2016 Rome Braves Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 3rd in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Randy Ingle (70-69)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Rome, Georgia
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Attendance: 161,121, Avg. 2,405 in 67 home dates
2016 Rome Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Rome Braves 2 games, Charleston RiverDogs 1
Finals - Rome Braves 3 games, Lakewood BlueClaws 1

The Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 2016 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Braves scored 565 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Austin Riley paced Rome with 20 home runs, while Carlos Castro walloped 15 or more, too. Austin Riley drove in 80 runs. Ray-Patrick Didder topped all regular batters with a .274 average. Patrick Weigel led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.51 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2016 Rome Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ronald Acuña, Kolby Allard, Manny Banuelos, Tyler Flowers, Max Fried, John Gant, Jim Johnson, Adam McCreery, A. J. Minter, Eric O'Flaherty, Williams Pérez, Austin Riley, Ricardo Sanchez, Shae Simmons, Chad Sobotka, Michael Soroka, Touki Toussaint, Arodys Vizcaíno, Jacob Webb, Patrick Weigel, Chris Withrow and Juan Yepez.

Randy Ingle served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ronald AcuñaRRDecember 18, 19976'0"180La Guaira, VE
Kolby AllardLLAugust 13, 19976'1"190Anaheim, CA US
Leudys BaezSRJune 26, 19956'0"160Sabana Grande de Palenque, DO
Manny BanuelosRLMarch 13, 19915'10"215Gomez Palacio, Durango MX
Caleb BeechRRApril 18, 19936'4"215Texarkana, TX US
Trevor BelicekLLDecember 10, 19926'3"215Waco, TX US
Oriel CaicedoLLJanuary 14, 19945'11"190Panama, Panama PA
Carlos CastroRRMay 24, 19946'1"195La Romana, DO
Corbin ClouseSLJune 26, 19956'0"230Lansing, MI US
Matt CustredRRSeptember 8, 19936'6"240Houston, TX US
Ray-Patrick DidderRROctober 1, 19946'0"170Oranjestad, AW
Luke DykstraRRNovember 7, 19956'1"195Thousand Oaks, CA US
Justin EllisonLLFebruary 6, 19956'2"175Columbus, GA US
Tyler FlowersRRJanuary 24, 19866'4"260Roswell, GA US
Max FriedLLJanuary 18, 19946'4"190Santa Monica, CA US
Luis GamezRRJune 25, 19966'2"175Tucson, AZ US
John GantRRAugust 6, 19926'3"200Savannah, GA US
Stephen GaylorLROctober 4, 19916'1"195Rome, GA US
Dalton GeekieRROctober 3, 19946'5"200Houston, TX US
Josh GrahamRROctober 14, 19936'1"215Roseburg, OR US
Yeudi GrullonSRJuly 18, 19946'1"170San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Lucas HerbertRRNovember 28, 19966'0"200Danbury, CT US
Jared JamesLRFebruary 22, 19946'1"185Sacramento, CA US
Jim JohnsonRRJune 27, 19836'6"250Johnson City, NY US
Chase Johnson-MullinsLLJuly 19, 19946'8"270Paris, KY US
Grayson JonesRRAugust 22, 19946'2"220Birmingham, AL US
Kevin JosephinaSROctober 2, 19966'0"170Willemstad, CW
Bradley KellerRRDecember 15, 19966'1"195Shelby, NC US
Jon KennedyLLSeptember 20, 19946'5"215Melbourne, AU
Taylor LewisRROctober 4, 19936'1"170Claxton, GA US
Bladimir MatosRRJanuary 20, 19946'0"190Vicente Noble, DO
Adam McCreeryLLDecember 31, 19926'9"250La Verne, CA US
Darien McLemoreSRDecember 11, 19935'8"180Southlake, TX US
Erison MendezRRMay 4, 19925'11"170Tamayo, DO
A. J. MinterLLSeptember 2, 19936'0"215Whitehouse, TX US
Jonathan MoralesRRJanuary 29, 19955'11"180Arroyo, PR
Tyler NeslonyLRFebruary 13, 19946'1"190Corpus Christi, TX US
Wigberto NevarezRRJuly 17, 19916'3"230Santurce, PR
Eric O'FlahertyLLFebruary 5, 19856'2"210Walla Walla, WA US
Williams PérezRRMay 21, 19916'0"240Acarigua, Portuguesa VE
Austin RileyRRApril 2, 19976'3"220Memphis, TN US
Alejandro SalazarRROctober 5, 19966'0"170Cabimas, VE
Ricardo SanchezLLApril 11, 19975'11"215Puerto Cabello, VE
Anfernee SeymourSRJune 24, 19955'11"165Nassau, BS
Shae SimmonsRRSeptember 3, 19905'11"190Cape Girardeau, MO US
Chad SobotkaRRJuly 10, 19936'7"225Sarasota, FL US
Michael SorokaRRAugust 4, 19976'5"225Calgary, AB CA
Matt TellorSRSeptember 24, 19916'5"210Arlington, TX US
Touki ToussaintRRJune 20, 19966'3"185Coral Springs, FL US
Arodys VizcaínoRRNovember 13, 19906'0"245Yaguate, San Cristobal DO
Devan WattsRRApril 21, 19956'0"205Mooresville, NC US
Jacob WebbRRAugust 15, 19936'1"200Riverside, CA US
Patrick WeigelRRJuly 8, 19946'6"240Camarillo, CA US
Chris WithrowRRApril 1, 19896'3"240Austin, TX US
Juan YepezRRFebruary 19, 19986'1"200Caracas, 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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