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NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS 32

2013 NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS

HEIGHT: 6’3” BATS: R BORN: 05/20/1980

WEIGHT: 240 THROWS: R OPENING DAY AGE: 32

COLLEGE: RESIDES: Westlake, OH BIRTHPLACE: Lexington, KY

ACQUIRED:

Signed as minor league free agent on January 25, 2012

AUSTIN KEARNS OF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Made the Marlins’ Opening Day roster as a non-roster invitee, and batted .245 (36x147) in 87 games ... Went 13x40 (.325) as a pinch-hitter, ranking fourth in the majors, and drew 10 pinch walks to lead MLB ... Improved his career mark to .273 (27x99) as a pinch-hitter, 10th-best among active players ... Set a career high by reaching base in nine straight plate appearances, 5/16-22, one shy of the club record ... Hit .340 (17x50) vs. right-handed pitching and .196 (19x97) vs. lefties.

2011: Re-signed with Cleveland and batted .200 in 57 games ... Went 5x36 (.139) in 12 April games, then hit .257 (9x35) in May ... Collected one hit in nine straight games, 7/2-18, hitting two home runs and scoring six runs ... In 11 games after the streak, went 2x26 (.077) and was designated for assignment on 8/12.

2010: Combined to bat .263 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI in 120 games between Cleveland and the New York Yankees ... Batted .273 with the Indians, including a .373 (19x51) mark in April ... Homered twice with fi ve RBI, 6/11 vs. Washington ... Tied a Major League record by getting hit by a pitch three times, 7/5 at Texas ... Traded to New York on 7/30 for Zach McAllister, and hit .235 in 36 games for the Yankees ... Batted .400 (14x35) during a season-best 11-game hit streak, 8/9-22.

2009: Had his season cut short by a right thumb injury after hitting .195 in 80 games for Washington ... Hit .261 with three homers and 15 RBI over his fi rst 25 games, then .152 with no homers and two RBI over his fi nal 55 contests ... Belted second career grand slam off Josh Johnson, 4/18 vs. Florida.

2008: Battled through two DL stints to play in 86 games ... Batted .187 in 40 games before undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow on 5/23 ... Hit .245 in 44 games following the surgery ... Recorded 100th home run and 400th RBI on 7/20 at Atlanta while matching a club record, scoring fi ve runs.

2007: Played in a career-high 161 games with Washington, also setting career marks in hits (156) and doubles (35) ... Hit .228 at RFK Stadium, but .301 on the road ... Legged out his fi rst inside-the-park homer on 5/12 vs. Florida ... Batted .285 with 11 homers and 44 RBI in 73 games after the All-Star break.

2006: Established career highs with 24 home runs and 86 RBI while splitting the season between Cincinnati and Washington ... Hit .336 (51x152) vs. southpaws ... Hit .339 over his fi rst 33 games with the Reds, with six homers and 24 RBI ... Compiled six multi-hit efforts in a seven-game hit streak from 4/29-5/5 ... Acquired by the Nationals in an eight-player trade on 7/13 ... Fractured his right femur in a collision with teammate Nick Johnson at Shea Stadium on 9/23.

2005: Hit .224 in 51 games with Cincinnati before being optioned to AAA Louisville on 6/12 ... Batted .342 with seven homers in 21 games with the Bats and rejoined to the Reds on 7/20 ... Clubbed 12 home runs with 42 RBI in 61 games upon his return ... Homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs on 8/19 vs. Arizona.

2004: Missed 84 games during two stints on the disabled list ... Fractured his left forearm after getting hit by a pitch on 4/28 ... Returned to play in just 11 games before going on the DL with a sore right thumb, and required surgery on 7/2 ... Posted a then-career-high 5 RBI on 9/24 at Pittsburgh, tying his high with four hits.

2003: Limited to 82 games due to a shoulder injury suffered in a home plate collision on 5/21 vs. Atlanta ... Led the NL with 44 RBI at the time of the injury, and was tied for fourth with 13 homers ... Launched the Reds’ fi rst homer at Great American Ballpark, 4/2 vs. Pittsburgh ... Hit nine homers in April, one shy of the club mark.

2002: Finished third in voting for National League Rookie of the Year, batting .315 with 13 homers and 56 RBI in his debut with the Cincinnati Reds ... Posted the highest batting average by a Reds rookie since Harlin Pool hit .327 in 1934 ... Made MLB debut on 4/17 and went on to earn NL Rookie of the Month in May ... Belted his fi rst career grand slam off Florida’s A.J. Burnett on 5/21 ... Was on a 13-game hit streak when he suffered a season-ending hamstring injury on 8/27.

2001: Missed most of the year due to a torn ligament in his left thumb ... Participated in the Arizona Fall League, getting named to the All-Prospect Team.

2000: Named Reds Organizational Player of the Year, fi nishing fi rst in the Midwest League in homers (27), tied for fi rst in RBI (104) and sixth in batting (.306) with Class A Dayton ... Led the league in runs (110), total bases (270) and extra-base hits (66) ... Named league’s Co-Prospect of the Year, with Peoria’s Albert Pujols ... Set a new league record by homering in eight consecutive games, 7/17-24 ... Reached base safely in 14 straight plate appearances (9 hits, 5 walks) from 7/22-24.

PERSONALAustin Ryan Kearns ... A 1998 graduate of Lafayette (KY) High School ... Named Kentucky’s Mr. Baseball as a senior, after hitting .500 with nine home runs and 43 RBI, and went 6-3 as a pitcher ... Was a member of USA’s National Junior Team in 1997, hitting a team-best .478 ... Declined a scholarship to the University of Florida to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being selected with the seventh overall pick in 1998 ... He and his wife, Abby, have two children: Aubrey and Brady.

CAREER BATTING RECORD

Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 98 Billings PIO RK .315 30 108 17 34 9 0 1 14 23 0 22 1 1 .433 .426 .859 2 0 1 4 13499 Rockford MID A .258 124 426 72 110 36 5 13 48 50 3 120 21 8 .346 .458 .804 3 0 9 9 48800 Dayton MID A .306 136 484 110 148 37 2 27 104 90 5 93 18 5 .415 .558 .973 9 0 7 14 59001 GCL Reds GCL RK .176 6 17 2 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 .227 .294 .521 3 0 0 0 22 Chattanooga SOU AA .268 59 205 30 55 11 2 6 36 26 0 43 7 5 .364 .429 .793 2 2 6 4 24102 Chattanooga SOU AA .268 12 41 10 11 2 0 5 13 9 0 9 1 0 .434 .683 1.117 0 0 3 0 53 Louisville INT AAA .750 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .800 1.250 2.050 0 0 0 0 5 CINCINNATI NL MLB .315 107 372 66 117 24 3 13 56 54 3 81 6 3 .407 .500 .907 3 0 6 11 43503 CINCINNATI NL MLB .264 82 292 39 77 11 0 15 58 41 1 68 5 2 .364 .455 .819 0 0 5 7 338 Chattanooga SOU AA .200 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 .500 .200 .700 0 0 1 0 804 Louisville INT AAA .337 25 83 19 28 7 1 2 15 19 1 16 3 1 .471 .518 .989 0 0 2 3 104 CINCINNATI NL MLB .230 64 217 28 50 10 2 9 32 28 0 71 2 1 .321 .419 .740 0 0 1 8 24605 Louisville INT AAA .342 28 111 24 38 15 1 7 21 11 2 30 0 0 .407 .685 1.092 0 0 1 9 123 CINCINNATI NL MLB .240 112 387 62 93 26 1 18 67 48 2 107 0 0 .333 .452 .785 5 0 8 8 44806 CINCINNATI NL MLB .274 87 325 53 89 21 1 16 50 35 2 85 7 1 .351 .492 .843 3 0 5 14 368 WASHINGTON NL MLB .250 63 212 33 53 12 1 8 36 41 2 50 2 3 .381 .429 .810 2 1 5 4 26107 WASHINGTON NL MLB .266 161 587 84 156 35 1 16 74 71 5 106 2 2 .355 .411 .766 4 0 12 13 67408 Hagerstown SAL A .333 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 .667 .333 1.000 0 0 0 0 6 Columbus INT AAA .429 5 14 2 6 1 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 .526 .857 1.383 1 0 1 0 19 WASHINGTON NL MLB .217 86 313 40 68 10 0 7 32 35 0 63 2 2 .311 .316 .627 1 0 8 11 35709 WASHINGTON NL MLB .195 80 174 20 34 6 2 3 17 32 1 51 1 1 .336 .305 .641 0 0 5 12 21110 CLEVELAND AL MLB .272 84 301 42 82 18 1 8 42 34 2 78 4 1 .354 .419 .773 2 0 5 12 342 NEW YORK AL MLB .235 36 102 13 24 3 0 2 7 12 0 38 0 0 .345 .324 .669 0 0 5 4 11911 CLEVELAND AL MLB .200 57 150 18 30 5 1 2 7 18 0 48 0 4 .302 .287 .589 0 2 4 2 17412 Jupiter FSL A .167 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .167 .542 0 0 1 0 8 MIAMI NL MLB .245 87 147 21 36 6 0 4 16 22 1 44 2 1 .366 .367 .733 0 0 6 8 175

Minor League Totals .291 434 1507 294 439 122 12 62 266 240 11 345 51 20 .395 .512 .907 20 2 32 43 1801 Major League Totals .254 1106 3579 519 909 187 13 121 494 471 19 890 33 21 .351 .415 .766 20 3 75 114 4148

HEIGHT: 6’3

WEIGHT: 240

COLLEGE:

AUSTIN

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 33




COLLEGE: Stony Brook RESIDES: New Rochelle, NY BIRTHPLACE: Bronx, NY

ACQUIRED:

Selected by Marlins in 18th round of 2008 draft

TOM KOEHLER RHP

CAREER PITCHING RECORD

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Returned to New Orleans for a second full season, earning Pacifi c Coast League All-Star honors, and earned his fi rst Major League call-up in September ... Reached 12 wins for the second straight year, tying for fourth in the PCL and placing him fourth on the Zephyrs’ career list with 24 ... Also ranks fourth all-time in Z’s history with 254 strikeouts, 12 fewer than Brian Powell (1999-2001, ‘05) ... Allowed just one hit and an unearned run in season debut on 4/8 vs. Nashville, but took the loss in a 1-0 defeat ... Also lost a 1-0 game in Nashville on 6/5 despite surrendering just one hit, a leadoff home run to Corey Patterson ... Made a third start allowing only one hit, 6/16 at Memphis, this time earning the win by matching a career-high with 10 strikeouts, previously set on 4/30 vs. Round Rock ... Won four consecutive starts from 4/30-5/15, working 6.0 innings in each outing and posting a 1.50 ERA (4 ER / 24.0 IP) with 31 strikeouts, marking the third straight year he won four starts in a row ... Went 5-1 in six May starts, winning fi ve games in a month for the second straight season (5-1 in August 2011) and joining Mark Keifer (5-1 in August 1995) as the only Z’s pitchers to win fi ve games in one month ... Named PCL Pitcher of the Week for 6/11-17, going 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA (2 ER / 14.2 IP) in two starts and carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning on 6/16 at Memphis ... Recalled by the Marlins on 9/2 and made MLB debut on 9/5 vs. Milwaukee, allowing four runs in 2.0 innings, then made six straight scoreless relief appearances ... Struck out the side and fanned fi ve batters overall in 2.0 innings on 9/17 vs. Atlanta ... Received fi rst MLB start in Marlins’ season fi nale on 10/3 vs. the Mets, taking the loss by yielding three runs and fi ve hits in 6.0 innings.

2011: In his Triple-A debut, led the Zephyrs and tied for third in the Pacifi c Coast League with 12 victories ... Among Marlins minor leaguers, tied for fi rst in wins, and tied for fourth in strikeouts (116) ... In 28 starts, recorded a 6.91 ERA (43 ER / 56.0 IP) in the fi rst and second innings, and a 3.82 ERA (40 ER / 94.1 IP) from the third inning on ... Tied a career-high with 8.0 innings in a win over Salt Lake on 5/11 ... Lasted just 2.0 innings in his next start, 5/16 vs. Tacoma, tying for the shortest outing of his career ... Opened the season 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA (16 ER / 49.1 IP) through his fi rst nine starts ... Went 0-6 with an 8.52 ERA (41 ER / 43.1 IP) over his next nine starts ... Had won 12 consecutive home starts dating to August 23, 2009 with Jupiter before a loss to Nashville on 6/5 ... Finished the year on a 7-1 run with a 4.06 ERA (26 ER / 57.2 IP) over his fi nal 10 starts, limiting opponents to a .239 batting average (52x218), tying him with Nashville’s Michael Fi-ers, Round Rock’s Zach Jackson and Omaha’s Sean O’Sullivan for the PCL lead in wins in the season’s second half ... Held Oklahoma City to one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings to win his fi nal start on 9/2, becoming the seventh Zephyrs pitcher to win 12 games in a season, and the fi rst since teammates Wayne Franklin and Jeriome Robertson in 2002.

2010: Named Southern League Most Oustanding Pitcher by going 16-2 with a 2.61 ERA for AA Jacksonville ... His 16 wins led the Southern League and tied with Fresno’s Eric Hacker for the Minor League lead, and tied the Jacksonville franchise mark ... Ranked second in the league in ERA , WHIP (1.17), fewest baserun-ners per nine innings (11.0) and innings pitched behind teammate Elih Villanueva ... Also ranked second in strikeouts, fi fth in strikeouts per nine innings (8.22) and tied for fourth in batting average against (.241) ... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 21 of 28 starts ... Opponents batted .149 (15x101) with runners on with two outs, and .132 (9x68) with runners in scoring position with two outs ... Went a perfect 8-0 with a 2.04 ERA in 13 starts at home ... Posted a 6.43 ERA (10 ER / 14.0 IP) through fi rst three starts, then a 2.24 ERA the rest of the year ... Carried 11-2 record and 3.04 ERA into the All-Star break, earning the nod as the South Division’s starter in the midsummer classic ... Took the loss, allowing two runs in two innings ... Went 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 10 starts after the break, combining on three shutouts ... Gave up two earned runs over fi nal four starts for a 0.86 ERA (2 ER / 21.0 IP) ... Posted 4.50 ERA in two postseason starts.

2009: Split the season between Class A Greensboro and Jupiter, combining to go 9-6 with a 3.25 ERA in 24 starts ... Posted a 5-5 record and 3.20 ERA in 18 starts with Greensboro ... Went 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA (3 ER / 23.0 IP) in day games ... Carried 3-1 record and 2.37 ERA through fi rst seven turns, capped by 6.0 scoreless innings in win at Lake County on 5/29 ... Tossed a season-high 8.0 innings vs. Lake County on 7/6, taking a no-decision ... Earned promotion to Jupiter on 8/8, and won each of his fi rst three starts with the Hammerheads ... Gave up seven runs in 1.2 innings vs. Palm Beach on 8/23, but posted a 1.64 ERA (6 ER / 33.0 IP) over his other fi ve starts ... Did not allow an earned run over his last 14.0 innings, including 8.0 innings in a victory over Fort Myers in his fi nal start on 9/4.

2008: Drafted by the Marlins in the 18th round and signed on 6/20, reporting to short-season Jamestown ... In 15 games (13 starts), went 5-5 with a 3.68 ERA ... Led the league with 10 hit batters ... Surrendered no earned runs and just fi ve hits over his fi rst 9.0 innings, spanning three appearances ... Earned fi rst career win on 7/12 vs. Vermont, allowing one run and two hits in 5.0 innings ... Won each of his fi nal three starts, giving up two runs and 12 hits in 15.1 innings (1.17 ERA).

PERSONALThomas R. Koehler ... Graduated from New Rochelle (NY) High School ... As a senior, was named All-Section, All-State, Rawlings All-Northeast and Section 1 Pitcher of the Year after going 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA with 108 strikeouts and just 12 walks ... Attended Stony Brook, where he earned Second Team All-America East Conference honors as a sophomore ... Led the conference in innings and strikeouts in both his junior and senior seasons, and ranked 19th nationally with 10.71 strikeouts per nine innings pitched as a senior, helping the Seawolves to the league title ... Signed by scout Steve Payne ... Married to Ashley.

Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 08 Jamestown NYP A 5 5 3.68 15 13 0 0 0 0 66.0 66 33 27 0 10 29 0 58 3 0 3 .261 009 Greensboro SAL A 5 5 3.20 18 18 0 0 0 0 98.1 88 37 35 9 11 39 0 82 6 1 9 .238 0 Jupiter FSL A 4 1 3.38 6 6 0 0 0 0 34.2 35 15 13 0 2 9 0 25 3 0 5 .271 010 Jacksonville SOU AA 16 2 2.61 28 28 0 0 0 0 158.2 140 57 46 11 8 46 1 145 4 0 10 .241 011 New Orleans PCL AAA 12 7 4.97 28 28 0 0 0 0 150.1 144 90 83 18 5 79 1 116 4 1 9 .254 012 New Orleans PCL AAA 12 11 4.17 28 27 0 0 0 1 151.0 154 80 70 15 6 61 3 138 2 2 14 .268 0 MIAMI NL MLB 0 1 5.40 8 1 0 0 0 0 13.1 15 8 8 4 0 2 1 13 0 0 1 .278 0

Minor League Totals 54 31 3.74 123 120 0 0 0 1 659.0 627 312 274 53 42 263 5 564 22 4 50 .253 0 Major League Totals 0 1 5.40 8 1 0 0 0 0 13.1 15 8 8 4 0 2 1 13 0 0 1 .278 0

HEIGHT: 6

WEIGHT:

COLLEGE:

TOM KO





COLLEGE: Nevada RESIDES: Evergreen, CO BIRTHPLACE: Newport Beach, CA

ACQUIRED:

Signed as minor league free agent on November 5, 2012

KEVIN KOUZMANOFF 3B

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Signed with the Kansas City Royals and played in 90 games between AAA Omaha and AA Northwest Arkansas ... Hit .321 (26x81) with 13 RBI in 19 games in April for Omaha, but slumped to a .165 average (14x85) in 25 contests in May ... Had stints on the disabled list in June and July ... Did not homer in 56 games with the Storm Chasers before joining NW Arkansas on 7/16 ... Hit .300 (36x120) with 10 doubles vs. Texas League pitching, including .450 (9x20) vs. left-handers.

2011: Split the season between the Oakland and Colorado organizations ... Batted .221 in 46 games with Oakland before being optioned to AAA Sacramento ... Hit .302 with 24 doubles, 13 home runs and 58 RBI in 61 games with the River Cats ... Traded to the Rockies on 8/23 and hit .255 in 27 games the rest of the year ... Recorded his second career two-homer game on 9/25 at Houston, going 3x6 with a career-best fi ve RBI.

2010: Traded to the Oakland Athletics on 1/16 and led the A’s in home runs (16) and extra base hits (49), and tied for the team lead in RBI (71) ... His .283 OBP ranked fourth-lowest in the American League and the lowest by an Athletic since Scott Brosius in 1997 ... Batted .293 over his fi rst 70 games, but hit just .200 over his fi nal 73 games ... Hit eight fi rst-pitch home runs, tied for third-most in the AL ... Charted a career-high 15-game hit streak from 5/31-6/15, batting .458 (27x59).

2009: Set a National League record for third basemen with a .990 fi elding percentage, committing just three errors in 311 total chances ... No previous NL third basemen had committed fewer than six errors with at least 300 chances ... Established a career high with 88 RBI ... Drove in runs in six straight games, 6/7-13, going 10x25 (.400) with three homers and 12 RBI ... Tallied at least one RBI in fi ve straight contests, 8/11-15, which included a 5x5 effort at Milwaukee on 8/13.

2008: Played in a career-high 154 games with San Diego, all starts, and set the club’s record for third basemen with a .974 fi elding percentage ... Led all MLB third basemen with 128 putouts and 34 double plays ... Ranked sixth in the NL with 624 at-bats ... Swatted a career-high 23 home runs, despite hitting just one in his fi rst 26 games ... Slugged fi ve homers in seven games from 5/20-27, including his fi rst two-homer game on 5/25 vs. Cincinnati ... Hit .390 (16x41) with four doubles, one triple, three homers and nine RBI during 10-game hit streak, 6/13-30 ... Underwent offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

2007: Traded to the San Diego Padres on 11/6/06, and became the fourth rookie to start at third base on Opening Day in Padres history ... Tied a club rookie record set by Benito Santiago in 1987 by hitting 18 home runs ... Ranked second among National League rookies in doubles (30), third in RBI (74) and fi fth in hits (133) ... Hit at a .356 clip (52x146) off left-handed pitching, ninth among NL batters ... Batted .309 (124x401) over his last 118 games after beginning the season 9x83 (.108) in his fi rst 27 contests ... Hit .520 (13x25) with four doubles, three homers and 12 RBI during an eight-game hit streak, 5/16-25 ... Ranked fi fth in the NL with a .352 average (64x182) over his fi nal 50 games ... Collected eight straight hits from 9/9-13, tying the club record set by Dave Winfi eld, Tony Gwynn and Brian Giles.

2006: Batted a combined .379 (131x346) in 94 games between AA Akron and AAA Buffalo, second-best in MiLB behind James Loney’s .380 average with Las Vegas, before making his MLB debut with the Indians ... Began the year at Akron, batting .389 (95x244) with 19 doubles, one triple, 15 home runs and 55 RBI in 67 games ... Hit .440 (37x84) in May with eight doubles, six home runs and 26 RBI in 23 games to earn Topps Eastern League Player of the Month honors ... Hit .353 (36x102) with nine doubles, seven homers and 20 RBI in 27 games with Buffalo following promotion on 7/28 ... Hit .450 (49x109) vs. left-handers between the two stops ... Had contract purchased on 9/2 and debuted with Cleveland that night ... Hit a grand slam on Texas’ Edison Volquez on the fi rst pitch of his fi rst MLB at-bat, becoming only the third player to hit a slam in his fi rst at-bat and the fi rst ever on his fi rst pitch (since matched by Boston’s Daniel Nava in 2010) ... Homered the next day off Kevin Millwood, breaking up a no-hitter in the fi fth inning and becoming the third Indian to homer in his fi rst two games, joining Carl Averill and Josh Bard.

2005: Named a Carolina League All-Star with Class A Kinston before having his season cut short by a lower back injury ... Charted his second career fi ve-hit game on 4/15 vs. Frederick ... Homered in three straight games vs. Frederick, 5/13-15, going 8x13 and adding three doubles, six runs scored and 11 RBI ... Led the league in hitting (.346) through 49 games when he went to the disabled list ... Rejoined Kinston on 8/9 after a rehab stint and fi nished with a .339 average in 68 games.

2004: Earned mid- and post-season South Atlantic League All-Star honors, ranking second in the SAL in batting average (.330), fourth in hits (156) and tied for fourth in doubles (35) ... After hitting .213 in April, batted .437 (45x103) with 24 RBI in 27 games in May ... Hit at a .365 clip (74x203) over his fi nal 52 contests ... Went 4x5 with his fi rst career two-homer game on 5/24 vs. Lakewood ... Compiled six games with at least four hits, including a 5x5 effort vs. Kannapolis on 7/3.

2003: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the sixth round and began his career in the New York-Penn League, batting .272 in 52 games for Mahoning Valley ... Tied for third in the league with eight home runs ... Hit .383 (18x47) in 13 games in July.

