
SWB RailRiders Opening Day Roster
April 6, 2017 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release
Manager: #13 - Al Pedrique | Pitching Coach: # 57 - Tommy Phelps | Hitting Coach: #31 - P.J. Pilittere | Coach: #15 - Doug Davis Coach: #50 - Tyson Blaser | Athletic Trainer: Darren London | Strength & Conditioning: Brad Hyde | Video & Travel Manager: Cody Cockrum * - Temporarily Inactive; & - Major League Rehab; % - Has not arrived yet/does not count against league limit # PITCHERS (12) B/T HT WT BORN AGE BIRTHPLACE 2016 CLUB(S) W L SV ERA G GS IP BB K
21 Barbato, Johnny R/R 6'1" 235 7/11/92 24 Miami, Fla. Scranton/WB 3 2 3 2.61 31 1 48.1 23 49
NEW YORK (AL) 1 2 0 7.62 13 0 13.0 5 15 26 Cessa, Luis R/R 6'0" 204 4/25/92 24 Cordoba, Mexico Scranton/WB 6 3 0 3.03 15 14 77.1 23 69
NEW YORK (AL) 4 4 0 4.35 17 9 70.1 14 46 32 Enns, Dietrich L/L 6'1" 207 5/16/91 25 Frankfort, Ill. Trenton (AA) 7 2 0 1.93 12 12 70.0 30 74
Scranton/WB 7 2 1 1.52 14 10 65.0 26 50 49 Frieri, Ernesto R/R 6'0" 205 7/19/85 31 Arjona, Colombia TAMPA BAY (AL) 1 0 2 4.63 22 0 23.1 11 19 28 Gallegos, Giovanny R/R 6'2" 205 8/14/91 25 Sonora, Mexico Trenton (AA) 2 1 2 1.09 17 0 33.0 7 53
Scranton/WB 5 1 2 1.40 25 0 45.0 10 53 55 Graham, J.R. R/R 6'0" 185 1/14/90 27 Sacramento, Calif. Rochester (AAA) 0 2 3 10.80 8 0 8.1 7 7
MINNESOTA (AL) 0 0 0 10.80 1 0 1.2 1 2
Staten Island (SS) 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 3.0 0 3
Trenton (AA) 2 1 5 1.82 17 0 29.2 9 33
Scranton/WB 2 0 0 0.00 2 0 3.0 0 4 27 Gurka, Jason L/L 6'0" 170 1/10/88 29 Houston, Texas Albuquerque (AAA) 0 1 4 1.69 18 0 21.1 6 31
COLORADO (NL) 0 0 0 9.31 6 0 9.2 2 7 41 Heller, Ben R/R 6'3" 205 8/5/91 25 Milwaukee, Wisc.
Akron (AA) 1 0 7 0.55 15 0 16.1 5 23
Columbus (AAA) 2 2 5 2.49 28 0 25.1 7 25
Scranton/WB 0 1 1 1.42 6 0 6.1 2 7
NEW YORK (AL) 1 0 0 6.43 10 0 7.0 4 6 25 Jones, Tyler R/R 6'4" 240 9/5/89 27 Milwaukee, Wisc. Trenton (AA) 6 2 11 2.17 33 0 45.2 11 67 24 Lail, Brady R/R 6'2" 205 8/9/93 23 South Jordan, Utah GCL Yankees W (R) 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 2.2 0 0
Trenton (AA) 1 2 0 3.69 6 6 31.2 12 17
Scranton/WB 7 6 0 5.07 17 17 92.1 30 58 30 Mantiply, Joe R/L 6'4" 215 3/1/91 26 Danville, Va. Erie (AA) 3 1 1 2.47 49 0 51.0 11 62
Toledo (AAA) 1 1 0 4.32 7 1 8.1 1 7
DETROIT (AL) 0 0 0 16.88 5 0 2.2 2 2 38 Webb, Tyler R/L 6'6" 225 7/20/90 26 Nassawadox, Va. Scranton/WB 4 3 1 3.59 36 5 72.2 23 82 # CATCHERS (2) B/T HT WT BORN AGE BIRTHPLACE 2016 CLUB(S) AVG G HR RBI BB K SB 20 Higashioka, Kyle R/R 6'1" 202 4/20/90 26 Huntington Beach, Calif. Trenton (AA) .293 63 11 51 26 42 0
