2005 Greenville Bombers

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Contents 1 2005 Greenville Bombers Season-Ending Report 1.1 What is the South Atlantic League? 1.2 Players 1.2.1 2005 Signees 1.2.1.1 Offensive Players 1.2.1.2 Pitching 1.2.2 The Mainstays 1.2.2.1 Offensive Players 1.2.2.2 Pitchers 1.2.3 The Rest 1.2.3.1 Offensive Players 1.2.3.2 Pitchers 1.3 External Sources

2005 Greenville Bombers Season-Ending Report

• Record 72-66

What is the South Atlantic League?

The South Atlantic League (SAL) is full season A-ball league. SAL teams are generally made up of players who have been through at least a year of rookie league and/or short-season A-Ball. A few players from the 2004 Draft Class and a few international players may get the immediate call to duty in Full-Season A-Ball.

The SAL is made up of 16 teams in 2 divisions.

How did we do?

Well enough that our new affiliation seems happy. Greenville finished both halves of the season over .500... and gave the city it's first winning team since, I believe, 1998.

Players

First... a note of caution:

I haven't seen these players. I have no idea how they look. I can only base my opinions solely on the stats provided.

Offensive Player of the Year:
Andrew Pinckney

Andrew was named to the post-season SAL All-Star team, and finished the season with a line of .311/.362/.535 while playing in a team high 128 games. Andrew led the team in all the critical cummulative categories (Runs - 91, Hits - 158, Doubles - 33, Triples - 9, HR - 21, RBI - 98), was a perfect 6/6 in stolen base attempts, walked 36 times while striking out 78.

Pitcher of the Year:
Andrew Dobies

This was a very difficult pick. There were no players that stood out, but quite a few which were good. I decided on Andrew for a couple of reasons. Andrew had 10 good starts, going 5-3 in 57 1/3 innings, finishing with a 3.59 ERA. Now, based on those numbers alone, others would seem to merit this pick. However, Andrew only allowed 2 unearned runs, walked only 12, gave up only 5 HRs and, perhaps most importantly, struck out 52. When you look at the rest of the staff, Dobies peripherals stand out (in comparison with the rest).

OK... those are the stars. What about the rest?

That's a fair enough question. I'll split this up into various categories.

2005 Signees

Offensive Players

• Jeff Natale: The 32nd round draft pick out of Trinity simply picked up where he left off in Lowell, going .338/.463/.544 in 47 games for Greenville. Jeff had 19 doubles, 4 triples and 2 HRs, walking 28 times while striking out only 14 times.
• Jeff Corsaletti: The 6th round draft pick out of Florida had a fine start to his professional career, going .357/.429/.490 in 59 games, hitting 17 doubles, 2 triples and 4 HRs, walking 32 times while striking out 38 times.

Pitching

• Kevin Guyette: The 10th rounder got the bump up from Lowell and participated in 12 games, including 3 starts, going 30 1/3 innings. Kevin finished with a record of 4-0 with a save and a 3.26 ERA. Kevin walked 6 and struck out 28 in 30 1/3 innings.

