Staten Island Yankees

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1 Staten Island Yankees 2015 Media Guide By Matthew Silberman

2 Table of Contents Team History.. 3 Team Records. 4 Notable Alumni.. 5 Schedule 6 Manager. 8 Roster. 9 Player Biographies in Review Season Preview 14 Richmond County Bank Ballpark 15 Contact Us 17 2

3 History This Single-A minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees was brought to Staten Island in 1999 by then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani from Oneonta. The Staten Island Yankees have gone on to become a successful team in the New York-Penn League, in the McNamara Division, coming in first place five times and winning the league championship six times. The Staten Island Yankees have been the first stop of several future MLB stars and also has been one of the affiliates of the Yankees that is lucky enough to host rehab assignments for the MLB stars that are on the disabled list. 3

4 Team Records Most HR in a season: 14, Neil Medchill, 2009 Most Hits in a season: 88, Eduardo Nunez, 2005 Most RBI in a season: 54, Mitch Jones, 2000 Most Strikeouts in a season: 94, Ryan Biconda, 2002 Most Wins: 9, Andrew Shive, 2008, Andy Beal, 2000 Lowest ERA (minimum 20IP):.27, Josh Schmidt,

5 Notable Alumni Robinson Cano Melky Cabrera Brett Gardner Francisco Cervelli Chien-Ming Wang Shelley Duncan David Phelps Dellin Betances Ian Kennedy 5

6 Schedule Date Opponent Location Games in Series 6/19 Brooklyn Two Home Three One Away 6/22 Connecticut Away Three 6/25 Tri-City Away Three 6/28 State College Home Three 7/1 Aberdeen Away Three 7/4 Hudson Valley Home Three 7/8 Aberdeen Away Three 7/11 Auburn Away Three 7/15 Brooklyn Two Home Three One Away 7/18 Lowell Home Three 7/21 Mohoning Valley Away Three 7/24 West Virginia Away Three 7/28 Batavia Home Three 7/31 Aberdeen Home Three 8/3 Vermont Away Three 8/6 Hudson Valley Two Home Three One Away 8/9 Brooklyn Two Home Three One Away 8/12 Williamsport Home Three 8/15 Vermont Home Two 8/19 Aberdeen Away Two 8/21 Lowell Away Three 6

7 Schedule (cont.) Date Opponent Location Games in Series 8/24 Aberdeen Home Three 8/27 Hudson Valley Two Away Three One Home 8/30 Connecticut Home Three 9/2 Tri-City Home Three 9/5 Brooklyn Away Three 7

8 Manager Mario Garza was named the manager for the Baby Bombers before the 2014 season. It will be Garza s fourth season working for the New York Yankees organization as he had worked previously as a manager for two Gulf Coast League teams. Garza was a first-basemen/ designated hitter during his playing career. He was drafter in the 25 th round of the 2003 MLB draft by the Houston Astros 8

9 Roster Coaches # Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status Pitchers 34 Mario Garza Manager L R Ty Hawkins Tim Norton Batting Coach Pitching Coach L R R R 6' 0" 5' 10" 6' 5" # Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status Sam Agnew- Wieland P R R 6' 2" Rony Bautista P L L 6' 7" Matt Borens P R R 6' 7" Sean Carley P R R 6' 4" Ethan Carnes P L L 6' 3" Andrew Chin P L L 6' 1" Jordan Cote P R R 6' 5" Jordan Foley P R R 6' 4" Tim Giel P R R 6' 2" Joe Harvey P R R 6' 2" Ty Hensley P R R 6' 4" Jonathan Holder Dillon McNamara Jordan Montgomery P R R 6' 2" P R R 6' 5" P L L 6' 4" Active Active Active MLB 40-man 9

