The Durham Bulls are putting the final touches on preparations for the opening homestand for their 2018 season. Check out the list of players who will step up to the plate during the first game of 2018 on Thursday, April 5th at the DBAP and get the scoop on the opening weekend promotions from Go Ask Mom's editor on WRAL.com:
Top Prospects Highlight Durham Bulls Opening Day Roster Defending Triple-A National Champions Feature 13 Returning Players from 2017 Season
The defending Triple-A National Champion Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Rays, have announced the teams preliminary Opening Day roster for the 2018 season. Fourth-year manager Jared Sandberg will pilot a roster comprised of three Top-100 prospects and 13 players who played for the Bulls a season ago.
Headlining the roster will be a talented infield, comprised of Willy Adames (No. 22 overall prospect), Jake Bauers (No. 64) and Christian Arroyo (No. 81). Adames led the Bulls with a .277 average and 210 total bases in 2017, while Bauers split time between left field and first base, slugging 13 home runs and earning Governors Cup MVP honors. Arroyo embarks on his first season in the Tampa Bay system after he was acquired by the Rays in the trade that sent Evan Longoria to the San Francisco Giants.
Also returning in the infield is Kean Wong, who was named MVP of the Triple-A National Championship Game a season ago when he went 3-for-4 with a grand slam in Durhams 5-3 win over Memphis. Joe McCarthy, who hit .284 for Double-A Montgomery a season ago, and Micah Johnson, who has spent parts of three seasons in the International League, will each see time in the infield as well as the outfield.
Roaming the outfield for the Bulls will once again be Johnny Field, who cracked 12 homers a year ago for the Bulls while also routinely producing highlight-reel catches. Joining him will be Justin Williams, ranked the No. 10 prospect in the Tampa Bay system who is coming off a 14-homer, 72-RBI season for Double-A Montgomery a year ago. A pair of veterans, Jason Coats and Brandon Snyder will round out the outfield contingent, bringing with them a combined 69 International League home runs.
On the mound the Bulls will see a mixture of returners and newcomers as Chih-Wei Hu, Jose Mujica, Anthony Banda and Vidal Nuno are expected to open the season in the starting rotation. Hu is the lone returner of the group after splitting 2017 between a starter and reliever and between Durham and Tampa Bay. Mujica will make his Triple-A debut coming off a season in which he went 13-8 with a 3.03 ERA for Double-A Montgomery, while Banda is a newcomer to the organization after splitting 2017 between Triple-A Reno and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nuno is the most experienced of the crew, having appeared in 138 Major League games between the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles.
Durham will feature a loaded bullpen featuring returners Jaime Schultz, Ryne Stanek, Adam Kolarek, Diego Castillo, Jonny Venters and Hunter Wood. Of the crew Stanek, Kolarek and Wood all saw time with Tampa Bay a season ago, while Schultz and Venters missed significant time with injury. Castillo, who features a fastball that reaches triple digits, was a perfect 4-for-4 in save chances in the playoffs in 2017 and converted seven more in the regular season. New to Durham and rounding out the relief corps will be Ian Gibaut, Cody Hall and Ryan Weber.
Handling the catching duties for Durham will be a pair of veterans in Curt Casali and Adam Moore. Casali has spent parts of the last four seasons in the Bull City, appearing in 183 games for the Bulls, while Moore spent the last three seasons with International League foe the Columbus Clippers.
RHP Brent Honeywell, the systems No. 1 overall prospect, is expected to miss the entire 2018 season recovering from Tommy John surgery performed in March.
New to Durham Bulls Athletic Park is Pitching Coach Rick Knapp and coaches Ben Johnson and Dan DeMent. Returning for his fifth season in Durham is Strength and Conditioning Coach Bryan King, while newcomer Scott Thurston will handle the athletic training duties.
Durham Bulls 2018 Opening Day Roster
2018 Player Capsules
The Bulls open the 2018 season on April 5 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park against the Charlotte Knights. Single-game tickets, 919 Club memberships and group outings are available now at durhambulls.com or by calling 919.956.BULL.
Thanks to DBBC's Matt Sutor for this capcom story & graphic.
LEGO + Baseball: That's What's Happening at the Durham Bulls During Opening Weekend By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor
I mentioned this in our Spring Break Guide, but I just wanted to highlight that it's LEGO Weekend at the Durham Bulls this coming weekend.
During both Saturday and Sunday's games against the Charlotte Knights, LEGO will be on-site at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park with interactive stations set up in the stadium. Children of all ages can come and enjoy LEGOs and baseball at the same time, according to the Durham Bulls' website.
Also, at Sunday's game, kids can run the bases after the game. And, before the game, you can meet the 2018 Durham Bulls, take pictures, get autographs and more.
Saturday's game starts at 6:35 p.m. Sunday's game starts at 5 p.m.
Single tickets to the Durham Bulls start at $7.99. Kids ages 2 and under get in without a ticket, but, if that child needs their own seat, you'll need to get them a ticket regardless of their age.
Sounds like a really fun way to wrap up spring break!
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The Durham Bulls are putting the final touches on preparations for the opening homestand for their 2018 season. Check out the list of players who will step up to the plate during the first game of 2018 on Thursday, April 5th at the DBAP and get the scoop on the opening weekend promotions from Go Ask Mom's editor on WRAL.com:
