Eastern League Preview

Your incomplete guide to the Eastern League.  The Eastern League is made up of twelve teams. They are divided into two divisions: the Eastern and the Western. There are six teams each division.

Players listed are on rosters as of this morning, as found at milb.com.  ”Notables” is not a listing of top prospects, but rather a listing of names that rang a bell with me.

EASTERN DIVISION

Binghamton Mets

Affiliation: New York Mets

Home Park: NYSEG Stadium

Manager: Pedro Lopez

Coaches: Luis Natera, Glenn Abbott

Notables: Bradley Holt, Mark Cohoon, Allan Dykstra, Wilfredo Tovar, Pedro Zapata

New Britain Rock Cats

Affiliation: Minnesota Twins

Home Park: New Britain Stadium

Manager: Jeff Smith

Coaches: Rudy Hernandez, Stu Cliburn

Notables: Alex Wimmers, Brett Hermsen, Trevor May, Josmil Pinto, Chris Colabello

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays

Home Park: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium

Manager: Gary Allenson

Coaches: Richie Hebner, Tom Signore

Notables: Deck McGuire, Austin Bibens-Dirkx, Tyson Brummett, Adam Loewen, John Tolisano

Portland Sea Dogs

Affiliation: Boston Red Sox

Home Park: Hadlock Field

Manager: Kevin Boles

Coaches: Rich Gedman, Bob Kipper

Notables: Jeremy Kehrt, Chris Balcom-Miller, Daniel Bard, Ronald Bermudez, Xander Bogaerts

Reading Fightin' Phils

Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies

Home Park: FirstEnergy Stadium

Manager: Dusty Wathan

Coaches: Frank Cacciatore, David Lundquist

Notables: Tyler Knigge, Sebastian Valle, Miguel Abreu, Zach Collier, Mauricio Robles

Trenton Thunder

Affiliation: New York Yankees

Home Park: Arm & Hammer Park

Manager: Tony Franklin

Coaches: Justin Turner, Tommy Phelps, Luis Dorante

Notables: Shaeffer Hall, Graham Stoneburner, Walter Ibarra, Manny Banuelos, Jose Pirela

WESTERN DIVISION

Akron Aeros

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians

Home Park: Canal Park

Manager: Edwin Rodriguez

Coaches: Jim Rickon, Greg Hibbard

Notables: Paolo Espino, T. J. House, Chun-Hsiu Chen, Jesus Aguilar, Quincy Latimore

Altoona Curve

Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates

Home Park: Peoples Natural Gas Field

Manager: Carlos Garcia

Coaches: Ryan Long, Stan Kyles

Notables: James Taillon, Stolmy Pimentel, Luis Angel Sanz, Gift Ngoepe, Drew Maggi

Bowie Baysox

Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles

Home Park: Prince George's Stadium

Manager: Gary Kendall

Coaches: Einar Diaz, Blaine Beatty

Notables: Timothy Bascom, Stuart Pomeranz, Zelous Wheeler, Buck Britton, Eddie Gamboa

Erie SeaWolves

Affiliation: Detroit Tigers

Home Park: Jerry Uht Park

Manager: Chris Cron

Coaches: Jaime Garcia, Gerald Perry

Notables: Robbie Weinhardt, Warwick Saupold, Hernan Perez, Luis Castillo, Marcus Lemon

Harrisburg Senators

Affiliation: Washington Nationals

Home Park: Metro Bank Park

Manager: Matthew LeCroy

Coaches: Eric Fox, Paul Menhart

Notables: Paul Demny, Ian Krol, Jose Lozada, Sandy Leon, Anthony Rendon

Richmond Flying Squirrels

Affiliation: San Francisco Giants

Home Park: The Diamond

Manager: Dave Machemer

Coaches: Ken Joyce, Ross Grimsley

Notables: Daryl Maday, Brett Bochy, Jacob Dunnington, Chris Gloor, Austin Fleet