Nashville Xpress all-time roster

Eddie Guardado, Xpress starting pitcher in 1993

The Nashville Xpress baseball franchise played two seasons in Nashville, Tennessee from 1993 to 1994 as the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. During those seasons, a total of 60 players played in at least one game for the Xpress. Of those 60 players, 22 also played in at least one game for a Major League Baseball team.

After the 1992 baseball season, Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the Double-A Southern League's Charlotte Knights, acquired a Triple-A expansion franchise in the International League, leaving the city's previous team without a home. Larry Schmittou, owner of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, offered Herschel Greer Stadium as a temporary home for the displaced team.^[1] The Charlotte Knights retained the legacy of the Double-A franchise that preceded it, and a new history was established for the Xpress. In 1995, the Xpress relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, becoming the Port City Roosters.^[1]

Three Xpress players also played for Nashville Sounds: LaTroy Hawkins (2010),^[2] Todd Ritchie (1999),^[3] Scott Cepicky (1993—one season before playing for the Xpress).^[4] In 1993, Nashville's Oscar Muñoz was chosen as the Southern League's Most Outstanding Pitcher.^[5] Outfielder Rich Becker was selected for the 1993 post-season All-Star team and right-handed pitcher Brad Radke was named to the 1994 squad.^[6] Three players went on to be named to a major league All-Star team after playing for Nashville: Eddie Guardado, Damian Miller, and Brad Radke. In 1995, Marty Cordova was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year.

Table key

Abbreviations Position Position that player played in the field Years The seasons played for this franchise by the player MLB Indicates if a player has played in at least one game for a major league team ‡ Indicates an MLB award winner or All-Star

Position C Catcher 1B First baseman 2B Second baseman 3B Third baseman SS Shortstop IF Infielder LF Left fielder CF Center fielder RF Right fielder OF Outfielder SP Starting pitcher RP Relief pitcher