PERSONALKevin Kouzmanoff (KOOZ-muh-nawf) ... Two-time all-conference selection at Evergreen (CO) High School ... Played two seasons at Cochise Junior College in Doug-las, Ariz. ... Named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock as a junior, then transferred to the University of Nevada his senior season, and was named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year after leading the league in home runs (17) and RBI (67) while batting .361.

CAREER BATTING RECORDYr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 03 Mahoning Valley NYP A .272 54 206 31 56 8 1 8 33 21 1 36 2 1 .342 .437 .779 4 0 3 6 23404 Lake County SAL A .330 123 473 74 156 35 5 16 87 44 0 75 5 4 .394 .526 .920 5 0 9 17 531 Akron EAS AA .208 7 24 3 5 1 1 1 6 2 0 5 0 0 .259 .458 .717 1 0 0 2 2705 Kinston CAR A .339 68 254 47 86 20 4 12 58 24 1 51 3 1 .401 .591 .992 4 0 5 6 287 Mahoning Valley NYP A .143 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250 .143 .393 0 0 0 0 806 Akron EAS AA .389 67 244 46 95 19 1 15 55 23 6 34 2 3 .449 .660 1.109 3 0 6 5 276 Buffalo INT AAA .353 27 102 22 36 9 0 7 20 10 0 12 2 1 .409 .647 1.056 2 0 1 1 115 CLEVELAND AL MLB .214 16 56 4 12 2 0 3 11 5 0 12 0 0 .279 .411 .690 0 0 0 3 6107 SAN DIEGO NL MLB .275 145 484 57 133 30 2 18 74 32 2 94 1 0 .329 .457 .786 6 2 10 9 53408 SAN DIEGO NL MLB .260 154 624 71 162 31 4 23 84 23 3 139 0 0 .299 .433 .732 6 0 15 14 66809 SAN DIEGO NL MLB .255 141 529 50 135 31 1 18 88 27 3 106 1 0 .302 .420 .722 6 0 11 25 57310 OAKLAND AL MLB .247 143 551 59 136 32 1 16 71 24 2 96 2 1 .283 .396 .679 5 0 6 20 58611 OAKLAND AL MLB .221 46 136 13 30 6 0 4 17 8 0 27 2 0 .262 .353 .615 4 0 1 2 149 Sacramento PCL AAA .302 61 262 41 79 24 1 13 58 11 0 36 1 1 .341 .550 .891 1 0 5 7 279 COLORADO NL MLB .255 27 98 11 25 5 0 3 16 4 1 19 0 0 .315 .398 .713 1 0 5 2 10812 Omaha PCL AAA .262 56 210 19 55 15 2 0 31 13 1 40 1 1 .301 .352 .653 3 2 0 4 228 NW Arkansas TEX AA .300 34 120 10 36 10 0 2 15 4 0 19 1 0 .323 .433 .756 2 0 1 3 127


HEIGHT: 6

WEIGHT:

COLLEGE:

KEVIN

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 35




COLLEGE: Coll. of Charleston RESIDES: Jupiter, FL BIRTHPLACE: Las Vegas, NV

ACQUIRED:


BEN LASATER 1B

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split an injury-shortened season between New Orleans and AA Jacksonville ... Began the year with the Zephyrs, and in his Triple-A debut on Opening Day vs. Nashville, had an RBI double and an eighth-inning grand slam to break open a close game in a 6-2 Zephyrs victory ... Hit safely in eight of 10 contests with the Z’s, batting .268 (11x41), but suffered a fractured hand when he was hit by a pitch by Nashville’s Wily Peralta on 4/15 ... Spent more than 10 weeks on the disabled list before joining the GCL Marlins for a six-game rehab stint on 6/28 ... Activated from the DL on 7/4 and optioned to Jacksonville, where he spent the rest of the season, hitting .298 (50x168) in 49 games ... Hit just .169 (10x59) through his fi rst 18 games with the Suns, then closed by raking at a .367 clip (40x109) over his fi nal 31 contests ... Charted back-to-back four-hit efforts, 8/10-11 vs. Mobile, part of a stretch where he hit safely in 17 of 18 games.

2011: Debuted at Double-A, playing in 102 games with Jacksonville and batting .296 with 12 home runs and 60 RBI ... Hit .209 (14x67) over his fi rst 19 games, then batted .312 (89x285) the rest of the season, ranking fourth in the Southern League over that span ... Batted .350 (63x180) in the sixth inning and later ... Reached base fi ve times on 5/19 vs. Birmingham, going 3x4 with two walks, two home runs and fi ve RBI ... Fell a double shy of the cycle in going 4x5 with three RBI and three runs scored, 5/28 at Montgomery, capping a month of May where he hit .340 (17x50) with fi ve homers and 13 RBI ... Had three hit streaks of eight games: 4/13-21, 6/13-25 and 7/30-8/6.

2010: For the third consecutive season, named a league All-Star, earning Florida State League honors with Class A Jupiter ... Led the Hammerheads in games (124), at-bats (452) and hits (111) while serving as the club’s cleanup hitter in 107 games ... Hit .277 in the fi rst half, before slumping to .222 in the second half ... Collected a career-high three doubles on 5/12 at Clearwater ... Went 1x3 for the South Division in the FSL All-Star Game ... Batted .312 (24x77) in 21 games in June ... Matched a career high with four hits at Dunedin on 7/21.

2009: Hit a career-best .290 in 126 games with Class A Greensboro ... Also established career highs in games, hits (140), doubles (34), home runs (16) and RBI (76) ... Led the South Atlantic League with 226 total bases, and ranked fourth in hits, doubles and extra-base hits (52) ... Named to the South Atlantic League’s Mid-Season All-Star squad ... Hit in a season-best 10 straight games from 4/21-5/1, batting .512 (22x43) with multi-hit efforts in each of the fi nal seven games of the streak ... After going 3x4 in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Hagerstown on 5/6, was batting .411 for the year ... Carried a .309 average in the All-Star break, then batted .271 in the second half ... Batted .340 (33x97) in day games ... Hit .317 (38x120) over his fi nal 30 games.

2008: Finished third in the New York-Penn League batting race with a .324 average for Jamestown ... Ranked fourth in on-base (.396) and slugging percentage (.512) and earned league All-Star honors ... Began the year with Class A Greensboro, where he hit .229 in 33 games ... Produced his fi rst career multi-homer game on 4/13 vs. Asheville, driving in a career-high fi ve runs ... Established a career best with four hits vs. Hagerstown on 4/26 ... Transferred to Jamestown on 5/23, and hit a grand slam on the Jammers’ Opening Night win over State College on 6/17 ... Hit .239 (11x46) through his fi rst 13 games, before going on a .348 (56x161) tear the rest of the season ... Closed the year on a nine-game hit streak, batting .424 (14x33).

2007: Signed with Florida on 6/12 and made his professional debut with short-season Jamestown on 6/20 ... Batted .329 (26x79) over his fi rst 24 games, with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored ... Went 3x4 with two doubles at Williamsport on 6/27 ... Slugged fi rst career homer the following day vs. State College ... Belted a grand slam on 8/17 vs. Mahoning Valley, one of just three extra-base hits over his fi nal 14 contests, during which he batted .227 (10x44).

PERSONALBenjamin J. Lasater ... Graduated from Foothill High School in Henderson, Nevada ... Began collegiate career at Saddleback Junior College, helping Saddleback to a 29-12 record and the California Community College state championship in 2004 ... Named Second Team All-Orange Empire Conference by hitting .354 ... Transferred to College of Charleston, playing in 57 games in 2006 as the Cougars advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals ... Hit a game-winning RBI double in the 16th inning of their fi rst-round NCAA Regional win over Notre Dame ... Signed by scout Joel Matthews.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 07 Jamestown NYP A .258 61 198 20 51 13 2 4 19 19 1 43 0 0 .336 .404 .740 1 2 5 3 22508 Jamestown NYP A .324 59 207 29 67 12 0 9 41 22 0 55 2 0 .396 .512 .908 2 2 4 9 237 Greensboro SAL A .229 33 118 15 27 3 0 7 24 10 0 32 0 0 .306 .432 .738 2 0 4 4 13409 Greensboro SAL A .290 126 483 73 140 34 2 16 76 39 0 119 4 1 .352 .468 .820 5 0 10 12 53710 Jupiter FSL A .246 124 452 44 111 24 1 6 48 26 0 101 2 1 .294 .343 .637 3 7 6 13 49411 Jacksonville SOU AA .296 102 348 43 103 25 2 12 60 31 1 89 0 5 .363 .483 .846 4 1 8 14 39212 New Orleans PCL AAA .268 10 41 6 11 1 0 1 6 1 0 9 2 1 .295 .366 .661 1 0 1 1 44 GCL Marlins GCL RK .250 6 20 3 5 2 0 0 3 5 1 6 0 0 .400 .350 .750 0 0 0 0 25 Jacksonville SOU AA .298 49 168 15 50 13 0 3 21 18 0 43 0 0 .367 .429 .796 1 0 1 1 188 Minor League Totals .278 570 2035 248 565 127 7 58 298 171 3 497 10 8 .342 .432 .775 19 12 39 57 2276

HEIGHT: 6

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BEN LA




WEIGHT: 210 THROWS: L OPENING DAY AGE: 26

COLLEGE: Texas Tech RESIDES: Rockwall, TX BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX

ACQUIRED:

Signed as minor league free agent on August 1, 2011

JAMES LEVERTON LHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split the season between Class A Jupiter and AA Jacksonville ... Opened the year on the disabled list at Jupiter and pitched in eight games out of the bull-pen upon being activated on 5/8 ... Promoted to Jacksonville on 6/3 and went 3-0 with one save and a 3.36 ERA in 23 games (six starts) with the Suns ... Posted a 2.32 ERA (8 ER / 31.0 IP) out of the bullpen and a 4.62 ERA (13 ER / 25.1 IP) as a starter ... Pitched 2.0 innings or more in eight of his 17 relief appearances ... Limited the Southern League’s left-handed hitters to a .220 average (18x82) ... Recorded a 1.54 ERA (2 ER / 11.2 IP) in seven games out of the bullpen before joining the rotation on 7/1 ... Worked a season-high 5.1 innings and held Montgomery to one run and four hits in 5.1 innings to earn the win on 7/13.

2011: Granted his release by the Cubs at the end of spring training and signed with the independent New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League, going 8-4 with a 2.38 ERA (23 ER / 87.0 IP) in 13 starts ... Earned three Can-Am League Pitcher of the Week honors ... Ranked fi fth in the circuit with 64 strikeouts when he signed a minor league deal with the Marlins on 8/1 ... Reported to Class A Greensboro, working in six games, including two starts ... Earned a pair of wins as a reliever before joining the Grasshoppers rotation ... Struck out a career-best 13 batters in his fi rst start, 8/28 vs. Delmarva, fanning at least two batters in every inning except the third and yielding four hits over 7.0 scoreless frames.

2010: Converted to the bullpen and worked at three levels in the Cubs system ... Began the season with Peoria, earning Midwest League All-Star honors by recording a 5-1 record with four saves and a 2.60 ERA in 19 appearances ... Picked up fi ve wins and two saves over his fi rst seven outings, allowing no runs and fi ve hits in 11.1 innings ... Held opponents to a .228 batting average (23x101), including a .188 mark (3x16) with RISP and two outs ... Promoted to Daytona on 6/14, where he went 4-0 and converted all fi ve of his save chances in 26 games ... Earned three saves in four days, 8/9-12 ... FSL left-handed batters hit .158 (6x38) ... Joined AA Tennessee on 8/26, pitching in four games, three of which were scoreless.

2009: Led Class A Daytona in wins (9), games started (25) and innings pitched (122.0) in his fi rst full season ... Posted a 3.57 ERA (27 ER / 68.0 IP) in 14 starts away from Jackie Robinson Ballpark ... Earned his fi rst win on 4/25 vs. Lakeland, holding the Flying Tigers to one run and two hits in 6.0 innings ... Hurled 5.0 scoreless frames to defeat Tampa on 5/5 ... in 13 games (12 starts) from 5/28-8/3, turned in a 2.55 ERA (17 ER / 60.0 IP), ranking sixth in the Florida State League over that span ... Dropped fi ve consecutive starts from 5/11-6/8, but recovered to win three straight outings, 6/14-27, allowing one earned run in each game.

2008: Debuted with Boise of the Northwest League, going 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 15 games (10 starts) ... Held right-handed hitters to a .231 average (33x143) while lefties hit .298 (17x57) ... Tossed 3.0 hitless innings in his fi rst career game, 6/20 vs. Eugene ... Picked up his fi rst victory on 7/17 at Tri-City with 3.0 hitless innings of relief ... Fanned a season-best seven batters in his fi nal start, 9/2 at Spokane.

PERSONALJames D. Leverton ... A 2005 graduate of Rockwell High School, helping his team to the Texas Class 5A Championship Game as a senior when he earned First Team All-District honors and was named District 12-5A Most Valuable Player ... Also a First Team All-State selection and earned a spot on the All-Tournament team at the State Championships ... A teammate of Giants farmhand Roger Kieschnick, who accompanied him to Texas Tech University ... Started 48 games as a freshman for the Red Raiders, splitting time between fi rst base and right fi eld ... Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore by hitting .290 ... Shifted to the mound as a junior, and led the club with a 3.86 ERA in 31 appearances ... Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round in 2008 ... Signed by scout Trey Forkerway.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 08 Boise NOR A 1 3 4.61 15 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 50 30 28 1 4 27 2 38 3 0 7 .250 009 Daytona FSL A 9 11 4.35 26 25 0 0 0 0 122.0 115 71 59 14 5 61 3 75 6 1 18 .253 010 Peoria MID A 5 1 2.60 19 0 0 0 4 8 27.2 23 11 8 1 0 9 0 25 1 0 2 .228 15 Daytona FSL A 4 0 2.80 26 0 0 0 5 5 35.1 36 12 11 3 1 11 3 28 2 0 1 .259 12 Tennessee SOU AA 1 0 3.18 4 0 0 0 0 1 5.2 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 .250 111 Greensboro SAL A 3 2 1.61 6 2 0 0 0 0 28.0 22 7 5 0 1 9 0 35 4 0 1 .220 112 Jupiter FSL A 1 2 4.50 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 15 6 6 0 2 4 0 14 0 0 1 .300 1 Jacksonville SOU AA 3 0 3.36 23 6 0 0 1 1 56.1 49 23 21 4 2 20 0 53 2 2 4 .238 3

Minor League Totals 27 19 3.69 127 43 0 0 10 15 341.2 315 162 140 23 15 144 8 272 19 3 34 .248 33

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JAME

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 37




COLLEGE: Dartmouth RESIDES: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Grand Rapids, MI

ACQUIRED:

Signed as minor league free agent on December 10, 2012

ED LUCAS INF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: After signing with the Los Angeles Angels, spent the entire year at AAA Salt Lake, hitting .262 with 12 home runs and 52 RBI in 118 games ... Played in 77 games at shortstop, 25 games at second base and 14 games in left fi eld ... Batted .322 (65x202) in 61 games at home, and .205 (43x210) in 57 games on the road ... Batted eighth or ninth in the Bees’ lineup 93 times, and hit .293 (95x324) in those contests ... Hit .310 (36x116) with eight of his 12 homers against south-paws ... Charted a 10-game hit streak from 4/13-22, going 17x35 (.486), including four straight multi-hit affairs from 4/19-22 ... Batted .362 (21x58) with three doubles, one triple, four homers and 10 RBI in 16 games from 7/30-8/17.

2011: Signed with the Atlanta Braves and split the year between AAA Gwinnett and AA Mississippi ... Batted .218 (57x262) in 81 games with Gwinnett ... Hit .277 (18x65) in 18 day games, but just .198 (39x197) in 63 games under the lights ... Optioned to Mississippi on 7/18 and homered in team debut, 7/20 at Jacksonville ... Hit .353 (18x51) with four home runs and 13 RBI in the seventh inning and later ... Homered in consecutive innings on 9/2 at Carolina ... Closed the season on a six-game hit streak, going 10x30 with a double, four homers, 12 RBI and eight runs scored.

2010: In his fi rst extended action at Triple-A, batted a career-best .307 in 99 games with Omaha ... Also set a personal best with 13 home runs ... Ranked seventh in the Pacifi c Coast League with a .398 on-base percentage ... Hit .376 (38x101) against left-handed pitchers and .279 (70x251) against right-handers ... Appeared in 36 games at shortstop, 23 games at third base, 22 games at second base and 16 games in left fi eld ... Batted .338 (66x195) on the road, compared to .268 (42x157) at home ... Played in just 11 games over the fi rst two months of the season between stints on the DL ... Went 14x26 (.538) with four homers and 11 RBI during six-game hit streak, 6/17-22 ... Tallied a pair of two-homer games, 7/6 at New Orleans and 8/2 at Memphis.

2009: Finished fi fth in the Texas League in both on-base percentage (.388) and slugging percentage (.448) for Northwest Arkansas ... Began the year on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis ... Went 1x8 in fi ve games with Omaha before going to Double-A on 5/14 ... Twice victimized Arkansas for a career-high six RBI, fi rst on 6/13 and again on 9/2, when he belted his fi rst grand slam ... Named Texas League Player of the Week for 6/29-7/5, batting .667 (8x12) with six walks and six runs scored in fi ve games ... Over 16 contests from 6/19-7/7, hit .433 (26x60), including a four-hit game on 6/19 at Springfi eld and a fi ve-hit game on 6/22 at Tulsa.

2008: Spent most of the year with AA Northwest Arkansas, also seeing his fi rst action at Triple-A with Omaha ... Hit .260 (20x77) before the All-Star break and .321 (62x193) after ... Played in 16 games with Omaha from 5/31-6/20, going 6x47 (.128) ... Returned to Double-A on 6/26, and hit safely in each of his next 14 starts ... Collected a career-high six hits, including a double and a triple, on 7/21 at Springfi eld ... Had hits in 16 of his last 20 games, with eight multi-hit efforts.

2007: Saw his fi rst action at Double-A with Wichita, but played in just 34 games before having his season cut short by a stress fracture in his lower back ... Hit safely in 17 of 18 contests from 4/27-5/14, boosting his batting average from .231 to .306 ... Did not play after 5/20.

2006: Played the entire year at Class A High Desert, ranking second on the club in games (124), at-bats (455), hits (128), doubles (26) and stolen bases (19) ... Batted .318 (67x211) after the All-Star break, including a .393 average (35x89) in 25 games in July ... Notched his fi rst two-homer game on 7/2 at Lake Elsinore ... Hit .353 (83x285) in 62 home games, and .205 (45x220) in 62 road contests.

2005: Spent his full professional season ball entirely at Burlington ... Led the team in average (.292) and hits (124), ranked second in stolen bases (29) and fi fth in runs scored (52) ... Played 14 games at fi rst base, 53 games at third base, 38 games at shortstop and seven in the outfi eld ... Batted .348 (31x89) vs. left-handed pitching ... Hit .371 (36x97) with four doubles, three triples and 12 RBI in 28 games in May ... Hit fi rst career homer on 8/5 at Lansing.

2004: Made his pro debut in the Pioneer League with Idaho Falls and Class A Burlington of the Midwest League ... Drove in fi ve runs in his second professional game on 6/20 vs. Ogden ... Followed with a 4x4 effort with four runs scored three days later vs. Provo ... Hit in 14 straight games, 7/14-29.

PERSONALEdward Lee Lucas III ... Graduated from Spruce Creek (FL) High School, where an award in his name (Ed Lucas Leadership Award) is given to one player each year ... Earned All-State honors as quarterback of the football team ... Attended Dartmouth, playing on football as a freshman before focusing exclusively on baseball ... Named Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior in 2004 ... Honored as the 2004 Alfred E. Watson Award winner as the most outstanding athlete at Dartmouth ... Three-time All-Ivy selection and First Team All-New England as a senior ... Earned his business degree from Dartmouth ... Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the eighth round in 2004 ... Signed by scout Steve Connelly.

CAREER BATTING RECORDYr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 04 Idaho Falls PIO RK .312 41 154 30 48 6 1 0 29 14 0 18 7 3 .382 .364 .746 4 3 6 3 181 Burlington MID A .202 24 89 12 18 5 1 0 10 5 0 21 2 2 .258 .281 .539 1 2 2 3 9905 Burlington MID A .292 113 425 52 124 12 4 1 36 40 1 67 29 10 .355 .346 .701 0 7 2 2 47406 High Desert CAL A .281 124 455 71 128 26 4 8 66 46 2 83 19 6 .349 .409 .758 3 2 3 10 50907 Wichita TEX AA .280 34 125 19 35 6 1 3 17 9 0 23 2 1 .328 .416 .744 0 1 0 5 13508 NW Arkansas TEX AA .304 79 270 38 82 10 4 4 30 29 0 47 14 7 .372 .415 .787 1 2 1 4 303 Omaha PCL AAA .128 16 47 7 6 0 0 0 0 7 1 14 0 1 .241 .128 .369 0 1 0 0 5509 NW Arkansas TEX AA .290 103 355 61 103 22 2 10 58 53 1 75 18 2 .388 .448 .836 5 4 7 6 424 Omaha PCL AAA .125 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 .300 .125 .425 0 1 0 0 1110 Omaha PCL AAA .307 99 352 52 108 20 1 13 50 52 3 68 7 1 .398 .480 .878 3 5 3 8 41511 Gwinnett INT AAA .218 81 262 25 57 14 1 3 29 28 2 74 4 0 .294 .313 .607 2 2 1 4 295 Mississippi SOU AA .270 42 159 32 43 6 0 7 26 15 1 38 0 0 .344 .440 .784 2 1 4 2 18112 Salt Lake PCL AAA .262 118 412 61 108 20 2 12 52 28 0 82 5 4 .316 .408 .724 3 4 6 12 453 Minor League Totals .277 879 3113 461 861 147 21 61 404 328 11 614 107 38 .350 .396 .746 24 35 35 59 3535

HEIGHT: 6’3”

WEIGHT: 205

COLLEGE: Da

ED LUCAS



HEIGHT: 6’6” BATS: L BORN: 02/01/1987


COLLEGE: Richmond RESIDES: Worcester, MA BIRTHPLACE: Albany, NY

ACQUIRED:

Claimed off waivers from Orioles on November 30, 2012

JOE MAHONEY 1B

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Saw his fi rst action at Triple-A with Norfolk and made his Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles ... Led the Tides by playing in 132 games and ranked fi fth in the International League with 491 at-bats ... Also paced the club in hits (130), doubles (29), RBI (56) and total bases (191) ... Hit .256 (80x313) in the fi rst half of the year and .281 (50x178) following the All-Star break ... Slugged game-winning three-run homer in 11th inning on 6/3 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ... Made his MLB debut with the Orioles on 7/7, starting at fi rst base at the Angels and going 0x3 ... Optioned back to Norfolk on 7/9 when Nick Markakis was activated from the DL ... Hit .322 (29x90) with 12 doubles in 23 games in July, recording four games with two doubles ... Had a second stint with the Orioles, 8/16-18, lining out in his only appearance ... Collected six hits in his fi nal 13 at-bats upon returning to Norfolk.

