2006 Greenville Drive

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Record: 1st Half: 35-35 2nd Half: 32-38 Overall: 67-73

The Red Sox opened their second season in Greenville SC with the opening of a new downtown stadium, and ended with a record for attendance in Greenville of over 330000 patrons. Unfortunately, the team record was under .500. However, the team did have a number of prospects run through the team this season

Offensive Player of the Year:

Mark Wagner

The Catcher played in 96 games in Greenville before earning a promotion to Wilmington, Mark hit .301/.386/.456 with 32 doubles, 42 walks and 52 Ks.

Pitcher of the Year:

Clay Buchholz

Clay started 21 games for the Drive, going 9-4 with a 2.62 ERA over 103 innings. Clay walked 29 and struck out 117 in those 103 innings, ending with a WHIP of 1.04. He was slightly homer prone, giving up 10.

Offensive Players:

• Jeff Natale: Jeff played in 50 games in Greenville at the beginning of the season, putting up the impressive line of .343/.487/.571 with 10 doubles, 10 HR and 41 walks (vs. 20 Ks), before earning a well deserved promotion to Wilmington.
• Ryan Khoury: Khoury played in 6 games for the Drive at the end of the season, going 7/18 with a double and a walk.
• Jay Johnson: The outfielder played in 73 games for the Drive, going .283/.358/.480 with 16 doubles, 11 HRs, 33 walks and 42 Ks.
• Chuck Jeroloman: Jeroloman played in 14 games for Greenville, going .231/.423/.410 with 4 extra base hits, 13 walks and 17 Ks.
• Tony Granadillo: Tony played in a team high 116 games, going .283/.360/.455 with 29 doubles and 13 HRs.
• Chris Turner: The Outfielder led the team with 18 HRs, going .243/.319/.457. Chris walked 36 times and struck out a whopping 149 times (twice as many as anyone else on the team).
• Zak Farkes: Zak played in 13 games for the Drive, going 10/39 with 4 extra base hits.
• Yahmed Yema: Yema played in 112 games for the Drive, going .289/.329/.427 with 22 doubles, 8 triples and 8 HRs.
• Aaron Bates: Bates played in 43 games after his promotion from Lowell, going .270/.351/.395 with 11 extra base hits and 17 walks.
• Mitch Stachowsky: The catcher showed his power potential but not much else, going .210/.286/.435 in 43 games. Mitch had only 29 hits, but 16 of them went for extra bases (8 doubles, 7 HRs).
• Mickey Hall: Hall played in 51 games for the Drive, going .236/.343/.328.
• Mike Leonard: The catcher played in 55 games for the Drive, going .230/.347/.325 with 27 walks and 48 Ks.
• Christian Lara: Lara played in 106 games, going .259/.343/.318 with 16 doubles, 42 walks and a team high 33 SBs.
• Logan Sorensen: Logan played in 72 games, going .237/.323/.323 with 33 walks and 43 Ks.
• Bubba Bell: Bell played in 59 games in Greenville, going .231/.326/.317 with 27 walks and 31 Ks.
• Matt Mercurio: The infielder played in 82 games, going .231/.292/.331 with 19 extra base hits.
• Luis Soto: Soto played in 67 games, going .230/.267/.354 with 21 extra base hits.
• Dustin Kelly: Kelly played in 39 games in Greenville, going .202/.275/.318 with 10 extra base hits.
• Dominic Ramos: Ramos played in 73 games for the Drive, going .224/.295/.296 with 19 doubles.
• Pedro Vasquez: Vasquez played in 11 games for the Drive, going .229/.270/.314.
• Willy Mota: Mota played in 4 games for the Drive, going 1/11 with a double and 2 walks.
• Luis Segovia: Segovia played in 21 games for Greenville, going .128/.200/.205 with a double, triple and HR.

Pitchers:

• Randy Newsom: Randy pitched in a single game for the Drive, pitching 4 innings and giving up 2 hits.
• Phil Seibel: Phil had 4 rehab starts in Greenville, going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 20 Innings, striking ou 19 without giving up a walk.
• Tim Cox: Tim Cox pitched in 33 games for the Drive (4 starts), going 5-6 with a 2.80 ERA in 103 innings. Cox walked 16 and struck out 82, ending the season with a WHIP of 1.03.
• Blake Maxwell: Blake pitched in 52 games (mostly as the closer), going 6-3 with 14 saves and a 3.08 ERA. Over 64 1/3 innings, Blake walked 9 and struck out 41, ending the season with a 1.01 WHIP.
• Kyle Fernandes: Kyle went 3-5 in 38 relief appearances (84 innings), putting up a 3.11 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Kyle's ERA is deceptive, however, as Kyle gave up a whopping 18 unearned runs (47 total). Kyle walked 31 and struck out 57.
• Chad Rhoades: The Undrafted Free Agent went 1-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 17 relief appearances (37 1/3 Innings). Chad walked 11 and struck out 24.
• John Barnes: The Knuckleballer went 1-4 in 9 games for the Drive (5 starts - 39 Innings) with a 3.23 ERA. John walked 28 and struck out 33.
• Ryan Phillips: Ryan went 2-8 with a 3.26 ERA in 16 starts (80 innings). Ryan walked 40 and struck out 75.
• Jason Blackey: In 24 relief appearances, Jason went 2-2 with 8 saves and a 3.32 ERA. In 40 2/3 innings, Blackey walked 8 and struck out 31.
• Hunter Jones: In 35 games (5 starts), Hunter went 4-5 with a 3.34 ERA in 94 1/3 innings. Jones walked 20 and struck out 100.
• Michael Bowden: In 24 starts, Bowden went 9-6 with a 3.51 ERA. Over 107 2/3 innings, Bowden walked 31 and struck out 118.
• Kevin Guyette: In 13 appearances for Greenville (8 starts), Kevin went 5-2 with a 3.53 ERA. In 51 innings, Kevin walked 17 and struck out 51.
• TJ Large: TJ pitched in 3 relief appearances for the Drive (5 innings), going 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA.
• Michael Rozier: Rozier started 25 games for the Drive, going 5-6 with a 3.61 ERA. In 129 2/3 innings, Rozier walked 63 and struck out 88.
• Chris Jones: In 19 starts, Chris went 4-4 with a 3.63 ERA. In 96 2/3 innings, Chris walked 32 and struck out 79.
• Ismael Casillas: Casillas pitched in 31 games for the Drive (5 starts), going 3-5. In 87 innings, Casillas walked 35 and struck out 88.
• Matt Hancock: Hancock pitched in 19 games for the Drive before injuries hit, going 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA. In 28 innings, Hancock walked 23 and struck out 18.
• Will Mann: Mann pitched in one game for the Drive, pitching 3 innings and giving up 2 runs.
• Mario Pena: Pena started 3 games for the Drive, going 0-2 with a 6.89 ERA. In 15 2/3 innings, Mario walked 4 and struck out 5.
• JT Zink: Zink pitched in 16 games for the Drive prior to being demoted to Lowell, going 3-3 with a 7.67 ERA. In 29 1/3 innings, Zink walked 10 and struck out 23.
• Felix Ventura: Ventura pitched in a single game for the Drive, going 1 2/3 innings and giving up 3 runs (2 earned).
• Ryne Lawson: Lawson started one game for the Drive, going 3 2/3 innings and giving up 5 earned runs.
• David Timm: Timm pitched 3 times in relief for the Drive, going 3 2/3 innings and giving up 8 runs (6 earned)
• Ryan Colvin: Colvin pitched 3 times in relief for the Drive, giving up 9 runs in 1 2/3 innings.