2016 Burlington Royals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 42-26
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Manager: Scott Thorman (42-26)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Burlington Athletic Park
Attendance: 49,227, Avg. 1,492 in 33 home dates
2016 Burlington Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Burlington Royals 2 games, Princeton Rays 1
Finals - Johnson City Cardinals 2 games, Burlington Royals 0

The Burlington Royals of the Appalachian League ended the 2016 season with a record of 42 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Royals topped the league with just 256 runs allowed. Burlington scored 373 runs. Chris DeVito drove in 50 runs. Nicky Lopez led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .281 clip. Garrett Davila paced the team with 7 wins and a team-best 2.77 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2016 Burlington Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nicky Lopez, David McKay and Emmanuel Rivera.

Scott Thorman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Michael ArroyoRRDecember 31, 19956'0"181Ponce, PR
Geoff BramblettRRApril 26, 19956'2"200Hoover, AL US
Justin CampRRMay 17, 19935'11"230Decatur, AL US
Gabriel CancelRRDecember 8, 19966'0"185Manati, PR
Cristian CastilloLLSeptember 25, 19946'0"190Monterrey, MX
Alex CloseRRMarch 19, 19936'3"225Hoover, AL US
Garrett DavilaLLJanuary 17, 19976'2"180Belmont, NC US
Andre DavisLLSeptember 29, 19936'6"230Castro Valley, CA US
Chris DeVitoLRDecember 1, 19946'2"220Northridge, CA US
Travis EckertRRDecember 28, 19936'2"190Austin, TX US
Nate EspositoRRJune 25, 19935'11"180Granite Bay, CA US
Zane EvansRRNovember 29, 19916'2"225Newnan, GA US
Felix FamiliaLLNovember 28, 19956'0"170Santo Domingo Este, DO
Ofreidy GómezRRJuly 6, 19956'3"190Pueblo Viejo, DO
Logan GrayRRJanuary 12, 19956'1"180Leawood, KS US
Anthony KidstonRRMay 18, 19936'2"185Defiance, OH US
Chase LivingstonRRApril 6, 19946'1"203
Nicky LopezLRMarch 13, 19955'11"175Naperville, IL US
Alex MasseyRRFebruary 1, 19936'2"180Baton Rouge, LA US
Jonathan McCraySRJanuary 8, 19955'10"180Riverside, CA US
David McKayRRMarch 31, 19956'3"205Melbourne, FL US
Logan NottebrokRRMarch 24, 19926'4"230Corpus Christi, TX US
Kort PetersonLRApril 29, 19946'1"195Santa Cruz, CA US
Emmanuel RiveraRRJune 29, 19966'2"195Mayaguez, PR
Yordany SalvaSROctober 29, 19965'9"175Vega Alta, PR
Jose SanchezLLJuly 21, 19945'10"155Villa de Cura, Aragua VE
Walker ShellerRRMay 21, 19956'3"195Abington, PA US
Michael SilvaRRNovember 22, 19946'1"190Valencia, CA US
Tyler StraubRRJuly 8, 19936'4"205Albuquerqe, NM US
Vance TatumLLMay 2, 19956'4"215Southaven, MS US
Cristhian VasquezLLSeptember 11, 19966'0"175Barquisimeto, VE
Boo VazquezLRApril 4, 19936'4"220Youngstown, OH US
Jose VerasRRJuly 15, 19946'1"170Moca, DO
Vance VizcainoLRAugust 1, 19946'3"215Wake Forest, NC 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.




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