2000 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Roster
Team Record: 63-49
Finished 3rd in the TTL
Manager: Eddie Dennis (63-49)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 103,535, Avg. 1,953 in 53 home dates
Playoffs - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 2 games, San Angelo Colts 1
Finals - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 3 games, Amarillo Dillas 1
The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the Texas-Louisiana League ended the 2000 season with a record of 63 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the TTL.
The WhiteWings tallied 709 runs and surrendered 624 runs. Malvin Matos paced Rio Grande Valley with 18 home runs, and Hector Roa walloped 15 or more, too. Hector Roa drove in 81 runs. Willie Roland led all regular batters by connecting at a .359 clip. Yfrain Linares topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.59 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Jose Gonzalez and Ron Jones both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Eddie Dennis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Abbott | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| J. J. Belk | L | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Andy Buitron | R | R | January 1, 1980 | 6'2" | 220 | Brownsville, TX US |
| Malcolm Cepeda | R | R | November 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Steve Chavez | S | R | July 30, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Carlsbad, NM US |
| Efrain Contreras | L | R | December 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Ray DeLeon | L | L | March 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 235 | Compton, CA US |
| Ed Dennis | ||||||
| Dwayne Dobson | R | R | February 23, 1976 | 6'5" | 205 | Louisville, KY US |
| Jim Essian | S | R | November 8, 1979 | 6'3" | 215 | Southfield, MI US |
| Joe Fretwell | S | R | May 24, 1977 | 6'4" | 175 | Oakland Park, FL US |
| David Geisbush | R | R | December 19, 1976 | 5'11" | 185 | Spokane, WA US |
| Jose Gonzalez | R | R | November 23, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Shawn Greene | R | R | July 18, 1978 | 6'3" | 225 | Garland, TX US |
| Ron Jones | L | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 195 | Seguin, TX US |
| Bobby Lara | R | R | September 13, 1975 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Yfrain Linares | R | R | December 7, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | San Carlos, VE |
| Manny Lopez | R | R | March 20, 1978 | 5'9" | 188 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Farley Love | R | R | April 21, 1973 | 6'6" | 200 | Fort Ord, CA US |
| Brig Maldonado | ||||||
| Joey Martinez | R | R | November 30, 1971 | 5'10" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
| Johnny Martinez | R | R | November 25, 1972 | 6'3" | 168 | Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO |
| Malvin Matos | R | R | June 18, 1972 | 6'2" | 175 | Bobures, Zulia VE |
| Eric Maurer | R | R | November 2, 1975 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Shaun Mikkola | R | R | August 3, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Clearwater, FL US |
| C. J. Mincey | ||||||
| Pablo Perez | R | R | December 20, 1976 | 6'3" | 177 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Mike Perini | L | R | April 27, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Carlsbad, NM US |
| Juan Querecuto | R | R | December 3, 1969 | 6'4" | 175 | |
| Gilberto Ramos | ||||||
| Hector Roa | S | R | June 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 170 | Mata de Palma, DO |
| Mario Rodriguez | R | R | March 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 175 | Brownsville, TX US |
| Willie Roland | R | R | October 23, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Will Shahan | ||||||
| Josh Skinner | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Frank Taveras | L | R | September 6, 1975 | 6'1" | 202 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Manuel Vela | L | R | March 6, 1976 | 5'8" | 163 | Downers Grove, IL US |
| Gilbert Vidal | R | R | April 21, 1975 | 5'11" | 188 | Santurce, PR |
| Doug Wakefield | R | L | August 17, 1976 | 6'7" | 240 | West Covina, CA US |
| Jacob Wallis | R | R | February 1, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Ryan Williams | S | R | July 29, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 |
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.
