2006 Laguna Vaqueros Roster
Team Record: 50-59
Finished 5th in the ML's North Division
Manager: Fernando Elizondo (50-59)
Location: Torreon, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Laguna
Attendance: 280,002, Avg. 5,138
The Laguna Vaqueros of the Mexican League ended the 2006 season with a record of 50 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Vaqueros scored 583 runs and yielded 616 runs. Eddy Diaz led Laguna with 10 home runs and recorded 71 runs batted in. Jose Amador paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .363. Ramon Garcia topped the team with 8 wins, while Alberto Manrique registered a 4.15 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2006 Laguna Vaqueros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Melvin Nieves, Eddy Diaz, Darrell Sherman, Anthony Sanders, Tavo Alvarez and Jose Mercedes.
Fernando Elizondo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Aguirre | L | R | August 1, 1983 | 5'10" | 185 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Edgar Ahumada | L | L | November 17, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | Culiacan, Sinaloa MX |
| Tavo Alvarez | R | R | November 25, 1971 | 6'3" | 245 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Jose Amador | R | R | August 20, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | Mexicali, Baja California MX |
| Ivan Araujo | R | R | January 29, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Fernando Barreras | R | R | March 8, 1982 | 6'1" | 196 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Christian Bernal | R | R | November 30, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Jose Castaneda | R | R | August 15, 1984 | 6'1" | 190 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Rafael Castañeda | R | R | December 14, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Omar De La Torre | R | R | December 30, 1979 | 5'11" | 185 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
| Eddy Diaz | R | R | September 29, 1971 | 5'10" | 160 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Ramon Espinosa | R | R | February 7, 1972 | 5'10" | 176 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Hector Garcia | R | R | May 6, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Ramon Garcia | R | R | January 23, 1979 | 6'1" | 205 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Marco Garza | R | R | September 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 180 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas MX |
| Eliseo Garzon | R | R | December 13, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Martin Gomez | R | R | April 26, 1976 | 6'1" | 220 | Minatitlan, Veracruz MX |
| Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez | R | R | February 25, 1985 | 5'10" | 176 | Ciudad Lerdo, MX |
| Fernando Gonzalez | R | R | May 4, 1978 | 6'2" | 182 | Tuxpan, Nayarit MX |
| Gilberto Gonzalez | L | L | November 22, 1976 | 6'0" | 192 | Yanga, Veracruz MX |
| Norberto Grajales | R | R | June 6, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Zempoala, Veracruz MX |
| Carlos Gutierrez | R | R | November 23, 1986 | 5'11" | 155 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Jorge Gutierrez | R | R | October 18, 1979 | 6'0" | 165 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Armando Huerta | R | R | January 10, 1986 | 6'0" | 180 | Culiacan, Sinaloa MX |
| Jorge Ibarra | L | L | September 22, 1987 | 6'2" | 185 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Julio Jimenez | L | L | February 15, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas MX |
| Jesus Lopez | R | R | November 18, 1982 | 6'2" | 165 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Alberto Manrique | R | R | January 28, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Jose Mercedes | R | R | March 5, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | El Seibo, El Seibo DO |
| Joel Navarro | R | R | July 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 165 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Melvin Nieves | S | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'2" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Julio Parra | R | R | September 2, 1974 | 5'10" | 165 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Placido Pinto | R | R | November 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 243 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Oscar Ramirez | R | R | September 14, 1978 | 5'10" | 180 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Julio Reyes | L | R | June 30, 1980 | 6'1" | 198 | San Lis Rio Colorado, MX |
| Fernando Rodriguez | R | R | August 1, 1973 | 6'1" | 220 | Torreon, Coahuila MX |
| Ricardo Ruiz | R | R | May 17, 1982 | 5'10" | 176 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Anthony Sanders | R | R | March 2, 1974 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Darrell Sherman | L | L | December 4, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Demond Smith | S | R | November 6, 1972 | 5'8" | 180 | Rialto, CA US |
| Melqui Torres | R | R | May 27, 1977 | 6'2" | 205 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Irving Valenzuela | R | R | January 24, 1977 | 5'11" | 172 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Salvador Villarreal | R | R | November 28, 1977 | 6'1" | 205 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
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.