2011: Spent his fi rst full season at AA Bowie, batting .289 with 24 doubles, fi ve triples, 11 homers and 67 RBI in 85 games between stints on the disabled list ... Spent a total of seven weeks on the disabled list with a torn left quadriceps, from 4/12-25 and again from 5/5-6/10 ... Carried a .894 OPS vs. right-handed pitch-ing, slugging 10 of his 11 home runs ... Totaled 22 multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits on 7/2 at Binghamton ... Drove in a season-high four runs on 7/31 at New Britain, collecting three hits, including a pair of triples, and scoring three times ... Led the Eastern League with 56 RBI from 7/1 through the end of the season, ranking seventh in the league with 24 RBI in July and tying for fi rst with 26 RBI in August.

2010: Named the winner of the Brooks Robinson Award as the Orioles’ top position player in the minor leagues after batting a combined .307 with 30 doubles, 18 home runs and 78 RBI in 124 games between Class A Frederick and AA Bowie … Named Orioles Organizational Hitter of the Month for May, when he hit .314 in 28 games with 10 doubles, one homer, 12 RBI and fi ve steals … Won Carolina League Player of the Week honors, 6/21-27, when he hit .389 with two home runs and seven RBI … Promoted to Bowie on 6/9 and spent the remainder of the season with the Baysox … Ranked seventh in the Carolina League with 49 RBI at the time of the promotion ... Named Orioles Organizational Hitter of the Month for July, when he hit .392 in 21 games with fi ve doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 18 RBI … Won Eastern League Player of the Week honors, 7/19-25, by hitting .556 with two doubles, fi ve home runs and nine RBI.

2009: Returned to Delmarva for a second straight season, and led the Shorebirds in runs scored (62) and fi nished second in triples (7) and slugging (.410) ... Hit .339 (20x57) with RISP and two outs ... Set a new career high with six RBI and matched a career-best with four hits on 4/12 at Lakewood ... Racked up six multi-hit efforts in a seven-game stretch from 4/21-30, and fi nished April with a .397 average (25x63), ranking fourth in the South Atlantic League ... Had a career-long 10-game hitting streak from 7/8-19, during which he hit .342 (13x38), hit two home runs, had fi ve RBI and scored seven runs.

2008: Played in 95 games for Class A Delmarva ... Hit .231 (63x273) vs. right-handed pitching and .190 (15x79) against southpaws ... Bounced back from a .198 average (19x96) in May to bat .288 (21x73) in June, including a 15-game tear from 6/6-26 during which he hit .339 (19x56) and drove in 13 runs ... Established a career high with fi ve RBI on 7/21 at Hickory.

2007: Made his professional debut with Aberdeen in the New York-Penn League, leading the IronBirds with nine home runs in 65 games … Hit .304 (48x158) with 16 extra-base hits, 23 runs scored and 27 RBI in 42 games before the All-Star break ... Batted .333 (25x75) with RISP and .364 (12x33) with RISP and two outs ... Collected three hits in his fi rst game as a pro, 6/19 vs. Hudson Valley ... Closed the season’s fi rst half on a nine-game hit streak, going 17x49 (.347) with fi ve doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI and nine runs scored.

PERSONALJoseph Edward Mahoney ... Graduated from Central Catholic High School in Troy, NY ... Attended the University of Richmond, where he ranks seventh on the school’s all-time RBI list (152) and ninth in career home runs (31) ... Earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a senior in 2007 by batting .305 with 17 home runs, 62 RBI and 16 stolen bases ... Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round in 2007 ... Married to Melissa.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 07 Aberdeen NYP A .269 65 242 31 65 10 2 9 44 19 2 57 1 1 .330 .438 .768 2 0 4 5 26708 Delmarva SAL A .222 95 352 37 78 22 1 7 61 24 1 96 2 0 .275 .349 .624 6 1 4 7 38709 Delmarva SAL A .278 108 395 61 110 16 7 7 53 30 2 93 29 1 .331 .408 .739 4 0 3 7 433 Frederick CAR A .267 7 30 2 8 4 0 1 5 0 0 10 0 1 .258 .500 .758 1 0 0 0 3110 Frederick CAR A .299 72 271 37 81 18 0 9 49 22 5 56 5 3 .358 .465 .823 2 0 4 4 300 Bowie EAS AA .319 52 191 30 61 12 2 9 29 17 2 39 8 1 .378 .545 .923 0 0 1 2 20911 Frederick CAR A .500 3 8 0 4 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 .667 .750 1.417 0 0 0 0 12 Bowie EAS AA .289 85 315 43 91 24 5 11 67 25 1 84 7 2 .344 .502 .846 9 0 6 2 35512 Norfolk INT AAA .265 132 491 54 130 29 1 10 56 35 6 95 4 2 .319 .389 .708 4 0 6 8 536 BALTIMORE AL MLB .000 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4


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JOE MA

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 39




COLLEGE: UNC-Charlotte RESIDES: Fredericksburg, VA BIRTHPLACE: Fredericksburg, VA

ACQUIRED:


JOHN MAINE RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Sidelined early in the season by lingering shoulder injuries ... Released on 5/10 from minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox, and signed with the New York Yankees on 5/25 ... Made 16 appearances for AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 8-5 with a 4.97 ERA ... Earned the win in season debut, 6/12 vs. Louisville ... Worked 5.0 scoreless frames with six strikeouts to pick up win vs. Gwinnett on 6/28 ... Went 3-0 with a 2.67 ERA (8 ER / 24.0 IP) over four starts from 7/15-30 ... Won each of his fi nal three outings, working 19.0 consecutive scoreless frames and yielding just 12 hits.

2011: Posted a 1-3 record and 7.43 ERA in 11 starts for AAA Colorado Springs ... Struck out 35 and walked 37 in 46.0 innings ... Returned from a DL stint on 5/29 to make fi ve starts, but did not last through the fi fth inning in any start, allowing 24 runs (16 earned) in 18.1 innings ... Left the club after his 6/20 start vs. Tucson, when he allowed eight runs on 10 hits with six walks in 4.1 innings.

2010: Made just nine starts for the Mets before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery ... Posted a 6.13 ERA in eight starts, then was removed from his 5/20 start vs. Washington after one batter with shoulder weakness ... Earned his lone win of the year on 4/28 vs. the Dodgers, fanning nine batters over 6.0 innings.

2009: Battled shoulder injuries to make 15 starts for the Mets, going 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA ... Limited left-handers to a .159 average (26x164), sixth-best among quali-fi ed pitchers ... Was 3-1 with a 0.90 ERA (2 ER / 20.0 IP) and held opponents to a .147 average in day games ... Won three straight outings, 4/27-5/9, allowing four runs in 18.0 innings (2.00 ERA) ... Went 5-1 with a 2.36 ERA in seven starts from 4/27-5/31 ... Placed on the DL on 6/12, returning in September to make four starts.

2008: Went 10-8 with a 4.18 ERA in 25 starts for the Mets before a shoulder injury cut his season short ... Limited opponents to a .234 average, which would have ranked seventh in the NL with enough innings to qualify ... Held a 5-2 record and 2.81 ERA through his fi rst eight starts ... Allowed two runs or less in seven straight starts from 4/10-5/13, the longest streak of his career and the longest by a Mets starter since Masato Yoshii’s eight in a row in 1999 ... Went on the DL on 8/3 with a strained rotator cuff, and started just three more games before he was shut down for the year ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on 9/30.

2007: In his fi rst full season with New York, tied for eighth in the National League in wins (15), sixth in strikeouts (180), tied for sixth in strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) and sixth in opponents’ batting average against (.235) ... Limited opponents to a .185 average (10x54) with RISP and two outs ... Named the NL Pitcher of the Month for April, going 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA (5 ER / 33.1 IP) in fi ve starts ... Went into the All-Star break tied for the NL lead in wins (10) and fourth in ERA (2.71) ... Belted fi rst career home run off Pittsburgh’s Ian Snell on 7/24 and worked 7.0 innings to pick up the win ... Hurled 7.2 hitless innings on 9/29 vs. Florida, at one point striking out seven consecutive batters, and fi nishing with a career-high 14 ... Became the fi rst Mets pitcher since Al Leiter in 1998 to fan seven straight batters.

2006: Traded to the New York Mets with pitcher Jorge Julio in exchange Kris Benson on 1/21 and split the season between AAA Norfolk and New York ... Took the loss in his Mets debut on 5/2 vs. Washington, then turned in a 3.44 ERA (32 ER / 83.2 IP) over his fi nal 14 big league starts after returning from a fi nger injury ... Tossed 26.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 7/15-8/12, the fi fth-longest streak in the majors in 2006, and the longest by a rookie pitcher in club history, surpassing Dwight Gooden’s 23.0 innings in 1984 ... Pitched fi rst career shutout on 7/21 vs. Houston ... Started Game 1 of NLDS vs. the Dodgers, becoming the second Mets rookie to start a postseason game, joining Gary Gentry in 1969 ... Fired 5.1 shutout innings in Game 6 of NLCS vs. St. Louis to pick up the win.

2005: Went 6-11 with a 4.56 ERA in 23 starts for AAA Ottawa before joining Baltimore’s rotation in August ... Tossed a 7.0-inning shutout vs. Richmond on 6/16, improving to 6-4 with a 3.24 ERA ... Went 0-7 with a 6.41 ERA over his fi nal 10 Triple-A starts ... Worked 5.0 scoreless innings in his season debut with Baltimore on 8/13, earning his fi rst MLB win vs. Toronto ... Allowed 26 runs in 28.0 innings (8.36 ERA) over his fi nal seven starts for the Orioles.

2004: Entered the season as the eighth-best prospect in the Orioles system according to Baseball America ... Led the Eastern League in wins (4) and strikeouts (34) in fi ve starts with AA Bowie when he was promoted to AAA Ottawa ... Turned in a 3.91 ERA (52 ER / 119.2 IP) in 22 starts at Triple-A ... Made his MLB debut with the Orioles on 7/23 vs. Minnesota, taking the loss by allowing four runs in 3.2 innings ... Posted a 2.55 ERA (21 ER / 74.0 IP) over his fi nal 13 starts with Ottawa.

2003: Won the Jim Palmer Prize as Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Year ... Led all minor leaguers with 185 strikeouts and a .177 opponents batting average between Class A Delmarva and Frederick ... Started the South Atlantic League All-Star Game and retired all six batters faced, with three strikeouts ... Appeared for the U.S. team in the Futures Game, retiring both batters faced ... Tossed 7.0 inning no-hitter for Frederick in second game of a doubleheader on 7/3 at Winston-Salem.

2002: Pitched to a 1.43 ERA (7 ER / 43.1 IP) in 10 games between Aberdeen and Delmarva ... Struck out 12.2 batters per 9.0 innings without allowing a home run.

PERSONALJohn Kevin Maine ... Graduated from North Staford (VA) High School in 1999, where he played baseball and basketball ... Attended UNC-Charlotte, becoming the school’s all-time wins leader with 20 victories in three seasons ... Named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore in 2001, going 12-6 with a 3.83 ERA in 20 starts, including three complete games ... Originally selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round in 2002.

CAREER PITCHING RECORDYr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 02 Aberdeen NYP A 1 1 1.74 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 21 2 0 0 .154 1 Delmarva SAL A 1 1 1.36 6 5 0 0 0 0 33.0 21 8 5 0 2 4 0 39 2 1 0 .178 003 Delmarva SAL A 7 3 1.53 14 14 1 0 0 0 76.1 43 16 13 1 2 18 0 108 1 1 0 .165 0 Frederick CAR A 6 1 3.07 12 12 1 1 0 0 70.1 48 27 24 5 1 20 0 77 0 0 0 .190 004 Bowie EAS AA 4 0 2.25 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.0 16 8 7 1 1 7 0 34 0 0 0 .160 0 Ottawa INT AAA 5 7 3.91 22 22 0 0 0 0 119.2 123 59 52 12 5 52 0 105 2 1 0 .281 0 BALTIMORE AL MLB 0 1 9.82 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 .438 005 Ottawa INT AAA 6 11 4.56 23 23 1 1 0 0 128.1 128 72 65 13 6 42 0 111 3 2 8 .257 0 BALTIMORE AL MLB 2 3 6.30 10 8 0 0 0 0 40.0 39 30 28 8 1 24 0 24 0 1 3 .248 106 St. Lucie FSL A 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 .167 0 Norfolk INT AAA 3 5 3.49 10 10 0 0 0 0 56.2 55 25 22 2 0 20 0 48 2 0 4 .253 0 NEW YORK NL MLB 6 5 3.60 16 15 1 1 0 0 90.0 69 40 36 15 2 33 1 71 3 0 3 .212 107 NEW YORK NL MLB 15 10 3.91 32 32 1 1 0 0 191.0 168 90 83 23 5 75 3 180 2 0 5 .235 008 NEW YORK NL MLB 10 8 4.18 25 25 0 0 0 0 140.0 122 70 65 16 4 67 2 122 10 0 5 .234 009 NEW YORK NL MLB 7 6 4.43 15 15 0 0 0 0 81.1 67 42 40 8 4 38 2 55 5 0 2 .224 0 St. Lucie FSL A 1 0 1.13 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 3 .154 010 NEW YORK NL MLB 1 3 6.13 9 9 0 0 0 0 39.2 47 29 27 8 2 25 1 39 3 0 1 .297 0 Binghamton EAS AA 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .077 0 Buffalo INT AAA 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 .067 011 Colorado Springs PCL AAA 1 3 7.43 11 11 0 0 0 0 46.0 58 48 38 6 3 37 2 35 8 0 2 .315 012 Scranton-WB INT AAA 8 5 4.97 16 15 1 0 0 0 79.2 76 51 44 7 4 31 0 66 5 0 5 .250 0


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COLLEGE: Miami (FL) RESIDES: Palm Beach Gardens, FL BIRTHPLACE: Jupiter, FL

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SCOTT MAINE LHP


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split the season between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians organizations, working in 30 games at the Major League level and 30 games at Triple-A ... Had three stints with the Cubs, going 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA in 21 appearances ... Held left-handed batters to a .130 average (3x23) over the three stints ... Al-lowed one run in 7.0 innings over his fi nal nine outings with Chicago, 7/7-8/5 ... Made 28 appearances with AAA Iowa, going 4-2 with fi ve saves and a 2.88 ERA ... With Iowa, posted ERAs of 1.42 in April, 1.23 in June and 1.13 in August ... Designated for assignment on 8/27 and claimed off waivers by Cleveland two days later ... Recalled by the Indians on 9/4 after working two scoreless outings with AAA Columbus ... Charged with seven runs in 6.0 innings in nine games with the Tribe ... Allowed six of 10 inherited baserunners to score ... American League opponents batted .464 (13x28), including a .526 mark (10x19) for right-handers.

2011: Spent most of the year with AAA Iowa, also pitching in seven games with Chicago ... Went 3-4 with a career-high 12 saves and a 3.68 ERA (21 ER / 51.1 IP) in 38 relief appearances with Iowa ... Held Pacifi c Coast League batters to a .203 average (38x187) ... Ranked third in the PCL with seven saves when he was recalled by the Cubs on 5/17 ... Allowed eight earned runs in 7.0 innings over seven outings with Chicago before being optioned back to Iowa on 6/5 ... With Chicago, left-handed hitters went 1x8 against him while right-handers went 10x24 with four home runs ... Set career highs for strikeouts in back-to-back games with six on 6/24 vs. Memphis, then seven on 6/27 vs. Albuquerque ... Earned a win and a save while striking out eight consecutive batters over two appearances at Salt Lake, 8/17 and 8/19.

2010: After spending time with AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa, made his big league debut, recording a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 relief appearances for the Chicago Cubs ... Went 4-2 with 10 saves and a 3.09 ERA (20 ER / 58.1 IP) in 46 minor league relief appearances ... Did not allow an earned run in his fi nal 10 out-ings (13.2 IP) for Tennessee from 5/1-29, before he was promoted to Iowa ... Went 3-0 with fi ve saves and a 2.41 ERA (9 ER / 33.2 IP) in 27 relief appearances in his second stint with the I-Cubs, striking out 42 while walking just 14 ... Made his MLB debut on 8/27 in Cincinnati, allowing a solo homer to Jay Bruce in one inning of work ... Limited big league opponents to a .188 batting average (9x48) ... Retired 12 of the 13 fi rst batters he faced ... held the opponent hitless with RISP (0x9).

2009: Compiled a 4-5 record with a 2.90 ERA (20 ER / 62.0 IP) in 48 relief appearances with AA Mobile and AAA Reno … Struck out 61, walked 22 and allowed just two home runs in 62.0 innings of work ... Boasted two months with an ERA below 0.80 while with Mobile: a 0.79 ERA in April and a 0.64 ERA in July ... Held the opponent scoreless in 25 of 36 relief outings with Mobile, including his fi nal seven (9.2 IP) before moving on to Triple-A on 8/2 ... Closed the year with seven consecutive scoreless outings for Reno, going 1-0 with two saves and three hits allowed in 8.0 innings ... Appeared in two games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, allowing three runs in 1.2 innings ... Traded to the Chicago Cubs with infi elder Ryne White for pitcher Aaron Heilman on 11/19.

2008: Saw action in 32 games with Class A Visalia, fanning 53 batters in 48.0 innings pitched ... Successfully converted all fi ve of his save opportunities ... Held opponents to a .172 average (5x29) with RISP and two outs ... Earned two wins and a save over three games, 8/8-15, tossing 4.2 innings of scoreless relief ... Went 2-1 with three saves and a 1.13 ERA (2 ER / 16.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts in 10 games in August.

2007: Appeared in eight games for short-season Yakima in his fi rst professional campaign, going 1-0 with one save and a 6.10 ERA (7 ER / 10.1 IP) ... Did not allow an earned run in six outings and limited them to a .154 batting average (6x39) ... Left-handed hitters went 0x14 with 10 strikeouts.

PERSONALScott Maine ... Graduated from William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, FL ... Set school-season records in ERA (0.10) and strikeouts (119) and the single-game records for strikeouts in a game with 17 as a senior in 2003 ... Named Florida 5A Pitcher of the Year ... Earned Palm Beach Post All-Area fi rst-team honors and Sun-Sentinel High School 6A-5A-4A Player of the Year ... Placed on Baseball America’s national High School Player of the Year watch list ... Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th round in 2003 but chose to attend the University of Miami, where he was rooommates with Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez ... Missed the 2004 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery ... Named to the Cape Cod League All-Star team in 2006 after being selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round of the June draft ... Returned to Miami in 2007 as a member of the Roger Clemens Award Preseason Watch List and posted a 3.28 ERA in 17 starts ... Signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being drafted in the sixth round.

Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 07 Yakima NOR A 1 0 6.10 8 0 0 0 1 1 10.1 6 9 7 0 1 12 0 20 3 0 0 .154 308 Visalia CAL A 3 2 3.19 32 0 0 0 5 5 48.0 48 20 17 4 4 21 1 53 10 0 6 .262 1609 Mobile SOU AA 3 3 2.66 36 0 0 0 5 8 47.1 56 16 14 2 2 15 2 46 5 0 4 .298 22 Reno PCL AAA 1 2 3.68 12 0 0 0 2 4 14.2 13 7 6 0 0 7 0 15 0 0 1 .228 410 Tennessee SOU AA 1 1 2.20 12 0 0 0 5 6 16.1 12 8 4 1 1 4 1 15 0 0 1 .200 8 Iowa PCL AAA 3 1 3.51 33 0 0 0 5 5 41.0 33 17 16 4 2 21 3 47 1 0 0 .213 12 CHICAGO NL MLB 0 0 2.08 13 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 9 4 3 1 0 5 1 11 0 0 1 .187 411 Iowa PCL AAA 3 4 3.68 38 0 0 0 12 15 51.1 38 22 21 3 5 25 2 72 3 0 2 .203 30 CHICAGO NL MLB 0 0 10.29 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 11 8 8 4 0 5 0 5 0 0 1 .344 312 Iowa PCL AAA 4 2 2.88 28 0 0 0 5 6 34.1 21 12 11 1 3 13 1 29 1 0 1 .168 20 CHICAGO NL MLB 1 1 4.79 21 0 0 0 0 1 20.2 17 11 11 2 4 12 0 26 2 0 1 .230 5 Columbus INT AAA 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 CLEVELAND AL MLB 1 2 10.50 9 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 7 7 1 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 .464 4


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COLLEGE: Missouri RESIDES: Peoria, AZ BIRTHPLACE: Maryvale, AZ

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DOUG MATHIS RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Signed with the Boston Red Sox and pitched in 19 games (18 starts) for AAA Pawtucket before opting to sign with Chiba Lotte in Japan’s Pacifi c League ... After posting a 7.17 ERA (17 ER / 21.1 IP) through his fi rst fi ve starts, recorded a 2.78 ERA (20 ER / 64.2 IP) over his next nine outings from 5/6-6/29, ranking ninth in the International League during that span ... Allowed just one baserunner, a fi fth-inning triple, over 7.0 scoreless innings in a win over Norfolk on 5/21 ... Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed two earned runs to earn the victory on 7/17 vs. Syracuse, his fi nal start with the Paw Sox ... Signed with Chiba Lotte on 7/27 and made six starts, going 1-4 with a 6.49 ERA (19 ER / 26.1 IP).

2011: Spent time at the Triple-A level in the Giants and A’s systems and also pitched in Korea ... Signed with Cleveland on 1/18 but was released on 3/27 prior to the start of the season ... Signed by San Francisco on 3/29 and began the season with AAA Fresno, where he did not earn a win in 13 starts despite posting a 3.60 ERA (26 ER / 65.0 IP) ... Released on 6/15 and claimed two days later by Oakland on ... Made four starts with the River Cats before being released on 7/11 ... Also pitched for the Samsung Lions of Korea Professional Baseball, where was teammates with former Zephyrs pitchers Gary Glover and Brandon Knight, and went 5-2 with a 2.52 ERA (18 ER / 64.1 IP) in helping Samsung win its fourth championship in 10 years.

2010: For the second straight year, split the season between Triple-A and MLB with the Rangers ... Made 13 relief appearances over two stints with Texas from 4/9-5/14 and 7/6-24 … Excluding his appearance on 5/14 at Toronto, where he was charged with eight earned runs in 1.1 innings, posted a 3.00 ERA (7 ER / 21.0 IP) ... Worked 4.1 shutout innings on 4/24 vs. Detroit, the longest relief appearance of his career ... Tossed 4 scoreless 1.0-inning outings during his second stint in Texas ... Started 15 games at Oklahoma City and made three relief appearances, with a 1.13 ERA (1 ER / 8.0 IP) out of the bullpen ... Pitched for Este in the Dominican Winter League after the season and went 2-1 with a 3.29 ERA (10 ER / 27.1 IP) in seven games (four starts).

2009: Split the season between AAA Oklahoma City and Texas, enjoying a pair of Major League stints from 6/5-7/28 and 8/2 through the end of the season ... Tossed two 7.0-inning complete games among his 10 starts with the RedHawks, pitching to a 4-2 record and 2.89 ERA ... Recalled by the Rangers on 6/5 and made a spot start on 6/9 vs. Toronto, taking the loss after allowing fi ve runs (four earned) in 5.0 innings ... Made nine consecutive scoreless relief appearances from 6/14-7/22 ... Held the opposition scoreless in 16 of 22 MLB relief outings … Tossed 2.0 innings or more nine times out of the bullpen with a 0.83 ERA (2 ER / 21.2 IP) in those contests ... Finished a 3-1 victory with 3.1 scoreless innings on 7/22 vs. Boston for his fi rst career save.

