Trenton Thunder Roster Set

We just received a press release from the Trenton Thunder with their season opening roster. Here it is.

Staff
Manager: Tony Franklin
Pitching Coach: Tommy Phelps
Hitting Coach: Frank Menenchino


Pitchers
Wil Arias
Mike Dunn
Eric Hacker
George Kontos
Zach McAllister
Ivan Nova
Ryan Pope
Josh Schmidt
Kanekoa Texeira
Jose Valdez
Kevin Whelan
Eric Wordekemper

Catchers
Kyle Anson
Francisco Cervelli
Jose Gil

Infielders
Reegie Corona
Chris Malec
Carlos Mendoza
Eduardo Nunez
Kevin Smith
Justin Snyder
Marcos Vechionacci

Outfielders
James Cooper
Colin Curtis
Seth Fortenberry
Edwar Gonzalez


A couple of surprises here. We thought George Kontos would be in Scranton. Our guess is that Kei Igawa is basically blocking his path at the moment. Also thought despite his below average year, Mitch Hilligoss would be in Trenton. Francisco Cervelli should also be up at Scranton at some point.