Gulf Coast League Tigers

Gulf Coast League Tigers Lakeland, Florida 1968, 1995-present
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Gulf Coast League
Division	Northeast Division
Major league affiliations
Current	Detroit Tigers
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (4)	1995 2006 2012 2015
Team data
Nickname	GCL Tigers
Ballpark	Joker Marchant Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Detroit Tigers

The Gulf Coast League Tigers or GCL Tigers are a minor league baseball club located in Lakeland, Florida, at Joker Marchant Stadium. A member of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, the Tigers an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and various other countries.

Current roster

Gulf Coast Tigers roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 54 Dean Aldridge 55 Beau Burrows -- Anthony Castro 48 Emanuel Chavez 21 Francisco German  7 Alfred Gutierrez 35 Eudis Idrogo 45 Eduardo Jimenez 50 Alec Kisena 37 Carlos Lara 31 Victor Mueses 27 Gregory Soto 47 Angel Vasquez		Catchers 13 Mario Sanjur  9 Andres Sthormes 91 Chris Taladay 25 Michael Thomas Infielders 49 Adrian Alfaro 33 Giancarlo Brugnoni  8 Junnell Ledezma  1 Anthony Pereira 56 Blaise Salter 14 Aaron Sayers Outfielders 20 Jose Azocar 34 Cole Bauml 17 Adrian Castano 53 Cesar Gonzalez 28 Magglio Ordonez  3 Felix G. Santana 57 Ignacio Valdez		Manager 43 Basilio Cabrera Coaches -- German Geigel (hitting) -- Josman Robles (assistant hitting) 12 Nick Avila (pitching) 10px 7-day disabled list * On Detroit Tigers 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated December 3, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Detroit Tigers minor league players

Season-by-season

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1968	27-36	7th	Wayne Blackburn	No playoffs until 1983
1995	33-24	6th	Kevin Bradshaw	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Royals (2 games to 0) Won in first round vs. GCL Marlins (1 game tom 0)
1996	26-34	12th	Kevin Bradshaw
1997	31-29	7th	Kevin Bradshaw
1998	28-32	8th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
1999	29-31	8th(t)	Gary Green
2000	34-26	5th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
2001	34-26	5th	Howard Bushong
2002	23-37	13th	Howard Bushong
2003	28-29	5th	Howard Bushong
2004	24-36	9th	Kevin Bradshaw
2005	24-30	9th(t)	Kevin Bradshaw
2006	32-18	2nd	Kevin Bradshaw	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Dodgers (1 game to 0)
2007	28-32	9th(t)	Benny Castillo
2008	27-31	12th	Basilio Cabrera
2009	29-31	9th	Basilio Cabrera
2010	29-30	9th	Basilio Cabrera
2011	29-31	7th	Basilio Cabrera
2012	36-24	1st(t)	Basilio Cabrera	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Red Sox (1 game to 0)
2013	32-28	5th	Basilio Cabrera
2014	34-25	6th	Basilio Cabrera
2015	36-23	3rd	Basilio Cabrera	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Blue Jays (1 game to 0)

External links

• Gulf Coast Tigers at MiLB.com
• Gulf Coast Tigers at BR Bullpen
• TigsTown.com