The Mainstays

Offensive Players

• Christian Lara: Christian put up a line of .232/.304/.299 in 112 games, hitting 14 doubles, 3 triples and 2 HRs, walking 37 games and striking out 90 times.
• Austin Easley: Austin put up a line of .233/.320/.397 with 11 doubles and 7 HRs (in 62 games), walking 25 times while striking out 64.
• Matt Ciaramella: Matt put up a decent line in 60 games, going .302/.360/.422 with 13 doubles and 4 HRs, walking 21 times while striking out 39 times.
• Chuck Jeroloman: Jeroloman had an interesting 80 game ride, starting the year hot and then getting hit in the head and being out for a month. Once he came back, he went into a deep slump. He ended the year with an intriguing line of .236/.386/.371 with 21 doubles and 4 HRs, walking a total of 60 times while striking out 93 times. He has shown a willingness to get hit, however, which may not be particularly healthy in the long term.
• John Otness: The 2004 Undrafted Free Agent continues to chug along, being named to the post-season 2004 SAL team (as a DH). John ended the season at .331/.398/.469 with 25 doubles and 12 triples, walking 35 times and striking out 42 times.
• Salvador Paniagua: Paniagua played in 72 games for the Bombers, putting up a line of .243/.276/.386 with 12 doubles and 8 HRs. Paniagua walked 12 times while striking out 91 times.
• Bret Levier: Another of the 2004 UFA class, Bret played in 59 games for the Bombers. Bret put up a line of .245/.286/.341 with 16 doubles, 10 walks and 27 strike outs.
• Chris Turner: Chris had an excellent 79 game run in Greenville, finishing the year with a line of .289/.361/.515 with 29 doubles, 3 triples and 11 HRs. Chris walked 28 times, struck out 85 times and was 9 for 10 in SB attempts.
• Claudio Arias: Claudio had injury issues which kept him to only 50 games for Greenville, but hit .312/.359/.603 with 15 doubles and 13 HRs. Arias walked 11 times while striking out 55 times.
• Tony Granadillo: Granadillo played in 67 games for the Bombers, putting up a line of .291/.384/.427 with 11 doubles, 3 triples and 5 HRs. Tony walked 27 times while striking out 52 times.
• Logan Sorensen: Logan played in 95 games for Greenville, finishing the season with a .225/.319/.314 line. Logan had 16 doubles and 4 HRs, walking 39 times while striking out 61 times.

Pitchers

• Gary Galvez: The Cuban had an interesting year in Greenville, spending time in the rotation and in the pen and putting up a team high 126 1/3 innings in 31 appearances (18 starts). Gary went 10-4 with a 3.35 ERA, walking 40 while striking out 87. On the negative side, Gary gave up 12 HRs and 17 unearned runs.
• Mike James: Mike was the primary closer on the team, going 43 innings in 30 appearances. James went 1-1 with a 3.77 ERA and 11 saves, walking 16 while striking out 38.
• Harvey Garcia: Harvey was considered for PoY for his 44 2/3 innings in 32 appearances out of the pen. Harvey went 3-5 with 6 saves and a 2.01 ERA. Harvey walked 18 while striking out 54... but allowed 8 unearned runs.
• Brantley Jordan: A mid-season signing out of the independent leagues, Jordan helped solidify the bullpen. In 17 appearances (32 1/3 innings), Brantley went 4-3 with 2 saves and a 1.95 ERA, walking 11 while striking out 28.
• Randy Newsom: Randy pitched 37 1/3 innings in 15 appearances out of the pen, going 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA. Randy walked 15 and struck out 20.
• Jesus Delgado: Jesus saw a massive 72 innings in 33 appearances out of the pen, going 7-3 with a 3.50 ERA. Delgado walked 39 while striking out 69.
• Jarrett Gardner: One year removed from being my 2004 PoY in Augusta, Jarrett has a year he would rather forget. Jarrett started 17 games (105 innings), going 2-9 with a 5.06 ERA. Jarrett walked 14 and struck out 67, allowing 12 HRs.
• Matt Goodson: Matt had a year that flew under the radar, going 6-4 with a 2.76 ERA in 17 appearances (12 starts) and 78 1/3 innings. Goodson walked 20, struck out 60 and gave up 9 unearned runs.
• Roger Lincoln: Another mid-season signing from the independent leagues, Lincoln went 4-2 with a 4.21 ERA in 9 starts (51 1/3 innings). Lincoln walked 14 and struck out 51.
• Beau Vaughan: Beau had a mediocre to poor season, pitching 11 times (10 starts/52 2/3 innings), going 2-5 with a 5.81 ERA. Beau walked 22 while striking out 39.
• Scott Shoemaker: The 2004 UFA started his journey of starting a game in each of the organizations 4 full season teams by starting 15 games (16 appearances/79 2/3 innings) for Greenville. Scott went 6-3 with a 3.50 ERA, walking 36 while striking out 69.
• Kyle Jackson: Kyle was moved to the pen this season and ended the season with a 3-5 record with 2 saves and a 4.78 ERA. Kyle appeared in 26 games (5 starts, 84 2/3 innings), walking 25 while striking out 92.
• Ryan Schroyer: Ryan pitched in 26 games (1 start) and 58 2/3 innings, going 3-3 with 4 saves and a 2.91, walking 18 times while striking out 45.
• Adam Blackley: Adam started the year in Greenville before his demotion to the Lowell rotation mid-season. Adam saw action in 14 games (13 starts), going 2-7 with a 6.15 ERA in 60 innings of work. Adam gave up 11 HRs, 26 walks and struck out 42.
• Michael Rozier: Mike went 6-5 with a 3.90 ERA in 92 1/3 innings. Mike started 20 games (1 appearance in relief), walking 49, striking out 52 and allowing 10 unearned runs.

