2002 Brevard County Manatees Roster
Team Record: 51-85
Finished 6th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Bob Didier (0-0), Tony Torchia (0-0)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Melbourne, Florida
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Attendance: 89,480, Avg. 1,443 in 62 home dates
The Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League ended the 2002 season with a record of 51 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the league's East Division.
The Manatees plated 498 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 613 runs. Rich Lane recorded 50 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .271 average. Luke Lockwood led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.37 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Chad Bentz, Scott Downs, Luis Figueroa, Rich Rundles, Chris Schroder, Grady Sizemore, Sean Spencer, Fernando Tatís and Brandon Watson were all players from the 2002 Brevard County Manatees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Bob Didier and Tony Torchia served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Scott Ackerman | R | R | April 23, 1979 | 6'1" | 210 | Portland, OR US |
Shane Arthurs | R | R | August 30, 1979 | 6'5" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Chad Bentz | R | L | May 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 215 | Juneau, AK US |
Greg Blum | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | Montclair, CA US |
Brett Boyer | R | R | August 8, 1980 | 6'0" | 170 | Clearwater, FL US |
Matthew Brown | S | R | September 23, 1980 | 6'1" | 195 | Greensboro, NC US |
Chris Bye | R | R | September 10, 1977 | 5'11" | 190 | Madison, WI US |
Rob Caputo | R | R | November 7, 1979 | 6'6" | 200 | Bronx, NY US |
Jose Carreno | R | R | April 23, 1978 | 5'11" | 190 | El Tigre, Anzoategui VE |
Gerardo Casadiego | R | R | December 19, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Pat Collins | R | R | March 3, 1978 | 6'5" | 230 | Orange, NJ US |
Glenn Davis | S | L | November 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 200 | Chester, PA US |
Nick Dempsey | R | R | December 15, 1978 | 6'5" | 210 | Durban, ZA |
Benji DeQuin | R | L | June 2, 1980 | 5'10" | 170 | Gilroy, CA US |
Francis Desena | R | R | June 30, 1980 | 6'1" | 150 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Eddie Diaz | R | R | January 25, 1983 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, NJ US |
Frank Diaz | R | R | October 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 210 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Phil Downing | L | L | August 22, 1978 | 6'1" | 190 | Provo, UT US |
Scott Downs | L | L | March 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 215 | Louisville, KY US |
Britt Echols | R | R | August 11, 1980 | 6'5" | 220 | Rantoul, IL US |
Luis Figueroa | S | R | February 16, 1974 | 5'9" | 165 | Bayamon, PR |
Troy Gingrich | L | L | January 17, 1977 | 5'10" | 170 | West Covina, CA US |
Vladimir Hernández | R | R | February 2, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU |
Josh Karp | R | R | September 21, 1979 | 6'5" | 210 | Longview, WA US |
Ed Klepacki | R | R | April 26, 1978 | 6'5" | 185 | Dover, DE US |
Rich Lane | L | L | January 4, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Newport Beach, CA US |
Craig Lewis | R | R | December 30, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
Luke Lockwood | L | L | July 21, 1981 | 6'3" | 170 | Riverside, CA US |
Albenis Machado | S | R | March 20, 1979 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Darwin Marrero | R | R | February 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 190 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Greg Martin | L | L | April 10, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Scranton, PA US |
Gustavo Mata | R | R | May 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 260 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
David Maust | L | L | November 6, 1978 | 6'2" | 205 | Morgantown, WV US |
Jeff McAvoy | R | R | March 15, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Springfield, MA US |
Drew McMillan | R | R | October 25, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Newport Beach, CA US |
Todd Meyer | R | R | August 2, 1979 | 6'3" | 180 | York, PA US |
Eric Miller | R | R | December 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 170 | Mesa, AZ US |
Jose Nicolas | R | R | January 1, 1979 | 6'3" | 210 | Queens, NY US |
Jason Norderum | L | L | November 21, 1981 | 6'3" | 220 | Redding, CA US |
Julio Ortiz | L | L | September 25, 1978 | 5'11" | 200 | Ponce, PR |
Mike Piercy | L | L | June 24, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | Livingston, NJ US |
Nohemar Rengifo | R | R | October 2, 1982 | 5'11" | 180 | Tucupido, VE |
Cristobal Rodriguez | R | R | January 27, 1979 | 6'4" | 210 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
Danny Rombley | R | R | November 26, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | Amersfoort, NL |
Vince Rooi | R | R | December 13, 1981 | 6'1" | 190 | Amsterdam, NL |
Rich Rundles | L | L | June 3, 1981 | 6'5" | 210 | Chattanooga, TN US |
Scott Russo | L | L | March 1, 1978 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Nick Schnabel | R | R | March 16, 1978 | 5'9" | 170 | Berkeley, CA US |
Chris Schroder | R | R | August 20, 1978 | 6'3" | 210 | Okarche, OK US |
Dustin Seale | L | L | December 2, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Safford, AZ US |
Grady Sizemore | L | L | August 2, 1982 | 6'2" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
Tony Socarras | L | R | November 8, 1978 | 6'0" | 200 | Miami, FL US |
Sean Spencer | L | L | May 29, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
Fernando TatÃs | R | R | January 1, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Luis Torres | R | R | March 12, 1981 | 6'4" | 200 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Julien Tucker | L | R | April 19, 1973 | 6'7" | 200 | Montreal, QC CA |
Ben Washburn | R | R | May 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
Brandon Watson | L | R | September 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Jason Williams | R | R | December 6, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Burlingame, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.