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 Post subject: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:33 am 
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Where are all of the players on the default rosters now?

Boston Red Sox
C Jason Varitek, 42 - Retired, Works as a "Special Assistant" to the Red Sox GM
C Kevin Cash, 36 - Retired, Now the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians
1B Sean Casey, 40 - Retired, Works for MLB Network as an analyst
1B David Ortiz, 38 - Still playing for the Boston Red Sox. .250 25HR 78RBI in 2014
1B Kevin Youkilis, 35 - Playing for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the NPB
2B Dustin Pedroia, 30 - Still playing for the Boston Red Sox. .278 4HR 40RBI in 2014
3B Mike Lowell, 40 - Retired, works as an analyst on MLB Network
SS Alex Cora, 38 - Retired, now a baseball analyst for ESPN
SS Julio Lugo, 38 - Retired
LF Manny Ramirez, 42 - Currently in the Chicago Cubs organization as a player-coach for the Iowa Cubs
CF Coco Crisp, 34 - Plays for the Oakland Athletics. .274 7RHR 32RBI in 2014
CF Jacoby Ellsbury, 30 - Plays for the New York Yankees. .279 9HR 48RBI in 2014
RF J.D. Drew, 38 - Retired
SP Tim Wakefield, 48 - Retired, works for NESN as a studio analyst for the Red Sox
SP Josh Beckett, 34 - Plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 6-5 2.74 ERA in 2014
SP Jon Lester, 30 - Was traded to the Oakland Athletics on July 31st, 2014. 10-7 2.52 ERA in 2014
RP Clay Buchholz, 29 - Still plays for the Boston Red Sox. 5-7 5.87 ERA in 2014.
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, 33 - Plays for the New York Mets. 3-3 3.87 ERA in 2014.
RP Julian Tavarez, 41 - Retired
RP Mike Timlin, 48 - Retired
RP David Aardsma, 32 - Currently in the minor league for the St. Louis Cardinals
RP Javier Lopez, 37 - Plays for the San Francisco Giants. 2.31 ERA in 2014.
RP Manny Delcarmen, 32 - Currently in the minor leagues for the Washington Nationals.
RP Hideki Okajima, 38 - Plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the NPB
CL Jonathan Papelbon, 33 - Plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. 26 saves 1.75 ERA in 2014
C George Kottaras, 31 - Currently a free agent
C Dusty Brown, 32 - Currently plays in the minor league for the Oakland Athletics
1B Chris Carter, 32 - Last played for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB
SS Jed Lowrie, 30 - Plays for the Oakland Athletics. .239 5HR 40RBI in 2014
RF Brandon Moss, 30 - Plays for the Oakland Athletics. .257 23HR 72RBI in 2014
SP Curt Schilling, 47 - Retired, works as an ESPN baseball analyst. Currently battling cancer.
RP Bryan Corey, 40 - Retired
RP Craig Hansen, 30 - Currently a free agent, was released by the Mets in March, 2013

If anyone wants to do this for any other team then go ahead! I'll do some more teams later hopefully!

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:59 am 
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Firstly, Schilling is in remission

Secondly, I'm starting an official petition to rename the Athletics to the Oakland Red Sox

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:15 am 
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Lester, Crisp, Moss, and Lowrie, wow. Never noticed that, haha.

might do the Phillies later but I might get stuff wrong.

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:24 am 
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I'll do the Oakland A's soon

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:30 pm 
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Great thread Zero.

Also @phillies if you need any help on where the 2008 Phillies are now, I'd be glad to help.

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:59 pm 
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I can also give you some help on the Tigers roster, if needs be.

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:51 pm 
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@Paul: Thanks! :)

And basically I looked all this stuff up on Wikipedia. :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:28 pm 
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Because I enjoy the idea of this topic, I figured I would continue it with a look at where the god-awful 2008 Tigers are now...

