Note: This preliminary roster has been superseded by Batavia’s actual opening roster, located here. Changes are noted on the final roster.
Following is the current working roster for the defending New York-Penn League Batavia Muckdogs. Manager Mark DeJohn’s charges open their 2009 regular season on Friday the 19th at home against Auburn.
14 13 of the 31 named are members of the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals draft class. The group includes several new signees such as fifth-rounder Ryan Jackson, eighth-round pick Jason Stidham and ninth-round selection Nick McCully.
Seven players are returning Muckdogs, including pitchers LaCurtis Mayes and Dan Richardson, catcher Luis De La Cruz, infielders Jairo Martinez and Xavier Scruggs with outfielders Edwin Gomez and Beau Riportella.
Be advised the roster will change as more draft picks come to terms and are assigned to the club. I will update the roster matrix once all three short-season clubs’ rosters are set (including Johnson City and the Gulf Coast League Cardinals).
# | PITCHERS (15) | B/T | HT, WT | BIRTHDATE | AGE | BORN | PREV PLAYED | Acquired |
20 | Blazek, Michael | R/R | 6-0, 180 | 3/16/1989 | 20 | Las Vegas, NV | Johnson City | Draft ’07 – 35th round |
45 | Calhoun, Daniel | L/L | 6-2, 205 | 9/5/1986 | 22 | Evansville, IN | Murray St. | Draft ’09 – 29th round |
55 | Edwards, Justin | L/L | 6-2, 188 | 12/3/1987 | 20 | Guyton, GA | Kennesaw St. | Draft ’09 – 28th round |
39 | Folino, Jonathan | L/R | 6-4, 190 | 1/15/1987 | 22 | Quincy, Mass | University of Connecticut | Draft ’09 – 27th round |
23 | Fornataro, Eric | R/R | 6-1, 195 | 1/2/1988 | 21 | Richmond, VA | Johnson City | Draft ’08 – 6th round |
40 | Hooker, Deryk | R/R | 6-4, 185 | 6/21/1989 | 20 | San Diego, CA | Johnson City | Draft ’07 – 7th round |
32 | Lavigne, Tyler | R/R | 6-0, 190 | 7/3/1988 | 20 | Las Vegas, NV | San Diego St. | Draft ’09 – 50th round |
7 | Maertz, Santo | R/R | 6-1, 220 | 5/9/1986 | 23 | Staten Island, NY | Johnson City | Draft ’08 – 44th round |
21 | Mayes, LaCurtis | R/R | 5-11,185 | 8/2/1988 | 20 | Riverside, CA | Batavia Muckdogs | Draft ’06 – 23rd round |
McCully, Nick | R/R | 5-10, 195 | 9/5/1988 | 20 | Coastal Carolina | Draft ’09 – 9th round | ||
14 | Richardson, Dan | R/R | 6-2, 195 | 3/21/1985 | 24 | Christiana, DE | Batavia Muckdogs | Draft ’08 – 38th round |
31 | Schneider, Scott | R/R | 6-0, 175 | 6/7/1988 | 21 | St. Mary’s | Draft ’09 – 20th round | |
26 | Siegrist, Kevin | L/L | 6-5, 190 | 7/20/1989 | 19 | Wellington, FL | GCL Cardinals | Draft ’08 – 41st round |
33 | Squatrito, Josh | R/R | 6-1, 205 | 3/12/1987 | 22 | Willow Street, PA | Towson University | Draft ’09 – 25th round |
# | CATCHERS (3) | B/T | HT, WT | BIRTHDATE | AGE | BORN | PREV PLAYED | Acquired |
9 | Ahmady, Alan | R/R | 5-11, 195 | 12/14/1987 | 21 | Fresno, CA | Fresno St. | Draft ’09 – 11th round |
30 | Castro, Ivan | R/R | 6-0, 185 | 11/17/1987 | 20 | Santo Domingo, DR | Johnson City | Non-Drafted FA in 2005 |
11 | Cawley, Jack | R/R | 6-3, 232 | 3/2/1986 | 22 | Bronx, NY | Johnson City | Draft ’08 – 34th round |
5 | De La Cruz, Luis | R/R | 5-10, 164 | 5/6/1989 | 20 | Santo Domingo, DR | Batavia Muckdogs | Undrafted F/A in 2006 |
# | INFIELDERS (7) | B/T | HT, WT | BIRTHDATE | AGE | BORN | PREV PLAYED | Acquired |
4 | Carpenter, Matt | L/R | 6-3, 200 | 11/26/1985 | 23 | Sugar Land, TX | TCU | Draft ’09 – 13th round |
6 | Goodwin, Devin | R/R | 5-11, 185 | 10/2/1986 | 21 | Russellville, AL | Delta State | Draft ’09 – 33rd round |
Jackson, Ryan | R/R | 6-2, 175 | 5/10/1988 | 21 | Miami Springs, FL | University of Miami | Draft ’09 – 5th round | |
44 | Martinez, Jairo | R/R | 6-1, 180 | 5/27/1987 | 22 | Santo Domingo, DR | Batavia Muckdogs | Non-Drafted F/A in 2005 |
15 | Scruggs, Xavier | R/R | 6-1, 210 | 9/23/1987 | 21 | Poway, CA | Batavia Muckdogs | Draft ’08 – 19th round |
Stidham, Jason | L/R | 5-11, 170 | 2/26/1988 | 21 | Florida State | Draft ’09 – 8th round | ||
Vasques, Niko | R/R | 6-0, 170 | 2/26/1989 | 20 | Oxnard, CA | Quad Cities | Draft ’08 – 3rd round | |
# | OUTFIELDERS (6) | B/T | HT, WT | BIRTHDATE | AGE | BORN | PREV PLAYED | Acquired |
Gomez, Edwin | R/R | 5-11, 170 | 3/10/1988 | 21 | Santo Domingo, DR | Batavia Muckdogs | Non-Drafted F/A in 2005 | |
Heisler, Adam | L/R | 5-11, 180 | 6/7/1988 | 21 | Draft ’09 – 45th round | |||
28 | Ingram, D’Marcus | R/R | 5-9, 170 | 3/30/1988 | 21 | Little Rock, AR | GCL Cardinals | Draft ‘096 – 25th round |
3 | Riportella, Beau | R/R | 6-2, 200 | 8/20/1988 | 21 | Exeter, CA | Batavia Muckdogs | Draft ’07 – 10th round |
24 | Rodriquez, Ryde | S/R | 6-3, 232 | 2/2/1988 | 20 | Havanda, Cuba | GCL Cardinals | Non-Drafted F/A in 2007 |
25 | Shepard, Devin | R/R | 6-3, 225 | 9/9/1987 | 21 | Oxnard, CA | GCL Cardinals | Draft ’08 – 11th round |