Indiana Imperials

Chad Davis

Thru 2020 cuts

1999 Expansion Franchise

Owner: Chad Davis                                         Manager: Chad Davis

Colors: Home- Black & White, Road- Red & Gray

Home Stadium: Imperial Park                        Capacity: 47,277

Coaches: 1B- Paul Ashcraft                             3B- Mike Minaro

Hitting- Dale Murphy              pitching-                         bench- Randy Gregg

Farm Clubs: AAA- Dune Sea Sarlaccs            AA- Coruscant Emperors

A- Washington Wampas                                 Rookie- Albany Hometowns

1999: 52-110 (7^th in Indiana Conference)

2000: 63-99 (5th in Ryan Division)

2001: 85-77 (3^rd in Ryan Division)

2002: 70-92 (4^th in Ryan Division) 

2003: 66-96 (5^th in Murphy Division)

2004: 70-92 (4^th in Murphy Division)

2005: 74-88 (5^th in Murphy Division)

2006: 85-77 (3^rd in Murphy Division)

2007: 91-71 (2^nd in Murphy Division)   Lost to Alb 4-1 in Division Series

2008: 83-79 (4^th in Murphy Division)

2009: 78-84 (3^rd in Yount Division)

2010: 84-78 (2^nd in Yount Division)

2011: 97-65 (1^st in Yount Division) Lost to VT 4-1 in Division Series

2012: 105-57 (1^st in Yount Division) Lost to EY 4-1 in Division Series

2013: 62-100 (4^th in Yount Division)

2014: 92-70 (2^nd in Yount Division) Defeated VT 4-2 in Division Series, Lost to Gle 4-2 in Conference Series

2015: 70-92 (3^rd in Yount Division)

2016: 71-91 (4^th in Yount Division)

2017: 70-92 (3^rd in Yount Division)

2018: 74-88 (4^th in Yount Division)

2019: 58-104 (4^th in Yount Division)

1999

Stocking Draft Selections (Expansion Draft):

Rnd 1) Fred McGriff               11) Willie Blair                       21) Luis Sojo

2) John Franco                             12) Jeff Juden                        22) Mike Morgan

3) Doug Brocail                           13) Paul Assenmacher          23) Mike Mordecai

4) Jim Mecir                               14) Wade Boggs                    24) Mike Blowers

5) Arthur Rhodes                         15) Matt Beech                      25) Jason Bates

6) Jermaine Allensworth            16) Denny Hocking                26) Norberto Martin

7) Mark Lewis                          17) Greg Colbrunn                27) Deion Sanders

8) Chad Curtis                              18) Mike Grace                      28) Tom Pagnozzi

9) Jesse Orosco                           19) Cecil Fielder                    29) Marc Newfield

10) Terry Steinbach                    20) Jermaine Dye                   30) Cory Lidle

Free Agent Draft: 1) Brad Woodall, 2) Julio Santana, 3) Orlando Palmeiro, 4) Matt Franco, 5) Curtis Pride, 6) Ruben Amaro

Rookie Draft: 1) Desi Relaford, 2) Kerry Ligtenberg, 3) Larry Sutton, 4) John Snyder, 5) Placido Polanco, 6) Pat Watkins, 7) Charlie Greene

Trades: none

Cuts: Amaro (99FA-6), Bates (25), C.Greene (99R-7), D.Sanders (27), Lidle (30)

2000

Free Agent Draft: 2) Jeff Huson, 3) Scott Leius

Rookie Draft: 1) FreddyAn Garcia (#7 pick), 2) Chris Singleton, 4) Chad Allen, 5) Mac Suzuki, 6) Mike Lincoln, 7) Paul LoDuca

Trades: 1/7- traded Colbrunn (27) and J.Franco (2) to NE for Tim Wakefield, Karim Garcia, and #2 (01)

1/11- traded Curtis (8) and A.Rhodes (5) to GBr for Terry Mulholland and Jorge Fabregas

1/23- traded Juden (12), Beech (15), and #1 (00) to TMI for Jeff Fassero and Doug Johns

2/23- traded #3 rookie to WR for Tom Goodwin and Carlos Almanzar

3/23- traded #2 (01) to PC for Steve Reed

Cuts: Blowers (24), Leius (00FA-3), Almanzar, Assenmacher (13), M.J.Grace (18), Fielder (19), N.Martin (26), Newfield (29), Pagnozzi (28), Pride (99FA-5), Watkins (99R-6), Ju.Santana (99FA-2), Woodall (99FA-1)

