2000 San Jose Giants Roster
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 5th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Keith Comstock (53-87)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 136,472, Avg. 1,950 in 70 home dates
The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 2000 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.
The Giants plated 656 runs and yielded 855 runs. Sean McGowan paced San Jose with 12 home runs and drove in 106 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Joe Horgan topped the team with 14 wins, and Jerome Williams registered a 2.95 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Jack Taschner, Tony Torcato, Jerome Williams, Joe Horgan, Joe Nathan, Shawn Estes and John Johnstone were all players from the 2000 San Jose Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Keith Comstock served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Alexander | R | R | September 15, 1980 | 5'10" | 160 | Eugene, OR US |
| Darin Blood | S | R | August 31, 1974 | 6'2" | 200 | Spokane, WA US |
| Dave Brous | L | L | March 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 195 | Crescent City, CA US |
| Carlos Campusano | R | R | September 2, 1975 | 5'11" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ali Cepeda | R | R | September 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Jeff Clark | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 6'6" | 247 | Norwich, CT US |
| Keith Connolly | R | R | December 9, 1974 | 6'4" | 205 | Suffern, NY US |
| Josh Cook | R | R | June 1, 1978 | 6'2" | 195 | Santa Clara, CA US |
| Ryan Cox | R | R | December 25, 1976 | 6'3" | 195 | Effingham, IL US |
| Jeremy Cunningham | R | R | August 4, 1978 | 6'5" | 190 | Santa Clara, CA US |
| Scott Daeley | R | R | February 25, 1977 | 5'10" | 178 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Ryan Davis | L | L | November 2, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Shawn Estes | R | L | February 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Chad Faircloth | L | R | April 25, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Alex Fajardo | R | R | February 6, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | Moca, Espaillat DO |
| Deron Featherstone | R | R | June 20, 1977 | 6'2" | 175 | Hendersonville, NC US |
| Benny Flores | L | L | January 24, 1976 | 6'1" | 185 | Anaheim, CA US |
| Clay Greene | R | R | November 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Christiansburg, VA US |
| Troy Gustafson | R | R | June 13, 1980 | 6'3" | 190 | Amman, JO |
| Joe Horgan | L | L | June 7, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Joe Jester | R | R | July 17, 1978 | 5'10" | 180 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Eric Johnson | R | R | September 12, 1977 | 6'4" | 220 | West Covina, CA US |
| John Johnstone | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'3" | 195 | Liverpool, NY US |
| Chris Jones | L | L | August 29, 1979 | 6'3" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Matt Keating | L | R | August 14, 1977 | 6'2" | 200 | Boston, MA US |
| Sean McGowan | R | R | May 15, 1977 | 6'6" | 240 | Winchester, MA US |
| Carlos Mendoza | S | R | November 27, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Pedro Mota | L | L | February 28, 1978 | 6'2" | 195 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Joe Nathan | R | R | November 22, 1974 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston, TX US |
| Bob Niemet | R | R | August 23, 1976 | 6'2" | 204 | Columbus, OH US |
| William Otero | R | R | September 30, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | San Juan, PR |
| Todd Ozias | R | R | August 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Ryan Pini | L | L | February 11, 1977 | 6'3" | 215 | Kingman, AZ US |
| Danny Prata | L | L | September 13, 1978 | 6'0" | 190 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Jason Rajotte | L | L | December 15, 1972 | 6'0" | 180 | Warwick, RI US |
| Domingo Ramirez | R | R | June 18, 1981 | 6'1" | 185 | Azua, Azua DO |
| Ismael Reynoso | R | R | June 17, 1978 | 5'10" | 190 | Santa Cruz, DO |
| Sammy Serrano | R | R | December 3, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | Bronx, NY US |
| John Summers | S | R | November 16, 1976 | 6'0" | 195 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Jack Taschner | L | L | April 21, 1978 | 6'3" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Tony Torcato | L | R | October 25, 1979 | 6'1" | 195 | Woodland, CA US |
| Anthony Turco | L | R | October 8, 1979 | 5'9" | 175 | Worcester, MA US |
| Todd Uzzell | R | R | June 22, 1978 | 6'3" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Jeff Verplancke | R | R | November 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 200 | Pomona, CA US |
| Mitch Walk | L | L | April 7, 1978 | 6'2" | 199 | Urbana, IL US |
| Matt Wells | R | R | May 25, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Reno, NV US |
| Jerome Williams | R | R | December 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 260 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Mike Wright | R | R | March 13, 1976 | 6'2" | 210 | San Jose, CA 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.
