Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the San Francisco Giants:
[edit] Ben Copeland
Benjamin Daniel Copeland (Born: December 17, 1983 in Bradford, Pennsylvania) is a baseball player for the San Francisco Giants organization.
[edit] School
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Bradford Area High School and University of Pittsburgh. He was injured during high school so he didn't play much for the Bradford Owls. With the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, he hit .303 with 17 stolen bases in 52 games. He hit .332 with 37 stolen bases in 2004 with them, and in 2005 he hit .284 with nine home runs and 29 stolen bases.
[edit] San Francisco Giants
Copeland was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 amateur draft. He began his professional career that year, playing for the AZL Giants and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, hitting a combined .315 with nine doubles, six triples and five home runs in 47 games. With the Augusta Greenjackets in 2006, he hit .281 with 30 stolen bases and 12 triples in 135 games, and with the San Jose Giants, he hit .280 with 14 stolen bases in 106 games. He split the 2008 season between the Connecticut Defenders and Fresno Grizzlies, hitting a combined .276 with 24 stolen bases and 13 triples in 125 games.[1]
Copeland participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League as a member of the Scottsdale Scorpions.
He began the 2009 season with the Stockton Ports.[2]
[edit] Oakland Athletics
He was selected by the Athletics in the 2008 Rule 5 Draft.On May 5th, 2009 he was activated by the A's, but he did not make an appearance in a MLB game. On May 9, 2009, he was designated for assignment.
[edit] San Francisco Giants Again
On May 15th he was sent back to the Giants for $25,000. Copeland was reassigned to the San Jose Giants (High-A). He was reassigned to the Fresno Grizzlies on May 21st.
[edit] Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters
[edit] Triple-A
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| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers | | Catchers Infielders
Outfielders
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated December 23, 2009 Transactions |
[edit] Double-A
Richmond Flying Squirrels roster |
| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers | | Catchers Infielders
Outfielders
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated January 19, 2010 Transactions |
[edit] Class A-Advanced
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| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers - 40 Rafael Cova
- 43 David Mixon
- 55 Kyle Nicholson
- 35 Oliver Odle
- 48 Paul Oseguera
- 23 David Quinowski
- 38 Ryan Shaver
- 37 Eric Surkamp
- 33 Clayton Tanner
- 36 Daniel Turpen
- 25 Ryan Verdugo
- 19 Trey Webb
| | Catchers - 28 Trent Kline
- 7 Johnny Monell
- 29 Nestor Rojas
Infielders
- 49 Ryan Lormand
- 10 Josh Mazzola
- 22 Nick Noonan
- 29 Angel Villalona
- 45 C.J. Ziegler
Outfielders
- 18 Tyler Graham
- 2 Shane Jordan
- 39 Roger Kieschnick
- 21 Thomas Neal
- 17 Francisco Peguero
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated December 17, 2009 Transactions |
[edit] Class A
Augusta GreenJackets roster |
| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers - 43 Chance Corgan
- 31 Justin Fitzgerald
- -- Shane Kaufman
- 2 Aaron King
- 46 Mike Loree
- 45 Kelvin Marte
- 23 Edwin Quirarte
- 35 Andrew Reichard
- 40 Eric Stolp
- 49 Christopher Wilson
- 28 Kyle Woodruff
| | Catchers - 49 Joel Collins
- 9 Matthew Klimas
- 47 Eliezer Zambrano
Infielders
- 15 Ehire Adrianza
- 5 Charlie Culberson
- 52 Andy D'Alessio
- 16 Jose Flores
- 19 Vladimir Frias
- 26 Mike Loberg
- 33 Juan Perez
Outfielders
- 22 Dom Duggan
- 18 Wendell Fairley
- 25 James Simmons
- 14 Ben Woodbury
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated 2009-12-17 Transactions |
[edit] Short A
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes roster |
| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers - 13 Wilber Bucardo
- -- Jose Casilla
- 6 Joseph Edens
- 45 Michael Eifel
- 32 Justin Fitzgerald
- -- Dan Griffin
- 28 Brian Irving
- 30 Jason Jarvis
- 18 Shane Kaufman
- -- Aaron King
- 46 Mike Loree
- 14 Jason Neitz
- -- Kyle Nicholson
- 17 Jonathan Pannell
- 35 Edwin Quirarte
- 31 Andrew Reichard
- 34 Ari Ronick
- 41 Daniel Runzler
- 40 Eric Stolp
- 36 Eric Surkamp
- 22 Ryan Verdugo
- 29 Christopher Wilson
- 38 Orlando Yntema
| | Catchers - 7 Trent Kline
- 16 Johnny Monell
- 20 Eliezer Zambrano
Infielders
- 18 Ehire Adrianza
- 39 Michael Ambort
- -- Dan Cook
- -- Brandon Crawford
- 15 Jose Flores
- 21 Vladimir Frias
- 43 Mike Loberg
- 5 Ryan Lormand
- -- Carlos Quintana
- 2 Skyler Stromsmoe
Outfielders
- 12 Casey Bond
- 1 Caleb Curry
- 17 Ryan Mantle
- 8 Francisco Peguero
- 33 Damon Wright
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated 2008-12-22 Transactions |
[edit] Rookie
Arizona League Giants roster |
| Players | Coaches/Other |
Pitchers - 32 Kelyn Acosta
- 55 Ricardo Castro
- 66 Edward Concepcion
- 47 Aaron Davidson
- 56 Kaohi Downing
- 12 Brennan Flick
- 63 Christopher Heston
- 43 Brian Irving
- 41 Jason Jarvis
- -- Devin Kline
- 53 Cameron Lamb
- 77 Addison Proszek
- 21 Andrew Romo
- 16 Brian Salsbury
- 62 Shawn Sanford
- 13 Audy Santana
- 25 Ben Wilshire
| | Catchers - -- Derek Dibbens
- 06 Jesus Navarro
- 49 Hector Sanchez
Infielders
- 20 Jake Dunning
- 07 Julio Izturis
- 10 Nick Liles
- 01 Josh Lopez
- 34 Kyle Mach
- 31 Evan McArthur
- 08 Leonardo Ochoa
- 05 Carlos Quintana
Outfielders
- 22 Karl Benusa
- 09 Luis Munoz
- 33 Rafael Rodriguez
- 23 Ryan Scoma
- 35 Jonathan White
- 17 Sundrendy Windster
| | Manager Coaches
† Disabled list * On San Francisco Giants 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated January 13, 2009 Transactions |
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