2000 Fort Wayne Wizards Roster
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Craig Colbert (72-65)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 252,605, Avg. 3,661 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Michigan Battle Cats 2 games, Fort Wayne Wizards 1
The Fort Wayne Wizards of the Midwest League ended the 2000 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Wizards plated 598 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Troy Schader paced Fort Wayne with 13 home runs John Scheschuk accounted for 85 RBI. Brian Ward led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .286 clip. Jake Peavy topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.91 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Ben Johnson, J. J. Trujillo, Éric Cyr, Dennis Tankersley, Bobby Scales, Jake Peavy, Mike Thompson, Jack Cassel and Cliff Bartosh were all players from the 2000 Fort Wayne Wizards who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Craig Colbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abner Arroyo | L | L | December 16, 1979 | 6'0" | 181 | Humacao, PR |
| Cliff Bartosh | L | L | September 5, 1979 | 6'2" | 175 | West, TX US |
| Gerik Baxter | R | R | March 11, 1980 | 6'2" | 185 | Edmonds, WA US |
| Casey Bell | R | R | July 14, 1978 | 6'2" | 186 | Fayetteville, AR US |
| Jarrod Bitter | R | R | October 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 227 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Casey Burns | R | R | July 24, 1977 | 6'1" | 185 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Jack Cassel | R | R | August 8, 1980 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dennis Chapman | R | R | February 8, 1979 | 6'3" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Jon Cook | R | R | April 26, 1977 | 6'1" | 195 | Tehran, IR |
| Tony Cosentino | R | R | December 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 195 | Omaha, NE US |
| Jesse Curry | L | L | October 25, 1978 | 6'4" | 205 | Spencer, IA US |
| Éric Cyr | R | L | February 11, 1979 | 6'4" | 200 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Nick Day | R | R | January 16, 1978 | 6'2" | 205 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Blair De Hart | R | R | May 4, 1978 | 6'4" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Travis Devine | R | R | December 3, 1979 | 6'5" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Antonio Diaz | R | R | January 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 170 | Humacao, PR |
| Todd Donovan | R | R | August 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | New London, CT US |
| Vince Faison | L | R | January 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 195 | Vidalia, GA US |
| Shawn Garrett | S | R | November 2, 1978 | 6'3" | 220 | Centralia, IL US |
| Said Gutierrez | R | R | March 26, 1980 | 5'10" | 215 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Russ Handy | R | R | August 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 200 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Jake Huff | R | R | July 8, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Provo, UT US |
| Johnny Hunter | R | R | June 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 190 | Sherman, TX US |
| Ben Johnson | R | R | June 18, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Memphis, TN US |
| Brian Jolliffe | R | L | September 15, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Weymouth, MA US |
| Travis Jones | L | L | December 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Roger Luque | L | L | January 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 155 | Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia VE |
| Jason Moore | S | R | January 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 180 | Belleville, IL US |
| Omar Ortiz | S | R | September 11, 1977 | 6'1" | 210 | Brownsville, TX US |
| Jake Peavy | R | R | May 31, 1981 | 6'1" | 195 | Mobile, AL US |
| Andy Prater | R | R | September 27, 1977 | 6'3" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ben Risinger | R | R | November 25, 1974 | 6'1" | 187 | Perth, Western Australia AU |
| Chris Rojas | R | R | March 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 189 | Queens, NY US |
| Cesar Saba | S | R | August 2, 1978 | 6'0" | 160 | Palenque, DO |
| Bobby Scales | S | R | October 4, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Southfield, MI US |
| Troy Schader | R | R | March 5, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Vancouver, WA US |
| John Scheschuk | L | L | February 2, 1977 | 6'2" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Todd Shiyuk | L | L | March 1, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Richmond, BC CA |
| Jon Stone | S | R | December 23, 1978 | 5'11" | 185 | Lodi, CA US |
| Dennis Tankersley | R | R | February 24, 1979 | 6'2" | 185 | Troy, MO US |
| Mike Thompson | R | R | November 6, 1980 | 6'4" | 200 | Walsh, CO US |
| J. J. Trujillo | R | R | October 9, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Tony Vandemore | L | R | June 10, 1977 | 6'3" | 200 | Geneseo, IL US |
| Mike Wagner | R | R | September 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Loveland, OH US |
| Brian Ward | R | R | July 7, 1977 | 5'8" | 188 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| Doug Young | R | R | January 23, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
