 Michigan Chad Qualls R/R 6'5" 205 08-17-78 Round Rock Manny Santillan R/R 6'0" 205 08-20-79 Lexington Travis Wade R/R 6'3" 210 07-08-75 New Orleans/RR
Catchers
Dax Norris R/R 5'10" 190 01-14-73 Richmond Chris Tremie R/R 6'0" 215 10-17-69 RR/NO
Infielders
Jason Alfaro R-R 5'10" 190 11-29-77 Round Rock Chris Burke R/R 5'11" 185 03-11-80 Round Rock Eric Cole R/R 6'1" 195 11-15-75 Oklahoma/Tulsa John Tamargo S/R 5'9" 165 05-03-75 Norfolk Tommy Whiteman R/R 6'3" 175 07-14-79 LEX/RR
Outfielders
Anthony Acevedo L-L 6'5" 200 05-05-78 Michigan Mike Hill R/R 6'4" 205 09-30-76 Round Rock Fehlandt Lentini R/R 6'0" 185 08-12-77 Michigan Michael Rosamond R/R 6'5" 215 04-18-78 Round Rock Gavin Wright R/R 6'2" 185 05-06-79 LEX/RR
Salem Avalanche (A Carolina League)
Pitchers B/T HT WT DOB 2002 Club Andres Astacio R/R 6'2" 160 08-05-80 South Georgia Jimmy Barrett R/R 6'2" 180 06-07-81 Lexington Phil Barzilla L/L 6'0" 180 01-25-79 Lexington Jared Gothreaux R/R 6'0" 205 01-27-80 Tri-City Monte Mansfield R/R 6'4" 215 03-22-81 Michigan Francisco Pena R/R 5'11" 180 03-09-79 Lexington Anthony Pluta R/R 6'2" 190 10-28-82 Michigan Brandon Roberson R/R 6'3" 190 04-26-78 Lexington Brian Rodaway L/L 6'3" 190 09-11-78 Lexington Ernnie Sinclair R/R 6'0" 170 04-02-79 Lexington Rory Shortell R/R 6'3" 205 06-03-81 DNP in '02 Max Tremblay L/L 6'0" 190 06-18-76 Michigan
Catchers
Hector Gimenez S/R 5'10" 180 09-28-82 Lexington Matt Lucas R/R 5'10" 170 11-21-78 Michigan Reinaldo Ruiz R/R 6'0" 170 02-04-80 Lexington
Infielders
Josh Canales R/R 5'11" 175 01-15-79 Vero Beach Jon Helquist R/R 6'0" 175 08-17-80 Lexington Joe Lydic R/R 6'4" 190 02-20-79 Michigan Trevor Mote S/R 6'1" 190 07-22-79 Michigan TJ Soto R/R 5'11" 200 08-31-77 Lexington Ryan Stegall R/R 6'1" 190 11-13-79 Michigan
Outfielders
Brandon Caraway S/L 6'0" 180 10-06-77 Lexington Charlton Jimerson R/R 6'3" 205 09-22-79 Lexington Mike Rodriguez L/L 5'9" 165 10-15-80 Michigan Todd Self L/R 6'5" 220 11-09-78 Michigan
Lexington Legends (A South Atlantic League)
Pitchers B/T HT WT DOB 2002 Club Angel Barrios R/R 6'2" 160 08-06-81 Lexington Cory Doyne R/R 6'2" 180 08-13-81 Michigan Rodrigo Escobar R/R 5'11" 160 02-11-83 Martinsville Daniel Freeman R/R 6'2" 210 08-03-82 Martinsville Derick Grigsby R/R 6'0" 190 06-30-82 DNP in '02 Mark Hamilton L/L 6'3" 200 04-23-78 Michigan Devorn Hansack R/R 6'2" 180 02-05-78 Tri-City Aaron Heitzman L/L 6'0" 180 11-21-79 Tri-City Mark McLemore L/L 6'2" 220 10-09-80 Tri-City Fernando Nieve R/R 6'0" 190 07-15-82 Lexington Jailen Peguero R/R 6'0" 170 01-04-81 Tri-City Billy Westhoff L/R 6'0" 190 01-18-80 Tri-City
Catchers
Justin Humphries R/R 6'4" 220 02-24-83 Martinsville German Melendez R/R 6'0" 180 09-13-80 Martinsville Mark Obradovich S/R 6'2" 190 10-26-80 Michigan
Infielders
Steve Checksfield R/R 6'3" 200 06-11-79 Michigan Brooks Conrad S/R 5'11" 180 01-16-80 Michigan John Fagan R/R 6'5" 200 08-08-79 Martinsville Osvaldo Fernando S/R 6'0" 170 10-15-80 Tri-City Ryan Kochen S/R 6'2" 190 06-13-79 Lexington Pat Peavey R/R 6'1" 200 05-05-80 Tri-City
Outfielders
Freddy Acevedo R/R 6'2" 200 08-23-81 Martinsville Wilner Alvarez R/R 6'0" 160 07-14-82 Venoco Robinson Cespedes R/R 6'0" 170 07-30-80 Tri-City Dustin Hawkins L/L 6'0" 180 11-22-79 Martinsville Cameron Likely R/R 5'10" 170 02-02-78 Michigan