2008: Made his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers but missed much of the second half due to injury ... Began the year with AAA Oklahoma City, going 5-0 with a 3.55 ERA (18 ER / 45.2 IP) in seven starts before being selected to Texas on 5/11 ... Went 1-0 without allowing a run in 5.0 innings over four relief outings and was 1-1 with an 8.83 ERA (17 ER / 17.1 IP) in four starts with the Rangers ... Tossed a scoreless 10th inning in the Rangers’ 13-12 victory on 5/12 vs. Seattle, becoming the fi rst pitcher in franchise history to post a relief win in his MLB debut ... Placed on the DL on 6/16 … Began rehab assignment on 8/2, making one start each with the AZL Rangers and Oklahoma City … Activated on 8/11 and made two additional starts with the RedHawks before being shut down.

2007: Earned Texas League All-Star honors with AA Frisco after beginning the season with AAA Oklahoma City ... Went 0-3 with a 10.66 ERA (15 ER / 12.2 IP) in his fi rst three Triple-A outings, and was transferred to Frisco on 4/19 ... Ranked fourth in the Texas League with 2.73 unintentional walks per 9.0 innings, fi fth with 6.29 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and eighth with a 3.76 ERA (55 ER / 131.2 IP) ... Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for both 5/7-13 and 7/30-8/5 ... Earned the victory and notched a season-high 10 strikeouts in a 9.0-inning complete game shutout on 8/25 vs. Midland, allowing just four hits and no walks.

2006: Spent the majority of the season with Class A Bakersfi eld and appeared in two games at AA Frisco, combining to go 10-7 with a 4.15 ERA (74 ER / 160.2 IP) ... Ranked third among Rangers minor leaguers in wins (10) and was seventh among club qualifi ers in ERA (4.15) … Tied for fi rst in the California League in complete games (2) ad ranked fi fth in ERA (4.18) ... Named Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, going 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA (11 ER / 38.1 IP) ... Earned Califor-nia League Pitcher of the Week honors for both 7/17-23 and 8/7-13 ... Surrendered one run and four hits in 6.0 innings of Double-A debut on 8/25 at Corpus Christi.

2005: Led Texas Rangers minor leaguers with a 2.68 ERA (25 ER / 84.0 IP) in his pro debut at short-season Spokane ... Tied for the Northwest League lead in starts (16), ranked second in innings (84.0), fi fth in strikeouts (78) and seventh among qualifi ers in ERA ... Notched a season-high eight strikeouts three times ... Allowed zero or one earned run in seven of nine starts from 7/20-8/31, posting a 1.68 ERA (9 ER / 48.1 IP).

PERSONALDouglas Alan Mathis ... Graduated from Show Low (AZ) High School in 2002 ... Originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round in 2002 but chose to attend Central Arizona College ... Drafted in the 31st round the following year by the Seattle Mariners, but returned to school and went 13-3 with a 1.35 ERA in 18 games, earning First Team All-Conference and All-Region honors ... Transferred to the University of Missouri, where he went 5-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 21 games (11 starts) ... Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round in 2005 and signed by scout Mike Grouse.

CAREER PITCHING RECORDYr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 05 Spokane NOR A 4 7 2.68 17 16 0 0 0 0 84.0 78 33 25 2 6 17 0 78 7 0 3 .243 006 Bakersfi eld CAL A 10 7 4.18 26 25 2 1 0 0 150.2 160 76 70 14 8 47 1 109 8 1 16 .275 1 Frisco TEX AA 0 0 3.60 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 14 5 4 0 1 5 1 10 0 0 2 .326 007 Frisco TEX AA 11 7 3.76 22 22 1 1 0 0 131.2 140 59 55 7 5 40 0 92 3 0 13 .276 0 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 0 3 10.66 3 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 21 16 15 2 0 6 0 8 1 0 2 .375 0 AZL Rangers AZL RK 0 0 16.87 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 7 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .500 008 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 5 1 3.35 10 10 0 0 0 0 53.2 51 28 20 7 1 14 0 36 0 0 6 .254 0 TEXAS AL MLB 2 1 6.85 8 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 37 20 17 3 0 14 2 9 1 0 5 .381 3 AZL Rangers AZL RK 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 009 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 4 2 2.84 11 10 2 1 0 0 57.0 64 23 18 3 2 15 0 38 4 0 9 .286 0 TEXAS AL MLB 0 1 3.16 24 2 0 0 1 1 42.2 39 17 15 4 2 10 0 25 0 0 7 .244 1310 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 5 7 5.66 18 15 1 0 0 0 89.0 116 61 56 7 5 31 0 54 4 0 11 .317 0 TEXAS AL MLB 1 1 6.04 13 0 0 0 0 0 22.1 30 15 15 7 0 11 0 10 0 0 6 .337 711 Fresno PCL AAA 0 4 3.60 13 13 0 0 0 0 65.0 65 33 26 5 3 31 0 54 4 0 9 .259 0 Sacramento PCL AAA 0 1 6.33 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.1 27 16 15 1 1 9 0 10 0 0 1 .303 012 Pawtucket INT AAA 7 6 4.07 19 18 0 0 0 0 101.2 116 56 46 12 5 36 0 59 2 0 10 .286 0 Chiba Lotte PAC JAP 1 4 6.49 6 6 0 0 0 0 26.1 41 19 19 2 0 8 0 14 1 2 .357 0


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COLLEGE: UNC-Asheville RESIDES: Kernersville, NC BIRTHPLACE: Kernersville, NC

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KEVIN MATTISON OF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Played in 121 games at New Orleans and made his Major League debut by appearing in three games with the Miami Marlins ... Led the Zephyrs in doubles (23), triples (6), runs (80), stolen bases (26) and total bases (190) ... His 26 stolen bases were the most by a Zephyr since Henry Mateo (33) in 2006 and the ninth-best total in club history ... Became the 12th New Orleans player to score 80 runs in a season ... Struck out 145 times, ranking behind only Iowa’s Brett Jackson (158) in the PCL, and the second-most in Zephyrs history ... Batted .291 (44x151) against left-handed pitching ... Hit just .188 (16x85) over his fi rst 22 games, then hit .293 (51x174) with 15 doubles over his next 43 contests ... Had two stints with the Marlins during this stretch ... Made his MLB debut on 5/12 vs. the Mets, grounding out as a pinch hitter ... Began a second stint with Miami on 5/24, going 0x3 that day vs. San Francisco after entering the game as a pinch hitter ... Went hitless in fi ve total at-bats with the Marlins, and returned to New Orleans on 5/29, where he spent the rest of the year ... Collected two doubles and a home run on 6/12 vs. Oklahoma City ... Homered to lead off the game on 7/13 at Oklahoma City, then hit a three-run shot against the RedHawks the next night.

2011: Earned Southern League All-Star honors with AA Jacksonville, and was named as the league’s “Best Hustler” ... Also named the circuit’s “Fastest Baserun-ner” by Baseball America ... Established career highs in games (130), batting average (.260), runs (87), doubles (17), triples (16) and RBI (49) ... Led all Marlins farmhands and ranked second in the SL with 38 stolen bases ... Also ranked second in triples, third in runs scored and fourth in strikeouts (127) ... Tied a career high with three stolen bases on 4/10 vs. Huntsville, and swiped a league-leading 11 bags in April ... Batted .338 (68x201) through the season’s fi rst two months, ranking fourth in the league ... Followed up a .326 April by batting .348 with 17 RBI in 27 games in May and was named Marlins Organizational Player of the Month ... Hit his fi rst career walk-off home run, a three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, capping a career-best six RBI effort to lead the Suns to a 12-10 win over Mobile on 5/13 ... Charted a career-high fi ve hits on 5/28 at Montgomery ... Named to the Arizona Fall League’s Top Prospects team after hitting safely in 22 of 25 games for Surprise, tying for eighth in the league with a .349 batting average ... Ranked second in runs scored (29), third in total bases (68), tied for third in stolen bases (9) and tied for fourth in hits (38) ... Won the league’s Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award.

2010: Saw action at three levels in the Marlins system, playing in 113 games between Class A Jupiter, AA Jacksonville and New Orleans ... In the three stops, batted a combined .173 (17x98) vs. left-handed pitching, and .231 (78x337) vs. righties ... Spent most of the year with Jupiter, where he hit .218 in 90 games ... Finished second in the Florida State League with 44 stolen bases, just one behind the league leader (Dunedin’s Anthony Gose) despite playing in 40 fewer games ... Tallied nine multi-steal games, and stole three bases in a game three times, including back-to-back contests vs. Bradenton, 4/14-15 ... Was promoted to New Orleans on 5/27 and played in seven games with the Zephyrs, batting .207 (6x29) ... Returned to Jupiter on 6/2, and hit just .185 (10x54) in June ... Belted his fi rst career grand slam on 8/3 at Brevard County ... Joined Jacksonville on 8/21, where he hit .222 (10x45) in 16 games.

2009: Spent his entire fi rst full season at Class A Greensboro and became the fi rst Minor Leaguer in three years to hit at least 15 home runs and steal at least 40 bases despite being limited to just 95 games ... Finished fourth in the South Atlantic League with 41 stolen bases, getting caught just six times ... Ranked second on the Grasshoppers with a career-best 15 home runs ... Homered in three consecutive contests, 4/28-30, with two of them leading off the game ... Went 7x12 (.583) with six RBI over the three games, capped by a season-high four-hit performance on 4/30 vs. Delmarva ... Matched the season-high with four hits on 6/20 vs. Kannapolis, kicking off a 10-game hit streak where he batted .415 (17x41) with 11 stolen bases ... Homered in four of fi ve games from 7/25-29, driving in a career-high four RBI on 7/29 vs. Savannah ... Fractured his fi nger on a stolen base attempt on 8/5 vs. Hickory and missed the remainder of the year.

2008: Made his professional debut with short-season Jamestown, batting .250 in 70 games ... Ranked fourth in the New York-Penn League in triples (6) and walks (37), tied for fourth in runs scored (48) and tied for ninth in stolen bases (14) ... Also tied for sixth in strikeouts (71) ... Collected his fi rst career triple and home run in his fourth game, 6/22 at Williamsport ... Hit safely in 12 of 13 games from 7/27-8/9, batting .358 (19x53) with 12 runs scored ... Went 4x12 (.333) with one double and one triple in three postseason games.

PERSONALKevin Mattison ... Graduated from East Forsythe (NC) High School, where he was a three-year starter in center fi eld ... Earned All-Conference honors by batting .400 as a senior ... Attended the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and set a school record and tied the Big South Conference record for triples in a season with eight in both his sophomore and junior seasons ... Earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a senior, fi nishing his career as the Big South’s all-time triples leader, and the school’s career runs leader ... Signed by scout Joel Matthews.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 08 Jamestown NYP A .250 70 268 48 67 10 6 4 20 37 0 71 14 4 .344 .377 .721 1 1 2 0 30909 Greensboro SAL A .250 95 360 61 90 15 1 15 47 32 1 81 41 6 .323 .422 .745 4 3 9 0 40810 Jupiter FSL A .218 90 362 46 79 13 4 3 29 22 0 87 44 10 .274 .301 .575 3 3 7 4 398 Jacksonville SOU AA .222 16 45 10 10 4 1 0 1 4 0 10 4 0 .286 .356 .642 0 2 0 0 51 New Orleans PCL AAA .207 7 29 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 1 .233 .207 .440 0 1 0 0 3111 Jacksonville SOU AA .260 130 503 87 131 17 16 8 49 58 2 127 38 16 .353 .406 .759 5 8 17 4 59112 New Orleans PCL AAA .241 121 482 80 116 23 6 13 41 44 2 145 26 12 .310 .394 .704 3 3 6 1 539 MIAMI NL MLB .000 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 5


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2013 MEDIA GUIDE 43




COLLEGE: UC-Irvine RESIDES: Northridge, CA BIRTHPLACE: Agoura, CA

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BRYAN PETERSEN OF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split a third consecutive season between New Orleans and the Miami Marlins, appearing in a career-high 84 games at the Major League level ... In 29 games while batting fi fth in the Zephyrs’ lineup, hit .403 (48x119) ... Raked at a .391 clip (54x138) in the fi rst through fi fth innings ... Batted .316 (24x76) in 22 games with the Z’s in April, earning the fi rst of three call-ups to the Marlins ... Made his fi rst MLB start of the year during his second stint with Miami, reaching base three times on a single and two walks on 5/18 at Cleveland ... Returned to New Orleans on 6/9, and hit safely 18 of 20 games from 6/24-7/17, batting .345 (29x84) with eight multi-hit efforts and tallying one double, two home runs, 11 RBI and 20 runs scored ... Hit .360 (27x75) in 18 contests in July, prompting his fi nal recall to Miami on 7/24 ... Received 43 starts over the Marlins’ fi nal 65 games ... Set a career high with three RBI on 8/8 at the Mets, when he hit a bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning ... On 8/18 at Colorado, had three hits for the fourth time in his career, tying his single-game high.

2011: Divided his season between New Orleans and the Marlins ... Named to the Pacifi c Coast League All-Star Game after hitting .351 with 21 doubles, 11 home runs and 26 RBI in 67 games with the Zephyrs, but did not participate due to his Major League recall ... Tallied four hits at Albuquerque on 4/26, including a home run and a club-record-tying three doubles ... Hit safely in his last nine games with the Z’s, going 17x33 (.515) with seven doubles, and had jumped to 10th in the PCL batting race at the time of his promotion to Florida on 7/2 ... Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning at San Diego on 7/21 ... Used primarily as a pinch hitter until mid-August, going 7x15 (.467) in that role ... Hit his fi rst career home run as a pinch hitter on 8/7 vs. St. Louis off Mitchell Boggs ... On 8/16 at Colorado, became the third Marlin to hit two triples in a game, joining Logan Morrison (2010) and Jesus Tavarez (1995) ... Recorded two hits in a nine-run third inning at Pittsburgh on 9/9, as did Morrison, becoming the fi rst Marlins duo to accomplish the feat since Luis Castillo and Juan Pierre on May 22, 2004 ... Belted a walk-off home run with two out in the ninth vs. Washington on 9/27 ... Batted .287 (39x136) with nine doubles and three triples over the last 42 games, earning 38 starts.

2010: Spent majority of the season with New Orleans, and had three stints with the Marlins ... Had 20 multi-hit efforts in 91 games with the Zephyrs, including a season-high four hits at Nashville on 8/27 ... Hit .304 (24x79) in April, reaching base safely in each of his fi rst 16 games ... Selected to the big league roster on 5/7, making his MLB debut that day with a pinch-hit single off Washington’s Brian Bruney in his fi rst at-bat ... Made his fi rst career start on 5/9 as the right fi elder vs. Washington, going 0x4 ... Appeared in fi ve games before being optioned to New Orleans on 5/13 ... Recalled two days later and went 0x7 as a pinch-hitter, returning to the Z’s on 5/26 ... Batted .237 in 41 games before fi nal recall to Florida on 7/18 ... Appeared in 11 games during fi nal stint, all as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement ... Collected fi rst two career RBI with a pinch single off Atlanta’s Derek Lowe on 7/23 ... Rejoined New Orleans on 8/9, hitting .241 in 24 games the rest of the year ... Homered in two of his fi nal fi ve games, including in his last at-bat on 9/5 vs. Nashville.

2009: Finished eighth in the Southern League with a .297 batting average for AA Jacksonville ... Among all Marlins farmhands, ranked second in hits (128), third in batting average and triples (seven), and fourth in runs (64) ... Hit safely in 14 straight starts, 5/22-6/5, batting .396 (21x53) ... Totaled seven multi-hit efforts in a 10-game span 6/24-7/3, including fi ve straight June 24-28, when he went 12x20 (.600) ... Hit safely in another 18 straight starts 7/24-8/14 ... Collected a season-high four hits twice, on 4/18 vs. West Tennessee and 8/22 at Mobile ... Hit .337 (33x98) in August, sixth-best in the league ... Homered in consecutive games, 8/21-22 ... Batted .400 (14x35) with two doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBI in seven postseason games ... Ranked fourth in the Arizona Fall League with a .379 batting average (36x95) while playing for Mesa.

2008: Combined to hit .293 with 23 home runs, 80 RBI and 23 stolen bases between Class A Greensboro, Class A Jupiter and AA Carolina ... Led Greensboro with a .301 batting average through 79 games ... Was hitting .352 with six homers and 16 RBI through 16 games in July when he was transferred to Carolina to fi nish out the month ... Had played one previous game with the Mudcats on 6/25, going 4x4 with four RBI ... Went 9x33 (.273) in 11 games and was sent to Jupiter on 8/1 ... Hit .333 over his fi nal 99 at-bats with the Hammerheads, with hitting streaks of eight and nine games ... Batted .343 (23x67) away from pitcher-friendly Roger Dean Stadium.

2007: Signed with the Marlins as a fourth-round draft pick on 6/26 and was assigned to short-season Jamestown ... Made his professional debut on 7/1 and delivered an RBI double in his fi rst at-bat ... Batted .339 (21x62) vs. left-handed pitching, compared to ,214 vs. right-handers ... Hit his fi rst home run on 7/11 vs. Hudson Valley ... Had a 10-game hit streak from 8/23-9/2.

PERSONALBryan Petersen ... Graduated from Chatsworth (CA) High School, where he helped team win national championships in 2003 and 2004 ... Three-time All-West Valley League selection ... Tabbed Co-Player of the Year of the Alaska League while playing for the Anchorage Bucs, leading the league with a .365 average ... Attended UC-Irvine, lifting the Anteaters to their fi rst College World Series appearance in 2007 with a walk-off hit to clinch the NCAA Super Regional at Wichita State in 2007 ... Also delievered a walk-off hit to oust Cal-State Fullerton from the CWS ... Batted .533 at the CWS, earning All-Tournament honors.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 07 Jamestown NYP A .250 57 216 27 54 13 1 5 24 18 0 53 11 2 .318 .389 .707 1 1 4 3 24008 Greensboro SAL A .301 79 296 60 89 10 2 19 58 38 0 74 15 6 .381 .541 .922 6 1 4 5 345 Jupiter FSL A .265 40 155 23 41 5 0 3 12 15 1 29 7 1 .339 .355 .694 1 1 3 1 175 Carolina SOU AA .351 12 37 5 13 2 0 1 10 5 1 6 1 2 .409 .486 .895 2 0 0 0 4409 Jacksonville SOU AA .297 121 431 64 128 15 7 7 49 50 3 66 13 12 .368 .413 .781 9 0 4 4 49410 New Orleans PCL AAA .255 91 322 47 82 13 2 5 27 34 5 63 5 4 .332 .354 .686 3 4 5 4 369 FLORIDA NL MLB .083 23 24 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 .120 .083 .203 0 0 0 0 2511 New Orleans PCL AAA .351 67 248 47 87 21 0 11 26 36 4 41 6 5 .434 .569 1.003 1 0 1 5 289 FLORIDA NL MLB .265 74 204 18 54 13 3 2 10 26 2 49 7 1 .357 .387 .744 3 3 5 4 24112 New Orleans PCL AAA .321 64 243 45 78 8 2 3 28 20 0 43 8 7 .380 .407 .787 3 0 5 3 271 MIAMI NL MLB .195 84 241 29 47 9 3 0 17 25 0 58 8 2 .272 .257 .529 1 5 1 3 273


HEIGHT: 6’0

WEIGHT: 2

COLLEGE:

BRYAN





COLLEGE: Sacramento CC RESIDES: Galt, CA BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA

ACQUIRED:


ZACH PHILLIPS LHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Led AAA Norfolk with 42 appearances and worked in six games with Baltimore over two Major League stints ... Converted three of four save opportunities through fi rst nine outings when he was promoted to the Orioles on 5/8 ... Worked two-thirds of an inning that night vs. Texas, allowing the third of Josh Hamilton’s four home runs in the game ... Optioned to Norfolk on 5/10 ... Was unscored upon in 18 of his fi nal 21 games, posting a 2.45 ERA (7 ER / 25.2 IP) ... Earned his two wins in back-to-back outings, 8/16 and 8/19 ... Recalled by Baltimore on 9/3 and surrendered two runs in 5.1 innings over fi ve September appearances ... Held right-handed batters to a .237 average (31x131) with Norfolk and a .154 mark (2x13) with Baltimore.

2011: Divided the season between the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles organizations, making his big league debut with Baltimore on 8/31 ... Pitched to a 4.43 ERA in 33 games with AAA Round Rock, converted three of fi ve save chances ... Gave up three runs in 14.1 innings (1.88 ERA) over his fi nal 11 outings with the Express ... Traded to the Orioles on 7/19 in exchange for infi elder Nick Green ... Went 1-1 with one save and a 2.63 ERA in 14 games for AAA Norfolk before receiving his fi rst Major Leaue call-up ... Allowed two hits and a walk in a scoreless inning of his MLB debut on 8/31 vs. Toronto ... Did not allow a run over his fi rst nine appearances with the Orioles ... Stranded 12 of 13 inherited baserunners ... Left-handed batters hit just .100 (2x20) with eight strikeouts.

2010: Split the campaign between AA Frisco and AAA Oklahoma City, combining to go 3-2 with 5 saves and a 2.69 ERA (20 ER / 67.0 IP) in 45 games (one start) ... Overall, held opposing left-handed batters to a .218 (18x85) average ... Allowed just 6 of 28 inherited runners to score, while opponents hit .190 (15x79) with RISP… Began season in Frisco, tossing 13.0 scoreless innings over fi rst 10 relief outings ... Promoted to Oklahoma City on 5/15… Worked 12.0 scoreless innings over fi rst seven outings with the RedHawks ... Surrendered lone home run of the season on 7/17 ... Logged 14.2 scoreless innings with the RedHawks over 10 appearances from 7/19-8/27, including lone start of the season on 8/17 vs. Reno ... Worked 2.0 scoreless innings over two appearances in the PCL playoffs.

2009: Combined to go 2-3 with four saves and a 1.39 ERA (12 ER / 77.2 IP) in 36 games (three starts) with Class A Bakersfi eld and AA Frisco ... Had the lowest ERA of any Texas minor league pitcher with at least 50.0 innings ... Overall, held opponents to a .162 average (46x283), including a .137 mark (16x116) by left-handers … Opened at Bakersfi eld, going 1-1 with a 1.05 ERA (3 ER / 25.2 IP) in 13 relief appearances and 1-2 with a 1.47 ERA (3 ER / 18.1 IP) in three starts …California League left-handers hit just .061 (4x66) … Yielded two runs in 3.2 innings in fi rst two outings, then allowed just one earned run in 22.0 innings in fi nal 11 relief appearances… Posted a 0.39 ERA (1 ER / 23.0 IP) in fi nal six games with the Blaze ... Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning on 6/14 at Rancho Cucamonga ... Promoted to Frisco and allowed just two unearned runs in 14.0 innings in fi rst six Double-A appearances ... Had a 0.81 ERA (2 ER / 22.1 IP) in 13 home games.

2008: Led the Class A Bakersfi eld staff in wins (8), starts (28), innings (144.2), and strikeouts (117) … Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts at Stockton on 4/9 … Pitched 7.0 shutout innings in each of his two wins in April, 4/14 against Rancho Cucamonga and 4/30 vs. Modesto …Threw fi rst pro career complete game on 5/22 against Visalia, allowing one run on three hits in 9.0 inning-effort … Went 2-2 with a 2.76 ERA (10 ER / 32.2 IP) over season’s fi nal six starts.

