2008 Brevard County Manatees Roster
Team Record: 66-72
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Mike Guerrero (66-72)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Melbourne, Florida
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Attendance: 66,256, Avg. 1,035 in 64 home dates
The Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League ended the 2008 season with a record of 66 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Manatees scored 534 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Taylor Green led Brevard County with 15 home runs and drove in 73 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .289 average. Alex Periard topped the team with 9 wins, and Bobby Bramhall registered a 2.51 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2008 Brevard County Manatees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Axford, Zach Braddock, Josh Butler, Lorenzo Cain, Randy Choate, Darren Ford, Taylor Green, Donovan Hand, Jeremy Jeffress, Jonathan Lucroy, Martín Maldonado, Mike McClendon and Mel Stocker.
Mike Guerrero served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Omar Aguilar | R | R | March 31, 1985 | 5'11" | 220 | Merced, CA US |
John Axford | R | R | April 1, 1983 | 6'5" | 234 | Simcoe, ON CA |
Casey Baron | L | L | November 29, 1984 | 6'1" | 220 | Silver Spring, MD US |
Andy Bouchie | R | R | August 6, 1985 | 6'1" | 205 | Santa Ana, CA US |
Zach Braddock | L | L | August 23, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Mount Holly, NJ US |
Bobby Bramhall | L | L | July 13, 1985 | 5'11" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
Brent Brewer | R | R | December 19, 1987 | 6'2" | 198 | Atlanta, GA US |
Josh Butler | R | R | December 11, 1984 | 6'5" | 205 | Auburn, CA US |
Lorenzo Cain | R | R | April 13, 1986 | 6'2" | 205 | Valdosta, GA US |
Chuckie Caufield | R | R | July 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 218 | Ada, OK US |
Stephen Chapman | L | L | October 12, 1985 | 6'0" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
Randy Choate | L | L | September 5, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | San Antonio, TX US |
Matt Cline | R | R | October 18, 1985 | 5'10" | 188 | Anaheim Hills, CA US |
Chris Cody | L | L | January 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
Anderson De La Rosa | R | R | August 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Reed Dickert | R | R | June 29, 1984 | 6'1" | 227 | Boston, MA US |
Derrick Ellison | L | L | September 6, 1978 | 6'2" | 195 | Leesburg, VA US |
Shawn Ferguson | R | R | January 12, 1983 | 6'2" | 205 | Houston, TX US |
Charlie Fermaint | R | R | October 11, 1985 | 5'8" | 198 | Bayamon, PR |
Darren Ford | R | R | October 1, 1985 | 5'9" | 190 | Vineland, NJ US |
Taylor Green | L | R | November 2, 1986 | 6'0" | 195 | Comox, BC CA |
Donovan Hand | R | R | April 20, 1986 | 6'3" | 238 | Tecumseh, AL US |
Robert Hinton | R | R | August 13, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | Sarasota, FL US |
Kenny Holmberg | R | R | February 21, 1983 | 5'9" | 175 | Dunedin, FL US |
J. R. Hopf | L | R | November 4, 1982 | 6'1" | 205 | Tampa, FL US |
Scott Houin | R | R | April 11, 1985 | 6'2" | 195 | Noblesville, IN US |
Jeremy Jeffress | R | R | September 21, 1987 | 6'0" | 205 | South Boston, VA US |
Mike Jones | R | R | April 23, 1983 | 6'4" | 220 | Corona, CA US |
Rafael Lluberes | L | L | September 21, 1984 | 6'4" | 215 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
Jonathan Lucroy | R | R | June 13, 1986 | 6'0" | 200 | Eustis, FL US |
MartÃn Maldonado | R | R | August 16, 1986 | 6'0" | 230 | Naguabo, PR |
Mike McClendon | R | R | April 3, 1985 | 6'5" | 225 | Arlington, TX US |
Derek Miller | L | L | November 8, 1981 | 6'0" | 195 | Winchester, MA US |
Jimmy Mojica | R | R | November 3, 1983 | 6'0" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Lou Palmisano | R | R | September 16, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Utica, NY US |
Yohannis Perez | R | R | October 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Colon, CU |
Alex Periard | L | R | June 15, 1987 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Eustache, QC CA |
Mike Ramlow | L | L | March 2, 1986 | 6'6" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
Amaury Rivas | R | R | December 20, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | La Mata de Santa Cruz, DO |
E. J. Shanks | R | R | April 8, 1982 | 6'5" | 230 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Mel Stocker | L | R | August 15, 1980 | 5'9" | 156 | Tucson, AZ US |
Joshua Wahpepah | R | R | July 17, 1984 | 6'4" | 240 | Shawnee, OK US |
Travis Wendte | R | R | November 17, 1982 | 6'2" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK 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.