2008 Sacramento River Cats Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-61
Finished 1st in the PCL's South Division of the Pacific Conference
Manager: Todd Steverson (83-61)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Raley Field
Attendance: 700,168, Avg. 9,725 in 72 home dates
2008 Sacramento River Cats Statistics

Playoffs - Sacramento River Cats 3 games, Salt Lake Bees 1
Finals - Sacramento River Cats 3 games, Oklahoma RedHawks 1

The Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League ended the 2008 season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division of the Pacific Conference.

The River Cats plated 786 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Brooks Conrad paced Sacramento with 28 home runs, while Wes Bankston, Danny Putnam and Landon Powell each walloped 15 or more also. Brooks Conrad drove in 91 runs. Casey Rogowski topped all regular batters with a .277 average. Dan Meyer led the squad with 10 wins, and Gio Gonzalez and Kirk Saarloos recorded a 4.24 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 2008 Sacramento River Cats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jeff Baisley, Wes Bankston, Daric Barton, Jerry Blevins, Dallas Braden, Andrew Brown, Travis Buck, Kiko Calero, Santiago Casilla, Troy Cate, Eric Chavez, Brooks Conrad, Aaron Cunningham, Chris Denorfia, Joey Devine, Lenny DiNardo, Justin Duchscherer, Dana Eveland, Jeff Fiorentino, Keith Foulke, José García, Chris Gissell, Graham Godfrey, Carlos González, Gio Gonzalez, Jeff Gray, Jesús Guzmán, Rich Harden, Brad Kilby, Justin Knoedler, Shane Komine, Todd Linden, Jay Marshall, Vin Mazzaro, Kevin Melillo, Dan Meyer, Donnie Murphy, Matt Murton, Josh Outman, Eric Patterson, Cliff Pennington, Gregorio Petit, Landon Powell, Bret Prinz, Danny Putnam, Kirk Saarloos, Greg Smith, Mike Sweeney, Ryan Sweeney and Brad Ziegler.

Todd Steverson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Michael AffrontiRRFebruary 13, 19846'2"195Brooklyn, NY US
Jeff BaisleyRRDecember 19, 19826'3"225Tampa, FL US
Wes BankstonRRNovember 23, 19836'4"215Dallas, TX US
Daric BartonLRAugust 16, 19856'0"215Springfield, VT US
Nick BlasiRRSeptember 23, 19815'10"200Wichita, KS US
Jerry BlevinsLLSeptember 6, 19836'6"190Johnson City, TN US
Danny BorrellLLJanuary 24, 19796'3"200Lansdale, PA US
Dallas BradenLLAugust 13, 19836'1"185Phoenix, AZ US
Andrew BrownRRFebruary 17, 19816'6"230Chardon, OH US
Travis BuckLRNovember 18, 19836'2"230Richland, WA US
Kiko CaleroRRJanuary 9, 19756'1"180Santurce, PR
Santiago CasillaRRJuly 25, 19806'0"210San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Troy CateLLOctober 21, 19806'1"220Fallbrook, CA US
Eric ChavezLRDecember 7, 19776'1"215Los Angeles, CA US
Brooks ConradSRJanuary 16, 19805'10"190San Diego, CA US
Eddie CornejoLRNovember 19, 19815'10"180San Bernardino, CA US
Aaron CunninghamRRApril 24, 19865'11"215Anchorage, AK US
Chris DenorfiaRRJuly 15, 19806'0"195Bristol, CT US
Joey DevineRRSeptember 19, 19836'0"235Junction City, KS US
Lenny DiNardoLLSeptember 19, 19796'2"220Miami, FL US
Justin DowdyLLAugust 13, 19836'1"175San Diego, CA US
Justin DuchschererRRNovember 19, 19776'3"165Aberdeen, SD US
Dana EvelandLLOctober 29, 19836'1"235Olympia, WA US
Chris FarleyRRFebruary 24, 19836'2"220Greenfield, MA US
Jason FernandezRRJanuary 8, 19856'2"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Jeff FiorentinoLRApril 14, 19836'1"185Pembroke Pines, FL US
Keith FoulkeRROctober 19, 19726'0"195Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD US
Joe GaettiRROctober 18, 19815'11"205Centralia, IL US
José GarcíaRRJanuary 7, 19855'11"165Dajabon, Dajabon DO
Chris GissellRRJanuary 4, 19786'5"210Tacoma, WA US
Jason GlushonRRMay 26, 19856'2"195Tarzana, CA US
Graham GodfreyRRAugust 9, 19846'3"215Tampa, FL US
Carlos GonzálezLLOctober 17, 19856'1"220Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Gio GonzalezRLSeptember 19, 19856'0"205Hialeah, FL US
Jeff GrayRRNovember 19, 19816'2"210Texas City, TX US
Jesús GuzmánRRJune 14, 19846'1"200Cumana, Sucre VE
Rich HardenLRNovember 30, 19816'1"190Victoria, BC CA
Brad KilbyLLFebruary 19, 19836'1"235Modesto, CA US
Justin KnoedlerRRJuly 17, 19806'2"210Springfield, IL US
Brad KnoxRRMay 27, 19826'2"230Houston, TX US
Shane KomineRROctober 18, 19805'9"175Honolulu, HI US
Todd LindenSRJune 30, 19806'2"225Edmonds, WA US
Jay MarshallLLFebruary 25, 19836'5"205St. Louis, MO US
Mike MassaroLLApril 15, 19845'11"185Pueblo, CO US
Vin MazzaroRRSeptember 27, 19866'2"220Hackensack, NJ US
Kevin MelilloLRMay 14, 19826'0"190Orlando, FL US
Dan MeyerRLJuly 3, 19816'2"225Woodbury, NJ US
Donnie MurphyRRMarch 10, 19835'10"190Lakewood, CA US
Matt MurtonRROctober 3, 19816'1"220Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Josh OutmanLLSeptember 14, 19846'1"205St. Louis, MO US
Raul PadronLRSeptember 17, 19846'0"195Los Teques, Miranda VE
Eric PattersonLRApril 8, 19836'0"170Tallahassee, FL US
Cliff PenningtonSRJune 15, 19845'10"200Corpus Christi, TX US
Gregorio PetitRRDecember 10, 19845'10"200Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda VE
Landon PowellSRMarch 19, 19826'3"265Raleigh, NC US
Bret PrinzRRJune 15, 19776'3"185Chicago Heights, IL US
Danny PutnamLLSeptember 17, 19825'10"200Scott AFB, IL US
Richie RobnettLLSeptember 17, 19835'10"210Santa Monica, CA US
Casey RogowskiLLMay 1, 19816'3"230Livonia, MI US
Kirk SaarloosRRMay 23, 19796'0"185Long Beach, CA US
David ShaferRRMarch 7, 19826'2"190Flagstaff, AZ US
Jesus SilvaRRDecember 24, 19826'0"199Maracay, Aragua VE
Greg SmithLLDecember 22, 19836'1"190Alexandria, LA US
Mike SweeneyRRJuly 22, 19736'1"195Orange, CA US
Ryan SweeneyLLFebruary 20, 19856'4"225Cedar Rapids, IA US
Ryan WingLLFebruary 1, 19826'2"190Corona, CA US
Brad ZieglerRROctober 10, 19796'4"220Pratt, KS 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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