Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Mahoning Valley Scrappers Founded in 1999 Niles, Ohio
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-level
Short-Season A
Minor league affiliations
New York-Penn League Pinckney Division
Major league affiliations
Cleveland Indians (1999-present)
Name
Mahoning Valley Scrappers (1999-present)
Ballpark
Eastwood Field
Minor league titles
League titles	2004
Division titles	1999, 2000, 2004, 2009
Owner(s)/Operated by: Palisades Baseball
Manager: David Wallace
General Manager: Jordan Taylor

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a minor league baseball club based in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River. The Scrappers play in the Pinckney Division of the Short-Season A classification New York - Penn League and are affiliated with the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball club. In 2004, they won the New York - Penn League championship.

The Scrappers' home field is Eastwood Field, opened in 1999 as Cafaro Field, located behind the Eastwood Mall on U.S. Highway 422. In their first six seasons, the Scrappers averaged over 4,000 fans per game.

Season Results

Season	Affiliation	Manager	Record
1999	Indians	Ted Kubiak	43-33, 1st place McNamara
2000	Indians	Ted Kubiak	48-28, 1st place Pinckney
2001	Indians	Dave Turgeon	26-49, 7th place Pinckney-Stedler
2002	Indians	Chris Bando	46-30, 2nd place Pinckney
2003	Indians	Ted Kubiak	38-36, 2nd place Pinckney
2004	Indians	Mike Sarbaugh	42-34, 2nd place Pinckney
2005	Indians	Rouglas Odor	33-43, 3rd place Pinckney
2006	Indians	Rouglas Odor	36-34, 3rd place Pinckney
2007	Indians	Tim Laker	37-37, 2nd place Pinckney
2008	Indians	Travis Fryman	31-44, 5th place Pinckney
2009	Indians	Travis Fryman	49-27, 1st place Pinckney[1]
2010	Indians	Travis Fryman[2]	30-46, 6th place Pinckney
2011	Indians	David Wallace[3]	TBD, Pinckney

Post-Season Results

• 1999: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Hudson Valley Renegades, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
• 2000: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
• 2004: Defeated Auburn Doubledays, 2 games to 0; defeated Tri-City Valley Cats, 2 games to 0, in NYPL Championship Series
• 2009: Defeated Brooklyn Cyclones, 2 games to 0^[4]; lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1 in NYPL Championship Series^[5]

Mahoning Valley Scrappers rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 24 Cody Anderson 50 Elvis Araujo 40 Shawn Armstrong 47 Ramon Cespedes 20 Tony Dischler 23 Danny Jimenez 34 Will Krasne 43 Josh McKeon 26 Rob Nixon 33 Mason Radeke 38 Will Roberts 22 Grant Sides 44 Nathan Striz 45 Enosil Tejeda 12 Jack Wagoner		Catchers 35 Ryan Battaglia 13 Alex Lavisky 30 Jake Lowery Infielders 32 Evan Frazar  8 Todd Hankins 28 Francisco Lindor  7 Zachary McPhee 10 Jerrud Sabourin  6 KC Serna  1 Tony Wolters Outfielders 11 John Barr  4 Cody Elliott 27 Bryson Myles  2 Aaron Siliga 39 Jordan Smith		Manager 17 David Wallace Coaches 36 Greg Hibbard (pitching)  9 Tony Mansolino (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Cleveland Indians 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 14, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Broadcasters

Radio

As of the 2011 season, the Scrappers' flagship radio station is Warren, Ohio station WHTX (1570 AM). All of the games will be carried live.^[6]

Channel 27's Chad Krispinsky was the Voice of the Scrappers in 2001 and 2002. Youngstown State and IBM Sports broadcaster Mike Pilch called their games in 2006 and 2007 while the broadcasts right were with Clear Channel.

Former Scrappers in Major League Baseball

Josh Bard (Mariners [2010]) Jordan Brown (Indians [2010]) Asdrúbal Cabrera (Indians) Fausto Carmona (Indians) Lonnie Chisenhall (Indians) Ryan Church (Diamondbacks [2010]) Trevor Crowe (Indians [2010]) Chad Durbin (Indians) Ben Francisco (Phillies) Ryan Garko (Rangers [2010]) Chris Gimenez (Mariners) David Huff (Indians [2011]) Joe Inglett (Astros [2011]) Josh Judy (Indians)

Jason Kipnis (Indians) Kevin Kouzmanoff (Athletics) Aaron Laffey (Mariners) Jensen Lewis (Indians [2010]) Héctor Luna (Marlins [2010]) Víctor Martinez (Tigers) John McDonald (Blue Jays) Cord Phelps (Indians) C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) Tony Sipp (Indians) Mitch Talbot (Indians) Brian Tallet (Cardinals) Josh Tomlin (Indians) Wyatt Toregas (Pirates [2011]) José Constanza (Braves)

• List includes players on MLB rosters in 2010 and 2011

Logos

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  Original Scrappers logo used from 1999-2008

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  Scrappers 10th anniversary logo used in 2008

References

1. ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l127&t=l_sta&lid=127
2. ^ http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091211&content_id=7800090&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
3. ^ Mahoning Valley Scrappers Field Staff
4. ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6885244&vkey=news_t545&fext=.jsp&sid=t545
5. ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090917&content_id=7011674&vkey=news_t545&fext=.jsp&sid=t545
6. ^ Scrappers Games to Broadcast on 1570 WHTX

External links

• Mahoning Valley Scrappers Web site
• Mahoning Valley Scrappers on MILB.com
• Old Mahoning Valley Scrappers Where They Are Now
• Scrappers Pitchers Combine for No-Hitter
• Full list of Scrappers alumni to play in Major League Baseball