2000 Dayton Dragons Roster
Team Record: 70-67
Finished 4th in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Freddie Benavides (70-67)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Ballpark: Day Air Ballpark
Attendance: 581,853, Avg. 8,433 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Michigan Battle Cats 2 games, Dayton Dragons 0
Playoffs - Dayton Dragons 2 games, West Michigan Whitecaps 1
The Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League ended the 2000 season with a record of 70 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Dragons scored 730 runs and yielded 716 runs. Austin Kearns led Dayton with 27 home runs, and Adam Dunn walloped 15 or more as well. Austin Kearns drove in 104 runs. Randy Stegall paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .309. Jose Acevedo and Travis Thompson topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Travis Thompson registered a 2.78 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Vaughn Eshelman, Bobby Madritsch, Brian Reith, Ray Olmedo, Javier Martínez, Jose Acevedo, Mark Wohlers, Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn were all players from the 2000 Dayton Dragons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Freddie Benavides served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Acevedo | R | R | December 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Luis Acevedo | R | R | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Aguadilla, PR |
| Gene Altman | R | R | September 1, 1978 | 6'7" | 235 | Sumter, SC US |
| Kevin Baderdeen | R | R | January 12, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Upland, CA US |
| Andrew Beattie | S | R | February 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Tim Birdsong | R | R | May 4, 1977 | 6'5" | 210 | Denison, TX US |
| Frank Bludau | R | R | November 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Casey Bookout | L | R | September 5, 1976 | 6'5" | 225 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Clint Brewer | R | R | November 22, 1978 | 6'4" | 195 | Purcell, OK US |
| Paul Brown | L | L | October 11, 1978 | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tighe Brown | R | R | September 10, 1976 | 6'4" | 195 | Louisville, KY US |
| Matt Buirley | R | R | July 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 210 | Lima, OH US |
| Pat Cline | R | R | October 9, 1974 | 6'4" | 230 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Casey DeHart | L | L | November 1, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Adam Dunn | L | R | November 9, 1979 | 6'6" | 285 | Houston, TX US |
| Vaughn Eshelman | L | L | May 22, 1969 | 6'3" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Dave Gil | R | R | October 1, 1978 | 6'4" | 215 | Miami, FL US |
| Joe Giuliano | R | R | January 1, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Brett Gray | R | R | August 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 185 | Petrolia, ON CA |
| Brett Haring | R | L | February 7, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Midland, MI US |
| B. J. Hawes | R | R | June 2, 1979 | 6'0" | 170 | Augusta, GA US |
| Terry Hayden | L | L | June 26, 1975 | 6'6" | 215 | Detroit, MI US |
| Cedric Hebert | R | R | September 19, 1977 | 6'1" | 185 | Kaplan, LA US |
| Ty Howington | S | L | November 4, 1980 | 6'4" | 225 | Vancouver, WA US |
| Dave Huggins | R | R | December 19, 1975 | 6'5" | 190 | Sealy, TX US |
| Jason Huth | S | R | February 16, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Denver, CO US |
| Brian Jones | L | R | July 10, 1977 | 6'4" | 220 | Boston, MA US |
| Austin Kearns | R | R | May 20, 1980 | 6'3" | 240 | Lexington, KY US |
| Joe Kilburg | L | R | December 20, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Robbie Kison | R | R | May 11, 1977 | 5'10" | 155 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Michael Landkamer | R | R | April 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | Mankato, MN US |
| Blane Layton | L | L | August 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 185 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Brandon Love | R | R | April 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 190 | Salem, AR US |
| Bobby Madritsch | L | L | February 28, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | Oak Lawn, IL US |
| Jim Manias | L | L | October 21, 1974 | 6'4" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Javier Martínez | R | R | February 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Bayamon, PR |
| Jim Matan | R | R | April 18, 1976 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington, DC US |
| Phil Merrell | R | R | March 11, 1978 | 6'4" | 215 | Seattle, WA US |
| Pablo Minaya | R | R | July 30, 1977 | 6'3" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ray Olmedo | S | R | May 31, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Brian Reith | R | R | February 28, 1978 | 6'5" | 220 | Fort Wayne, IN US |
| Fernando Rios | R | R | December 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 210 | Culiacan, Sinaloa MX |
| Serafin Rodriguez | R | R | March 3, 1975 | 5'11" | 195 | Tlacotalpan, Veracruz MX |
| Trey Salinas | R | R | June 29, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| D. J. Santiago | S | R | June 17, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Kevin Schnall | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 200 | Easton, PA US |
| Eddie Sparks | R | R | August 18, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Richlands, VA US |
| Randy Stegall | R | R | February 16, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Travis Thompson | R | R | July 3, 1977 | 6'5" | 225 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Eric Welsh | L | L | September 17, 1976 | 6'3" | 200 | Palos Heights, IL US |
| Braxton Whitehead | R | R | October 20, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Natchez, MS US |
| Chris Williamson | L | L | August 21, 1978 | 6'5" | 225 | Dallas, TX US |
| Mark Wohlers | R | R | January 23, 1970 | 6'4" | 207 | Holyoke, MA 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.
