2009 Salem Red Sox Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 67-72
Finished 2nd in the CL's Southern Division
Manager: Chad Epperson (67-72)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 231,186, Avg. 3,451 in 67 home dates
2009 Salem Red Sox Statistics

Playoffs - Salem Red Sox 3 games, Winston-Salem Dash 0
Mills Cup Finals - Lynchburg Hillcats 3 games, Salem Red Sox 0

The Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League ended the 2009 season with a record of 67 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the league's Southern Division.

The Red Sox tallied 599 runs and gave up 599 runs. Mike Jones drove in 59 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .283 average. Seth Garrison, Eammon Portice and Ryne Miller led the team with 8 wins each, while Kyle Weiland recorded a 3.47 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 2009 Salem Red Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included José Álvarez, Dan Butler, Robert Coello, Luis Exposito, Tim Federowicz, Stephen Fife, Ryan Kalish, Casey Kelly, Che-Hsuan Lin, Daniel Nava, Yamaico Navarro, Kristopher Negrón, Bryan Price, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Weiland.

Chad Epperson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José ÁlvarezLLMay 6, 19895'11"180Barcelona, Anzoategui VE
Jason BlackeyRRApril 11, 19836'4"206Squamish, BC CA
Zach BorowiakRRMay 18, 19816'1"185Centralia, IL US
Dan ButlerRROctober 17, 19865'10"210Phoenix, AZ US
Jose CapellanLLJuly 18, 19866'2"170San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Chih Hsien ChiangLRFebruary 21, 19886'2"195Taitung, TW
Robert CoelloRRNovember 23, 19846'5"250Bayonne, NJ US
Brad CorrellRRJune 17, 19816'2"205Gastonia, NC US
Ryan DentRRMarch 15, 19896'0"190Long Beach, CA US
Andrew DobiesLLApril 20, 19836'1"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Luis ExpositoRRJanuary 20, 19876'3"210Miami, FL US
Zak FarkesRRMay 30, 19835'11"190Boston, MA US
Tim FederowiczRRAugust 5, 19875'10"215Erie, PA US
Kyle FernandesLLSeptember 12, 19856'0"190Westport, MA US
Stephen FifeRROctober 4, 19866'3"225Boise, ID US
Seth GarrisonSRAugust 13, 19856'5"220Fort Worth, TX US
Jonathan HeeRRAugust 11, 19856'0"180Honolulu, HI US
Mike JonesLRJune 14, 19856'3"220Moreno Valley, CA US
Ryan KalishLLMarch 28, 19886'0"215Northridge, CA US
Casey KellyRROctober 4, 19896'3"215Sarasota, FL US
Che-Hsuan LinRRSeptember 21, 19886'0"180Hwa-Lian, TW
Derrick LoopRLDecember 11, 19836'3"220Corona, CA US
David MailmanLLOctober 7, 19886'2"180Orange, CA US
Dave McKaeRRNovember 24, 19816'2"190Walnut Creek, CA US
Ryne MillerRRSeptember 25, 19856'4"230Odessa, TX US
Daniel NavaSLFebruary 22, 19835'10"195Redwood City, CA US
Yamaico NavarroRROctober 31, 19875'11"215San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Kristopher NegrónRRFebruary 1, 19866'0"190Willingboro, NJ US
Josh PapelbonRRJune 24, 19836'1"210Baton Rouge, LA US
Jason PlaceRRMay 8, 19886'3"205Woodland, CA US
Jarod PlummerRRJanuary 27, 19846'5"200Dallas, TX US
Eammon PorticeRRJune 18, 19856'2"185Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Chad PovichRRJune 13, 19866'0"185St. George, UT US
Bryan PriceRRNovember 13, 19866'4"215Corpus Christi, TX US
Aaron RezaRRJune 25, 19855'7"180Modesto, CA US
Jason RiceRRMay 13, 19865'10"190Los Angeles, CA US
Anthony RizzoLLAugust 8, 19896'3"240Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Luis SegoviaRRJuly 19, 19865'10"150Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Matt SheelyRRAugust 30, 19865'9"185West Palm Beach, FL US
Jered StanleyRRSeptember 18, 19846'3"220Hopewell, VA US
William VazquezRRFebruary 22, 19856'2"190Kent, OH US
Tyler WeedenRRSeptember 26, 19876'2"220Edmond, OK US
Kyle WeilandLRSeptember 12, 19866'4"195Albuquerque, NM US
Armando ZerpaLLFebruary 13, 19875'11"175Caracas, Distrito Federal 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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