Tech Alumni In The Majors 2004 
Jung Keun Bong* LHP Cincinnati Reds
- Returned to Class AAA Louisville 6/22
Darren Bragg OF San Diego Padres
- Signed with San Diego 7/3
- opted for free agency after being sent outright to Class AAA Portland 7/20
- Signed to Major League contract by Cincinnati 8/12
Kevin Brown RHP New York Yankees $15,714,286
- Placed on disabled list 6/15 (retroactive to 6/10) with back injury
- Made rehab starts at Class AA Trenton (7/15), Class AAA Columbus (7/20)
and Class A Staten Island (7/25)
- Broke left hand 9/3.
Marlon Byrd OF Philadelphia Phillies $355,000
- Optioned to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6/20
- Recalled by Philadelphia 7/30
Bruce Chen LHP Baltimore Orioles
- Promoted from Class AAA Ottawa 8/25
Nomar Garciaparra SS Boston Red Sox $11,500,000
- Placed on the 15-day DL with right achilles tendonitis 3/26.
- Played for Class AAA Pawtucket on rehab assignment 5/30-31, 6/3-5, 6/8.
- Activated by Boston 6/9
- Traded to Chicago Cubs 7/31
David Newhan INF Baltimore Orioles
- Signed with Baltimore 6/18
Jay Payton OF San Diego Padres $1,500,000
Mark Teixeira 1B/OF Texas Rangers $2,625,000
- Placed on 15-day DL retroactive to 4/13 (Strained left oblique muscle)
- Played for Class AA Frisco in rehab assignment 4/27
- Activated from disabled list 4/29
Jason Varitek C Boston Red Sox $6,900,000
Cam Bonifay Dir. of Player Personnel Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Bobby Dews Bullpen Coach Atlanta Braves
John Stewart Northeast Scouting Supervisor Atlanta Braves
Tech Alumni In The Minors
(Statistics Below)
Kyle Bakker LHP Rome Braves A Atlanta Braves
- Reassigned to Class A Danville 6/18
- Announced retirement from Rome Braves 7/7
Brandon Boggs OF Spokane Indians A Texas Rangers
Jung Keun Bong* LHP Louisville Bats AAA Cincinnati Reds
- Recalled by Cincinnati 6/8
- Optioned back to Louisville 6/22
Darren Bragg OF Columbus Clippers AAA New York Yankees
- Signed to minor league contract 1/28
- Obtained release from Yankees 7/2
- Signed minor league contract with Cincinnati Reds 7/30
- Assigned to Class AAA Louisville Bats
- Promoted to Cincinnati 8/12
Brian Burks RHP Eugene Emeralds A San Diego Padres
Kevin Cameron RHP Ft. Myers Miracle A Minnesota Twins
- Promoted to Class AA New Britain 6/17
Bruce Chen** LHP Syracuse SkyChiefs AAA Toronto Blue Jays
- Acquired by Baltimore for future considerations 5/4
- Assigned to Class AAA Ottawa
- Promoted to Baltimore 8/25
Doug Creek LHP Memphis Redbirds AAA St. Louis Cardinals
- Placed on temporarily inactive list 4/17
- Activated from temporarily inactive list 5/3
- Placed on disabled list 7/20
David Elder RHP Greenville Braves AA Atlanta Braves
- Joined Greenville 5/3 following extended Spring Training assignment
- Released by Atlanta organization 5/23
- Signed with Somerset Patriots (Independent - Atlantic League) 6/2
- Signed by New York Yankees 7/27; Assigned to Class AA Trenton Thunder
Chris Goodman RHP Burlington Bees A Kansas City Royals
Riccardo Ingram Manager Gulf Coast League Twins A Minnesota Twins
Steve Kelly RHP Chattanooga Lookouts AA Cincinnati Reds
Andrew Kown RHP Oneonta Tigers A Detroit Tigers
Richard Lewis 2B West Tenn Diamond Jaxx AA Chicago Cubs
- Promoted to Class AAA Iowa Cubs 8/3
Matt Lorenzo RHP Clinton Lumber Kings A Texas Rangers
- Promoted to Class A Stockton 7/14
Victor Menocal RHP Lakewood BlueClaws A Philadelphia Phillies
- Retired 7/22
Andy Mitchell RHP Bowie Baysox AA Baltimore Orioles
Matt Murton OF Sarasota Red Sox A Boston Red Sox
- Traded to Chicago Cubs 7/31; Assigned to Class A Daytona
David Newhan INF Oklahoma RedHawks AAA Texas Rangers
- Obtained release from Texas organization 6/18
Mike Nickeas C Spokane Indians A Texas Rangers
Tyler Parker OF Peoria Chiefs A St. Louis Cardinals
- Promoted to Class A Palm Beach 8/31
Rhett Parrott RHP Memphis Redbirds AAA St. Louis Cardinals
- Placed on disabled list 5/19
Eric Patterson 2B Chicago Cubs
Jason Perry OF Midland Rockhounds AA Oakland Athletics
- Reassigned to Class A Modesto 6/1
- Added to Oakland 40-man roster 11/19
