2016 Rome Braves Roster
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 3rd in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Randy Ingle (70-69)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Rome, Georgia
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Attendance: 161,121, Avg. 2,405 in 67 home dates
Playoffs - Rome Braves 2 games, Charleston RiverDogs 1
Finals - Rome Braves 3 games, Lakewood BlueClaws 1
The Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 2016 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Braves scored 565 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Austin Riley paced Rome with 20 home runs, while Carlos Castro walloped 15 or more, too. Austin Riley drove in 80 runs. Ray-Patrick Didder topped all regular batters with a .274 average. Patrick Weigel led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.51 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2016 Rome Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Shae Simmons, Manny Banuelos, Patrick Weigel, Williams Pérez, Juan Yepez, Jim Johnson, Michael Soroka, Austin Riley, Max Fried, Eric O'Flaherty, Tyler Flowers, Ronald Acuña, Touki Toussaint, Adam McCreery, John Gant, Ricardo Sanchez, Chad Sobotka, Chris Withrow, Arodys Vizcaíno, Jacob Webb, Kolby Allard and A. J. Minter.
Randy Ingle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña | R | R | December 18, 1997 | 6'0" | 180 | La Guaira, VE |
| Kolby Allard | L | L | August 13, 1997 | 6'1" | 190 | Anaheim, CA US |
| Leudys Baez | S | R | June 26, 1995 | 6'0" | 160 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, DO |
| Manny Banuelos | R | L | March 13, 1991 | 5'10" | 215 | Gomez Palacio, Durango MX |
| Caleb Beech | R | R | April 18, 1993 | 6'4" | 215 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Trevor Belicek | L | L | December 10, 1992 | 6'3" | 215 | Waco, TX US |
| Oriel Caicedo | L | L | January 14, 1994 | 5'11" | 190 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Carlos Castro | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 6'1" | 195 | La Romana, DO |
| Corbin Clouse | S | L | June 26, 1995 | 6'0" | 230 | Lansing, MI US |
| Matt Custred | R | R | September 8, 1993 | 6'6" | 240 | Houston, TX US |
| Ray-Patrick Didder | R | R | October 1, 1994 | 6'0" | 170 | Oranjestad, AW |
| Luke Dykstra | R | R | November 7, 1995 | 6'1" | 195 | Thousand Oaks, CA US |
| Justin Ellison | L | L | February 6, 1995 | 6'2" | 175 | Columbus, GA US |
| Tyler Flowers | R | R | January 24, 1986 | 6'4" | 260 | Roswell, GA US |
| Max Fried | L | L | January 18, 1994 | 6'4" | 190 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Luis Gamez | R | R | June 25, 1996 | 6'2" | 175 | Tucson, AZ US |
| John Gant | R | R | August 6, 1992 | 6'3" | 200 | Savannah, GA US |
| Stephen Gaylor | L | R | October 4, 1991 | 6'1" | 195 | Rome, GA US |
| Dalton Geekie | R | R | October 3, 1994 | 6'5" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Josh Graham | R | R | October 14, 1993 | 6'1" | 215 | Roseburg, OR US |
| Yeudi Grullon | S | R | July 18, 1994 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
| Lucas Herbert | R | R | November 28, 1996 | 6'0" | 200 | Danbury, CT US |
| Jared James | L | R | February 22, 1994 | 6'1" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jim Johnson | R | R | June 27, 1983 | 6'6" | 250 | Johnson City, NY US |
| Chase Johnson-Mullins | L | L | July 19, 1994 | 6'8" | 270 | Paris, KY US |
| Grayson Jones | R | R | August 22, 1994 | 6'2" | 220 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Kevin Josephina | S | R | October 2, 1996 | 6'0" | 170 | Willemstad, CW |
| Bradley Keller | R | R | December 15, 1996 | 6'1" | 195 | Shelby, NC US |
| Jon Kennedy | L | L | September 20, 1994 | 6'5" | 215 | Melbourne, AU |
| Taylor Lewis | R | R | October 4, 1993 | 6'1" | 170 | Claxton, GA US |
| Bladimir Matos | R | R | January 20, 1994 | 6'0" | 190 | Vicente Noble, DO |
| Adam McCreery | L | L | December 31, 1992 | 6'9" | 250 | La Verne, CA US |
| Darien McLemore | S | R | December 11, 1993 | 5'8" | 180 | Southlake, TX US |
| Erison Mendez | R | R | May 4, 1992 | 5'11" | 170 | Tamayo, DO |
| A. J. Minter | L | L | September 2, 1993 | 6'0" | 215 | Whitehouse, TX US |
| Jonathan Morales | R | R | January 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 180 | Arroyo, PR |
| Tyler Neslony | L | R | February 13, 1994 | 6'1" | 190 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Wigberto Nevarez | R | R | July 17, 1991 | 6'3" | 230 | Santurce, PR |
| Eric O'Flaherty | L | L | February 5, 1985 | 6'2" | 210 | Walla Walla, WA US |
| Williams Pérez | R | R | May 21, 1991 | 6'0" | 240 | Acarigua, Portuguesa VE |
| Austin Riley | R | R | April 2, 1997 | 6'3" | 220 | Memphis, TN US |
| Alejandro Salazar | R | R | October 5, 1996 | 6'0" | 170 | Cabimas, VE |
| Ricardo Sanchez | L | L | April 11, 1997 | 5'11" | 215 | Puerto Cabello, VE |
| Anfernee Seymour | S | R | June 24, 1995 | 5'11" | 165 | Nassau, BS |
| Shae Simmons | R | R | September 3, 1990 | 5'11" | 190 | Cape Girardeau, MO US |
| Chad Sobotka | R | R | July 10, 1993 | 6'7" | 225 | Sarasota, FL US |
| Michael Soroka | R | R | August 4, 1997 | 6'5" | 225 | Calgary, AB CA |
| Matt Tellor | S | R | September 24, 1991 | 6'5" | 210 | Arlington, TX US |
| Touki Toussaint | R | R | June 20, 1996 | 6'3" | 185 | Coral Springs, FL US |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | R | R | November 13, 1990 | 6'0" | 245 | Yaguate, San Cristobal DO |
| Devan Watts | R | R | April 21, 1995 | 6'0" | 205 | Mooresville, NC US |
| Jacob Webb | R | R | August 15, 1993 | 6'1" | 200 | Riverside, CA US |
| Patrick Weigel | R | R | July 8, 1994 | 6'6" | 240 | Camarillo, CA US |
| Chris Withrow | R | R | April 1, 1989 | 6'3" | 240 | Austin, TX US |
| Juan Yepez | R | R | February 19, 1998 | 6'1" | 200 | Caracas, VE |
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.