Scranton/WB .250 39 10 30 12 31 0 45 Rodriguez, Eddy R/R 6'0" 220 12/1/85 31 Villa Clara, Cuba Scranton/WB .214 44 3 13 8 60 0 # INFIELDERS (6) B/T HT WT BORN AGE BIRTHPLACE 2016 CLUB(S) AVG G HR RBI BB K SB 36 Choi, Ji-Man L/R 6'1" 230 5/19/91 25 Incheon, South Korea Salt Lake (AAA) .346 53 5 31 31 34 4
LOS ANGELES (AL) .170 54 5 12 16 27 2 0 Culver, Cito R/R 6'0" 195 8/26/92 24 Rochester, N.Y. Trenton (AA) .252 93 3 40 30 98 1
Scranton/WB .263 24 1 11 7 21 1 3 Refsnyder, Rob R/R 6'0" 200 3/26/91 26 Seoul, South Korea Scranton/WB .316 54 2 20 17 30 6
NEW YORK (AL) .250 58 0 12 18 30 2 17 Solano, Donovan R/R 5'10" 205 12/17/87 29 Barranquilla, Colombia Scranton/WB .319 131 7 67 25 79 2
NEW YORK (AL) .227 9 1 2 1 3 0 19 Tejada, Ruben R/R 5'11" 200 10/27/89 27 Santiago, Panama Springfield (AA) .333 3 0 0 0 1 0
ST. LOUIS (NL) .176 23 0 3 2 8 0
Sacramento (AAA) .301 40 1 21 7 21 0
SAN FRANCISCO (NL) .270 13 0 3 2 8 0 23 Wade, Tyler L/R 6'1" 180 11/23/94 22 Murrieta, Calif. Trenton (AA) .259 133 5 27 66 103 27 # OUTFIELDERS (4) B/T HT WT BORN AGE BIRTHPLACE 2016 CLUB(S) AVG G HR RBI BB K SB
10 Fowler, Dustin L/L 6'0" 195 12/29/94 22 Caldwell, Ga. Trenton (AA) .281 132 12 88 22 86 25 5 Frazier, Clint R/R 5'11" 215 9/6/94 22 Decatur, Ga. Akron (AA) .276 89 13 48 41 86 13
Columbus (AAA) .238 5 0 0 0 6 0
Scranton/WB .228 25 3 7 7 30 0 22 Payton, Mark L/L 5'8" 190 12/7/91 25 Orland Park, Ill. Tampa (A+) .309 24 3 15 16 18 2
Trenton (AA) .272 97 7 47 31 50 8
Scranton/WB .429 2 0 0 2 0 1 9 Williams, Mason L/R 6'1" 185 9/21/91 25 Pawtucket, R.I. GCL Yankees E (R) .000 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tampa (A+) .333 11 0 1 1 4 0
Scranton/WB .296 31 0 23 5 21 1
NEW YORK (AL) .296 12 0 2 1 12 0
DISABLED LIST: OF Jake Cave, LHP Chaz Hebert, RHP Branden Pinder, RHP Nick Rumbelow
SWB NUMERICAL ROSTER
0 Cito Culver (INF) 3 Rob Refsnyder (INF) 5 Clint Frazier (OF) 9 Mason Williams (OF) 10 Dustin Fowler (OF) 13 Al Pedrique (MGR) 15 Doug Davis (Coach) 17 Donovan Solano (INF) 19 Ruben Tejada (INF) 20 Kyle Higashioka (C) 21 Johnny Barbato (RHP) 22 Mark Payton (OF) 23 Tyler Wade (INF) 24 Brady Lail (RHP) 25 Tyler Jones (RHP) 26 Luis Cessa (RHP) 27 Jason Gurka (LHP) 28 Giovanny Gallegos (LHP) 30 Joe Mantiply (LHP) 31 P.J. Pilittere (HC) 32 Dietrich Enns (LHP) 38 Tyler Webb (LHP) 41 Ben Heller (RHP) 45 Eddy Rodriguez (C) 49 Ernesto Frieri (RHP) 50 Tony Blaser (Coach) 55 J.R. Graham (RHP) 57 Tommy Phelps (PC)
Pronunciation Guide:
3 REF-snyder 20 hig-AH-she-OAK-uh 21 bar-BAY-toe 28 YO-vahny guy-YAY-gose 31 pill-eh-TARE-ee 32 DEE-trick Inns 36 G-man Choy 49 free-AIR-ee
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