2014 Lakeland Flying Tigers Roster
Team Record: 62-75
Finished 5th in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Dave Huppert (62-75)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Attendance: 64,396, Avg. 1,006 in 64 home dates
The Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League ended the 2014 season with a record of 62 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Flying Tigers plated 526 runs and allowed 572 runs. James Robbins paced Lakeland with 17 home runs, and Austin Green walloped 15 or more, too. Jeff McVaney drove in 74 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .273 average. Edgar De La Rosa and Joshua Turley led the team with 7 wins each, while Edgar De La Rosa registered a 3.3 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dixon Machado, Andy Dirks, Locke St. John, Jake Thompson, Guido Knudson, Harold Castro, Eduardo Sánchez and Ángel Nesbitt were all players from the 2014 Lakeland Flying Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dave Huppert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bailey | R | R | July 6, 1990 | 6'6" | 235 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Endrys Briceno | R | R | February 7, 1992 | 6'5" | 175 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Alex Burgos | L | L | December 1, 1990 | 5'11" | 195 | Regensburg, DE |
| Harold Castro | L | R | November 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Tyler Clark | S | R | January 4, 1989 | 6'2" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Tommy Collier | R | R | December 3, 1989 | 6'3" | 205 | Houston, TX US |
| Edgar De La Rosa | R | R | November 12, 1990 | 6'8" | 235 | El Seibo, DO |
| Andy Dirks | L | L | January 24, 1986 | 6'0" | 195 | Hutchinson, KS US |
| Calvin Drummond | R | R | September 22, 1989 | 6'3" | 200 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Lance Durham | L | R | February 20, 1988 | 5'11" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Chase Edwards | R | R | February 4, 1994 | 6'1" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Logan Ehlers | L | L | October 30, 1991 | 6'1" | 190 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Kevin Eichhorn | R | R | February 6, 1990 | 6'0" | 175 | Watsonville, CA US |
| Tyler Ford | L | L | September 11, 1991 | 5'8" | 175 | Richmond, TX US |
| Nate Fury | R | R | February 6, 1991 | 5'11" | 200 | Harahan, LA US |
| Tyler Gibson | L | R | June 17, 1993 | 6'2" | 210 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Charlie Gillies | R | R | August 30, 1990 | 6'2" | 200 | Valencia, CA US |
| David Gonzalez | S | R | December 1, 1993 | 5'9" | 140 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
| Austin Green | R | R | February 22, 1990 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tyler Hanover | R | R | August 25, 1989 | 5'7" | 170 | Kernersville, NC US |
| Connor Harrell | R | R | March 24, 1991 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston, TX US |
| Jeff Holm | L | L | October 17, 1988 | 6'3" | 220 | Rochester Hills, MI US |
| Brett Huber | R | R | March 23, 1990 | 6'3" | 190 | Belleville, IL US |
| Jordan John | R | L | July 5, 1990 | 6'3" | 200 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Micah Kellogg | R | R | November 29, 1989 | 6'4" | 195 | Athens, Attica GR |
| Guido Knudson | R | R | August 5, 1989 | 6'1" | 185 | Bonita, CA US |
| Andrew Longley | R | R | October 5, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Tampa, FL US |
| Ryan Longstreth | L | L | April 16, 1990 | 6'1" | 205 | Beaverton, MI US |
| Yorfrank Lopez | R | R | December 1, 1990 | 6'2" | 232 | Barcelona, Anzoategui VE |
| Brandon Loy | R | R | May 3, 1990 | 6'0" | 190 | Dallas, TX US |
| Dixon Machado | R | R | February 22, 1992 | 6'1" | 190 | San Cristobal, Tachira VE |
| Whit Mayberry | R | R | May 29, 1990 | 6'1" | 200 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Jeff McVaney | R | L | January 16, 1990 | 6'2" | 210 | West Columbia, SC US |
| Steven Negron | S | R | May 13, 1993 | 5'8" | 175 | Bayamon, PR |
| Ángel Nesbitt | R | R | December 4, 1990 | 6'1" | 240 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Daryl Norris | R | R | June 12, 1991 | 6'1" | 220 | Mobile, AL US |
| Curt Powell | R | R | April 30, 1991 | 6'0" | 180 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Jared Reaves | R | R | July 20, 1990 | 5'10" | 185 | Eastman, GA US |
| James Robbins | L | L | September 26, 1990 | 6'0" | 225 | Shoreline, WA US |
| Eduardo Sánchez | R | R | February 16, 1989 | 5'11" | 180 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Scott Sitz | R | R | September 10, 1990 | 5'10" | 210 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Brennan Smith | R | R | August 4, 1989 | 6'3" | 200 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Slade Smith | R | R | September 26, 1990 | 6'2" | 190 | Fort Payne, AL US |
| Locke St. John | L | L | January 31, 1993 | 6'3" | 180 | Pell City, AL US |
| Will Startup | L | L | August 4, 1984 | 6'0" | 195 | Nashville, TN US |
| Trent Szkutnik | R | L | August 21, 1993 | 6'0" | 195 | Jackson, MI US |
| Micheal Thomas | R | R | January 27, 1991 | 5'11" | 210 | Elizabethtown, KY US |
| Jake Thompson | R | R | January 31, 1994 | 6'4" | 225 | Rockwall, TX US |
| Jade Todd | R | L | March 22, 1990 | 6'2" | 190 | Jefferson County, AL US |
| Joshua Turley | L | L | August 26, 1990 | 6'0" | 185 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Chad Wright | L | R | July 27, 1989 | 5'10" | 198 | Paducah, KY 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.
