2018 Down East Wood Ducks Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 59-81
Finished 5th in the CL's Southern Division
Manager: Spike Owen (59-81)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 116,835, Avg. 1,770 in 66 home dates
2018 Down East Wood Ducks Statistics

The Down East Wood Ducks of the Carolina League ended the 2018 season with a record of 59 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Southern Division.

The Wood Ducks scored 574 runs and surrendered 644 runs. Josh Altmann led Down East with 20 home runs, while Anderson Tejeda walloped 15 or more also. Anderson Tejeda accounted for 74 RBI. Charles Leblanc paced hitters with significant playing time with a .274 average. Steven Bruce, Christian Torres, Edgar Arredondo and Emerson Martinez topped the team with 5 wins each, and Emerson Martinez registered a 4.01 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 2018 Down East Wood Ducks who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Brendon Davis, Brett Eibner, Anthony Gose, Jonathan Hernández, James Jones, Charles Leblanc, Jacob Lemoine, Yohander Méndez, Joe Palumbo, CD Pelham, Locke St. John, Leody Taveras, Anderson Tejeda and Justin Topa.

Spike Owen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh AltmannRRJuly 6, 19946'3"190Homer Glen, IL US
Edgar ArredondoRRMay 16, 19976'3"230Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Jason BahrRRFebruary 15, 19956'5"190Orlando, FL US
Blake BassRRJune 3, 19936'7"265Lubbock, TX US
Jairo BerasRRDecember 25, 19946'6"195San Pedro de Macoris, DO
Royce BolingerRRAugust 12, 19906'2"200Scottsdale, AZ US
Steven BruceRRMarch 7, 19926'0"190Flower Mound, TX US
LeDarious ClarkRRDecember 17, 19935'10"185Meridian, MS US
Andretty CorderoRRMay 3, 19976'1"170Santo Domingo, DO
Brendon DavisRRJuly 28, 19976'4"185Lakewood, CA US
Brett EibnerRRDecember 2, 19886'4"215The Woodlands, TX US
Tyler FergusonRROctober 5, 19936'4"225Fresno, CA US
Kaleb FontenotRRJune 23, 19936'1"180Ville Platte, LA US
Anthony GoseLLAugust 10, 19906'1"190Paramount, CA US
Jonathan HernándezRRJuly 6, 19966'2"175Memphis, TN US
Eric JenkinsLRJanuary 30, 19976'1"170Chadbourne, NC US
James JonesLLSeptember 24, 19886'4"200Brooklyn, NY US
Alex KowalczykRROctober 17, 19936'3"205Lansdale, PA US
Rollie LacyRRJuly 17, 19956'4"195, US
Werner LealRRJuly 8, 19956'1"160Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Charles LeblancRRJune 3, 19966'3"195Laval, QC CA
David LebronRRSeptember 7, 19935'11"190Homestead, FL US
Jacob LemoineRRNovember 28, 19936'5"220Orange, TX US
Emerson MartinezRRJanuary 11, 19956'0"190Guigue, Carabobo VE
Shaq MattaSRApril 9, 19945'8"175San Juan, PR
Michael MatuellaRRJune 3, 19946'6"220Great Falls, VA US
Sal MendezRLFebruary 25, 19956'4"185Weehawken, NJ US
Yohander MéndezLLJanuary 17, 19956'5"200Valencia, Carabobo VE
Melvin NovoaRRJune 17, 19965'11"215Nandaime, NI
Joe PalumboLLOctober 26, 19946'1"168Holbrook, NY US
CD PelhamLLFebruary 21, 19956'6"235Lancaster, SC US
Yanio PérezRRAugust 10, 19956'2"205La Habana, CU
Austin PettiboneRRSeptember 10, 19926'3"180Yorba Linda, CA US
Tyler PhillipsRROctober 27, 19976'5"191Lumberton, NJ US
Blaine PrescottRRJuly 28, 19955'10"175Amarillo, TX US
Franklin RollinRRAugust 26, 19955'11"165La Romana, DO
Robby RowlandSRDecember 15, 19916'4"215Cloverdale, CA US
Preston ScottRRNovember 15, 19936'2"210Hanford, CA US
Jacob ShortslefRRDecember 29, 19946'5"235Hannibal, NY US
Locke St. JohnLLJanuary 31, 19936'3"180Pell City, AL US
Leody TaverasSRSeptember 8, 19986'1"171Tenares, DO
Anderson TejedaSRMay 1, 19985'11"160Bani, DO
Tyler ThomasRLDecember 22, 19956'1"175San Diego, CA US
Justin TopaRRMarch 7, 19916'4"200Binghamton, NY US
Christian TorresLLSeptember 7, 19936'0"170Canovanas, PR
Ricardo ValenciaRRJanuary 13, 19936'0"185Valencia, Carabobo VE
Samir VivasRRFebruary 1, 19955'11"170Barqisimeto, VE
Walker WeickelRRNovember 14, 19936'6"195Orlando, FL US
Matt WhatleyRRJanuary 7, 19965'9"200Claremore, OK US
Cole WiperRRJune 3, 19926'4"185Bellevue, WA 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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