2001

Free Agent Draft: 1) David Ortiz (#6 pick), 3) Reid Cornelius, 2) Bobby Bonilla (from NE), 3) Tomas Perez, 4) Scott Pose

Rookie Draft: 1) Jeff Tam (#10 pick), 2) Jimmy Anderson, 3) Jay Canizaro, 4) Julio Zuleta, 5) D.T.Cromer

Trades: 1/31- traded LoDuca (00R-7) to NE for Shane Spencer

2/1- traded M.Franco (99FA-4) to PC for IN #2 (01)

2/11- traded S.Reed to WR for Dan Wilson

2/24- traded M.Lewis (7) to EHG for Matt Walbeck

Cuts: Huson (00FA-2), To.Perez (01FA-3), Pose (01FA-4), Johns, Lincoln (00R-6), Orosco (9), Allensworth (6), Boggs (14), K.Garcia, Steinbach (10), Sutton (99R-3)

2002

Free Agent Draft: 1) Randy Winn (#10 pick), 2) Alberto Castillo (from Alb), 2) Julio Franco, 3) John Mabry, 4) Harold Baines

Rookie Draft: 1) Roy Oswalt (#7 pick), 2) Chris Reitsma, 4) Kyle Lohse, 5) Rocky Biddle

Trades: 2/5- traded #3 rookie to Alb for John Halama and #2 (02)

2/23- traded McGriff (1) and #2 (03) to MC for Jeromy Burnitz and #1 (03)

2/23- traded #3 (03) to PC for Quilvio Veras

2/23- traded Bonilla (01FA-2) to WR for Mike Lansing

Cuts: Baines (02FA-4), A.Castillo (02FA-2), Mabry (02FA-3), Sojo (21), Morgan (22), Canizaro (01R-3), D.Cromer (01R-5), Walbeck, Blair (11), Cornelius (01FA-2), Snyder (99R-4)

2003

Free Agent Draft: 1) Joey Eischen (#5 pick from Joh), 1) Brent Butler, 1) Darrell May (from MC), 2) George Lombard (from TMI), 4) Ryan Christenson

Rookie Draft: 1) Sean Burroughs (#3 pick), 3) Brendan Donnelly (from Joh), 4) Ken Huckaby (from Gle), 5) John McDonald

Trades: 1/24- traded #2 and #3 rookie to Alb for Mike Piazza

2/8- traded Lohse (02R-4) to WR for Andy Pettitte

2/21- traded Winn (02FA-1), Relaford (99R-1), J.Anderson (01R-2), and #4 rookie to Joh for Jack Wilson, #1 (03) and #3 rookie

2/21- traded #2 (04) to TMI for #2 (03)

2/22- traded Hocking (16) to Lon for Gle #4 rookie

Cuts: Christenson (03FA-4), Goodwin, Allen (00R-4), Lansing, Q.Veras, Brocail (3), M.Suzuki (00R-5)

2004

Free Agent Draft: 1) Tike Redman, 3) Edwards Guzman (from EY), 3) Jose Molina

Rookie Draft: 1) Jose Reyes (#6 pick), 2) Travis Hafner (from WW), 2) Jimmy Gobble, 3) Xavier Nady (from WW), 4) Rey Olmedo (from WW), 5) Wes Obermueller

Trades: 2/26- traded D.May (03FA-1), Donnelly (03R-3) and #3 rookie to WW for Ken Griffey Jr., #2, #3, and #4 rookies

2/27- traded #3 (05) to TMI for EY #3 (04)

2/28- traded #4 rookie to Gle for Joe Mays

2/28- traded Mulholland to Alb for David Segui

3/24- traded Eischen (03FA-1), McDonald (03R-5), and Olmedo (04R-4) to Alb for Damaso Marte

3/31- traded #2 (05) to TMI for Kirk Saarloos

Cuts: B.Butler (03FA-1), J.Franco (02FA-2), Mecir (4), Tam (01R-1), Fabregas, Huckaby (03R-4), Lombard (03FA-2), Zuleta (01R-4),

Waiver Draft: 1) selected Lou Merloni, waived E.Guzman (04FA-3), 3) selected Bobby Estalella, waived Mordecai (23)

2005

Free Agent Draft: 1) Ricky Bottalico (#7 pick), 4) Tim Laker

Rookie Draft: 2) Jose Lopez (from Lon), 3) Ruben Gotay, 3) Brandon Claussen (from Lon), 4) Joe Horgan, 5) John Grabow

