2017 Tennessee Smokies Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 68-70
Finished 4th in the SL's North Division
Manager: Mark Johnson (68-70)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Kodak, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Attendance: 313,796, Avg. 4,981 in 63 home dates
2017 Tennessee Smokies Statistics

The Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League ended the 2017 season with a record of 68 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Smokies tallied 549 runs and yielded 565 runs. Jason Vosler paced Tennessee with 21 home runs, while Yasiel Balaguert and Ian Rice walloped 15 or more as well. Jason Vosler drove in 81 runs. David Bote led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .272 clip. Duane Underwood topped the squad with 13 wins, and Zach Hedges recorded a 3.49 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

David Bote, Jen-Ho Tseng, Justin Hancock, Erick Castillo, Daniel Corcino, Ben Zobrist, Jason Vosler, Gerardo Concepción, Matt Swarmer, James Norwood, Adbert Alzolay, Pedro Araújo, Osvaldo Martínez, Jacob Hannemann, Kyle Hendricks, Brett Anderson, Duane Underwood and Dillon Maples were all players from the 2017 Tennessee Smokies who played in the Majors during their careers.

Mark Johnson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Andury AcevedoRRAugust 23, 19906'4"235Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Adbert AlzolayRRMarch 1, 19956'0"179Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar VE
Brett AndersonLLFebruary 1, 19886'4"230Midland, TX US
Pedro AraújoRRJuly 2, 19936'3"215San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jeffrey BaezRROctober 30, 19936'0"180El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Yasiel BalaguertRRJanuary 9, 19936'2"215La Habana, La Habana CU
David BergRRMarch 28, 19936'0"190Glendora, CA US
Casey BloomquistRRJanuary 25, 19946'3"190Bakersfield, CA US
David BoteRRApril 7, 19936'1"210Longmont, CO US
Cael BrockmeyerRROctober 8, 19916'6"245San Diego, CA US
Craig BrooksRRSeptember 23, 19925'10"180Monroe, NC US
Charcer BurksRRMarch 9, 19956'0"170Houston, TX US
Roberto CaroSRSeptember 25, 19936'0"185San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Erick CastilloRRFebruary 25, 19935'11"178Araure, Portuguesa VE
Trevor CliftonRRMay 11, 19956'4"170Maryville, TN US
Gerardo ConcepciónLLFebruary 29, 19926'2"200La Habana, La Habana CU
Daniel CorcinoRRAugust 26, 19905'11"215Azua, Azua DO
Kevin CorneliusRRAugust 28, 19926'1"180Weatherford, TX US
Andrew ElyLRJanuary 23, 19935'11"180Eagle, ID US
David GarnerRRSeptember 21, 19926'1"180Niles, MI US
Justin HancockRROctober 28, 19906'4"185Defiance, OH US
Jacob HannemannLLApril 29, 19916'1"200Kahaku, HI US
Zach HedgesRROctober 21, 19926'4"195Glendora, CA US
Kyle HendricksRRDecember 7, 19896'3"190Newport Beach, CA US
Dillon MaplesRRMay 9, 19926'2"230West End, NC US
Brad MarkeyRRMarch 3, 19925'10"185Bel Air, MD US
Trey MartinRRDecember 11, 19926'2"188Atlanta, GA US
Osvaldo MartínezRRMay 7, 19885'10"200Carolina, PR
Ryan McNeilRRFebruary 1, 19946'3"210Santa Barbara, CA US
Jhondaniel MedinaRRFebruary 8, 19935'11"218Maracay, Aragua VE
Preston MorrisonRRJuly 19, 19936'3"185Waxhaw, NC US
James NorwoodRRDecember 24, 19936'2"215New York, NY US
Chris NunnLLOctober 5, 19906'5"200Cordova, TN US
Carlos PenalverRRMay 17, 19946'0"170Turmero, Aragua VE
Stephen PerakslisRRJanuary 15, 19916'0"185Abington, MA US
James PuglieseRRAugust 12, 19926'3"205Trenton, NJ US
Ian RiceRRAugust 19, 19936'0"200Huntsville, AL US
José RosarioRRAugust 29, 19906'1"170New York City, NY US
Daniel SpingolaLLMay 5, 19936'1"180Roswell, GA US
Jake StinnettRRApril 25, 19926'4"205Vista, CA US
Matt SwarmerRRSeptember 25, 19936'5"195Mohnton, PA US
Tommy ThorpeLLSeptember 20, 19926'0"185Vancouver, WA US
Daury TorrezRRJune 11, 19936'3"170Esperanza, Valverde DO
Jen-Ho TsengLROctober 3, 19946'1"210Kaohsiung City, TW
Duane UnderwoodRRJuly 20, 19946'2"210Marietta, GA US
Jason VoslerLRSeptember 6, 19936'2"205West Nyack, NY US
Ben ZobristSRMay 26, 19816'3"210Eureka, IL 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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