Players

LaTroy Hawkins, Xpress starting pitcher in 1994

Name	Position	Years	MLB	Notes	Ref
Barcelo, Marc !Marc Barcelo	SP	1993–94	No	In 1994, he tied for the league lead in games started with 28 starts.	[7]
Becker, RichRich Becker	OF	1993	Yes	He hit seven triples in his only season with the team.	[8]
Best, Jayson !Jayson Best	RP	1993	No	In his last season of affiliated baseball, he earned one save in three games.	[9]
Byrd, Anthony !Anthony Byrd	OF	1994	No	Byrd played in more games (132) than any other Xpress player in the 1994 season.	[10]
Cepicky, Scott !Scott Cepicky	1B/OF	1993–94	No	Cepicky played his final season of professional baseball with Nashville.	[11]
Corbin, Ted !Ted Corbin	IF	1993–94	No	Though primarily an infielder, he also pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Xpress in 1994.	[12]
Cordova, MartyMarty Cordova‡[a]	OF	1993	Yes	He led the Xpress in doubles (30), home runs (19), and RBI (77) in his only season with the team.	[13]
Daniel, Mike !Mike Daniel	C	1994	No	Daniel recorded 6 home runs, 16 RBI, and 26 hit (baseball)s in 1994.	[14]
Davenport, Adell !Adell Davenport	1B/3B	1994	No	Davenport earned a franchise record by hitting a career-high 20 home runs in 1994.	[15]
Dejesus, Guido !Guido Dejesus	RP	1994	No	He pitched two scoreless innings with the Xpress, in which he did not allow even a single baserunner.	[16]
DelaNuez, Rexford !Rexford DelaNuez	OF	1993	No	He had 23 stolen bases in his only Xpress season.	[17]
Duncan, Andres !Andres Duncan	SS	1994	No	Duncan turned 51 double plays at shortstop, more than any other Xpress player.	[18]
Dunn, SteveSteve Dunn	1B	1993	Yes	He ranked third on the team in home runs (16) and RBI (60).	[19]
Durant, MikeMike Durant		1993	Yes
Fernandez, Mike !Mike Fernandez	3B	1994	No	He made three fielding errors in four chances in the only game he played for the Xpress.	[20]
Gandarillas, GusGus Gandarillas		1994	Yes
Garcés, RichRich Garcés		1994	Yes
Gavaghan, Sean !Sean Gavaghan		1993–94	No
Gerald, Ed !Ed Gerald		1994	No
Grifol, Pedro !Pedro Grifol		1993–94	No
Guardado, EddieEddie Guardado‡[b]		1993	Yes
Hawkins, LaTroyLaTroy Hawkins		1994	Yes
Hazlett, Steve !Steve Hazlett		1994	No
Henry, Jon !Jon Henry		1993–94	No
Hocking, DennyDenny Hocking		1993	Yes
Houk, Tom !Tom Houk		1993	No
Johnson, Greg !Greg Johnson	RP	1993	No	He led the Xpress pitching staff with 31 saves.	[21]
Klonoski, Jason !Jason Klonoski		1993	No
Konieczki, Dominic !Dominic Konieczki	RP	1993	No	He appeared in 42 games, earning a 2–6 record, 4 saves, and a 6.61 ERA.	[22]
Kontorinis, Andrew !Andrew Kontorinis	1B	1994	No	He played in nine games for the Xpress, and collected one home run, five hits, and two RBI.	[23]
Mansur, Jeffrey !Jeffrey Mansur	RP/SP	1993–94	No	Over two seasons, he compiled an 11–17 record and a 4.45 ERA.	[24]
Masteller, DanDan Masteller		1993	Yes
McCreary, Bob !Bob McCreary		1993	No
McDonald, Mike !Mike McDonald		1993	No
Miller, DamianDamian Miller‡[c]		1993–94	Yes
Miller, TravisTravis Miller		1994	Yes
Misuraca, MikeMike Misuraca		1993–94	Yes
Moore, Timothy !Timothy Moore		1994	No
Mota, William !William Mota		1993	No
Moten, Scott !Scott Moten		1994	No
Munoz, OscarOscar Munoz		1993–94	Yes
Naulty, DanDan Naulty		1994	Yes
Newman, AlanAlan Newman		1993	Yes
Norris, Joe !Joe Norris		1994	No
Raabe, BrianBrian Raabe		1993	Yes
Radke, BradBrad Radke‡[d]		1993–94	Yes
Ritchie, ToddTodd Ritchie		1993–94	Yes
Rivera, David !David Rivera	2B	1993	No	He led the team with 35 stolen bases.	[25]
Roberts, Brett !Brett Roberts		1994	No
Robinson, Bob !Bob Robinson		1993	No
Russo, Paul !Paul Russo		1994	No
Schullstrom, ErikErik Schullstrom		1993–94	Yes
Simons, Mitch !Mitch Simons		1994	No
Stahoviak, ScottScott Stahoviak		1993	Yes
Stricklin, Scott !Scott Stricklin		1994	No
Sweeney, Dennis !Dennis Sweeney		1994	No
Tirpack, Kenneth !Kenneth Tirpack		1994	No
Ward, Ricky !Ricky Ward		1994	No
Watkins, ScottScott Watkins		1993–94	Yes
Wissler, Bill !Bill Wissler	SP	1993	No	He started more games than any other Nashville pitcher (25), and achieved a 10–10 record with a 3.96 ERA.	[26]

Notes

• ^a Marty Cordova: American League Rookie of the Year (1995)^[27]
• ^b Eddie Guardado: American League All-Star (2002–03)^[28]
• ^c Damian Miller: National League All-Star (2002)^[29]
• ^d Brad Radke: American League All-Star (1998)^[30]

References

General

• 1993 Nashville Xpress Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
• 1994 Nashville Xpress Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.

Specific

1. ^ ^{a b} Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Nashville Hosts Two Teams In 1993 & 1994." Nashville Sounds. 12 September 2005. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
2. ^ "LaTroy Hawkins Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 21 July 2010.
3. ^ "Todd Ritchie Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
4. ^ "Scott Cepicky Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
5. ^ "Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher." Southern League. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.
6. ^ "Post-Season All-Star Teams." Southern League. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.
7. ^ Marco Barcelo Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
8. ^ Rich Becker Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
9. ^ Jayson Best Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
10. ^ Anthony Byrd Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
11. ^ Scott Cepicky Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
12. ^ Ted Corbin Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
13. ^ Marty Cordova Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
14. ^ Mike Daniel Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
15. ^ Adell Davenport Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
16. ^ Guido Dejesus Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
17. ^ Rexford DelaNuez Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
18. ^ Andres Duncan Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
19. ^ Steve Dunn Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2009.
20. ^ Mike Fernandez Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
21. ^ Greg Johnson Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
22. ^ Dominic Konieczki Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 September 2009.
23. ^ Andrew Kontorinis Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 September 2009.
24. ^ Jeffrey Mansur Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 1 September 2009.
25. ^ David Rivera Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
26. ^ Bill Wissler Minor League Statistics Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
27. ^ "Marty Cordova Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
28. ^ "Eddie Guardado Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
29. ^ "Damien Miller Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.
30. ^ "Brad Radke Statistics." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 25 July 2009.