Trades: 2/5- traded Polanco (99R-5), #1 rookie, and #2 rookie to Lon for Jose Vidro, #2 rookie, and #3 rookie

Cuts: Laker (05FA-4), Spencer, Estalella (04WD-3), Segui, C.Singleton (00R-2), Ligtenberg (99R-2), O.Palmeiro (99FA-3)

Waiver Draft: Round 1 selected Arthur Rhodes, waived Biddle (02R-5), round 4 selected Brad Hennessey, waived Saarloos, round 5 selected Kirk Saarloos, waived A.Rhodes (05WD-1)

2006

Free Agent Draft: 1) Rick Helling, 2) Vic Darensbourg, 3) Chris Singleton

Rookie Draft: 1) Scott Kazmir (#3 pick), 2) Brian McCann, 3) Kelly Johnson, 4) Justin Huber, 5) Pete Orr

Trades: 1/9- traded Mays to NE for Mike Timlin

3/1- traded F.Garcia (00R-1) to Key for Jorge Cantu and Derrick Turnbow

Cuts: C.Singleton (06FA-3), Halama, Obermueller (04R-5), Horgan (05R-4), Merloni (04WD-1), D.Wilson, Fassero, Darensbourg (06FA-2)

Waiver Draft: No selections

2007

Free Agent Draft: 1) Scott Cassidy, 3) Brian Jordan

Rookie Draft: 1) Justin Verlander (#3 pick), 2) Takashi Saito (from Alb), 3) Mike Napoli, 3) Adam Jones (from Alb), 4) Ryan Sweeney, 5) Matt Smith

Trades: 2/23- traded #2 (07) to Yk for Vinny Castilla

2/23- traded Hafner (04R-2) to Alb for Chipper Jones

2/24- traded #2 rookie to Alb for #2 rookie and #3 rookie

3/6- traded Dye (20) to Cle for Andruw Jones

Cuts: B.Jordan (07FA-3), Orr (06R-5), Grabow (05R-5), Helling (06FA-1), Burroughs (03R-1), Gotay (05R-3), Huber (06R-4), T.Redman (04FA-1), Reitsma (02R-2)

Waiver Draft: No selections

2008

Free Agent Draft: 1) Sammy Sosa, 3) Pete Orr, 4) Neifi Perez

Rookie Draft: 1) Billy Butler, 2) Brandon Wood, 3) Luis Hernandez, 4) Buddy Carlyle, 5) Brian Burres

Trades: 2/9- traded Napoli (07R-3) to EY for Brad Wilkerson

2/22- traded #2 (08) to Mun for #2 (09)

Cuts: Orr (08FA-3), Perez (08FA-4), Saarloos (05WD-5), Burnitz, Castilla, Cassidy (07FA-1), Claussen (05R-3), M.Smith (07R-5)

Waiver Draft: No selections

2009

Free Agent Draft: 1) Joe Nelson, 2) Logan Kensing, 2) Sean Burnett (from Mun), 3) Brandon Duckworth, 4) Corky Miller

Rookie Draft: 1) Jair Jurrjens (#6 pick), 2) Joey Devine, 5) Zach Jackson

Trades: 2/28- traded #3 rookie to Gle for #1 (10)

2/28- traded #4 rookie to MaCi for #1 (11)

Cuts: Miller (09FA-4), Vidro, Timlin, Hernandez (08R-3), Piazza, Sosa (08FA-1), Hennessey (05WD-4), Turnbow

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2010

Free Agent Draft: 1) Tony Gwynn Jr (from Gle), 1) Freddy Garcia, 2) Laynce Nix, 3) Mike Burns

Rookie Draft: 1) Tommy Hanson (#1 pick from Pa), 2) Julio Borbon, 4) Jordan Schafer (from Cro), 5) Steven Jackson

Trades: 1/19- traded #1 rookie and #3 rookie to Pa for #1 rookie

2/5- traded Wilson and S.Burnett (09FA-2) to Pa for Yunel Escobar

3/4- traded #2 (11) to Mun for Greg Burke

3/11- traded #3 (12) to Pa for Jeff Bennett

Cuts: Kensing (09FA-2), Wilkerson, Burres (08R-5), Carlyle (08R-4), Duckworth (09FA-3), Z,Jackson (09R-5), D.Marte, Gobble (04R-2)

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2011

Free Agent Draft: 1) Joaquin Benoit, 1) Bruce Chen (from MC), 3) Ryan Langerhans

Rookie Draft: 1) Jeremy Hellickson, 2) John Axford, 3) Zack Braddock, 4) Dusty Hughes, 5) Eddie Bonine

