2000 New Orleans Zephyrs Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-74
Finished 3rd in the PCL's East Division of the American Conference
Manager: Tony Peña (68-74)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Ballpark: Zephyr Field
Attendance: 443,526, Avg. 6,336 in 70 home dates
2000 New Orleans Zephyrs Statistics

The New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League ended the 2000 season with a record of 68 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division of the American Conference.

The Zephyrs scored 633 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 688 runs. J. R. Phillips led New Orleans with 14 home runs Omar Ramirez drove in 53 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .320 clip. Travis Driskill paced the squad with 12 wins, while Kip Gross earned a 3.95 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 2000 New Orleans Zephyrs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Glen Barker, Lance Berkman, José Cabrera, Roger Cedeño, Frank Charles, Raúl Chávez, Tripp Cromer, Travis Driskill, Scott Elarton, Adam Everett, Wayne Franklin, Jason Green, Kip Gross, Heath Haynes, Fernando Hernández, Rick Huisman, Mark Hutton, Scott Linebrink, Julio Lugo, Tony McKnight, Rusty Meacham, Orlando Merced, Wade Miller, J. R. Phillips, Erik Plantenberg, Brian Powell, Jay Powell, Héctor Ramírez, Jeriome Robertson, Mike Robertson, Marc Sagmoen, Joe Slusarski, Chris Truby and Eddie Zosky.

Tony Peña served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Glen BarkerSRMay 10, 19715'10"180Albany, NY US
Juan BautistaRRJune 24, 19756'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Lance BerkmanSLFebruary 10, 19766'1"220Waco, TX US
Jim BetzsoldRRAugust 7, 19726'3"210Orange, CA US
Kevin BurnsLLSeptember 9, 19756'5"220El Dorado, AR US
José CabreraRRMarch 24, 19726'0"205La Delgada, Santiago DO
Roger CedeñoSRAugust 16, 19746'1"165Valencia, Carabobo VE
Frank CharlesRRFebruary 23, 19696'4"210Fontana, CA US
Raúl ChávezRRMarch 17, 19735'11"245Valencia, Carabobo VE
Tripp CromerRRNovember 21, 19676'2"165Lake City, SC US
Travis DriskillRRAugust 1, 19716'0"185Omaha, NE US
Scott ElartonRRFebruary 23, 19766'7"240Lamar, CO US
Adam EverettRRFebruary 5, 19776'0"180Austell, GA US
Wayne FranklinLLMarch 9, 19746'2"195Wilmington, DE US
Jason GreenRRJune 5, 19756'1"205Port Hope, ON CA
Kip GrossRRAugust 24, 19646'2"195Scottsbluff, NE US
Mark GuerraRRNovember 4, 19716'2"200Grand Ridge, FL US
Heath HaynesRRNovember 30, 19686'0"175Wheeling, WV US
Fernando HernándezRRJune 16, 19716'2"185Santiago, Santiago DO
Rick HuismanRRMay 17, 19696'3"200Oak Park, IL US
Mark HuttonRRFebruary 6, 19706'6"240South Adelaide, South Australia AU
Brad KaufmanRRApril 26, 19726'2"210Marshalltown, IA US
Scott LinebrinkRRAugust 4, 19766'3"220Austin, TX US
Pedro LopezRRMarch 29, 19696'1"200Vega Baja, PR
Julio LugoRRNovember 16, 19756'1"175Barahona, Barahona DO
Tony McKnightRRJune 29, 19776'5"205Texarkana, AR US
Rusty MeachamRRJanuary 27, 19686'3"155Stuart, FL US
Orlando MercedSRNovember 2, 19666'0"180Hato Rey, PR
Ryan MillerRROctober 22, 19726'0"175Tulare, CA US
Wade MillerRRSeptember 13, 19766'2"185Reading, PA US
J. R. PhillipsLLApril 29, 19706'2"205West Covina, CA US
Erik PlantenbergRLOctober 30, 19686'1"190Renton, WA US
Brian PowellRROctober 10, 19736'2"205Bainbridge, GA US
Jay PowellRRJanuary 9, 19726'4"220Meridian, MS US
Héctor RamírezRRDecember 15, 19716'3"218El Seibo, El Seibo DO
Omar RamirezRRNovember 2, 19705'9"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Brian RichardsonRRAugust 31, 19756'2"210Los Angeles, CA US
Jeriome RobertsonLLMarch 30, 19776'1"190San Jose, CA US
Mike RobertsonLLOctober 9, 19706'0"180Norwich, CT US
Marc SagmoenLLApril 16, 19715'11"185Seattle, WA US
Vic SanchezRRDecember 20, 19715'10"215Stockton, CA US
Jamie SaylorLRSeptember 11, 19745'11"180Cincinnati, OH US
Joe SlusarskiRRDecember 19, 19666'4"195Indianapolis, IN US
Jerrey ThurstonRRApril 17, 19726'4"200Winter Park, FL US
Chris TrubyRRDecember 9, 19736'2"190Palm Springs, CA US
Bryan WolffRRMarch 16, 19726'2"189Carbondale, IL US
Eddie ZoskyRRFebruary 10, 19686'0"175Whittier, 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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