2006 Visalia Oaks Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Joe Szekely (75-65)
Affiliation: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 61,958, Avg. 898 in 69 home dates
2006 Visalia Oaks Statistics

Playoffs - Visalia Oaks 2 games, Stockton Ports 1
Playoffs - Visalia Oaks 3 games, San Jose Giants 2
Finals - Inland Empire 66ers 3 games, Visalia Oaks 2

The Visalia Oaks of the California League ended the 2006 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Oaks scored 861 runs and surrendered 774 runs. Reid Brignac and Patrick Breen led Visalia with 21 home runs apiece., while Josh Arhart and Shaun Cumberland walloped 15 or more, too. Chris Nowak drove in 103 runs. Reid Brignac paced all regular hitters with a .326 average. Chris Mason and James Houser topped the squad with 12 wins each, and James Houser recorded a 4.41 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Reid Brignac, James Houser, Aubrey Huff, John Jaso, Evan Longoria, Ruddy Lugo, Brandon Mann, Evan Meek and Fernando Perez were all players from the 2006 Visalia Oaks who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Joe Szekely served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AllenRRSeptember 15, 19796'3"175Thomasville, GA US
Josh ArhartRRSeptember 13, 19796'1"240Santa Ana, CA US
Josh AsanovichRRJanuary 31, 19836'2"185Miami, AZ US
Jon BarrattRLMarch 19, 19855'9"165Stoneham, MA US
Patrick BreenLLJune 23, 19826'3"210Newport Beach, CA US
Reid BrignacSRJanuary 16, 19866'2"197St. Amant, LA US
Dave CardonaRRNovember 7, 19826'2"175San Juan, PR
Pat CottrellRRMarch 16, 19825'11"179Mobile, AL US
Shaun CumberlandLRAugust 1, 19846'2"185Mobile, AL US
Richard De Los SantosRRJune 1, 19846'1"170Comendador, DO
Nick DeBarrRRAugust 24, 19836'3"245Hayward, CA US
Kris DufnerSRFebruary 15, 19806'2"185Philadelphia, PA US
Derek FeldkampRRMay 9, 19836'4"210Adrian, MI US
Jino GonzalezLLSeptember 5, 19826'2"210Las Vegas, NV US
James HouserLLDecember 15, 19846'4"205Sarasota, FL US
Aubrey HuffLRDecember 20, 19766'4"225Marion, OH US
John JasoLRSeptember 19, 19836'2"202Chula Vista, CA US
Josh JohnsonRRNovember 3, 19826'0"205Ridgway, PA US
Francisco LeandroLLJuly 19, 19805'10"180Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Evan LongoriaRROctober 7, 19856'1"215Downey, CA US
Christian LopezRROctober 10, 19846'1"185Miami, FL US
Ruddy LugoRRMay 22, 19806'0"210Barahona, Barahona DO
Brandon MannLLMay 16, 19846'2"200Tacoma, WA US
Chris MasonRRJuly 1, 19846'1"190Gastonia, NC US
Jarod MatthewsRRNovember 10, 19826'2"212Olympia, WA US
Evan MeekRRMay 12, 19836'0"215Bellevue, WA US
Nick MoranRRJanuary 3, 19806'5"205Sacramento, CA US
Chris NowakRRFebruary 21, 19836'5"225Milwaukee, WI US
Sergio PedrozaLRFebruary 23, 19846'1"196East Los Angeles, CA US
Antonio PerezSLJune 12, 19815'9"165Chula Vista, CA US
Fernando PerezSRApril 23, 19836'1"195Elizabeth, NJ US
Joey ReimanRRDecember 20, 19806'1"200Phoenix, AZ US
Mark SchleicherRRJanuary 1, 19826'1"180Overland Park, KS US
Colt SimmonsRRDecember 4, 19836'0"205St. George, UT US
Jason St. ClairRRSeptember 27, 19825'10"173Mission Viejo, CA US
Hunter VickSRApril 12, 19825'9"165Selma, AL US
Brett WayneRRApril 28, 19806'0"185Simi Valley, CA 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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