10 62 35 Position Players # Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status David Palladino Matt Wotherspoon P R R 6' 8" P R R 6' 1" # Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status Radley Haddad C L R 6' 1" Isaias Tejeda C R R 6' 0" Luis Torrens C R R 6' 0" Vicente Conde SS R R 6' 0" Billy Fleming 2B R R 6' 1" Jose Javier SS R R 5' 10" Renzo Martini 3B R R 6' 1" Ty McFarland 2B L R 6' 3" Connor Spencer 1B L R 6' 2" Brady Steiger 3B L R 6' 1" Austin Aune RF L R 6' 2" Devyn Bolasky CF L L 5' 11" Chris Breen LF R R 6' 3" Nathan Mikolas LF L L 6' 0" Collin Slaybaugh CF L R 6' 2" MLB 40-man 10

11 Player Biographies Full Name: Ty J. McFarland Born: October 13, 1991 Age: 23 Birthplace: Bridgewater, VA Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6' 3" Weight: 190 Draft: Round 10 (2014, NYY) School: James Madison Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 10 th round of the 2014 draft. Played for James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Full Name: Christopher Allen Breen Born: March 26, 1994 Age: 20 Birthplace: Winter Springs, FL Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 3" Weight: 215 Draft: Round 12 (2012, NYY) School: Winter Springs, FL Selected by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 2012 First- Year Player Draft out of Winter Springs (Fla.) High School. 11

12 Full Name: Rony Bautista Born: September 17, 1991 Age: 23 Birthplace: San Juan, Dominican Republic Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6' 7" Weight: 200 Signed by the New York Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on Nov. 4, Full Name: Jordan Gregory Cote Born: November 13, Age: 22 Birthplace: Sanbornton, NH Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 5" Weight: 215 Draft: Round 3 (2011, NYY) School: Winnisquam Regional (NH) HS Selected by the New York Yankees in the third round of the 2011 First- Year Player Draft out of Winnisquam Regional High School in Northfield, N.H.... Was named Gatorade New Hampshire Baseball Player of the Year. 12

13 2014 in Review During the 2014 season the Staten Island Yankees finished the season in third place, with a record, in the McNamara Division behind the Brooklyn Cyclones and Hudson Valley Renegades who won the division. The Staten Island Yankees failed to qualify for the playoffs and had to go home early last season. In terms of stats, the team posted the fifth best ERA in the New York-Pennsylvania League and led the league in doubles. For individuals Christopher Breen led the team with 8 homeruns, while Ty McFarland led the team with 40 RBI s. When it came to pitching Rony Bautista led the team with 58 strikeouts in only 35.2 innings pitched. 13

14 2015 Season Preview Coach Garza is looking to improve on his rookie season as manager of the SI Yankees. There was not much turnover this season from last season s team so Coach Garza hopes a second year under him will benefit the players. Because there was not much roster turnover this year, Coach Garza plans on shaking things up with the pitching staff from last year. Coach Garza plans on turning Rony Bautista into our number one starting pitcher to make better use of his explosive fastball and get him more experience. We plan on being more aggressive at the plate to improve on the.240 batting average from the 2014 season. Also Coach Garza plans on using speed and being aggressive on the bases to bring in more runs to support our great pitching staff. With Ty McFarland hitting 3 rd and Chris Breen hitting 4 th we feel our offense should compete with the best of the McNamara division. Our expectation is to win the division and make our return to the playoffs. 14

15 Richmond County Bank Ballpark Richmond County Ballpark is home of the Staten Island Yankees and has been since It is located at 75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY, which neighbors the Staten Island Ferry. The stadium was strategically built right next to the Staten Island Ferry, which is a huge tourist attraction in New York City so as people are taking the ferry into Staten Island from Manhattan they see the stadium and are immediately intrigued and also when going to the games you get treated to a wonderful view of the Manhattan skyline over the water. Being that it is in such close proximity to the ferry there is a large variety of places to eat around the stadium including pizza 15

16 parlors, local eateries, and even a couple national franchises including Subway that are all within a five minute walk from the stadium. The stadium also hosts events such as high school graduations, and even the occasional high school baseball game during the offseason. One of the major attractions of the stadium is every Friday night after a home game the team puts on a fireworks display over the water. 16

17 Contact Us Website: siyanks.com Phone Number: (718) Facebook: slandyankees Twitter: 17