Bryan Prince C Potomac Cannons A Cincinnati Reds
- Retired 7/27
Ronnie Robinson RHP Eugene Emeralds A San Diego Padres
- Promoted to Class A Fort Wayne
- Released 10/8
Clifton Remole OF Provo Angels A Anaheim Angels
Wes Rynders OF Washington Wild Things Ind. Frontier League
- Retired 6/14
Brian Sager RHP South Bend Silver Hawks A Chicago White Sox
Cory Vance LHP Oklahoma RedHawks AAA Texas Rangers
- Claimed on waivers from Colorado 4/8
- Placed on disabled list in May (biceps tendinitis)
- Designated for assignment 6/18 and released 6/29
- Re-signed to minor league contract by Texas
Nick Wagner RHP Hudson Valley Renegades A Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Aaron Walker LHP Hudson Valley Renegades A Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Jeff Watchko RHP Asheville Tourists A Colorado Rockies
- Reassigned to Class A Tri-City Dust Devils ~8/10
Kris Wilson RHP Omaha Royals AAA Kansas City Royals
* Studied English as a Foreign Language at Georgia Tech
** Class of 2000 ECE
Major League Statistics
BATTERS BA SLG OBA G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E
Bragg .188 .356 .261 47 101 13 19 36 3 1 4 9 10 31 1 0 1
Byrd .228 .321 .287 106 346 48 79 111 13 2 5 33 22 68 2 2 2
Garciaparra BOS .321 .500 .367 38 156 24 50 78 7 3 5 21 8 16 2 0 6
CHI .297 .455 .364 43 165 28 49 75 14 0 4 20 16 14 2 1 3
Newhan .311 .453 .361 95 373 66 116 169 15 7 8 54 27 72 11 1 5
Payton .260 .367 .326 143 458 57 119 168 17 4 8 55 43 56 2 0 4
Teixeira .281 .560 .370 145 545 101 153 305 34 2 38 112 68 117 4 1 10
Varitek .296 .482 .390 137 463 67 137 223 30 1 18 73 62 126 10 3 2
PITCHERS W- L ERA BA G GS CG GF SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
Bong 1- 1 4.70 .270 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 17 13 8 3 10 11
Brown 10- 6 4.09 .262 22 22 0 0 0 0 132.0 132 65 60 14 35 83
Chen 2- 1 3.02 .220 8 7 1 0 0 0 47.2 39 19 16 7 16 32
Minor League Statistics
BATTERS AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C E
Boggs SPOKANE .235 45 149 27 35 55 11 0 3 19 1 2 5 29 0 43 6 2 5 .369 .373 0 0 0 0 41 0 5
Bong LOUISV .400 19 10 1 4 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .700 .455 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bragg COLUMBUS .282 70 273 41 77 128 21 3 8 29 4 1 0 37 0 45 7 2 6 .469 .367 0 0 0 0 65 0 1
LOUISVILLE .239 13 46 4 11 18 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 13 1 0 2 .391 .314 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
Byrd SCRAN/W-B .263 37 152 13 40 59 11 1 2 17 0 1 4 10 1 18 2 3 5 .388 .323 0 0 0 0 37 0 2
Garciaparra PAWT .238 6 21 1 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .273 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Kelly CHAT .073 28 41 4 3 4 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 20 0 0 1 .098 .156 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Lewis WTENN .329 99 380 68 125 202 27 10 10 59 0 4 4 37 4 94 7 6 2 .532 .391 0 98 0 0 0 0 2
IOWA .239 31 117 13 28 47 8 1 3 11 0 1 2 4 1 21 4 0 2 .402 .274 0 31 0 0 0 0 3
Murton SARASOTA .301 102 376 60 113 170 16 4 11 55 0 4 3 42 4 61 5 4 7 .452 .372 0 0 0 0 100 0 2
DAYTONA .253 24 79 13 20 29 1 1 2 8 0 1 1 8 1 10 2 0 3 .367 .326 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
Newhan OKLAHOMA .328 61 262 57 86 146 21 6 9 38 0 3 1 26 0 55 10 0 3 .557 .387 7 37 8 0 0 0 10
Nickeas SPOKANE .288 62 233 42 67 115 18 0 10 55 2 1 4 33 0 53 2 0 4 .494 .384 0 0 0 0 0 55 6
Parker PEORIA .265 85 291 39 77 122 11 2 10 48 1 1 4 23 2 87 9 7 8 .419 .326 0 0 0 0 74 0 4
PALM BEACH .111 2 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111
Parrott MEMPHIS .200 7 10 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perry MIDLAND .198 28 81 11 16 26 5 1 1 11 1 1 5 4 0 23 3 1 3 .321 .275 0 0 0 0 16 1 0
MODESTO .338 83 325 81 110 223 39 1 24 80 1 3 21 34 2 87 4 4 5 .686 .431 3 0 0 0 70 0 5
Prince POTOMAC .211 76 251 30 53 79 8 0 6 31 1 2 2 33 1 45 0 0 7 .315 .306 5 0 0 0 0 55 8
Remole PROVO .273 60 198 36 54 70 11 1 1 24 0 0 2 30 1 22 3 3 3 .354 .374 34 0 0 0 25 0 5
Rynders WASHINGTON .129 13 31 3 4 5 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 .161 .129 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
Teixeira FRISCO .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PITCHERS W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK 0H 1H 2H 3H
Bakker ROME 3-0 1.000 1.91 20 0 0 0 6 1 28.1 23 111 135 8 6 0 0 0 3 21 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0
DANVILLE 0-0 .000 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 8 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bong LOUISVILLE 8-8 .500 5.82 19 19 0 0 0 0 94.1 118 372 413 66 61 13 5 3 2 31 0 65 7 0 0 0 0 0
GCL REDS 0-0 .000 12.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 13 15 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brown COLUMBUS 0-0 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 17 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
TRENTON 0-1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 13 13 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STATEN ISL 0-1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 25 26 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burks EUGENE 2-2 .500 1.82 24 0 0 0 10 4 29.2 27 116 127 10 6 1 0 0 2 9 1 17 5 1 0 0 0 0
Cameron FORT MYERS 2-3 .400 3.13 22 0 0 0 10 1 31.2 23 118 131 13 11 1 0 0 0 13 1 22 2 0 0 0 0 0
NEW BRITAIN 1-3 .250 2.33 26 0 0 0 10 3 46.1 47 186 209 20 12 1 0 0 2 21 2 47 2 0 0 0 0 0
Chen SYRACUSE 0-1 .000 8.71 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.1 17 46 54 12 10 4 1 1 1 5 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
OTTAWA 4-3 .571 3.22 22 17 1 1 0 0 95.0 85 355 394 41 34 12 7 1 1 30 1 108 1 2 0 0 0 1
Creek LOUISVILLE 2-1 .667 4.71 33 0 0 0 5 0 28.2 28 114 129 16 15 1 0 0 4 11 0 39 6 0 0 0 0 0
Elder GREENVILLE 0-1 .000 3.00 8 0 0 0 2 0 9.0 8 35 39 3 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
SOMERSET 4-0 1.000 1.34 21 0 0 0 13 5 33.2 17 116 134 6 5 1 1 1 0 16 0 37 1 0 0 0 0 0
TRENTON 2-2 .500 2.55 17 0 0 0 8 1 17.2 12 65 80 7 5 0 0 0 0 15 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0
Goodman BURLINGTON 4-13 .235 5.95 23 21 1 1 2 1 115.0 146 464 517 85 76 11 4 4 7 38 2 56 6 0 0 0 1 0
Kelly CHATTANOOGA 12-7 .632 2.96 28 28 0 0 0 0 161.1 156 611 684 69 53 12 12 9 4 48 2 116 13 0 0 0 0 0
Kown ONEONTA 1-2 .333 2.85 9 9 0 0 0 0 41.0 40 157 175 19 13 4 0 3 2 13 0 37 2 0 0 0 0
Lorenzo CLINTON 4-7 .364 3.71 19 14 0 0 3 0 80.0 67 298 333 36 33 8 1 7 3 24 0 105 4 0 0 0 0 0
STOCKTON 1-3 .250 4.81 9 8 0 0 1 1 43.0 42 161 176 27 23 3 1 0 3 11 0 39 2 1 0 0 0 0
Menocal LAKEWOOD 1-4 .200 6.33 30 0 0 0 11 2 54.0 66 223 258 47 38 3 2 0 11 22 0 28 13 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell BOWIE 3-2 .600 2.95 54 0 0 0 17 0 97.2 77 369 411 35 32 9 1 1 5 35 6 78 4 1 0 0 0 0
Parrott MEMPHIS 2-2 .500 5.29 7 7 1 1 0 0 34.0 44 131 151 21 20 7 2 1 2 15 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sager SOUTH BEND 0-0 .000 19.80 4 0 0 0 1 0 5.0 10 25 31 11 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson EUGENE 0-0 .000 4.66 9 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 8 37 44 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0
FT WAYNE 0-0 .000 4.40 10 0 0 0 8 0 14.1 20 63 70 13 7 2 0 1 1 5 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 0
Vance OKLAHOMA 2-2 .500 5.94 8 6 0 0 0 0 33.1 37 130 145 24 22 6 0 4 1 10 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wagner HUDSON VAL 1-0 1.000 3.34 18 0 0 0 6 2 35.0 34 138 151 15 13 1 0 0 3 10 0 24 6 0 0 0 0 0
Walker HUDSON VAL 4-2 .667 2.70 14 3 0 0 4 2 30.0 21 111 123 12 9 0 1 0 2 9 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 0
CHAS-SC 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 17 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Watchko ASHEVILLE 1-6 .143 6.23 35 0 0 0 7 1 47.2 56 195 224 38 33 5 1 0 6 22 0 49 2 2 0 0 0 0
TRI-CITIES 0-0 .000 6.23 8 0 0 0 2 0 13.0 12 51 62 10 9 1 0 0 3 8 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson OMAHA 10-13 .435 5.65 28 28 0 0 0 0 167.1 201 661 715 116 105 39 4 8 14 28 1 97 3 1 0 0 0 0