Grand Junction Rockies




Minor League Baseball team


































































Grand Junction Rockies
Founded in 1978
Grand Junction, Colorado









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Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current Rookie (1978–1985, 1987–present)
Minor league affiliations
League
Pioneer League (1978–1985, 1987–present)
Division South Division
Major league affiliations
Current
Colorado Rockies (2001–present)
Previous



  • Anaheim Angels (1997–2000)


  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1996)

  • Co-op (1978, 1985, 1987, 1993–1995)


  • Texas Rangers (1988–1992)


  • Seattle Mariners (1984)


  • Kansas City Royals (1982–1983)


  • Milwaukee Brewers (1979–1981)
Minor league titles
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(1)		 1981
Division titles
(4)

  • 1981

  • 1988

  • 1989

  • 2018
Team data
Nickname Grand Junction Rockies (2012–present)
Previous names


  • Casper Ghosts (2008–2011)

  • Casper Rockies (2001–2007)


  • Butte Copper Kings (1978–1985, 1987–2000)
Mascot Corky Coyote (2012-present)
Hobart the Platypus (2002-2011)
Donkey-Hotey (1987-2000)
Ballpark
Suplizio Field (2012–present)
Previous parks



  • Mike Lansing Field (2001–2011)


  • Alumni Coliseum (1978–1985, 1987–2000)


  • George Tani Field (2001)
Manager Jake Opitz
President Joe Kubly

The Grand Junction Rockies are a Minor League Baseball team in the Pioneer League based in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, where they play at Suplizio Field. They are the Rookie affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The Grand Junction Rockies mascot is Corky Coyote.




Contents






  • 1 Franchise history


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Notable players


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Franchise history


The Butte Copper Kings, named for the once-powerful owners of the copper mines of Butte, Montana, began play in the Pioneer League in 1978 as a co-op team with players from the Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers organizations as well as a few free agents.[1]


Beginning in 1987, the franchise had been operated by Silverbow Baseball. It was sold in 1996 to the Goldklang Group in a move necessary to stem conflict-of-interest issues when Silverbow head Jim McCurdy had taken the position of President of the Pioneer League in 1994.[2] Silverbow had attempted to sell the franchise in 1994 to investors from California, but the deal fell through when it was discovered that the would-be owners had lied about their personal financial backgrounds.[3]


Following the 2000 season, the team relocated to Casper, Wyoming as the Casper Rockies (and was renamed the Ghosts before the 2008 season[4]) and affiliated with Colorado.[5]


On January 13, 2011, Casper Professional Baseball Club, LLC announced the sale of the team to Monfort Investment Group, a group headed by Colorado Rockies General Partners. [6]


October 17, 2011, Grand Junction city officials unanimously approved a lease agreement to the team, making Suplizio Field home to the newly renamed Grand Junction Rockies.[7]



Roster

















Grand Junction Rockies roster

  • v

  • t

  • e




Players
Coaches/Other

Pitchers




  • 17 Michael Agis


  • 29 Reagan Biechler


  • 32 Jacob Bird


  • 36 Wander Cabrera


  • 12 Moises Ceja


  • 45 Aneudy Duarte


  • 28 Ryan Feltner


  • 34 Trent Fennell


  • 22 Eris Filpo


  • 39 Alfredo Garcia


  • 14 Colton Harlow


  • 44 Cayden Hatcher


  • 38 Jesse Lepore


  • 20 Alexander Martinez


  • 26 Alejandro Mejia


  • 24 Ryan Rolison


  • 25 Jared Skolnicki


  • 13 Shameko Smith


  • 23 Rayne Supple


  • 31 Reagan Todd


  • 37 Will Tribucher

Catchers




  • 10 Jacob Barnwell


  • 21 Franklin Garcia


  •  6 Javier Guevara


Infielders




  • 30 Reese Berberet


  • 27 John Cresto


  • 18 Todd Czinege


  • 16 Niko Decolati


  • 40 Grant Lavigne


  •  5 Jeff Moberg


  • 19 Coco Montes


  •  7 Cristopher Navarro


Outfielders




  • 11 Will Golsan


  •  8 Zach Hall


  •  2 Daniel Montano


  • 33 Drew Weeks #

Manager



  • 3 Jake Opitz

Coaches




  • 48 Doug Jones (pitching)


  • 15 Andy González (coach)


  • 4 Zach Osborne (hitting)




Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On Colorado Rockies 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated July 1, 2018

Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Pioneer League

→ Colorado Rockies minor league players


Notable players


Butte Copper Kings,[8] Casper Rockies and Casper Ghosts[9] players who have made appearances on Major League teams:




  • Cecil Fielder

  • Omar Vizquel

  • Rich Aurilia

  • Julio Franco

  • Bobby Jenks

  • Robb Nen

  • Roger Pavlik

  • Francisco Rodríguez

  • Kevin Seitzer

  • Mike Napoli

  • Alfredo Amézaga

  • Andy Barkett

  • Andy Beene

  • Mark Brandenburg

  • Mickey Callaway

  • Juan Castillo

  • Bryan Clutterbuck

  • Cris Colón

  • John Davis

  • Tom Edens

  • Joey Eischen

  • Trevor Enders

  • Scott Eyre

  • Monty Fariss

  • Jeff Frye

  • Benji Gil

  • Donald Harris

  • Todd Helton

  • Matt Hensley

  • Dion James

  • Kerry Lacy

  • Terrell Lowery

  • Bill Lyons

  • David Manning

  • Rob Maurer

  • Brian Meadows

  • Ángel Miranda

  • Alberto Árias

  • Darren Clarke

  • Manuel Corpas

  • Dexter Fowler

  • Jonathan Herrera

  • Ubaldo Jiménez

  • Franklin Morales

  • Josh Newman

  • Jayson Nix

  • Jordan Pacheco

  • Alex Serrano

  • Ryan Shealy

  • Seth Smith

  • Ian Stewart

  • Ryan Speier

  • Jermaine Van Buren

  • Eduardo Villacis

  • Everth Cabrera

  • Jhoulys Chacín

  • Matt Daley

  • Juan Morillo

  • David Patton

  • Esmil Rogers

  • Pedro Strop

  • Mike Timlin

  • Eric Young, Jr.

  • Wilin Rosario

  • Ryan Mattheus

  • Juan Nicasio

  • Jon Gray

  • Trevor Story




References





  1. ^ "Pioneer Adds Butte". The Sporting News. February 25, 1978. p. 63..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Copper Kings Have New Owners, Affiliation". bozemandailychronicle.com. Bozeman Daily Chronicle. June 18, 1996. Retrieved June 9, 2011.


  3. ^ "Jury Rules in Favor of Former Cooper Kings Team Owner". bozemandailychronicle.com. Bozeman Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1996. Retrieved June 9, 2011.


  4. ^ "Casper Ghosts Launch Glow-in-the-Dark Identity". ghostsbaseball.com. Casper Ghosts. October 31, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2011.


  5. ^ "Affiliations: Pioneer League". The Official Site of the Pioneer League. Pioneer Baseball League. Retrieved May 9, 2011.


  6. ^ "Monfort Investment Group Purchases Casper Ghosts". Official Site of the Casper Ghosts. Casper Ghosts. January 13, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.


  7. ^ "Grand Junction officials OK Casper Ghosts' move to Colorado". trib.com. Casper Star Tribune. October 17, 2011.


  8. ^ "Butte Alumni". thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.


  9. ^ "Casper Alumni". thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.




External links


  • The Official Site of the Grand Junction Rockies










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