2009 Fresno Grizzlies Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 71-73
Finished 2nd in the PCL's South Division of the Pacific Conference
Manager: Dan Rohn (71-73)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 480,627, Avg. 6,675 in 72 home dates
2009 Fresno Grizzlies Statistics

The Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League ended the 2009 season with a record of 71 wins and 73 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division of the Pacific Conference.

The Grizzlies scored 755 runs and yielded 735 runs. John Bowker paced Fresno with 21 home runs, while Jesús Guzmán and Ryan Rohlinger walloped 15 or more, too. John Bowker drove in 83 runs. Jesús Guzmán topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .321. Steve Hammond led the squad with 11 wins, and Ramón Ortiz recorded a 3.07 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 2009 Fresno Grizzlies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rich Aurilia, Joe Borchard, John Bowker, Emmanuel Burriss, Matt Downs, Steve Edlefsen, Geno Espineli, Kevin Frandsen, Tyler Graham, Jesús Guzmán, Alex Hinshaw, Steve Holm, Brian Horwitz, Waldis Joaquín, Matt Kinney, Joe Martinez, Osiris Matos, Scott McClain, Pat Misch, Ramón Ortiz, Buster Posey, Ryan Rohlinger, Sergio Romo, Dan Runzler, Billy Sadler, Ryan Sadowski, Freddy Sanchez, Nate Schierholtz, Shingo Takatsu, Clay Timpner, Andrés Torres, Eugenio Vélez, Eli Whiteside and Keiichi Yabu.

Dan Rohn served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rich AuriliaRRSeptember 2, 19716'0"170Brooklyn, NY US
Joe BorchardSRNovember 25, 19786'4"230Panorama City, CA US
John BowkerLLJuly 8, 19836'1"205Sacramento, CA US
T. J. BrewerRRAugust 30, 19846'2"200Bloomington, IN US
Garrett BroshuisRRDecember 18, 19816'2"185Cape Girardeau, MO US
Emmanuel BurrissSRJanuary 17, 19856'0"190Washington, DC US
Juan CiriacoRRAugust 15, 19836'0"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Ben CopelandLLDecember 17, 19836'1"190Bradford, PA US
Matt DownsRRMarch 19, 19846'1"190Tuscaloosa, AL US
Steve EdlefsenRRJune 27, 19856'2"195Minneapolis, MN US
Geno EspineliLLSeptember 8, 19826'4"195Houston, TX US
Kevin FrandsenRRMay 24, 19826'0"190San Jose, CA US
Vladimir FriasSRSeptember 6, 19866'2"190Los Alcanzzas, DO
Tyler GrahamRRJanuary 25, 19846'0"185Great Falls, MT US
Jesús GuzmánRRJune 14, 19846'1"200Cumana, Sucre VE
Steve HammondRLApril 30, 19826'2"205Vallejo, CA US
Alex HinshawLLOctober 31, 19826'2"175Pomona, CA US
Steve HolmRROctober 21, 19796'0"205Sacramento, CA US
Brian HorwitzRRNovember 7, 19826'1"185Santa Monica, CA US
Waldis JoaquínRRDecember 25, 19866'3"230La Vega, La Vega DO
Matt KinneyRRDecember 16, 19766'5"220Bangor, ME US
Aaron LowensteinRRJune 9, 19856'1"195Los Angeles, CA US
Ryan MantleRRJuly 12, 19866'3"210St. Louis, MO US
David MaroulRRFebruary 15, 19836'2"215Fort Worth, TX US
Joe MartinezLRFebruary 26, 19836'2"190South Orange, NJ US
Osiris MatosRRAugust 6, 19846'1"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mike McBrydeRRMarch 22, 19856'1"215West Palm Beach, FL US
Scott McClainRRMay 19, 19726'3"209Simi Valley, CA US
Pat MischRLAugust 18, 19816'2"195Northbrook, IL US
David MixonRRSeptember 10, 19846'3"190Americus, GA US
Mike MusgraveRRApril 10, 19846'2"199Ocala, FL US
Ramón OrtizRRMay 23, 19736'0"175Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
Steve PalazzoloRRMarch 31, 19826'10"260North Reading, MA US
Buster PoseyRRMarch 27, 19876'1"210Leesburg, GA US
Kevin PucetasRRNovember 27, 19846'4"225Spartanburg, SC US
Ronnie RayRRMay 11, 19846'3"215St. Louis, MO US
Ryan RohlingerRROctober 7, 19836'0"195West Bend, WI US
Nestor RojasRRNovember 18, 19836'0"200Cabimas, Zulia VE
Felix RomeroRRJune 18, 19806'1"215San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Sergio RomoRRMarch 4, 19835'11"185Brawley, CA US
Dan RunzlerLLMarch 30, 19856'4"210Santa Monica, CA US
Billy SadlerRRSeptember 21, 19816'0"190Pensacola, FL US
Ryan SadowskiRROctober 4, 19826'4"185Miami, FL US
Freddy SanchezRRDecember 21, 19776'0"200Hollywood, CA US
Nate SchierholtzLRFebruary 15, 19846'2"215Reno, NV US
Jesse ShrinerRRFebruary 24, 19856'1"195Wheat Ridge, CO US
Skyler StromsmoeSRMarch 30, 19845'10"175Bow Island, AB CA
Shingo TakatsuRRNovember 25, 19686'0"180Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Clay TimpnerLLMay 13, 19836'2"195Lakeland, FL US
Andrés TorresSRJanuary 26, 19785'10"195Paterson, NJ US
Daniel TurpenRRAugust 17, 19866'4"245McMinnville, OR US
Eugenio VélezSRMay 16, 19826'1"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jake WaldRRFebruary 8, 19816'2"195Washington, DC US
Eli WhitesideRROctober 22, 19796'2"220New Albany, MS US
Adam WitterLRFebruary 17, 19836'1"175Lexington, KY US
Keiichi YabuRRSeptember 28, 19686'0"200Minami Muro-gun, Mie JP

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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