Tennessee Smokies (AA) Set Opening Day Roster
Double-A Tennessee announced its Opening Day roster on Tuesday. The Smokies will have 14 players back from 2011 and also include several members of the Florida State League champion Daytona team. Nine of the 13 pitchers on Tennessee’s roster were part of the team’s run to the Southern League Championship in 2011. (Via Carrie Muskat)
| Managers & Coaches | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | Status |
| 26 | Buddy Bailey | Manager | R | R | 03-28-1957 | Active | ||
| 25 | Mariano Duncan | Batting Coach | R | R | 6′ 0″ | 185 | 03-13-1963 | Active |
| 13 | Jeff Fassero | Pitching Coach | L | L | 6′ 1″ | 215 | 01-05-1963 | Active |
| 8 | Nathan Maldonado | Coach | R | R | 5′ 9″ | 190 | 04-07-1989 | Active |
| Pitchers | |||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | Status | MLB 40-man |
| 31 | Jeffry Antigua | P | R | L | 6′ 1″ | 170 | 06-23-1990 | Active | No |
| 28 | Frank Batista | P | R | R | 5′ 10″ | 170 | 04-26-1989 | Active | No |
| 34 | Dallas Beeler | P | R | R | 6′ 5″ | 205 | 06-12-1989 | Active | No |
| 32 | Daniel Berlind | P | R | R | 6′ 7″ | 215 | 12-03-1987 | Active | No |
| Alberto Cabrera | P | R | R | 6′ 4″ | 210 | 10-25-1988 | Active | Yes | |
| 36 | Marcus Hatley | P | R | R | 6′ 5″ | 220 | 03-26-1988 | Active | No |
| 35 | Trey McNutt | P | R | R | 6′ 4″ | 220 | 08-02-1989 | Active | No |
| 16 | Brooks Raley | P | L | L | 6′ 3″ | 185 | 06-29-1988 | Active | No |
| 39 | Dae-Eun Rhee | P | L | R | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 03-23-1989 | Active | No |
| 11 | Kevin Rhoderick | P | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 08-19-1988 | Active | No |
| 33 | Ryan Searle | P | R | R | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 06-22-1989 | Active | No |
| 21 | Nicholas Struck | P | R | R | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 10-07-1989 | Active | No |
| 27 | Casey Weathers | P | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 205 | 06-10-1985 | Active | No |
| Catchers | |||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | Status | MLB 40-man |
| 9 | Juan Apodaca | C | R | R | 5′ 11″ | 180 | 07-15-1986 | Active | No |
| 6 | Michael Brenly | C | R | R | 6′ 3″ | 250 | 10-14-1986 | Active | No |
| Luis Flores | C | R | R | 5′ 10″ | 195 | 11-02-1986 | Restricted | No | |
| Infielders | |||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | Status | MLB 40-man |
| 40 | Justin Bour | 1B | L | R | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 05-28-1988 | Active | No |
| Matt Camp | SS | L | R | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 05-29-1984 | Restricted | No | |
| 2 | Matthew Cerda | 3B | L | R | 5′ 9″ | 165 | 06-20-1990 | Active | No |
| 15 | Jonathan Mota | SS | R | R | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 06-01-1987 | Active | No |
| 37 | Rebel Ridling | 1B | R | R | 6′ 4″ | 230 | 05-22-1986 | Active | No |
| 5 | Nate Samson | 2B | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 08-19-1987 | Active | No |
| 23 | Elliot Soto | SS | R | R | 5′ 9″ | 160 | 08-21-1989 | Active | No |
| 14 | Logan Watkins | 2B | L | R | 5′ 11″ | 170 | 08-29-1989 | Active | No |
| Outfielders | |||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB | Status | MLB 40-man |
| 22 | James Adduci | CF | L | L | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 05-15-1985 | Active | No |
| 24 | Michael Burgess | OF | L | L | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 10-20-1988 | Active | No |
| 3 | Jae-Hoon Ha | RF | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 185 | 10-29-1990 | Active | No |
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