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Sky Sox Announce Opening Day Roster

April 5, 2012 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox News Release


Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have announced the club's 25th Anniversary Season Opening Day 25-man roster. With many changes in the offseason through trades, waiver claims and free agency, the Sky Sox roster features almost entirely new players to Colorado Springs. The only two returning players on the Opening Day roster are pitchers Edgmer Escalona and Dustin Molleken. Escalona has appeared with the Sky Sox in each of the last two seasons, including 34 relief appearances in 2011 when he posted a 3-1 record with a 3.18 ERA over 39.2 innings. Molleken made one lone appearance for the Sky Sox last year in the season's final game.

Every other player on the Sky Sox roster will be making their first appearance with the team. Highlighting the younger prospects on the team are pitchers Christian Friedrich, Alex White, Rob Scahill and Zach Putnam, top outfield prospect Tim Wheeler and infielders DJ LeMahieu and Tommy Field. They are joined by veteran players like former number one overall Minor League prospect infielder Brandon Wood, catchers Wil Nieves and Wilkin Castillo and pitchers Guillermo Moscoso, Carlos Torres and Jared Wells.

Below is a listing of the 2012 Opening Day roster. Players with a * are members of the Rockies 40-man roster.

Right-handed Pitchers (11) Left-handed Pitchers (2) Catchers (2) Infielders (7) Outfielders (3)

Stephen Dodson Christian Friedrich* Wilkin Castillo Tommy Field* Andrew Brown

Mike Ekstrom Drew Pomeranz* Wil Nieves Brendan Harris Brandon Roberts

Edgmer Escalona* Hernan Iribarren Tim Wheeler

Dustin Molleken DJ LeMahieu*

Guillermo Moscoso* Matt McBride

Zach Putnam* Chad Tracy

Rob Scahill Brandon Wood

Zach Simons

Carlos Torres

Jared Wells

Alex White*

Suspended List (1)

LHP Joe Torres

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