2018 Tri-City ValleyCats Roster
Team Record: 42-33
Finished 1st in the NYPL's Stedler Division
Manager: Jason Bell (42-33)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Troy, New York
Ballpark: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Attendance: 140,036, Avg. 4,119 in 34 home dates
Playoffs - Tri-City ValleyCats 2 games, Mahoning Valley Scrappers 0
Finals - Tri-City ValleyCats 2 games, Hudson Valley Renegades 0
The Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 2018 season with a record of 42 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the league's Stedler Division.
The ValleyCats plated 328 runs and yielded 295 runs. Luis Encarnacion paced Tri-City with 10 home runs and accounted for 33 RBI. Enmanuel Valdez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .244 clip.
Players from the 2018 Tri-City ValleyCats who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bryan Abreu, Seth Beer, J. B. Bukauskas, Humberto Castellanos, Gilberto Celestino, Shawn Dubin, J. P. France, Luis García, Jeremy Peña, Brady Rodgers, Nivaldo Rodriguez, César Salazar, José Urquidy and Enmanuel Valdez.
Jason Bell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Abreu | R | R | April 22, 1997 | 6'1" | 204 | Santo Domingo Centro, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Seth Beer | L | R | September 18, 1996 | 6'3" | 195 | Maryville, IL US |
| Jacob Billingsley | R | R | July 27, 1994 | 5'11" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Jose Bravo | R | R | June 10, 1997 | 6'3" | 213 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
| J. B. Bukauskas | R | R | October 11, 1996 | 6'0" | 196 | Ashburn, VA US |
| Riley Cabral | R | R | January 25, 1997 | 5'11" | 211 | US, OK US |
| Oscar Campos | R | R | December 8, 1996 | 5'10" | 170 | Maturin, Monagas VE |
| Deury Carrasco | L | R | September 20, 1999 | 5'9" | 165 | Villa La Mata, DO |
| Jose Carrillo | R | R | January 24, 1998 | 6'0" | 178 | Barcelona, Anzoategui VE |
| Humberto Castellanos | R | R | April 3, 1998 | 5'11" | 218 | Tepatitlan, Jalisco MX |
| Gilberto Celestino | R | L | February 13, 1999 | 6'0" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Brett Conine | R | R | October 16, 1996 | 6'3" | 210 | Orange, CA US |
| Devin Conn | R | R | April 3, 1997 | 5'11" | 169 | Plantation, FL US |
| Marty Costes | R | R | December 18, 1995 | 5'9" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Brett Daniels | R | R | February 25, 1996 | 6'0" | 194 | Fuquay-Varina, NC US |
| Kyle Davis | R | R | December 30, 1995 | 6'0" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Trey Dawson | R | R | October 2, 1996 | 6'0" | 177 | Charleston, WV US |
| Luis De Paula | R | R | November 15, 1996 | 6'0" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Cody Deason | R | R | December 26, 1996 | 6'4" | 214 | Ojai, CA US |
| Austin Dennis | R | R | June 6, 1997 | 5'11" | 170 | Rockledge, FL US |
| Chad Donato | R | R | June 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 210 | Cypress, TX US |
| Shawn Dubin | R | R | September 6, 1995 | 6'1" | 154 | Allegany, NY US |
| Luis Encarnacion | R | R | August 9, 1997 | 6'2" | 185 | San Juan de la Maguana, DO |
| Drew Ferguson | R | R | August 3, 1992 | 5'11" | 180 | Knoxville, TN US |
| J. P. France | R | R | April 4, 1995 | 6'0" | 216 | New Orleans, LA US |
| R. J. Freure | R | R | July 6, 1997 | 6'1" | 210 | Burlington, ON CA |
| Luis García | R | R | December 13, 1996 | 6'1" | 216 | Bolivar, Bolivar VE |
| Granden Goetzman | R | R | November 14, 1992 | 6'4" | 200 | Palmetto, FL US |
| Joey Gonzalez | R | R | January 10, 1997 | 5'11" | 174 | Miami, FL US |
| Austin Hansen | R | R | August 25, 1996 | 6'0" | 195 | Lenexa, KS US |
| Ian Hardman | R | R | September 16, 1995 | 6'5" | 240 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tim Hardy | L | L | March 1, 1996 | 6'7" | 250 | Monroe, NC US |
| Layne Henderson | R | R | June 8, 1996 | 6'4" | 200 | Glendora, CA US |
| Carlos Hiraldo | L | L | July 15, 1996 | 5'10" | 175 | Altamira, Puerto Plata DO |
| Alex Holderbach | R | R | December 26, 1996 | 6'0" | 205 | US, OH US |
| Alex House | R | R | August 24, 1996 | 6'3" | 194 | Orlando, FL US |
| Ernesto Jaquez | R | R | June 11, 1999 | 6'2" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Juan Pablo Lopez | L | L | February 17, 1999 | 6'4" | 170 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Carlos Machado | R | R | June 5, 1998 | 6'2" | 170 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Orlando Marquez | R | R | March 12, 1996 | 5'10" | 180 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Logan Mattix | R | R | May 16, 1996 | 6'0" | 185 | US, US |
| Alex McKenna | R | R | September 6, 1997 | 6'2" | 200 | Lancaster, CA US |
| Mark Moclair | R | R | March 13, 1997 | 6'2" | 205 | Newport News, VA US |
| Hansel Paulino | R | R | January 3, 1996 | 6'2" | 170 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Jeremy Peña | R | R | September 22, 1997 | 6'0" | 179 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Nathan Perry | L | R | July 7, 1999 | 6'2" | 195 | Spencer, VA US |
| Andy Pineda | L | R | November 11, 1996 | 6'1" | 165 | Azua, Azua DO |
| Juan Pineda | R | R | January 31, 1998 | 5'10" | 190 | Santiago, PA |
| Manny Ramirez | R | R | November 21, 1999 | 5'11" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jose Alberto Rivera | R | R | February 14, 1997 | 6'3" | 160 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Juan Robles | R | R | November 6, 1997 | 6'0" | 185 | Navojoa, Sonora MX |
| Brady Rodgers | R | R | September 17, 1990 | 6'2" | 210 | Richmond, TX US |
| Nivaldo Rodriguez | R | R | April 16, 1997 | 6'1" | 170 | Naguanagua, Carabobo VE |
| Ramiro Rodriguez | L | L | February 2, 1998 | 5'10" | 145 | Las Tablas, Los Santos PA |
| Matt Ruppenthal | R | R | October 21, 1995 | 6'4" | 225 | Bloomfield Hills, MI US |
| César Salazar | L | R | March 15, 1996 | 5'9" | 185 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Edgardo Sandoval | R | R | July 9, 1996 | 6'0" | 170 | Chitre, Herrera PA |
| Andres Santana | R | R | November 5, 1998 | 6'1" | 180 | US, US |
| Felipe Tejada | R | R | February 27, 1998 | 6'1" | 190 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| José Urquidy | R | R | May 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 180 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Enmanuel Valdez | L | R | December 28, 1998 | 5'9" | 171 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
| Michael Wielansky | R | R | March 18, 1997 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO 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.