2007: : Ranked among the Midwest League leaders in games started (second, 27), strikeouts (second, 157), ERA (third, 2.91) and innings pitched (fi fth, 151.2) at Class A Clinton, earning a spot on the All-Star squad … Led the Rangers’ organization in ERA and fi nished among the leaders in strikeouts (second) and wins (fi fth, 11) … Won 10 of season’s fi rst 12 decisions before fi nishing 1-5 … Made 11 quality starts, going 6-1 with a 1.24 ERA (10 ER/72.2 IP) with 73 strikeouts and just eight walks in those outings … Held the opposition scoreless nine times, including fi ve times in a nine-start stretch, 5/6-6/22 … Earned Rangers Pitcher of the Month honors for June, going 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA … Set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in a loss on 8/6 at Kane County, allowing one run in 7.0 innings.

2006: Topped the Clinton staff in starts (28), ranked second in strikeouts (126) and third in innings pitched (142.0) … Was fi fth in the Midwest League in walks (66) … Earned the win in his fi rst start of the season, pitching 7.0 shutout innings on 4/8 at Burlington…Was Rangers’ April Minor League Pitcher of the Month, going 1-0 with a 1.19 ERA … Allowed three or fewer runs in 14 appearances and shut out opponents on four occasions … Had seven or more strikeouts eight times, including season-high nine on four occasions…Received MWL Player of the Week honors, 8/14-20 after going 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA and 17 strikeouts in two starts.

2005: Split the season with the Rangers’ Arizona Rookie League affi liate and Class A Clinton … Combined to go 1-3 with a 4.14 ERA (25 ER / 54.1 IP) with 77 strikeouts in 16 games (11 starts) … Ranked second in the Arizona League in strikeouts (73) … Went 0-2 with a 2.45 ERA (12 ER / 44.0 IP) in 11 starts and 1-1 with a 14.21 ERA (10 ER / 6.1 IP) in three relief appearances in the AZL … Allowed 10 runs in 2.1 innings in his fi rst two appearances, but posted a 2.25 ERA in his fi nal 14 games … Fanned 59 in 36.0 innings over his fi nal nine appearances … Promoted to Clinton on 8/30, maling his Midwest League debut on 9/2 vs. Burlington, allowing one run with four strikeouts in 3.0 innings … Made one playoff appearance for the LumberKings, allowing two runs in one-third of an inning.

PERSONALZachary David Phillips ... A 2004 graduate of Galt (CA) High School, where his jersey number is retired, alongside the jersey of Washington Nationals pitcher Ryan Mattheus, a 2002 graduate ... Went 11-8 with a 1.40 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 75.0 innings as a senior ... Signed by the Texas Rangers, who took him in the 23rd round in 2004, as a draft-and-follow after pitching at Sacramento City College in 2005 ... Earned Second Team All-Bay Valley Conference East honors by going 3-3 with a 3.43 ERA and 63 strikeouts ... Signed by scout Tim Fortugno.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 05 AZL Rangers AZL RK 1 3 3.93 14 11 0 0 0 0 50.1 52 26 22 3 3 13 0 73 2 0 2 .260 0 Clinton MID A 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 .389 006 Clinton MID A 5 12 5.96 28 28 0 0 0 0 142.0 178 106 94 5 6 66 0 126 16 3 13 .315 007 Clinton MID A 11 7 2.91 27 27 0 0 0 0 151.2 139 56 49 6 5 43 0 157 8 1 14 .247 008 Bakersfi eld CAL A 8 9 5.54 28 28 1 0 0 0 144.2 161 102 89 10 7 73 0 117 6 1 9 .281 009 Bakersfi eld CAL A 2 3 1.23 16 3 0 0 2 2 44.0 19 7 6 1 0 11 0 46 4 0 0 .123 3 Frisco TEX AA 0 0 1.60 20 0 0 0 2 5 33.2 27 11 6 1 1 19 0 29 1 0 2 .211 410 Frisco TEX AA 0 0 1.08 12 0 0 0 4 5 16.2 9 2 2 0 0 5 0 23 1 1 0 .155 9 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 3 2 3.22 33 1 0 0 1 2 50.1 50 22 18 1 1 29 2 40 2 0 5 .267 911 Round Rock PCL AAA 1 3 4.43 33 0 0 0 3 5 44.2 50 26 22 3 1 21 2 38 3 0 5 .282 14 Norfolk INT AAA 1 1 2.63 14 0 0 0 1 1 13.2 12 5 4 0 0 7 1 7 1 0 3 .245 8 BALTIMORE AL MLB 0 0 1.13 10 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .194 212 Norfolk INT AAA 2 2 3.17 42 0 0 0 7 12 54.0 56 22 19 1 2 22 4 45 2 0 8 .269 23 BALTIMORE AL MLB 0 0 6.00 6 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 4 2 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 .280 3


HEIGHT: 6’1

WEIGHT: 190

COLLEGE:

ZACH P

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 45



COLLEGE: Nevada RESIDES: Austin, TX BIRTHPLACE: Harbor City, CA

ACQUIRED:


CHAD QUALLS RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split the season between the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, combining for a 5.20 ERA in 52 games ... Spent the fi rst half of the year with the Phillies, posting a 4.60 ERA in 35 games ... Did not allow a run in 13 of 14 appearances from 6/1-25 ... Allowed three runs on 6/27 vs. Pittsburgh and was designated for assignment ... Traded to the Yankees, pitching in just eight games before being traded to the Pirates on 7/31 for Casey McGehee.

2011: Ranked eighth among all MLB relievers with 77 appearances for the San Diego Padres ... Led the club in games and wins (6) ... Went 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA (7 ER / 34.1 IP) over his fi rst 32 outings and 3-6 with a 4.95 ERA (22 ER / 40.0 IP) in his fi nal 45 games ... Held right-handers to a .218 batting average (34x156) ... In 21 games from 4/25-6/11, went 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA (2 ER / 23.0 IP) ... Charted a 2.09 ERA (9 ER / 38.2 IP) in 39 games at Petco Park.

2010: Combined to go 3-4 with a 7.32 ERA (48 ER / 59.0 IP) in 70 relief outings between Arizona and Tampa Bay ... Posted the highest qualifying ERA andopponent’s batting average (.340) among MLB relievers ... Recorded 12 saves in 16 opportunities with the Diamondbacks before being traded to the Rays on 7/31 ... Limited right-handed batters to a .171 average (7x41) following the trade in his fi rst action in the American League.

2009: In his fi rst full season as closer, converted 24 saves in 29 opportunities over 51 appearances before missing the fi nal month with a dislocated kneecap ... Ranked 14th in the NL and sixth on the club’s single-season saves list ... Led all relievers with 1.21 walks per 9.0 IP and a 6.43 strikeout/walk ratio ... Seven walks issued were the lowest in the Majors among all relievers with at least 50 games ... Went 1-0 with 10 straight save conversions from 4/18-5/23.

2008: Led the club with 77 appearances in his fi rst season with the Arizona Diamondbacks ... Among NL relievers with at least 60.0 innings of work, fi nished tied for second in double plays induced (13), eighth in appearances and ninth in ERA ... Ranked seventh in the NL with 22 holds, one shy of his career high (23 in 2006) and becoming the fi rst pitcher in Major League history to tally four consecutive 20-hold seasons ... Converted all seven of his opportunities once named the team’s full-time closer in September, fi nishing the season with 14.2 scoreless innings and a 1.21 ERA (4 ER / 29.2 IP) after the All-Star break.

2007: In his fi nal season with the Astros, ranked ninth in the NL in appearances (79) and tied for 11th among relievers with 78 strikeouts ... Did not allow a run in 63 games ... Posted a 1.86 ERA (8 ER / 38.2 IP) after the All-Star break and did not allow a run in 26 of his last 29 apperances ... Carried a 0.73 ERA (1 ER / 12.1 IP) in 13 games in July and a 0.98 ERA (2 ER / 18.1 IP) in 18 games in August.

2006: Tied for sixth among National League relievers in games (81) and ranked fourth in innings pitched (88.2), both career highs ... Also set a career best with seven wins ... Posted a 2.56 ERA (13 ER / 45.2 IP) on the road and a 5.02 ERA (24 ER / 43.0 IP) at home ... Opponents hit .208 against him on the road and .153 (9x59) with runners on and two out ... Went 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA (6 ER / 27.1 IP) in 22 games from 4/10-5/28 ... Did not allow a run over his fi nal nine appearances.

2005: Ranked second among National League rookie relievers in wins (6) and innings pitched (79.2) in his fi rst full season with Houston ... Unscored upon in 55 of 77 outings ... Held a 9.58 ERA in May, but a 2.34 ERA (18 ER / 69.1 IP) over the rest of the season, including a 1.23 ERA (2 ER / 14.2 IP) in August ... Limited left-handed batters to a .218 average (29x133) ... Opponents batted .111 (4x36) with RISP and two outs ... Went 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in nine postseason appearances ... Earned his fi rst playoff win in Game 4 of the NLCS vs. St. Louis ... Pitched in three World Series contests, yielding one run in 5.1 innings.

2004: Named the Astros’ Rookie of the Year by the local BBWAA after going 4-0 with a 3.55 ERA in 25 games following a midsummer call-up ... Opened the year in New Orleans, going 3-4 with a 6.02 ERA in 14 starts until shifting to the bullpen ... Retired 46 of the fi rst 50 batters he faced over his fi rst nine relief outings with the Zephyrs without allowing an earned run ... Promoted to Houston on 7/20 and tossed a scoreless inning in his NLB debut on 7/22 vs. Arizona ... Posted a 1.76 ERA in his fi nal 11 appearances ... Recorded his fi rst win on 8/19 at Philadelphia and his fi rst save on 9/12 at Pittsburgh ... Appeared in six postseason games, including 3.0 scoreless frames with three strikeouts in Game 6 of the NLCS vs. St. Louis.

2003: In his last full season as a starter, led the Texas League in complete games (3) and shutouts (2) and fi nished second in innings (141.0) ... Named Round Rock’s Pitcher of the Month in both July (3-1, 1.35 ERA) and August (2-2, 2.54 ERA) ... Earned league’s Pitcher of the Week honors for 8/4-10 ... Following the season, tabbed as the seventh-best prospect in the Astros organization by Baseball America.

2002: Spent the year at AA Round Rock, leading the staff in strikeouts (142) and innings pitched (163.0) ... Paced the Texas League in games started (29) and ranked third in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (7.82) ...

2001: Named a Midwest League All-Star in his pro debut with Class A Michigan ... Finished tied for the league lead in wins (15), complete games (3) and shutouts (2) and was third in innings pitched (162.0) ... Won seven straight decisions from 5/22-7/7, posting a 2.74 ERA (20 ER / 65.2 IP) in that span.

PERSONALChad Michael Qualls ... Graduate of Narbonne (CA) High School, where he pitched in the Class 3A state fi nals in consecutive seasons at Dodger Stadium (1995-96) … Attended Los Angeles Harbor College before transferring to the University of Nevada-Reno, earning All-Big West Conference honors in 1999 and 2000 ... Originally selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2000 draft ... Signed by scout Gene Wellman ... He and his wife, Tara, have one son, Caiden.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 01 Michigan MID A 15 6 3.72 26 26 3 2 0 0 162.0 149 77 67 8 11 31 0 125 10 2 0 .239 002 Round Rock TEX AA 6 13 4.36 29 29 0 0 0 0 163.0 174 92 79 9 9 67 3 142 3 4 0 .273 003 Round Rock TEX AA 8 11 3.85 28 28 3 2 0 0 175.1 174 85 75 12 10 61 0 132 8 0 0 .264 004 New Orleans PCL AAA 3 6 5.57 32 14 1 0 1 0 106.2 134 69 66 8 7 30 3 72 2 0 0 .311 8 HOUSTON NL MLB 4 0 3.55 25 0 0 0 1 2 33.0 34 13 13 3 4 8 1 24 0 0 2 .266 405 HOUSTON NL MLB 6 4 3.28 77 0 0 0 0 0 79.2 73 33 29 7 6 23 2 60 1 0 9 .249 1906 HOUSTON NL MLB 7 3 3.76 81 0 0 0 0 6 88.2 76 38 37 10 6 28 6 56 0 0 17 .242 1307 HOUSTON NL MLB 6 5 3.05 79 0 0 0 5 11 82.2 84 29 28 10 3 25 5 78 2 0 11 .272 1608 ARIZONA NL MLB 4 8 2.81 77 0 0 0 9 17 73.2 61 29 23 4 3 18 2 71 6 0 13 .224 2109 ARIZONA NL MLB 2 2 3.63 51 0 0 0 24 29 52.0 53 23 21 5 2 7 2 45 2 0 5 .256 4410 ARIZONA NL MLB 1 4 8.29 43 0 0 0 12 16 38.0 61 41 35 5 1 15 4 34 3 0 4 .363 28 TAMPA BAY AL MLB 2 0 5.57 27 0 0 0 0 3 21.0 24 15 13 2 1 6 0 15 1 0 4 .293 111 SAN DIEGO NL MLB 6 8 3.51 77 0 0 0 0 5 74.1 73 30 29 7 0 20 5 43 4 0 6 .263 2012 PHILADELPHIA NL MLB 1 1 4.60 35 0 0 0 0 5 31.1 39 18 16 7 0 9 3 19 2 0 3 .302 6 NEW YORK AL MLB 1 0 6.14 8 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 5 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 .345 4 Indianapolis INT AAA 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 0 PITTSBURGH NL MLB 0 0 6.59 17 0 0 0 0 0 13.2 14 11 10 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .259 5



HEIGHT: 6

WEIGHT: 2

COLLEGE:

CHAD





COLLEGE: Texas Tech RESIDES: Lubbock, TX BIRTHPLACE: Lubbock, TX

ACQUIRED:

Selected by Marlins in 21st round of 2009 draft

A.J. RAMOS RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Debuted at the Double-A and Major League levels, pitching in a career-high 55 games for Jacksonville and 11 more with the Miami Marlins ... With the Suns, posted a 3-3 record with 21 saves in 25 opportunities and a 1.44 ERA (11 ER / 68.2 IP) in 55 games ... Ranked fi rst in the Southern League in games fi nished (46), second in saves and third in appearances ... Led all SL relievers in opponents batting average (.171) and fewest baserunners per 9.0 IP (7.47) and was second in strikeouts (89) while walking just 21 ... Successfully converted fi rst 11 save chances after assuming full-time closer’s role on 5/31 ... Named to the SL All-Star Game, carrying a 3-0 record and 0.78 ERA (3 ER / 34.2 IP) into the break ... Had his contract selected on 9/4 and made his MLB debut that day vs. Milwaukee, striking out all three batters he faced, becoming the fi rst pitcher in Marlins history to strike out his fi rst three batters ... Also struck out the side on 9/17 vs. Atlanta ... Allowed three runs over his fi rst three appearances (2.0 IP), and fi nished out season by allowing just one over last eight games (7.1 IP).

2011: Named a Florida State League All-Star and Baseball America High Class A All-Star by posting a 1.78 ERA with 25 saves for Jupiter ... Ranked third in the FSL in saves and appearances (49), and fourth in strikeouts (71) among full-time relievers ... Recorded saves in 12 consecutive opportunities from 4/19-7/4 ... Surrendered two hits and fanned two batters in two-thirds of an inning for South Division in FSL All-Star Game on 6/18 ... Pitched in 26 games following the All-Star break and went 13x15 in save chances with a 1.32 ERA (4 ER / 27.1 IP) ... Converted all six save chances in August, allowing one run in 12.1 innings (0.73 ERA) ... Charted multiple strikeouts in 22 of 49 outings, twice recording four strikeouts in a game, 7/26 vs. Dunedin and 8/13 vs. Bradenton ... Appeared in 13 games for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League, going 1-0 with three saves and a 5.40 ERA (7 ER / 11.2 IP) ... Struck out at least one batter in every outing, placing third among AFL relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (13.89) and fourth in opponents batting average (.171).

2010: Ranked second in the South Atlantic League and tied for eighth among all minor leaguers with 28 saves for Class A Greensboro ... Named to MiLB.com’s Organizational All-Star team ... Went 2-5 with a 4.45 ERA in the fi rst half, and 1-2 with a 2.89 ERA in the second half ... Among SAL relievers, ranked second in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (12.03), third in batting average against (.198), fourth in appearances (49) and sixth in strikeouts (78) ... Limited right-handed batters to a .150 average (19x127) ... Recorded saves in 10 of 12 chances to close out the season, posting a 1.04 ERA (1 ER / 8.2 IP) in August.

2009: Began his career with short-season Jamestown, appearing in 25 games and posting a 2.14 ERA (8 ER / 33.2 IP) ... Tied for sixth in the New York-Penn League with nine saves, successfully converting each of his fi nal seven save chances ... Ranked fi rst among all NY-PL relievers with 50 strikeouts and 13.37 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ... Limited opponents to a .182 average (22x121) ... Oppponents batted .105 (2x19) with runners on with two outs and went 0x10 with RISP and two outs ... Did not surrender an earned run in 12 of his fi nal 13 appearances.

PERSONALAlejandro Hinjos Ramos, Jr. (A.J.) ... 2005 graduate of Estacado (TX) High School, where he was named Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior after going 15-2 with a 1.16 ERA and holding opponents to a .078 batting average with 190 strikeouts in 97.0 innings ... Four-time All-District selection and All-State his junior and senior years ... Named Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Pitcher of the Year in 2004 ... Originally signed with New Mexico Junior College but signed a letter of intent with Texas Tech University in spring 2005 ... Became the fi rst Red Raiders true freshman to start a Big 12 Conference game ... Limited to just nine starts as a junior before undergoing Tommy John surgery ... Signed by scout Dennis Cardoza after being selected in the 21st round in 2009.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 09 Jamestown NYP A 2 2 2.14 25 0 0 0 9 10 33.2 22 9 8 0 3 14 0 50 6 1 1 .182 2110 Greensboro SAL A 3 7 3.70 49 0 0 0 28 35 58.1 40 26 24 3 5 32 3 78 7 1 4 .198 4511 Jupiter FSL A 1 4 1.78 49 0 0 0 25 28 50.2 37 12 10 2 5 19 1 71 4 0 2 .200 4812 Jacksonville SOU AA 3 3 1.44 55 0 0 0 21 25 68.2 36 14 11 3 0 21 0 89 4 1 3 .151 46 MIAMI NL MLB 0 0 3.86 11 0 0 0 0 1 9.1 8 4 4 2 1 4 0 13 0 0 0 .229 4


HEIGHT: 5’1

WEIGHT: 2

COLLEGE:

A.J. RAM

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 47


EVAN REED RHP



COLLEGE: Cal Poly- SLO RESIDES: Quincy, CA BIRTHPLACE: Santa Maria, CA

ACQUIRED:

Traded from Rangers with RHP Omar Poveda for INF Jorge Cantu on July 29, 2010

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split the season between AA Jacksonville and New Orleans ... Named a Southern League All-Star, going 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA (9 ER / 34.2 IP) in 27 games ... Limited Double-A hitters to a .195 average (24x123) and left-handers to a .173 mark (9x52) ... Batters leading off an inning went 1x28 (.036) with six walks ... Ranked third in the Southern League with 12 saves when promoted to New Orleans on 6/21 ... Earned the win in his Triple-A debut on 6/23 vs. Memphis, retiring both batters he faced ... Charged with seven runs in 1.1 innings on 7/15 at Oklahoma City, raising his ERA from 4.32 to 10.24 ... Struck out a season-high four batters in 2.0 innings on 7/18 at Iowa ... Struck out multiple batters in each of his fi nal fi ve appearances, totaling 13 strikeouts in 9.1 innings.

2011: Missed most of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery ... Pitched in eight games with the GCL Marlins in July, recording a 3.12 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 8.2 innings ... Joined Class A Jupiter on 8/1, and went 0-1 with a 4.02 ERA in 11 appearances ... Was not scored upon in nine of his 11 outings with the Hammerheads ... Struck out 13 and walked 10 in 15.2 innings pitched, and limited Florida State League batters to a .176 average (9x51), including a .111 (2x18) mark against left-handers.

2010: Spent the bulk of the season with AA Frisco, posting a 1-1 record and 1.62 ERA with fi ve saves in 30 games ... Allowed just one run in his fi rst 13.1 innings (0.68 ERA) ... Converted all fi ve of his save chances ... Tossed 9.1 consecutive scoreless innings from 5/23-6/10, and was promoted to AAA Oklahoma City ... Picked up the win in his lone appearance with the RedHawks, surrendering one run in 2.0 innings vs. Albuquerque on 6/13 ... Returned to Frisco and notched season highs on 6/18 at Corpus Christi with 3.0 innings and fi ve strikeouts ... Went 1-0 with two saves and a 1.46 ERA (2 ER / 12.1 IP) over his fi nal 10 outings with Frisco ... Traded with RHP Omar Poveda to the Marlins in exchange for INF Jorge Cantu on 7/29 ... Made one appearance with AA Jacksonville, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings on 7.31 at Carolina, before leaving with tightness in his right elbow ... Underwent Tommy John surgery and is expected to be out until late-July.

2009: Made a successful move to the bullpen, leading all Rangers minor leaguers with 25 saves for Class A Bakersfi eld, good for third in the California League ... Converted 25 of 27 save opportunities ... Limited opponents to a .218 batting average (12x55) with runners in scoring position ... Stranded all 11 runners inher-ited ... Posted a 1.73 ERA (5 ER / 26.0 IP) through his fi rst 23 appearances ... Converted 14 consecutive save chances from 6/9-8/11 ... Did not allow an earned run over his fi nal eight appearances, recording a save in each ... Tossed one scoreless inning during the California League playoffs ... Went 1-1 with a 12.00 ERA (8 ER / 6.0 IP) in six outings for the Surprise Rafters during the Arizona Fall League ... Allowed four runs in his fi nal outing, 11/5 vs. Scottsdale.

2008: Combined to go 9-10 with a 5.61 ERA in 26 starts between Clinton, Bakersfi eld and Frisco ... Was 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 12.0 innings over two starts with Clinton ... Blanked Cedar Rapids over 6.0 innings to notch fi rst win of the year on 4/5 ... Made a spot start for Frisco on 4/14, tossing 5.0 shutout innings vs. Arkansas ... Joined Bakersfi eld on 4/24, where he was 7-10 with a 6.25 ERA in 23 starts ... Posted nine quality starts, going 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA in those outings ... Fanned a season-high eight on 5/12 vs. High Desert ... Won fi ve of his fi rst seven decisions before dropping six of his last eight ... Was just 2-8 with a 7.26 ERA in 12 starts following the California League All-Star break, including a 10.03 ERA in fi ve August starts.

2007: Split his fi rst professional season between short-season Spokane and Class A Clinton ... Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in his fi rst game for his fi rst professional save, 7/14 vs. Yakima ... Made two more appearances out of the bullpen before joining the rotation ... Transferred to Clinton on 8/15 ... Allowed just one hit in 6.0 innings of Clinton debut to earn the win on 8/18 at Peoria ... Finished the year 1-1 with a 1.56 ERA (6 ER / 34.2 IP) with 30 strikeouts and 13 walks in eight games as a starter.

PERSONALEvan Reed ... Graduated from Quincy (CA) High School in 2004 ... Attended Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, where as a junior, he was named Second Team All-Big West by going 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA as the Mustangs’ closer ... Fanned 41 batters in 42.1 innings and saved 11 games, tied for the second-best single-season total in school history ... Originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round in 2007 ... Signed by scout Todd Guggiana.

