2008 Jacksonville Suns Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 68-72
Finished 4th in the SL's South Division
Manager: John Shoemaker (68-72)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds at Jacksonville
Attendance: 364,365, Avg. 5,438 in 67 home dates
2008 Jacksonville Suns Statistics

The Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League ended the 2008 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Suns plated 646 runs and conceded 688 runs. Russ Mitchell paced Jacksonville with 16 home runs and drove in 75 runs. Iván De Jesús topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .324 clip. Marlon Arias and Jesus Castillo led the team with 7 wins each, while James McDonald registered a 3.2 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Mark Bellhorn, Yhency Brazobán, Éric Cyr, Iván De Jesús, Eric DuBose, Scott Elbert, Jamie Hoffmann, Clayton Kershaw, Andrew Lambo, Andy LaRoche, Brent Leach, Josh Lindblom, Lucas May, James McDonald, Russ Mitchell, René Rivera, Travis Schlichting, Tanyon Sturtze and Cory Wade were all players from the 2008 Jacksonville Suns who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

John Shoemaker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AdkinsRLNovember 26, 19856'6"230Nashville, TN US
Brian AkinRROctober 13, 19816'3"185Louisville, KY US
Clayton AllisonRROctober 10, 19856'5"235Visalia, CA US
Mario AlvarezLRMarch 26, 19846'0"205La Caoba, DO
Marlon AriasLLSeptember 1, 19846'3"150Bani, Peravia DO
Rick AsadoorianRRJuly 23, 19806'2"205Worcester, MA US
Mark BellhornSRAugust 23, 19746'1"195South Weymouth, MA US
Matt BerezaySRNovember 15, 19835'11"185Manteca, CA US
Yhency BrazobánRRJune 11, 19806'1"250Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jesus CastilloRRMay 31, 19846'0"205Nogales, Sonora MX
Éric CyrRLFebruary 11, 19796'4"200Montreal, QC CA
Iván De JesúsRRMay 1, 19875'11"200Guaynabo, PR
Eric DuBoseLLMay 15, 19766'3"230Bradenton, FL US
Scott ElbertLLAugust 13, 19856'2"225Joplin, MO US
Luis FerrerasRRDecember 28, 19895'9"150Guayacanal, DO
Adam GodwinRRDecember 13, 19825'11"170Alexander City, AL US
Adolfo GonzalezRRJune 13, 19855'11"160Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Juan GonzalezSRFebruary 23, 19826'0"210Valencia, Carabobo VE
Kelley GulledgeRRJanuary 25, 19796'1"215Arlington, TX US
Gabriel GutierrezRRNovember 24, 19835'10"205Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Zach HammesRRMay 15, 19846'6"240Iowa City, IA US
Jamie HoffmannRRAugust 20, 19846'3"235New Ulm, MN US
Greg JacobsLLOctober 9, 19765'9"195Orange County, CA US
Shane JustisRRMarch 11, 19835'10"175Baltimore, MD US
Clayton KershawLLMarch 19, 19886'4"226Dallas, TX US
Andrew LamboLLAugust 11, 19886'3"220Newbury Park, CA US
B. J. LaMuraRRJanuary 1, 19816'1"200Mineola, NY US
Andy LaRocheRRSeptember 13, 19836'0"205Fort Scott, KS US
Brent LeachLLNovember 18, 19826'5"225Flowood, MS US
Josh LindblomRRJune 15, 19876'4"240Lafayette, IN US
Bobby MalekLRJuly 6, 19816'3"210Livonia, MI US
Kieran MattisonLRJune 21, 19806'0"205Anderson, CA US
Lucas MayRROctober 24, 19846'0"200Las Vegas, NV US
James McDonaldLROctober 19, 19846'5"205Long Beach, CA US
Jacobo MequeLLOctober 1, 19836'0"230Villa Altagracia, San Cristobal DO
Russ MitchellRRFebruary 15, 19855'11"200Rome, GA US
Danny MueggeLRMarch 6, 19816'5"180Brenham, TX US
René RiveraRRJuly 31, 19835'10"215Bayamon, PR
Jesus RodriguezRRSeptember 13, 19856'0"180Monclova, Coahuila MX
Ryan RogowskiLLJanuary 26, 19846'2"200Livonia, MI US
Travis SchlichtingRROctober 19, 19846'4"205Denver, CO US
Eduardo SierraRRApril 15, 19826'3"185San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Tanyon SturtzeRROctober 12, 19706'5"190Worcester, MA US
Anthony TomeyRRAugust 17, 19816'4"245Detroit, MI US
James TomlinRRAugust 12, 19826'0"183Los Angeles, CA US
Cory WadeRRMay 28, 19836'2"185Indianapolis, IN US
Cody WhiteLLFebruary 27, 19856'3"185Atlanta, TX US
Kyle WilsonRRApril 21, 19836'2"200Santa Monica, 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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