Detroit Tigers
C Ivan Rodriguez, 42 - Retired in 2012, now a special assistant with the Texas Rangers
C Vance Wilson, 41 - Retired in 2010, now the manager of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals)
1B Carlos Guillen, 38 - Retired in 2012.
2B Placido Polanco, 38 - Free Agent, last played for the Marlins in 2013 (.262/.315/.302 with 1 HR and 23 RBI in 118 games).
3B Brandon Inge, 37 - Free Agent, last played for the Pirates in 2013 (.181/.204/.238 with 1 HR and 7 RBI in 50 games).
3B Miguel Cabrera, 31 - Still playing for the Tigers, batting .304/.364/.508 with 17 HR and 84 RBI in 114 games so far.
SS Edgar Renteria, Retired in 2013.
SS Ramon Santiago, 34 - Currently playing for the Cincinnati Reds, batting .236/.331/.307 with 1 HR and 10 RBI in 53 games so far.
LF Ryan Raburn, 33 - Currently playing for the Cleveland Indians, batting .201/.251/.291 with 3 HR, 21 RBIs, 66 games, and this.
CF Curtis Granderson, 33 - Currently playing for the New York Mets, batting ..232/.337/.397 with 15 HR and 46 RBI in 113 games so far.
RF Magglio Ordonez, 40 - Retired in 2012, now the mayor of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality in the Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui.
RF/DH Gary Sheffield, 45 - Retired in 2010, now a coach on his son's youth tackle football team, and the agent of Angels pitcher Jason Grilli and Orioles minor leaguer Josh Banks.
RF Marcus Thames, 37 - Retired in 2011, now the hitting coach of the Trenton Thunder (AA affiliate of the New York Yankees)
SP Kenny Rogers, 49 - Stopped playing in 2008 (not formally retired), currently eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
SP Nate Robertson, 36 - Free Agent, last played with the Toledo Mud Hens (AAA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) this season (0-2, with a 3.43 ERA in 21 innings).
SP Jeremy Bonderman, 31 - Free Agent, last played with the Detroit Tigers (and previously, the Seattle Mariners) in 2013 (combined 2-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 55 innings).
SP Dontrelle Willis, 32 - Currently playing for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League. Last played in the Majors with the Reds in 2011 (1-6 with a 5.00 ERA in 75.2 innings).
SP Justin Verlander, 31 - Still playing for the Tigers, with a 10-10 record and a 4.57 ERA in 157.2 innings.
RP Zach Miner, 32 - Free Agent, last played for the Tacoma Rainiers (AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners) this season, with an 0-2 record and 8.60 ERA in 37.2 innings.
RP Armando Galarraga, 32 - Free Agent, last played for the Brother Elephants (Taiwan) this season.
RP Bobby Seay, 36 - Free Agent/Retired/I have no clue, last played for the Detroit Tigers in 2009 (6-3, with a 4.25 ERA in 48.2 innings)
RP Clay Rapada, 33 - Free Agent, last played for the Norfolk Tides (AAA affilate of the Baltimore Orioles) this season, with a 2-0 record and 7.23 ERA in 18.2 innings.
RP Fernando Rodney, 37 - Currently playing for the Seattle Mariners, with a 1-5 record, with a 2.40 ERA in 48.2 innings, and 33 saves so far.
RP Denny Bautista, 33 - Currently playing for the Mexican League team Tabasco, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.38 ERA in 16 innings.
RP Todd Jones, 46 - Retired in 2008, now an adviser for his local high school and middle school baseball teams. Was on the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but did not get the 5% of votes needed to stay on the ballot.
LF Jacque Jones, 39 - Retired in 2010. Was on the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, but did not get the 5% of votes needed to stay on the ballot another year.
CF Clete Thomas, 30 - Currently playing for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies), batting .247/.338/.339 with 1 HR and 13 RBI in 49 games.
RP Aquilino Lopez, 39 - Last played for SK Wyverns (Korea) in 2012 (3-2, 3.86 ERA in 28 innings).
SP Jordan Tata, 32 - Free Agent/Retired in 2009, now a head coach of "select Texas baseball teams"
RP Joel Zumaya, 29 - Retired in 2014.

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 Post subject: Re: 2008 Power Pros Default Rosters - Where are they now?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:01 pm 
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I didn't know Zumaya retired. I thought he was in the MILB somewhere.

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