CAREER PITCHING RECORDYr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 07 Spokane NOR A 0 0 2.04 7 4 0 0 1 1 17.2 9 7 4 0 3 9 0 23 5 0 1 .150 3 Clinton MID A 1 1 1.80 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.0 9 5 4 0 1 7 0 11 1 0 2 .136 008 Clinton MID A 1 0 1.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 8 2 2 0 1 2 0 12 1 0 0 .190 0 Bakersfi eld CAL A 7 10 6.25 23 23 0 0 0 0 121.0 130 92 84 14 6 55 0 89 11 1 7 .273 0 Frisco TEX AA 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .222 009 Bakersfi eld CAL A 2 2 2.96 46 0 0 0 25 27 48.2 44 17 16 1 1 28 3 65 5 0 6 .244 4110 Frisco TEX AA 1 1 1.62 30 0 0 0 5 5 39.0 35 7 7 0 0 13 0 34 3 0 2 .238 15 Oklahoma City PCL AAA 1 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 0 Jacksonville SOU AA 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 011 GCL Marlins GCL RK 0 0 3.12 8 3 0 0 0 0 8.2 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 .395 0 Jupiter FSL A 0 1 4.02 11 0 0 0 0 0 15.2 9 7 7 0 1 10 1 13 2 0 3 .176 112 Jacksonville SOU AA 3 1 2.34 27 0 0 0 12 15 34.2 24 10 9 1 0 11 0 43 1 0 2 .195 23 New Orleans PCL AAA 2 3 7.16 23 0 0 0 1 4 32.2 43 27 26 2 0 16 2 27 3 0 2 .312 7


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COLLEGE: RESIDES: Santa Cruz, DR BIRTHPLACE: Santa Cruz, DR

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AMAURY RIVAS RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Returned to AAA Nashville for a second consecutive season, working almost exclusively out of the bullpen for the fi rst time ... Made just two starts, pitching 3.0 innings in the second games of doubleheaders each time, 6/9 at Iowa and 7/21 at New Orleans ... Hit two batters for the only two baserunners allowed in the start at Zephyr Field ... Went 5-8 with a 5.75 ERA and one save in 48 games out of the bullpen ... Ranked second on the Sounds with eight holds ... Went 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2 ER / 14.0 IP) in 10 games in April, picking up the fi rst save of his career on 4/28 at Iowa ... Struck out season-high four batters and gave up one hit in 2.1 scoreless frames, 4/21 at Omaha ... Struggled to a 11.68 ERA (16 ER / 12.1 IP) in 10 games in May ... Standed 13 of 19 inherited baserunners.

2011: Spent the entire campaign at AAA Nashville, going 7-12 with a 4.72 ERA in a career-high 28 starts ... Entered the season as the 10th-ranked prospect in the Brewers system by Baseball America ... Led the Pacifi c Coast League with 81 walks and fi ve balks ... Ranked fi fth among PCL starters with a .265 opponents batting average ... Turned in nine quality starts, but just one in his fi nal 12 outings ... Posted a 5.16 ERA in the fi rst inning of games, then a 1.61 ERA in the sec-ond and third innings ... Got the start on Opening Night, 4/7 vs. New Orleans, and earned the win by allowing one run and three hits in 7.0 innings ... Recorded a 2.67 ERA (9 ER / 31.0 IP) in fi ve April starts, then a 6.67 ERA (22 ER / 29.2 IP) in six May starts ... Fanned a season-high eight batters over 7.0 scoreless innings while allowing three hits in a 1-0 win over Round Rock on 6/16 ... Turned in a 7.30 ERA (20 ER / 24.2 IP) in fi ve July starts.

2010: Named a Southern League All-Star with AA Huntsville, going 11-6 with a 3.37 ERA in 25 starts ... Ranked fi fth in the league in wins, sixth in ERA, seventh in innings pitched (141.2) and strikeouts (114) ... Tied for the league lead with Mobile’s Tom Layne by inducing 19 double plays ... Allowed one earned run or less in 12 starts ... Ranked sixth in the league in caught stealing percentage by pitchers (8x16) ... Named SL Pitcher of the Week for 4/19-26 after picking up two wins by allowing one run and fi ve hits in 13.0 innings ... Named Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, going 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER / 30.0 IP) with 21 strikeouts in fi ve starts ... Tossed 7.0-inning complete games on 4/25 and 6/30, both against Chattanooga ... Carried 2.66 ERA into the All-Star break but was placed on the disabled list prior to the game ... Rated by Baseball America as having the “Best Control” and “Best Changeup” in the Milwaukee organization.

2009: Earned Robin Yount Performance Award as Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year by going 13-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 26 games (23 starts) at Brevard County ... Named to the Florida State League mid- and post-season All-Star teams ... Tied for second in the league in wins, tied for third in strikeouts (123) and ranked fi fth in ERA ... Held opponents to a .220 batting average ... Went 9-1 with a 1.76 ERA ( 13 ER / 66.2 IP) in the second half, turning in nine quality starts in 11 outings from 6/25-8/25 ... Named FSL Pitcher of the Week for 7/6-12 after tossing 6.0 scoreless frames while allowing just one hit on 7/9 vs. Clearwater ... Named Organizational Pitcher of the Month for August, going 5-1 with a 2.10 ERA in six starts ... Fanned career-high 10 batters on 6.0 innings on 8/18 at Dunedin.

2008: Split the season at Class A between West Virginia and Brevard County, combining to go 9-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 26 games (21 starts) ... Began the year at West Virginia, posting an 8-3 record and 3.50 ERA and earning South Atlantic League All-Star honors ... Named Brewers Organizational Pitcher of the Month for May, going 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA (5 ER / 27.1 IP) in fi ve games ... Transferred to Brevard County on 7/21, where he went 1-2 with a 4.20 ERA in seven games (six starts) ... Picked up his lone Florida State League victory on 8/9 at Daytona, yielding one run in 5.0 innings.

2007: Limited to just six games (8.2 innings) with the AZL Brewers while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

2006: Went 6-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 14 games (12 starts) between AZL Brewers and short-season Helena ... All 10 outings with Helena were starts, allowing two earned runs or fewer in nine of the outings and fi nishing with a 3.02 ERA (18 ER / 53.2 IP) ... Limited right-handed batters in the Pioneer League to a .215 average (14x65) ... Opponents batted .173 (9x52) with RISP and .091 (2x22) with RISP and two outs ... Won three straight starts, 8/8-18, recording a 2.76 ERA.

2005: Debuted professionally with the Brewers’ Arizona Rookie League affi liate, going 2-3 with a 6.91 ERA in 14 games (six starts) ... Earned fi rst career victory on 7/15 vs. AZL Mariners.

PERSONALAmaury Keith (Abreu) Rivas ... Originally signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as a non-drafted free agent on February 16, 2005 ... Signed by scouts Fernando Arango and Fausto Sosa Pena.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 05 AZL Brewers AZL RK 2 3 6.91 14 6 0 0 0 0 41.2 56 36 32 1 5 16 1 34 3 6 2 .326 106 AZL Brewers AZL RK 1 0 6.43 4 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 17 12 10 1 1 3 0 12 1 0 1 .293 0 Helena PIO RK 5 4 3.02 10 10 0 0 0 0 53.2 48 28 18 6 2 16 0 36 1 1 0 .236 007 AZL Brewers AZL RK 0 0 3.12 6 6 0 0 0 0 8.2 3 4 3 1 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 .107 008 West Virginia SAL A 8 3 3.50 19 15 0 0 0 0 90.0 83 41 35 11 3 32 0 70 9 1 7 .239 2 Brevard County FSL A 1 2 4.20 7 6 0 0 0 0 30.0 35 16 14 2 0 11 1 20 2 0 4 .294 009 Brevard County FSL A 13 7 2.98 26 23 0 0 0 0 133.0 109 55 44 11 4 43 1 123 3 0 8 .220 010 Huntsville SOU AA 11 6 3.37 25 25 2 1 0 0 141.2 130 59 53 7 7 55 2 114 7 1 19 .253 011 Nashville PCL AAA 7 12 4.72 28 28 0 0 0 0 150.2 151 88 79 14 2 81 0 108 4 5 13 .260 012 Nashville PCL AAA 5 8 5.24 50 2 0 0 1 2 67.0 72 42 39 7 6 32 6 39 1 1 8 .280 12



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AMAURY

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 49




COLLEGE: RESIDES: Chula Vista, CA BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA

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Selected by Marlins in 32nd round of 2006 draft

ALEX SANABIA RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Went 6-7 with a 4.06 ERA in 17 starts for New Orleans, but missed most of the fi nal two months with an oblique injury ... Notched quality starts in each of his fi rst three outings, yielding just three earned runs in 20.2 innings (1.31 ERA) with 14 strikeouts and one walk ... Posted a 3-0 record and 1.65 ERA (6 ER / 32.2 IP) in fi ve April starts, ranking fourth in the Pacifi c Coast League in ERA and innings pitched during the month ... Took the loss in a 1-0 defeat at Iowa on 5/7, despite tossing his second career complete game, and his fi rst since 2007 ... Retired the fi rst 17 I-Cubs batters before allowing a two-out double to opposing pitcher Casey Coleman in the sixth, and allowed the game’s only run to score on an eighth-inning balk ... Earned back-to-back wins over Oklahoma City on 6/8 and 6/13, combin-ing to allow one run and seven hits in 13.1 innings (0.68 ERA) ... Injured his oblique during 6/29 start at Omaha and did not return until his fi nal start on 8/23.

2011: Missed most of the season with a right elbow strain, fi nally going on a rehab assignment on 7/22 ... Made three starts with the GCL Marlins, allowing one unearned run over 8.0 innings ... Made two starts for Class A Jupiter upon being reinstated from the DL on 8/6 before joining New Orleans on 8/15 ... In four starting assignments with the Zephyrs, went 0-3 with a 7.89 ERA (19 ER / 21.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts with three walks ... Pitched between 5.0 and 6.0 innings and allowed four or fi ve earned runs in each of his four AAA starts, as Pacifi c Coast League opponents batted .372 (35x94) against him ... Recalled by Florida on 9/6 and made three appearances, including two starts ... Tossed a scoreless seventh inning on 9/9 at Pittsburgh ... Started the second game of a doubleheader on 9/15 at Philadelphia, holding the Phillies to one run on six hits in 6.0 innings with fi ve strikeouts in a no-decision ... Made seven starts for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League, going 2-1 with a 5.65 ERA.

2010: Spent the majority of the year between AA Jacksonville and the Florida Marlins, also making a stop with New Orleans ... In 16 minor league starts between Jacksonville and New Orleans, combined to go 6-1 with a 1.92 ERA (21 ER / 98.1 IP), while at the Major League level went 5-3 with a 3.73 ERA in 15 games (12 starts) ... Pitched a total of 170.2 innings, surpassing his previous career high of 104.1 in 2009 at Jupiter ... Began the year at Jacksonville, posting a 5-1 mark and 2.04 ERA in 14 starts ... Won each of his fi rst fi ve decisions before taking a loss on 5/29 vs. Chattanooga, despite allowing just two runs on three hits in 7.0 innings ... Did not surrender more than three runs in any start with the Suns and held the opposition to one run or fewer six times ... Earned Southern League Pitcher of the Week honors for 4/26-5/3 after going 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in two starts ... Had contract selected by Florida on 6/22, at which time he was leading the league in batting average against (.194) and WHIP (0.84) and was second in ERA (2.03) ... Made big league debut on 6/24 at Baltimore, allowing two runs and fi ve hits in 3.1 innings ... Made fi rst MLB start on 7/11 at Arizona, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings ... Blanked Washington on four hits over 5.1 innings to earn fi rst MLB win on 7/18 ... Optioned to New Orleans on 7/31 and allowed just two earned runs in 14.0 innings over two starts with the Zephyrs ... Tossed 8.0 innings to earn victory at Salt Lake on 8/11 ... Recalled by Florida on 8/19 and made eight starts, going 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA.

2009: Earned Florida State League All-Star honors by going 9-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) with Class A Jupiter ... Tied with Elih Villanueva for the club lead in wins, ranking fourth among all Marlins farmhands ... Posted a 1.58 ERA (9 ER / 51.1 IP) over his fi rst nine outings, with 39 strikeouts and 10 walks .... Went 3-1 with a 1.17 ERA in May, including three games where he did not allow a run, while limiting opponents to a .183 batting average (20x109) ... Fanned a season-high eight batters in 7.0 shutout innings at Dunedin on 5/30 ... Worked a perfect inning for the South Division in the FSL All-Star Game on 6/20 ... Recorded a 6.31 ERA in fi ve June starts ... Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his fi nal start of the year, 7/26 vs. Dunedin, and fi nished with one hit allowed in a season-high 8.0 innings.

2008: Went 5-5 with a 4.93 ERA in 19 starts with Class A Greensboro ... Allowed three runs or fewer in 11 of his fi rst 14 starts ... Gave up one run and four hits in 6.0 innings on 6/6 at Lexington to notch fi rst win of the campaign ... Matched the effort on 6/19 vs. Lexington, again allowing one run and four hits ... Went 0-2 with an 11.77 ERA (17 ER / 13.0 IP) in three starts from 6/24-7/7, then went four consecutive starts without allowing a run from 7/18-8/3, spanning 25.0 innings ... Surrendered just 13 hits over the four starts, holding opponents to a .148 batting average (13x88) and capping the run with season highs in innings (7.0) and strikeouts (eight) vs. Lakewood on 8/3.

2007: Led short-season Jamestown by making 15 starts, going 2-6 with a 5.13 ERA ... Also led the Jammers in innings (66.2) ... Ranked fi fth among New York-Penn League starters with 9.32 strikeouts per nine innings pitched ... Allowed two runs or fewer in nine of 15 outings ... Twice struck out eight batters in a game: on 6/24 at State College (in 4.1 innings), and on 8/12 at Staten Island, when he yielded just two hits in 6.0 scoreless innings ... Opponents batted just .224 (19x85) after the All-Star break ... Tossed the club’s only complete game of the season on 8/20 at State College, a rain-shortened 5.0-inning affair ... Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings on 8/30 at Batavia, allowing no runs and two hits.

2006: Signed with the Marlins on 6/27 and reported to the Gulf Coast League squad, where he held opponents to a .169 batting average (10x59) in 11 appear-ances ... Made his professional debut with a scoreless inning vs. the Nationals on 7/5, notching two strikeouts ... Picked up three wins in a four-game span from 8/2-12, including a season-high 3.0-inning appearance on 8/12 vs. the Mets ... Recorded multi-strikeout efforts in seven of 11 outings.

PERSONALAlejandro Sanabia (Suh-NAH-bee-uh) ... Attended Castle Park (CA) High School ... Earned First Team All-South Bay League honors as a junior and senior ... Also earned Pitcher of the Year honors in his senior campaign ... Signed by scout Robby Corsaro.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 06 GCL Marlins GCL RK 3 1 3.24 11 0 0 0 0 1 16.2 10 7 6 0 1 7 0 16 4 0 1 .169 107 Jamestown NYP A 2 6 5.13 15 15 1 0 0 0 66.2 73 45 38 5 7 17 0 69 13 2 3 .271 008 Greensboro SAL A 5 5 4.93 19 19 0 0 0 0 96.2 106 60 53 11 2 25 0 75 6 1 5 .273 009 Jupiter FSL A 9 5 3.45 19 18 0 0 0 0 104.1 89 45 40 6 7 36 0 68 7 0 7 .231 010 Jacksonville SOU AA 5 1 2.03 14 14 0 0 0 0 84.1 59 22 19 2 3 16 0 65 2 0 5 .194 0 New Orleans PCL AAA 1 0 1.29 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 9 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .184 0 MIAMI NL MLB 5 3 3.73 15 12 0 0 0 0 72.1 74 32 30 6 3 16 2 47 0 0 3 .261 011 GCL Marlins GCL RK 0 0 0.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .172 0 Jupiter FSL A 0 2 5.73 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 8 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .277 0 New Orleans PCL AAA 0 3 7.89 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.2 35 21 19 4 2 3 0 13 1 0 1 .372 0 MIAMI NL MLB 0 0 3.27 3 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 4 4 2 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 .289 012 GCL Marlins GCL RK 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .308 0 New Orleans PCL AAA 6 7 4.06 17 17 1 0 0 0 88.2 92 44 40 11 2 24 2 63 2 1 6 .266 0


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COLLEGE: RESIDES: Riverside, CA BIRTHPLACE: Riverside, CA

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Selected by Marlins in 1st round of 2008 draft

KYLE SKIPWORTH C

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Returned to AA Jacksonville for a second season and led all Southern League catchers in games (103), putouts (725) and total chances (813) ... Ranked fourth on the circuit by throwing out 35.1% of baserunners (39x111) ... Struck out 143 times, third-most in the league ... Had a six-game hit streak, 4/14-20, during which he hit four doubles and three home runs, with homers in back-to-back games, 4/18 and 4/19 at Pensacola ... Hit for the cycle on 5/26 at Pensacola, matching a career high with four hits and setting a career best with six RBI, including his fi rst career grand slam ... Hit a ground-rule double in the fi rst inning, lifted a sacrifi ce fl y in the second, lined an RBI single in the fourth, hit the grand slam in the fi fth and laced a triple in the seventh ... Became the fi rst Suns player to hit for the cycle since Alberto Concepcion in 2007 ... Equaled a season high with a six-game hit streak from 7/12-19, batting .409 (9x22) with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBI ... Belted 14 home runs from 7/1 through the end of the season, tied with teammate Kyle Jensen for second-most in the Southern League in that span.

2011: Batted .207 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in 106 games with AA Jacksonville ... Led all Southern League catchers by appearing in 94 games behind the plate ... Threw out 22.7% of baserunners (29x128) ... Had a pair of seven-game hit streaks, fi rst from 6/6-13, batting .393 (11x28) with a home run and seven RBI, and again from 7/5-14, when he hit .276 (8x29) ... Tallied a season-high four RBI on 8/20 vs. Mobile, including a three-run homer ... Closed the season on a six-game hitting streak, batting .292 (7x24) ... Played in 16 games for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League, batting .283 (15x53) with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI and was named to the AFL Rising Stars Game.

2010: Earned South Atlantic League All-Star honors with Greensboro, establishing career bests with a .249 batting average, 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 59 RBI ... Batted .303 (57x188) with runners on base and .317 (32x101) with RISP ... Posted a season-long 14-game hit streak from 5/5-22, hitting .415 (22x53) with four doubles, one triple, four home runs and 13 RBI, contributing seven multi-hit efforts during the streak ... Blasted a two-run homer in the fi rst inning of SAL All-Star Game on 6/24 ... Went on the disabled list on 7/29 with a right hand contusion, missing 18 days ... Set career highs with four hits and fi ve RBI on 8/30 vs. Savannah ... Played for Phoenix of the Arizona Fall League, hitting .267 (16x60) with four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI in 15 contests.

2009: Appeared in only 70 games for Class A Greensboro due to injuries ... Went on the disabled list on 6/30 with a chest contusion, and sidelined from 8/7 through the end of the season by a right elbow strain ... Went 3x44 (.068) vs. left-handed pitching ... Hit safely in 12 of his fi rst 13 games, collecting one hit in each contest with 10 RBI ... Hit game-tying home run in eighth inning on 5/31 vs. Lakewood, the second of back-to-back homers with Jake Smolinski ... Homered twice on 8/4 vs. Hickory ... Rated as seventh-best prospect in Marlins system by Baseball America following the season for the second straight year.

2008: Debuted with the Marlins’ Gulf Coast League affi liate, batting .208 with fi ve home runs and 21 RBI in 43 games ... Tied for sixth in the GCL in home runs ... Collected his fi rst hit on 7/3 vs. GCL Nationals and added two more for a season-high three knocks ... Hit safely in nine straight games, 7/24-8/3 ... Following the season, ranked as the seventh-best prospect in the Marlins system by Baseball America.

PERSONALKyle Trent Skipworth ... Earned a gold medal with 16-under Youth National Team in 2006 and bronze medal with 18-under Youth National Team in 2008 ... Named Gatorade National Player of the Year following a senior campaign in which he hit .543 (51x94) with 13 home runs and 47 RBI in 30 games at Patriot High School in Riverside, Calif. ... Became the fi rst catcher to be drafted in the fi rst round by the Marlins since Charles Johnson in 1992 ... Signed by scout Robby Corsaro.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 08 GCL Marlins GCL RK .208 43 159 22 33 6 0 5 21 13 0 46 2 2 .263 .340 .603 3 1 0 2 17609 Greensboro SAL A .208 70 264 28 55 14 1 7 37 18 1 91 1 2 .263 .348 .611 1 1 2 4 28610 Greensboro SAL A .249 107 397 55 99 17 1 17 59 32 3 132 1 2 .312 .426 .738 2 0 5 11 436 Jacksonville SOU AA .000 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 811 Jacksonville SOU AA .207 106 396 35 82 12 2 11 49 34 5 143 0 4 .273 .331 .604 1 1 2 10 43512 Jacksonville SOU AA .217 116 420 59 91 16 2 21 63 36 2 143 1 1 .285 .414 .699 5 0 6 8 468

Minor League Totals .219 444 1643 200 360 65 6 61 229 134 11 558 5 11 .282 .377 .660 12 3 15 35 1809

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COLLEGE: Winthrop RESIDES: Pittsburgh, PA BIRTHPLACE: Conroe, TX

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KEVIN SLOWEY RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Traded to the Colorado Rockies for right-hander Daniel Turpen on 12/5/11, then was traded to the Cleveland Indians on 1/20/12 for right-hander Zach Putnam ... Started just eight games at AAA Columbus, missing most of the season with a stress fracture in his rib cage ... Picked up the win in his season debut, 4/6 vs. Louisville, yielding one run and two hits in 7.0 innings ... Allowed one run and three hits in 7.0 innings to win his fi nal start, 5/18 vs. Syracuse, before going on the DL.

2011: Opened the year in the Twins’ bullpen but made just four appearances before landing on the DL ... Made four rehab starts with Class A Fort Myers, 4/23-6/30 and four rehab starts with AAA Rochester, 7/5-20 ... Optioned to Rochester on 7/22 and recalled on 8/11, joining the Twins’ rotation ... Took the loss in all eight of his starts with Minnesota, becoming the fi rst Twin to lose eight straight in a single season since Boof Bonser in 2007 ... Pitched 5.2 innings no-hit innings on 9/21 vs. Seattle in eventual 5-4 loss, becoming the third Twins pitcher in the last 45 years to allow at least fi ve runs after pitching at least 5.0 no-hit innings.

2010: Won a career-high 13 games for the Twins ... Started the second regular season game at Target Field, 4/14 vs. Boston ... Pitched 8.0 shutout innings, with no walks and fi ve strikeouts in recording his 10th victory of the season, 7/31 vs. Seattle ... Pitched 7.0 no-hit innings, with three walks and one hit-batter, 8/15 vs. Oakland ... Became the fi rst pitcher to be removed from a game in the eighth inning or later with a no-hitter intact and his team in the lead since 8/2/96, when the Yankees’ David Cone was replaced by Mariano Rivera after 7.0 no-hit innings ... Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right biceps on 8/22.

