Gulf Coast League Pirates

Gulf Coast League Pirates
Founded in 1978
Bradenton, Florida

Team Logo
Cap Insignia
Class-level
  • Class Rookie League (1978-present)
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • GCL Pirates (1978-present)
Ballpark
  • Pirate City Complex
Minor league titles
League titles
Division titles 2002, 2003, 2008
Owner(s)/Operated by: Pittsburgh Pirates
Manager: Tom Prince
General Manager:

The Gulf Coast Pirates or GCL Pirates are the Rookie Level minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team plays in Bradenton, Florida, at Pirate City Stadium. Established in 1978, the team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

In 2009 the team signed two Indian born pitchers, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel of India. They became the first Indian-born players to sign professional baseball contracts in the United States.[1]

Contents

Season-by-season

Year Record Win-Loss % Manager Regular Season Finish Playoffs
1978 21-32 .396 Woody Huyke 6th GCL Did not qualify
1979 20-32 .385 Woody Huyke 6th GCL Did not qualify
1980 24-39 .381 Woody Huyke 8th GCL Did not qualify
1981 32-28 .533 Woody Huyke 5th GCL Did not qualify
1982 27-35 .435 Woody Huyke 3rd GCL Did not qualify
1983 28-32 .467 Woody Huyke 3rd GCL North Did not qualify
1984 21-42 .333 Woody Huyke 5th GCL North Did not qualify
1985 15-47 .242 Woody Huyke 5th GCL North Did not qualify
1986 24-39 .381 Woody Huyke 5th GCL North Did not qualify
1987 33-30 .390 Woody Huyke 2nd GCL North Did not qualify
1988 26-37 .413 Julio Garcia 5th GCL South Did not qualify
1989 21-42 .333 Woody Huyke 8th GCL South Did not qualify
1991 30-29 .508 Woody Huyke 3rd GCL Central Did not qualify
1992 23-37 .383 Woody Huyke 4th GCL Central Did not qualify
1993 21-38 .356 Woody Huyke 7th GCL West Did not qualify
1994 25-35 .417 Woody Huyke 4th GCL West Did not qualify
1995 23-36 .390 Woody Huyke 4th GCL Northwest Did not qualify
1996 28-31 .475 Woody Huyke 3rd GCL Northwest Did not qualify
1997 27-32 .458 Woody Huyke 6th GCL Northwest Did not qualify
1998 25-35 .407 Woody Huyke 6th GCL West Did not qualify
1999 24-35 .407 Woody Huyke 5th GCL North Did not qualify
2000 34-26 .567 Woody Huyke 2nd GCL North Did not qualify
2001 22-34 .393 Woody Huyke 6th GCL West Did not qualify
2002 37-23 .617 Woody Huyke 1st GCL North Lost in Semi-Finals
2003 36-20 .643 Woody Huyke 1st GCL North Lost in Finals
2004 30-28 .517 Woody Huyke 3rd GCL South Did not qualify
2005 28-26 .519 Jeff Livesey 2nd GCL South Did not qualify
2006 27-26 .509 Turner Ward 4th GCL North Did not qualify
2007 26-30 .464 Tom Prince 4th GCL South Did not qualify
2008 37-19 .661 Tom Prince 1st GCL North Lost in Semi-Finals
2009 29-31 .483 Tom Prince 4th GCL North Did not qualify
2010 29-30 .492 Tom Prince 4th GCL North Did not qualify

Roster

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • -- Luis Heredia
  • 31 Sheng-Cin Hong
  • -- Wilson Lee
  • -- Jackson Lodge
  • -- Cesar Lopez
  • -- Dovydas Neverauskas
  • 59 Barrett Phillips
  • 55 Bryton Trepagnier

Catchers

  • 22 Dylan Child
  • 27 Joey Schoenfeld

Infielders

  • 54 Jorge Bishop
  • 25 Jared Lakind
  • 34 Luis Solano

Outfielders

  •  7 Ping-Hung Chi
  • 28 Gregory Polanco
  •  5 Junior Sosa

Manager

Coaches

7-day disabled list
* On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated June 13, 2011

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References

  1. ^ http://www.bucsdugout.com/2009/7/4/938007/dinesh-patel-and-rinku-singh-make

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