2017 Richmond Flying Squirrels Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-77
Finished 5th in the EL's West Division
Manager: Kyle Haines (63-77)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: The Diamond
Attendance: 386,185, Avg. 6,034 in 64 home dates
2017 Richmond Flying Squirrels Statistics

The Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League ended the 2017 season with a record of 63 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.

The Flying Squirrels scored 523 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 603 runs. Slade Heathcott led Richmond with 12 home runs Dylan Davis and Miguel Gómez each recorded 38 runs batted in. Brandon Bednar paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .280. Tyler Cyr and Dan Slania topped the team with 5 wins each, while Cory Taylor recorded a 4.32 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 2017 Richmond Flying Squirrels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Collin Balester, Vic Black, Sam Coonrod, Brandon Crawford, Tyler Cyr, Matt Gage, Aramis Garcia, Caleb Gindl, Miguel Gómez, Cody Hall, Slade Heathcott, Ryan Lollis, Reyes Moronta, Eduardo Núñez, Seth Rosin, Jerry Sands, Chris Shaw, Dan Slania, D. J. Snelten and Andrew Suárez.

Kyle Haines served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carlos AlvaradoRROctober 22, 19896'4"175Central Tacarigua, Carabobo VE
Jeff ArnoldRRJanuary 13, 19886'2"210Louisville, KY US
Collin BalesterRRJune 6, 19866'4"190Huntington Beach, CA US
Brandon BednarRRMarch 21, 19926'4"195Stuart, FL US
T. J. BennettLRJuly 22, 19926'3"215Lethbridge, ON CA
Vic BlackRRMay 23, 19886'4"210Amarillo, TX US
Yordy CabreraRRSeptember 3, 19906'1"205Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Daniel CarbonellRRMarch 29, 19916'3"200Camaguey, CU
Ali CastilloRRJune 19, 19895'9"180Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Hunter ColeRROctober 3, 19926'1"190Moore, SC US
Sam CoonrodRRSeptember 22, 19926'2"225Carrollton, IL US
Brandon CrawfordLRJanuary 21, 19876'2"227Mountain View, CA US
Tyler CyrRRMay 5, 19936'2"211Fremont, CA US
Dylan DavisRRJuly 20, 19936'0"205Redmond, WA US
Jose FloresRRJune 4, 19896'3"250Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Matt GageRLFebruary 11, 19936'4"240Niskayuna, NY US
Aramis GarciaRRJanuary 12, 19936'2"220Hialeah, FL US
Carlos GarciaSRMarch 18, 19925'10"172Municipio de Diaz, VE
Caleb GindlLLAugust 31, 19885'8"210Pensacola, FL US
Miguel GómezSRDecember 17, 19925'9"206Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Cody HallRRJanuary 6, 19886'4"235Savannah, GA US
Ryan HalsteadLRMay 13, 19926'5"220Alta Loma, CA US
Slade HeathcottLLSeptember 28, 19906'1"205Texarkana, TX US
Tyler HerbRRApril 28, 19926'3"200Lykens, PA US
C. J. HinojosaRRJuly 15, 19945'10"185Spring, TX US
K. C. HobsonLLAugust 22, 19906'2"230Bakersfield, CA US
Tyler HoranLRDecember 2, 19906'2"230Middleboro, MA US
Jordan JohnsonRRSeptember 15, 19936'3"200Elk Grove, CA US
Stephen JohnsonRRFebruary 21, 19916'5"230Washington, DC US
Christian JonesLLJanuary 27, 19916'3"210Danville, CA US
Ryan LollisLLDecember 16, 19866'1"190Houston, TX US
Matt LujanLLAugust 23, 19886'1"210Stockton, CA US
Jarret MartinLLAugust 14, 19896'3"230Bakersfield, CA US
Rodolfo MartinezRRApril 4, 19946'2"200Boca Chica, DO
Dillon McNamaraRROctober 6, 19916'5"230Staten Island, NY US
Rando MorenoSRJune 6, 19925'11"165Monte Plata, DO
Reyes MorontaRRJanuary 6, 19935'11"241Santiago, Santiago DO
Eduardo NúñezRRJune 15, 19876'0"195Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Luis PinoRRNovember 4, 19946'0"175Nuevo Leon, MX
Nate ReedLLDecember 1, 19876'3"180Reading, PA US
Seth RosinRRNovember 2, 19886'6"265Fargo, ND US
Jerry SandsRRSeptember 28, 19876'4"225Middletown, NY US
Myles SchroderSRAugust 1, 19875'11"180Pleasant Hill, CA US
Chris ShawLROctober 20, 19936'3"226Lexington, MA US
Dan SlaniaRRMay 24, 19926'5"275Phoenix, AZ US
D. J. SneltenLLMay 29, 19926'6"240Ingleside, IL US
Adam SonabendRRMay 12, 19926'0"200Los Angeles, CA US
Andrew SuárezLLSeptember 11, 19926'0"187Miami, FL US
Cory TaylorRRDecember 14, 19936'2"255Laredo, TX US
Matt WinnRRAugust 5, 19926'1"210Richmond, VA US
Pat YoungRRMarch 24, 19926'7"240The Woodlands, TX US
Eliezer ZambranoSRSeptember 16, 19865'11"195San Diego, 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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