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All Knights Stadium Team - Outfield

By
March 18, 2013

Each week, the Charlotte Knights are giving fans a chance to name the "All Knights Stadium Team" through an online vote. The team will be revealed at Knights Stadium on Thursday, April 11 -- the final Opening Day in the history of Knights Stadium.

This week, the voting turns to the outfield and to Facebook. Below are 12 finalists for the best outfielders in Knights Stadium history. The top three vote-getters will move on to represent the best Knights Stadium outfield. Six finalists can be voted on at charlotteknights.com, while the additional six can be voted on at the Knights Facebook page. 

Fernando Ramsey - Ramsey had a fantastic season for the 1991 Charlotte Knights. Ramsey led the Southern League in hits with 151 and tied for the league lead in games (139) with two future Major League stars - Bret Boone (Jacksonville) and Jeff Kent (Knoxville). Ramsey was also the league leader in at-bats (547), and finished second in runs (78), second in stolen bases (37), and tied for fifth in total bases (199). Ramsey, a native of Panama, appeared in the Majors with the Cubs a season later (18 games). 

Manny Ramirez - In just 40 games for the Knights in 1993, Ramirez smacked 14 home runs and had 36 RBIs. The future Major League star also batted an impressive .317 (46-145) as a 21-year-old phenom. That season, "ManRam" was named "Minor League Player of the Year" by Baseball America, while combining to hit .333 with 31 homers and 115 RBI in 129 games with the Double-A Canton-Akron Indians and the Knights. Ramirez went on to appear in 12-time Major League All-Star Games and won nine Silver Slugger Awards. He has 555 career Major League home runs. 

Brian Giles - With a .313 batting average for the Knights in 1994, Giles finished second in the International League behind Shawn Green's impressive .344 mark for Syracuse. Overall, Giles finished with the .313 batting average, 16 home runs, 58 RBIs, and a team-high 74 runs scored. Giles went on to become a two-time National League All-Star and finished his career with 287 home runs.

Billy McMillon - McMillon was an International League All-Star and the league's Rookie of the Year in 1996. In 97 games that season, McMillon hit a remarkable .352 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs for the Knights -- his first year in Triple-A. A year later, the Clemson product hit .279 with eight home runs over 57 games. On July 21, 1997, McMillon was traded by the Marlins to the Phillies for legendary catcher Darren Daulton.

Preston Wilson - On May 22, 1998, Wilson, the stepson of former NY Mets star Mookie Wilson, went from New York to Florida as part of a blockbuster trade that sent catcher Mike Piazza to the Mets. It was the first of two blockbuster trades that Wilson would be a part of during his professional career. The South Carolina native made his Knights debut later that year and he hit .278 with 25 home runs and 77 RBIs over 94 games. He went on to have a successful Major League career and averaged 19 home runs a season over his 10 years in the 'Bigs.

Chad Mottola - He only spent one season in Charlotte, but it was a memorable one. Mottola, a first round pick (5th overall) of the Cincinnati Reds in 1992, hit .321 (164 hits) with 32 doubles, four triples, 95 runs scored, 20 home runs, 94 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases for the Knights in 1999. In all, the '99 International League All-Star finished second in the IL in games played (140), fifth in total bases (264) and fifth in hits (164).

Aaron Rowand - Before going on to a successful Major League career, Rowand appeared in 82 games for the Knights in 2001. The former first round pick of the White Sox (1998) hit .295 with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs in Fort Mill that season. In 11 Major League seasons, Rowand compiled a .273 batting average with 136 home runs and 536 RBIs. 

Mario Valenzuela - Valenzuela hit 38 home runs for the Knights over parts of three seasons (2001, 2003-04). The Mexican native's best season for the Knights came in 2004 when he hit .265 with 25 home runs and 66 RBIs. The 2004 season was Valenzuela's last in the states. From 2005-2012, Valenzuela has played in the Mexican League. Last year, while with Diablos Rojos del Mexico, Valenzuela hit .357 with 22 home runs and 77 RBIs (103 games). 

Joe Borchard - Borchard is the Knights career leader in nearly every offensive category. For four-straight seasons (2002-05), Borchard was a staple in Charlotte's lineup. He hit 78 home runs over the four-year span and had 227 RBIs. His 439 hits are nearly 200 more than the next best player in Knights history. Borchard was a first round selection (12th overall pick) of the White Sox in the 2000 draft. 

Alejandro De Aza - De Aza led the International League in 2011 with a .322 batting average. He appeared in 99 games that season and also had nine home runs, 37 RBIs, 29 doubles, five triples, and 64 runs scored.  His .322 mark is the third-best in Knights franchise history (single season). It was his second-straight season with the club. In 2010, he hit .302 in 79 games. 

Stefan Gartrell - Gartrell made his Knights debut in 2009 and in limited action (31 games) hit .265 with four home runs and 19 RBIs. In 2010, he broke-out with the bat and amassed a .255 batting average with 27 home runs and 80 RBIs in 139 games. Gartrell appeared in just seven games for the Knights the following season before being traded over to the Braves organization. Gartrell signed with the White Sox this offseason and could return to the Knights in 2013. 

Jordan Danks - Danks spent parts of three seasons with the Knights and along with his exceptional defense, he was a force with the bat as well. He is currently tied for third in Knights franchise history with 10 career triples. He has 30 home runs and 137 RBIs in his Knights career and was the winner of a MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2011. He ranks fifth in club history in runs scored with 164, second in at-bats (1,126), second in hits (297), second in doubles (95), third in games (316), and fourth in walks (142).