2008 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 70-74
Finished 4th in the PCL's North Division of the Pacific Conference
Manager: Randy Ready (70-74)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: PGE Park
Attendance: 392,512, Avg. 5,607 in 70 home dates
2008 Portland Beavers Statistics

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 2008 season with a record of 70 wins and 74 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division of the Pacific Conference.

The Beavers scored 714 runs and surrendered 794 runs. Chip Ambres led Portland with 22 home runs, while Peter Ciofrone walloped 15 or more also. Chip Ambres drove in 77 runs. Will Venable paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .292. Wade LeBlanc topped the squad with 11 wins, and Josh Geer earned a 4.55 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Mike Adams, Chip Ambres, Matt Antonelli, Josh Banks, Josh Bard, Michael Barrett, Kevin Cameron, Luke Carlin, JD Closser, Bryan Corey, Shawn Estes, Ernesto Frieri, Josh Geer, Justin Germano, Jody Gerut, Edgar Gonzalez, Enrique González, Carlos Guevara, Justin Hampson, Dirk Hayhurst, Chase Headley, Sean Henn, Clay Hensley, Justin Huber, Nick Hundley, Wade LeBlanc, Wil Ledezma, Arturo López, Wilton López, Paul McAnulty, Marshall McDougall, Cla Meredith, Edwin Moreno, Colt Morton, Brian Myrow, Cesár Ramos, Chad Reineke, Óscar Robles, Luis Rodríguez, Craig Stansberry, Joe Thatcher, Brett Tomko, Will Venable, Nick Vincent, Jared Wells, Shawn Wooten and Mauro Zárate were all players from the 2008 Portland Beavers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Randy Ready served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul AbrahamRRJanuary 10, 19806'1"225West Islip, NY US
Mike AdamsRRJuly 29, 19786'5"210Corpus Christi, TX US
Chip AmbresRRDecember 19, 19796'1"190Beaumont, TX US
Matt AntonelliRRApril 8, 19856'1"195Peabody, MA US
Manny AyalaRRNovember 6, 19846'3"225Artesia, CA US
Josh BanksRRJuly 18, 19826'3"215Baltimore, MD US
Josh BardSRMarch 30, 19786'3"225Ithaca, NY US
Michael BarrettRROctober 22, 19766'3"185Atlanta, GA US
Adam BassRRJuly 31, 19816'6"210Kokomo, IN US
Kevin CameronRRDecember 15, 19796'0"195Joliet, IL US
Luke CarlinSRDecember 20, 19805'10"190Silver Spring, MD US
Ray ChangRRAugust 24, 19836'1"195Kansas City, MO US
Peter CiofroneLRSeptember 28, 19835'10"200Nesconset, NY US
JD ClosserSRJanuary 15, 19805'10"205Beech Grove, IN US
Bryan CoreyRROctober 21, 19735'10"170Thousand Oaks, CA US
Tyler DavisRRMay 15, 19856'3"195Honolulu, HI US
Javis DiazLLJune 25, 19845'10"165Santiago, Santiago DO
Brett DowdyRRFebruary 22, 19826'0"190Bradenton, FL US
Jon EllisRROctober 3, 19826'0"190Charleston, SC US
Shawn EstesRLFebruary 18, 19736'2"185San Bernardino, CA US
Ernesto FrieriRRJuly 19, 19856'0"205Bolivar, Bolivar CO
Josh GeerRRJune 2, 19836'3"195Dallas, TX US
Justin GermanoRRAugust 6, 19826'2"210Pasadena, CA US
Jody GerutLLSeptember 18, 19776'0"190Elmhurst, IL US
Edgar GonzalezRRJune 14, 19786'0"182San Diego, CA US
Enrique GonzálezRRJuly 14, 19825'10"225Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Carlos GuevaraRRMarch 18, 19825'11"190Uvalde, TX US
Justin HampsonLLMay 24, 19806'1"205Belleville, IL US
Dirk HayhurstLRMarch 24, 19816'3"200Canton, OH US
Chase HeadleySRMay 9, 19846'2"215Fountain, CO US
Sean HennRLApril 23, 19816'3"235Fort Worth, TX US
Clay HensleyRRAugust 31, 19795'11"190Tomball, TX US
Justin HuberRRJuly 1, 19826'2"200Melbourne, Victoria AU
Nick HundleyRRSeptember 8, 19836'0"203Corvallis, OR US
Tom KingRRAugust 3, 19845'11"170Panama City, FL US
Wade LeBlancLLAugust 7, 19846'3"205Lake Charles, LA US
Wil LedezmaLLJanuary 21, 19816'4"225Valle de la Pascua, Guarico VE
Arturo LópezLLFebruary 22, 19835'9"165Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Wilton LópezRRJuly 19, 19836'0"200Leon, NI
John MaddenRRDecember 2, 19826'4"229Edgewater, NJ US
Paul McAnultyLRFebruary 24, 19815'11"225Oxnard, CA US
Marshall McDougallRRDecember 19, 19786'1"200Jacksonville, FL US
Mike MegrewLLJanuary 29, 19846'6"225Westerly, RI US
Cla MeredithRRJune 4, 19836'0"180Richmond, VA US
Edwin MorenoRRJuly 30, 19806'1"195El Mojan, Zulia VE
Colt MortonRRApril 10, 19826'5"230Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Brian MyrowLRSeptember 4, 19765'11"215Fort Worth, TX US
Clinton NaylorLRAugust 3, 19885'11"200Brisbane, Queensland AU
Cesár RamosLLJune 22, 19846'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Chad ReinekeRRApril 9, 19826'6"230Defiance, OH US
Óscar RoblesLRApril 9, 19765'10"190Tijuana, Baja California MX
Luis RodríguezSRJune 27, 19805'9"190San Carlos, Cojedes VE
Vince SinisiLLNovember 7, 19816'0"195Houston, TX US
Craig StansberryRRMarch 8, 19826'0"185Dammam, SA
Joe ThatcherLLOctober 4, 19816'2"230Indianapolis, IN US
Brett TomkoRRApril 7, 19736'4"220Cleveland, OH US
Will VenableLLOctober 29, 19826'3"205Greenbrae, CA US
Nick VincentRRJuly 12, 19866'0"185Poway, CA US
Jared WellsRROctober 31, 19816'4"200Freeport, TX US
Robert WoodardRRJanuary 10, 19856'1"205Winston-Salem, NC US
Shawn WootenRRJuly 24, 19725'10"205Glendora, CA US
Mauro ZárateRRFebruary 8, 19836'1"180Valencia, Carabobo VE

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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