Trades: None

Cuts: Griffey, Jr, Langerhans (11FA-3), Nix (10FA-2), J.Bennett, Burke, Burns (10FA-3), S.Jackson (10R-5), Nelson (09FA-1)

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2012

Free Agent Draft: 1) Daniel McCutchen, 2) John Grabow

Rookie Draft: 1) Freddie Freeman (#2 pick from TMI), 2) Anthony Bass, 3) Brandon Gomes, 4) Josh Spence, 5) Anthony Varvaro

Trades: 2/24- traded Butler (08R-1) and #1 rookie to Cro for TMI #1 rookie

2/24- traded Grabow (12FA-2) to Alb for #2 (13)

Cuts: Bonine (11R-4), Hughes (11R-5), Kazmir (06R-1), Nady (04R-3), Braddock (11R-3)

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2013

Free Agent Draft: 1) Clay Rapada, 2) Scott Feldman (from Alb), 2) Scott Podsednik, 3) Cesar Izturis

Rookie Draft: 1) Andrelton Simmons (#6 pick from Cro), 1) Wei-Yin Chen, 2) Ryan Cook (from Cro), 2) Nate Jones, 3) Tyler Pastornicky, 4) Quintin Berry, 5) Brian Dozier

Trades: 2/13- traded Escobar, Pettitte, and Verlander (07R-1) to Cro for Chris Volstad, Justin Masterson, Brian Beachy, #1 rookie, and #2 rookie

Cuts: J.Lopez (05R-2), Borbon (10R-2), Cantu, Devine (09R-2), Gomes (12R-3), McCutchen (12FA-1), Saito (07R-2), Spense (12R-4), Varvaro (12R-5), Wakefield, B.Wood (08R-2)

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2014

Free Agent Draft: 1) Jose Lobaton, 2) Dylan Axelrod, 3) Ramiro Pena, 4) Laynce Nix

Rookie Draft: 2) James Paxton, 4) J.B.Shuck, 5) Joey Terdoslavich (from GBr), 5) Justin Grimm

Trades: 1/19- traded #1 rookie to Pa for Chase Headley

1/19- traded #3 rookie to GBr for Alex Rodriguez and #5 rookie

1/26- traded Reyes (04R-1) to EY for Alex Gordon

2/28- traded Lobaton (14FA-1) and Axelrod (14FA-2) to Lon for #1 (15) and #2 (15)

3/1- traded Paxton (14R-2) and Lon #1 (15) to GBr for Evan Gattis

3/1- traded #2 (15) to Cro for Barry Zito

Cuts: Berry (13R-4), Gwynn Jr (10FA-1), An.Jones, C.Jones, Podsednik (13FA-2), L.Nix (14FA-4), Oswalt (02R-1), Rapada (13FA-1), Volstad

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2015

Free Agent Draft: 1) Sam Freeman, 2) Leury Garcia (from Lon), 2) Jason Motte (from MC), 3) Cesar Jimenez (from Dun), 3) Darin Downs, 3) Francisley Bueno (from MC)

Rookie Draft: 1) Marcus Stroman, 2) Roenis Elias, 4) Scott Carroll, 5) Yohan Pino

Trades: 2/21- traded #3 rookie to Dun for Brad Peacock, E.Rogers, #3 (15), MC #2 (15), and MC #3 (15)

3/1- in 3 way deal, trade Stroman (15R-1) and #1 (16) to Dun and receive Christian Bethancourt from GBr

3/5- traded #2 (16) to Alb for Ronald Belisario

Cuts: Izturis (13FA-3), J.Molina (04FA-3), Pastornicky (13R-3), Shuck (14R-4), Terdoslavich (14R-5), C.Jimenez (15FA-3), D.Downs (15FA-3), Bueno (15FA-3), Garcia (10FA-1), Hanson (10R-1), N.Jones (13R-2), Jurrjens (09R-1), Zito

Waiver Draft: Round 1- selected Erik Bedard, waived Jason Motte (15FA-2)

2016

Free Agent Draft: 3) Sean O’Sullivan

Rookie Draft: 1) Joc Pederson, 2) Devon Travis, 3) Williams Perez, 4) Adonis Garcia, 5) Adam Morgan

Trades: 2/27- traded Pederson (16R-1) to Alb for Tim Hudson, Taijuan Walker, and Chris Heston

2/27- traded Travis (16R-2) to Coa for Hector Olivera and Jace Peterson

3/13- traded W.Chen (13R-1) and Hudson to Cro for Matt Garza, Jim Johnson, and Matt Wisler

