Staten Island Yankees

2015 Media Guide

By Matthew Silberman

 

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Table of Contents

Team History………………………….. 3

Team Records…………………………. 4

Notable Alumni……………………….. 5

Schedule………………………………… 6

Manager…………………………………. 8

Roster……………………………………. 9

Player Biographies…………………… 11

2014 in Review………………………… 13

2015 Season Preview………………… 14

Richmond County Bank Ballpark… 15

Contact Us……………………………… 17

 

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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.

 

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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, 2005

 

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Notable Alumni

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

 

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Schedule Date Opponent Location Games

in Series

6/19 Brooklyn Two Home One Away

Three

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

One Away Three

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

One Away Three

8/9 Brooklyn Two Home One Away

Three

8/12 Williamsport Home Three 8/15 Vermont Home Two 8/19 Aberdeen Away Two 8/21 Lowell Away Three

 

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Schedule (cont.) Date Opponent Location Games in

Series 8/24 Aberdeen Home Three 8/27 Hudson Valley Two Away

One Home Three

8/30 Connecticut Home Three 9/2 Tri-City Home Three 9/5 Brooklyn Away Three

 

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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 25th round of the 2003 MLB draft by the Houston Astros

 

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Roster Coaches

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status

Mario Garza Manager L R 6' 0" 202 05-26-

1981 Active

Ty Hawkins Batting Coach L R 5'

10" 180 11-08-1967 Active

Tim Norton Pitching Coach R R 6'

5" 230 05-23-1983 Active

Pitchers

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status MLB 40-man

34 Sam Agnew-Wieland P R R 6' 2" 205 05-31-

1992 Active No

53 Rony Bautista P L L 6' 7" 200 09-17-1991 Active No

55 Matt Borens P R R 6' 7" 195 02-10-1993 Active No

61 Sean Carley P R R 6' 4" 230 12-28-1990 Active No

24 Ethan Carnes P L L 6' 3" 205 12-30-1991 Active No

29 Andrew Chin P L L 6' 1" 180 09-22-1992 Active No

18 Jordan Cote P R R 6' 5" 215 11-13-1992 Active No

38 Jordan Foley P R R 6' 4" 215 07-12-1993 Active No

43 Tim Giel P R R 6' 2" 220 09-29-1990 Active No

52 Joe Harvey P R R 6' 2" 220 01-09-1992 Active No

50 Ty Hensley P R R 6' 4" 220 07-30-1993 Active No

60 Jonathan Holder P R R 6' 2" 235 06-09-

1993 Active No

54 Dillon McNamara P R R 6' 5" 220 10-06-

1991 Active No

45 Jordan Montgomery P L L 6' 4" 225 12-27-

1992 Active No

 

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# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status

62 David Palladino P R R 6' 8" 235 03-15-

1993 Active No

35 Matt Wotherspoon P R R 6' 1" 175 10-06-

1991 Active No

Position Players

# Name Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Status MLB 40-man

Radley Haddad C L R 6' 1" 190 05-11-1990 Active No

27 Isaias Tejeda C R R 6' 0" 195 10-28-1991 Active No

57 Luis Torrens C R R 6' 0" 175 05-02-1996 Active No

12 Vicente Conde SS R R 6' 0" 195 10-13-1993 Active No

20 Billy Fleming 2B R R 6' 1" 200 09-20-1992 Active No

65 Jose Javier SS R R 5' 10" 160 09-16-

1992 Active No

33 Renzo Martini 3B R R 6' 1" 190 08-25-1992 Active No

14 Ty McFarland 2B L R 6' 3" 190 10-13-1991 Active No

56 Connor Spencer 1B L R 6' 2" 215 01-22-

1993 Active No

39 Brady Steiger 3B L R 6' 1" 195 12-28-1990 Active No

22 Austin Aune RF L R 6' 2" 190 09-06-1993 Active No

58 Devyn Bolasky CF L L 5' 11" 185 01-24-

1993 Active No

25 Chris Breen LF R R 6' 3" 215 03-26-1994 Active No

30 Nathan Mikolas LF L L 6' 0" 200 12-30-1993 Active No

26 Collin Slaybaugh CF L R 6' 2" 185 04-03-

1992 Active No

 

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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 10th 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.

 

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• 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, 2009.

• Full Name: Jordan Gregory Cote • Born: November 13, 1992 • 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 2010-11 Gatorade New Hampshire Baseball Player of the Year.

 

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2014 in Review

During the 2014 season the Staten Island Yankees finished the season in third place, with a 37-38 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.

 

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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 3rd and Chris Breen hitting 4th 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.

 

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Richmond County Bank

Ballpark

Richmond County Ballpark is home of the Staten Island Yankees and has been since 2001. It is located at 75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY, 10301 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

 

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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.

 

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Contact Us

Website: siyanks.com Phone Number: (718)-720-9265 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StatenIslandYankees Twitter: https://twitter.com/siyanks