2011 Opening Day Roster
The top three Brewers prospects with the Timber Rattlers listed by Baseball America to begin the season are pitchers and draft picks from the first five rounds of the 2010 first year player draft. Jimmy Nelson (2nd round, University of Alabama), Tyler Thornburg (3rd round, Charleston Southern), and Matt Miller (5th round, University of Michigan) were all members of the Helena Brewers, Milwaukee's Pioneer League affiliate, last season and helped that team win a Pioneer League Championship.
First baseman Cody Hawn (6th round, University of Tennessee) is Baseball America's top ranked position player on the Opening Day roster for the Rattlers. Hawn hit 13 homers and drove in 61 runs for Helena last season.
Other Brewers prospects as ranked by Baseball America on the Rattlers roster include: Catchers Cameron Garfield and Tyler Roberts and pitcher Austin Ross.
Garfield is one of five players to spend time with Wisconsin during the 2010 season who return at the start of 2011. Pitchers Del Howell and Damon Krestalude; infielder Carlos George; and outfielder Franklin Romero are the other four.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers open the season with a home game at Time Warner Cable Field on Thursday, April 7 against the Kane County Cougars. Game time is 6:35pm. Tickets for Opening Day or for any of the 70 home games during 2011 are available on line at www.timberrattlers.com, in person at the box office, or over the phone at 800-WI-TIMBER.
The full Wisconsin Timber Rattlers roster for Opening Day, 2011: ,p>
PITCHERS
# Player
B/T HT/WT
Acquired
10 Charly Bashara
L/L 6'1"/200
NDFA '10
36 Daniel Britt
R/R 6'4"/190
29th round '10
25 Tyler Cravy
R/R 6'3"/196
17th round '09
1
Brian Garman
L/L 5'11"/203
17th round '10
16 Greg Holle
R/R 6'8"/240
11th round '10
26 Del Howell
L/L 6'4"/200
15th round '09
18 Thomas Keeling
L/L 6'2"/188
18th round '10
39 Damon Krestalude
R/R 6'4"/185
17th round '08
22 Eric Marzec
R/R 5'11/217
30th round '10
23 Matt Milller
R/R 6'6"/220
5th round '10
20 Jimmy Nelson
R/R 6'6"/245
2nd round '10
12 Austin Ross
R/R 6'2"/194
8th round '10
30 Tyler Thornburg
R/R 6'0"/188
3rd round '10
40 Stosh Wawrzasek
R/R 6'0"/249
16th round '08
CATCHERS
# Player
B/T HT/WT
Acquired
17 Cameron Garfield
R/R 6'1"/195
2nd round '09
19 Tony Pechek
B/R 6'2"/201
NDFA '10
28 Tyler Roberts
R/R 6'1"/228
10th round '09
INFIELDERS
# Player
B/T HT/WT
Acquired
7
Carlos George
R/R 6'2"/160
46th round '08
15 Cody Hawn
L/R 6'1"/215
6th round '10
5
Greg Hopkins
R/R 6'1"/195
24th round '10
6
TJ Mittelstaedt L/R
5'10"/185 44th round
'10
9
Jason Rogers
R/R 6'2"/267
32nd round '10
3
Nick Shaw
L/R 6'0"/161
25th round '10
33 Mike Walker
L/R 6'4"/206
14th round '10
OUTFIELDERS
# Player
B/T HT/WT
Acquired
2
Robbie Garvey
L/L 5'9"/170
NDFA '09
11 Reggie Keen
R/R 5'11/176
NDFA '10
21 Franklin Romero
R/R 5'11/180
20th round '09
COACHING
STAFF:
Manager:
Matt Erickson
Pitching Coach: Chris Hook
Hitting Coach: Dusty Rhodes
Athletic Trainer: Jeff Paxson
Strength & Conditioning: Tim
Gifford