2009: Made the Twins’ Opening Day roster and went 10-3 with a 4.86 ERA in 16 starts ... Went 4-0 with a 2.41 ERA (9 ER / 33.2 IP) in fi ve starts from 5/12-6/6 ... Earned his ninth win and struck out 10 batters, 6/12 at the Cubs, in the Twins’ 63rd game of the season, marking the fewest team games to nine wins for a Twins pitcher since 1991, when Scott Erickson won his ninth game in the team’s 55th game ... Earned his 10th win on 6/19 vs. Houston, becoming the second pitcher in baseball (Roy Halladay) to get 10 victories ... Landed on the 15-day disabled list 7/4 with a strained right wrist (hit by lined drive) ... Had season-ending surgery on 8/4 to remove bone chips from his right wrist ... Was tied with four other pitchers for the Major League lead in wins at the time of his injury.

2008: Missed the fi rst month of the season on the DL with a strained right biceps before being activated on 5/7 ... led the Majors in fewest walks issued with 24 (minimum of 20 starts) ... His 1.35 walks-per-nine innings ratio was the lowest in baseball among pitchers with at least 150.0 innings pitched and his 5.13 strikeout to walk ratio was third-best to Roy Halladay and Dan Haren ... Did not walk a batter in 12 of his 27 starts and walked just one batter in eight others ... Tossed fi rst career complete game on 5/29 at Kansas City ... Pitched shutouts on 6/29 vs. Milwaukee and 7/28 vs. the White Sox ... Went 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA in fi ve starts from 6/13-7/5 ... Set a club record by not allowing a fi rst-inning run in any of his fi rst 18 starts, eclipsing Camilo Pascual’s 17 starts in 1963.

2007: Made his Triple-A and Major League debuts, beginning the year with AAA Rochester, where he was named the International League’s Most Valuable Pitcher ... Did not allow an earned run or walk in his fi rst 18.0 innings ... Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week, 5/20-26, after going 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts ... Had his contract selected on 6/1 and made MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins that night at Oakland, working 6.0 innings of a no-decision ... Earned his fi rst win on 6/6, pitching 5.0 innings vs. the Angels ... Optioned to Rochester on 7/5 and fi nished the minor league season with a 10-5 record and 1.89 ERA in 20 starts, pacing all MiLB hurlers with fi ve complete games ... Earned the Jim Rantz Award as Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year ... Deemed by Baseball America to have the “Best Control” in the International League and named the league’s top pitching prospect while earning Triple-A All-Star honors.

2006: Earned Florida State League All-Star honors for Class A Fort Myers before fi nishing the season with AA New Britain ... Posted a 0.58 ERA (2 ER / 31.0 IP) in fi ve starts from 4/24-5/16 and was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week, 4/24-30 ... Earned FSL Pitcher of the Week a second time, 6/5-11 ... Did not al-low an earned run in his fi nal four starts with the Miracle (28.2 IP) ... Got the starting nod for the West in the FSL All-Star Game, striking out all three batters he faced ... Tossed his second career complete game in his second Double-A start, a 7/15 win over New Hampshire ... Pitched in the Arizona Fall League, recording a 2.37 ERA in fi ve games ... Rated by Baseball America as the 10th-best prospect in the FSL, third-best prospect in the Twins system and a Second Team MiLB All-Star.

2005: Debuted with Elizabethton of the Appalachian League, but pitched in just four games, allowing one run on two hits in 7.2 innings before being promoted to Beloit on 7/1 ... Named Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August after going 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA and 38 strikeouts ... Fell one batter shy of a perfect game on 8/6 at West Michigan, allowing a bloop single to Dusty Ryan with two out in the ninth before settling for the one-hit shutout while notching 10 strikeouts.

PERSONALKevin Michael Slowey ... 2002 graduate of Upper St. Clair High School ... Attended Winthrop University, where he was named Big South Conference Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, American Baseball Association First Team All-American, Second-Team AllAmerican selection by Collegiate Baseball and Third Team honoree by Baseball America in 2005 ... Climbed Africa’s tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (19,340ft) with former Twins teammate R.A. Dickey in Janu-ary 2012 to raise money and awareness for a charity entitled “Bombay Teen Challenge.”

CAREER PITCHING RECORDYr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 05 Elizabethton APP RK 0 0 1.17 4 0 0 0 1 2 7.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .080 2 Beloit MID A 3 2 2.24 13 9 1 1 0 0 64.1 42 18 16 4 2 8 2 69 0 0 3 .183 206 Fort Myers FSL A 4 2 1.01 14 14 0 0 0 0 89.1 52 19 10 2 4 9 1 99 0 0 2 .164 0 New Britain EAS AA 4 3 3.19 9 9 1 0 0 0 59.1 50 23 21 6 2 13 0 52 0 0 3 .223 007 Rochester INT AAA 10 5 1.89 20 20 5 1 0 0 133.2 110 31 28 4 3 18 0 107 1 1 4 .223 0 MINNESOTA AL MLB 4 1 4.73 13 11 0 0 0 0 66.2 82 39 35 16 0 11 0 47 3 0 2 .288 008 Fort Myers FSL A 0 0 1.13 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .040 0 Rochester INT AAA 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .167 0 MINNESOTA AL MLB 12 11 3.99 27 27 3 2 0 0 160.1 161 74 71 22 4 24 1 123 1 0 10 .260 009 MINNESOTA AL MLB 10 3 4.86 16 16 0 0 0 0 90.2 113 50 49 15 5 15 1 75 3 0 6 .309 010 MINNESOTA AL MLB 13 6 4.45 30 28 0 0 0 0 155.2 172 80 77 21 4 29 0 116 3 0 7 .280 011 Fort Myers FSL A 0 1 3.75 4 4 0 0 0 0 12.0 9 5 5 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 .205 0 Rochester INT AAA 1 2 3.55 7 7 0 0 0 0 38.0 44 16 15 3 5 5 0 29 1 0 3 .288 0 MINNESOTA AL MLB 0 8 6.67 14 8 0 0 0 0 59.1 78 44 44 10 3 5 0 34 0 0 5 .321 112 Columbus INT AAA 3 3 5.14 8 8 0 0 0 0 49.0 52 31 28 7 1 13 0 34 2 0 4 .271 0


HEIGHT

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COLLEGE: Southern Nevada RESIDES: Pleasant Grove, UT BIRTHPLACE: American Fork, UT

ACQUIRED:


JORDAN SMITH RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Spent the entire season at AAA Louisville ... Tied with J.J. Hoover for the team lead with 13 saves, converting 11 consecutive opportunities from 4/23-7/8 ... Opened the season on the disabled list with right elbow infl ammation ... Surrendered nine earned runs in 8.0 innings (10.13 ERA) over his fi rst seven appear-ances after coming off the DL on 4/18 ... In 23 games from 5/9-7/8, posted a 2.10 ERA (6 ER / 25.2 IP), ranking second in the International League with 10 saves over that span ... Yielded just one hit in 5.2 scoreless innings in six day games, running his three-year total in day games with Louisville to 11.2 scoreless frames with four hits allowed in 12 outings.

2011: Made his fi rst Opening Day roster with the Reds, posting a 7.20 ERA (16 ER / 20.0 IP) in 17 games between two MLB stints ... From 3/31-5/3, recorded a 5.29 ERA (10 ER / 17.0 IP) in 14 appearances, and allowed six runs in 3.0 innings over three outings from 5/17-5/22 ... Worked a season-high 3.0 innings on 4/22 at St. Louis ... Spent most of the season at AAA Louisville, posting a 3.08 ERA (9 ER / 26.1 IP) in 24 appearances ... Converted seven of 10 save chances with the Bats ... Missed time in July with shoulder tendinitis ... Limited right-handed batters to a .218 average (12x55) at Triple-A.

2010: Converted to the bullpen and made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds, pitching in 37 games over two big league stints ... From 6/15-8/23, went 2-2 with a 3.67 ERA in 27 appearances, and went 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA in 10 games from 9/3 through season’s end ... Began the season at AA Carolina, working as the team’s primary closer and earning nine save in 12 opportunities ... Received fi rst MLB promotion on 6/15, pitching a scoreless ninth inning that night vs. the Dodgers ... Picked up fi rst career win on 7/1 at the Cubs, tossing a perfect ninth inning ... Also earned wins on 7/5 at the Mets and 9/10 vs. Pittsburgh ... Notched his fi rst career save on 6/21 at Oakland, recording the fi nal two outs in the 10th inning ... Worked 13.0 scoreless innings over 10 games from 7/17-8/10 ... Optioned to AAA Louisville on 8/24, pitching in three games for the Bats before being recalled by Cincinnati on 9/3, posting a 1.59 ERA in eight September outings.

2009: Named a Southern League All-Star with AA Carolina despite making just 13 starts between three stints on the disabled list with right elbow and left knee injuries ... Named the SL’s Pitcher of the Week for 5/18-24 after going 2-0 with 10 strikeouts and no walks in 13.0 innings ... Went 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA (11 ER / 40.1 IP) over his fi rst seven starts, issuing just seven walks in that span ... Did not pitch after 7/2 due to the elbow injury.

2008: In 21 starts at Class A Sarasota and AA Chattanooga, combined to fi nish 9-8 with a 3.84 ERA ... Ranked eighth among all Reds minor leaguers in ERA ... Was the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, going 5-1 with a 1.60 ERA (7 Er / 39.1 IP) in six starts ... Began the season with Sarasota, where he was a Florida State League All-Star ... Over three starts from 4/30-5/2, allowed just three runs over 24.2 innings with no walks, pitching at least 8.0 in-nings in all three starts ... Promoted to Chattanooga on 5/25 ... Posted a 3.72 ERA with 22 strikeouts and four walks in 26.2 innings over fi ve July starts.

2007: Ranked fourth in the Midwest League in starts (26) with Class A Dayton ... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 16 of his 26 starts ... In fi ve starts from 4/27-5/18, went 2-2 with a 0.88 ERA, 23 strikeouts and four walks in 30.2 innings, including back-to-back outings on 5/2 and 5/7 in which he fi red 6.0 shutout frames ... Recorded eight quality starts ... On 6/13 vs South Bend, gave up just three hits over 8.0 shutout innings ... Worked 7.0 scoreless innings on 7/1 at Fort Wayne.

2006: Earned Pioneer League All-Star honors with Billings in his fi rst professional season ... Tied for fi rst in the league with six victories ... Ranked seventh among all Reds farmhands and sixth in the Pioneer League with a 3.01 ERA (23 ER / 68.2 IP) ... Did not allow a home run until his 12th start, spanning 57.1 innings.

PERSONALJordan Smith ... Graduated from Pleasant Grove (UT) High School in 2004 ... Attended Salt Lake Community College for one year, playing mostly as a catcher before converting to pitcher ... Transferred to the Community College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, where he served as the team’s closer ... Signed with the Cincinnati Reds after being drafted in the sixth round in 2006 ... Signed by scout Jeff Morris ... His brother, Egan, was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round in 2009 ... Married to Lauren.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 06 Billings PIO RK 6 3 3.01 14 14 0 0 0 0 68.2 58 29 23 3 6 20 1 49 3 0 9 .227 007 Dayton MID A 10 8 3.84 26 26 0 0 0 0 133.2 133 74 57 8 11 40 0 96 8 1 10 .258 008 Sarasota FSL A 7 2 2.55 10 10 0 0 0 0 67.0 61 23 19 2 3 7 0 44 0 0 3 .241 0 Chattanooga SOU AA 2 6 5.40 11 11 0 0 0 0 55.0 72 42 33 6 4 17 1 42 6 1 3 .316 009 Carolina SOU AA 5 3 3.44 13 13 0 0 0 0 73.1 77 37 28 4 2 21 0 39 1 0 9 .277 010 Carolina SOU AA 1 3 5.08 27 0 0 0 9 12 28.1 38 20 16 3 1 8 0 14 1 0 5 .319 23 Louisville INT AAA 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1 CINCINNATI NL MLB 3 2 3.86 37 0 0 0 1 2 42.0 45 18 18 7 2 11 1 26 1 0 7 .273 1511 Louisville INT AAA 0 4 3.08 24 0 0 0 7 10 26.1 25 9 9 2 1 9 1 13 0 0 2 .258 12 AZL Reds AZL RK 0 0 1.50 4 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .261 0 CINCINNATI NL MLB 0 0 7.20 17 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 32 16 16 3 1 8 1 13 2 1 5 .390 112 Louisville INT AAA 3 3 4.76 51 0 0 0 13 15 56.2 67 31 30 2 3 16 5 36 4 0 7 .295 39


HEIGHT: 6’4

WEIGHT: 224

COLLEGE:

JORDAN

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 53




COLLEGE: RESIDES: Rockford, IL BIRTHPLACE: Rockford, IL

ACQUIRED:

Traded from Nationals with INF Emilio Bonifacio and RHP P.J. Dean for LHP Scott Olsen

and OF Josh Willingham on November 11, 2008

JAKE SMOLINSKI OF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Returned to AA Jacksonville for a second straight year and paced the Southern League with 78 walks, earning All-Star honors ... Ranked third on the circuit with a .388 on-base percentage ... Drew three walks in a game fi ve times ... Carried a .293 batting average into the All-Star break before slumping to a .229 average after the break ... Hit in the top third of the Suns’ lineup in all 112 games, including 75 times as the leadoff batter ... Sandwiched a nine-game hit streak, 4/14-5/4, around a trip to the disabled list with a strained hamstring ... Batted .487 (19x39) during the streak with seven multi-hit efforts, including a two-triple game and three-double game on consecutive days, 5/1 and 5/2 at Birmingham ... Tallied a second game with three doubles, 7/28 vs. Tennessee.

2011: Batted .245 with 26 doubles, seven home runs and 36 RBI in 116 games with AA Jacksonville ... Finished eighth in the Southern League by drawing 59 walks ... Ranked second on the Suns with 26 doubles ... Homered in back-to-back games, 5/6-7 at Huntsville ... Charted a season-high eight-game hit streak from 5/17-26, batting .406 (13x32) with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI ... Hit game-winning, three-run homer in ninth inning on 5/25 at Montgomery ... Belted fi rst career grand slam on 7/26 at Carolina.

2010: Spent the season at Class A Jupiter, where he led the club with a career-high 27 doubles ... Saw action at third base (86 games), left fi eld (11) and desig-nated hitter (13) ... Hit safely in 10 of 11 games from 5/23-6/3, batting .410 (16x39) in those contests with fi ve doubles, one triple, one home run and seven RBI ... Collected a triple, home run and career-best fi ve RBI on 6/9 at St. Lucie ... Hit .306 (34x111) in 31 games in August, ranking eighth in the Florida State League with 18 RBI during the month.

2009: Traded to the Marlins on 11/8/08 in a deal for OF Josh Willingham and LHP Scott Olsen ... Missed the fi rst six weeks of the season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee ... Made his season debut with Class A Greensboro on 5/9 and batted .283 in 77 games ... Played 55 games at third base, eight at second base and 13 at designated hitter ... Went on the disabled list on 8/5 after being hit in the face by a pitch ... Activated from the DL on 8/20 and hit safely in his next eight contests, batting .515 (17x33) with six doubles and eight runs scored ... Established a career best by going 5x5 on 8/22 vs. Lexington.

2008: Saw time at three levels in the Nationals organization, playing exclusively at second base ... Opened the season at Class A Hagerstown ... Hit .210 (21x100) in 25 games in April, then batted .321 (27x84) in 25 games in May before suffering a broken thumb and being placed on the disabled list on 5/29 ... Slugged a game-tying home run in the eighth inning on 4/4 at Delmarva ... Charted four hits on 5/21 vs. Lexington ... Came off the DL on 8/11 and joined Class A Vermont, where he hit .306 (30x98) in 24 games ... Hit safely in 12 straight games from 8/24-9/3, batting .417 (20x48) with six doubles and 10 runs scored ... Tallied his third career four-hit game on 8/26 vs. Hudson Valley.

2007: Made his professional debut with the Nationals’ Gulf Coast League affi liate, batting .305 (32x105) in 28 games ... Hit safely in 20 of 28 contests ... In his fi rst career game, 6/18 vs. GCL Dodgers, went 4x5 with two doubles, the fi rst of nine multi-hit efforts ... Did not play after 7/30 due to a foot injury ... Named the 11th-best prospect in the Nationals system following the season by Baseball America.

PERSONALJacob Smolinski ... Graduated from Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois in 2007, where he was named Illinois Class AA Player of the Year as a se-nior, starring as a shortstop and pitcher ... Was also the school’s starting quarterback on the football team ... Helped his team reach the Class AA championship game in 2006 ... Turned down a scholarship offer to Clemson to sign with the Washington Nationals after being selected in the second round in 2007, becoming the highest-drafted player in Northern Illinois Conference history ... Signed by scout Steve Arnieri.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 07 GCL Nationals GCL RK .305 28 105 18 32 8 0 1 16 13 0 24 7 2 .387 .410 .797 0 0 1 5 11908 Hagerstown SAL A .261 50 184 28 48 12 1 4 22 19 0 33 1 2 .338 .402 .740 1 3 3 8 210 GCL Nationals GCL RK .111 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .111 .311 0 0 0 0 10 Vermont NYP A .306 24 98 17 30 8 1 0 9 9 0 17 4 0 .370 .408 .778 0 1 1 0 10909 Greensboro SAL A .283 77 279 50 79 25 0 7 31 38 0 45 2 5 .379 .448 .827 0 0 5 1 32210 Jupiter FSL A .264 109 405 45 107 27 3 5 51 31 0 62 8 5 .318 .383 .701 4 0 3 12 44311 Jacksonville SOU AA .245 116 396 42 97 26 0 7 36 59 5 57 6 5 .342 .364 .706 3 3 1 8 46212 Jacksonville SOU AA .257 112 408 71 105 24 3 7 42 78 1 74 9 4 .388 .382 .770 2 2 10 8 500 Minor League Totals .265 519 1884 271 499 130 8 31 209 248 6 313 37 23 .356 .392 .748 10 9 24 42 2175

HEIGHT: 5’1

WEIGHT: 185

COLLEGE:

JAKE S





COLLEGE: RESIDES: Cedar City, UT BIRTHPLACE: Cedar City, UT

ACQUIRED:


MITCH TALBOT RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization and led the league in winning percentage by going 14-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 25 starts, helping the team win its second consecutive KBO championship ... Struck out nine in 6.0 innings vs. SK Wyverns in Game 4 of the championship series on 10/24.

2011: Split the season between Cleveland and AAA Columbus ... Earned his fi rst win of the year by tossing 8.0 scoreless frames on 4/11 at the Angels, but was placed on the DL with a strained elbow the following day ... Activated from the DL on 5/25 and went 1-6 with a 7.63 ERA (39 ER / 46.0 IP) in nine starts before being optioned to Columbus ... Won each of his fi nal three regular season starts for the Clippers, posting a 2.37 ERA with 23 strikeouts and three walks in 19.0 IP ... Went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in two postseason starts for the Triple-A champions ... Recalled by Cleveland on 9/24 and took a no-decision that day vs. Minnesota.

2010: Acquired by the Cleveland Indians on 12/1/09 to complete a trade for Kelly Shoppach and fi nished tied for second among American League rookies in wins (10), third in starts (28), strikeouts (88) and innings pitched (159.1) and fourth in ERA (4.41) … Earned his fi rst MLB victory in his second start of the year as he tossed a complete game on 4/16 vs. the White Sox, marking the fi rst time an Indians pitcher earned his fi rst big-league win by going the distance since May 24, 1993 (Tom Kramer) ... Won three straight starts, 4/16-27, posting a 0.84 ERA (2 ER / 21.1 IP) and was runner-up for AL Rookie of the Month ... Lost fi ve straight decisions from 7/2-8/30, pitching to a 6.23 ERA, but recovered to 2-2 with a 2.89 ERA in four September outings.

2009: Limited to 10 starts for AAA Durham due to a right elbow sprain, which sidelined him for more than two months … Went 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts for the Bulls and ended the year healthy, making two starts in the International League playoffs and going 3-0 with a 4.37 ERA in six Arizona Fall League starts ... Opened season in Durham rotation before being sidelined on 5/27 … Was 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four April starts ... Made four rehab starts for GCL Rays in August and one start at Class A Charlotte on 9/5 prior to the IL playoffs … Entered the 2009 season as the 16th overall prospect in the Rays system according to Baseball America.

2008: Posted a second consecutive 13-win campaign with AAA Durham and earned the fi rst Major League call-up of his career ... Was named the Bulls’ Pitcher of the Year ... Over his fi nal 10 starts at Durham, went 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA (13 ER / 57.0 IP), compared to a 7-7 mark with a 4.85 ERA in 18 starts prior … Won six straight decisions from 7/11-8/14 … Made his MLB debut with Tampa Bay on 9/15 following Durham’s postseason run, tossing 3.0 innings of relief at Boston ... Made his fi rrst big league start on 9/23 at Baltimore in the second game of a doubleheader, lasting 4.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits in a no-decision ... Baseball America rated his changeup the best in the International League, and his changeup was ranked No. 1 in his organization for the fourth straight year.

2007: Spent the entire season at AAA Durham, compiling a 13-9 record to tie for the International League lead in wins … His 13 wins tied for third among Rays farmhands and matched a Durham record also held by Dave Eiland (1998) … Led the IL with 29 starts and ranked third with 161.0 innings, both career highs ... Surrendered just one earned run in the third inning all season, good for a 0.32 ERA ... Turned in a 2.70 ERA (11 ER / 36.2 IP) in six June outings, which included a 7.0-inning shutout of Ottawa on 6/6 ... Won fi ve consecutive decisions from 7/28-8/24, and went 7-2 with a 3.50 ERA in 11 starts after the All-Star break.

2006: Split the year between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays systems ... Made 18 appearances (17 starts) for AA Corpus Christi, going 6-4 with a team-best 3.39 ERA, eighth lowest in the Texas League … Recorded his lone career save 6/11 vs. San Antonio, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings ... Entered the game in relief of Roger Clemens, who was tuning up for a return to the majors … Struck out a career-high 12 in 7.0 innings on 6/22 against Arkansas, setting the Hooks’ single-game franchise record, breaking the mark shared by Jason Hirsh and Clemens … Acquired by the Rays with Ben Zobrist for Aubrey Huff on 7/12 and helped lead Montgomery to Southern League title ... Named Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month in August after going 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA in six starts and pacing all Double-A pitchers with 47 strikeouts ... Tossed two complete-game, 5-hit shutouts in the playoffs, including a team-record 14-strikeout game on 9/9 vs. Jacksonville.

2005: Went 8-11 with a 4.34 ERA in 27 starts for Class A Salem ... Charted a 2.09 ERA (11 ER / 47.1 IP) over his fi rst eight starts, limiting opponents to a .217 aver-age (38x175) ... Credited with a shutout in a rain-shortened, 5.0-inning win over Wilmington on 7/25 ... Allowed two runs on fi ve hits in 7.0 innings in his next start, 7/31 vs. Frederick, and was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week ... Rated by Baseball America as having the “Best Changeup” in the Astros system.

2004: Made 27 starts for Class A Lexington, ranking fi fth in the South Atlantic League with 152.2 innings pitched ... Owned a 10-10 record and 3.83 ERA ... Hurled a 7.0-inning complete game two-hitter on 8/3 at Savannah ... Recorded a 2.70 ERA (23 ER / 76.2 IP) over his fi nal 13 starts ... Capped the year with a career-best 10 strikeouts on 9/4 vs. Hagerstown, yielding only one unearned run in 7.0 innings.