The Rest

Offensive Players

• Pat Perry: Pat had a 16 game stint in Greenville, putting up a line of .241/.306/.315 with 4 doubles and 6 walks, striking out 15 times.
• Mitch Stachowsky: As stated in the previous report, Mitch was everywhere this season. Mitch logged 37 games for the Bombers, going .165/.302/.365 with 8 doubles and 5 HRs, walking 16 times while striking out 49 times.
• Dustin Kelly: Another player who showed up everywhere, Dustin played 7 games in Greenville, going .160/.276/.280 with 4 doubles.
• Ian Cronkhite: Ian had some injury issues this season, logging only 42 games for the Bombers. Ian went .258/.305/.399 with 7 doubles, 5 triples and 2 HRs, walking 11 times while striking out 34 times.
• Matt Van Der Bosch: VdB started the season in Greenville, playing in 35 games prior to his promotion to Wilmington. Matt put up a line of .290/.427/427 with 8 doubles and 3 triples. Matt walked 28 times, struck out 32 times and went 8/11 in SB attempts.
• Dirimo Chavez: Chavez played in 13 games for the Bombers, going .259/.333/.333.
• Luis Soto: Luis appeared in 23 Bomber games, going .212/.247/.259 with 4 doubles, 4 walks and 19 strikeouts.
• Junior Moreno: Moreno appeared in 3 games at the end of the season, failing to get on base in 7 plate appearances.
• Jon Devries: Jon got into 4 games in Greenville, going .214/.313/.214 in 14 ABs.
• Bryan Pritz: Bryan put in 10 games in Greenville prior to his promotion to Wilmington, going .297/.366/.432 with 5 doubles, 4 walks and 4 Ks.

Pitchers

• Yader Peralta: Yader pitched 4 1/3 innings in 4 games for the Bombers, giving up 7 runs (2 unearned), 7 hits, 3 walks and striking out 2.
• Wade Miller: Wade made a rehab appearance in Greenville, going 4 2/3 innings of 4 hit, 2 runs ball.
• Brian Marshall: Brian pitched in 9 games out of the pen for the Bombers, going 13 innings, giving up 5 hits and 9 walks, allowing 3 runs while striking out 12.
• Argimiro Guanchez: Argimiro saw action in 3 games (3 1/3 innings), giving up 6 hits, 8 runs (3 earned), 7 walks and striking out one.
• Kyle Fernandes: Kyle got into one game at the end of the season, going 3 1/3 innings, giving up 2 HRs, 2 runs while striking out 2.
• Henry Cabrera: Henry went 0-4 with a 6.45 ERA in 6 appearances (4 starts, 22 1/3 innings), walking 15 and striking out 27.
• Modesto Ozuna: Ozuna saw 15 games out of the pen, going 1-0 with a save and a 6.35 ERA in 22 2/3 innings. Ozuna walked 11 and struck out 7.

External Sources

• Stats from the Baseball Cube