2007 Lakeland Flying Tigers Roster
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 6th in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Andy Barkett (53-87)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 48,653, Avg. 785 in 62 home dates
The Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 2007 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the league's West Division.
The Flying Tigers scored 563 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 753 runs, most in the circuit. Mike Hernandez led Lakeland with 20 home runs, while Ryan Roberson walloped 15 or more, too. Mike Hernandez accounted for 87 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .260 average. Burke Badenhop paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.13 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2007 Lakeland Flying Tigers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Will Rhymes, Dusty Ryan, Ángel Castro, Guillermo Moscoso, Danny Worth, Burke Badenhop, Luke French, Kyle Denney, Wilkin Ramírez, Alfredo Fígaro, Cameron Maybin, Casper Wells, Andrew Miller and Freddy Dolsi.
Andy Barkett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Eleazar Aponte | R | R | March 4, 1985 | 6'1" | 160 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Kevin Ardoin | R | R | August 6, 1982 | 6'1" | 167 | Eunice, LA US |
Burke Badenhop | R | R | February 8, 1983 | 6'5" | 205 | Atlanta, GA US |
Gabriel Benitez | R | R | March 1, 1983 | 6'4" | 165 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Ron Bourquin | L | R | April 29, 1985 | 6'3" | 215 | Canton, OH US |
Adrian Casanova | R | R | May 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 210 | Miami, FL US |
Ángel Castro | R | R | November 14, 1982 | 5'11" | 240 | Pimentel, Duarte DO |
Ed Clelland | L | L | June 27, 1982 | 6'0" | 165 | Huizen, NL |
Chris Cody | L | L | January 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
Cody Collet | R | R | January 22, 1985 | 6'1" | 215 | Panorama City, CA US |
Pedro Cotto | L | L | May 26, 1982 | 5'11" | 175 | San Juan, PR |
Kyle Denney | R | R | July 27, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | Prague, OK US |
Freddy Dolsi | R | R | January 9, 1983 | 6'0" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Alfredo Fígaro | R | R | July 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Samana, Samana DO |
Luke French | L | L | September 13, 1985 | 6'4" | 220 | Salina, KS US |
Ramon Garcia | L | L | October 30, 1984 | 6'2" | 165 | Yamasa, Monte Plata DO |
Paul Hammond | L | L | September 20, 1982 | 5'11" | 205 | Mason, OH US |
Mark Haske | L | R | May 28, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Fairgrove, MN US |
Mike Hernandez | R | R | December 18, 1983 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Cale Iorg | R | R | September 6, 1985 | 6'2" | 185 | Toronto, ON CA |
Justin Justice | L | L | February 19, 1985 | 6'0" | 180 | Winter Park, FL US |
Andrew Kown | L | R | October 7, 1982 | 6'7" | 210 | Marietta, GA US |
Jeff Kunkel | S | R | March 11, 1983 | 5'11" | 200 | Olympia Fields, IL US |
Maxwell Leon | S | R | June 27, 1984 | 5'11" | 190 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Jeremy Lewis | R | L | September 12, 1980 | 6'4" | 180 | Concord, NC US |
Miguel Linares | R | R | December 16, 1983 | 6'2" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Cameron Maybin | R | R | April 4, 1987 | 6'3" | 215 | Asheville, NC US |
Rafael Mendez | R | R | April 24, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Caguas, PR |
Andrew Miller | L | L | May 21, 1985 | 6'7" | 205 | Gainesville, FL US |
Justin Miller | R | R | July 20, 1984 | 6'4" | 220 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
Guillermo Moscoso | R | R | November 14, 1983 | 6'1" | 200 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Matt O'Brien | R | R | August 10, 1982 | 6'3" | 215 | Royal Palm Beach, FL US |
Zach Piccola | R | L | March 27, 1985 | 6'3" | 225 | Nashua, NH US |
Josh Rainwater | R | R | April 9, 1985 | 6'1" | 230 | DeRidder, LA US |
Carlos Ramirez | R | R | September 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Wilkin Ramírez | R | R | October 25, 1985 | 6'2" | 230 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Jacob Ramos | L | L | May 18, 1983 | 5'9" | 170 | Midland, TX US |
Will Rhymes | L | R | April 1, 1983 | 5'8" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
Matt Righter | R | R | August 7, 1981 | 6'5" | 195 | Doylestown, PA US |
Joel Roa | R | R | January 2, 1984 | 6'0" | 175 | Elias Pina, DO |
Ryan Roberson | R | R | August 1, 1983 | 6'5" | 240 | Silver Spring, MD US |
Shawn Roof | R | R | August 3, 1984 | 5'10" | 175 | Champaign, IL US |
Dusty Ryan | R | R | September 2, 1984 | 6'4" | 235 | Merced, CA US |
Adriano Santos | R | R | September 8, 1984 | 6'2" | 170 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Deik Scram | L | R | February 1, 1984 | 6'2" | 180 | Arkansas City, KS US |
Kyle Sleeth | R | R | December 20, 1981 | 6'5" | 205 | Thornton, CO US |
Ricky Steik | L | R | January 24, 1984 | 6'4" | 220 | Orange, CA US |
Ovandy Suero | S | R | June 20, 1982 | 5'10" | 160 | Villa Gonzalez, Santiago DO |
Anthony Tomey | R | R | August 17, 1981 | 6'4" | 245 | Detroit, MI US |
Sendy Vasquez | S | R | August 10, 1982 | 6'1" | 160 | Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO |
Casper Wells | R | R | November 23, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
Brendan Wise | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 190 | Perth, Western Australia AU |
Derek Witt | R | R | December 31, 1983 | 6'1" | 180 | Davenport, IA US |
Danny Worth | R | R | September 30, 1985 | 6'1" | 195 | Northridge, 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.