Big League Spinners
Plenty of Lowell Spinners have made the trip to the majors since the team was established in 1996. Here's a look at the players, by the year of their major league debut:
Name%Position%Year with Spinners%Time in majors%Comment
Justin Masterson%pitcher%2006%2008%4-3 in nine starts before moving to Red Sox bullpen
Jed Lowrie%infield%2005%2008%Starting at shortstop for Red Sox in place of injured Julio Lugo
Chris Smith%pitcher%2002%2008%Sox reliever earned win in second career appearance
R.J. Swindle%pitcher%2004%2008%Despite rarely throwing over 80 MPH, currently reliever for Philadelphia
Clay Buchholz%pitcher%2005%%2007-present%Threw no-hitter in second major league start, now in Sox rotation
Jacoby Ellsbury%outfield%2005%%2007-present%Hit .438 (7 for 16) in 2007 World Series
Brandon Moss%outfield%2003%2007-present%Hit game-winning home run for Red Sox on opening day in Japan
Brian Esposito%catcher%2000%2007%Appeared as defensive replacement in one game for St. Louis.
Harvey Garcia%pitcher%2004%2007%Part of Red Sox deal for Mike Lowell and Josh Beckett
Daniel Giese%pitcher%1999%2007-present%First Spinner to play for Yankees.
Phil Dumatrait%pitcher%2001%2007-present%Currently member of Pittsburgh rotation (3-4 record)
David Murphy%outfield%2003%2006-present%Hitting .272 with 61 RBIs for Texas this season
John Hattig Jr.%infield%2000%2006%Hit .333 (8 for 24) for Toronto in 13 games
Anibal Sanchez%pitcher%2004%2006-07%Threw no-hitter and won 10 games for Florida in 2006
Jonathan Papelbon%pitcher%2003%2005-present%Three-time All-Star with 102 career saves
Hanley Ramirez%shortstop%2002%2005-present%Started at shortstop for National League in All-Star game this season
Tony Blanco%infield%2000%2005%Played in 56 games for Washington Nationals, hitting .177
Matt Murton%outfield%2003%2005-present%Part of 2004 deal that sent Nomar Garciaparra to Chicago
Abe Alvarez%pitcher%2003%2004-06%Made major league debut the year after playing for Lowell
Anastacio Martinez%pitcher%1999%2004%2-1 record in 11 games for Boston
Marty McLeary%pitcher%1997%2004, 06-07%2-0 record in 12 career games
Kevin Youkilis%third base%2001%2004-present%All-Star starter at first base this season. A .286 career average
Lew Ford%outfield%1999%2003-07%Hit 15 home runs with 72 RBIs for Minnesota in 2004
Rontrez Johnson%outfield%1996%2003%Had a hit in three at-bats for Kansas City
Mike Maroth%pitcher%1998%2002-07%14-game winner in 2005 derailed by shoulder injuries
Freddy Sanchez%shortstop%2000%2002-present%Won National League batting title in 2006 (.344)
Josh Hancock%pitcher%1998%2002-07%Member of 2007 World Series champion St. Louis
David Eckstein%shortstop%1997%2001-present%2006 World Series MVP as member of St. Louis
Casey Fossum%pitcher%1999%2001-present%Traded for Curt Schilling in 2003. Has 215 career appearance
Adam Everett%shortstop%1998%2001-present%.977 fielding percentage in 657 career games
Shea Hillenbrand%infield%1996%2001-07%Two-time All-Star (2001, 05) hit 108 career home runs
Angel Santos%shortstop%1998%%2001, 03%His .207 in 41 Major League games
Jack Cressend%pitcher%1996%2000-2004%5-5 record in 122 games for Minnesota and Cleveland
Matt Kinney%pitcher%1996%2000-05%Won 10 games for Milwaukee in 2003
Steve Lomasney%catcher%1996%1999%Peabody resident appeared in a single game for Red Sox
Wilton Veras%third base%1996%1999-2000%First Spinner to make the majors. Played in 85 career games
NFL
Name%Position%Year with Spinners%Time in NFL%Comment
Corey Jenkins%outfield%1996%2003-04%Made nine tackles in 23 games as a linebacker
Stoglin's frustrations boil over following Duke loss-2/12
Timonen "disappointed" in teammates' effort
Morganti: 'Rangers' power play demolished the Flyers'
Timonen: 'I think we got half the guys going and half the guys not'
More shootout woes in store for the Flyers when they face the Red Wings?
The Rangers have the Flyers' number
St. Joseph's vs. Massachusetts Highlights - 2/11
Penn vs. Dartmouth Highlights - 2/11
Drexel vs. Hofstra Highlights - 2/11
La Salle vs. St. Louis Highlights - 2/11
John Wall talks about the loss to the Heat-2/10
Collins takes the blame for the Sixers' final possession
Sixers vs. Clippers highlights
Sixers defensive effort not enough vs. Clippers
Post game plus crew on the Sixers loss
Rose and Zumoff recap the Sixers last second loss
Penn vs. Harvard highlights
Stefon Diggs chooses Maryland, Randy Edsall comments-2/10
Cal Ripken says the Orioles will go as far as their pitching-2/10
Sandusky makes a statement
Julien: 'did it the hard way'
McAdam's Spring Training primer
Doc: Team's effort is 'un-Celtic'
Pierce stresses mental toughness
Globe 10.0 Who was the best free agent in Boston?
Maria Menounos dons a Giants-colored bikini after losing Super Bowl bet-2/7
Thomas' moratorium: 'I'm out, peace'
Gasol: 'Not pleasant' being part of trade rumor
Blakely: Gasol-for-Rondo trade unlikely
Brady-ing is Latest Internet Meme
Globe 10.0: Is Paul Pierce the Celtics greatest scorer?
Ranking Pierce among Celtics greats
Garnett's tale of first meeting Paul Pierce
Pierce's loyalty touted after big night
Hurt Locker: Patriots react to Super Bowl loss
Brown: 'Eli Manning is better than Tom Brady'
Local fans crushed by Patriots loss in Super Bowl XLVI
Marcus Johansson Caps lone goal in loss to Bruins-2/5
Matt Hendricks throws down with the Bruins' Adam McQuaid--2/5
Vinatieri, Law, Brown recount Super Bowl XXXVI
