2015 Daytona Tortugas Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 77-58
Finished 2nd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Eli Marrero (77-58)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 137,224, Avg. 2,250 in 61 home dates
2015 Daytona Tortugas Statistics

Playoffs - Daytona Tortugas 2 games, Clearwater Threshers 0
Finals - Charlotte Stone Crabs 3 games, Daytona Tortugas 1

The Daytona Tortugas of the Florida State League ended the 2015 season with a record of 77 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Tortugas scored 532 runs and gave up 489 runs. Taylor Sparks led Daytona with 13 home runs Sebastián Elizalde recorded 77 runs batted in. Calten Daal paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .270. Jackson Stephens topped the squad with 12 wins, while Amir Garrett recorded a 2.44 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2015 Daytona Tortugas who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Hudson, Sal Romano, Alejandro Chacín, Alex Blandino, Zack Weiss, Phil Ervin, Chad Wallach, Keury Mella, Blake Trahan, Barrett Astin, Amir Garrett, Brian O'Grady and Jackson Stephens.

Eli Marrero served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Junior AriasRRJanuary 9, 19926'1"195Bani, Peravia DO
Barrett AstinRROctober 22, 19916'1"225Forrest City, AR US
Nolan BeckerRLJune 13, 19916'6"225New York, NY US
Joel BenderLLAugust 3, 19916'4"210Cincinnati, OH US
Nick BenedettoRRFebruary 27, 19936'0"150Los Teques, Lara VE
Alex BlandinoRRNovember 6, 19926'0"190San Jose, CA US
Scott BrattvetRRJuly 21, 19916'1"195Trabuco Canyon, CA US
Ronald BuenoSROctober 4, 19925'10"154Santiago, Santiago DO
Alejandro ChacínRRJune 24, 19936'0"204Maracay, Aragua VE
Jonathon CrawfordRRNovember 1, 19916'2"205Stuart, FL US
Calten DaalRRAugust 1, 19936'1"180Willemstad, CW
Sammy DiazSRFebruary 28, 19915'10"192San Juan de los Morros, Guarico VE
Sebastián ElizaldeLRNovember 20, 19916'0"195Guaymas, Sonora MX
Phil ErvinRRJuly 15, 19925'10"207Mobile, AL US
Amir GarrettRLMay 3, 19926'5"228Victorville, CA US
Jeff GelalichLRMarch 16, 19916'0"210Los Angeles, CA US
Carlos GonzalezRRJune 12, 19906'1"213Mission Hills, CA US
Nick HowardRRApril 6, 19936'4"215Stamford, CT US
Blaine HowellLLOctober 2, 19885'11"210Asheville, NC US
Joe HudsonRRMay 21, 19916'0"210Odessa, FL US
Joe MantoniRRJune 4, 19916'0"220Northbridge, MA US
Cam MaronLRJanuary 20, 19916'1"195Huntington, NY US
Jon MatthewsRRApril 6, 19916'1"195Newark, NJ US
Keury MellaRRAugust 2, 19936'2"200Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Evan MitchellRRMarch 18, 19926'2"185Marietta, GA US
Jimmy MoranRRJune 7, 19906'1"180Davenport, FL US
Julio MorilloSRDecember 27, 19925'10"175San Cristobal, Tachira VE
El'Hajj MuhammadRRJuly 7, 19916'2"219New Brunswick, NJ US
Brian O'GradyLRMay 17, 19926'2"215Warminster, PA US
Daniel PigottRROctober 4, 19896'2"205Daytona Beach, FL US
Robert RamirezLRJuly 18, 19926'0"190San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Sal RomanoLROctober 12, 19936'5"255Southington, CT US
Nick RouttLLAugust 28, 19906'4"195Silver Spring, MD US
Wendell SotoSRMay 11, 19925'9"170Hinesville, GA US
Taylor SparksRRApril 3, 19936'4"200La Palma, CA US
Jackson StephensRRMay 11, 19946'2"220Oxford, AL US
Blake TrahanRRSeptember 5, 19935'9"180Lake Charles, LA US
Nick TraviesoRRJanuary 31, 19946'3"235Pembroke Pines, FL US
Seth VarnerLLJanuary 27, 19926'3"225Batavia, OH US
Chad WallachRRNovember 4, 19916'3"230Yorba Linda, CA US
Ty WashingtonRRSeptember 1, 19935'9"174Richardson, TX US
Zack WeissRRJune 16, 19926'3"210Irvine, 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.



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