2008 West Michigan Whitecaps Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the MWL's Eastern Division
Manager: Joe Depastino (72-65)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Attendance: 367,532, Avg. 5,569 in 66 home dates
2008 West Michigan Whitecaps Statistics

Playoffs - South Bend Silver Hawks 2 games, West Michigan Whitecaps 1

The West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League ended the 2008 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's Eastern Division.

The Whitecaps scored 581 runs and surrendered 544 runs. Kody Kaiser led West Michigan with 11 home runs and drove in 57 runs. Justin Henry paced all regular hitters with a .295 average. Jon Kibler topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.75 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Alex Avila, Andy Dirks, Alfredo Fígaro, Curtis Granderson, Magglio Ordóñez, Mauricio Robles, Brayan Villarreal, Thad Weber and Casper Wells were all players from the 2008 West Michigan Whitecaps who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Joe Depastino served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alex AvilaLRJanuary 29, 19875'11"210Hialeah, FL US
Ron BourquinLRApril 29, 19856'3"215Canton, OH US
Joe BowenLRSeptember 25, 19876'1"190Ocala, FL US
Chris CarlsonRRJanuary 7, 19846'4"230Topeka, KS US
Adrian CasanovaRRMay 6, 19836'1"210Miami, FL US
Kelvin CedanoRRNovember 3, 19856'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Audy CiriacoRRJune 16, 19876'3"225San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Rudy DarrowRRFebruary 11, 19845'10"180Stillwater, OK US
Andy DirksLLJanuary 24, 19866'0"195Hutchinson, KS US
Brandon DouglasRRAugust 27, 19856'0"200Knoxville, IA US
Alfredo FígaroRRJuly 7, 19846'0"190Samana, Samana DO
Angel FloresRRAugust 16, 19866'0"200Manati, PR
Aaron FuhrmanLLApril 2, 19886'0"185Staten Island, NY US
L. J. GagnierRRFebruary 28, 19856'2"210Santa Cruz, CA US
Ramon GarciaLLOctober 30, 19846'2"165Yamasa, Monte Plata DO
Wilton GarciaRRApril 12, 19856'1"165Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO
Curtis GrandersonLRMarch 16, 19816'1"200Blue Island, IL US
Scott GreenRRAugust 10, 19856'7"240Dayton, OH US
Joaquin GuzmanSRSeptember 22, 19866'0"170Bani, Peravia DO
Brandon HamiltonRRDecember 25, 19886'3"220Millbrook, AL US
Justin HenryLRApril 30, 19856'2"190Houston, MS US
Andrew HessRRNovember 6, 19846'4"210Kalamazoo, MI US
Matt HoffmanLLNovember 8, 19886'2"224Owasso, OK US
Brett JacobsonRRNovember 9, 19866'6"205Phoenix, AZ US
Kody KaiserSRApril 6, 19855'9"185Bethany, OK US
Jon KiblerLLAugust 10, 19866'4"215Baltimore, MD US
Noah KrolSRJune 6, 19846'2"185Nickerson, KS US
Mark McBratneyLRDecember 26, 19845'10"175Wichita, KS US
Cory MiddletonRROctober 3, 19856'1"185Pensacola, FL US
Santo MiesesRRApril 15, 19855'11"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Emmanuel MiguelezLLNovember 16, 19856'2"200Coral Gables, FL US
Paul NardozziRRMarch 14, 19856'0"200Amherst, NY US
Jordan NewtonRRAugust 29, 19855'10"195Elizabethtown, KY US
Magglio OrdóñezRRJanuary 28, 19746'0"215Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Hayden ParrottRRApril 11, 19886'1"195West Bloomfield, MI US
Orlando PerdomoRRMay 3, 19846'0"160Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia VE
Kyle PeterLRFebruary 4, 19866'2"185Topeka, KS US
Mauricio RoblesLLMarch 5, 19895'10"215Valencia, Carabobo VE
Keith SteinLROctober 17, 19855'10"185College Station, TX US
Roger TomasSRApril 17, 19865'8"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Joseph TuckerRRJanuary 25, 19845'11"170Canton, OH US
Brayan VillarrealRRMay 10, 19876'0"170La Guaira, Vargas VE
Thad WeberRRSeptember 28, 19846'2"205Seward, NE US
Casper WellsRRNovember 23, 19846'2"220Grand Rapids, MI US
Chris WhiteSRNovember 12, 19875'11"170Lompoc, 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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