2001 Edmonton Trappers

2001 Edmonton Trappers (60-83 Record) Affiliation:  Minnesota Twins

Catcher Matt LeCroy spent 2 seasons with the Trappers hitting .335 with 32 HR and 130 RBIs. The former supplemental 1st round pick of the Twins in 1997 played in 476 games hitting .260 with 60 HR and driving in 218 runs as a member of the Twins and Nationals. In the 2011 season LeCroy will be the manager of the Carolina League’s Potomac Nationals (High A- affiliate of the Washington Nationals). He spent the 2009 & 2010 seasons as the manager of the South Atlantic League’s Hagerstown Suns (Low A- affiliate of Washington). 

Casey Blake appeared in 220 games for the Trappers over 2 seasons hitting .309 with 29 HR and 107 RBIs. The former 7^th round pick of the Blue Jays in the 1997 came to the Twins via waivers in May 2000. In his 12 year Major League career he has played for the Blue Jays, Twins, Orioles, Indians, and Dodgers hitting a combined .264 with 163 HRs and 590 RBIs.  

Switch hitting outfielder Bobby Kielty played in 96 games for the Trappers (94 in 2001) and hit .290 with 12 HRs and 50 RBIs. Kielty signed with the Twins in 1999 as an amateur free agent and went on to play parts of 7 seasons in the Majors, appearing in 599 games while hitting  .254 with 53 dingers and driving in 253 runs. He played for the Twins, Blue Jays, Athletics, and Red Sox (where he was a member of the 2007 World Champs).

 Left-hander J.C Romero pitched in 12 games for the Trappers posting a record of 3-3 with a 3.68 ERA. Formerly a 21^st round pick by the Twins in the 1997 Draft, Romero has gone on to make 628 appearances in the Majors as a member of the Twins, Angels, Red Sox, and Phillies while posting a combined record of 33-28 with a 4.08 ERA. 

2000 Edmonton Trappers

2000 Edmonton Trappers (63-78 Record) Affiliation: Anaheim Angels

The most notable player from 2000 would be Scot Shields who made 27 starts with a record of 7-13 with a 5.41 ERA. The former 38^th round pick of the Angels in the 1997 draft has gone on to appear in 491 Major League games all with the Angels compiling a record of 46-44 with a 3.11 ERA and 21 saves over his 10 year career. 

  

Dominican right-hander Ramon Ortiz spent 2 seasons with the Trappers going a combined 11-9 with a 4.37 ERA in 24 starts. Ortiz was signed by the Angels as an international free agent in 1995. Over the course of his 10 year career he has played in 274 games for the Angels, Reds, Nationals, Twins, Rockies, and Dodgers compiling a record of 85-82 with a 4.93 ERA. Ortiz was a member of the Japanese League's Orix Buffaloes during the 2008 season where he made 17 starts and finished with a 4-7 record.

Canadian right-hander Steve Green made 8 starts going 0-4 with a 7.29 ERA. Green a  10^th Round pick by the Angels in 1997 made his only Major League appearance in April 2001 at the age of 23, a start in which he allowed 4 hits while walking 6 giving up 2 runs during his 6 innings of work.  He would miss the entire 2002 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery. Green was a member of Team Canada at both the 2006 & 2009 World Baseball Classic and also the 2008 Olympic team in Beijing.

1999 Edmonton Trappers

1999 Edmonton Trappers (65-74 Record) Affiliation: Anaheim Angels

The player most remembered from the 1999 edition would have to be catcher Bengie Molina after appearing in 65 games, hitting .286 with 7 HR and 41 RBIs. Molina who was an international free agent signing in 1993 by the Angels out of Puerto Rico is the oldest of the catching Molina clan (brother Jose is currently with the Blue Jays, with youngest Yadier a member of the Cardinals). Molina has played in 1362 MLB games has a combined .274 average with 144 dingers while driving in 711 runs over the course of his 13 seasons as a member of the Angels, Blue Jays, Giants and Rangers. He also has won two Gold Gloves behind the plate (2002, 2003).

Left-hander Jarrod Washburn made 11 starts posting a record of 1-5 with a 4.73 ERA for the Trappers in 1999 and would make another 5 starts with a record of 3-0 and a 3.52 ERA with the club the following season. Washburn a 2^nd round pick of the Angels in 1995 has appeared in 312 games in the majors with a record of 107-109 with a 4.10 ERA during time with the Angels, Mariners, and Tigers over 12 seasons.   

 Fellow Lefty Scott Schoeneweis appeared in 9 games that year finishing the season with a 2-4 record and 7.64 ERA for the 1999 edition of the Trappers. In 2000 he made 1 start lasting 7 innings with a 0.00 ERA. Schoeneweis was a 3^rd round pick of the Angels in 1996 and has appeared in 577 games in the big leagues with a record of 47-57 and a 5.01 ERA making stops with the Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays, Reds, Mets, Diamondbacks ,and Red Sox in his 12 year career.

1998 Edmonton Trappers

The 1998 Edmonton Trappers (76-67 Record) Affiliation: Oakland Athletics

The player I remember most from that team would have to be switch hitting infielder Mark Bellhorn who played in 87 games that season.  The former 2nd round pick in the 1995 draft by the Athletics spend two seasons wearing a trapper uniform playing a total of 157 regular season games hitting .284 with 21 Home Runs and 90 RBIs.  Bellhorn went on to play in 731 Major League games playing for the Red Sox, Cubs, Athletics, Padres, Rockies, Reds and Yankees.  He hit .230 with 69 HR and 246 RBIs over the course of his career. Bellhorn was also a member of the 2004 World Champion Red Sox. 

The most notable member of the 1998 squad would have to be third baseman Eric Chavez who spent 47 games at the hot corner hitting .325 with 11 HR and 40 RBI at the age the 20. Chavez was taken 10^th overall in the 1996 draft my the Athletics and appeared in 1320 games, batting .267 with 230 HR, 787 RBIs, has won six Gold Gloves at 3^rd (2001-2006) and the 2002 Silver Slugger.

The team was managed by Mike Quade who currently is at the helm of the Chicago Cubs after taking over for Lou Piniella with 37 games left in the 2010 Season.