2003: Began his professional career with short-season Martinsville, ranking eighth in the Appalachian League with a 2.83 ERA (17 ER / 54.0 IP) … Went 4-4 in 12 starts, limiting opponents to a .224 batting average (45x201) with just one home run allowed ... Posted a 1.86 ERA (10 ER / 48.1 IP) in 10 starts from 6/26-8/15.

PERSONALMitchell R. Talbot ... Graduated from Canyon View (UT) High School, which honored him with the fi rst retired jersey in school history in 2007 … Named to the Salt Lake Tribune’s All-State Second Team his senior season, earning three of the team’s fi ve victories for the year ... Committed to play at Dixie State College, but signed with the Houston Astros after being selected in the second round of the 2002 draft ... Married to Julie.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 03 Martinsville APP RK 4 4 2.83 12 12 0 0 0 0 54.0 45 26 17 1 6 11 0 46 1 0 0 .224 004 Lexington SAL A 10 10 3.83 27 27 1 0 0 0 152.2 145 78 65 16 11 49 1 115 6 1 0 .252 005 Salem CAR A 8 11 4.34 27 27 1 1 0 0 151.1 169 90 73 15 8 46 0 100 9 1 11 .280 006 Corpus Christi TEX AA 6 4 3.39 18 17 0 0 1 1 90.1 94 49 34 4 6 29 0 96 2 2 8 .269 1 Montgomery SOU AA 4 3 1.90 10 10 0 0 0 0 66.1 51 16 14 2 4 18 0 59 4 0 7 .214 007 Durham INT AAA 13 9 4.53 29 29 1 1 0 0 161.0 169 89 81 13 10 59 0 124 4 3 15 .274 008 Durham INT AAA 13 9 3.86 28 28 1 0 0 0 161.0 165 79 69 9 11 35 0 141 7 0 10 .263 0 TAMPA BAY AL MLB 0 0 11.17 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 16 12 12 3 1 11 0 5 1 0 2 .381 009 Durham INT AAA 4 4 4.47 10 10 0 0 0 0 54.1 67 29 27 3 2 18 0 40 1 1 9 .307 0 GCL Rays GCL RK 0 0 0.82 4 4 0 0 0 0 11.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 1 0 0 .132 0 Charlotte FSL A 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .111 010 Mahoning Valley NYP A 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 CLEVELAND AL MLB 10 13 4.41 28 28 1 0 0 0 159.1 169 88 78 13 8 69 2 88 3 1 18 .276 011 Columbus INT AAA 4 2 4.26 13 7 0 0 0 1 44.1 54 24 21 4 0 10 0 42 4 1 7 .300 2 CLEVELAND AL MLB 2 6 6.64 12 12 0 0 0 0 63.2 90 47 47 10 3 28 2 36 1 0 8 .344 0


HEIGHT: 6’2

WEIGHT: 2

COLLEGE:

MITCH

2013 MEDIA GUIDE 55




COLLEGE: RESIDES: St. Charles, MO BIRTHPLACE: St. Charles, MO

ACQUIRED:

Traded from Tigers with C Rob Brantly and RHP Brian Flynn for INF Omar Infante and

RHP Anibal Sanchez on July 23, 2012.

JACOB TURNER RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Split the season between the Tigers and Marlins organizations ... Began the year on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis ... Tossed 4.0 innings of no-hit ball for Class A Lakeland in his season debut ... Posted a 1.66 ERA (4 ER / 21.2 IP) in four rehab starts with the Flying Tigers before joining AAA Toledo ... After going 0-1 with a 5.09 ERA in his fi rst four starts with Toledo, allowed two runs or fewer in fi ve of his next six outings, going 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA ... Called up by Detroit on 6/21 and did not factor into the decision after allowing one run and four hits in 5.0 innings vs. St. Louis ... Returned to Toledo following the game and pitched his fi rst career complete game and shutout on 7/7 at Louisville, limiting the Bats to three hits with six strikeouts and no walks over a career-best 9.0 innings ... Made two more starts for Detroit, earning his fi rst MLB win on 7/22 vs. the White Sox, allowing three runs in 5.1 innings ... Traded to the Marlins the following day in a deal for Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante ... Assigned to New Orleans, and picked up the win in his Zephyrs debut on 7/28 vs. Iowa, yielding one run and two hits in 5.0 innings ... Allowed one or no runs in four of his fi ve starts with the Z’s, posting a 1.98 ERA (6 ER / 27.1 IP) ... Made his Marlins debut on 8/22, taking the loss at Arizona ... Went 1-2 with a 2.27 ERA (8 ER / 31.2 IP) over his fi nal fi ve starts of the season with a .197 opponents average (23x117).

2011: Saw action with both AA Erie and AAA Toledo before he received his fi rst action at the major league level with the Detroit Tigers ... Named an Eastern League All-Star, recording a 3.48 ERA in 17 starts for Erie ... Fanned a season-high nine batters on 4/7 vs. Altoona ... Finished 1-0 with a 2.67 ERA (10 ER / 33.2 IP) and 28 strikeouts in fi ve starts during May ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Team for the Futures Game held at Chase Field in Arizona, retiring the two batters he faced ... Recalled by the Tigers from Erie on 7/30 and made his MLB debut that afternoon, taking the loss after allowing two runs in 5.1 innings vs. the Angels ... Became the youngest Tigers pitcher to start a game at Comerica Park at 20 years, two months and nine days old ...Also became the youngest Tigers pitcher to start a game in his MLB debut since Bruce Robbins was 19 years old in his debut on July 28, 1979 ... Optioned to Toledo following his start and started three games for the MudHens, averaging 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings ... Recalled by Detroit on 9/1 and did not receive a decision in two September starts ... Repeated as the top-ranked prospect in the Tigers organization in postseason rankings by Baseball America.

2010: Earned Midwest League All-Star honors by posting a 3.67 ERA (22 ER / 54.0 IP) in 11 games (10 starts) for West Michigan ... Sidelined for two weeks with a right forearm strain, 4/22-5/5 ... Compiled a 2-1 record and 3.21 ERA over his fi nal fi ve outings (four starts) with the Whitecaps, 5/27-6/18 ... Had his option transferred to Class A Lakeland on 6/23 ... Posted a 4-1 record and 1.28 ERA (7 ER / 49.1 IP) with 41 strikeouts over his fi nal 10 starts of the season with the Fly-ing Tigers from 7/12-9/2 ... Ranked second in the Florida State League with a 1.05 ERA (3 ER / 25.2 IP) in fi ve August starts ... Named the top prospect and rated as possessing the “Best Curveball” and “Best Changeup” in the Tigers organization and the third-best prospect in the Florida State League following the season by Baseball America.

PERSONALJacob Edward Turner ... Finished 5-2 with a 1.45 ERA (8 ER / 49.2IP) and 92 strikeouts during his junior season in 2008 at Westminster Christian Academy in St. Charles, Missouri ... Pitched for Team USA during the summer of 2008 and fanned 19 batters in 10.1 innings ... Selected to participate in the Afl ac All-American High School Baseball Classic in 2008 ... Tabbed a First Team High School All-American by Baseball America in 2009 after compiling a 7-2 record and 0.60 ERA (4 ER / 59.2IP) and 118 strikeouts as a senior ... Selected the Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri ... Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the fi rst round (ninth overall) in 2009 ... Signed by scout Marty Miller.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 10 West Michigan MID A 2 3 3.67 11 10 0 0 0 0 54.0 53 26 22 4 1 9 0 51 1 0 2 .245 1 Lakeland FSL A 4 2 2.93 13 13 0 0 0 0 61.1 53 22 20 3 7 14 0 51 0 1 5 .231 011 Erie EAS AA 3 5 3.48 17 17 0 0 0 0 113.2 102 47 44 9 7 32 1 90 8 0 8 .239 0 Toledo INT AAA 1 0 3.12 3 3 0 0 0 0 17.1 15 6 6 1 0 3 0 20 2 0 1 .227 0 DETROIT AL MLB 0 1 8.53 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 17 13 12 3 1 4 0 8 0 0 1 .315 012 Lakeland FSL A 1 2 1.66 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.2 17 8 4 1 1 7 0 17 1 0 0 .218 0 Toledo INT AAA 4 2 3.16 10 10 1 1 0 0 62.2 52 23 22 2 2 24 1 40 1 0 6 .229 0 DETROIT AL MLB 1 1 8.03 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 17 11 11 4 0 7 1 7 1 0 0 .321 0 New Orleans PCL AAA 2 0 1.98 5 5 0 0 0 0 27.1 27 6 6 2 0 12 1 16 2 0 2 .267 0 MIAMI NL MLB 1 4 3.38 7 7 0 0 0 0 42.2 33 21 16 5 0 9 2 29 4 0 1 .208 0


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COLLEGE: UC-Santa Barbara RESIDES: Valencia, CA BIRTHPLACE: Santa Monica, CA

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CHRIS VALAIKA INF

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Battled injuries to hit .223 in 85 games with AAA Lousiville ... Batted .253 (47x186) vs. right-handed pitching and .171 (18x105) vs. southpaws ... Hit safely in 12 of his fi rst 14 starts, batting .288 before going into a 3x45 (.067) slump ... Underwent a second surgery on his right knee in late-May and missed seven weeks ... Played in three rehab games with the Arizona League Reds and was activated from the disabled list on 7/12 ... Slugged a grand slam in his second game back from the DL, 7/13 vs. Gwinnett ... Batted just .194 (24x124) in 41 games the rest of the season.

2011: Earned International League All-Star honors for the second straight season with AAA Louisville and made 14 appearances during two stints with Cincinnati ... Made seven starts, including four at third base, two at shortstop and one at second base ... In his fi rst stint with the Reds, from 4/24-5/12, hit .313 in eight games (four starts) ... Batted .205 (40x195) in 52 games with Louisville in June and July, then rebounded to hit ..333 (37x111) in 27 games in August ... Tied for third in the IL with 10 doubles in August ... Returned to Cincinnati when rosters expanded and went 2x9 in six games before he suffered a season-ending knee injury during a plate appearance on 9/11 at Colorado ... On 9/19, had surgery to repair the torn ACL in his right knee.

2010: Named an International League All-Star with AAA Louisville and made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds ... Ranked fi fth among all Reds farmhands and seventh in the IL in hitting ... Rated “Best Defensive Second Baseman” in the IL by Baseball America ... Hit .358 (39x109) vs. left-handed pitching ... Carried a .290 batting average into the All-Star break, then hit .345 in 30 games after the break, leading to his fi rst career big league call-up on 8/24 ... Debuted with the Reds that night in San Francisco, delivering a pinch-hit single on the fi rst pitch he saw from Santiago Casilla ... Went 2x4 with a double and a home run in his fi rst career start, 8/27 vs. the Cubs ... Totaled a fi ve-game hit streak from 8/27-31, going 8x22 (.364) ... Started six games for the Reds, all at second base.

2009: Limited to 95 games with AAA Louisville due to a broken right hand that sidelined him from 5/6-6/16 ... Hit just .161 (15x93) in 23 games before the injury and .260 (71x273) in 72 games after being reinstated from the disabled list ... Batted .196 (35x179) in 48 home games and .273 (51x187) in 47 games on the road ... Belted a two-run homer on 4/12 vs. Columbus for his fi rst Triple-A hit ... Was hitting .192 on 8/9, then hit .340 (36x106) the rest of the season ... Hit .396 (21x53) in 13 games from 8/10-23.

2008: Received the Chief Bender Award as the organization’s Minor League Player of the Year ... In 129 games at Class A Sarasota and AA Chattanooga, batted.317 with 18 home runs and 81 RBI ... Led all Reds minor league batters in hitting and ranked second in RBI ... Was a Florida State League All-Star and played for the U.S. squad in the All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium ... Named Reds Minor League Player of the Month for April, hitting .384 with fi ve homers and 27 RBI in 26 games ... Hit safely in 27 of his fi rst 30 games with Sarasota, including a 13-game streak from 4/21-5/4 ... Promoted to Chattanooga on 5/8 ... Had an 18-game hitting streak from 7/1-7/24, ranking as the second-longest in the Southern League ... Played in 32 games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League, bat-ting .311 with seven doubles, one triple, two homers and 16 RBI.

2007: In 136 games between Class A Dayton and Sarasota, combined to hit .284 with 12 home runs and 79 RBI ... Was a Midwest League All-Star with Dayton, where he hit .307 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 56 RBI in 79 games ... Named Midwest League Player of the Week for 4/16-4/22 after hitting .481 with seven RBI ... Earned Reds Minor League Player of the Month for April by hitting .390 (30x77) with six doubles, two triples, one homer and 17 RBIin 20 games ... Promoted to Sarasota on 7/4 ... Hit just .137 (7x51) over his fi rst 14 Florida State League games, then hit .289 (48x166) in his fi nal 43 contests ... Charted four hits on 7/26 at Clearwater ... Following the season played for North Shore of the Hawaiian League.

2006: Named the Pioneer League’s Most Valuable Player, MiLB.com’s short-season Offensive Player of the Year and a Baseball America minor league Rookie All-Star after batting .324 with eight home runs and 60 RBI in 70 games for Billings ... Ranked fi rst in the league in total bases (143) and hits (89), second in games, RBI and runs scored (58) and third in doubles (22) and extra-base hits (34) ... From 7/22-8/26, hit safely in 32 consecutive games to set a new Pioneer League record ... Batted .374 (49x131) with 46 RBI during the streak, which was the longest in the minor leagues in 2006 ... From 7/13-8/30, reached base safely in 45 straight games ... Was the Reds’ Minor League Player of the Month for July, hitting .339.

PERSONALChristopher Andrew Valaika (vuh-LAKE-uh) ... Graduated from Hart High School in Newhall, California ... Three-time All-Foothill League selection and was First Team All-State and All-CIF his junior and senior seasons ... Won a gold medal while playing with Team USA Under-16 squad in the World Games in Veracruz, Mexico ... Won a silver medal with the U-18 team in the 2003 Pan-America Games in Curacao after hitting .385 with two homers and two doubles ... Won gold medals with the USA National team in the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo and at the FISU II World University Baseball championships in Taiwan ... Majored in anthropology at UC-Santa Barbara, where he was named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American in 2004 by hitting .347 ... Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of the 2006 draft ... Signed by scout Rex De La Nuez.


Yr Team Lg Level AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SF SAC HBP GDP TPA 06 Billings PIO RK .324 70 275 58 89 22 4 8 60 24 0 61 2 2 .387 .520 .907 6 2 8 8 31507 Dayton MID A .307 79 300 38 92 20 3 10 56 17 0 72 1 4 .353 .493 .846 6 0 8 9 331 Sarasota FSL A .253 57 217 26 55 9 1 2 23 13 0 42 0 3 .310 .332 .642 3 2 6 7 24108 Sarasota FSL A .363 32 135 20 49 9 0 7 31 7 0 28 2 0 .393 .585 .978 2 0 1 4 145 Chattanooga SOU AA .301 97 379 58 114 19 1 11 50 28 0 74 7 4 .352 .443 .795 2 5 3 8 41709 Louisville INT AAA .235 95 366 32 86 20 1 6 36 16 1 76 1 0 .271 .344 .615 5 1 4 7 39210 Louisville INT AAA .304 118 424 49 129 28 2 4 53 19 0 72 3 3 .330 .408 .738 10 4 2 13 459 CINCINNATI NL MLB .263 19 38 3 10 1 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 .282 .368 .650 0 1 0 2 4011 Louisville INT AAA .261 109 417 39 109 18 0 7 37 21 1 65 1 0 .302 .355 .657 6 3 6 10 453 CINCINNATI NL MLB .280 14 25 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .333 .400 .733 0 0 0 0 2712 AZL Reds AZL RK .100 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .400 .582 0 0 0 1 11 Louisville INT AAA .223 85 291 30 65 14 2 6 29 15 0 63 2 3 .268 .347 .615 4 2 4 9 316


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COLLEGE: Florida State RESIDES: Tallahassee, FL BIRTHPLACE: Coral Springs, FL

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ELIH VILLANUEVA RHP

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2012: Spent a second consecutive season with New Orleans, splitting time between the starting rotation and bullpen ... Held opponents to a .225 batting average (25x111) with RISP ... Began the year in the bullpen and picked up wins in each of his fi rst three appearances, allowing one hit in 4.1 scoreless innings ... Worked 3.2 hitless frames in his next outing, 4/16 at Nashville, to earn his fi rst career save ... Posted a 3.69 ERA (13 ER / 31.2 IP) in 16 relief appearances before join-ing the Zephyrs’ rotation on 6/15, and went 6-7 with a 3.98 ERA (36 ER / 81.1 IP) in 16 starts ... Ranked fourth in the Pacifi c Coast League by recording a 2.95 ERA (18 ER / 55.0 IP) from 6/1-7/31, spanning 12 games (nine starts) ... Struck out a season-high nine batters on 7/19 at Iowa, his second straight start with 6.0 scoreless innings ... Logged a season-best 7.0 innings on 8/15, blanking Sacramento on just two hits to earn the victory.

2011: Debuted at the Triple-A and Major League levels, making 28 starts for New Orleans and one start for the Florida Marlins ... With Tom Koehler, became the ninth and 10th pitchers to make 28 starts in a season for New Orleans ... Served up 24 home runs, tied for second-most in the PCL ... Went 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA in 12 starts at Zephyr Field, and 3-9 with a 7.34 ERA in 16 road starts ... Won three consecutive starts, 5/3-13 ... Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings on 6/9 vs. Mem-phis, earning a promotion to Florida ... Made his big league debut on 6/15 at Philadelphia in the fi rst game of a doubleheader, taking the loss after allowing eight runs on fi ve hits in 3.0 innings with fi ve walks and two strikeouts ... Optioned back to New Orleans after the game ... Returned to the Zephyrs and was named Pacifi c Coast League Pitcher of the Week for 6/20-27 when he posted a 1.29 ERA (2 ER / 14.0 IP) with 13 strikeouts and seven hits allowed over two starts, in-cluding 8.0 scoreless innings with a season-high eight strikeouts at Nashville on 6/25 ... Also homered in that game, a solo shot, and added a three-run homer on 7/24 at Albuquerque ... Posted a 6.18 ERA (54 ER / 78.2 IP) over his fi nal 13 starts ... Was designated for assignment on 1/5/12, and outrighted to New Orleans.

2010: Named the Marlins’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 14-4 with a 2.26 ERA in 28 starts with AA Jacksonville ... Also named a Southern League midseason and postseason All-Star and a Topps Double-A All-Star ... Led the league in ERA, starts, innings pitched (179.0), complete games (4), shutouts (3), WHIP (0.96), batting average against (.212), fewest walks per 9.0 innings pitched (1.71) and fewest baserunners per 9.0 innings pitched (9.0) ... Trailed only teammate Tom Koehler for the league lead in wins ... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 23 of 28 outings ... Went 4-0 with a 0.70 ERA (3 ER / 38.1 IP) in six day starts ... Held opponents to a .169 average (21x124) with runners in scoring position ... Reeled off six straight quality starts from 4/19-5/15, going 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA (7 ER / 42.0 IP) ... Won three straight starts from 5/26-6/5, yielding just one earned run in 23.1 innings (0.39 ERA) ... Named Marlins Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, going 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA and two complete games (one shutout) in six starts ... Earned the honor again in August, going 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA in fi ve starts ... Tossed the 11th no-hitter in Jacksonville history on 8/15 vs. Carolina, a rain-shortened 5.0-inning victory ... Won his fi nal eight decisions, posting a 1.62 ERA (14 ER / 78.0 IP) in 12 starts from 6/27-8/27 ... Went 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA in two postseason starts for the Suns.

2009: Tied for the Florida State League lead with 158.0 innings pitched, going 9-12 with a 3.47 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) with Jupiter ... Also led the league in shutouts (2), fewest walks per 9.0 innings pitched (0.98) and fewest baserunners per 9.0 innings pitched (10.34), and ranked third in WHIP (1.12) ... Struck out 110 batters and walked just 18 ... Gave up seven runs in 1.1 innings in his lone relief appearance, posting a 3.10 ERA in his 25 starts ... Named FSL Pitcher of the Week for 6/8-15 after picking up a pair of wins with 14.0 scoreless innings, including his fi rst career complete game shutout on 6/13 at Clearwater, when he allowed just four hits over 9.0 innings ... Added 7.1 more scoreless frames to his run in his next start on 6/18 vs. Brevard County, eventually fi nishing with 24.1 consecutive scoreless innings before losing the streak on a fi rst-inning homer on 6/23 at Fort Myers ... Struck out a career-high nine batters on 6/28, and matched it on 7/29 ... Tossed his second shutout of the year on 8/9 vs. St. Lucie, fanning seven and allowing fi ve hits in 9.0 innings ... Promoted to AA Jackson-ville to make two starts in September, surrendering fi ve runs in 10.0 innings (4.50 ERA).

2008: Signed with the Marlins on 6/25 and made professional debut with the Gulf Coast League affi liate on 7/15 ... Made two starts in the GCL, fanning nine in 6.0 innings ... Promoted to short-season Jamestown on 7/24 and made four relief appearances, posting a 2.08 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 13.0 innings ... Moved up to Class A Jupiter on 8/17, where he yielded just one run in 11.2 innings (0.77 ERA) over four games, including two starts ... Earned the win vs. Daytona in the second game of a doubleheader on 8/29, allowing four hits and one walk over 5.0 scoreless frames ... Made his fi nal start of the year with Jamestown on 9/3, giving up one run in 6.0 innings in win over Batavia.

PERSONALElih Christopher Villanueva ... A 2004 graduate of Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... Went 10-3 with a 1.15 ERA to earn All-State honors as a senior ... Began collegiate career at Florida International, ranking second on the team in innings and strikeouts while going 7-3 as a freshman ... Transfered to Miami-Dade Community College, leading the club to the conference title with a 0.81 ERA to earn Florida Community College Activities Association Pitcher of the Year honors ... Moved on to Florida State, where he was named First Team All-ACC as a junior after going 7-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) to help the Seminoles reach the College World Series ... Struck out 95 batters in 101.0 innings ... Signed by scout Carmen Carcone.


Yr Team Lg Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK GDP AVG GF 08 GCL Marlins GCL RK 0 0 3.00 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .200 0 Jamestown NYP A 2 1 1.89 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.0 15 6 4 2 0 5 0 20 1 0 1 .205 1 Jupiter FSL A 1 0 0.77 4 2 0 0 0 0 11.2 7 1 1 0 4 4 0 12 0 0 0 .167 109 Jupiter FSL A 9 12 3.47 26 25 2 2 0 0 158.0 159 68 61 10 11 18 0 110 5 1 7 .259 0 Jacksonville SOU AA 0 1 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 12 5 5 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 .293 010 Jacksonville SOU AA 14 4 2.26 28 28 4 3 0 0 179.0 137 56 45 15 8 34 0 115 7 1 5 .212 011 New Orleans PCL AAA 7 11 5.35 28 28 0 0 0 0 165.0 199 113 98 24 2 59 2 105 8 2 15 .305 0 MIAMI NL MLB 0 1 24.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 8 8 1 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 .357 012 New Orleans PCL AAA 9 8 3.90 32 16 0 0 1 2 113.0 120 57 49 11 4 44 5 83 4 0 8 .274 5


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