2018 Peoria Chiefs Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-63
Finished 3rd in the MWL's Western Division
Manager: Chris Swauger (76-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Dozer Park
Attendance: 208,275, Avg. 3,156 in 66 home dates
2018 Peoria Chiefs Statistics

Playoffs - Peoria Chiefs 2 games, Cedar Rapids Kernels 0
Playoffs - Peoria Chiefs 2 games, Quad Cities River Bandits 0
Finals - Bowling Green Hot Rods 3 games, Peoria Chiefs 1

The Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League ended the 2018 season with a record of 76 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the league's Western Division.

The Chiefs scored 601 runs and surrendered 583 runs. Elehuris Montero led Peoria with 15 home runs and accounted for 69 RBI, while leading all regular batters with a .322 average. Johan Oviedo topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.23 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 2018 Peoria Chiefs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Luken Baker, Dylan Carlson, Jesus Cruz, Nolan Gorman, Scott Hurst, Irving Lopez, Elehuris Montero, Johan Oviedo, Nick Plummer, Alex Reyes, Angel Rondón, Jake Walsh, Kodi Whitley, Kolten Wong and Juan Yepez.

Chris Swauger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rayder AscanioSRMarch 17, 19965'11"155Mariara, Carabobo VE
Luken BakerRRMarch 10, 19976'4"265Spring, TX US
Paul BalestrieriRRSeptember 4, 19946'0"210, US
Brandon BensonRRJune 13, 19966'1"195Loganville, GA US
Fabian BlancoLLDecember 22, 19976'0"205Pueblo Nuevo, VE
Taylor BryantRRDecember 16, 19946'1"180Newport Beach, CA US
Robert CalvanoRRFebruary 27, 19936'2"225Kansas City, MO US
Dylan CarlsonSLOctober 23, 19986'3"205Elk Grove, CA US
Franyel CasadillaRRApril 5, 19976'3"240Santa Teresa del Tuy, VE
Jesus CruzRRApril 15, 19956'1"225Salinas de Hidalgo, MX
Jake DahlbergLLDecember 1, 19936'0"205Vancouver, WA US
J. R. DavisRRAugust 10, 19945'10"190Vallejo, CA US
Patrick DaytonLLJuly 20, 19956'0"170San Diego, CA US
Bryce DentonRRAugust 1, 19976'0"190Brentwood, TN US
Bryan DobzanskiRRAugust 31, 19956'4"220Franklinville, NJ US
Nick DunnLRJanuary 29, 19975'10"175Sunbury, PA US
Alex FaGaldeRRApril 29, 19946'3"225Sacramento, CA US
Matt FiedlerRRMarch 22, 19955'10"195Eagan, MN US
Edwin FigueraRRSeptember 2, 19975'10"160Puerto La Cruz, VE
Noel GonzalezRRFebruary 27, 19945'11"190Yakima, WA US
Yariel GonzalezSRJune 1, 19946'1"190Mayaguez, PR
Robbie GordonRRJune 8, 19936'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Nolan GormanLRMay 10, 20006'1"210, US
Evan GuilloryRRJanuary 6, 19966'3"210Jennings, LA US
Kevin HamannRRNovember 24, 19936'4"180Bend, OR US
Scott HurstLRMarch 25, 19965'10"175Glendora, CA US
John KilichowskiLLMay 17, 19946'5"217Tampa, FL US
Zach KirtleyRROctober 1, 19966'1"190Highland, CA US
Irving LopezLRJune 30, 19955'10"170Hermosillo, US
Andres LunaRRJuly 17, 19975'10"175Maracaibo, VE
Jonatan MachadoLLJanuary 21, 19995'9"155La Habana, CU
Cory MalcomRRJanuary 31, 19956'0"190, US
Jose MartinezSR5'10"150Machiques de Perija, VE
Levi MaVorhisRRJuly 31, 19946'2"215Seattle, WA US
Elehuris MonteroRRAugust 17, 19986'3"215Santo Domingo, DO
Angel MorenoRRJuly 31, 19966'2"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Wood MyersLROctober 11, 19945'10"180Chapel Hill, NC US
Winston NicacioRRDecember 29, 19966'2"180Cotui, DO
Dennis OrtegaRRJune 11, 19976'2"180Valencia, VE
Johan OviedoRRMarch 2, 19986'6"210La Habana, CU
Nick PlummerLLJuly 31, 19965'10"200Lathrup Village, MI US
Zach PrendergastRRMay 6, 19956'2"175Horsham, PA US
Alex ReyesRRAugust 29, 19946'3"175Elizabeth, NJ US
Brandon RileyLRDecember 13, 19966'0"170Burlington, NC US
Julio RodriguezRRJune 11, 19976'0"197Santiago, DO
Angel RondónRRDecember 1, 19976'2"185Higuey, DO
C. J. SaylorRROctober 14, 19935'11"195West Covina, CA US
Alvaro SeijasRROctober 10, 19986'1"175Maracay, VE
Thomas St. ClairRRMay 16, 19946'1"186Winston-Salem, NC US
Andrew SummervilleLLSeptember 4, 19956'3"195Seattle, WA US
Justin ToernerLLAugust 11, 19965'10"165Temecula, CA US
Jake WalshRRJuly 20, 19956'1"192Indialantic, FL US
Kodi WhitleyRRFebruary 21, 19956'4"220Clayton, NC US
Alexis WilsonRRAugust 13, 19965'10"168Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Kolten WongLROctober 10, 19905'9"185Hilo, HI US
Juan YepezRRFebruary 19, 19986'1"200Caracas, VE
Ben YokleyRRSeptember 1, 19926'1"190Arvada, CO 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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