Five Players Signed to Riversharks 2015 Roster
Published on March 16, 2015 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Camden Riversharks News Release
CAMDEN, N.J. - The Riversharks have signed five more players to their 2015 roster, including 2014 Atlantic League All-Star T.J. Hose and infielder Paddy Matera, the team announced today.
Infielder Paddy Matera, 27, will return to the Riversharks for a fourth season. Last season, the versatile infielder split time between shortstop, second base, and third base, recording 94 hits and 39 RBI in 105 games with the team. After playing with Camden in 2012, he was signed midseason in 2013 by the Cleveland Indians, hitting .282 with a .415 OBP in 73 appearances with the Carolina Mudcats. He played with the Newark Bears in 2010 and 2011, and in his five years of Atlantic League experience has hit .266 with 388 hits and 170 RBI.
Right-handed pitcher and 2014 Atlantic League All-Star T.J. Hose, 28, will return to the Riversharks for a second season. In 50 games with the team last season, Hose went 4-8 while posting 47 strikeouts and a 2.04 ERA, the lowest of his career, as well as pitching a scoreless inning in the All-Star Game in Sugar Land. Hose was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 36th round of the 2008 amateur draft out of East Carolina University. He has also spent time with the Boston Red Sox organization and the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League. He brings seven years of experience to the team this year along with a career 3.64 ERA and 323 strikeouts.
The Riversharks have also signed left-handed pitcher Bill Murphy, 31, to return for a second season. Murphy appeared in two games in August 2014 for the team, going 1-0 and allowing no runs while recording three strikeouts. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics out of California State University Northridge. He played with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays and recorded a 4.08 ERA over 17.2 innings pitched at the Major League level. Prior to joining the Riversharks last year, he spent time with both the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League and the Long Island Ducks.
Veteran infielder Brandon Chaves, 35, returns to the Atlantic League for a fifth season and to the Riversharks for a second season. The Hilo, HI native was originally a tenth round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2000, and played in the Pirates, Cleveland Indians, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations, reaching Triple-A Durham with the Rays in 2009. He split time between the York Revolution and the Riversharks in 2014, and appeared in 67 games with Camden last season, notching 17 RBIs and a .231 average while scoring 24 runs. He brings a career 456 RBIs, 1,046 hits, and 15 seasons of professional experience to the team this season.
Left-handed pitcher and Trenton, NJ native Steve Garrison, 28, will play his first season in a Riversharks uniform in 2015. Garrison, a 10th round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005, made his Major League debut in July 2011 with the New York Yankees, recording the final two outs of a 10-3 Yankees win against the Seattle Mariners. This will be Garrison's second consecutive season in the Atlantic League, as he pitched for the Long Island Ducks in 2014. In addition to his time with the Brewers and Yankees organizations, Garrison has also pitched for affiliates of the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He brings a career 4.24 ERA and 557 strikeouts to the Riversharks this season.
The Riversharks home opener is Friday, May 1st, at 7:05pm. Ticket information is available on www.riversharks.com.
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