Cuts: R.Pena (14FA-3), J.Schafer (10R-4), R.Sweeney (07R-4), Bedard (15WD-1), Belisario, B.Chen (11FA-1), R.Cook (13R-2), Masterson, Pino (15R-5), E.Rogers

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2017

Free Agent Draft: 1) Tyler Chatwood, 2) Peter Moylan, 3) Justin R. Miller, 4) Emilio Bonifacio

Rookie Draft: 1) Alex Reyes (#10 pick), 2) Aaron Judge, 3) Brian Flynn, 4) Jhan Marinez, 5) Jeremy Hazelbaker

Trades: 2/25- traded #1 (18) to GBr for Chase d’Arnaud and Collin Rea

Cuts: Bonifacio (17FA-4), A.Rodriguez, L.Garcia (05FA-2), Olivera, Bass (12R-2), Beachy, Carroll (15R-4),Elias (15R-2), S.Freeman (05FA-1), O’Sullivan (16FA-3), Peacock

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2018

Free Agent Draft: 2) Ryan Goins, 3) Bronson Arroyo

Rookie Draft: 1) Jordan Montgomery, 2) Ben Gamel, 3) Lane Adams, 4) Lucas Sims, 5) Daniel Gossett

Trades: 2/27- traded #1 (19) to Sou for Ubaldo Jimenez

Cuts: d’Arnaud, K.Johnson (06R-3), Ortz (01FA-1), Flynn (17R-3), Heston, Miller (17FA-3), Perez (16R-3), Rea

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2019

Free Agent Draft: 2) Mike Wright (from EY), 2) Bryan Mitchell (from Dun), 3) Jeanmar Gomez (from Dun)

Rookie Draft: 1) Ronald Acuna (#2 pick), 2) John Gant, 3) David Hess, 4) Hunter Dozier, 5) Heath Fillmyer (from Yk)

Trades: 1/17- traded #2 (21) to GM for James Shields

1/20- traded #2 (19) to Yk for Yovani Gallardo

1/25- traded Morgan (16R-5) to Yk for Ty Blach

1/27- traded #3 (19) to Yk for Oliver Drake

2/22- traded Moylan (17FA-2) and #5 rookie to Yk for Donnie Hart, Tony Barnette, and #5 rookie

2/22- traded #1 (21) to Dun for #2 (19), #3 (19), and EY #2 (19)

2/25- traded #3 (20) to KeC for Mark Trumbo

2/25- traded #4 (21) to Fra for Bruce Rondon, Matt Belisle, and Brandon Maurer

3/11- traded #2 (20) to Cle for Burch Smith

Cuts: Barnette, D.Hart, Rondon, Adams (18R-3), Bethancourt, Ad.Garcia (16R-4), Hazelbaker (17R-5), Headley, Arroyo (18FA-3), Benoit (11FA-1), Feldman (15FA-1), Garza, Gossett (18R-5), Grimm (14R-5), U.Jimenez, Marinez (17R-4), Sims (18R-4)

Waiver Draft: No Selections

2020

Free Agent Draft: No Selections

Rookie Draft: 1) Sandy Alcantara (from MC), 2) Austin Riley, 3) Yusei Kikuchi, 4) Cal Quantrill, 5) Adrian Sampson, 6) Peter Lambert

Trades: 1/15- traded Drake and #1 (20) to Yk for C.C.Sabathia, Fernando Rodney, Zach Duke, and Adam Morgan

2/27- traded #1 rookie to MC for Carlos Correa and #1 rookie

3/2- traded Gant (19R-2) and #1 (22) to Fra for Chris Davis, Scooter Gennett, Mark Reynolds, Michael Wacha, Robbie Erlin, and Dominic Leone

3/2- traded #4 (22) to GM for Antonio Senzatela

3/2- traded #2 (22) to Alb for Jeff Mathis, Ross Detwiler, and Josh Smith

Cuts: Gennett, Reynolds, Duke, Josh Smith, Gattis, Trumbo, Axford (11R-2), Belisle, Blach, Fillmyer (19R-5), Gallardo, J.Gomez (19FA-3), Hellickson (11R-1), Jim Johnson, Maurer, Mitchell (19FA-2), Shields, Burch Smith, Mike Wright

Waiver Draft: Round 1- Andrew Knapp, Round 2- Shawn Armstrong, Round 3- Taylor Cole, Round 4- Wily Peralta, Round 5- Scooter Gennett